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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1916
Page
8
Disjointed OCR text references rising organization amid anxiety and patriotic fervor, with mentions of a campaign, meetings, and gatherings. Individuals are unnamed and events unclear, but tone suggests civilian mobilization and public displays during a wartime period.
The garbled text implies ongoing stock movements from a government depot with mentions of militia, requisitions, and contracts tied to replenishing copper stock as shipments proceed and orders are issued.
A late readable notice informs that bids will be opened for the Cartostown Henryville road completion. The contract is held with Claedes FL Fitch & Co. and the county warns of compliance and protections against default and related obligations.
Park M E church Sunday School in Port Fulton plans a July 4 picnic in the town park with a music and speaking program and invites scholars from other schools to attend.
Strawberry season at Borden ends after a late crop and strong volume but weak prices. Raspberry growers are now disposing of their crop as seasonal activity winds down.
A quarterly conference scheduled at Tote Park M T Copek Port Forron with plans to assist attendees and organize formal proceedings. Officials Pestus A Bete Sopdet oscperii vendernty pre preside and oversee the event.
Major Theodore B. Hacker, Depot Quartermaster, plans to open bids July after the new fiscal year for 14 600 pounds russet harness leather Tecco pounds Manilla rope 200 five ring head halters 2400 sets of single harness and 2000 arms for ambulance or wagon harness. Stock is for 1917 year and replenishing stock.
Charges will be filed against Harry Fields and Charles Rose after they were arrested yesterday following a fight at Eighth and Spring streets.
Ralph Bell of Borden travels to Bloomington to join the Indiana University company of the Indiana National Guard. He has several relatives in the city and is a member of the company. Doan's products are advertised for kidney, skin, and laxative uses.
Robert F. Hoxie, a University of Chicago political economy professor, cut his throat at his home in Chicago on Thursday. He had been ill and despondent, and his career spanned chairs at several universities including Cornell. An advocate for the union labor movement, he recently worked as an investigator for the Federal Commission on Industrial Relations.
A courtroom dispute in the town centers on a state building project for a new school. The action seeks to compel the sale of land or to make the building larger to serve the school. The court indicated the suit would be heard on its merits after the April term adjourned.
A resolution adopted by the New Providence School Board declares the necessity of a new school building. Notice states the plan to expend 2000 dollars to be borrowed for the project.
Claysburg meets Schnitzelburg of Louisville at Clayvsburg ball park Sunday June 2 at three o clock. Mavelurr will send veteran pitcher Chapman to the mound to bring home the bacon with Sani Yiler in reserve and Bodkinson to catch.
Extensive litigation looms over the settlement of the estate of the late John E. Peck, millionaire director of Grand Rapids, who and his wife were murdered by Dr. Arthur Warren Waite. Dr. Perry Schurtz filed a claim in probate seeking fees for examining Peck’s body and uncovering arsenic, after receiving a court-ordered check.
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