Mr Hemingway’s views on war and peace debated
Washington July 8 The writer recounts meeting Charles B. Hemingway of Kentucky a long time government employee and student of sociology history and political economy. Hemingway opposes war and argues for preparedness a strong navy and army to secure peace. he submits a written view to rebut the author’s antiwar letter. The exchange invites readers to judge the sides in the wartime debate.
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Washington
D. C
Potomac River
Charles B. Hemingway
Kentucky
Congress
Bryan
Herald
Armament and Alliances Shape Early World War Tensions
The excerpt traces how Germany's rapid armament spurred a chain reaction among nations, forming defenses and alliances. It notes Austria's attack on Serbia, Russia's mobilization, and Germany's preemptive stance, leading Britain and France to fear German strength and join the fight. It argues fear and alliances drive war, while rich but unarmed states face danger from armed neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Austria
Italy
Great Britain
France
Russia
Servia
Aeather
York Woman Declared Insane and Taken to Anna Hospital
Polly Berch of York was declared insane in county court and sent to the hospital at Anna on Saturday. She is 82 years old and described as a nearly helpless invalid.
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Polly Berch
York
Anna
Oliver Man Taken After Sudden Mental Break
Al Hanley of Oliver is jailed by Edgar county sheriff after a rapid descent into insanity. He allegedly threatened several people and burned fences on his sister's property before custody.
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al Hanley
Oliver
Edgar County
Hanley
Kesler and Haddix Vow at Stringtown Parsonage
Miss Mabel Kesler of Livingston and Roy Haddix of Gary Indiana married July 6 at the M. E. parsonage in Stringtown. Rev A B Cochenover officiated. The couple will reside in Gary where a home is prepared.
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M. E. Parsonage
Stringtown
Mabel Kesler
Livingston
Roy Haddix
Gary
Ind
A. B. Cochenover
Isaac Kesler
J. H. Haddix
Real Estate Transfers Listed For Casey Marshall Area
Thos Craig admr to Fred Eitel land in 10-10-12 for 675 dollars. John W Roger to John Pentecost lot 35 Dulaney's 6th Casey for 100 dollars. M Grabenheimer to Jos Grabenheimer e% lot 8 bik 23 & nn 61 feet lots 1 and 2 bik 10 orig Marshall for 1 dollar. Lulu Legg to John E Swartz lot 92 Dulaney's 5th Casey for 1800 dollars. Harry E Cork to Robert Findley pi lot 2 McKeen's subdiv outlet 10 Marshall for 1 dollar. R B Fitzpatrick to E EF Limerly blk 7 Clerk's sub-div. Casey for 1500 dollars.
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Thos Craig
Admr
Fred Eitel
John W Roger
John Pentecost
Dulaney
Casey
M Grabenheimer
Jos Grabenheimer
Orig. Marshall
Lulu Legg
John E Swartz
Harry E Cork
Robert Findley
McKeen
Marshall
Fitzpatrick
Limerly
Man from Casey Survives River Jump After Alcohol Claim
James C. McClandish, 34, of Casey, attempted suicide by leaping from the Wagon Bridge in Terre Haute. He received a suspended $5 fine plus costs on intoxication charges after telling the judge liquor caused the action. Witnesses say he sang It's a Long Long Way to Tipperary during the climb and was rescued by a motor boat operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. McClandish
Casey
McClandish
Tipperary
Railroad Laborers Robbed Near Here
Vandalla fencing crew's living car was broken into last Friday with clothes shoes jewelry stolen. James Fitzgerald, a tramp, was suspected, shadowed to Terre Haute, enlisted in the U S army, and later arrested in Effingham after being recognized in stolen attire on the way to St. Louis. He was sent to jail. The incident disrupted local labor camp security and prompted police action.
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Vandalla
James Fitzgerald
Terre Haute
United States Army
St. Louis
Effingham
Jal
Short Session of Court Opens July Term for Quick Docket
Circuit court convened with Judge Walter Brewer presiding and a special grand jury impaneled. Indictments include larceny burglary and robbery. numerous probate, land foreclosure, and partition actions handled. several divorces granted. most remaining cases continued. adjournment set for August 9.
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Circuit Court
Walter Brewer
Edward Garwood
L. I. McFarling
Edw. Guinnip
J. R. Drummond
al Stover
George Renner
Dan Spittler
Riley Davis
Fred Buser
Charles Smitley
Robert Gardner
Thomas Craig
Thomas Riley
John Casteel
F. R. Dorville
J W. Dunn
Victor Janney
Merrick Cox
Isaac Cropp
L. W Gulley
Lloyd Pulver
Burns Hurst
Frank Hoenig
Edward Howard
Howard
Martinsville
Heater
Jesse Foraker
James Fitzgerald
W. E. Lovell
Jesse Gaddis
Lovell
C. W. Legg
Indiana
BE. G. Stifle
D. P. Fleeger
Mahala Bardin
Abe Ramesberger
Big Four
Harris & Co
W B. Peters Estate
Bank of Casey
Same
Crawford Co. State Bank
Chas. Whitlock
Ray Cornwell
Jno
W. Borden
Martha Griffin
Henry Griffin
Aden Knoph
J W Evans
Florence Paul
Cecil Fry
Ell Fry
Frank Jeffers
Wm Jeffers
Laura B. Groff
Elmer H Soughers
Mary Elliott
Marjorie Elliott
Fmily M Kelly
Charles German
Bonnie Gambill
Carney Gambill
Jos Grabenheimer
Flora Sholem
Ora Naugherty
Reese Daugherty
Ben A Crow
Ann Crow
Martinsville L & B
Assa
FE Hendry
James Rush
G B Deahl
Minnie Dunlap
John Dunlap
Cgc Hammond
Admire
C Vanscoyk
Marshall State Bank
Alrena
Briscoe
Ruth Callahan
George C Callahan
Casey L. & B
A J Porter
C .E Bennett
Earl Moore
Starve Out Hessian Fly in Wheat Stubble Guide
A historical agricultural advisory outlines control steps to destroy Hessian fly in the flax seed stage. It urges burning stubble, disking and plowing deeply before August 15, harrowing and rolling, destroying volunteer wheat, preparing a pulverized seed bed, delaying sowing until a fly free date, and rotating crops when possible.
Gun Toter Draws Fine
Harry Callahan of Wabash Township pled guilty in county court to carrying concealed weapons and was fined 25 dollars plus costs totaling 4706 dollars.
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Harry Callahan
Wabash Township
Record of Unprecedented Floods and Devastation
The Deluge rains soaked this region last Wednesday causing floods from Big Creek to Wabash waters. Farms suffered heavy damage with wheat washed away and fields buried in mud. The National Road grade washed out and culverts on the Big Four destroyed. A tornado-like storm at Lawrenceville blew down many buildings. Cincinnati reported severe damage and twenty deaths. Lightning struck homes of Norman Forsythe and Fred Kasemeier’s barn burned. The storm spanned Missouri to Ohio and City pumping stations were overwhelmed.
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Big Creek
Here
Paris
Fred Kasemeier
Norman Forsythe
Missouri
Ohio
Lawrenceville
St Charles
Cincinnati
Death of a Former Resident
Frank Ky Montgomery aged 44 died at his Bates Street Oakland home after illness. Born in Marshall Illinois he was a lumber salesman and a member of Monongahela Lodge F and A M. He leaves wife Cora Ball Montgomery two children Arthur Kirk and Jean Allan Montgomery his mother and siblings Mrs John Coates of Marshall Ill Chester Marshall Ill and Edward of Dubais Pa.
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John Coates
Pittsburg
Frank Montgomery
Frank Ky Montgomery
Bates Street
Oakland
Marshall, Ill
Monongahela Lodge F & A M_ H
Cora Ball Montgomery
Arthur Kirk Montgomery
Jean Allan Montgomery
Marshall, Hl
Chester
Edward
Dubais
Death of Mrs Rhoda McDaniel Near Redman
Death of former resident Mrs Rhoda Jenkins McDaniel wife of Frank McDaniel occurred Thursday at her home near Redman after a brief illness. The body was moved to Jesse Norton’s home Friday and funeral held Saturday by Rev B F Dotson. Interment was in Marshall cemetery. She was 44 years old and survived by her husband and one child.
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Rhoda Jenkins McDaniel
Frank McDaniel
Redman
Jesse Norton
B F Dotson
Marshall Cemetery
Conductor George Dills Dies at Creal Springs
George Dills formerly a passenger conductor on the Cairo division of the Big Four railway died at his Creal Springs home after a year of illness from dropsy and Bright's disease. Once weighing over 250 pounds, he diminished to 130 pounds before death.
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George Dills
Cairo
Big Four Railway
Creal Springs
Bright
Mr Dills
Terre Haute Nurse Returns From European War
Miss Anna Dommershausen a trained nurse from Terre Haute has returned after months tending wounded German and Austrian soldiers on European battlefields. She notes the German and Austrian people show strong confidence in ultimate victory.
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Anna Dommershausen
Terre Haute
National Road Opening Near Martinsville Completed
A new concrete section of the National Highway near Martinsville was completed and opened to traffic last Saturday, marking the latest upgrade in regional road improvements. The project expands the highway capacity and reduces travel times for motorists in the area.
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Martinsville
York Special Election Keeps Village Incorporation
Citizens petitioned for dissolution of the village incorporation in York and held a special election last week. The proposal to dissolve failed by a 38 to 30 vote.
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York
Marriage Licenses Listed for Casey Crawford and Johnson Areas
Chauncey R Norfolk and Nellie Greenwell of Casey Frank Chesser Crawford Co. and Iiola Schoffstall Johnson to Vandalia R. A. to New York Atlantic Coast. Pacific Coast Incquire of Agent.
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Chauncey R Norfolk
Nellie Greenwell
Casey Frank Chesser
Crawford Co
Iiola Schoffstall
Johnson
Vandalia R. A
New York
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
Incuire
Post Office Opens Nurse Mail Carrier Exam Applications
Seventy applicants filed at the Marshall post office for the nurse mail carrier examination on the 24th. A large number of applications also arrived at Casey for a similar exam to be held the same day.
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Marshall Post Office
Rurse
Casey
Sunday School Convention at Ohio Chapel Melrose
Sunday School convention scheduled at Ohio Chapel in Melrose township on Sunday July 18 with 9 30 Sunday school program Word of Welcome Secr Response Jerry Ishler Devotional Ethelbert Bartlett and more sessions including secondary division Passion week Roy Cook Bible Stories L B Anderson and a 1 30 devotional Tp Pres Why I need the SS and why the SS needs me Will Medsker Teacher training S M Kelly Mission of the S S Jerry Ishler Offering for county work and other program items led by various church leaders.
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Ohio Chapel
Melrose Township
Secr
Jerry Ishler
Ethelbert Bartlett
Sophia Griffith
Roy Cook
L. B. Anderson
Will Medsker
S. M. Kelly
S. S
Weds in the West Orange teacher couple live in California
Miss Lenore Rose of Charter Oak California married Mason M Fishback of Orange in a ceremony performed by Rev B C Cory of Los Angeles. The couple, both longtime Orange high school faculty, planned a home on a new bungalow in Orange after a honeymoon in California.
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Lenore Rose
Charteroak
Calif
Mason M. Fishback
B. C Cory
Los Angeles
Fishback
San Bernardino Mountains
Orange
Orange High School
Daily News
Wedding of Harry Edwin Smith and Miss Eunice Wakelee Smith
Harry Edwin Smith formerly of Marshall marries Eunice Wakelee Smith of Seattle at Pilgrim Congregational Church. They plan a wedding trip to the East then California and will reside in Seattle after September 1 as Smith joins the University of Washington political science department. The bride, a Mount Holyoke College and University of Washington graduate, wore a great grandmother’s empire style gown.
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Seattle
Wash
Harry Edwin Smith
Marshall
Eunice Wakelee Smith
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Smith
California
Sectile
County School Notes Signal Review of New Standards
The Clark County Supplement announces the Course of Study ready for distribution with free copies from the county superintendent. Teacher exams are scheduled this week, with emphasis on new certificating laws, age requirements, and modern qualifications. The note urges patrons to track teachers attending normal schools and stresses hiring the best qualified teachers within budget.
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Clark County
Kate Keifer
Normal
State Board of Health
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