Indiana Special Session Passes Stringent County Local Option Bill
The Indiana House approved the Anti-Saloon League’s county option measure 55 to 45 amid a packed chamber and dramatic moments. Governor Hanly supported the bill as a decisive temperance victory, with ministers and supporters filling galleries and key Democrats breaking ranks to pass the legislation. An affidavit later alleged Gov. Hanly offered a bribe to Rep. Kuisely to back the bill.
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Anti-Saloon League
Tranly
Republican
House
Johnson
Vigo
Vermillion
Green
Hottel
White
Sicks
Pierson
McKinney
Schroeder
Geiss
Condo
Keller
Kuisely
DeKalb County
Gov
Hanly
Knnsely
Gunness case sparks Secor sighting rumor
The Laporte Argus Bulletin reports a Secor Illinois letter claiming a woman resembling Belle Gunness has been seen in Secor. Authorities will investigate with a description provided by H H Polland who said the letter was addressed to Justice Grover.
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Laporte Argus Bulletin
Gunness
Secor
Illinois
Belle Gunness
Royal Boulevard
Montreal
Springs Street
Los Angeles
Worden
Lamphere Defense
H. H. Polland
Justice Grover
Polland
Laporte
Republican Rally in Knox to Feature Watson for Governor
Republicans plan a Knox rally Friday with James B. Watson, candidate for governor, delivering the keynote address. Watson’s reputation as an able speaker is expected to draw a large Starke County crowd.
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Knox
James B. Watson
Watson
Starke County
Health Bulletin Details August Indiana Disease Deaths
The August bulletin lists diarrhoea as the most prevalent disease in Indiana, followed by typhoid fever, cholera infantum, cholera morbus, and dysentery, all linked to food poisoning. Typhoid deaths rose to 41 in August from 58 in July, marking a near 40 percent increase, and compared with 131 deaths in August 1907, the current figure shows a 38 percent decrease.
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State Board of Health
Indiana
Jubilee Jubilee Jubilee Jubilee at Wabash jubilee fair
Oct 9 and 10 approach with expectations of large crowds and a grand exhibit of agricultural products poultry and stock. Women’s department crafts drawings by school children prize earnings, while health figures report 290 tuberculosis deaths and 2 901 total deaths for the period. Local notes include Geo Tomlinson at Bass Lake and reflections on Noahs ark story.
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Schricker
Knox Democrat
North Judson
W. J. Thorpe
Thomas Harden
Knox
Noah
Anvil and Hammer Club
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Chicago
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Bowie
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California
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Go Between
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Hank” Barnhart
Burch's Hall
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Jacob Keller
South Bend
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G. W. Schricker
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Frank Miller
Liberal
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W. A. Pierson
Astuvevir
Ed Kardvanek
John W. Kurtz
Towo
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Felix
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Roann
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