08 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1917
Page
1
Publication details show the Piqua Press Publishing Company at 415 North Wayne Street with second class matter entry on December 28, 115 at the Piqua Ohio post office and a foreign representative address for Ralph Mulligan in New York.
A call to observe Christmas with sacrifice and giving amid war, urging unselfish cheer over commercialization. The piece urges patriotic spirit, bright faces, and Santa Claus as a symbol of sacrifice for others, contrasted with gloom. It references an Illinois paper noting William Noss was shot in the head while rabbit hunting and may lose his arm.
A warm holiday editorial notes Christmas as a universal source of goodwill despite war and hardship. It urges letters to service members, critiques school calendar changes, warns drivers of snow dangers, and comments on taxes, Santa, and Civic duties with a mix of local color and hopeful resolve.
President W O Thompson of the U S A is faced with attacks from Walter F Brown of Toledo and Progressives after labeling Roosevelt and Nasser Wilhelm as twin brothers in morals. Brown defends Roosevelt, calling Thompson's remarks outrageous and ignorant. Smoking gifts offered at Thomas Jewelry Store highlight local commerce.
Western Ohio Electric will end its local Dayton to Wapakoneta car service starting next Monday. Limited cars will assume the routes and make all local stops previously served by the local cars.
An observer reports a severe cold snap following the current snowstorm with temperatures ranging from ten to twenty degrees below zero between the 10th and 12th. Some sun is forecast Sunday and Monday but additional snowfall is possible as the storm continues.
Mrs. Annette Busby testified against her husband James Busby in a New York domestic relations court. He admitted being a carpenter hampered by a basic education and expressed frustration at limited work and language skills. He said he could not speak five languages and seeks a good position or none.
Canada owns the world's largest buffalo herd now roaming a 107000 acre reserve near Wainwright Alberta 125 miles east of Edmonton. About 600 to 700 animals were purchased from Montana rancher Michael Pablo and shipped across the border to form a protected but open range paradise.
In Paris streets a blue bonnet worn by Polish militia saldiers in the new army draws attention. At Mantluchon camp Polish prisoners wear their own red and white head dress, hoping not to be mistaken for Germans or Austrians. They sing part songs in the chateau courtyard and began a Bastille anniversary concert with the Marseillaise. The text notes preferential treatment for Polish prisoners and mentions a freed Sorbonne professor feigning blindness.
Fragmentary lines discuss a winter centre and pricing, mentioning fugi and felling related terms. The readable text hints at negotiation and belief in a plan, but details are unclear and names or places are not discernible.
In a Commons debate London in December Henry TE. Duke chief secretary for Ireland said Sinn Fein leader Edward De Valera, held in prison after the Dublin rising, gave his birthplace as New York. There is no record of him becoming a British subject, the secretary added. Any elector could challenge De Valera's election in East Clare.
An American general tours Verdun as four bombardments shake the field. Telephones fail after a colonel’s dugout is reached, yet ground contact remains via liaison runners. A carrier pigeon is released to the rear as planes fly overhead and guns blaze. The colonel jokes about the bird’s charm.
A French war museum display shows a balloon carrying 40 carrier pigeons used to send news from occupied territory. Parasched baskets hold pigeons with paper, pencil, and instructions. Finders write messages, attach to the bird, and release it to fly home.
A burglarproof cashier's cage installed by Washington Water Power in a car house in an isolated district features iron outer walls and steel curtains. The curtains include hinged traps that swing to protect cash, with a swing-in compartment allowing access from outside, and a peek hole with sliding cover above the trapdoor for surveillance.
An editorial by Hutchins argues railroads are vital to wartime logistics and domestic prosperity. It explains prior underinvestment, proposes targeted commodity rate increases to fund needed improvements, and warns that railroad insolvency would jeopardize insurance, banks, and individual finances as millions hold railroad securities.
The letter argues eastern railroads posted a net income drop in the first nine months of 1917 despite higher traffic, with a $57 million decline offset by $124 million in gross revenue growth. It urges government aid to rail firms and shippers, opposes full government ownership, and calls for public comment on the plan.
Local bakers in Piqua face standardization under a new government plan. The war bread loaf will use 50 percent less sugar 66 percent less lard and skimmed milk only. Loaf sizes will be limited to one 1 1/2 2 and 4 pound ranges with weights not under one pound. Prices cap at about eight cents a pound and all bakers fall under federal food rules from December 10.
The ad promotes wireless utbrellas guaranteed detachable handies for men women and children, with endless variety and popular prices at Thoma's Jewelry Store. Engraved fee of charge mentioned.
There is no further hindrance now to destruction of ballots cast in the recent election. Fifteen days have passed since the vote was canvassed and results declared, and 20 days since the election. The period for bringing a contest is past. Secretary Puliton is expected to report no basis for charges of irregularity. Bets held by stakeholders can be paid to winners. Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Beard a daughter Friday at their Spring Street home.
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