Jefferson county party candidates announced for 1916 primaries
The Herald announces candidates for Jefferson county offices in 1916. Edwin M. Stanton and John F. Todd seek Treasurer on the Democratic ticket, Walter Mundt and James M. Demaree seek Treasurer and Sheriff on the Republican ticket, Oscar Oliver and Capt. Madison M. Laidley run for Commissioner Middle District, Tom Finnegan for County Commissioner Middle District, and Sam B. Wells for Joint Representative of Jefferson and Scott counties on the Democratic ticket with primaries on March 7 1916.
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Edwin M. Stanton
Jefferson County
John F. Todd
Shelby Township
Walter Mundt
James M. Demaree
Herald
Oscar Oliver
Madison M. Laidley
Madison
Tom Finnegan
Sam B. Wells
Scott County
Jefferson
Scott Counties
Germany's stance in Lusitania talks shock U.S. hopes
Berlin reports Germany will yield little more to the United States over Lusitania negotiations. The government says reparations already granted, submarine warfare conceded, but disavowal demanded by the U.S. remains disputed. Also notes a burn accident near Winchester and a Washington marriage tally.
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Berlin
Lusitania Negiations
Germany
United States
Appam First British Ship Captured by German Submarines
Norfolk report details the British liner Appam captured by a German tramp boat off the Canary Islands and brought to the United States under a prize crew. Officials foresee legal and diplomatic complications over internment and final disposition.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Appam
Washington
Dakar
Plymouth
Canary Islands
Lieut
Berg
Col. Haynes
United States
Fortress Monroe
Zeppelins Raid England Targets Munitions Plants
London reports a fleet of Zeppelins attacked three regions of England last night aiming at Birmingham munitions plants. The raid caused limited damage. 54 killed and 67 injured as Zeppelins escaped.
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England
London
Germany
Birmingham
Mid- Land
White River Recedes as Flood Threat Lingers Statewide
The White River is receding at most points today though southern areas remain at flood danger. The Wabash could crest at Terre Haute and Vincennes lowlands remain flooded. Great suffering is reported among families driven from their homes.
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Indianapolis
White River
Wabash
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Austrian government denies Persia sinking claim
Washington report states the Austrian government officially denied the sinking of the Persia amid Feb 1 State Department briefings. No further details were provided on evidence or investigations.
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Persia
Washington
State Department Today
Stork Delivers Nine Children in Eighteen Months
In Martinsville North Carolina Mrs Gaither Drewry 36 of Spencer county blessed her husband with nine children in eighteen months Four boys were born recently Mother and babies are healthy The couple initially welcomed five children at once eighteen months ago two girls died leaving seven surviving boys in the Drewry home
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Martinsville
N. C
Gaither Drewry
Spencer County
John H Case Dies in Marion at 71
John H Case aged 71, senior vice commander of the Indiana Department, Grand Army of the Republic, died after weeks of illness at his Marion home. The report notes a separate death notice for Mary Jeanne Thiers, infant daughter of Margaret and Walter Thiers, and mentions Margaret Johnson, daughter of Edward Johnson, formerly of Madison.
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Marion
Ind
John H. Case
Department of Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic
Indianapolis News
Mary Jeanne Thiers
Margaret
Walter Thiers
Madison
Margaret Johnson
Edward Johnson
Ed R Nichols and wife sell Brooksburg lot to James Firth
The Ed R Nichols and wife transfer a Brooksburg lot to James Firth for $20 as recorded in The Herald notice.
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R. Nichols
James Firth
Brooksburg
Flood Crisis in Arkansas and Mississippi Rail Traffic Halted
St. Louis reports three day delay expected in lower Mississippi flood. Arkansas and Mississippi rivers rise steadily with Newport levee breach flooding streets ten feet deep. Five thousand residents flee as railroad traffic in Arkansas stops and steamboats rescue flooded villages.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
South
Arkansas
Newport
Ark
Birth Certificates Urged to Prove Ages and Safeguard Rights
Readers urged to record births as certificates aid employment, inheritance, and official records. Local health officials list December 1915 Madison births, urging families to verify names and details and submit corrections. A closing note states Japan has more telephones than the rest of Asia.
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Detroit
Jefferson County
State Board of Health
Alma Marthena
William H. Calvert
Myrtle Grace
John Wooden
Edna Gertrude
Clemens Stucker
Ella Norine
Richard Layton
Alice Francis
James Tilley
Josiah Vernon
John R. Wolf
Grace Beyrs
Lilard Custer
Neel
George A. Baxter
Kenneth Harold
Robert Hunton
David Loyd
Walter Wilson
Meda Hackney
F.C. Denny
M. D
N. A. Kremer
Madison
Japan
Asia
Indiana Progressives and Republican Standpatters Clash Over Republicans and Roosevelt
Willis S. Thompson analyzes Indiana party tensions as progressives challenge the Republican machine led by Billy Hays. The piece questions whether progressives will dominate or force a coalition, noting Roosevelt’s leadership, four million principled voters, and the Colonel’s strategic influence shaping potential unity or division within the party.
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Indianapolis
Billy Hays
Republican State Central Machine
Republcan Party of
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Republican Party
Hays
Rooosevelt
Chicago
United
Roosevelts
Watsons
News
Goodrichs
Leeds
Landis Clan
Villistas rob passenger train on railway between Juarez and Chihuahua
Villistas eluding Carranzistas reached the Juarez Chihuahua railway and destroyed track to block Americans escape. They held up a passenger train Sunday night and took about $50,000 in booty gathered from the robbery.
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el Paso
Juarez
Chihuahua
Missing submarine K-5 steams toward Key West
Washington reports the missing submarine K-5 steaming south toward Key West tonight. A wireless from Lieutenant Simpson says the boat is all right and no assistance is needed.
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Key West
Washington
Simpson
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