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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
5
The Washington Indiana common council invites sealed proposals for garbage collection and disposal for the 1917 season. Bids due by 30 p m on Monday June 1 1917. Rubbish removal not included in municipal bid. property owners responsible for removal. Council may reject any bids. Clerk Fred Fromme signs the notice.
Notice to residents that the Washington Indiana common council adopted a declaratory resolution May 14 1917 for improving First Street between Harned Avenue and Highland Avenue. A 7:00 p.m. hearing will be held to hear protests and determine if benefits to abutting property equal or exceed estimated costs as set by the city engineer.
The report profiles Harry McMichael of Augusta Georgia who has been wounded thrice by German missiles while serving with the Fifteenth Canadian Battalion since June 1915. After repeated injuries he remains eager to rejoin the action and fight alongside American troops when they arrive.
A semi official note from Paris on June 6 describes Marshal Joffre guiding U S Army planning with British leaders. It says he influence spans the entire program and that he is the godfather of the American army. France assigns him to provide ongoing advice to the American high command and to share lessons from three years of war.
A formal notice states a meeting will be held in the council chamber to hear remonstrances on a proposed improvement. It covers objections, property impact, and whether beneficios will justify the cost as estimated by the city civil engineer. The document is signed by Fred Fromm with the city seal, dated the 23rd.
A claratory resolution invites objections to a proposed local sewer, outlining its course from Harned Avenue and South Meridian Street to East First Street and Highland Avenue. Plans are on file with the city clerk, with a hearing set to decide if benefits equal or exceed costs, dated May 23, 1917.
A U S Navy officer in New York warned against belief he was fatigued by crank inventions while the government seeks ideas to aid the war. The Naval Consulting Board at 13 Park Row calls for mailed submissions, one invention per letter, with simple descriptions, patent status, and signatures.
After eleven years of work a Nebraska inventor unveils a device for party telephone lines that lets a caller identify any other subscriber listening in. The invention promises to reveal who taps the line and could change how rural telephones are shared.
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