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Newspaper

Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1917

Page

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Dining Drama at the Biltdorf Reveals Family Frictions

In a crowded Biltdorf grillroom dinner Helen resents Carrie's lavish orders while Warren and Lawrence chase cost, clashing over prices and taste. The group debates a future outing as ties strain, with Carrie patronizingly flaunting expense and Helen masking irritation behind politeness.

Helen Carrie Warren Biltdorf Porello’s Yeas Lynnhavens Lawrence New ‘York Craigs Washington Square

Indiana Leaders Plan Special Session On Coal Crisis

Governor Goodrich announced a special Indiana legislature session likely August 27 or 28 to address coal shortages. The plan includes strengthening the state council of defense, expanding rail regulation, and exploring constitutional changes to fund emergency needs while coordinating with federal action.

Indianapolis James P. Goodrich Chicago State Councils of Defense Federal Trade Commission Indiana Council of Defense Indiana Indiana State Council Goodrich State Council of Defense Public Service Commission Council of Defense

Governor reviews Indiana field artillery at Fort Benjamin Harrison

Governor Goodrich observed the artillery review as field batteries B ER and others paraded for an audience. The event drew unusually large crowds and included the soldiers receiving their first paratyphoid serum.

Goodrich Indiana Fort Benjamin Harrison

Indiana Brevities Roundup of Local Happenings

A rapid list from across Indiana reports reunions in Gary and Marion, real estate and rail news in South Bend and Lafayette, a draft dodging shoe theft in Brazil, a child’s death from lockjaw in Rushville, resignations in Anderson and Muncie, oil and bridge contracts, a $100000 Y M C A project in Fort Wayne, and a series of town meetings, school actions, and local incidents through early autumn.

South Bend Seventy-third Indiana Infantry Gary Commercial Club Marion Soldiers’ Home Soldiers Indiana Real’ Estate Association Brazil Alger Dierdorff Rushville Wayne Ertle Anderson Walter B. Lewis Central’ Hospital Orleans Farmers’ School of Instruction Purdue University Petersburg Sutton Farm Shelbyville Harry B. Griffey Chamber of Commerce Jeffersonville F. E. Lahr St. Luke’s Reformed New Philadelphia O. Claypool John M Emmons Winchester Citizens’ National Bank Thomas L. Taylor A. H. Farquhar Madison County Evansville M. J. Huffman Construction Company West Side National Concrete Company Hel River Kendallville Farmers’ and Merchants’ Light and Power Company Indiana Noblesville Clinton Wabash Valley Electric Company The Service Commission Terre Haute Frank Wright North Vernon Jennings Fort Wayne Potato Patch Patriots’ Association Huntington Clifford Tribolet Muncie J. O. Ledbetter First Methodist Church Greenfield Ft. Wayne County Board of Education Logansport Matilda M. Lout Cass Fulton Rochester Kokomo Rockport James Haines Alexandria Indiana Holiness Association Bloomington Monroe County Lafayette Elkhart Lake Shore

Joan of Arc at Orleans and the lifting of the siege

Creasy credits Joan of Arc with breaking the English siege of Orleans in 1429 and guiding France to victory at Rheims. The narrative recalls her divine mission, bold assaults, near fatal wound at the Tourelles, and the swift collapse of English resistance leading to her capture and martyrdom.

Joan OF Arc Orleans France Dunois Tourelles Biscayan Gladsdale Joan Rheims Charles VII Compiegne Rouen

Fast Wagon Joke Ends With Walk Home

An employee of a large granite company drives while transporting blasting powder and dynamite. A witty young passenger mocks the speed, suggests hiring a landslide or glacier for speed, and even jokes about lighting a match on the powder. The driver dismisses the idea and the youth decides to walk.

Women as fortune builders not rich by own exertions

The author notes that despite more women entering business, they rarely grow rich by personal effort. Most wealthy women inherit their fortunes, and many who succeed financially are not the most successful as women. The piece argues women, though valuable, are better suited to more than money making, with many earning a living but few becoming rich.

State Council of Defense Will H. Hays Thomas Taggart Council Dale J. Crittenberger Anderson Bulletin Taggart Hays Republican State Committee State Council Council of Defense Indiana Martin The Atlantic

Vague lines hint at a vessel wreck and missing souls

Fragments describe a ship grounded on rocks with alarm and fatal undertones. The text murmurs about fear for every soul aboard and the visitor’s grim reflection on the disaster.

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