Prohibition and political shifts mark Indiana convention
Indiana Prohibition party delegates elected a state ticket and platform at their convention in Indianapolis. W J Bryan spoke to Dry Federation attendees. Nominations named for Congress in Sixth, Tenth and Eleventh districts and a state central committee.
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W. J. Bryan
Omer Hufford
Shirley
I. G. Pollard
Hamre
Lleventh
Culia J. Wayhinger
Upland
State Central Committee
Ohn K. McCleary
Evansville
James Ranson
Bloomington
W. RR
Anti-Saloon League
Wabash
Lydia Ellen Shambaugh
Wesleyan Methodist Institute and Bible Training School
Indiana Conference of Wesleyan Methodist Churches
Indiana Conference
Indiana Supreme Purt
Lake County
Vanderburg
Petersburg
Evansville & Indianapolis
Indiana
Terre Haute
W. J. Freeman
National Fuel Administration
Warsaw
Methodist Episcopal Church
Thomas Nichols
Chicago
Goshen
Fort Wayne
Logansport
Muncie
Richmond
North Indiana Methodist Conference
Wilson
Washington, D. C
James P. Goodrich
The
Force to Utmost, Wilson's Answer to War Facts
President Wilson addresses 7,000 in Baltimore marking America’s war entry anniversary and Liberty Loan drive. He argues for utmost sacrifice, rejects German aims of dominion, and calls for force to the utmost to secure a just peace and defend freedom against a world empire.
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Fairna
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
America
Germany
Russia
Women to Fill Places in War Service
The note cites Americas as having the first woman dentist working in war zones. The exchange confirms that women are to fill roles previously held by men, highlighting progress in gender-enabled positions during wartime.
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Bacon
Americas
Egbert
No Honor. Prophets meet little praise amid profiteers
Dialogue from a satirical column contrasts a prophet's lack of honor at home with the rise of profiteers. Egbert quips on the contrast as Bacon notes skepticism toward ambitious schemes.
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Bacon
Egbert
The New Vocabulary and a War Talk
Miss Cayenne argues against always consulting dictionaries and gazetteers to speak about the war. The exchange suggests a tension between precise language and timely discussion of current events.
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Miss Cayenne
Sweater Request Follows Mischievous Moment at School
A mother asks her son Tommie if he behaved at school. He replies yes after saying he kicked a German boy. He then asks his mother to knit him a sweater, framing the incident as the motivation.
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Tommie
Mother
Mamma
British and French halt German drives on Somme Oise fronts
British counter attacks reestablished gains in Aveluy wood and south of the Somme capturing prisoners and machine guns. French repulsed sorties near Hangard en Santerre and Hill 344, while Germans renewed assaults along the Oise and near Chauny Burisis. Heavy German losses reported with open fighting at Ville Sun Ancre and Dernancourt.
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Hebuterne
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Amiens
Corbie
Ancre
Dernancourt
Thennes
Woman Builds Dream Home From Bricks She Made
Detroit washerwoman Kate McDonald rose from $1.50 daily to producing bricks at 320 daily and completed 8000 bricks by October 20 1916. She owned a 20 to 50 foot lot and crafted a ten room double house valued at $4000 using a brick mold from the state fair.
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Detroit
Mich
Kate McDonald
McDonald
Kate
Triple Homicide Suicide Shocks Mexico Missouri
Derbey Adkins thirty three? Wait shows twenty three, shoots and kills Nolan McGowan and Ruby McGowan his wife and then fatally shoots himself in Mexico Missouri. Police report details indicate a domestic tragedy with three fatalities and one self-inflicted gunshot.
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Mexico
Derbey & Adkins
Nolan McGowan
Ruby McGowan
Fifty Dead Huns an Acre War Profiteer Quip
A wounded French officer riffs on battlefield losses saying they have been selling ground captured from Germans at fifty killed per acre and are ready to sell more at the same price. The remark reflects grim propaganda humor amid wartime destruction.
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Faris
Thieves Foiled by Window Cleaner Disguise in New York
Two alleged jewelry thieves in New York were held on charges totaling about 50000 dollars after posing as expert window cleaners. Their pattern of buying many overalls and buckets and dressing sharply led to suspicion and their capture.
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New York
Thrilling rescue of man from ice cake
New London Conn Til Tim a South Sea islander recovers at Ft Michie hospital Gull Island sound from a daring incident. He says deckhands from a Fall River boat tried to arrest him on arrival at Fall River. He jumped overboard, reached a large ice cake, and was rescued the next morning.
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New London
Conn
Til Tim
Ft. Michie
Gull Island
Tilm
Fall River
Boys Take a Wild Ride in Interurban Chase
Albert Williams twelve colored piloted a Gary Michigan City interurban at fifty miles per hour while a chasing car crew pursued. The trio started the speed test after the car was left at the Gary station, forcing officials to shut off power on the whole line to halt the dangerous ride.
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Michigan City
Ind
Albert Williams
Gary
Albert
Honest Thief Prompts Odd Office Door Open Promise
Hardin Illinois editor C H Lamar vows to leave his office back door unlocked at night to invite the thief who took his laprobe and horse blanket to return them. The stunt aims to expose the honesty of the thief and test public trust.
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Hardin
Ill
C. H. Lamar
Lamar
Loyal Americans Must Contribute to War Unity
Winston Churchill urges Americans to support the Allies and their armed forces, calling for unselfish war aims, abolition of secret treaties, and democratic self determination. He praises President Wilson for a world proclamation of emancipation from economic slavery and appeals for strong backing of the third Liberty loan.
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Germany
German Empire
America
England
France
Italy
Russia
Wilson
Junkers
World Service
Bonds Feed the Boys and Farm Family Support
Farmers urge support for Liberty Bonds to feed soldiers in France. The appeal highlights mothers cooking and the need to keep boys well fed while stationed abroad, tying home front thrift to military sustenance and victory bonds.
Don’t Bury Your Liberty Bonds Keep Them in Circulation
The notice urges homeowners to avoid hiding Liberty Bonds. Take bonds to a country banker for certificates of deposit. Banks can loan against them at Federal Reserve banks for emergency funds. Hiding bonds hoards money. keep them circulating to help the nation through the crisis.
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Federal Reserve Bank
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