Business and government merge as monopolies arise in utilities
M E Tracy argues that business drives modern life and politics, noting how public regulation promotes mergers like the Brooklyn Edison and Consolidated Gas deal. He claims regulation inflates monopolies, public ownership shifts aims from lower rates to dividends, and questions the Sherman Act relevance.
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Brooklyn Edison Company
Consolidated Gas Company
Public Service Commission of New York
Prohibition Debate Highlights at University of Virginia
A large crowd at the University of Virginia summer Institute on Public Affairs heard Louis C. Cramton defend prohibition while John Philip Hill urged repeal or reform of the Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead Act. Hill proposed a state defined standard for intoxicating liquors and stricter enforcement within states, citing rising prohibition cases and constitutional concerns. Mrs. Sarah Lee Fain and others debated women's suffrage, with National Women’s Party backing an equal rights amendment as the path to ending discrimination.
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South
University of Virginia Summer Institute
Louis C. Cramton
Michigan
Congress
Smith
Cramton
Hoover
John Philip Hill
Maryland
House of Representatives
Babson
National Association Against
Supreme Court
Clonel Hill
Anti- Saloon League
Hill
Volstead
Haynes
Anti-Saloon League
United States
Sarah Lee Fain
Virginia
Norfolk
W. Kinsolving
Louisville
Oscar Leaser
National Women's Party
Walter Bossert and Hoover in Indiana Campaign Clash
The piece argues Indiana Republicans fear Bossert's public campaign for Walter Bossert alongside Leslie and Robinson, viewing Hoover's rising support as a separate, more genuine sentiment. It contrasts national issues with a state-wide crusade to restore government, urging voters to favor Frank Dailey and resist Bossert as a misleading power move tied to past Stevenson era influences.
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Indiana
Walter Bossert
Harry Leslie
Arthur Robinson
Leslie
Robinson
Bossert
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Goodrich
Frank Dailey
Stephenson
Gene Tunney and the public gaze on fame and fantasy
In a witty critique the author contrasts fiction's ideal hero with Gene Tunney. War service, boxing glory, and a hoped scent of social ascent clash with real life scrutiny, rumors, and crowd judgments. The piece questions fame, ambition, and the public’s appetite for celebrity.
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Gene
Tom Sharkey
Jack Dempsey
Hollywood
Social Register
Gene Tunney
Where Is the End Tax Burden Tops War Levels
Max Graves New York tax commissioner told the Institute of Politics at the University of Virginia that total collections for all purposes will reach about 9 billion this year, 700 million more than the wartime peak. He noted Congress appropriations exceed early Coolidge years by 500 million, with state road building and education driving rises. He urged taxpayers to seek economies and prudent spending while government grows.
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Max Graves
New York
Institute of Politics
University of Virginia
Graves
Congress
Coolidge
Verdun Battlefield Tourists Probe Bones For Keeps
The piece laments tourists at Verdun digging up skulls and carting them away as souvenirs. It cites an Argentine tour operator providing spades to visitors and condemns the practice as discouraging. It notes how future generations might be inspired by such acts, though the author doubts it.
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Verdun
Great Economic Shift in U S Imports and Exports
The Commerce Department reports June trade showing a reversal from past patterns. U S exports total $380 281 000 with 46 percent from manufacturers and 28 percent from manufactured foodstuffs and semi-manufacturers. Imports reach 315 118 000 with 50 percent crude materials and foodstuffs.
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Commerce Department
United States
America
Europe
Egyptian Medicine: Magic Ties to Early Healing Practice
In ancient Egypt medicine grew amid belief disease came from malignant spirits. Early physicians cast out evil influences through magic then treated bodily ravages with purgatives, emetics, and plant remedies. Maspero notes priests and doctors merged, with later specialization emerging among Egyptian healers. Herodotus observes Egypt became full of physicians with varied focus areas.
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Egypt
Imhotep
Maspero
Ancient
Assyria
Herodotus
Businessmen enter politics reshaping public service ideals
A drift of influential business leaders into politics signals changing views of public service. Figures like Governor Smith's campaign manager from General Motors, Pierre S. Du Pont, Louis K. Liggett, and Gen. W. W. Atterbury exemplify a trend toward public work. The piece argues wealth no longer disqualifies leaders and credits democracy with transforming money into responsible governance.
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Smith
General Motors Corporation
Pierre S. du Pont
General Motors
Louis K. Liggett
Great
Massachusetts
Gen. W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Bertha D. Bauer
Liquid Carbonic Co
Illinois
Andrew W. Mellon
Dwight W. Morrow
Oysters and Clams Rich in Vitamins in Diet
Dr Morris Fishbein reports shellfish provide notable vitamin content. Oysters offer more vitamin B and C and vitamin A, while clams supply more vitamin D. Both shellfish add protein and flavor to a balanced diet despite varying vitamin profiles.
Bridge Lead Strategy for Partner's Bid
A concise guide on opening lead choices when the declaring partner bids a suit. It recommends leading the highest card from your partner's suit to minimize confusion, notes variations among experts, and suggests considering other advantageous signals before leading partner's suit.
Readers Voice Views on Capital Circuits and Policy
The letter critiques the flow of capital from Board of Trade to Wall Street and back, urging a local circuit from home banks to farms and back through federal banks. It argues political oppression hinders progress and claims proper capital routing could erase unemployment. Signed FRANK WALTON, Woodrow Wilson Democrat.
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Editor Times
Board of Trade
Wall Street
Woodrow Wilson
Questions and Answers From The Indianapolis Times Readers
A long reader Q and A column covers various topics from ing of Isinglass to Easter dates, boxing deaths, film locations, rat egg transport, nail resistance to acids, and biographical queries about Flo Ziegfeld Jackie Coogan and Pola Negri. It presents historical facts such as Boxer Moldez death date and cause, and Detroit settlement details, with era context.
This Date in U S History Highlights
On August 11, 1807, Fulton’s Clermont made a trial trip as the first steamboat. In 1857 the first Atlantic cable broke. In 1862 Independence Missouri surrendered to the Confederates, with a famous Niagara Falls barrel episode.
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Fulton
Clermont
Independence
Niagara Falls
Daily Thoughts and Quotation Reflections
A compact reflection pairing a biblical verse from I Corinthians 13 with a Swift proverb about willful blindness. The lines invite contemplation on perception and insight, framed as short, quotable thoughts for readers.
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