Indiana Senate passes highway bill amid political clash
The Indiana Senate approved the Dobyns bill creating a state highway commission by 34 to 13, with amendments shifting material selection and contracts to county commissioners under oversight, sending the measure to the house. Governor Goodrich faces opposition from insurgents as fiscal reform and prohibition efforts unfold.
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Indianapolis
Senate
House
Goodrich
Thomas P. Goodrich
Representatives MacNagney
Cravens
Bureau of Legislative Information
John Lapp
Miller
Indiana
Stansbury
Beardsley
Elkhart
Simmons
State Board of Health
Lantz
Monument Circle
Monument Place
Public Service Commission
Kessler
Hartke
Fish and Game Commissioner
Culbertson
State Highway Commission
Senator Culbertson
Munich
State Office
The
Highway Commission
Excise Tax on Corporations Sparks Indiana Legislative Clash
Governor Goodrich pushes an economy and efficiency program as lawmakers debate an excise tax on all Indiana corporations based on profits and dividends. The House and Senate advance various bills including suffrage, conservation, and tax reforms while opposition grows from manufacturers, bankers, railroad officials, and others statewide.
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Indianapolis
Goodrich
Senate
Republican Party
House
State Department of Conservation
Department of Geology
County Council
Charter Board
Governor
Deserter Perry Gillespie Claims Escape Plan
Perry Gillespie nineteen an army deserter says William Davis detailed to take him to Fort Leavenworth prison permitted him to escape near St. Louis Gillespie was first arrested in Logansport police report notes February 17 in Muncie.
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Muncie
Perry Gillespie
William Davis
Fort Leavenworth
St. Louis
Gillespie
Logansport
Ruling Blocks Use of School Funds for Drill Instructors
South Bend February 17 a ruling by state examiner Gilbert H. Hendren says school funds cannot pay for military drill instructors. The decision may hinder adoption of the Wyoming system in this and other Indiana cities.
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South Bend
Gilbert H. Hendren
Indiana
Capt Alexander Lawrie Dies After Civil War Portraits
Lafayette veteran artist Capt. Alexander Lawrie died at the Soldiers' Home from pneumonia. He completed a twelve year task printing portraits of all generals who served in the Civil War and had painted 150 portraits.
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Lafayette
Flis
Alexander Lawrie
Girls Excel in Spelling Says State Spelling Report
The Brooklyn Eagle notes state wide spelling contests in 10 500 schools show girls outperforming boys with silver medals to county champions only 30 percent won by boys. Infantile paralysis scare halted free state fair trips. It argues spelling links to visual memory and education value beyond symbols.
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Fintey
Syracuse
Brooklyn Eagle
Quieting Title Notice in Greene County Indiana
Greene Circuit Court February Term 1917 summons non residents in a quieting title action by William Killinger against Aleena Downing and many unknown parties. The real estate described is the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter in section 14 township 7 north range 5 west in Greene County. Defendants with unknown residences must appear by February 19, 1917 or be defaulted. Clerk E Kirby Ashcraft signs the notice.
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Indiana
Greene County
Greene Circuit Court
William Killinger
Aleena Downing
Alexander Downing
Mariah Downing
Francis Riley
Peter Nidigh
Samuel Brosman
Mary Brosman
Hattie Applegate
Gate
Cassie Boase
Boase
David Brosman
Downing
Aaron Brosman
Amos Nidigh
Frances Riley
Andrew Downing
Claude E. Gregg
Bloomfield
E. Kirby Ashcraft
Quaint St Thomas Day Customs Fade From Merrie England
The old practice of going a gooding on St Thomas Day December 21 fades as more families rely on charity rather than merrymaking. Children formerly sang wassail songs and visited homes of the wealthy seeking alms, while in remote areas some poor still roam for aid though the festive tone has diminished.
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St. Thomas
Merrie England
England
Feet of the Fighting Men Revealed by Inspections
An excerpt from World's Work notes Army foot inspections last summer among border militia regiments. The Sixteenth Pennsylvania infantry showed 1 087 examined, only 290 with sound feet. 476 wore shoes too small. 750 had corns. 762 ingrowing nails. 613 bunions. 590 cases of pronation or hallux valgus.
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Sixteenth
Pennsylvania Infantry
Pennsylvania
Dates Across the Southwest Become Major Market
The bureau of plant industry and its explorers convert global fruits into American products. From China, cherries arrive. from the Altai mountains red currants. persimmons travel seedless and puckerless. Other distant regions supply fruit, vegetables, and shade trees for new American gardens.
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United States
Bureau of Plant Industry
China
Altai Mountains
Orient
Why Blotters Are Scarce This Year
A Brooklyn paper laments the high cost and reduced production of blotters. Printing plants forecast blotters to be scarce this year due to dearer paper stock and lower output, likening the shortage to scarce eggs.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eagle
The Logic of It Submerged Tenth Jury
A dialogue frames a logic puzzle about crew selection for submarines. The question asks which class of population would best serve as submarine crews and yields the witty answer that the logical conclusion points to the submerged tenth.
Loan Agents Offer Quick Service at Best Rates
We are the agents for top money market companies and can render swift service with reasonable commissions. Visit our office at the southwest corner of Square in Bloomfield Indiana or discuss your needs with Curtis C. Hendren.
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Square
Bloomfield
Indiana
Curtis C. Hendren
Real Estate Firm Seeks Buyers for Broad Farm Listing
Bloomfield Indiana real estate agency Co E Combs advertises a large agricultural and city property inventory for sale. Urgent solicitation targets prospective purchasers, urging contact for available listings and expert brokerage services.
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Co. E. Combs
Bloomfield
Indiana
Money To Loan On Improved Farms In Bloomfield Indiana
Loan agency ad for C. K. Combs offering prompt secured loans on improved farms in Bloomfield Indiana at low interest and reasonable commission.
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Combs
Real Estate and Loan Agency
Bloomfield
Indiana
Evansville Indianapolis Railroad Details
John S. Talbot, General Freight and Passenger Agent, Terre Haute Indiana, connected the Evansville to Indianapolis railroad line naming the key official and locale.
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Evansville ,Indianapolis Railroad
John S. Talbot
Terre Haute
Indiana
Schedule Fragments Mark North Ly Times
A fragmented OCR schedule shows times marked 7:30 a m 8:35 9:05 9 10 9:28 9 10 9:55 10:01 Ar 10:15 Daily with unclear context and entries.
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Terre Haute
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P.m
Spring Hill
Riley
Rofetes Cory
Saline City
Clay City
Coal City
Hubbell
Indianapolis
Worthington
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Bloomfield
Newhberry
Elnora
Plainville
Hyatt
Washington
Maysville
Jacobs
Eben
Rogers
Blackburn
Petersburg
Hosmer
Little
Oakland City
Somerville
Mackey
Elderfield
Green River
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Southeastern Line
Jasonville
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Seymour
Oden
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Beehunter
Linton
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Ilinois Central Railroad
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