Temperance push gains in Knox and Center township
A Knox County temperance drive spreads as supporters raise over 1000 dollars to mount a remonstrance against saloons. Signers use a card system to grant power of attorney for blanket protests, aiming to bar liquor licenses while anticipating strong town rivalries and possible continued canvassing through October if August names fall short.
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Knox
Knox Republican
Center Township
Walkerton
Winamac
Kewanna
Rensselaer
Monticello
Commissioners Court
Two Cent Fare Profitable In Indiana Traffic Rise
Governor Hanly claims passenger traffic under the two cent fare law in Indiana rose about 20 percent and continues rising as cuts in rates offset by higher ridership. The piece notes railways may lose passes but supports fair paid travel and includes local society items and events from Knox, Crown Point, and Peru.
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Hanly
Indiana
Apple Crop Outlook and Civic Lawn Hour in Wabash
The piece notes a bumper apple harvest in many states and a possible national shortfall. It also tells of a tail pulling dog and cow incident near Michigan City. A Civic Improvement Society in Wabash scheduled a one hour citywide lawn beautification effort led by Mrs. John A. Bruner with mayoral support.
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Michigan City
Wabash
Civic Improvement Society of
John A. Bruner
Murphy
Old Maids Parade For Library Benefit At Plainfield
Plainfield residents witnessed a parade of 100 Old Maids of the Protective Association to advertise a library benefit. The event was led by the Old Maids Band with Miss Rena Stanley and Miss Mattie Gentry aboard, as costumed entries mingled with a Cupid played by Fred Osborn.
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Plainfield
Old Maids’ Protective Association
Old Maids
Rena Stanley
Mattie Gentry
Fred Osborn
Cupid
Busy Week for Teachers in Starke County Institute
The 48th annual Starke county teachers institute in Knox runs Monday through Friday with strong attendance. Prof. Neupert oversees music, and talks by Prof. Wickster and Prof. Harr are on the program. A Thursday lecture by Harry C. Miller on obedience to law is planned, plus social events and a pie social at Aldine. Notices mention excursions, church events, and local visits as the community stays active. Illinois prisons hold record numbers, with 2,211 inmates across Indiana’s two state prisons.
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J.H. Trump
Wayne Townships
John Hernigle
John
Warnice Alexander
Logansport
Bessie Tomlinson
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Indiana
Woodville
Baltimore & Ohio
Charles Kipphut
LaPoret
John Johnson
Kipphut
Nap. A & Policeman
Starke County
Knox
Neupert
Wickster
Harr
Harry C. Miller
North Judson
J. O. Johnson
M. HE
Johnson
Greencastle
Board of State Charities
Nigie Pris
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C.G. Kelley
Indianapolis
Kelley
John Budka
Lain Street
Collins Livery
Farmers’ Summer Institute
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Burch's Hall
Otis Crane
Lebanon
Romine
Gaunt Geiger
Burch’s Corner
Henry Schricker
Hamlet
Surveyor Morris
Geo. Larber
Schricker
L. C. Foust
Claypool
D. I. Leslie
Lake County
Crown Point
Louis J. Smith
De-Armond Hotel
Marshal Replogle
Geo. Wilson
Homer L. Rogers
Monterey
Willamac
Altend
Geo. M
Oscar B. Smith
San Pierre
W. B. Callane
John E. Wilkinson
Flora
Ind
Mr. Callane
Flora Telephone Co
John H. Wilkinson
Geo. M. Smith
Er. J. Wilson
Dr. Smith
DeArmond Hotel
Depot
Mable Shilling of
Lulu Wiegner
G. W. Lawrence
Geo. Lohrman
Elkhart
G. D. Wiegner
Peru
Union Giants
Chicago
North Judson Tigers
The
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W. B. Flick
Pippin Smoke House
Greening
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Baldwin
New York State
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Idaho
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Mississipi River
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Missouri
Kansas
United States
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Neuvert
Aldine
Chas. Lucas
Er. N. Palmer
Kankakee
R. Deardorf
Wilder
Aldine Sunday School
Boucher
Stalker
Neuport
Ellis
Stalker Hever
Ellis Pitteneets Shands
Perpetual Building & Loan ‘Association of North’ Judson
Melvin Bybee
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