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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1916
Page
6
An American sailor describes the sinking of the merchant ship Marina after a submarine attack near the Sarina. He details six Americans lost, two wounded in hospital, and 27 hours adrift before pickup by a patrol boat. He notes the periscope sighting and two torpedo explosions amid icy seas.
Michael Kopf, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, voted yesterday in Danville on his 21st presidential ballot. He joins the Danville branch of the National Soldiers' Home and will turn 102 on March 12. Kopf first voted in 1836 for Andrew Jackson and has backed a Democrat ever since. He served 19 years in the U.S. Army and was part of Gen. Sam Houston's army in the Texas fight for independence.
Revival meetings begin tomorrow night at 7 16 at the Marshall church with a cordial welcome. Sunday preaching at Zion at 1 20 followed by Sunday school at all three charges at 9 26. Pastor Joseph L Buyer extends invitation to all.
The piece argues merchants must advertise to attract trade even if long established. It warns against misdirected spending on hotel room placards or low value programs and urges investing in local newspaper space read by prospective customers.
Pierre Termier of the French Academy of Science reasserts the Atlantis hypothesis in a Smithsonian Institute paper. He argues a vast submerged landmass west of Gibraltar collapsed in the distant past, citing Plato and echoes of ancient civilizations from South America to the East.
A Peoria committee of housewives reports potato dumping into the Illinois river to sustain rising prices that have climbed beyond two dollars a bushel. They found thirty unloaded train cars in Peoria yards and large stores of potatoes and other goods in local warehouses, contradicting wholesalers' claims.
Henry Hutchison and Ethel Hiffington of Darwin township. John Vinzen of Anderson township and May Williams of Terre Haute. Allen Taylor and Blanche Goodwin of Wabash township. W D Perisho of Parker township and Mabel Buckle of Martinsville.
A brief, fragmented reflection notes that small countries face misfortune when involved near larger neighbors, implying danger in their proximity and the impact of conflict on small states.
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