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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
1
Survivors say the Arabic sank after a torpedo without warning near Queenstown. They praise calm passengers and ready lifeboats that prevented greater loss, with crew discipline aiding orderly evacuations and late rescue developments.
A reflective piece warns that candor and sincere belief can invite overreach by others. It argues for measured openness to protect integrity and avoid exposing personal honesty to manipulation.
Sailors from a battleship in the Dardanelles test a new liferaft adopted by the Admiralty and supplied to all ships, demonstrating its use in sea rescue operations.
The text describes agriculture in western England with dairying cattle and sheep in Somersetshire. It notes the cheddar cheese industry there and mentions Uncle Eben and a proverb about telling intentions. It then extols the Scamander River as remarkable for its grand source in Mount Gargarus, surrounded by cliffs and plane trees, with the river rushing from a divine origin.
The note states that Silver is not legal tender in England and mentions sums over ten dollars, indicating a change in monetary status and value thresholds.
Indiana State fair week beginning September 6 will showcase a bountiful harvest of apples walnuts pawpaws and grapes with hundreds of orchards reporting heavy crops. The event will feature a large Hereford herd and numerous cattle sheep and swine entries from multiple states. Secretaries organize as Indiana Board of Commercial Executives forms to promote commerce. July deaths and births are reported, with measles poliomyelitis and other diseases tracked. Hoosier poultry breeders prepare a premier show with $2,354 in premiums and a large, active exhibitor community.
Indianapolis druggist Lorenzo King was fined 500 dollars and costs and given 180 days on the penal farm after being found guilty of illegally selling cocaine to Fay DeWitt and Myrtle Ward. A second affidavit filed by police named further charges in the cocaine trust case. Ward testified against King, who was bound over to the grand jury on the additional charge.
Patents have been granted to Indiana residents including Albert E. Barber Mishawaka for a shaft coupling Charles T Boyer Indianapolis for an automobile fuel tank Alex B Davis assigner to Eli Lilly Co Indianapolis for alkamin and producing same and related esters of alkamin Cris K Dunbar Centerville for a display rack Elwood Haynes Kokomo for noble alloy Lee H Jones Bloomfield for a fence post Trade marks granted include Buron Cassaday West Terre Haute for soft drinks Hoosier Box and Pie Plate Co Marion for fiber trays pans plates etc and James J O Toole of Evansville for electric fans.
Articles of Incorporation filed for Hoermann Seeds Store Terre Haute capital five thousand dollars to deal in seeds with directors Frank Hoermann L J Quin lan and M Be Hoermann. The Amazu theater Oakland City capital five thousand dollars to operate theaters directors A G Troutman C Spillman and E Troutman. Noblesville firm Gertler Wall Gertler noted for name change to Gertler Wall. Kokomo Manufacturing Company filed notice of preliminary dissolution.
Labor Day crowds expected as the Indiana State Fair opens in full on that day with exhibits, special attractions, and an aeroplane flight by Ruth Law including a parachute jump by George Maryland. John C. Weber's band with soprano soloists will perform, four harness races staged, and the Indianapolis Military Band will play. The big feature is the 1916 automobile exposition by the Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association in a large tent beside the brick horse barn. The motor show opening and a new bungalow by the state forestry board near the horticultural building are also highlighted.
Mrs. Jacob Burton files divorce and $500 alimony suit after being shot and seriously wounded by her husband. She cites support and cruel inhuman treatment. Burton is jailed on charges related to the shooting. Fort Wayne district notes record nine hundred farmers attending a county picnic hosted by the Washington Township Farmers club.
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