05 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
1
President Wilson issues final admonition to enforce equal treatment with no class exemptions. The statement emphasizes fearless and impartial administration across cases, underscoring strict adherence to justice for all citizens.
The passage lists groups exempt from military service including officers, ministers, divinity students, certain U S military personnel, German subjects, aliens without first papers, local officials, customs clerks, arsenals workers, sailors, married men with dependents, dependent orphans, morally deficient individuals, and members of pre 1917 religious sects forbidding war.
President Wilson issues draft regulations to ensure least inequality and personal hardship in selecting soldiers. Local and district boards will meet, determine quotas, notify and examine draftees, and grant exemptions for dependents, essential workers, and other valid grounds.
Early science notes earth’s growth from meteoric matter, though pace is slow now. Researchers estimate yearly meteoric input around 20 000 tons, enough to gradually shape the planet over ages as larger bodies sweep up material.
The Marion County Council unanimously passed an ordinance authorizing a $200000 bond issue to construct a new road to Fort Benjamin Harrison and repair other roads entering the army post. Gen Edwin F. Glenn, commanding the post, had requested the road and repairs.
Indiana appellate court ends long dispute over taxing foreign insurers. It holds the state cannot charge more than the existing 34 percent premium tax. The decision affects how out of state insurers are taxed for doing business in Indiana. Public instruction updates note state school enrollment figures for the current year. Horace Ellis, state superintendent, released the figures from county enumerations.
A dialect piece mocks civilization by praising the liver as the body's main driver of欲 impulses. It argues the liver governs disposition, heart interactions, and selfish care, using humorous and ironical tone to reflect on bodily anatomy and human behavior.
The piece extols the liver as humankind’s most abused and misunderstood organ while humorously contrasting its importance with everyday life. It notes the liver’s role in digestion and health, mocks evasive talk about serious matters, and ends by praising a well-functioning liver as a sign of a bright world.
A slangy critique discusses the crowded field of literature with references to Lovell's Library and notable authors. It notes the challenge for writers to find open editor slots, balance ads with pages, and the persistence required to publish.
A reflection on today’s verbose literary output and the burden of unread magazines. The narrator laments endless amateur writing filling mailboxes and calls for a literary disposal plant as an urgent need of the times.
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