Sailors' Rescue Tale From Marina Disaster
An account from a British shipwreck survivor describes the torpedoing of the Marina by a German submarine near the Sarina last week. Six Americans perished, two more were hospitalized, and survivors endured 27 hours at sea before a patrol boat rescued them. The tale includes a glimpse of the submarine and the sinking, with praise for U.S. Navy service. The report also notes English college war efforts at King's College, including officer casualties and scientific contributions.
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Gerre
Esgalls
Wilson
Marina
End
Sha i
King’s College
Burrows
Army
Navy
Ffty
Jackson
Germany
Austria
Bottomley
Department of Engineering
The Oldest Voter Casts 21st Ballot in Danville
Michael Kopf, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, voted yesterday in Danville, marking his twenty first presidential ballot. He turns 102 on March 12 and has supported a Democrat in every election since his first vote for Andrew Jackson in 1836. Kopf served nineteen years in the U S Army and once fought with General Sam Houston in the Texas independence conflict of 1835-37.
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Michael Kopf
Danville
National Soldiers’ Home
Kopf
Andrew Jackson
United States Army
West
Sam Houston
Texas
Revival Meetings Schedule At Three Churches
Revival meetings begin tomorrow night at 7 16 at the Marshall church with preaching Sunday at Zion at 1 30. Sunday school at all three charges Sunday at 9 26. A cordial welcome to all. Joseph L Buyer, Pastor.
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The
Marshall Church
Zion
Talks on Advertising by Nels Darling in Local Press
The column urges merchants to advertise constantly regardless of longevity. It warns against wasted ad spend on low‑value placements and stresses that newspapers reach real prospective customers. It argues ads attract business and keep a brand visible in the market.
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Mr. Oldtimer
Termier argues for Atlantis revival and ancient civilization
Pierre Termier of the French Academy of Science revisits Atlantis in a Smithsonian Institute paper. He suggests a vast landmass west of Gibraltar collapsed in the not distant past, aligning with Plato and later theorists. He notes diving tech may enable future exploration of submerged remains and compares echoes of ancient civilizations across continents.
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Pierre Termier
French Academy of Science
Atlantis
Smithsonian Institute
Platodon
Ignatius Donnelly
M. Termier
Straits of Gibraltar
M. Termler
Smithsonian
Iis Company
Canary Islands
Scandinavian
Américan
South America
Potatoes Dumped Into River to Support High Prices
A Peoria committee of housewives reports potatoes by the carload dumped into the Illinois river to keep tuber prices high. They found thirty unloaded railroad cars in Peoria yards and large stores of potatoes apples sourkraut and other items with prices up 100 percent.
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Peoria
Illinois
Marriage Licenses Issued in Various Townships
Henry Hutchison and Ethel Hiffington of Darwin township. John Vinzen and May Williams of Terre Haute and Anderson township. Allen Taylor and Blanche Goodwin of Wabash township. W D Perisho of Parker township and Mabel M Buckle of Martinsville.
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Henry Hutchison
Ethel Hiffington
Darwin
John Vinzen
Anderson
May Williams
Terre Haute
Allen Taylor
Blanche Goodwin
Wabash
W. D. Perisho
Parker
Fragmented note on small states and danger in neighborhoods
A fragmented line observes that small countries face misfortune when near larger neighbors and war. The tone suggests caution about vulnerability and power dynamics among nations.
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United States Navy
English College
Chicago
Bis
Marshall
M. V. Coyle
Marshall Herald
Evangelical Association
Joseph L. Buyer
Terre Haute Daily Star
Herald
Clark County
Star
the Herald
Minois
Nels Darling
Grover
Ferguson McKinney
Patton & Jace
PraMate
Wwe
Ed V. Price
M. Grabenheimer
Kennedy Oats
Washington Crisps
White House
Pettijohn’s
Marine
Wallace Baird
Hutchinson
Folger
Golden Gate
Chase & Sanborn
Excelsior
Comrad
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