05 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1917
Page
1
The article cites Auditor Donahey’s report to expose how bond issuing by public officials grants debt to pay for projects. It argues the Smith One Per Cent law is nearly dead, warns of abuse in city and county bonds, and cautions that rising debt will shift burdens to future generations as interest and retirements consume tax income.
A signed but unsigned letter to the office denounces favoritism toward certain camps. It argues Camp Sherman and Camp Chillicothe receive more attention than Camp Sheridan in Montgomery, Alabama, and urges fair treatment for the volunteers from Camp Sheridan. The note references Briggs the cartoonist and a nostalgic vignette about a boy awaiting his mates, ending with a reminder that time is running out before Christmas.
The passage notes girls at a school pledging to give up candy for the year, calls for more flag displays in Piqua, and urges loyalty as American troops fight Kaiser's forces. It mentions meatless lunches in Chicago stockyards, salute the flag campaigns, and reports from the Piave front alongside domestic notes on schools, streets, crossings, hunting, and weather indicating wartime restraint and civic vigilance.
A list of service members from St Marys and St Boniface churches serving the country. Names span units at Camp Zachary Taylor Camp Sheridan Camp Sherman Camp Pike Norfolk Marine Barracks and other posts with Army Navy and Marine components. The Knights of Columbus oversee their comfort and welfare.
The St Paris coal controversy centers on a confiscated Beckert Bros car of coal. Mayor Taylor notified Beckert Bros that the coal had been seized and would be paid for once the invoice arrives. Beckert Bros reports 15 more cars en route as the outlook improves. So far this week three cars of soft coal and ore of hard coal have reached the company.
It is nearly all gone as they had sufficient orders to take up the tonnage. Every car that they receive is anywhere from one half to ten tons under weight.
The Cosmopolitan Club Bowling tourney runs toward a close with December 7 as the last game date. Many matches remain unfinished and delays push the closing date. Capt Strohmeir and Camp Sherman face Capt Woodcox and Camp Chase at Brunswick Alleys. two Camp Chase players appeared, preventing completion. Camp Sherman, led by Albert Steinhilber, meets Great Lakes Naval, led by A Yenney, on December 7, with prizes for best team, high score, and highest average upon completion.
In a Dayton federal court Monday Judge Howard C Hollister, presiding in bankruptcy, ordered George Enyeart of Troy to file complete records within five days. Discharges in bankruptcy were granted to Margaret B Hartzell of Tippecanoe County, and to Guy and James Campbell of Troy.
The funeral of Alva Finkbone aged from 629 Park Avenue will be held tomorrow at 10:00 AM at the Christian church in Versailles. There will be no services at the home in this city.
Organization of the Piqua Military Training School is expected to be completed at the meeting this evening in the Scott-Slauson block hall. A large attendance is requested.
Harper's Weekly notes the cultivation of certain spiders for their fine threads used in micrometer screws to measure star positions and motions. Spider threads resist temperature changes, avoiding damage when sun spots heat lenses. The threads are one fifth to one seventh of a thousandth of an inch in diameter, finer than silkworm threads. A stray joke about Adam and Eve follows the science item.
Mrs Jones argues that eating perishable foods is a patriotic duty while Mrs Nelsomn remarks that everything spoils when Jack sits at the table. The exchange highlights kitchen frugality and family dining tension.
State War Board bulletin describes Liberty candy as fruit and nut treats with very little sugar. It offers recipes such as popcorn candy using syrups instead of sugar and stuffed dates filled with nuts and peanut butter, then rolled in sugar and cinnamon.
Public and railroad managers acknowledge worsening transportation conditions as winter approaches. Traffic, staffing, and locomotive reliability are concerns after harsh weather forecasts. Hutchins of the Piqua Chamber of Commerce warns carriers cannot handle all expected demand.
Railroads report a sharp freight surge through mid 1917 with record volumes in 1916 and strong increases over 1915. Shippers are urged to pool shipments, buy in car lots, remove freight promptly, and ensure complete consignments to avoid delays and misrouting at freight houses.
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