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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
14
Official data show death rates in large centers rose two to seven times normal in the past week due to the contagion. Philadelphia mortality reached 97.2 on the same basis, while Boston and New York also show significant increases, with New York nearly tripling and Boston rising sharply.
A Bloomington Illinois congressman, identified as A Sterling, dies in a car crash. Several others are reported injured including Mrs Whitmore and Miss Anna Lange. Details remain unclear as information arrives from local sources.
Fires in Itkin Crosby and Trenton regions near Me ad north of Aitkin and Pal Libby continue burning with several areas still alight while crews report some lines checked and residents alert. Local lines at Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie report crews safe and responding.
Oct 19 report notes an embargo on shipping news movements with publication allowed for war vessels. The brief indicates a temporary restriction or ban in reporting ship movements except for warships, reflecting wartime censorship and fleet activity.
A fragment notes a September 12 draft estimate of 187,835 and an October 18 final return showing 12,968,594 for military service. It references Gen era Camps and a nationwide indication that camps have not yet run their communities.
House moves to consider a military deficiency bill carrying 6.345 billion dollars to support the expanded war program for the coming nine months. The plan allocates 6.152 billion for the army, 107 million for the navy, and 70 million for soldier and sailor family allowances, with total year authorizations rising to 313 billion. The program envisions about five million soldiers, eighty divisions in France, and eighteen training at home by July 1, and expands ordnance output including 14 16 and 18 inch guns at the Neville Island plant near Pittsburgh starting December next year.
Paris reports an inspection of Lens mining properties shows coal extraction impossible for 18 months to 2 years due to German damage. Restoring normal pit production may take five years. The chamber of deputies mining committee found every one of Lens ten thousand houses razed.
Washington reports rapid local board processing of the new draft registration. Questionnaires will soon go to eighteen year olds and men aged thirty seven to forty five. Influenza epidemic conditions prompt indefinite suspension of October draft calls, with the next call expected to be unusually large.
Washington announces a ruling by Food Administrator Hoover and Tuel Administrator Garfield that no brewing may occur after December 1 even for Kreuzen or new beer in an effort to tone up old beer.
Indianapolis reports Indiana has oversubscribed its quota in the fourth war loan drive. Total subscriptions reached 108 750 000 dollars with expectations of additional millions from various counties and communities.
London reports federal and German sessions dominate Berlin as war ministers convene long meetings. Independent Socialist protests in Unter den Linden clash with police while crowds chant the Marsellimse. Zurich dispatches note no German war office statements.
Washington reports arrangements between the Belgian relief commission and the British quarter master general for 20,000,000 emergency rations to be supplied immediately to rescued Belgians. Herbert Hoover, chairman, said rations come from British army stores in Belgium and will be paid by the relief commission.
The Czech Slovaks presented their declaration of independence to President Wilson, severing ties with Austria-Hungary. Professor Masaaryk signed as president of the new provisional government.
London dispatch reports Turkish forces, about 12 000 strong, under General Liman von Sanders concentrate at Aleppo as British troops push northward from Hama, 100 miles south of Aleppo, with no Turkish resistance observed.
Washington reports no further effort will extend daylight saving and clocks will be set back one hour on October 27 as originally planned.
Thomas Kearns mining magnate and railway builder, a former United States senator, died at his Salt Lake City home after suffering a stroke. He was a prominent figure in Utah politics and industry.
The signal corps calls for 750 skilled Morse telegraph operators ages eighteen to fifty five for overseas duty in France by June 30 1919. One hundred fifty are to depart immediately with the rest sailing at about thirty dollars a month. The physical standard may be lowered for those with technical qualifications and who are physically able to serve.
Washington reports America's total registered manpower stands at 23 456 021 with 12 966 594 aged 18 to 45. Illinois totals include 852 131 registered across four registrations, as Provost Marshal General Crowder notes belated Texas news allows final last registration total.
Dr Charles Nicolle and Dr Levailly report at the Pasteur Institute Tunis that the Spanish influenza germ is too small to be seen with a microscope. It has been identified as the cause since the malady has been reproduced in a monkey and a man under study.
Allied troops occupy Kadish in Archangel region and push five miles south along the railway toward Kadish. The advance concentrates along the railway line in Vologda Province as Allied forces tighten control.
A Lyons munitions factory suffered major material damage from a blaze and a second, larger explosion at midnight when the magazines blew up. The incident occurred after an initial fire outbreak and is described as highly destructive.
Bordeaux reports the municipal council approved a $20,000 subscription toward a fund to erect a memorial honoring America at the mouth of the Garonne. The plan aims to commemorate ties between Bordeaux and the United States.
President Wilson rejects the Austro-Hungarian armistice proposal and insists that autonomy alone cannot end the war. Secretary Lansing releases the formal reply outlining that the peoples of Austria Hungary must freely determine their rights and destiny and that Czecho Slovakia and Jugoslavia national aspirations are recognized. The Austro-Hungarian note is also published alongside the U.S. reply from Robert Lansing.
A company of colored soldiers marches beside a road where enslaved convicts work. A trooper taunts with a job change joke, and the convict replies that he knows his time and won’t switch.
An ad explains cold prone individuals should use Hadls Catarrh Medicine to build up the system and cleanse the blood reducing susceptibility to colds. It notes acute catarrh can become chronic and claims internal action through the blood for mucous surfaces. Druggists 75 cents. Testimonials free, 100,000 dollars for any case not cured. Fr Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A Chicago Tribune caption shows a boy asking his mother if she wishes for another child to get two more pounds of sugar each month. The exchange highlights a playful, domestic moment reflecting on family needs and resource sharing.
Boston theatergoer F. E. Atkinson reports an unusual production in a middle West town. The balcony scene included a live card game by the players during the performance.
The notice promotes a Roman Eye Balsam product aimed at preventing fatigue and watery eyes when used at night, stating it can relieve eye strain and tiredness.
Quote captures a discussion on why international posts are necessary and mentions handling international hitches as a rationale. The exchange highlights practical roles of foreign postings in addressing global or cross-border issues.
A terse exchange unfolds with a distressed speaker declaring hunger. The other person underscores patience, noting that hunger cannot be hurried and implies a broader human constraint.
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