New Candidate Drives Subscriptions in Local Ledger Race
A town contest urges ten candidates to bring in 25 new Weekly Ledger subscribers each to fund a Christmas number. Readers from New Albany to Edwardsville vie for top spots with listed names, counts, and positions as prizes include cash and 75 000 votes in a two tier bonus plan.
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Weekly Ledger
New Albany
Hossfeld
Jacobus Chane
Sappentfield
Nannie Hanger
Twentieeth
Lenger
Baily
Preliminary work for big revival planned this winter
A General Committee at Third Presbyterian church outlined preparations for a January February revival led by Evangelist E J Bulgin and co worker A J Staver. Two Sunday afternoon mass meetings and noon day factory shop meetings were set, with a tabernacle to be erected at East Fourteenth and Main in ten days and meals provided by Worden’s Aid Societies.
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General Committee
Third Presbyterian Church
A. J. Staver
E. J. Bulgin
Giy
East Fourteenth
Main Streets
Durie
Worden
Slot machines and gambling devices curbed in Fort Wayne
Wayne Indiana December 12. United Press reports that slot machines and gambling devices are under orders from city authorities. Chief of police instructed enforcement against illicit gaming.
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United Prot
Wayne
Ind
Wee
Pevid
Contests Standings and Voters List Across Townships
A large, fragmentary list shows contestants from Greenville Floyd Knobs Galena and New Albany areas with Miss Pearl Owen Miss Mildred Emma Loesch Miss Lula May Stenbecker and others as contestants. Voters names and votes attributed to many local residents including Irma Hossfeld Nannie Hanger George Harrell Ethel Hoke Julia Penn and Mary Jane Beard among others. The document reads like an electoral tally or standings card with addresses and vote counts mixed in.
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Julia Penn
New Albany
Pearl Owen
Greenville
Mildred Loesch
Floyd Knobs
Lula Mae Stenbecker
Galena
Fred C. Reisz
Anna K. Martin
Floyd
Jacobs Chapel
Edward Zapp
Elizabeth Bir
Anna Marie Hampson
Herman Rave
Howard Park
Irvin Savage
L. RR. Sappenfield
Georgetown
Sherman Minton
Nannie Hanger
Edwardsville
Mary Jane Beard
Florence Loebing
Malcolm Lewis
Mildred Emma Loesch
Lula May Stenbecker
Annie K. Martin
R. R
Irma Hossfeld
W. R. Williams
MH. A. Scotland
Irma Cupp
L. R. Sappenfield
George Town
Pwaye
Ed. Evans
Mile Lane
Franklin
George B. Harrell
Duncan
Georgetown Township
Ethel Hoke
Murray Farnsley
Bridgeport
Franklin Township
Older Fowls Cheaper and More Nourishing Than Young Springers
Pure Food and Drug Commissioner for Indiana writes for United Press advising shoppers to favor older, heavier fowls over spring chickens for cost and nutrition. He notes jowi and turkey offer better value, and urges selecting larger birds to reduce waste, with menus featuring chicken a la King and chicken pie.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Germany and Allies Send Peace Proposals for End of War
Berlin reports Germany and allies propose immediate negotiations for lasting peace. Von Bethmann Hollweg explains the stance in the Reichstag while the Kaiser tells trenches troops of peace offers. The United States will relay the proposals to the Allies as a courtesy, with possible study before response. New York reacts with a stock market drop as Bethlehem Steel falls 96 points amid panic.
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United Press
Berlin
Germany
von Bethman Hollweg
Reichstag
Washington, D. C
United States
Poland
Lithuania
France
Belgium
Serbia
Roumania
New York City
New York Stock Exchange
Bethlehem Steel
Centennial Day Observed as Indiana Enters Statehood
Bells at 6 30 this morning opened Indiana Centennial events statewide with fire department salutes. Tonight at Indianapolis the Indiana Centennial Commission closes the year long celebration with a program at the Carnegie Library Hall. Nancy Rotinson 78 an longtime resident died last night of dropsy. funeral 2 o'clock tomorrow at Fairview cemetery. Gertie Brown 27 wife of William Brown died yesterday at home on Crystal Avenue.
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Indiana
Union of States
Indianapolis
Indiana Centennial Commission
Currineere
Hell
Nancy Rotinson
Itv
West Main Street
Fairview Cemetery
Gertie Brown
William Brown
Iid
Crystal Avenue
Supreme Court to Hear Adamson Eight-Hour Test Case
The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on the Adamson eight hour law test case set for January. Government lawyers asked for expedited handling and the ruling will delay enforcement until the court issues its opinion. The case concerns ICC authority to compel railroads to supply tank cars for oil transport, which the court denied.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Blind Men Thomas Wolfe and Louis Schaefer Collide on Main Street
Two visually impaired men named Thomas Wolfe and Louis Schaefer collided while walking rapidly on Main Street. They jolted each other but suffered no injuries, and continued on their way as usual.
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Thomas Wolfe
Louis Schaefer
Main Street
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