Farewell party marks move to Vincennes for Nola Williams
The Omega section of the state normal held a Christmas party at Miss Elizabeth Peyton's home on south Taird street in Terre Haute. Guests enjoyed a musical and literary program, games, and gift packages of nuts and candy. A farewell poem dedicated to Miss Williams announced her departure in January to assume a primary teaching position in Vincennes. Miss Williams, a former Washington girl, leads the Omega section.
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Vincennes
Terre Haute Tribune
Omega
State Normal
Elizabeth Peyton
South Taird Street
Nola Williams
Local option law under fire from Christmas brawls
The Indianapolis Star argues that Christmas day alcohol-related brawls in Howard and Daviess counties highlight both sides of local option. It advocates steady testing of the law, favoring home rule and license reconsideration, noting Walla Walla style enforcement and Oregon Washington differences. It cites Wayne county as a model of acquiescence and notes brewers aiding saloon cleanup to ease public hostility.
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Indianapolis Star
Indiana
Howard and
Daviess
Washington
Walla Walla
Kokomo
Oregon
Portland Oregonian
Pendleton
Northwest
Daviess and
Howard
Wayne
Indiana’s Loss of Prestige in Congress Beleaguered Delegation
As the sixty-first Congress opens, Indiana Republicans note a backward shift with eleven districts now in opposition. The piece surveys each Indiana member’s committee assignments, praising Crumpzacker for chairing census and other posts, while detailing limited roles and ambitions for many Democrats and Republicans alike.
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Indiana
Crumspacker
W. O. Barnard
House
Rauch
Department of Agriculture
Morrison
Korby
Lincoln Dixon
Treasury Department
Committee On
Cox
Crumpzacker
Marriage License Notices From Local Townships
List of marriage licenses including Callahan Aishe in Madison township and Audrey Aishe in Jadi son township. Harry Hinkle in Steel township and Elizabeth Gross in Washington. Joel Yoder in Oscoda and Leah Kauffman in Barr township. John Lam in Madison and Lah Lemonds in Elmore. Grover Wade in Bogard and Lida Mallette in Bogard. Zachariah Albin in Washington and Sarah Chadd in Washington. Jesse Banta in Washington and Cleatus Cutshall in Washington. Kelly Meeke in Elnora and Martha Saddler in Elmore. Edward Smith in Van Buren and Mattle Gore in Van Buren.
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Callahan - Aishe
William Roy Callanan
Qfadison
Audrey Saloma Aishe
Jadison
Hankle - Gross
Harry Abrim Hinkle
Steel Township
Elmore Township
Wade - Mallette
Grover Cleveland Wade
Bogard Township
Lida Ethel Mallette
Martha Saddler
Elmore
Smith - Gore
Edward Smith
van Buren Township
Mattle Belle Gore
List of Letters at Washington Post Office 1909
Postmaster E C Faith advertises remaining letters for the week ending December 21 1909 listing women Mrs Charles Arthur Mrs Mary Gretard Mrs W H Harris Luna Herpick Miss Lela Stewart Miss Jennie Snyder and men J N Carnahan C E Hiday Elmer Isom Joe Puloken Robert Renkins Joan Thorpe Rk 3 Thomas. Call for above and say advertised. One cent charged for all advertised matter.
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Washington
Charles Arthur
Mary Gretard
W. H. Harris
Luna Herpick
Lela Stewart
Jennie Snyedr
J. N. Carnahan
E. Hiday
Elmer Isom
Joe Puloken
Robert Renkins
Joan Thorpe
Thomas
E. C. Faith
Prompt on shifts in congressional committee prestige
A political analysis notes a Republican delegation lost from top roles to less influential committees such as acoustics and ventilation. It laments the drop from key chairmanships to a position where eleven members head committees yet remain largely forgotten on the payroll.
Local Option Cuts Indiana Saloon Numbers
The United States Brewers Association reports for the year ending June 30, 1909 Indiana consumed 1 272 017 barrels of liquor with 1 365 420 barrels the previous year a drop of 93 405. Indiana enacted local option law in September 1908 with 65 of 92 counties closing saloons.
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South Bend
United States Brewers’ Association
United States
Indiana
Hanly
Indiana Local Option Law Declared Constitutional Victory for Anti-Saloons
The local option law gains constitutional support and anti-saloon leaders claim strong enforcement in most counties. Brewers report a 6.81 percent drop in liquor consumption for the year ending June 30, 1909. Debate continues on enforcement, statewide goals, and whether the policy truly reduces consumption.
Shumaker Should Pause on Statewide Prohibition
Fort Wayne News argues anti saloon leader Shumaker should reconsider a statewide ban after Alabama voters rejected a similar measure. It notes counties there stayed dry yet overall support failed, suggesting Indiana would face an unenforceable law in major cities like Mobile and Birmingham and urging repeal over impractical reform.
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Fort Wayne News
Shumaker
Anti-saloon League
Alabama
Indiana
Commonwealth
Janey
Mobile
Birmingham
Rational Reform in Indiana Politics Recalled
A South Bend Times reflection notes early Indiana politics where state office seekers kept a jug of whisky in their rooms for delegates. The piece recalls candid personalities and rough campaign practices from the era, contrasting with modern norms.
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South Bend
Indiana
Evolution of drink culture from past to present reforms
The article traces historical attitudes to liquor from colonial New England to modern reform. It notes grocers stocking whisky for harvest and social drinking among merchants, church pew rentals with liquor, and vestry expenses for rum. It then asserts significant progress toward abstinence and self control as society recognizes liquor as injurious.
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New England
Nable
Local Dry Law Debate Shapes Indiana Policy
The South Bend Tribune argues the Indiana Anti saloon league should focus on making counties dry rather than pursuing statewide prohibition. It views the county local option law as still on trial, with its fate tied to conditions in dry areas and liquor consumption trends. If hooch use falls, great. if not, legalized sale with regulation and revenue becomes preferable.
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Ief
Supreme Court
E. M. Barney
Indianapolis
Barney
Indiana
South Bend Tribune
the Tribune
Ghosts Linked to Dry Transition Shock in Indiana Jails
An Indianapolis Independent item ties spectral sightings to Indiana jail scenes in Seymour and Washington. The tale suggests nerves frayed by Daviess county’s swift shift from wet to dry, offering an implausible explanation for the apparitions and the odd quail on toast detail.
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Indianapolis
eBdford
Tracy
Seymour
Washington
Daviess County
Mosler Hosts Friends For Taffy Pulling Night
Edgar Mosler entertained a number of friends at home on West Walnut Street Tuesday night with a taffy pulling event.
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Edgar Mosler
West Walnut Street
Danville Reader Praises Foley’s Kidney Pills
Jacob Scarall of 432 South Street Danville Illinois describes suffering kidney and bladder trouble for over a year and a half. After seven weeks on Foley’s Kidney Pills he reports steady improvement and invites others to learn what the product did for him.
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Danville
Jacob Scarall
South Street
Danville, IL
Foley
Sid Oy Smith
Winton
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Barnhart
Banking and Currency Committee
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