Merchants Face Surprise Checks by Pure Food Inspectors
Reports from Indiana describe inspectors arriving unannounced to examine shops, ordering recalls or adjustments on meat dairy and canned goods, and prompting a general house cleaning. Farmers and grocers must guarantee safety, with enforcement extending to mussel farming and aquaculture prospects at Lake Maxinkuckee. Rural delivery expansion across Indiana counties reaches 83 of 92 counties with ongoing route adjustments and service levels.
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Indiana
Alabama
Rur
McCoy's Fall and Town’s Shame Deepens in Stacked Misfortune
Former Rensselaer banker and politician McCoy faces prison after a trial tainted by contempt from neighbors. His mother died of heartbreak, his father’s health worsens, his wife struggles financially, and his wayward son adds to the family’s woes while McCoy lies in the hospital with a broken leg. The town renamed McCoy Avenue to Nilroy and sold McCoysburg’s town site to settle the family name.
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Rensselaer
McCoy
Tom McCoy
McCoy Ave
Nilroy
McCoysburg
Smallpox in Washington Township prompts health measures
Six Lerch family members in Washington township show smallpox symptoms and exposure threatens the area. Dr. Dawson quarantines the family and monitors spread as nearby gatherings continue. Schools may delay opening if cases rise while officials work to contain the outbreak.
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James Lerch
Washington Township
Knox Republican
George Lerch
Miami County
Dawson
County Board of Health
Lerch
Warren High Seeks to Bar Phi Delta Kappa Members
Warren high school principal threatens six young Phi Delta Kappa members with suspension unless they disband after forming the state’s first high school fraternity chapter since the anti-fraternity law. The Marion chapter mirrors the stance, arguing the law bans high school societies except at one location. The dispute centers on whether the Warren chapter violated the statute and on bylaw interpretations.
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Phi Delta Kappa
Warren
Phi Delta Kappas
Marion Phi Delta Kappas
Marion
Jonesboro
High School Society
Local option planks eyed in party platforms
Carl W. Riddick secretary of the republican state committee and Winamac Republican publisher says local option planks may appear in both parties state platforms next year. He notes remonstrances in Thirteenth district counties push toward eliminating saloons and urges making the country a unit for county vote. Other items include local notices, new subscribers, licensing changes and river fishing reports from Kankakee area.
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Carl W. Riddick
Republican State Committee
Winamac Repulican
Riddick
Kankakee
Chicago
Indianapolis
Water Valley
Monon
Blue Grass
Foley’s Landing
Baum
Indiana seeks federal aid to drain Kankakee swamps
State board members urge Congress to appropriate several hundred thousand dollars to aid Indiana’s drainage by opening the Kankakee river at Momence. They argue drainage would improve real estate values, boost tax collections, and benefit about 500000 acres across Lake Starke Porter LaPorte Newton St Joseph Pulaski Jasper and Marshall counties.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
Congress
Indiana
Kankakee
John McCardie
State Board
Momence
Quincy Adams Sawyer at Knox Opera House Friday
The rural comedy drama Quincy Adams Sawyer comes to Knox Opera House on Friday November 8 presenting a genuine piece of rural life with comedy and pathos. The play, acclaimed nationwide, avoids melodrama and has enjoyed instant success in New York Philadelphia Boston and Chicago.
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Knox Opera House
Quincy Adams Sawyer
New England
New York
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