Race Track Law Passed in Louisiana After Bitter Fight
Baton Rouge June 24. After two ailing senators were moved to votes and a third located, the Louisiana Senate approved the Locke anti race track gambling bill, 21 to 1. The measure bans book making pari mutuel devices and all gambling on races and Gov. Sanders will sign. Reported use of knockout drops sparked dispute amid physicians and press crews. The vote followed a protracted struggle echoing New York turmoil. The same paper notes funeral services for Charles Turner with Haukendaqua Tribe of Red Men observing.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Senate
House
Sanders
New York
Hughes
Albany
New Orleans
Louisiana
Hokendauqua Tribe of Red Men No. 196
Wigwam
Bro
Charles Turner
Thos. C. Baker
Sachem
John W. Towle
Churches Unite in Webster Observance of Children's Day
Webster Indiana June 24 The M E and Friends Sunday school have united to observe children's day exercises on Sunday June 28 A lighthearted note adds a quip about a cake walk and a cheese that would have walked if not tied up, underscoring a friendly local tone.
Digest the Food to Cure a Stomach Trouble
An advertisement promotes Kodol as the sole way to digest all foods in liquid form. It claims stomach irritation from undigested food causes pain, that dieting helps little, and that Kodol digests every food in the stomach in one third of the time. It promises instant relief and a guaranteed refund if it fails. Made by E. C. DeWitt & Co. Chicago.
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E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Real estate transfers and oddities from Richmond area
Real estate transfers list multiple parcels and buyers in Richmond and surrounding areas with prices from 200 to 3650 dollars, including Mary Kemmer, School City of Richmond, and Elizabeth Starr's addition. The column also notes forerunner ideas of modernism tied to Lamennais and brief quotes from period newspapers and jokes.
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Frank A. Roell
Joseph Hassenbusch
Richmond
Richard R. van Sant
Mary Dunbar
C. T. Price
Arthur F. Baummer
John B. Dongan
George W. Parsons
Edward T. Porter
Hagerstown
Homer Estelle
Charles W. Thompson
Jeremiah Cox
Gertrude H. Kolp
C. W. Starr
Mary E. Kemmer
Wm. B. Martin
Cambridge City
Richmond Loan and Savings Association
Elizabeth Starr
Richmond ST
Frank Steinkamp
Howard P. Jones
Wm. H. Duning, Jr
Henry W. Erk
Walter W. Schultz
Mary Nelson
Sarah Sanders
John Clinnehens
John F. Sheffer
Indiana Women Drive Delegation at GFWC Convention
Boston Miss June 24 Indiana delegates press for district representation on the nomination committee and back Kinsey for the board of directors while supporting Moore for national officer posts. They also push civic and child labor committees for Major and Lockwood, with Guldlin eyed for household economics. A Richmond paper plans to present on Democratic Art Movement.
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Boston
Miss
I. Newton Taylor
Indiana
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
C. P. Kinsey
Valparaiso
Taylor
Philip N
Indianapolis
National Child Labor Committee
Ft. Wayne
O. M. Guldlin
Household Economics Board
M. F. Johnston
Richmond
Ind
Prohibition Loses Ground as Liquor Dealers Convene
Buffalo June 24 The National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association at Niagara Falls heard President George F. Dieterle of Cincinnati challenge the Anti Saloon League. He credits the league as a major force opposing liquor and brewing interests while noting recent defeats for prohibition in Georgia Louisiana Florida and Pennsylvania. The committee on resolutions drafted principles to guide the convention focusing on closing immoral resort trades before presenting liquor as a respectable tax paying industry.
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Buffalo
N. Y
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association
Niagara Falls
George F. Dieterle
Cincinnati
Anti-Saloon League
Dieterle
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Prohibition
Louisiana
Florida
Pennsylvania
Committee On
Bishop Mathews to Preach to Brotherhood Next Sunday
Bishop G M Mathews D D will preach to the Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip at 7:30 p m Sunday night in the First United Brethren church. The sermon aims at the Brotherhood but all are invited and women will find it interesting. A New Haven judge who fined two Yale football players for riotous conduct and police resistance stated he did not care whether they were Yale students or carriers as long as the evidence showed gross offenses against the public peace.
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G. M. Mathews D. D
Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip
First United Brethren Church
New Haven
Yale
Indiana Supreme Court Rules Express Firms Can Charge
The Indiana Supreme Court upheld a Marion county ruling, sided with express firms Adams American Express and United States in refusing to order free delivery within cities of 2500 or more. It held state officers lack jurisdiction over interstate shipments, directing complaints, if any, to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Supreme Court
Marion County
United States, Adams
American Express
Indiana Railroad Commission
Gillett
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Municipal League Meeting Draws Indiana Officials In Laporte
Laporte Indiana June 24 Officials from about two hundred cities gathered for the Municipal League of Indiana annual session. A reception committee escorted delegates to hotels and a ball game featured Chicago and Laporte. Mayor Darrow welcomed attendees, praising the league as an educator in municipal affairs. Municipal ownership of electric lights and gas plants was argued by Mayor Schillinger of Richmond, advocating municipal control over utilities. The talk contrasted private leasing versus direct ownership. A Spanish plow description closed the report with rural agricultural contrast.
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Laporte
Ind
Municipal League of
Indiana
Chicago
J. T. McNary
Logansport
E. D. Daniels
Hiley
Darrow
Municipal League
George E. Durgan
Lafayette
B. Leland
Schillinger
Richmond
Public Service
Delicious Lemon Pie Recipe Ad
Package suggests a pie mix titled Our-Pie offering lemon chocolate and custard flavors. Each package makes two pies, requires one quart water and clear package directions. Priced at 10 cents, available from grocers.
Stop Paying Rent House on Monthly Payments Offered
A 5 room house at 3438 West 3rd Street with electric light bath and cement walk is available on monthly payments. Reliable party can secure the house by contacting T. W. Hadley at phone B 2292. Public notice fragment from a classified section.
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3Rd Street
T. W. Hadley
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