Non-partisan tax board urged. rail regulation plea voiced
In Indianapolis the State Board of Tax Commissioners urged Governor Ralston to appoint a non partisan tax board with broad powers to review five hundred million dollars of property exempt from taxation. Evansville counsel Alfred P. Thom urged central regulation for rail and water transport, proposing national government control and strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate securities and rates, with regional bodies to handle duties locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Ralston
Evansville
Alfred P. Thom
Railway Executives Committee
Central States Conference On Rail and Water Transportation
Thom
Interstate Commerce Commission
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Peace on Earth Promoted at Chicago Christmas Tree Event
A citywide Christmas tree celebration on the lake front features peace songs, with a revived program for jubilees after the great war ends. The Astoriasse Neutral Conference Committee in New York urges neutrals to assist peace talks, citing European suffering and negotiation gaps, naming Amos Pinchot and Oswald Garrison Villard among organizers and Emily Greene Balch among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lake Front
Peace Sone Committee
Astoriasse
New York
Europe
Trevalyan
Amos Pinchot
Charles L. Bernheimer
Hamiton Tait
Oswald Garrison Villard
Hamilton Tolr
Rebeccs Shelly
Mesbertha K. Baker
W. Juebseh
Emily Greene Balch
Kelt Pay Secor
Dlenry Villard
Crittenden Percy
Austin Lewis
J. G. Baleh
Constipation Relief Promoted By Chamberlain Tablets
Advertorial notice praising Chamberlain's Tableta as excellent for constipation. Describes them as pleasant to take and mild in effect, with a generic assertion of widespread use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Christmas seals drive boosts New Albany fund drive
Ten thousand Red Cross Christmas seals have arrived in Calumet Club efforts to sell them citywide. School boys and local businesses back the sales with booths planned for Christmas week. Seventy five percent of receipts fund Floyd County Anti Tuberculosis League to fight the white plague. The movement reports strong statewide progress in anti tuberculosis work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Calumet Club
New Albany
Floyd County Anti-Tuberculosis League
National Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Indiana
Floyd County Sunday School Council prepares for 1918 conference
Floyd County General Sunday-school Council met at the Y M C A to plan the Sunday-school Workers Conference set for January 24 in the city. Rev W H Todd, president of the Floyd County Sunday-school Association, presided. Representatives from Washington Harrison Clark and Floyd counties will attend as part of the State Sunday-school Association district effort to host the 1918 State Sunday School Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd County General Sunday-school Council
W. H. Todd
United Brethren Church
Floyd County Sunday-school Association
State
Washington
Harrison
Clark
Floyd
November County Settlement Reveals Tax Disbursements
Andrew Connell completes semi annual November settlement detailing $171,492.15 in tax collections distributed to state, county, township and city uses. Breakdowns include state funds, county maintenance, road taxes, township poor tax, school taxes, city taxes, utilities, and debt interest, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Connell
Emile Dupaquier
Counnty
Tas
Sui
County Stakiae Fund
Hdl
Cailion
Platt
Fight and Water
Danger Signal Cough Remedy Ad Promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy
A health ad compares a cough to a fire bell and urges treating the underlying illness. It promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as effective for persistent coughs after colds or grip. Mrs Thomas Beeching of Andrews Indiana endorses it as the best for breaking up winter coughs and insists on this remedy. Obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Beeching
Andrews
Ind
Chamberlain
Adv
Former Resident Dies in Indianapolis
Rudolph Buhler, a former resident of this city, died last night at his home in Indianapolis after a period of illness and a surgical operation. He was 69 years old and survived by his wife and three children. He once worked at Ohio Falls Car Works in Jeffersonville before moving to Indianapolis twenty years ago. The body will be taken to Mountain Grove cemetery near Henryville, Clark county, for burial.
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Rudolph Buhler
Indianapolis
Buhler
Gnu 1
Ohio Falls
Jeffersonville
Mountain Grove
Henryville
Clark County
State investigates bread loaf sizes in city bakeries
Indiana inspectors plan a statewide survey of loaves exposed for sale to compare weights with wheat prices. Deputy inspectors will visit bakeries to determine if loaf reductions are justified by wheat costs, amid reports of smaller loaves in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samider
Indiana
Bruner
Pauor
Barnard
Monument planned at cross of historic treaty lines
Seymour Indiana December 13 plans by the County Historical Association call for a monument to mark the intersection of the Grousland treaty line and the Ten O clock line two historic compacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ind
County Historical Association
Confectioner John S Haffen Files Voluntary Bankruptcy
John S Haffen a prominent confectioner on Pearl Street filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S Court with Judge George B Cardwill presiding. Liabilities listed at 9281 with assets 4347 due to poor collections and dull business. He previously ran the Pearl Street shop after leaving longtime employment with Jacob Goodbub, an established New Albany confectioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Haffen
Pearl Street
George Bcardwill
United States Court
Haffen
Jacob Goodbub
New Albany
Mr. Halffen
Goodbub
Urged for Factory Site in New Albany Area
A special Chamber of Commerce committee urged vacation of part of Indiana Avenue in Yairmont Park for a factory site by R. H. Humphreys and Company. The New Albany Board of Public Works deferred final action until next Thursday. Opponents included Fairmont Park property owners. committee chairman S. J. Gardner attended. Local dignitaries and residents attended related social events and a Chautauqua Association was organized with fifteen members from New Albany and Jeffersonville. Rev. Clifford Littell LaDue is visiting to assist his grandfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Avenue
Yairmont Park
New Albany Board of Public Works
R. H. Humphreys and Company
Chamber of Commerce
S. J. Gardner
Fairmont Park
C. D. Shrader
L. H. Lymond
Louisville
Coimorerce Hall
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Glenwood Park
Oaly Pt
Father Wicke transferred to Corydon parish
The Rev. Father Albert G. Wicke associate rector of Holy Trinity Catholic church is moved to the Corydon parish and will depart next Tuesday. A new rectory at Corydon is ready. Wicke’s mother will move to Corydon to assist. He is succeeded by Rev. Father George Scheideler from Washington, Ind. Manning, previously at Corydon, moves to Washington to replace Scheideler.
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Father George Scheideler
Washington, Ind
Albert G. Wicke
Holy Trinity Catholichurch
Corydon
Father Wicke
Loogootee
Wieke
George Scheideler
Washington
Ind
Donald J. Manning
Father Scheideler
Road bids viewed. projects for Ford and Graybrook roads
Three bids on each New Albany township macadam contract were opened and, along with the Ford and Graybrook road projects, were taken under advisement by the County Board until 10 a.m. next Monday. Bidders included John D. Graninger Jeffersonville W F Woodruff Louisville and Samuel T Games Louisville with bids ranging from 6811.90 to 8630.44. In other items, Mary E Geta and John Royal wed at 501 East Water Street last night. the German American Bank and Trust Company moved fixtures into the Elsby building. Burt R Newbold returned from Indianapolis. Ma New old switched its auto line to Metropolitan Auto Car Co Louisville. Carl Borinwasser to Detroit October 25 for December 28 wedding to Miss Tazel Hale. couple to reside at 13100 Chartres Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
New Albany
Ford Road
Graybrook Road
New Albany Township
John D. Graninger
Jeffersonville
W. F. Woodruff
Louisville
Samuel T. Games
Graninger
Woodruff
Games
Carl Boriuwasser
Detroit
Tazel Hale
Chartres Street
Electrician Charles Clokey Weds Clara Sinck in New York
Charles Allison Clokey formerly of New Albany and now an electrician in New York City married Miss Clara Sinck of Jersey City in a recent ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Allison Clokey
New Albany
New York City
Clara Sinck
Jersy City
Christmas Fruit Cake Made Now for Holiday Rush
A practical guide to baking a rich Christmas fruit cake ahead of the season. The recipe yields a ove pound cake using raisins citron currants and spices. bake four and a half hours in a slow oven and wrap tightly to keep moist for later enjoyment.
Jefferson Lodge Officers Named by Masona Chapter
Jefferson Lodge of Masona elected officers including Tomer H. Straw as worshipful master Russell Meekin senior warden Lawrence I. Rules junior warden M. TLnos treasurer Dr Tl J. Needham secretary Charles J. Kanada senior deacon Aarl I. Melchor junior deacon FGW Watsen Tra E Robertson stewards Thomas I Foyle tier Charles D Knoefel James W Dunbar trustees
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Lodge of
Masona
Tomer H. Straw
Russell Meekin
Lawrence I. Rules
M. Tlnos
Tl. J. Needham
Charles J. Kanada
Aarl I. Melchor
FLW
Watsen
Tra E. Robertson
Thomas I. Foyle
Charles D. Knoefel
James W. Dunbar
Mrs Schaerer Visits Daughter in Indianapolis
Mrs J M Schaerer of Indianapolis is visiting her daughter Miss Gertrude Thurman at 620 Mast Eighth street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Schaerer
Indianapolis
Gertrude Thurman
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Neola
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Cuticurn
Dept
Ghool
State Sunday School Association
November County
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Lowe
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Ellen
Lillie
Ida
Annie Moyer
Mary
Minnie
Helen Loheide
Isther Stickan
Mavie
Magtoline Kesselmark
Hattie Dreyer
Roma
Prlorence Dold
Clara Dreyer
Louise Dietenbach
Sellersburg
Clifford Littell LaDue
Samuel McNeff
Cardui
Cardus
Wicke
Ecive
Ford and
Graybrook
Mary E. Geta
John Royal
William King
East Water Street
Bank and Trust Company
Elsby
Burt R. Newbold
Ma. Newold
Columbian Auto Car Go
Metropolitan Auto Car Co
Mother
Jefferson Lodge
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