Antedating of "hot dog" --1884 in Indiana

[sclements at NEO.RR.COM]

Adding pertinent information--this story was from a Minneapolis MN correspondent.

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---- sclements at NEO.RR.COM wrote:
> At least, I think this is earlier than Fred's recent finds.  Again, using my new subscription to Genealogy Bank.
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> _Evansville Courier and Press_ (Evansville IN) 14 September 1884 p.2 col.4
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> "Even the innocent "wienerworst" man will be barred from dispensing "hot dog" on the street corner."
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> Sam Clements
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