Indiana Weather and War Food Notes Across State
The Indiana weekly state cap and weather report notes temperatures about three below normal with usual sunshine. Rainy spells, oats ripening delays, strong wheat and corn yields, buckwheat sowing, and improving pastures. Separate notices detail farm implement licensing thresholds, wartime labor protections, and varied local crop updates from Sullivan to Gary and Seymour.
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Indianapolis
J. H. Armington
Nentral
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Wilson
State Council of Defense
Sullivan
Sullivan County
Jefferson
Hamilton
Gill
Fairbanks
Curry
Gill Township
Turman Township
Evansville
Muncie
South Bend
Gary
Lake County
Ciwensville
Southern Indiana Dairy Association
Seymour
Marion
Dick Wilson
Converse
Liberty Guards
Fairmount
Matthews
Fowlerton
Swayzee
Rigdon
Bloomington
Indiana University
American forces halt German Marne drive with counterattack
On the Marne west and southwest of Jaulgonne American troops hurled back German forces across the river. Reports say 1,000 to 1,500 Germans captured or killed, with the front held against the 50 mile German offensive.
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Pershing
Marne
Jaulgonne
U. S
Chauteau Thierry
Massiges
London
Fossey
Sur Melin
Mery
Central News
Vaux
Chateau Thierry
Main de Massiges
Reims
War Office
Fossoy
Dormans
Paris
Picardy
Caste
Mailly Raineval
Castel
Anchin
Arenes
Girl Will Wed Shattered Hero in Rochester
Rochester tale of Helen Weston who plans to marry Merwin Birdsell, the war hero returning from France with severed limbs. Despite his losses and earlier doubts, she reaffirmed her vow, and they intend to wed in New York before starting life in Washington.
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Rochester
Helen Weston
France
Merwin Birdsell
Canadian Rockies
Birdsell
Canada
Miss Weston
Chicago
New York
Belgium
Washington
Swiss court convicts thief plees leniency based on German residence
Geneva reports that attorney Auberson faced German officials after pleading for leniency for a client accused of stealing clocks. The defense argued long residence in Germany as extenuating, but the court convicted the thief despite the plea. The case drew attention to cross border tensions and legal standards in Switzerland.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Germany
M. Auberson
Baron von Romberg
Confederation
Auberson
Swit ‘Zerland
Adopts Tank System To Foil Hold Up Men
Four men halt a Belt Line trolley with revolvers blocking the track in St. Louis. Motorman Charles O. Wray signals conductor Cecil Rayner and charges the car like a tank, knocking the trolley off the track and allowing an escape. The robbers regroup and drive away.
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St. Louis
Charles O. Wray
Cecil Rayner
Rayner
Wray
Strang Couple Sentenced for Torture of Children
Mr and Mrs Strang were convicted in the Staten Island court of special sessions for burning the hands and faces of their children Raymond and Elizabeth as punishment for stealing candy and jelly. They received six months in the penitentiary. Justices McInerny Herrmann and Murphy imposed the sentence after acknowledging letters pleading mercy but stating the torture could not be condoned. Strang appeared stolid while his wife broke down and required medical attention before imprisonment.
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New York
Charles Strang
Court of Special Sessions
Staten Island
Raymond
Elizabeth
McInerny, Herrmann and Murphy
Strang
Million Dollar Question Echoes in After Hours Debate
In a playful poll a diverse crowd imagines a million dollars today and a morning appearance. One man says a fortune would aid his neighbor, another pledges to keep working for the paper, while Exception contemplates future salary raises and shared relief. The piece ends with a reminder to be prepared for the best.
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Venus
Exception
Man
Special Delivery Boy Chooses His Path
A young town resident faces a moral test after delivering a special delivery letter. He enters an apartment building, asks a resident to forward the mail, then parks the stamp and stamps it into a mailbox as if delivered by the regular carrier, illustrating early decision making.
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So-and-So
Real Estate Man Thinks Women Talk Too Much
A real estate agent shows an apartment to three women in Washington. Mrs. Smith unexpectedly offers advice and taunts about rent, revealing her own similar apartment and fee, while the agent blushes at the frank discussion.
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Washington
Mrs. Smith
Parrot Fulfills Loneliness With Tiny Town Exchange
A colonel seeks a talking companion and buys a parrot that says hello to him. The bird’s chatter eases his loneliness until a new buyer, a blind man, arrives and takes the parrot, leaving behind a lonesome old woman who greets her own partner with the same phrase.
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Polly
Colonel
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Hodges
Chicago Renting Association
Englewood
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South Shore
Food Administration
Dale P. Bessire
Nashville
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Jackson Township
Saline
Connersville
Fayette County
Terre Haute
Indianapolis and
Vincennes
Winchester
Greensburg
R. M. English
Gordon Templeton
Jeffersonville
Owen Township
Dean
New Washington
U.S
HMNS
Vaux District
Vaux Region
Conde
Mezy
la Bretonnere Farm
Big
Reuilly
Courtiery
Passy
Chastillon-sur-Marne
Cuchery
Marraux
Bouilly
Prunay
Les Marquises
Presnes
Souain
Pretty Miss
Burn Babes
Ivy
Nannie
Pet Polly
Gladden
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