Laws Passed By State's Legislature Past 103 Years
Indianapolis dispatch recounts the Indiana General Assembly’s history since statehood. It notes 9227 laws enacted by general assemblies, 6200 special laws, 1030 resolutions, and 14 special sessions, with key dates including 1853 start for local laws and 1925 upcoming 74th regular session. También mentions 1920 suffrage, 1929 appropriations, and the Pendleton move of the reformatory.
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Indianapolis
Indiana General Assembly
General Assemblies
Indiana
State Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Pendleton
Field & Co Purchases Loop Buildings for 12 Million
Marshall Field & Co plans to buy the loop buildings housing its retail operations from the Marshall Field estate for 12 million dollars in cash. The deal includes a request to approve a 99 year ground lease to Field with annual rent starting at 900 thousand and rising to 1.15 million.
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Chicago
Marshall Field & Co
Marshall Field Estate
Circuit Court
Latimer Sentenced to Life for Murder in Mackrodt Slaying
Xenia Ohio January 6 former major league baseball player C W Tacks Latimer was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge R L Gowdy after a second degree murder conviction in the November 26 slaying of C Je Mackrodt. The court overruled a motion for a new trial.
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Xenia, O
C. W. “Tacks’ Latimer
R. L. Gowdy
C. Je. Mackrodt
Penny Deposits Drive Yorkshire Bank Savings Push
A recent statement from the Yorkshire penny bank in England says high deposits totaled over a hundred million dollars as the bank continues its mission to encourage people to save their pennies.
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Yorkshire Penny Bank
England
Lost City of Norumbega Explored by Early Explorers
The legendary Norumbega is described as an American clef cited by English and French explorers of the seventeenth century. Sources place it in either Maine or eastern Massachusetts, reflecting persistent medieval and colonial myths.
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Norumbega
Maine
Massachusetts
So Big serial to run in Daily Citizen at Grand
Edna Ferber’s So Big will start in the Daily Citizen and be shown at the Grand theatre soon after the newspaper installment ends. Manager Scherer has booked the production, and readers are urged to follow the serial to its finale and watch for the screen version later.
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Daily Citizen
Edna Ferber
Scherer
Grand Theatre
Mrs Dudley King Suffered Serious Heart Attack
Mrs. Dudley King of the corner of First and FF streets northeast was seized last night by a serious heart attack. Her condition grew alarming but reports this afternoon indicate improvement.
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Dudley King
Oil inspection law upheld by country Supreme Court
Washington January 6 The supreme court refused to consider Indiana law construction regarding taxation of gasoline inspection by Indiana Refining Co The Indiana state oil inspection law was upheld in federal court by Judge A B Anderson and later the restraining order was dissolved The supreme court action appears to sustain Judge Anderson's decision and the law's validity
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Supreme Court OF Country
Washngton
Jan
Supreme Court
Indiana
Indiana Refining Company
A. B. Anderson
Anderson
Attorney General Harlan F. Stone Named to Supreme Court
Washington January 6 Harlan F Stone attorney general was appointed by President Coolidge to replace Justice McKenna on the U S Supreme Court bench. The nomination was sent to the senate just before adjournment and Stone is expected to assume duties once confirmed and a successor named for the Department of Justice.
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Washington
Harlan F. Stone
Coolidge
Joseph McKenna
United States Supreme Court
Stone
Justice McKenna
Senate
Department of Justice
Koretz Near Death in Joliet Prison Hospital
Leo Koretz, known for swindling Chicago friends and relatives out of millions in promotional schemes, lies in critical condition at Joliet prison hospital. Dr. W R Fletcher reports worsening diabetes and says insulin injections have begun in a bid to save his life.
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Chicago
Leo Korets
Joliet
W. R. Fletcher
Koretz
Pats Manners First Manners Are Not Mere Inpertane
Burke notes that true manners affect great men who depend on them, implying decorum governs power and influence rather than mere appearance. The piece contrasts superficial politeness with enduring conduct shaping status and outcomes.
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Burke
Miners Burned in Powder Explosion Near Clinton
Three miners David Bell 58 Tony Miller 26 both Terre Haute and Sam Boatman 47 of Rosedale suffered facial and arm burns when a blast at the Sub marine mine south of Clinton ignited gas and powder during tamping. The mine sustained no damage.
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Clinton
Ind
David Bell
Tony Miller
Terre Haute
Sam Boatman
Rosedale
Here
Bell
Miller
Boatman
Sentimental Thought on Roses and Tears
A reflective verse fragment notes that beauty and hope shine brightest in early freshness. It compares a budding rose and dawn tears, claiming bloom and joy are heightened by morning dew and by tears, invoking a classical mood and mythic imagery.
Courage Reflected In Speech And Action, Curtyle Quotation
An ivalued remark on how a man’s courage appears in his words and judgments as clearly as in his deeds. The author notes that courage is visible in both the opinions formed and the actions taken, underscoring character in voice and conduct.
Saturnalia rites at Lome honoring Suatuva festival
During December Saturnalia in ancient Lome, shives wore masters clothes while masters dressed as slaves and wailed, honoring the god Suatuva. The scene reflects festive inversion and ritual parody within the ancient rite.
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Het
Lome
Suatuva
Dimei
No Dispute on This Ordessa Funeral Mention
A fragment notes someone named Ordessa recounting a friend’s funeral. She says LP did not suffer a stroke and was speechless at death, implying a sudden or unclear cause. The passage suggests personal recollection rather than a formal report.
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Ordessa
Battle Leaders in Plains of Abraham Fatal Battle
In the famous Plains of Abraham clash at Quebec on September 13, 1750, the opposing generals who led the French and British forces were both killed in the brutal fight that ended with a French defeat.
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Wolfe Une Montcadm
Plains of Abraham
Quebec
Comstock Jode fissure ore body in Nevada mountain rocks
The Comstock Jode in Nevada is a four mile fissure vein filling a fault plane in andestre-diorite near Mount Davison, Virginia City. The ore is quartz with silver and gold and shoots up to 860 feet long and 96 feet wide. The vein has been developed to a depth of 2,000 feet.
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Comstock
Nevada
Mount Davison
Virginia City
Hanging a Portrait A Guide to Centerpiece Display
The guide explains choosing a portrait as the wall’s centerpiece, emphasizing its solitary prominence. Instructions cover spacing, framing, and lighting to highlight the artwork, noting that the piece should command attention without competing decor.
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Aikins
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Linton Trust CO
Variety Store
Fllett’s Grocery
St. N
Nickl Tonite
Rugged West
Kid Speed
Field & CO
Mickie
TA Goss
BSK
MNMEIR OPINION \O
Charles Sughroe Weer
Ednores
Mrs
Marie Prevost
Monte Blue
Claude Gilingwater
Betty Francisco Creighton Hale Directed BY
Monta Kell
Vilda Dana
Clark Agnevy
Edna
Ferber
Doubleday, Hage & Co
Miss Perber
Middle West
the Daily Citizen
City Transfer CO
Dixon & Hannum
Comstock Lode
South Main Street
Linton Gas & Coke CO
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