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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1917
Page
1
The narrator and friends endure a chaotic day on a launch with Bopp insisting on fasting while Monty tries to start a faulty gasoline engine. A marooned mishap, a near flood, a thunderstorm, and a sudden medical scare unfold as Lucile, Mrs. Green, and others navigate food abstinence, a broken boat, and a chaotic home visit.
Ora Battson and family of Troy visited at his brother James's home Sunday. John H Turner and wife and Lew Keller spent Sunday at J F Schaffer’s east of Troy. Jack Weaver of Salem visited his brother Menry and family. Oakes and family of Grayson were at George St Toone’s. The children’s meeting at West Union Christian church was well attended. Other local visits included Mary Wilson at Mrs Della Robbins and Emma Doll at OC Cress’s home. Melvin Stine and wife of Trey visited P R Magget Sunday.
Miss O'Brien, 28, of Ridgewood, sued banker and millionaire John A Manning for breach of promise. The Lens Island city supreme court granted $225,000, believed the largest Danish ages award in such a suit, after testimony led the judge to direct a verdict and let the jury fix damages.
Piqua Rifle Club defeated Sidney last night by a wide margin in a third meeting of the season, Piqua having won two of the three matches. Individual scores listed show small margins, with many broken entries due to OCR errors. A scheduled meet against Dayton is announced for March with an invitation to interested locals, plus a note about federal court activity in Dayton and a proposed hearing panel.
Contempt action filed in Cincinnati by L F Harvey Bradford as trustee in bankruptcy of the Strickler Brothers Canning Co. alleges Charles O Davis, state receiver for Miami county, refused to surrender machinery stock and other property for sale under bankruptcy order. Property valued at 25000 dollars to be sold on premises. Davis ordered to appear next Tuesday at 10 AM to show cause, with injunction case against Louis K Orr.
London report cites operations confined to raiding at night near Leverquier and Banpau road area. Wading general Meld Marshal Waig says several enemy were killed, our forces destroyed, and eleven prisoners taken in the raid.
Stockhola reports Wuany GS plans to return a large number of prisoners soon to bolster support for a separate peace in Russia, according to word received today.
June 11 Canada’s Pacific railroad loaned the Imperial Munitions Board a million dollars to aid purchases of munitions in Canada over the coming year. The announcement noted the loan will back defense production and procurement efforts in cooperation with government policy.
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