Uniform national rules for marriage and divorce discussed
Congressman Crumpacker introduces a census study to gather statistics on marriages and divorces across states territories and DC since 1887. A $25 000 appropriation may fund a later bill to standardize marriage contracts and divorce laws nationwide amid widespread legal inconsistencies and incidents of bigamy and lax enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crumpacker
States
District of Columbia
New York
Ohio
Jeffersonville
Ind
Gretna Green
St. Joe
Benton Harbor
Mich
Michigan
Kansas
Union Revival Meetings Seem to Strengthen Local Bond
A series of union services by Christian and Methodist pastors in Weatville closed Sunday evening. Eighteen services featured joint leadership and shared music. Rev Houston missed the final morning due to Wanatah duty, with Rev Scott covering. Attendees included large crowds, business closures Monday through Friday evenings, and a rising communal interest in religious matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Wanatah Raw
Scott
Christ
Weatville
Night Croup Alarm Warns Of Quick Action
A dramatic asthma like croup cry is described as a death knell without fast aid. Foley's Honey and Tar is claimed to provide instant relief and cure the worst croup. Mrs P L Cordier of Mannington Ky cites her three year old daughter's rapid improvement after one dose. Sold by E T Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croup
Foley
P. L. Cordier
Mannington
Poley
E. T. Scott
South Shore Amusement Plans Expanded Lake Front
The South Shore Amusement company proposes adding six new features to the lake front summer resort on Monon property from the north end of the Franklin street bridge east beyond the waterworks. Plans include a Midway, a miniature railway with two ten car trains, The Old Mill with a four foot wide water channel and a water wheel, a $6,000 merry go round, a $3,000 penny arcade, a Ferris wheel, and swan boats for women and children on the outer basin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Dispatch
South Shore Amusement Company
Lake Front
Monon
Franklin Street Bridge
Franklin Street
Boston
Swan Boats
Coney Island
Grand jury report urges jail upgrades and reforms
The final grand jury report praises the county asylum but calls for improvements including more closets cement floors and locked rooms. It condemns the jail as unsanitary and urges a new structure and ends to feeding tramps at taxpayer expense. Also noted are suits against Albert and Emma Dahlke and against Albert Dahlke and a quiet title suit by Daniel N. Hayiland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
M. Rumely Company of
Laporte
Albert
Emma Dahlke
Albert Dahlike
Daniel N. Hayiland
Jonathan Burr
W. W. Pepple
Hickey
Joseph Douglas
Owen Wilcow
South Bend
Douglas
Pavis
Montague Brothers
Effertz
County Board of Education Sets Plans in Laporte
The Laporte county board of education held its first meeting under new trustees with Bunnell as chair and James A. Birchman as secretary. They authorized teachers to miss days for the Northern Indiana Teachers' association in Chicago, planned the first Saturday in June commencement, and discussed school transfers, levies, and township management. H W Henry described a boys corn growing contest open to ages 12 to 22 with prizes totaling at least 300 dollars and a 100 dollar grand prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Laporte
Bunnell
Herald
James A. Bircchman
Indiana Teachers’ Association
Chicago
Hall
Lay
Opera House
W. Ferris
Ferris Institute
Michigan
Catton
Fair Grounds
H. W. Henry
Laporte County
Henry
Usnorte
Wants the Earth land claim on Lake Michigan shore
Samuel Biddison of New York asserts ownership of hundreds of thousands of acres along Lake Michigan shore across Michigan Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana outside official survey lines. He says he has secured claims from the Potawatomi and plans to form a corporation to issue quit claim deeds to others while noting many corporations occupy land with no government claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Biddison
New York
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Biddison
Standard Oil Company
United States Steel Company
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Electric Light and Power Company
Muckegon County
Court Bill Passes Senate on Suspension of Rules
Senator Crumpacker's Laporte circuit court bill passes the Senate on a suspensive vote. It sets terms to begin the fourth Mondays of September December February and May and extends the court year from thirty two to fifty two weeks, with continuous sessions. Advocate Laporte County Bar Association pushes the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Crumpacker
Laporte
Circuit Court
Laporte County Bar Association
New Legislative Districts Proposed by Republican Caucus
Republicans in both houses caucused on apportionment and propose new districts. La Porte would gain a sole county representative and a joint spot with Porter, linking with St Joseph for a senate district. Using 1901 census figures, a senatorial district would be 13 886 voters and a representative district 6 943 voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Laporte County
Laporte
Porter
St. Joseph County
Starke County
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Donahue Case Indicted in Crown Point Murder
A Lake County circuit court grand jury indicts Edward Donahue for the murder of Arminter Northrup in Hobart last September. The panel returned a true bill after minutes of testimony from Prosecutor Boone. Trial set to begin Monday before Judge McMahan as the state builds its strongest case yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Point
Edward Donahue
Arminter Northrup
Hobart
Boone
Donahue
McMahan
Lake County
Relief measures proposed for Mann and Balitz
Senator Crumpacker introduces bills in the senate to reimburse Frank C. Mann former Laporte county treasurer and Gustave Balitz former Cass township trustee for losses in bank failures. Mann lost 2000 of county funds in Wanatah bank collapse and Balitz lost township funds. both seek state reimbursement with precedent from prior sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crumpacker
Senate
Frank C. Mann
Laporte County
Gustave Balitz
Cass Township
Manon
Wanatah
Balitz
Painted houses in town use Pitkins Quaker White Lead
Residents note many refreshed homes feature Pitkins Quaker White Lead paint. White and Herrold supply the lead pigment, widely used by local painters and contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White and
Herrold
Mortgage Limit Remains at $700
The Ways and Means Committee discussed three House bills to raise the mortgage exemption limit from $700 to $1,000 $1,200 or $1,500. The move would reduce the state's taxables and save exemptions totaling $40,000,000 claimed last year. Some members warned a higher levy might be needed if any bill passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
House
Cline-Wooley Nuptials Link Two Local Families
A wedding last night at the Cline home joined Miss Winnie Pear Cline and Glen C. Wooley with Rev. Collins officiating at the Baptist church. The couple plans to reside in Whiting Indiana where Mr Wooley will work for Standard Oil. Friends congratulate them and wish a long partnership. The event was reported from Sac City Ta Sun. The M E church Ladies Aid will host a chicken pie supper on Saturday Feb 18 from 5 to 6 at Mrs W L Dodd’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Cline
Winnie Pear Cline
Glen C. Wooley
Collins
The
Baptist Church
Sterling Worth
Whiting
Indiana
Wooley
Standard Oil Company
Sac City
Weatville
Ladies Aid of
M. E. Church
W.L. Dodd
Obituary of Frank Talmadge Resident of Weatville
Frank Talmadge dies in his seventies after long residence in Weatville and ownership of a property later held by Mrs Harrie. He and his wife moved west about twenty years ago. He passed away at his son’s home in Helena, Missouri, where he had lived recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Talmadge
Weatville
Widow Amy D Winslow Dies at 74 in Valparaiso
Mrs Amy D Winslow widow of Seth Winslow died Wednesday of last week at her Valparaiso home. She was 74 years old and had spent 69 years of her life in Porter county. Two sons survive her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy D. Winslow
Seth Winslow
Valparaiso
Porter County
Mrs. George R. Williams Dies at 38 After Illness
Mrs. George R. Williams died Wednesday of last week from stomach cancer. She leaves three small children and was the wife of Attorney Williams of Chesterton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. R. Williams
Williams
Attorney Williams
Chesterton
Death of Mrs A Swanson in Swedish settlement
Mrs A Swanson aged 36 died Friday at her home north of town after months with spine disease. She leaves her husband and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Swanson
Obituary of Joseph Weideman Porter County resident
Joseph Weideman of Jackson township Porter county died Tuesday of last week from heart failure and paralysis at age 77. He is survived by three sons and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Weideman
Jackson Township
Porter County
Michigan City native dies in Chicago at age 66
John Baumgarten, longtime Michigan City resident, died Saturday in Chicago at his daughter's home. He was 66. Survived by his wife and three married daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Baumgarten
Michigan City
Chicago
Ill infant of Cleon Burner family dies. other local deaths reported
One of the twin boys born to Cleon QO. Burner and wife at Michigan City four months ago died Saturday morning after illness from birth. August Lindwall, 57, died Friday of pneumonia at his home near Flirt Lake. He is survived by a wife and five children. John Shoemaker, 70, died at his Valparaiso home on Saturday with a wife and eight adult children surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleon QO
Burner
Michigan City
August Lindwall
Flirtlake
John Shoemaker
Valparaiso
Local Notices of Two Deaths Include Union Mills and Valparaiso Residents
Mrs. L. T. Logan of Union Mills died Wednesday after a three month illness. James Shivabarger, longtime Valparaiso resident, died Sunday at age 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Shivabarger
Valparaiso
Wisconsin board inspects Green Bay prison finds it well run
The Wisconsin board of control and officials from the Green Bay reformatory and insane hospital toured the state prison for about three hours. They plan improvements in cell locks heating ventilation and hospital spaces and compared methods with other states. They praised the prison as one of the finest they had seen before continuing to Jackson to inspect the Michigan prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control
State Institutions of
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Reid
Jackson
Michigan
Dispatch
Grave Trouble Foreseen for Stomach and Liver
Mrs. John A. Young of Clay New York suffered neuralgia of the liver and stomach and a weakened heart, unable to eat. She credits Electric Bitters with quick relief and a cure, calling them the best medicine for weak women. Sold by B. T. Scott Bruggist at 50 cents a bottle under guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Young
Clay
N.Y
T. Scott Bruggist
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Clinton
Nable
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