Fire insurance reform debate heats up in senate
The senate debated an amendment to bring fire insurance policies under state law amid a fiery exchange led by Senator Will R. Wood who argued rates are set by company boards. The amendment failed 16 to 39 as discussions continued after a recess. The Vincennes university claim bill passed 73 to 18, and a public depository bill was introduced after a joint committee recess.
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Will R. Wood
Senate
Wood
Farber
Hawkins
Vincennes University
House
Glycerine Adds Strength to Golden Medical Discovery
Advert describes glycerine as a key ingredient in Dr. Pierce medicines, enhancing medicinal root extracts and acting as a nutritive antiseptic and demulcent. Claims include aiding chronic coughs, bronchial conditions, throat and lung issues, and blood purification, with note that it improves digestion and stomach health. No alcohol content.
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Pierce
Finley Ellingwood
Benedett Med. College
Chicago
Golden Medical Discovery
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
House Holds Up On $1 000 License Measure
Indianapolis February 123 It was expected that the senate s 1000 saloon license bill would be reported in the house today by the committee on morals with an amendment dividing the money between school and municipality funds instead of 600 to schools and 400 to municipalities A minority report favoring indefinite postponement was prepared and the matter was not brought up in the house today Sunday baseball bill divided report adopted opposing indefinite postponement and the bill will be considered in regular course
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Indianapolis
Senate
House
Committee On Morals
Green
Pierson
Hottel
Louden
House Committee On Morals
Standard Oil
Stephenson
W. R. Wood
Cavin
Standard Oil Company
Brilley
Criminal Code Committee
Railroad Committee
Shippers
Kittinger
Circuit Courts
Judiciary Committee
Garrard
Vincennes University
Daily
Joan Shark
Babcock
Indiana
Sweeney
Edwards
Miller
Speaker Branch
Fitch
Downey State Board of Health
Downey
Norwood
Elections Committee
King
Cravens
Daviess County
Joyce
Vigo County
Moon
Strickland
Farber
Slack
Carl E. Wood
Kimbrough
Women Suffrage Bill Defeated in Indiana Senate
Special to The Sentinel reports that February 14 in Indianapolis the Indiana Senate rejected a bill allowing women to vote in city and town elections. A large crowd of women witnessed the final vote and voiced strong approval of pro suffrage speeches.
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Sentinel
Indianapolis
Indiana
Senate
Farber Babcock insurance bill moved in Indiana Senate
Indianapolis February 14 The day’s proceedings focus on the Farber Babcock insurance bill. The measure was set down for a special order in the general assembly and is to be taken up in the senate today.
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Indianapolis
General Assembly
Farber-Babcock
Senate
Senate Works Hard to Catch Up in Its Work
Indianapolis Feb 115 The Indiana Senate resumes work amid rapid third readings as major bills proceed though pace lags behind measures ready for final passage The session debates rail commission reform jail supervision and anti buckshot measures while the house considers licensing and charity bills and adjourns after a long morning session with the Hawkins anti trust bill under close scrutiny
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Senate
Indianapolis
Ind
House
Hugey
Railroad Commission
Woodfill
State Board of Charities
State Board
Circuit Court
Joyce
McCullough
Brolley
Schroeder
Evansville
Hays
Quiet Day Ahead in Indiana Legislature Amid Bets on Bills
Indianapolis Feb 18 Prospects looked calm in both legislative branches with the senate opening at 10 30 and the house meeting later. Key items include Roemler s voter registration bill and the anti trust measure. A Republican senate conference was to tweak Farber s insurance bill with a likely vote tomorrow. A woman suffrage meeting led by Mrs Helen M Gougar was set for the hall. Senator Wood pushed an eighty cent gas rate bill for cities 6000 to 75000 population while the Cox sixty cent bill awaited action.
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Helen M. Gougar
Senate
Cavins
Miller
Bust” Theatrical Trust
Geiss
Evansville
Theatrical Trust
Indiana
Indianapolis
House
Roemler
Committee On Public Morals
Wood
Carl Wood
Senator Wood
Senate Takes Up Hawkins Anti-Trust Bill in Indiana
In Indianapolis on February 16 the senate resumed debate on the Hawkins anti-trust bill amid expectation of passage today, with amendments likely. The house operated without a quorum, advancing bills, reporting fifty-five through committees, and introducing seventeen more, including measures from Volz on fraternal life insurance, Condo on state reports distribution, and Joyce on city classifications and interurban rates.
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Indianapolis
Senate
House
Volz
Marion County
Condo
Joyce
Terre Haute
South Bend
Joyces
Women to attend meeting on suffrage bills
Delegations of women from Lafayette Kokomo Tipton and Irvington will attend a public meeting in the Indiana House of Representatives tonight addressed by Mrs Helen M Gougar on pending suffrage bills Miss Lydia Blatch a supervisor of Indianapolis schools will preside An opportunity will be provided at the close for supporters and opponents to speak in the audience
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Indianapolis
Lafayette
Kokomo
Tipton
Irvington
House of Representatives
Helen M. Gougar
Lydia Blatch
Republicans to Confer on Insurance Reform Bill
Indianapolis February 18 Republicans in the senate will hold another conference on the Babcock Farber insurance reform bill this evening. It is believed an agreement may be reached. Senator Farber caucus chairman said no regular caucus call would be issued as the meeting is intended as a conference.
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Indianapolis
Senate
Farber
High license bill held in committee at state senate
A long senate and house agenda dominated by bills on city classifications and public depository rules. Debates included suspending adult sentences, a depository bill structure, and reclassification of Indiana cities with changes to boards of public works and salaries. The senate adjourned amid talks on the Hawking anti trust bill.
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Kittinger
House
Senate
Morgan
Terre Haute
South Bend
Board of Public Works
State Board of Finance
County Boards of Finance
City Boards of Finance
Board of Finance
Boards of Finance
Todi
Hawking
Hawkins Anti-Trust Bill Clears Senate After Stormy Debate
In Indianapolis on February 20 the Hawkins anti-trust bill passed the senate 41 to 8 after a full day of stormy debate. All Democrats present supported it, with Shafer absent sick. Proponents rejected amendments claiming to strengthen provisions while critics labeled it sham legislation aimed at big combines like Standard Oil. The day featured heated floor clashes and a dramatic personal exchange between Hawkins and Kimbrough.
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Indianapolis
Senate
Shafer
Miller
Hawkins
Kimbrough
Hope Hospital Sunday Drives Local Fund Appeal
Trustees and friends of Hope hospital report strong interest in observing Hope hospital Sunday across city churches next week. A prominent business man has pledged to match church gifts up to 1,000 or contribute one fifth of total church contributions, aiding the hospital's finances and nurse training program.
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Friends
Hope Hospital
Births Report From Local Families
A list of birth announcements includes nine families with newborn girls and boys. Names include Mr. and Mrs. P. Li Galland and others from divisions and avenues in the city and Zanesville. The records note a mix of girls and boys born to couples such as Marlow Kowolczik William Rabi Louis J Mc Culloch Reginald Major Will J Fitch Nell W G Lem ley May Wilson and others.
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P. Li. Galland
Division Street
Marlow Kowolczik
William Rabi
Louis J. McCulloch
Indiana Avenue
Reginald Major
Miner Street
Will J. Fitch
Esmond Avenue
Failure
Brooklyn Avenue
Nell
Baltes Avenue
W. G. Lemley
Wells Street
May
Zanesville
Wilson
Marriage License Notices in Local Column
Marriage license notices list several couples including John Wesley Burns forty one a railroad brakeman and Coralyn Conger thirty nine Richard Anderson twenty two a farmer and Ida Rush twenty five Harry O Michaels thirty eight a farmer and Lydia Sebold thirty Mary E Twomey forty three a dressmaker and Francis M Whitlock fifty a glove cutter and Mary Twomey thirty nine.
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John Wesley Burns
Coralyn Conger
Richard Anderson
Farmer
Ida
Rush
Lydia. Sebold
Francis M. Whitlock
Mary
E. Twomey
Kaiser Shines At Opening Of Reichstag
The Kaiser addressed the Reichstag in a strong opening, praising peace, referencing the Denmark treaty, and confirming plans for The Hague conference. He noted election results, urged national unity, announced forthcoming measures including a colonial ministry and a Southwest Africa indemnity, and signaled troop reductions there. James Martin of South Bend, known as Corn Starch Jim, has left travel work to start a brokerage business in South Bend.
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Denmark
The
Hague
United States
Russia
the Hague
Reichstag
Africa
Hetmanskop
Kubub
German Southwest Africa
Germany
James Martin
South Bend
Gideons
Jim
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