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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
8
Mayor L Ert Slack says he will avoid a political atmosphere at city hall and does not plan to discuss Al Smith’s presidential prospects. He notes he is a Democrat but that his job limits political involvement. City hall workers, mostly Republicans, may vote their choice in November.
A man known as Mysterious Mr Ripple appears at Broad Ripple Park each evening this week between 8 and 8:30. He offers $25 to anyone who, holding The Indianapolis Times, asks if he is the invader and reader. He dodges pursuers, but someone may finally catch him. Look for him tonight.
Dr. Gruening argues Mexico lacks a clear successor to Calles as president with the vote looming on November 30. Aaron Saenz, a civilian and reformer, is discussed as a potential candidate but lacks decisive leadership. The piece notes Mexico’s embryonic democracy and calls for a strong interim figure to avoid political collapse.
Charles Berkell will stage Robert St. Clair's new unnamed comedy drama of theatrical life next Sunday. Patrons may name the play and win $100 in gold. three disinterested judges will pick the winner. Attendees can submit titles and must present a seat check for one performance.
Twenty persons are known dead as a powerful typhoon battering this part of Japan for three days causes rivers to overflow and floods. Landslides collapse tunnels and embankments, disrupting rail lines and damaging communications. Estimated total damage may reach ten million dollars.
Isaac A. Isaac, a young Persian artist in Lindy, reports Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh received a silk floss portrait of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. The piece features the aviator’s face a U S map and a framed design in national colors, using floss imported from Trieste. The portrait was mailed two months ago but only recently opened due to her busy correspondence.
Clarence D. Schlemmer was shaken up after crashing into a herd of cows being driven along Huntington road one mile south of Urbana in Wabash Indiana. One cow suffered a broken leg in the collision.
A lengthy endorsement of Tristram Tupper’s The River published by J B Lippincott praises its lifelike characters Rosalee and Allen John set beside a powerful river in Thompson Valley. The critic emphasizes honest, vivid portrayal of life and hopes it becomes a best seller. Indianapolis theater listings follow with current film showings.
Top fiction and non fiction lists show six titles each led by Swan Song by John Galsworthy and The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism by G B Shaw. Other fiction picks include Brook Evans Jerome or the Latitude of Love Octavia Show Girl and.
Powell headlines a travel and show schedule with Telling the World at Loew's Palace and Tunney Heeney fight pictures shown at the Bandbox, indicating a bustling entertainment lineup.
Miss Kathleen Rice, a University of Toronto graduate and known by pioneer prospectors, has made a significant mineral discovery in northern Manitoba near Lake Wekushko. Her copper pyrite find has attracted several offers for the claim.
A patient describes relief from chronic fatigue and dizziness after two weeks on Husky. He attributes regained energy, weight gain, and color to the medicine and notes a neighbor’s similar success. The ad claims immediate stomach gas relief targets chronic acidity believed to cause numerous ailments.
A split over constructing an underpass at Holt Road near the Pennsylvania Railroad and Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction lines faces a county hearing Friday. County officials favor separation of grades, while railroads oppose. Bonds totaling 62 000 will be offered for sale on the south half of the road Friday, with the north half disapproved. officials predict fall start for south work and possible delay for the north. Commissioners Hogle Sutton and Snider back the project and audit expected to aid bond sale.
Angola Indiana August 2 a program was held here and at Lagrange to mark the completion of Federal Road 20 the second east and west road across Indiana
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