Indiana Registration Law Shifts to October Regular Period
The 1918 Indiana Legislature ends the May registration period and sets October as the regular registration time, with potential extra days in October by petition. A separate September registration may be ordered county by county if eighty days before election and 300 voters sign. Party control of registration boards favors Progressives in most counties, with Democrats and Democrats dominating the inscribed boards. some counties may see Republican observers only. Governor Ralston’s Disease Prevention Day plan gains national attention via Nathan Straus who urges adoption, praising Indiana’s approach and appointing a state committee to run the program, aiming to promote health nationwide.
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Indiana
Ralston
Nathan Straus
New York
United States
Alaska
Phillipines
Straus
Ratson
Jubilee meeting postponed to Wednesday at town hall
The jubilee meeting for that time was postponed due to other meetings. Citizens are urged to attend tonight at 8 o'clock to decide whether a jubilee will be held this year. Renewal notices cover local births and various community updates.
Panhandle Railway Plans Third Track Between Logansport and Chicago
Chicago dispatch says the Panhandle railroad aims to build a third track from Logansport to Chicago. An interstate commerce ruling bans dual ownership of competing lines, affecting the Pennsylvania system which runs Pittsburg to Chicago and Ft Wayne division between the same cities. If forced to drop a line, Ft Wayne may be released, but Panhandle would stay due to broader reach to Cincinnati Louisville and St Louis, boosting Panhandle traffic and underscoring need for a third track.
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Chicago
Panhandle Railway
Logansport
Chi
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne
Commission
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Panhandle
Kankakee Fair Announces Record Outdoor Week 1914
The Kankakee Inter-State Fair plans a week of August 31 to September 4 1914 with three harness races and one running race daily a 25 act bill daily horse show aviation meet and other attractions plus special trains on all railways and good roads for motorists.
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Kankakee
Local Gossip and Weekend Ball Reports
Read as a compact local digest with multiple social notes and sports results. Movements include Chas Faneslow from Railroad township and visits from Chicago residents, a ball at Burch's hall, and arrivals at homes like the Marquardt and Kalina families. Excursions by The I. C. S. to Kankakee Streator and Danville with train times and fares. Baseball results feature North Judson Wheatfield games, Calumet All Stars visit, and Knox Streator contests. Purdue adds land to its agricultural domain in Tippecanoe County.
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Thec. I. & S
Kankakee
Streator
Danville
Tfl
North Judson
San Pierre
Knox
Wheatfield
Hepner
Keep the Cars Moving Aims at Forty Mile Target Rule
Erie Railroad officials highlight the forty mile target rule devised by A. J. Stone to maximize freight car utilization. The policy requires fewer paid foreign cars and more Erie cars abroad, saving money as mileage per day rises from 26 in January to 27 in March 1914, with a red marker advancing toward the bull’s eye at forty miles daily.
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Erie Railroad
A. J. Stone
United States
Erie Railroad Company
Movies a Big Proposition and Growing Industry
A Collier's article highlights the vast scale of the film business citing daily admissions around 1,000,000 and yearly film length enough to circle the globe three times. It notes five million daily viewers and over 500 million dollars invested in U.S. picture houses, underscoring the movies as a nationwide artistic industry.
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Paris
Chicago
Collier's
Unclaimed Mail to Be Sent to Dead Letter Office
Weekly list of undelivered mail ending July 25 1914 names Flint J M Henry Manford Hiatt Mrs Alma Osborne Mr J L Reigl Miss Wilmina Richardson Mr Vernon Taske Aug R Wilson Geo Unless claimed within two weeks the mail will be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office Frank J Vessely P M
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Flint
J. M
Henry
Manford
Hiatt
Mrs
Alma
Osborne
J. L
Reigl
Miss Wilmina
Richardson
Vernon
Taske
Aug. R
Wilson
Geo
Frank J. Vessely
P.M
Local Visitations and Church Fund Plan For Knox Store
Mrs Sam Foust visited Logansport last Wednesday while Levi Ohmart came from Lake ton on business Tuesday. Mrs John Lund of English Lake visited town Thursday. Allen Rhoades and his wife of Lehigh ton Pa stayed with cousin G D Wiegner last week. Ladies Aid meets at Mrs Harry Rust's home Wednesday afternoon Aug Std. Knox Methodist Church groups to operate Gus Reiss clothing store August 1 and 8 with a share of profits for the church building fund.
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Sam Foust
Logansport
Levi Ohmart
Laketon
John Lund
English Lake
Allen Rhoades
Lehighton, Pa
G. D. Wiegner
Ladies Aid Society
Harry Rust
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Knox
Gus Reiss
New Methodist Church
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J. F. Hernigle
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Sie Woods
Dillard C. Woods
Pettis
Indiana State Penal Farm
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J. V. Lain
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Win. Lain
Peru
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Anna Bockhausen
Susie
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Anna
Jos. Bockhausen
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Fruits’ Market
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Geo. Sindelar
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Frank Kalina
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Hamlet
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Frank Kajer
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Medaryville
Joe Bockhausen
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Bass Lake
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Louis Slansky
Rose Roder
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LaFayette
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Battle Ground, Ind
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Bedford
Herman Kasch
Chris Neupert
Aug. Pohrte
Rochester
Mr. Neupert
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Purdue University
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