Pearl Packing Co. Livestock Quotations
Live stock market brief shows cattle prime bulls and top hogs with quotes 18.30 8.00 7.60 and 13.28 at Pearl Packing Co. This notice lists bid prices for cattle bulls and hogs in a compact market update.
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
3
Army Enlistments Open. Non-Combatant Role in National Army
The Ordinance Department of the National Army invites enlistments for the first time in years. Non-combatant service is open to men from all walks of life, including skilled and unskilled workers. Guard duty for public utilities is also recruiting, limited to veterans over draft age. Enlistment pays thirty dollars per month, with pay later adjusted by ability. Elsewhere, Troth Brothers Apple Growers appoints a Food Administrator for Orange County, and local stories note popcorn fundraising for Delaware County Children's Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Ordinance Department
The
National Army
United States Guards
Lida Powers
Nicholas Sheets
East Third Street
Manville
Antrobus
Howard Strong
North Walnut Street
Jeffersonville
Lull in Congressional War Investigations and Shortages
Washington reports a three day lull in war probes due to Christmas. Facts show American troops in trenches with inferior clothing and scarce machine guns, half rifle output since war declaration, hundreds of thousands still unarmed, and shipping restrictions delaying merchant ships. Navy is steady. politics absent from inquiries. Democrats and Republicans cite impact on the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional War Investigation
France
Shipping Board
Shipping Administration
Man Power Fully Mobilized for War Says Wilson
Secretary of Labor Wilson reports the nations man power fully mobilized for war after a three months tour. He spoke on his return from the trip outlining national mobilization progress and national implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
Washington
Labor
Stadton Named Captain of Madison Company Militia
Indianapolis firm reports Robert F Stadton has been appointed captain of the Madison Company in Indiana's new militia. The appointment follows organization efforts in Indianapolis with emphasis on local defense and organized drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Company of
New Militia
Indianapolis
Robert F. Stadton
Madison Company
Indiana Militia
Secretary Baker outlines new American war reserves
Secretary Baker's weekly review says American troops will form the principal body of fresh strategic reserves in Europe and bear the brunt of the fight. The move is noted as part of enemy awareness and peace feelers. Italian armies are reported to have repulsed the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baker
Europe
Streetcar crash in Mount Washington tunnel kills and wounds dozens
At least 20 people died and 50 were injured when a street car careened down a grade in the Mount Washington tunnel on the south side, jumped the track and overturned at the city end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Mount Washington
Alleged German Spy Killed While Trying To Flee to Mexico
El Paso reports Charles Feige of Madison Wisconsin a University of Wisconsin graduate was killed by soldiers as he attempted to cross toward Mexico. Maps of US industries fortifications wireless towers and the border were found on his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
United States
Mexico
Charles Feige
Madison
Wisconsin
Tobacco sales to date at loose leaf houses show lower volume
Report lists sales totals up to date with four sellers Snooks Farmers Planters Pepples totaling 640,120 pounds at an average price of 26.25 per hundredweight and 168,082.17 in value. Poor roads hinder growers from marketing despite higher prices and lower crop quality compared with last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snook
Planters
Pepples
Telegram from Provost Marshal General on questionnaire rules
Notice advises Indiana officials to follow a December 20 1917 telegram from Crowder directing Local and Legal Advisory Boards to answer all questions if the first is answered No. The directive aims to prevent alien enemies from induction and urges immediate dissemination to all board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Indianapolis
Crowder
Death of Private William Lindauer at Camp Taylor
Telegram reports Private William O N Lindauer died at Camp Taylor Louisville after a brief illness. A Ripley and Jefferson counties conscript, he lived at New Marion with siblings, and funeral plans pending at St Magdalene Catholic Church. Local news notes include visits, illness, a marriage license, a horse accident, and shirt drive activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley County
Camp Taylor
Louisville
Herald
William O N. Lindauer
Soeleck
Jeffer Camp Taylor
Michael Lindauer
New Marion
Madison
Jefferson County
St. Magdalene
Incoming Train Narrowly Escapes Major Accident Near Depot
An incoming train to Madison around 9 PM had a rear coach derail at a switch west of the depot. Authorities believe a long steel coach ahead caused the incident by obstructing the turn. The rear coach slid about 50 feet along the ground with no injuries or major damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Hanover Deposit Bank Deeds 40 Acres to Rogers Couple
Hanover Deposit Bank transfers forty acres in Graham Township to Henry M. Rogers and his wife for a consideration of 1212 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover Deposit Bank
Henry M. Rogers
Graham Township
No word on Kaiser peace proposal from Washington
No official word reached the state department about a Kaiser peace proposal. Its reception by the powers of Europe depends on formalities. The note notes little interest in the plan here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Tarrope
Germany studies peace terms as Bolsheviki recall denied
London dispatches report confusion over Bolsheviki peace proposals. German officials state terms are under study by central powers envoys. Russian delegates were not recalled, according to the latest advices from multiple sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Predicted Paris Sees No End to Western Front Fighting
Paris experts predict no cessation of hostilities on the western front over Christmas. Military authorities expect ongoing battles and continued strain on supply lines despite rumors of a possible truce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Front
Paris
Deepb
Christmas gifts mark Tower Manufacturing Co employees
Tower Manufacturing Co presented Christmas gifts to JOC. Finch and William McDermott with personal bank accounts at Madison Safe Deposit & Trust Co totaling 545 across all employees. The piece highlights a Dean’s Kidney Pills testimonial from Mrs. McKay and local Red Cross appeals by R. F. Stanton and J. Paugh urging community support and membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
facturing’Co
Messrs
Joc. Finch
William McDermott
Madison Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Madison
John E. McKay
Third St
Dean
Talking Machine of 1772 and the Early Speech Device
A fragmentary historical note discusses early ideas of talking machines dating to 1772. It references unpublished letters and quotes from scholars on attempts to produce speech using a wooden mouth, feathered structures, valve mechanisms, and air pressure to imitate human voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar
Eraemus
Charles
Weindrich
Dbs
Ecg
Teres
Greta Eles
No Middle Class In China Observed By Traveller
A traveler notes a stark class divide in China with the absence of a middle class and a preference for luxury goods among the wealthy. He highlights costly fur items and elaborate crafts as markers of status while contrasting harsher realities for lower orders amid historic trade with Japan and other regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Phin
Ming
Sea of Dapea
Micrehalie
Remarkable Young Homesteader Cultivates Flint Ridge Farm
Miss Rogers, a Monticello Agricultural School alumna and the district's youngest settler, homesteads on Flint Ridge. She plans fruit growing and truck farming, applying school training and personal grit to convert rough mountain land into a productive farm with adaptable cultivation practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NATO Ropers
Eiehter
Sears
Flint Ridge
Miss Rogers
Monticello Agricultude School
Kepers
Monticello
Prayer in will for son amid New York will record
Mrs Eugenie Schierman died in this city and left a prayer for her son Arthur Edward Schiffernain in her will. She asked her brothers to help and guide him with a loving spirit and hoped he would regain his health and lead a useful life. Also note Elmer Browning and Carroll Saberton of Vevay returned to Camp Taylor after a five day furlough to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Edward Schiffernain
Eugenie Schierman
Jane
Arthur
Elmer Browning
Carroll Saberton
Vevay
Camp Taylor
Defense fund trace elusive in mixed wartime report
The article notes no trace of a defense fund tied to J W W found by authorities amid confusing wartime dispatches. It mentions naval officials and political maneuvering in Washington while referencing Balsheviki forces and a Russian harbor scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plort
Offiver
Liberal Christmas Gift From Dr Brandmeier
Dr Jacob Brandmeier at the National Soldiers Home Day ton sent a $50 Christmas gift to Mayor James E Croner for distribution to the Old Ladies Home $20 King’s Daughters Hospital $10 and the poor of the city. The gesture shows sympathy from a Civil War veteran toward longtime neighbors and will be gratefully received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandmeier
Old Ladies’ Home
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Jacob Brandmeier
National Soldiers’ Home
Dayton
Nic
James E. Croner
Old Ladies
King’s Daughters
Madiem
River conditions and riverboat damage amid ice and flooding
The report notes inches of water on river ice causing buoyant crowding and potential ice break as a predicted surge may refreeze. Boats at anchor sustain minor hull and interior damage. a Trim mule is grounded and timbers splintered under strain. Also mentions William Litterer, longtime Nashville resident, who died at 85 after emigrating from Hediburg Germany in 1832.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justiver
Vossilly
Nashville, Tenn
William Litterer
Litterer
Madison
America
Hedieburg
Germany
Nashville
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S. Food Administration
U. S
Navy
Pearl Packing Co
Orleans
Robert A. Troth
Troth Brothers
Tri-County
Apple Growers’ Association
H. E. Barnard
Orange County
Muncie
O. R. Davison
Delaware County
Anna Wiggins
Charles Oshier
Ruby A. Demtree
Baptist Par
Italy
Kaiser
Federal Council
Asiago Plateau
von Hertling
Belgium
Teutons
Flanders
Brenta
Piave
Meuse
Rome
Asiago
William N. Lindauer
Jennie Mecham
Ella Weaver
DePauw University
Columbus Republcan
E. D. Itel
Ellison McGuire
West Third Street
Tower Manufacturing CO
R. P. Stanton
Rush Medical College
Chicago
R. F. Stanton
John Paugh
Monroe Township
Red Cross
Erasmus Darwin
Mies Briess
Son
San Francisco
Liberal
James Good
D. C
Palmer School
West Main Street
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