Indiana House Passes Wide Prohibition Bill in 70 to 28 Vote
The Indiana House approved a broad prohibition bill banning manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor after January 1, 1918. It sets fines from 100 to 500 dollars and jail terms up to six months for first offenses, with stricter penalties on subsequent violations. The bill preserves specific exceptions for medicinal, sacramental, and other limited uses.
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Indianapolis
House
Senate
Fhe
Indiana Senate
McCray
Highway Commission
Secretary of State
George H. Graham
Longansport
Glutrin Paving Company of
Columbus
Ross Ff. Lockridge
Citizens’ League of Indiana
J. Crook
Hammond
Star Building Trades Council of Indiana
William IF. Wilson
Indiana State Council of Carpenters
A. M. Bickel
Elkhart
New York Central Railroad Company
Charles E. Rose
Toledo, O
Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad Company
Hugh B. Reynolds
B. H. Banchene
John W. Coneys
S. O. Pickens
Charles L. Nesbit
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago
Committee On
Supreme Court
Williams
State Board of Accounts
Indiana
San Francisco
Knights of Pythias hold Indiana district convention
Delphi hosts the annual Knights of Pythias district convention with Indiana grand lodge officers in attendance. The event featured remarks from several grand edge officers and highlighted district activities and goals.
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Delphi
Knights
Pythias
Shisé
Indiana Grand Edge
Indiana to Probe Coal Situation and Prices
Indiana attorney general Eli Stansbury announces a state legal department investigation into the coal shortage and high prices. He cites suspected combinations and reconsigning privileges used by wholesalers to boost profits and delay delivery, outlining a broad inquiry into retailers, brokers, mine operators, and transport firms.
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Indiana
State Legal Department
Eli Stansbury
Stansbury
Ban Ventilation At Statehouse Report Sparks Reform Call
Senator Beardsley of Elkhart-chairman of the public health committee-says statehouse air is far below needed standards. He notes a shift from thirty to about ten cubic feet of impure air per minute, calling conditions a health menace and a hindrance to legislation. The report urges funding for a modern ventilation system with specific alteration recommendations.
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Statehouse
Beardsley
Elkhart
Committee On Public Health
Local Firms Dissolve or Increase Capital in Indiana
The Cloverleaf Machine Co of South Bend dissolves its incorporation. Whiteley Malleable Castings Co of Muncie raises capital from 250000 to 450000. Globe Stove and Range Co of Kokomo increases capital from 600000 to 700000.
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New ‘Incorporations
South Bend
Whiteley
Muncie
Globe, Stove and Range Company
Kokomo
Indiana town brief state health and crime notes
A statewide brief reports Brazil vaccinating over 500 schoolchildren at city expense against smallpox while Elkhart engineer Michael B. Shea dies of pneumonia. Other items cover accidents and deaths in Lafayette Crawfordsville Indianapolis Tipton Columbus Nashville Kokomo Columbia City Benham Rushville Shelbyville Connersville Evansville Kendallville Marion Fort Wayne Lafayette and Nalparaiso with accidents robberies divorces and political nominating updates.
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Brazil
Elkhart
Michael B. Shea
New York Central Railroad
Lafayette
Martin Maroney
Indianapolis
Crawfordsville
L Ton
Wick
Artél
McDaniel
William Green
Tipton
Parke Hoover
Hooks
Columbus
Raymond
Robert Lockherd
Nashville
Wiliam Parker
Hamblen Township
Kokomo
Columbia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jacob Hawk
Clarence van Disdoli
Connersville
Marlin Adams
Court of Justice of the Peace
Tate
Julian Waybright
Evansville
Herbert H. Moran
St. Louis
Moran
Kendallville
Otis L. Ballou
Senate
Frank M. Weir
Senator Green
Marion
George McBride
Effie McBride
May McBride
Indiana
Charles McBride
James McBride
Albion
Fort Wayne
Bert Weston
Weston
Richard A. Hawkins
Elks Lodge
Nalparaiso
Mrs. Joseph
Training Todays Boys and Girls
After dinner adults on the lawn watch younger kin move on the veranda as a phonograph plays. A father's worry over rising living costs stems from youths chasing shifting hobbies like photography geology and dancing while mothers recall past passions and fear wasted time. Parents debate how much to guide children who drift between interests before choosing a path such as a Naval academy or other ambitions.
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Sidonie M
Logy
Colast
Goodness
Mr. Burrowes
Naval Academy
South Sea
Adolescent Dabbling as a Path to Growth
The text argues that during adolescence rapid growth spurs many shifting interests. If youths are healthy and free to explore, they will pursue multiple hobbies, some costly, to discover lasting plans. Caution warns against judging dabbling as aimless. it may build broad empathy and wise lifelong choices.
Greeks Honored for Early Almanac Efforts and Calendars
The passage traces ancient calendar origins with Greek Alexandria scholars, Roman month notices, and the Kalends term. notes Pompeii marble tablets as possibly oldest calendar, and cites Europe’s first printed almanacs in 15th century Hungary and England. It mentions contents of early almanacs including weather predictions and medical advice.
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Alexandria
Pompeii
Europe
Buda
Hungary
England
The Armenian and the Kurd Tale of Blood and Loss
An Armenian hunter Chiro fights nature and war with Kurds in a frontier village. He slays Kurdish captors to avenge his family, then burns his house and disappears with his grandson Thumo. Years later a Kurd’s ox and the boy revive his torment, ending with Chiro's quiet arrest and disappearance.
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Chiro
Chsro
Seca
Mass
Trump
Iron Man
Srepang
Rael
Thumo
Trickster duo’s cab ruse ends with vanishing ride
In a wartime tale a pair on leave dine well then split after a theater. One leader, penniless, hails a taxi and, after planning to retrieve a sovereign dropped in the dark, slips into a tobacconist for a moment. The cab vanishes when he exits.
Love's Stratagem Dialogue Fragment
A brief dialogue excerpt shows Betty urging Betty Bright and Jack Timid to speak to their father tonight to gauge his mood. The lines hint at family dynamics and tonal shifts as characters discuss timing and demeanor.
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Love
Betty Bright
Papa
Jack
Mistook Hunter for Stump in Backwoods Tale
A hunter recounts a curious misidentification in a backwoods valley. A squirrel on a stump launches a lynx toward the hunter, the rifle reports, and the hunter shoots the lynx, gaining a lynx skin and an uncommon experience. The scene includes a gray sweater and hat, a deer trail, and a pine tree as the backdrop.
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Schol
A Wise Boy Inspires Sunday School Rule
A Sunday school class conversation revolves around quoting scripture to prove a point. The teacher asks if any boy can quote a verse, naming Sean and Aron as example participants in the discussion.
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Sean
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