What Shall Be Done
A brief 1943 column questions policy and civic action guidance as of May 16, outlining immediate steps and communal responsibilities in the ongoing wartime context.
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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
4
Plan to Relieve District Flooding and Water Contamination
Discussion favors dredging and channel straightening under the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern track to ease floods on lower Main Street and reduce sewage proximity to the water intake. Proposals include diverting drainage branches south of the track and enlarging the rail waterway with costs allocated by benefits to properties and corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Main, Street
Lower Main Street
Meridian Street
Washington
Evansville Debate on Liquor Laws and Public Opinion
An excerpt discusses the tension between enforcing liquor sale laws and public opinion. It notes judges and prosecutors facing challenges convicting violators, while stressing the need for education to sustain vice repression alongside legislation. It highlights the role of local mood in shaping legal action and enforcement strategies.
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Evansville
Jocal J Fenny
Durie
Belipy
Immigrant Opinions and Local Trials in Indiana
The piece discusses attitudes toward German and Japanese immigrants, arguing for assimilation and labor mobility. It also covers a murder case, a candidate contest in Indianapolis politics, and local editorials criticizing primary elections and public service exams for postmasters.
Law Prose Overhold Petitioned Prosecutions in Evansville
A Van derburg county prosecutor warned Evansville’s district that after March 1 illegal houses would not be tolerated. The action followed years of quasi official tolerance and efforts to force reform. Responding proprietors claimed they had converted to rooming houses and resisted the change.
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Latfor
Vanderburg County
Evansville
Ho Aise
Legislative Oversight Voices Doubt Over Gravel Road Law
A Washington lawyer warns the recent gravel road legislation creates uncertainty until the county road superintendent is appointed next January. The law expands a bounty system and changes contract procedures, risking authority gaps and potential road damage during a possible suspension of repairs.
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Washington
Art Overat
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Slail
California and the Japs in the Republican discourse
A Mitchell Tribune recounts debates on immigration and the Japanese in California politics. It cites editorials from The Washington Herald and other papers arguing for exclusion or restraint, noting the agitation rises with the Progressive movement and reflects national attitudes toward Asiatic immigration.
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Reypublican
Progressive
Ohi Isle
the Tribune
Washington Herald
California
Mugar
Hah Hiklang
Ham Obnson
Bookwalter Seen as Best Hope for Indianapolis Mayor
Indianapolis politics center on Bookwalter for a repeat mayoral nomination. The News argues he is popular, pragmatic, and unifying, capable of steady progress. Observers note divisions within the party yet expect his election if party cohesion holds.
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Repubblicai
Indianapolis
Alter
Vodianapolis
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Iran
Editorial examination boards threaten free press control
A闲 reported discussion in Illinois Lt Governor O Harra contemplates a compulsory journalism examining board to regulate newspaper workers. Critics fear politicization and impractical tests that could bar capable reporters while supporters argue it would raise dignity. the piece notes apprenticeship existing as a likely alternative.
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Illinois
India
Lown
Lami
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Hearthstones
Mudt
Tareless
Firat
Postal Service Pleads for Congress to Preserve 24 Hour Operation
Fragments indicate postal officials urge repeal of Sunday closing and request uninterrupted service. Officials stress need for round the clock operation to serve the public, with calls to run mail services night and day.
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Congress
Physician urges single standard for boys and girls clothing
Dr Mary A Spink argues both genders should be raised with equal standards in childhood care and attire. She cites the dangers of early coddling and the double standard, advocating paternal supervision, self care, and dress equality to foster independence and reduce later social stress.
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Indianapolils
Washington
Dr. Spink
Indianapolis Star
Fursemaid
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Abby Ma¢Les
Stich
Fragmentary Hickory News Brief From Fort Wayne Area
A garbled dispatch from Hickory Fort Wayne area mentions truancy and a surge in popular demand. The unreadable text hints at local incidents and community reactions without clear names or dates.
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