10 Mar 1910
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Newspaper
North Judson News
Location
North Judson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
1
In Starke County a local party group gears up for an electoral contest. The piece notes organization activity and anticipates campaign or voting dynamics among Democratic members.
Readable notes show county Democrats organizing for two years at North Judson and Knox. Delegates chosen to state conventions, county officers elected by acclamation, and a county mass meeting planned for the following Monday. Local officials praised for wartime service and supporters urged to back James C. Pletcher for clerk of the Supreme Court and Henry Barnhart for congress.
State inspectors clamp down on charity bake sales in abandoned rooms and street corners to enforce the food laws with penalties for violators. Indiana forester contest offers 1200 in prizes for essays from schools and students, with publication of winning papers. Local items note theatre plans, a stage career idea, and a jail fine for Frank Rivers after assault on his 14 year old daughter and related legal actions.
A traveler writes of arrival in Memphis and passage to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. The account mentions the Po Co depot, Mississippi trip, encounters with black workers in Louisiana, religious devotion, and visits to the French Market, Cathedral, Hotel Royal, and cemeteries. The letters describe southern scenery, plantation crops, and cultural contrasts before returning home to Hammond.
The Indiana Department of the Grand Army of the Republic lists 60 deaths and 27 discharges among members, 93 transfers and 422 suspended. Year end enrollment at 11211 with poor standing plus funds totals, receipts, and disbursements across six months. Nearby notes of members’ visits and visitors accompany the financial report.
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