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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1917
Page
8
Democrats with four of five Independents organized the House and reelected Champ Clark of Missouri as speaker with 217 votes. Republican Mann received 205, losing independent support and five GOP colleagues.
President Wilson issued executive orders placing more than 10 000 first second and third class postmasters under civil service. Incumbents stay. future vacancies require open competitive exams, with the top eligible candidate sent to the president. No one over 65 may be examined. Postmasters with good service may remain, but supervisory officials will enforce rules to boost efficiency.
A sequence of property deeds and assignments lists transfers in Martinsville and Marshall including lot 10 Huckaba's addition Martinsville to Roy S Curtis Albert C Hammond for $1. 70 acres 30 31-10-12 Seymour Hurst admr to Fred Kan namacher for $2460. and multiple parcels in Marshall with prices from $1000 to $6750.
Pearsons Weekly surveys industrial diseases in war munitions plants. T N T poisoning from fumes and dust causes drowsiness headaches eczema with symptoms easing after job change. Tetryl poisoning adds skin staining and itching though less fatal, while mercury fulminate and nitrous fumes pose serious risks to workers.
A reader, born in Germany, argues for immediate U S. war to defeat Prussian militarism. He condemns German rule, praises Allied ideals, and urges unity under President Wilson to cast out the Kaiser’s demon and defend democratic institutions. He calls for fighting until the imperial German government becomes the imperial German people.
South Dolson W W Scott of Casey and C W Graham of Paris were here on business. Fred Schwartz returns to live with relatives. Aunt Jane Clapp and Mrs John BE Graham improving. Oda Marrs and Charley Wieland bought new autos. Pleasant Grove school opens with Miss Beulah Beachout. Miss Edna Buschmeyer to teach spring term at Germany. Mr and Mrs Lewis Smitley of West Terre Haute area visit relatives. We ask friends to do many things for us if they are true friends.
A sworn statement dated March 1917 lists management details for the Marshall Herald with editor Charles Scott and business manager and publisher at Marshall. It notes no named bondholders or other security holders and records sworn subscription before a clerk, ED Merton.
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