Washington Letter on Pure Food Bill and Drainage Ruling
The piece reports Congress reaching a unanimous conference report on a pure food bill, with emphasis on labeling for imitations and patent medicines. It also covers a Supreme Court ruling that a 1905 drainage law defeats pending lake drainage projects in northern Indiana, affecting public health policy and future drainage actions. Local items note social visits, a Bass Lake steamer, and marriage news.
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Washington D.C
United States
Congress
House
Senate
Conference Committee
Agricultural Department
Ololy
Louisville
Heyburn
Kentucky
Idaho
Supreme Court
Henry L. Taylor
Johin N. Strayer
Indiana
Squirrels Off Limits as License Rules Tighten
The state fish and game commission warns violators as arrests will follow for harming young squirrels. Shooting is illegal until August first and a license is required. Local notes mention Ed Cappuch visiting from Chicago, Wm. Foust in town, Bessie Tomlinson’s Chicago trip, and Mrs. Sammons and Mrs. Keller at Bass Lake. An effort to vote whether Rochester remains a town or becomes a city is underway, with C. C. Arnold purchasing property for a town move and planned greenhouse construction nearby.
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State Fish and Game. Commission
Bessie Tomlinson
Chicago
Charles Sammons
Jacob Keller
Bass Lake
Rochester
Indiana
Indiana Wheat Yield Forecast Near 80 Million Bushels for 1906
State statistician Joseph H. Stubbs estimates Indiana will produce over 80 million bushels of wheat in 1906 based on current indications and acreage. Last year the state yielded 29,809,521 bushels with 18.13 bushels per acre atop historically low acreage. this year acreage rose, yet prospects are uneven. Twenty counties show a 42.1 percent overall gain, led by Tipton’s 113.4 percent rise, while Perry and Posey dip slightly. Also noted: Frank Eatinger and Mable Cook enjoyed a lake outing, a new soda fountain opened at Mrs. Alspaugh’s, and Frank A. Aldrich was convicted of assault and battery and imprisoned in Michigan City after a quick South Bend jury verdict.
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Indiana
Joseph H. Stubbs
Perry
Posey
Howard
Tipton
Frank Eatinger
Mable Cook
Lake
Reforms eyed for Indiana Insurance laws and theatre successes noted
Governor Hanly plans reforms to Indiana insurance law with a forthcoming message. Inspectors study company securities. proposals include banning reciprocal stock exchanges and pre dated policies. Also, Starke County soldiers reunion, Hoosier state fair homecoming, and McVicker's Chicago stages The Clansman breaking summer records.
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Hanly
Indiana
Cyrus Neal
Insurance
Muller
Republican Party
Immortal J. N. Dies at Toledo State Hospital
Jacob Neuman Free known as the Immortal J. N. died at the Toledo state hospital last week from valvular heart disease after weeks of illness. The former lawyer and famed figure traveled widely, avoided rail fare, and proclaimed to relieve the pressure. He was seventy seven and had a notorious career ending with insanity declared on March 29.
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J. N
State Hospital
Toledo
Ohio
Jacob Neuman Free
Union
Brown
Upper Sandusky
Patriots of Peace: The true defenders of freedom
A stirring piece argues that patriotism goes beyond soldiers. It honors civilians who labor, raise families, educate children, and build a nation. Patriots of peace are the bone and blood that keep America strong, not just those who fight.
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London
Visdistok
Samuel
Patriots of Peace
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Geo. Brown
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al Wine
Alva Welsh
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East Main Street
Hugh M.stovall
Helen Blake
Niles
Mich
Justice Babcock
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Charles Fanslow
Ed Palmer
San Pierre
Fanslow
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Ed Cappuch
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C. C. Arnold
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Thas
North Judson
Wm. Miller
Round Lake
Starke County
State Board of Agriculture
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Mr. Free
Free
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Methodist Church
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