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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1916
Page
2
Dr. R. B. Boyd of Casey announces candidacy for County Coroner subject to the Republican primary. He is a physician tied to local medical circles and enters the race as a GOP contender.
The piece argues that prosperity stems from war demand and large crops, not Wilson policies. It cites Commerce Department figures showing exports rising from 1913 to 1915 plus net gains tied to war sales, with trade balances indicating prosperity driven by war demand and agriculture rather than Democratic credit.
The Department of Commerce report for May records imports reaching 229,188,957 dollars, up 57,060,000 from May 1915. Over the last eight months import volumes have surged, with substantial quantities of imported products flooding in.
The article notes a rapid import increase from October 1915 to May 1916, reaching 213 589 785 in March and 229 188 957 in May. It states imports from most regions rise while central powers are blocked, with Underwood tariff opening markets and warnings of future domestic impact. It cites a twelve month total of 2 109 728 352, nearly half a billion more than 1911–12. It concludes with a call to Americans to consider these consequences.
The text ponders whether a German submarine on its return voyage could be stopped by an enemy cruiser and if failing to warn before sinking would trigger war. It notes Americans offering large sums to ride aboard and questions U S responses to such actions.
The nomination of Cleveland federal district judge John H Clarke to the Supreme Court fills the vacancy from Justice Hughes resignation. Clarke, 59, a Democrat allied with progressive causes, previously led Ohio party efforts and served as district judge after Wilson appointed him two years ago. Born Lisbon Ohio in 1857, he studied Western Reserve University and practiced law in Youngstown before moving to Cleveland and serving as Nickle Plate Railroad chief counsel. He is financially tied to the Youngstown Vindicator and remains active in public affairs.
Scandinavian inquiry finds a large stock of cheap German goods built since the war began. A Swedish report estimates up to 1.26 billion dollars in hand, though Danish expert AT Nilssen says the figure may be exaggerated but confirms an immense supply exists.
The article notes Germany expands labor, including women and older men, to replace drafted workers as it plans to push war supplies and future exports. It argues Germany will keep strict rationing and low prices to defeat tariffs, with Britain, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark watching closely and the United States seen as a key future market.
The Danville Commercial News on June 29 urges Colonel Lowden as the GOP nominee for Illinois governor. It praises his business acumen, legal background, public speaking, and integrity, noting his rise from a farmer boy and long party service including congressional terms and national committee work.
A bold Villa proclamation claims within thirty days he will rule Mexico with victorious arms and depose Francisco Carranza and his generals. The defiant message, sent to Villa’s border agents, follows the Parral attack and comes as Pershing signals shortened supply lines and a strategic retreat.
Senator Borah accuses the Wilson administration of permitting and aiding the Carranza government with American arms and ammunition. The report cites shipments of soft nosed cartridges from U S manufacturers via the Waterbury foundry and other routes to Mexico, parceling blame for killings of American soldiers to US policy.
New Rochelle Acting City Judge Bizol fines Peter Argell for lovemaking in Stonelea park and warns that public spooning is forbidden if others can see. Julia Gleason, with Argell, is sent home and advised to be circumspect as residents complain of park rendezvous. Hudson park manager Robert Lesser may plant a hedge to shield benches from public view.
A front line court martial in Paris returns a light moment as the accused admits to telephoning. The presiding officer offers leniency and the court laughs at the wagging slang meaning of telephone in army slang.
Brown county records list F. E. Kelley of the Kickapoo Indian reservation with property valued at 3510 including 1510 for hogs cattle and implements and 2000 for twenty hounds. Kelley insists dogs worth 100 each, while county officials flag a possible entry error. He faces personal tax on the hounds and the regular dog tax.
Mrs W H H Hill reports thieves stole a back door from her home at 1414 Fedora Street and other house parts have vanished in recent Los Angeles thefts. Police note thieves target building components as they move through neighborhoods.
In Portland Oregon workers sorting donations at the Salvation Army Industrial Home found a handbag containing ten one ten-dollar bills. The contributor was identified and the money returned by Captain Andrews who was honored with a $10 donation to the Salvation Army.
In Lansdale Pennsylvania the Lansdale Mushroom company plowed ten acres in twenty four hours using a tractor with an acetylene gas powered searchlight. Three shifts worked forty eight hours to catch up due to late spring.
An advertisement compares the Terre Haute Star as a metropolitan daily with the Marshall Herald as Clark county’s leading weekly. It promotes a clubbing offer delivering both papers a year for a price barely more than one year of the Herald alone.
Great men are described as ordinary individuals whose insights are refined through experience. The phrase emphasizes that greatness arises from disciplined thinking and self-improvement rather than inherent superiority.
Tornado and fire insurance offered for farm and city property by Cole and Cole of Marshall Illinois. Strongest companies in the lowest rates. Write or call for service.
A Center Point farmer near Brazil Indiana recounts a gander that shares house duties. When a goose sat on eggs the gander chose to sit as well and was given a nest to hatch a number of Nfile-ones.
Schedule lists multiple trains on Vandalla East West line with times from early morning to night and notes on flag and delays. Also includes Ble Four and North line entries with various times and connections.
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