Michigan City to Have Cough Drop Factory and Camp
Michigan City plans a cough drop factory with Smith Bros. of Poughkeepsie to open in spring. A permanent military training camp may relocate from Camp Steever to 20 acres owned by Adolph Van Spanje east of the city, with government equipment and 500 soldiers, backed by wealthy Chicagoans.
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Michigan
Smith Bros
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Camp
Chamber of Commerce
W. K. Greenbaume
Alma Christiane Hesterman
John Swanson
Coffee Creek
Porter Avenue
America
Otis King
Bert Cites
Ralph King
Loren King
Charles Kuss
Clarence Deming
Michigan City
Harry Robe
Laporte
Myron Dillingham
John King
Logansport
Wanatah
Mirror
Train Hits Load Booze At Bowell Crossing
A New York Central train struck an automobile at Bowell crossing east of Rolling Prairie on January 21. About 60 gallons of Chicago whiskey destined for South Bend spilled and wrecked. The two occupants, Wigmurd Odor and Steve Borek, escaped with minor bruises after a narrow escape. They were taken into custody by local authorities in South Bend.
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New York Central
Bowell Crossing
Rolling Prairie
Chicago
South Bend
Steve Borek
Shotgun Wound Leaves Youth Hospitalized Father Arrested
A shot from a shotgun struck a young man in the right arm below the shoulder. He was taken to St. Anthony's hospital while his father was jailed. Deputy Sheriff West arrested the suspect, Sheriff Apstiss. The prisoner was taken to Laporte to await arraignment as court action hinges on the victim's wounds.
Murder suicide tragedy at Shreve home in Michigan
Thomas Shreve aged 75 shot wife with a hammer as she slept in their Cleveland avenue residence and then hanged himself in the barn. Discovery by daughter-in-law Mrs Will Shreve and newsroom foreman Gad Gleason led to coroner and police involvement. Described as despondent over ill health and eyesight, with wife having hip fracture earlier that week.
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Michigan
Thomas. Shreve
Shreve
Cleveland Avenue
Will Shreve
Gad
Gleason
Cleveland , Avenue
Leeds
Christmas Amid Ruins and Rations From Boullionville
Howard Davidson writes from Boullionville describing a ruined town with six inhabitants, scarce supplies, ongoing patrols, and Christmas with bread coffee and meat. He details mine removals, a church and cemetery ruin, a 1703 building shelled, submarines on the voyage, and requests news items from the Indicator while noting censorship changes.
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Boullionville
Martha
Boultoniire
All. C Co
Rumely Co
London
Brest
France
Howard Davidson
Christmas and Birthday Letter From Mia Hilbert 1918
A Plymouth correspondent writes from Westville Indiana on December 25 1918 describing a white Christmas. She mentions her 28th birthday being observed with friends playing a prank and her revenge the next morning. She notes a wreck involving a local Dom Silk and reports Christmas packages arriving early.
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Dom
Silk
Plymouth
Soldier Clarence Logman in France Sends Christmas Hope Home
Letter from Clarence Logman in France to Alfred Cathcart dated Dec 23 recounts frontline life in Montigny and Argonne. He jokes about ducks without feathers, sees shells explode, notes deep shell holes and 30 foot dugouts, and mentions Meuse river proximity. He hopes to be home by February and plans to bring a wooden shoe for loafers.
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Alfred Cathcart
Clarence Logman
France
Montigney
Argonne Forest
Fritz
Meuse
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Country Gentleman
Westville
Flabor
Oul
Westville Lumber & Coal CO
Westville, Indiana
Ance
Kellings’ Shoe
Ind
Guenth
Law
M E
George Loomis
Kansas City
Mary
Loomis
Justine
Philander
George
O. M. Coulter
Margaret Shutz
Loomises
Coulters
Indianapolis
Max
New Durham
Alden Herrold
M.T., Krueger
Mr. Krucker
M. T
Mia
I. E
Hilbert
Westville, Ind
Naan Mathan O
Beaver
Blue Fox
Red Fox
Gray Fox
Silver Fox
Kolinsky
Hudson
Valparaiso
Indiana
John I. ‘Hilbert
Hilgert
Germany
Rembercourt
Co. E. 22
Clarence
Coats
Valun Sp
Maffa
Scarfa
Kimona Silks
Kimonas
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