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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1929
Page
2
The Delphi Citizen serves Carroll County Indiana as an official Democratic weekly paper. It reports on local politics and community matters from Delphi with editorial leadership by Edmund Parke Beadle and Celia Beadle.
A reader cites Fred Landis in the Indianapolis Times and questions U S actions after the Spanish American War. The piece recalls McKinley’s rejection of territorial acquisition, notes the Philippines revolt, and argues the US kept the islands as a controlled territory for thirty years despite calls for independence.
Prominent figures in international relations back Senator Borah in pushing for Russia recognition. Propaganda and prejudice blocked U S and Britain from formal ties, mirroring earlier Labour policy under Ramsay MacDonald. The Manchester Guardian cites Sir Austen Chamberlain warns that cutting ties harms unity and European stability while hampering exports to Russia.
The parliamentary secretary of the chancellor of the exchequer Mr Boothby argues that Britain should avoid an indefinite breach with Russia that delays economic recovery and disarmament. He says Russians should make the first move but, with one million unemployed, Britain cannot throw away trade for a point of punctilio. He hopes Borah's work inspires similar liberal arguments in England.
Louis Ludlow outlined four points at a Jackson Day event in Wooster Ohio. He urged no proscriptions on religious differences and fading religious issues, bipartisan stance on the eighteenth amendment, opposition to special privilege, and a strong stand against federal bureaucracy to reduce taxes and restore self-government.
The Indianapolis Times reports Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes of Smith College argues for a new conception of God aligned with modern cosmology. Critics fear loss of traditional traits, while religious leaders optimistic about harmony between science and faith. The piece envisions a God greater than ancient cosmologies and seeks reconciliation of spirit and science.
A call to shift attention from the Mon Reee Doctrine to the Declaration of Independence, urging American diplomats and officials to lead with the historic document in discourse and policy discussions.
A fragment from a December morning note recalls a man who muttered winter be gins and felt a rising heat as if the alma nac burned within him. The phrasing hints at a playful or archaic spell of the season in a literary snippet.
Lloyd George led a mass Liberal mobilization at Free Trade Hall Manchester to promote a peace program. The plan calls for abolishing war arming limits fair treaty administration support for the League of Nations optional court disputes arbitration and no naval race with the United States.
The Indianapolis News asserts wholesale election fraud by Republicans in the last election and links it to repeal of voter registration law and to its own past support for primary repeal, calling them twin policies encouraged by the paper.
The speaker condemns continued war prep and calls the Kel logg peace pact meaningless. They argue disarmament must be sincere in attitude and action and criticize spending taxpayers’ money on arms as worse than war itself.
The passage notes Chairman Peters rejects Walter Myers denunciation of the Indiana primary in his Jackson Day speech. Peters leads Indiana Democrats and would view repeal of the primary as a slap to progressives across the state.
A critic questions the honesty of a man who votes dry while owning a private bootlegging operation. The speaker argues a genuine dry should respect a veteran who openly speaks and votes against him, noting the tension between private vice and public stance.
The House sees a bill introduced to make speech against any religion unlawful, drawing strong protests as citizens compare it to enforcing Prohibition era Eighteenth Amendment laws. The uproar reflects fears of religious censorship and government overreach.
Walter Myers, seen in a weaker finish in the last primary, now advocates the traditional nominating method through a state convention, signaling a strategic shift in party approach.
The note contrasts January eighth and July fourth as anniversaries that have drifted from their original significance, highlighting how modern use often blurs historic intent.
The article notes that Hoover won the election on an issue he himself denounced during the campaign, highlighting a paradox in the political narrative and voter sentiment surrounding his victory.
The tariff, described as a duty, continues to burden farmers who struggle with higher costs and market pressures. Farmers report ongoing difficulties adapting to the tax masquerading as a duty, affecting profitability and operations.
Washington township in Carroll County Indiana presents its 1928 annual disbursement and balance statement. The report lists receipts from auditors and banks and numerous payments to individuals and vendors for road work school funds teachers and supplies. Final balances are shown for Township Fund Special School Fund Bond Fund and overall totals with sworn attestations by Edna H Yeager trustee dated January 8 1929.
Clarence E Wingard and fifteen others petition for incorporation of Wingard Cemetery Association Located on part of lot 151 Hunt's Survey Bondie's Reserve Carroll County Indiana Petition to be presented to Carroll County Board of Commissioners at the February 1929 session for action under Indiana cemetery incorporation statutes J L Whiteman Auditor Carroll County Indiana dated January 9 1929
Bertha Conway Timmons named administratrix of Patrick W. Conway estate in Carroll County Indiana promising solvent assets. January 8 1929 filing lists James O Obear as attorney and Delphi address. Isaak F Hargrave named executor of Miranda Hargrave estate with a solvent claim and January 16 1929 filing. Gus A Hall attorney for executor.
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