Platinum conservation urged by Indiana State Defense Council
The State Council of Defense at Indianapolis passed a resolution urging jewelers dentists and photographers to conserve platinum and for newspapers to avoid ads for platinum jewelry. The measure cites platinum use in munition manufacture and was presented with supporting statements from the council’s scientific research committee.
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Indianapolis
State Council of Defense
Nest
Daniel G. Luten
Secor
J. O. Sidekay
Ladoga
Hes Pacd
Merchants’ Economy Board
State Council
Trial Opens Over Death By Own Action In Shelburn Case
George Gilman, once a well known Shelburn figure, stood trial in Terre Haute for the murder of his wife, a Hymera native. Star witness Willard Tisdell testified they were stopped in an alley as Gilman allegedly fired on him, while defense notes cited a preexisting divorce petition.
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George Gilman
Shelburn
Terre Haute
James McAnally
Hymera
Gilman
Huntington
West Virginia
Horne
Bas Derver
Evideres
Wuestley
Willard Tisdell
North Second Street
Tie
Third Street
Tisdell
Royal press fuels war effort in urging Liberty Bond drive
The article lauds the U.S. press for rallying readers to support the Third Liberty Loan and other war measures. It emphasizes press unity, public resolve, and the treasury’s need to fund supplies and home defense against Germany. It warns that defeat of war measures would force grim truths about German atrocities.
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Temen
United States
Western Front
Tee
Federal Reserve District
Germany
Treasury
United States Treasury
Visits Home From Canada Echoes of War at Blythe
Billy Osborne, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Osborne of Shelburn, writes from Blythe near Liverpool after a leave from the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. He notes friends from his boyhood and family circles have been killed or are at the front, and he asks his mother to send smoking tobacco. Meanwhile, at the local interurban power station, workers install wiring in preparation for machinery as concrete flooring and roofing near completion this week.
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Billy Osborne
Fred Osborne
Shelburn
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Blythe
Liverpool
England
Billy
Shelburn Boy Offered California History Professor Post
Russell Lafollette, a Shelburn native now serving as principal of a Clinton school, has received a California college offer to teach history and will likely accept.
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California
Russell Lafollette
Shelburn
Clinton
Train Connections Map the Southeastern Indiana Route
The notice lists February 27 1916 time windows for south and north bound trains No 23 and No 24 with connections at Terre Haute to Chicago Peoria Louis west and other points. It names agents A L ONeill and J T Averitt and outlines connections via Beephunter Bedford Seymour Westport and lines for Cincinnati Indianapolis Louisville Greensburg and more. Central Passenger Association mileage honored.
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Chicago
Terre Haute
Southeastern
R. R
L. O'Neill
Indiana
Peoria
Louis
Wear
Beephunter
VandaHa
Indianapolis
Vincennes
Bedford
Monon
Seymour
Pennsylvania
Louisville
Cincinnati
Westport
Greensburg
Central Passenger Association
J. T. Averitt
Liberty Bonds urged to support WWI war effort
An anxious appeal calls on American citizens to back the war by buying Liberty Bonds. It denounces German and Prussian aggression, stresses civilian sacrifice in Cuba, and urges public fundraising to supply guns, food, and munition for the army.
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America
Cuba
Madrid
Belgium
Russia
Roumania
Kaiser
Sam
France
United States
Liberty Bonds Claim Best Investment On Earth
An assertive editorial endorsement proclaims Liberty Bonds as the strongest investment globally, urging readers to consider government securities for financial security and stability.
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Liberty Bonds
Will Not Let Women Pay The Kaisers Price
A wartime rallying call urging support for the Third Liberty Loan to back American troops. It argues Teutonic barbarism must not prevail and warns of the consequences if Treasury funds fall short, appealing to citizens to underwrite the war effort.
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America
United States
Liberty Bond Drive Urges Public Support For War Effort
Citizens are urged to strike now a blow for freedom and humanity by buying Liberty Bonds. The campaign emphasizes financial support to win the war and sustain national defense programs.
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Uncle Sam
Liberty Bonds Endorse Farm Support For War Effort
An American Dollar 1d deal urges farmers to lend money to the government through Liberty Bonds. It frames bonds as safe investments, aids the war, and secures future prosperity, stressing thrift and patriotic duty for all citizens.
Farmers urged to back Third Liberty Loan April 6
A Wartime plea appeals to farmers to support the Third Liberty Loan starting April 6. The message emphasizes farm labor, food supplies, and national defense, urging dollar contributions to back the treasury and keep the Kaiser from reaching the United States.
Liberty Bonds Boost Warship Efforts for Tuscania Aid
Citizens urged to buy Liberty Bonds to fund naval ships aiding the Tuscania recovery and protect American sailors at sea. The appeal stresses wartime finance to build vessels and support servicemen.
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South Court St
Jaac Pb Striats
Byovernor Goodrich
Council
John Vo Wilson
Clarton
Hir
Strauss
United States Loys Fue
Liberty Loan
J. Coleman
Tipton
Piso
Piso Company
Warren, Pa
Tegs Caras
Felderg Dolgers
Leiter Heads
Great Britain
Italy
Shelburn News
Shelburn Enterprise
Preso
Ameriga
Butcher Weyler
Begium
Federal Loan Bureau
Imiay
Globe
Sullivan
Ind
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