Trustee proposes levies for Jefferson County township 1915
The Trustee William Kleopfer announces the advisory board will meet September 7 1915 at his Kant Indiana residence to review estimates totaling 3887 89 in expenditures with taxes totaling 101 cents per hundred and itemized costs for general township schooling roads and poor relief based on valuations of lands personal property and mortgage exemptions with 153 polls. Signed August 2 1915.
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Republican Township
Jefferson County
Kant
Indiana
William Kleopfer
Expenditures and Tax Levies for the Year 1916
The Graham township Trustee announces 1916 expenditures and tax levies to be discussed by the Advisory Board at the School District No. 1 meeting starting at nine o’clock. Totals include expenditures of 1000 for Township, 4000 for Local Tuition, 2500 for Special School, 2009 Road Tax, 65 Poor expenditures, and 1409 for Special School Bond Debt. Overall totals show 10965 in expenditures and 186 cents per hundred in taxes, with mortgage exemption of 25255 and grand total 695715.
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Graham Township
Jefferson County
T. Wilson
Bandits From Carranza's Army Raid Texas Ranches
Private McGuire of Troop C 12th U S Cavalry was killed and Private Curtis wounded in a pitched battle near San Benito with about fifty Mexican bandits said to be from Carranza's army. Sheriff Monahan had his ear shot off. twelve bandits were killed and the fight continued with reinforcements arriving.
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Brownaville
Texas
McGuire
12Th
A. S. Cavalry
Ons
Curtis
Monahan
Regulare
Texas Rangers
San Benito
Carraoza
Provisions Move to Relieve Starving Mexicans and Conference Beginnings
Provisions entered Mexico City to aid the starving population as Carranza plans to move his headquarters to the capital within a month. Villa recants and says he will settle with foreign businessmen in Chihuahua after previously threatening defiance, while his columns are disrupted and ammunition captured. President Wilson seeks a constitutional government within sixty days, with a conference in Washington among Latin powers and Secretary Lansing to discuss provisional leadership and possible recognition.
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Carranza
Washington
Mexico
Wilson
Lansing
United States
Madero Cainet
Villa
Zapata
Wilson administration to contest British blockade policy
Washington reports that the Wilson administration will refuse to accept Britain’s blockade defense and its order in council. Secretary Lansing prepares a formal protest to defend the rights of the American merchant marine with neutral nations. The U S seeks cooperation from South and Central America to help restore peace in Mexico, with ambassadors and ministers invited to confer in Washington on Thursday. Three Columbus Indiana clergymen are expelled for suspected secret society membership.
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Washington
Wilson
Langing
United States
South
Central America
Mexico
Lansing
Teutonic Allies Press Near Warsaw Amid Heavy Bombardment
Anguinary fighting northeast of Warsaw as Austro German forces tighten horns of a giant semicircle to surround Russian troops. Hindenburg avoids storming forts, placing massive guns to reduce Warsaw and Novogeorgievsk defenses. Submarine attack on Ranza. French aerial bombs hit Strasbourg. large German casualty flow through Courtrai. 150000 Germans redeploy toward France.
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Mitau- Bansk
Cloud Burst Deluges Northern Indiana Flood Lowlands
A cloud burst in the Calumet region of northern Indiana dumped ten inches of rain this morning. Waters rose rapidly, driving many residents from their beds in lowlands near Chicago and Hammond. Damage is estimated at $500,000 as floods affect lower Michigan and northern Indiana.
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Chicago
Calumet
Indiana
Here
Hammond
Michigan
Subpoena Issued In Eastland Disaster Probe
State's Attorney officers served subpoenas on Secretary of Commerce Redfield and General Supervising Steamship Inspector George Uhler while investigating the Eastland disaster. Redfield adjourned his hearing and headed to the State Grand Jury room.
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Chicago
State’s Attorney’s Office
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
George Uhler
State Grand Jury Room
Expenditures and Tax Levies for Lancaster Town 1916
The Lancaster town trustee sets 1916 estimates at township expenditures 930 dollars township tax 20 cents per 100 dollars Local Tuition expenditures 2817 dollars tax 45 cents per hundred 1350 dollars tax 30 cents per hundred Road Tax expenditures 1653.60 tax 30 cents per hundred 551.20 tax 10 cents per hundred dollars 26 dollars tax 5 cents per hundred dollars Total expenditures 7327 dollars total tax 135 cents per hundred dollars Provisions show 335,220 dollars for improvements 158,660 dollars for telegraph and telephone lines 870.95 estimated from last year’s tax duplicate Total 580,975 dollars mortgage exemption 29,695 dollars 551,280 dollars Polls 194 Signed John L. Hammond Dated August 3, 1915.
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Lancaster Township
Jefferson County
John L. Hammond
Quiet title suit filed in Jefferson Circuit Court Madison
Francis E. Cummiskey sues John H. Cummiskey and others in the October term 1915 to quiet title. Defendants listed include non residents and unknown heirs of multiple Cummiskeys. They must appear by October 5, 1915, or the suit proceeds. Clerk EDW. M. Prenaty. Curtis Marshall, Attorney.
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State of Indiana
Jefferson County
Jefferson Circuit Court
Francis E. Cummiskey
John H. Cummiskey
Charles Reed
Cleve Johnson
Lon Johnson
Irene Johnson
Ethel Anderson Lewis
William Lewis
Cyrus W. Cummiskey
Sarah A. Cummiskey
Anna R. Schoolcraft
Mary Susan Schoolcraft
Ann Matilda Reed
A W Cummiskey
George W. Reed
Madison
Curtis Marshall
Britain Germany Notes On Neutral Rights Before Lansing
Three notes from Great Britain and one from Germany were presented to Secretary Lansing. The British government defends the Order-In-Council arguing wartime conditions require changes in the legal construction. Berlin defends the right to seize the William P. Frye and denies violation of the Prussian treaty.
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Great Britain
Germany
Lansing
Order-In-Council
Berlin
William P. Frye
Glase Transfers 70 Acres to Stodghill in Saluda Township
Charles E. Glase and his wife transfer 70 acres in Saluda township to Harry H. Stodghill for a consideration of 2500 dollars.
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Charles E. Glase
Harry H. Stodghill
Saluda Tp
Great Country Snow Flurries Hit Midwest August Update
Snow fell in several Midwest towns with August records in Sioux City Iowa Aberdeen South Dakota Bacanaba Michigan and Sault Ste Marie Michigan. Light powdery flurries marked the day as prostrations from heat lingered in other regions.
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Iowa
South Dakota
Michigan
Sioux City
There
Aberdeen
S. D
Bacanaba
Mich
Sault Ste Marie
Marble Corner social notes and local visits
EMS S G Anderson left Thursday for relatives in Seymour Bedford and Sardina O P Hines on business in Indianapolis Abe Van Antwerp in Dupont The baby of Mr and Mrs Cecil Ebel born Thursday died and was interred Marble cemetery Friday J W Hash in Dupont Monday Dr H A Donovan left Tuesday to visit Bloomington then Alabama Mrs Hazel Deonecker in Dupont Tuesday S G Anderson wife daughter Ina and Master Ben Anderson in Madison Monday R E Kirk business caller in Dupont Tuesday Mrs H A Donovan and daughter Virginia returned to Holton Tuesday Will Dirk and daughters Lola and Burdella in Madison Wednesday Wren Hulse and family left for Illinois Monday Rufus Kirk family spent Sunday with I N Kirk in Big Creek Carl Anderson spent Saturday night with Alva Land West Fork Mrs Lydia Johnson Needmore and Mrs Sarah Singer Alabama visited Mrs S L Rochat Friday Harry Dannecker attending I U at Bloomington spent Sunday at home Jean Wildman and Nellie Cameron quietly married Thursday afternoon Rev Ellewyn Hughes officiating Alva Land West Fork dined Sunday with Earl Lurber Jean Wildman and wife Holman Burton and wife New Marion Ben Johnson and family Big Creek visited Mrs Nannie Wildman Friday Clemens Dirk wife and son Big Creek spent Sunday with Mrs N J Van Antwerp Meyers Sam and Aaron Johnson motored to Greeneburg Wednesday Mr S B Derington wife and baby Kentucky came to Mrs Nannie Wildman's Wednesday Derington returned Thursday Derrington and babe remained longer James Adam and Arthur Cripe in Big Creek Thursday Mrs Hallie Dilk Big Creek visiting relatives Wednesday Homer Sallender business caller in Dupont Thursday
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S.G. Anderson
Seymour
Bedford
Sardina
O. P. Hines
Indianapolis
Abe van Antwerp
Dupont
Cecil Ebel
Marble Cemetery
J. W. Hash
H. A. Donovan
Theodore Donovan
Bloomington
Alabama
Hazel Deonecker
S. G. Anderson
Ina
Ben Anderson
Madison
R. E. Kirk
Virginia
Holton
Will Dirk
Lola
Burdella
Wren Hulse
Illinois
Rufus Kirk
I. N. Kirk
Big Creek
Carl Anderson
Alva Land
West Fork
Lydia Johnson
Needmore
Sarah Singer
S. L. Rochat
Harry Dannecker
I. U
Jean Wildman
Nellie Cameron
New Marion
Ellewyn Hughes
Hughes
Earl Lurber
Holman Burton
Ben Johnson
Nannie Wildman
Clemens Dirk
N. J. van Antwerp
Meyers
Sam
Aaron Johnson
Greeneburg
S. B. Derington
Kentucky
Derington
Derrington
Babe
James Adam
Arthur Cripe
Hallie Dilk
Homer Sallender
Heat Wave Claims Fifteen Lives in Philadelphia
Fifteen deaths and numerous prostrations were reported in Philadelphia yesterday as the heat wave persisted. By last night, officials announced the heat spell had broken and a relief period was expected.
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Philadelphia
Kostur Hotel Proprietor Drowned at Miller Beach
Gary Theodore Rocoff, owner of the Kostur hotel, drowned Sunday while bathing at Miller beach.
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Gary—Theodore Rocoff
Miller Beach
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