Indiana county option law sparks debate over saloon closing rules
The Washington Gazette discusses the Indiana legislature's county option law, arguing the three class system creates inequities for saloon licenses. It cites Daviess County where license holders face varying closing timelines and questions the law's fairness and potential court challenges. It condemns selective enforcement and urges uniform closing dates to avoid public spectacle and economic disruption.
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Indiana
Supreme Court
Daviess County
Soiling the pulpit sparks outrage at Sullivan meetings
A Sullivan preacher is denounced as a fraud and hypocrite for sensational sermons. The Sul van Times reports temperate rhetoric, accusing him of temperanceless invective and linking dancing to brothels, criticizing card playing and bridge contests in casual venues.
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Sullivan
Sul- van Times
Times
Grospe
Arrests for drunkenness in Atlanta warrant debate
The report notes 677 arrests for drunkenness in Atlanta, compared with 782 the previous year, 105 more with saloons removed. It argues statistics mislead and questions the efficacy of prohibition, as police focus and perceptions affect what counts as intoxication.
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Atlanta
School dispute over dress code ends in suspension threat
Readable fragments describe junior students dismissed for insubordination over a dress display with black and yellow colors and ribbons. Authorities offer choice between suppression of the trappings and suspension, leading some girls to join boys and parade through town as police are urged to intervene.
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Pethgeon
Natural gas franchise urged to wait for tangible prospects
A city editorial condemns granting a natural gas franchise to a Washington prospect before any wells exist. It argues for waiting until tangible evidence appears and suggests requiring a deposit to prove serious intent from any applicant.
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Piper i
Ilnols
Prime
Offerington
Washington
Aquare
Tg Ai
Prohibition Experiment in Georgia Under Review
The article questions whether Atlanta police records accurately reflect conditions under statewide prohibition after five years in operation. It notes uncertainty about the true index of success, referencing years to January February and March within the period.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Dry victory in Lafayette contrasts with wider county trend
The article notes Martin county and Lafayette voting wet despite dry advocates winning elsewhere, with Muncie going dry and Richmond possibly following law, while Lafayette records an unprecedented 2004 approval for saloons reflecting ongoing tension between liquor interests and public opinion.
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Lafayette
Muncie
Richmond
Kentucky anti-saloon leader resigns over misconduct
The alien leader of Kentucky's anti-saloon drive quit his post and left the state after confessing indiscreet attentions to young girls. He claimed his intentions were not immodest, a common defense in such scandals among reformers who travel for pay.
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Kentucky
Editor August P Kent of Elkhart Review Dies at Home
August P Kent editor of the Elkhart Review died suddenly at his home on Wednesday after a hemorrhage. He was a strong conservative voice in Indiana country papers and his editorial page was highly regarded. His loss will be keenly felt among fellow journalists statewide.
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August P. Kent
Elkhart Review
Kent
Indiana Country
The
Review
Indiana
Road hazards spread by vandals near Wheatland
Knox county authorities urged to act against vandals placing tacks broken glass and barbed wire on roads between here and Vincennes near Wheatland to destroy tires endanger lives. The Herald prints the second part of Dr Fayette Dunlaps story on Joseph Hamilton Daviess and recommends reading and preservation.
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Here
Vincennes
Wheatland
Knox County
Martin County Votes Out Saloons in Border Region
The circuit votes against retail liquor, aiming to curb bootleggers. Lodgoorne on the Martin Daviess border will see easier experimentation in abstaining from public drinking places. Law officers from both counties may cooperate to suppress lawless joints.
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Martin County
Lodgoorne
Daviess
Martin Lare
Prohibition Activist McWhirter Promotes County Option
The article notes McWhirter, an Indiana prohibitionist, pushing for a Martin county option to bolster county and state laws. It suggests his current bid is to polish public visibility, not to curb Indianapolis saloons, and references past clashes with brewers over license laws.
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McWnhirter
Indiananglis Prohibitionist
Martin County
McWhirter
Indianapolis
Ante Taloon League
Marion
League
Brewers' Alliance
Prohibition Party
Prohibition
Blue Goose Saloon To Be Transformed Into Drug Store
Linton Call reports Milliard Ingalls plans to remodel the Blue Goose building and open a drug store there. The note dismisses transforming the venue into a less reputable establishment.
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Milliard Ingalls
Linton
Sleeping sickness threat hangs over fever haunted lake region
A garbled note hints at a fever plague near a nameless African lake after a fight but reads as uncertain. The text suggests a tense local atmosphere and potential danger, though details are unclear.
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African Lake
Theodore
Will
George Osha Jr. Dies at 85 in Washington County
George Osha Jr a longtime Daviess County resident and early mining figure died at 9 20 pm Thursday at his home in South Washington He was eighty five last March and had lived in the county over forty years A Catholic and father of several children he had survived by a widow and many kin His death followed a cancer of the liver and a long decline after a freeze injury two years prior Funeral services are planned for tomorrow morning at St Simons Catholic church in Washington County.
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George Osha, Jr
Daviess Counties
Wals
Washington
Osfin
France
Osna
St Towls
Vincennes
Prante
Dar Strangburg
Pranes
Mareh
Osha
Merried
Haldeen Bors
Union
Trenry Squires
Linton
George Osta
City
Tames Osha
Dahlint Ghty
Joseph Osha
Ben Povey
Frank Osha
Mr Osha
Catholic Church
St. Simons
Lowe
Bernard Arvin
Cordra Scotten Comely
Bogard
F Bicknell
Ofier
Arvin
Mia Scott
Miss Scott
Knox County
Plainville
Epsain
Edwardsport
Lawrenceville
Sandborn
Bicknell
The
Law
Thomas Scott
Thurdday
Neirbaring
Scott
Gicknell
Arvir
Wildas
Atvin
Pherty
Mics
Ivott
Ditch Trial Dominates Busy Commissioners Court
The commissioners court was packed as a ditch trial proceeded all day. Witnesses were examined and heated exchanges occurred between counsel with sharp remarks and frequent tilts, culminating in County Commissioner Barr calling an attorney and witness to calm tensions.
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Court House
Commissioners’ Court
Barr
Local assessment dispute settled after revision
In Bogard township a contentious ditch issue was resolved when A. Padgett represented the remonstrants and Grant, Faith and Judgesw. The Gardner petitioners sought changes to assessments, and a revision was agreed on as satisfactory to both sides.
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O’donnell
Bogard
Padgett
Grant
Gardner
Tragedy at Wheatland: Elsie McClure Drinks Ink Poison
Elsie McClure, eighteen, daughter of Robert McClure near Wheatland, drank a five cent bottle of ink poison at Algah School Thursday after noon. She screamed and collapsed, resisted medicine, and left two notes to her mother and father apologizing for past mistreatment. Investigators note she hoped her father would change and warned others to beware. Family friends remain distressed.
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Elsie McClure
Robert McClure
Wheatland
Aeshad
Peter
Ghe
Youthful Love Tied to Destruction Attempt Near Wheatland
The McClure family, three miles west of Wheatland, is a well known Washington household. Neighbors report a troubled home life linked to a youthful romance. Authorities investigate claims that the romance influenced an attempted self destruction.
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McClure
Wheatland
Washington
Beulah Tubbs Died in Indianapolis Hospital
Mrs Beulah Tubbs wife of Dr George Tubbs and daughter of Rev T J Alford died in Indianapolis hospital at twenty five. She and Dr Tubbs lived in Alfordsville where he practiced medicine until about a year ago when they moved to Lafayette. She had suffered ill health for some time and was buried in Alfordsville. She left behind a husband and her parents and several siblings.
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Beulah Tubbs
George Tubbs
T. J. Alford
Alfordsville
Indianapolis
Tubbs
Lafayette
In Memoriam for James McCall Knight of Pythias
Plainville lodge 371 K P discusses the death of James McCall a beloved husband father and knight. Resolutions express sympathy and pledge a copy of the resolution and minutes. Signed by W M Wininger W J Hudreth and F Killion of the lodge.
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James McCall
Plainville Lodge
K. of P
K. of
W. M. Wininger
W. J. Hudreth
F. Killion
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