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Indiana General Assembly Lists World-Shaping 1917 Reforms
The 1917 Indiana session enacted a constitutional convention call state wide prohibition and woman suffrage. It expanded military preparedness and bolstered the National Guard while approving substantial appropriations for state institutions land purchases and hospital expansion. The law also set up a state motion picture commission and broad tax and regulatory provisions across towns cities and industries.
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House of Representatives
Frank E. Wright
Lynn
Randolph County
Carl R. Minton
Anti-Saloon League
Wenerer
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Gary
Lake County Superior Court
Hammond
Crown Point
Henry County
United States Army
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