28 Jan 1909
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Newspaper
North Judson News
Location
North Judson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
1
Indianapolis January 26 Democratic state office contenders forfeited their personal rights to avoid delaying public business amid disputed returns and Lake county foreign vote manipulation. They urge immediate passage of reform bills to stop illegal ballots and speed up results and contests in Indiana elections.
Robert J. Alley, set to succeed Fassett A. Cotton as state superintendent, argues that many schools add a junk pile to the curriculum and waste time with practical work. He favors strong grounding in core arithmetic and fundamentals to prepare pupils for real life problems and later work.
Governor Thomas R. Marshall issued a proclamation urging a fitting Lincoln centennial observance on February 12 1909. The notice follows requests from John H Nevine of the Grand Army of the Republic and states across political lines should commemorates Lincoln's birthday and the principle of equality before the law. Dora Viola is a newborn girl at the Caddy home, born Monday evening to Mr and Mrs M R Caddy.
Dr J N Hurty secretary of the state board of health says there is no basis for worry about Indiana death rates for the next year despite weather. He rejects the old saying that green or white Christmas predicts a fat or lean graveyard and notes no link to snow absence. Wm Dunfee of Knox visited town. Local ad notes 10 lb sal soda for 3 cents at Hopp Wobiths through Saturday Jan 30. Elmer Mosher celebrates first prize for a hard rock cockerel at Knox poultry show and plans to display again at harvest jubilee.
Representative Clore leads bid to end the game and fish commissioner position arguing it is costly and unnecessary. He says farmers are protected by existing laws and that state expenses should be trimmed without harming services. Local notes list residents visiting towns and a round of social happenings and a drunken conduct case in Knox.
The annual Starke County farmers institute meets this week in Aldine Hamlet and Knox. The Knox program lists talks on bread making muck land drainage corn growing and poultry practices, with music and readings scheduled at Reiss Opera House. Local residents including Editor Bowie and J W McVey appear in notes. Elwood Jones grows a lemon orchard in Lafayette greenhouse.
The article lists holidays and their weekdays for 1909 noting July 4 falls on Sunday and Memorial Day and July 4 both land on Sunday. It mentions Christmas and New Year’s on Saturday and various date quirks for key historical figures and holidays.
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