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Newspaper

Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1918

Page

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Indiana Health Board Appeals to Governor Over Epidemic

Indiana state board of health asks Governor Goodrich to mobilize mayors to form local health commissions as clearing houses for doctors nurses and others in the fight against epidemic influenza and pneumonia. In the past week thirty-two counties reported 1,129 new cases averaging over 35 per county.

Indianapolis State Board of Health Goodrich Indiana Hoosier State Board Indiana Federation of Clubs John E. Moore Kokomo J. C. Gibbs Crown Point W. A. Morris Frankfort A. W. Roach Richmond Emogene Taft Lesh Muncie W. C. Smith Alice Foster McCulloch Fort Wayne General Federation S. E. Perkins Indiaanapolis Chicago Columbus Bartholomew County Laporte Washington Interlaken S. A. Mulhauser Evansville West Baden Ohio Illinois Missouri Michigan United States Army Hospital Gary National Tube Company United States Steel Corporation United States Germany Tube Company Pittsburgh Car ‘Aiid Foundry Company Vanderburg William ‘Wilson State Board of Accounts Elding G. H. Hendren Hendren Lafayette Decatur Adams County Washington, D. C General’s Department

Our Nation’s Greatness Rooted in Fatherhood and Brotherhood

A speech proclaims America’s greatness rests on the fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man. It links democracy, liberty, and human rights to Thanksgiving ideals and national mission, urging unity and devotion across homes and the nation.

Man God Seaboard Brotherhood America Brotherhood of Man Pilgrim Fathers

Thanksgiving doctrine of liberty and divine Providence

A Thanksgiving message reflecting that material blessings pale beside spiritual gifts. It cites God fearing pioneers as founding liberty, urges humility, and says America must lead in abolishing tyranny while spreading liberty to oppressed nations as part of a divine purpose.

America

Spirit of Thanksgiving Praised Amid World War Victory

A reflection on gratitude after global conflict, affirming divine blessing and liberty. The piece celebrates America’s leadership in promoting world peace, condemning autocracy and coercive force while praising sacrifice and the nation’s role on the altar of virtue and freedom.

America United States

No Time to Abandon Thanksgiving Custom Amid World War

The piece recalls the long standing practice of giving thanks to God for blessings despite war and disaster. It emphasizes continuing the autumn thanksgiving as a national custom amid tragedy and peril.

Thanksgiving Reunion Revealed in Family Chat

Uncle John asks Nettie if they all came for Thanksgiving and she confirms. Mother said the whole family would be there, and she calls the love between them dreadful yet bound by the yearly holiday.

Nettie John

Turkey Story from First American Voyages Era

The article notes the turkey as an American bird and its discovery after Columbus voyage. It states that about a century after the discovery, broiled young turkeys became delicacies on French tables. The piece references Suecullus and the Epicureans in relation to the bird.

Turkey America Suecullus Epicureans

Let Us Give Thanks And Reflect On Our Blessings

A reflective meditation urges gratitude for all material blessings and even sorrows. It invites readers to search their disappointments and illnesses for a hidden kernel of goodness, expressing thanks for what we have given and the soul-work we perform. Each person, like a gem, reflects light in unique ways and should give thanks.

McAdoo resigns Treasury and Railroads posts

President Wilson accepts William G. McAdoo’s resignation as secretary of the treasury and director general of railroads effective January 1 next year. McAdoo cites strain and inadequate pay, plans three months rest, and may return to law in New York. Wilson agrees to separate starts for successor appointments.

Washington William G. McAdoo Secretary of the Treasury The Treasury Railroad Administration Wilson McAdoo New York the Treasury Ww. G. McAdoo White House Woodrow Wilson Milledgeville Knoxville Tenn University of Tennessee Beecome United States Circuit Court Chattanooga Hudson River Manhattan Island New Jersey

Train Crash Near Chelsea Kills Four Officials

A head on collision five miles east of Chelsea delays main line traffic between Chicago and Detroit on the Michigan Central. The engineer and fireman of the express train are dead along with the engineer and a brakeman of the freight train, according to reports.

Chelsea Jackson, Mich Chicago Detroit Michigan Central

Stop Work on Nitro Plant Halted in West Virginia

Charleston November 23 halted the large government powder works at Nitro and thousands of workers were unemployed. Nitro had housed about thirty five thousand people, a cornfield just over a year ago.

Charleston W. Va Government

Russian Ships Bombard Vitakalla in Three-Hour Action

Three Russian warships flying red flags bombarded Vitakalla in Finland for three hours as Copenhagen reports the assault.

Warcraft Vitakalla Copenhagen Finland

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