Indiana Wheat, Timber Theft, and War Drives
Indiana towns report a record 198 wagon wheat loads totaling about 13 000 bushels at a Franklin elevator with $27 996 80 paid. Nashvills Artie Moore fights in France while timber and farm thefts raise alarms. Grasshoppers menace Jackson county crops. lightning hits Norm on Station causing heavy losses. state officials urge Washington to aid grain and sugar supplies amid war measures.
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Johnson County
Whiteland
Greenwood
Nashville
Artie Moore
France
Moore
Seymour
Jackson County
A. D. Cobb
Brownstown
Bedford
Normian
Here
Lowery Fish
Improved Order of Red Men
George Norman
Julia Todd
Indianapolis
Indiana
John W. McCardle
Public Service Commission
A. R. Reynolis
Crawfordsville
State Council of Defense and Age
United States Grain Corporation
Goodrich
Washington
D. C
State Council of Defense
Food Administration
Harry K. Barnard
J. E. Larger
Federal Food Administration
Titdtana
Indiana Reformatory
Putnam County
New Albany
Monon
Reformatory
Michigan City
State Conscription Department
General Crowder
Robert C. Baltzell
Navy
Marine Corps
Clay County Board of “Commissioners
Nance
Health Board
State
State Veterinary Department
Brown County
Klauss
KF. E. Davis
Tipton
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Hammond
Charles Tannert
Tannert
Tamert
Lawrenceburg
Snyder Sanitary Canning Company
Harrison Township
Evansville
Eighth Federal Reserve Banking District
St. Louis
Marcus
Sonntag
Lafayette
Indiana Horticultural Society
Madison
John. Hitz & Son
French American Forces Press Deep Into Marne Salient
Paris July 30 The allied forces gain ground on the Soissons Reims line with main advance on the west flank around Fere en Tardenois and north bank of the Ourcq as German retreat continues. French and American troops threaten Fismes and Fere en Tardenois while counterattacks are repulsed.
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Paris
Soissons-Reims
War Office
Fere-en-Tardenois
Berlin
Ourcq
Ardre
Fere-en- Tardenois
Ville-en-Tardenois
Soissons
Fismes
Oureq
Vesle
Grand Rozoy
Buzancy
Reims
Mont Sans Nom
Chambercy
Aisne- Marne
Svar
Authenay
Clery-et-Violaine
Champagne
France
America
Aisne-Marne
Foch
Villers-sur-Fere
Sergy
Villers-sur- Fere
Ville en-Tardenois
Fere Forest
Mezy
Nortward
Franquet Farm
Marne
Fos
Beauvardes
le Charmel
Pershing
Epieds
Oulchy
Oulchy-le-Chateau
Fere-en-Tardenbis
Villemontoire
Gouraud
Main de Massiges
al- Hed
Dormans
Hareven-Pachutinis
Chateau Thierry
Americans Endure 36 Hour Battle Near Epieds Trugny
American troops fought a grueling 36 hour clash against German infantry in the Epieds Trugny area in France. German forces reportedly checked the advance twice as bombardment reduced the village to ruins with no enemy left to capture or bury.
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London
Epieds and
Trugny
Reuter
France
Marche
Epieds
Waiters Drugged Hotel Patrons in Chicago Union Raid
Chicago detectives raided the Chicago Waiters union headquarters arresting four and detaining over 100 waiters amid allegations they sold a tasteless drug, Mickey Finn, to patrons at hotels and clubs. W. Stuart Wood and bartenders Blake Powell and John Milliam were held for questioning as the powder, a tartar emetic compound, sickened guests and resembled ptomaine poisoning.
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Chicago
Chicago Waiters’ Union
Union
State
W. Stuart Wood
Blake Powell
John Milliam
Waiters’ Union
Wood
Mickey Finn
Red Cross Motor Corps in DC Delivers Urgent Messages
Washington notes the District of Columbia Red Cross motor corps answers up to 15 calls daily after a new war department telephone link. The organization handles ambulance and transport work serving national headquarters Potomac division civilian relief and Walter Reed convalescents. A notable incident involved a soldier proposing via messenger on a moving troop train.
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Walter Reed Hospital
Philadelphia
John Smith
Red Cross
Mattel Sentenced 30 Days For Stealing Sister’s Ring
In San Francisco Dan Mattel was jailed for 30 days after stealing his sister’s wedding ring and pawned it to buy liquor. He pleaded for leniency and offered enlistment. the judge retorted the sentence and remarked on eligibility for the army.
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San Francisco
Dan Mattel
Mattel
Smooth Stranger Fleeces Miller Rubber Office
A well dressed man posing as a company salesman asked for $100 after presenting a forged telegram signed in the Miller Rubber name. George A. Holthaus, district manager, handed over the money and later learned the man had no connection to the firm.
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St. Louis
George A. Holthaus
Miller Rubber Company
Holthaus
Bear Kills Sheep in JoNiatA Township Careful Gimmick
In Altoona Pennsylvania farmers reported a large bear was seen feasting on a sheep carcass in JoNiatA Township. The animal was shot and weighed about 250 pounds, explaining the mystery of the missing flock.
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Altoona
Joniata
Proof That One Can Be Mistaken in Judgment
A narrator mocks judgments of a woman portrayed as vain and fragile while her plain companion comments on cost and home life. The dialogue reveals class and gender expectations as the two women critique appearances and domestic roles, ending with a dismissive note on misjudgment.
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Jim
What Made Shabby Woman Look Different
A saffron skinned woman with glazed black hair crosses a cobbled street among junk shops. Her shabby dress contrasts with a vivid red rose on her breast and a frayed shawl. Observers on Vanity Fair react, noting the Latin mystique tied to her mantilla and Spanish heritage.
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Vanity Fair
Honest Office Boy Shines In Draft Office Tale
A district draft office story praises a bright truthful boy who fills in for Major Dan Donovan. The boy’s prompt honesty delays a call to the major, illustrating the value of integrity in daily work at Camp Meade draft operations.
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Dan Donovan
Camp Meade
Major Donovan
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Ndiana
Pierce
Fere
Aisne-Marne Front
Marne Front
SS City
Red Cross Motor Corps
Smooth Stranger
Bear
Spain
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