Sullivan Boy Writes From Camp Taylor
A 102 strong Sullivan county unit details their arrival at Camp Taylor. The letter describes marching through the camp, bunk setups, drills, and mess duties, with names of officers and fellow soldiers. They note cold showers, simple meals, postal visits, and upcoming transfers, ending with a brief salute to their new quarters.
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Sullivan County
Slim Watts
Louisville
Camp
Taylor
Matthew Eastman
Gordon Hackney
Joe Engle
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Emil McCoy
Stout
Wabash College
Fred Loudermilk
Harold Shields
Cassion Company
Lloyd Lang
Russell Cramer
Ray Bicknell
Grover Gambill
Cuddy French
Big Nig Ridgeway
Irving Hastman
Rex Benefield
Charles Welles
Capt
Beeson Hunt
Tatoo
Hastman
Eastman
K. P
Arthur Hershon
Bunny
Lew Nash
Roy Anderson
Hollow
Field Artillery
Paul Higbee
Irving Eastman
John, Harbaugh
Homer Tate
Harry Waldorf
Sargeant
Jay Hicks
John Harbaugh
Clarence Cummins
Post Exchange
Gambill
Starvation of Nations Controversy Letter to the Editor
The letter argues the wartime hunger strategy aims to starve enemies into peace and cites headlines about famine across Europe. It links food shortages to social unrest and religious prophecy, ending with a personal signoff from P A R of Farmersburg Indiana.
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Germany
Great Britain
Petrograd
Prussia
Greece
United States
Bulgaria
Armenia
Dublin
Turkey
Constantinople
Europe
Hungary
Budapest
Riverside Drive
Wartorn
Christ
Man
Teddy taunts and tares as columnist takes the chair
A 1917 letter from Sullivan Ind asserts Teddy Roosevelt will wield sharp vitriolic ink as Kansas City Star editor, attacking pacifists and prodding Congress to seize the Prussian rein. It proclaims his biting language will shock readers and shape policy swiftly.
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Teddy
Kansas City Star
Joe S. Reed
Sullivan, Ind
Change in auto license forms for 1918 in Indiana
Notice to vehicle owners and dealers about a new official 1918 auto license application form. Old forms will be rejected and destroyed. applicants must fill all blanks, receive certificate and plates together, and apply early to avoid delays. First ship ment of 1918 plates on December 15 with November 1 start for applications. nonresident notice follows about quieting title in Sullivan County and a court action with a November 26, 1917 hearing date.
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Automobile Department
Secretary of State
Notary Publics
Not
Indiana Automobile
Mary Chase
Schroeder & Price
Sullivan Circuit
Hugh Owens
Frank Owens
Hannah H. Lloyd
State
Indiana
Sullivan County
Change to license plates numbering regime described
Officials announce a switch to numeral only license plates to replace alphabetic ten thousand markers after one hundred thousand. The change aims to reduce confusion and improve readability with green back plates and black numerals.
Oldest Writing Traced to Babylonian Tablets
University of Pennsylvania museum scholars argue that the earliest known writing comes from Babylonian tablets. These tablets, deciphered by Professor Burton, reference events dating to about 5000 B C.
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Ohest
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Burton
University of Pennsylvania
True Enough Reguler For Odd Leugths Of Ishie I Shith
London Opinion laments the lack of proper oil cloth on a dining room table and quips about oddities in usage and language with breezy satire.
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London
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Miller Hardware and
Globe Tailors
Sullivan, Indiana
Sullivan Boy
Camp Taylor
U. S
Farmersburg, Ind
Selvan County
Sullivan Circuit Court
James M. Sinclair
David Giles
Maxwell-Cowles Shoe Co
the Foot-Fitters
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