Indianapolis Times Masthead and Policies Fragment
Publication details show daily except Sunday by Indianapolis Times Publishing Co at 214 220 W Maryland St Indianapolis with subscriptions ten cents weekly in city twelve cents elsewhere. Includes Indiana constitution pledge to free expression and contact phone MA 3500.
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Indianapolis Times Publishing Co
Maryland St
Indianapolis
Gram
Mary Brown
Mise Brown
Doc Paul
Bill
Observer
Coal Industry Pressures Across Regions Spark Wage Clash
A broad survey contrasts US and British coal sectors. Anthracite operators seek high profits while miners push for living wages amid dangerous work. Soft coal regions show demoralization and potential strike risk. England moves toward subsidies and nationalization, influencing US thinking.
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Atlantic City
West Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Swampscott
Coolidge
United States
England
Britain as model for statesmanship and preparedness
A columnist contrasts American and British approach, praising Britain’s long term planning and armament readiness while criticizing U S timidness. The piece notes Britain’s arms program, a looming conference with Coolidge, and the gap in U S policy. It closes with a brief jab at Standard Oil dividends and Balkan tensions.
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Prince of Wales
Britain
Evolutionary Tale Hints at Women’s Rise Across Time
The excerpt humorously traces humanity from a primordial blob to the appearance of a woman and the ensuing social changes. ItPlayfully speculates on how life evolved from simple organisms to modern times, noting traffic cops and blue laws emerging as seas filled with blobs. Tomorrow’s note teases a future piece on undertakers.
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Alob
Prisons, Prohibition and Public Opinion Letter
Prisons to the editor praise The Times editorial No More Room in Our Prisons. The writer notes federal prisons rose nearly 200 percent since 1913 while England and Wales closed a third since 1914, urging Volstead act modification for temperance with mild beer to curb bootlegging and social unrest. Signed by George J. Marott.
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England and Wales
United States
Thought on the body as temple and divine revelation
A contemplative note cites I Corinthians 6 19 and Carlyle on the body as a temple of the Holy Ghost and a shadow system around the self, pondering the life force and flesh as vessels for the divine.
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God
Carlyle
Summer thoughts and quirky observations from Tom Sims
A collection of humorous lines about mousetraps neighborly competition, summer anticipation, Eski mo spouses, brevity as wit, business coat-wearing, kitchen mishaps with can openers, and caution about living in swimwear while eating. The tone resembles light local essays with playful maxims and social jests.
Prediction of a new ice age in 20000 years
Elsworth Huntington a Yale researcher predicts another global glacial epoch in about 20,000 years based on Sun and star influence on solar radiation. He cites star proximity cycles and calculations by Dr. Schlessinger and Dr. Shapley, noting past ice ages aligned with stellar closeness.
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Earth
Elsworth Huntington
Yale University
Huntington
Dr. Huntington
Schlessinger
Yale
Shapley
Harvard
Indiana Prison Population Declines From 1917 to 1924
The article notes Indiana four state institutions averaged 3296 inmates daily in 1924, down from 3321 in 1917, arguing crime trends rise despite more arrests while punishment shapes policy. It also laments humanitarian arguments for leniency and links deterrence to prison growth. It adds an aside on honey prices and bee involvement in farming economics.
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Pen
State Prison
Woman's Prison
Reformatory
State Farm
Indianapolis
Hoosier
Indiana
Lasting Monument of a Chicago Lawyer and Benefactor
The obituary honors an Hoosier born Chicago lawyer who died recently. He funded DePauw University with over 1 million in buildings and scholarships, creating a lasting monument through generous support of student education and opportunity. His philanthropy aimed to shape youth and the nation.
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Hoosier
Chicago
de Pauw University
Indiana's Sweet Tooth Predicts Honey Shortage
State apiary inspector Yost foresees Indiana producing no more than 4,000,000 pounds of honey this season, about half the normal crop, due to adverse weather. The piece notes sugar abundance and traces honey's historical role as a sweetener from ancient times to modern days.
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Yost
State
Es Apiary
Indiana
Indiana motorists blamed for Sunday fatal tolls
Seven Hoosiers were killed and a dozen injured in Sunday automobile accidents. The piece argues grade crossings and driver behavior cause most deaths, contrasting with a Sullivan coal mine disaster and urging personal responsibility to improve safety. It laments that safety rules and devices rarely prevent such tragedies.
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Sullivan
Indiana
Over the Phone By Hal Cochran
A humorous 1925 NEA Service verse about telephone chatter revealing gossip and daily routines. It contrasts calls from a busy boss, a flirtatious sweetie, a flapper, a wife delayed at work, and a missing father with the steady stream of messages that fill modern life.
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Stenor
Father
NEA Service, Inc
Many a good beau plays second fiddle in life
A compact witticism notes that many attractive suitors settle for secondary roles while some hard boiled eggs meet their fate cracked open. The remark blends social observation with a kitchen-table pun.
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Beau
How Do You Do Girls and Eleven Radio Stars at Lyric
Edna Salamon the original How Do You Do girl joins Twelve Radio Stars at the Lyric in Indianapolis this week. The revue features John Sullivan Esther Joy Earl and others with a loudspeaker gimmick and strong lights. Also listed are Bennet and Clark Hawaiian quartet The Four Wardens and The Loose Nut with notable acts and the Berkell Players fringe at English’s theater schedule.
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Edna Salamon
Indianapolis
Old King Tut
Noah's Ark
Miss Salamon
Earl
John Sullivan
Esther Joy
Michigan
Miller and Rainey
Tranger
Georgette
Jom O'Hara
Florence Frey
Paul Earl
Nobel Watson
Bennet
Clark
Four Wardens
Louis
Frieda Berkoff
Murat
Greenwich Village
Reader Qs on marriage stats and Darwin answered
unsigned letters note U S marriage figures from census 12 9 million single 21 8 million married 1 7 million widowed 235 thousand divorced 110 thousand unknown. Darwin evolution summary cites fish to mammals lineage and cautions against equating progenitor with apes. Also note annual US pin use exceeds 20 billion and ten large factories produce them. Martha Finley Elsie Books author died 1909.
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United States
Darwin
Stage Verdict Twelve Radio Star at Lyric
Lyric presents the Twelve Radio Star with a fine variety novelty. Palace shows strong entertainment value as the entire bill pleases. English’s Berkell Players offer In the Next Room as a highly interesting vehicle, well acted and mounted. Broadway features its new policy in frat week.
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Berkell
Eddie Eddie
Tommy Evans
Alexander Campbell
Fdythe Eliott
Milton Byron
al Cc. Wilson
Lyric
Palace
Broadway
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Outline of Evolution
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NLA
Fowler
London Zoological Society
Duke of Bedford
Major Fowler
Nelson
Europe
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Walter D
Charles Wilson
Wilson
Olliene Terry
Miss Terry
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Five Petleys
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