McCray’s Courage and The Governor in a Cattle Industry Tie
The piece lauds Warren T. McCray for his moral stand during his trial and imprisonment, contrasting him with Governor Ed Jackson. It notes McCray’s prewar reputation as a breeder, the Improbable immunity offer, and the public’s later support when he sought to reestablish his farm and cattle business.
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Warren T. McCray
McCray
Times
Jackson
Atlanta
Ed Jackson
William Allen White
Emporia
Kas.) Gazette
New York State Records
Smith
New York Assembly
Journal of the Assembly
Mr. Smith
M. E. Tracy Doubts Science Civilizing War
M. E. Tracy questions science’s ability to civilize war, expressing respect for science yet doubt about its capacity to prevent or soften conflict.
World Warless Dreams Drawn By Sleep and Smoke
The piece mocks a scientist's talk at the Chicago meeting of the American Chemical Society. Dr. Gustav Egloff envisions war ending without bloodshed through sleep inducing agents and dream cure, proposing tear gas as a starting point. It notes human nature resists such ideals when anger sparks conflict.
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American Chemical Society
Chicago
Gustav Egloff
Egloff
War's brutality outpaces science says thoughtful observer
The piece argues violence defines war more than weapons and notes history shows repeated attempts to humanize conflict fail. It urges scientists in Chicago to tackle near problems like drug and alcohol fueled unrest, suggesting gas or chloroform as substitutes for violence in crime and bootlegging disputes.
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Flanders Field
Europe
Chicago
Beyond Test Tube The Liberty Struggle and Prohibition
The passage argues that prohibiting alcohol reshapes public life beyond science. It links Volstead era clashes to crime, corruption, and social upheaval, suggesting scientific methods cannot resolve deep political and cultural conflict fueling bootlegger gains and lawlessness.
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Andrew Volstead
Four estimable hicks raid New York night clubs for indictments
A group of seemingly ordinary men spent three months and about $60,000 posing as butter and egg men to probe city clubs. They retained checks wrote reports and secured affidavits resulting in eighteen club raids and 150 indictments. Critics suggest political motives and note the use of travel to funnels of immort.
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New York
Smith
Filipinos Land Ownership Question Reopens in DoJ Case
Washington August 2 The Justice Department will review a land ownership challenge by a Filipino in California amid wider disputes over Philippine land restrictions. The case concerns Francisco Obera who faced neighbor objections after buying a home in Alhambra, with Philippine officials seeking clarity on whether Filipinos may own U S land under current laws.
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Ashington
United States
California
Department of Justice
Philippines
Gover
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Pedro Guevara
United States Department of Justice
Francisco Obera
Obera
Alhambra
Guevara
United States Bureau of Insular Affairs
Bureau
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Philippine Islands
The
Huntington Land and Improvement Company
Resignations In Order The parole system under scrutiny
The Times reports a paroled man committing multiple holdups while a prison board trustee signed false employment reports. Police tracked him for months, and the trustee aided by signing attestations about his steady job. The piece argues for accountability and reforms in parole and prison oversight.
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the Times Today
Board of Prison Trustees
Lebanon
Prison Board
Mythic Tales in Cygnus and Cygnus Star 61 Cygni
The text recounts Jupiter’s loves in myth and how constellations like Cygnus and Ursa Major honor them. It notes 61 Cygni as the first star whose distance was measured by Bessel in 1838 and mentions a nova in Cygnus in 1876 and a Milky Way dark patch known as the Coal Sack.
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Upiter
Callisto
Juno
Jupiter
Arcas
Leda
Tyndarus
Sparta
Cygni
Cygnus
Earth
Bessel
Prosperity Gains Broadly Lift Wages Since 1913
Government figures show wages per hour in 1926 were 129 percent higher than in 1913 while the cost of living rose 75 percent. Real income for workers and organized labor rose markedly, yet President Coolidge and Labor Secretary Davis warned that 10 to 15 million workers still lack adequate wages and share of prosperity. The piece notes inequitable distribution and urges that each person receive a proper share in the nation’s wealth.
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Department of Labor
Coolidge
Davis
Septic sore throat linked to neglected dairy handling
Dr Morris Fishbein notes outbreaks of septic sore throat tied to milk handling lapses. He urges exclusion of anyone with sore throat from milking, strict hand washing, and pasteurization of milk, which he states prevents most epidemics in cities.
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Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
Hygeia
Health Magazine
Massachusetts
Bridge Play Made Easy by W. W. Wentworth
A 1928 Ready Reference guide on bridge bidding strategy explains how to assess trump support and raise partner bids. It details what counts as assisting tricks, when to refrain from raises, and examples of hands that require passing due to lack of normal trump support.
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W. W. Wentworth
This Date in U S History Highlights
A compact list of events from 1810 to 1889 noting Henry Hudson’s voyage into Hudson Bay mistaken for the Pacific Ocean, Constitution’s cruise from Boston, St Louis steamboat arrival, the Atlantic cable break, Congress funding for the Washington Monument, and the American Art Association payment.
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Henry Hudson
Hudson Bay
Pacific Ocean
Constitution
Boston
St. Louis
Congress
Washington Monument
American Art Association
Readers Voice Views on Indianapolis Traffic and Safety
A Times letter argues Indianapolis traffic and parking hinder business districts. The writer urges police focus on criminals while easing pedestrian and motorist movement, citing unsafe crossing and blocked sidewalks.
Questions and Answers from The Indianapolis Times
Lindbergh earned the title Colonel by commissions in both the Missouri National Guard and the U S Officers Reserve Corps. Brazil dominates world coffee production. Mexico ranks ninth. Henry Clay nicknames include War Hawk Mill Boy of the Slashes and Great Pacificator. The name Snodgrass means smooth lawn from a locality name.
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Lindbergh
Missouri National Guard
Missouri
United States
United States Officers Reserve Corps
Mexico
Brazil
Henry Clay
Hanover County
Virginia
Derivation of the Bennett Surname and Edsel Ford’s War Service
Discussion notes trace Bennett to Benedict an ecclesiastical name meaning blessed and reveal Edsel Ford was exempted from World War service as acting head of the Ford plant per his father’s statement. details are fragmentary and attributed to a sermon style quotation.
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Bennett
Benjamin
Benedict
Edsel Ford
Ford
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