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Indiana's 1917 Reform Session Shapes Prohibition
Indiana's seventeenth general assembly in 1917 enacted three landmark reforms the call for a constitutional convention state wide prohibition and woman suffrage. It also expanded military preparedness financing for the Indiana National Guard and state institutions while laying groundwork for a new hospital and broader public services. The session is described as progressive with broad scope and lasting impact on law and governance.
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Ellis Searles
Indiana
General Assembly
Hoosier
Indiana National Guard
Central Hospital For Insane
Indianapolis
House of Representatives
Frank E. Wright
Lynn
Randolph County
Carl R. Minton
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Circuit Court
Secretary of State
Bureau of Legislative and Administrative Information
Convention
Er States
Supreme Court
Common Councils
Boards of Trustees
Gary
Lake County
Henry County
Oakland City College, Fish and Game
Lake Michigan
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance
A. Rn
United States Army
United States
Lafayette
Albion Fellows Bacon
Evansville
State Board of Health
Gibson County
David Byers
Fort Branch
Byer
Senator Thorn
Public Service Commission
Common Council
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dilla
Terre Haute
Chanics