Indiana Legislature Passes Broad Reforms and New Constitution
The Indiana General Assembly approved 298 bills, including a proposed new state constitution with stricter voter requirements and a reduced legislature. It enacted the Clark-Harlan voter registration law, corrupt practices regulations, and employers liability measures, plus extensive railroad and liquor laws and expanded state oversight through new inspection bureaus. The governor backed the vast changes, with public focus on railroads and liquor regulation shaping the 1912 elections.
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Railrroad Board
Indiana
Indiana Rail Commission Powers Expand Under New Acts
Indianapolis notes the Sixty seventh general assembly grants the railroad commission powers to compel interurban block signals and oversee orders with greater authority. It also highlights the Leidensticker act easing order effectiveness, the Smith bill on employee exams, and the danger signal post act. Governor Marshall praises the session before an Indiana trip. Ice dealers urge uniform cold storage regulation and oppose hasty rules, calling for balanced state and national laws and inspections.
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Kingsland
Tipton
Indiana
Indianapolis
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Sixty Seventh General Assembly
Frank E. Payne
House Committees On Railroads
Railroad Commission of Indiana
Payne
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Congress
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General Assembly
Danville
Marshall
McCoy
Indiana National Guard
Texas
Mexico
Indiana Ice Dealers’ Association
W. K. Martin
Crawfordsville
A. B. ‘Swartz
Frankfort
Marion
Frank T. Fitch
Association
Congress
Ind
Legislators May Not Get Manual Eiseek Proposed
A fragmented notice discusses a proposed legislative manual and May timing. The terse text hints at lawmakers facing an update or replacement process, with references to a manual and procedural steps.
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Eiseek
Local Hotel Fire Insurance Case Reveals Arson Confession
Arthur Winger testifies in a civil suit filed by J A Schuster against German Fire Insurance Co of Indiana. Winger says he was hired to set fire to the Lafontaine hotel owned by Schuster and was paid $50. Avery Gardner confirms aiding by standing watch and receiving payment. The trial, moved from Wabash county, seeks $3,000 alleged loss.
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Anderson
A A Schuster
Lafontaine
Arthur Winger
J. A. Schuster
Indjiena
Schuster
Winger
Wabash County
Avery Gardner
Night attack at New Albany targets Mrs. Nichols
An attempted assault occurred five miles west of New Albany at the Nichols home. The intruder blew out a lamp and threatened Mrs. J B Nichols, wife of the station agent and postmaster, before fleeing when her uncle W S Hoover arrived.
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New Albany
Duncan
Here
J. B. Nichols
Nichols
Fire Guts Valparaiso Dormitories
Destructive blaze at the University of Valparaiso leaves over 100 students homeless as flames consume Locksley and Windsor halls after starting in Caretaker Cutler’s residence from an overheated stove. Students sheltered by friends as fire squads fight the inferno.
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Valparaiso
University of Valparaiso
Friends
Cutler
Locksley
Windsor Halls
Indiana Monuments Praised After Commission Review
Fort Wayne reports John W. Sale of Indiana Vicksburg military park commission praises the state monuments as the finest on the old battlefield after a final inspection. Sale, treasurer, plans a four year report to be distributed in May and then presented to state authorities signaling the commission’s near completion.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
John W. Sale
Indiana Vicksburg Military- Park Commission
Sale
Thieves Break Into Local Coal Yards
In Kokomo the Ellis Bros coal yard and Atlas Fuel offices were broken into by robbers. A failed attempt to blow the safe indicates a bungling job with attempts to bore the steel and the safe knob hammered off, leaving little loot.
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Kokomo
Ellis Bros.” Coal Yard
Atlas Fuel Company
Body Found in River in Fort Wayne
A badly damaged report describes a body found in St Marys river at the foot of Barr street. The man was weighed down by plugs and wires and the body appears to have been in the water for months. It has not been identified.
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Fort Wayne
Plans Social Evil Crusade in Laporte
A fragment mentions a crusade against social evils in Laporte and a phrase The Andicted beat appears, indicating a local campaign or event. Further readable details are unavailable.
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Laporte
Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Severe Back Pain
In a personal testimonial a user describes gradual worsening back pain that spread through the body and disrupted sleep and movement. Relief came after using Doan's Kidney Pills, with the pain eventually fading. The advertisement notes the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Company in Buffalo New York.
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Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburm Co
Buffalo, N. YY
Heirloom Definition Echoed by Farmer’s Wife
A farmer’s wife explains to her 13 year old that an heirloom is something passed from father to son and greatly prized. The boy quips he would prize heirlooms more if they weren’t so long in the legs, reflecting a lighthearted view.
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Everybody’s Magazine
Doctor Thirdly’s Sermon Sparks Rambler Dinner Gaffe
Champ Clark at a Washington dinner asked for indulgence for a rambly speaker. He joked the preacher would arrive if given time, calling him Doctor Thirdly as he divided his sermon into heads. A congregant cried for meat and the doctor urged patience before continuing.
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Champ Clark
Washington
Doctor
Dare to Be Happy and Grateful in Faith
A devotional urging bold joy as a religious duty. It champions seeing God as Father and embracing happiness with gratitude, detachment, and sacrifice. The speaker encourages personal joy without apology and invites readers to confess their happiness as a gift from God.
New York Tenement Fire Triggers Widespread Weeping
A cellar fire in a five story New York tenement caused 18 families and firefighters to cry from inflamed eyes as onions stored in the cellar caught fire. The chief fireman had said the blaze was confined to the cellar but tenants fled after the onions ignited.
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New York
Editor Browne and the Rockford Morning Star
Editor Browne recalls ending coffee with Postum about seven years ago to ease long battles with indigestion. He describes severe, recurring attacks that left him bedridden for weeks and notes a health decline prior to trying a coffee alternative.
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