A Step in the Right Direction on Indiana Road-Wage Scandal
The Indiana state highway commission pledged to ban wage-cutting contractors in future road-building awards after The Times investigation. The action, led by Chairman A. J. Wedeking and Commissioner Jesse Murden, demands ongoing vigilance by the commission and public to curb contractor greed and prevent recurrence of outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
New Albany
A. J. Wedeking
Jesse Murden
Times
State Federation of Labor
Edison Cut Brings Small Consumers Higher Bills Says Editorial
The proposed Edison rate cut favors large buyers in New York City, raising bills for small consumers already strained by low wages. The piece cites Mrs C of Cherry Street whose bill would rise 40 cents, affecting needs like beef and bread, whilePark Avenue Mrs B would save little. It argues the shift worsens the poor’s plight and praises Ontario Hydro for balancing service with low rates to attract low income customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Edison Company
New York City
New York
Park Avenue
Edison
Ontario Hydro-Electric Commission
New Tammany Faces Courts And Graft Scrutiny
The piece argues Tammany Hall's influence wanes as corruption allegations rise. It contrasts local judge buying with federal judicial appointments and cites cases like Yetta Stromberg and Red Flag laws, noting the ACLU plans a U S Supreme Court appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Supreme Court
Billings
University of California
Yetta Stromberg
San Quentin
San Bernardino Mountains
Mooney
Indian bureau cited as bright spot in Hoover era reforms
A special report to the President praises the Indian bureau under Rhodes and Scattergood for progress on reform and a practical plan to transform Indians into self supporting citizens. It notes some mistakes like the Flathead power deal and school punishments but credits overall integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Indian Bureau
Umion
Washington
Rhodes
Scattergood
Kentucky
Fragmented musings mix politics and society in late notes
A curio of editorials and observations ranges from Hoover, Norris and Hiram Johnson to Peggy Joyce and Loria Swanson. It riffs on politics, Prohibition, neglect of workers and historical quirks, with digressions on Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Hoover
Sahara Desert
United States Senate
Norris, Borah
Hiram Johnson
German modernism reshapes buildings with glass and steel
German architects embrace form following function over tradition as steel frames and glass walls replace brick facades in new department stores and churches. The era's design favors interior unity, mass and line, flat roofs, and restrained ornament, creating stark, powerful compositions through material contrast and repetition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LASS
Germany
Ger- Ruskin
Roger Gilman
Providence
R. L
American Institute of Architects
Gilman
Ilman
Lucy Stone Pioneering Suffragist Born in 1818 West Brookfield Mass
Lucy Stone born August 13 1818 in West Brookfield Mass was a reformer known as the morning star of the woman's rights movement. She studied at Oberlin learned Hebrew and Greek to verify biblical texts on women's rights and became the first Massachusetts woman to earn a college degree. She lectured for abolition and married Henry Blackwell while keeping her maiden name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Stone
Morning Star
West Brookfield
Mass
Lucy
Ohio
Oberlin
America
Massachusetts
New England
Canada
Henry B. Blackwell
Hare Conformation Aids Uphill Running
A hare with shorter front legs than hind ones gains balance on downhill runs. The anatomy favors uphill speed, with downhill runs more likely to disrupt stability according to the description from the patent office notes.
Liver Helps Fight an Anemia
Dr Morris Fishbein explains pernicious anemia involves a drastic drop in red blood cells. The liver contains a substance that boosts production, with concentrates now used to rapidly form cells, while stomach and muscle tissues may also have this power.
Backroom Writers and Coolidge Draw Mock Newsroom Talk
The column notes Heywood Broun is away and Joe Williams fills in. It lampoons errors in Coolidge copy and praises newsroom backroom workers for their wit, noting the public reads his pieces and poking fun at tax, law, and hot dogs as 1930s culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heywood Broun
Joe Williams
The
New York Telegram
Braun
Calvin Coolidge
Navy
Coolidge
Ind indeterminate sentence and parole laws praised by prison official
Margaret M. Elliott, editor of Times, urges Indiana indeterminate sentence and parole laws plus suspended sentence as the best plan. Former superintendent of Indiana Woman's Prison argues lack of religious training and home environment drive female crime, while readers discuss road-building and public works ideas for cheaper highways and wage fairness. Bert Morledge Columbus, Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Indiana
United States
Indiana Woman's Prison
Margaret M. Elliott
Bert Morledge
Columbus
Ind
What Progress Toward Peace When Children Reverence the Soldier
M E Tracy argues that glorifying soldiers in classrooms and on every hand drives war readiness. He notes Tong wars in Chicago and the Bronx, warns that powerful symbols and militarism shape national identity, and contrasts peace rhetoric with continued armament and alliance-building.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indianapolis Times
Tee
Scripps-Howard
Sundai India
Lowe Times Prise Co
Boyd Gurley
Roy W. Howard
Aand Scrntson
Pbone—Riley
United Press
Seri Howard Newspa' Alliance
Newspa: Enterprise Association
of Audit Bureau of Circularations
Seri
Tammany Judges
al Smith
New Tammany
Tammany
Smith
Jimmy Walker
Boss Curry
Tammany Hall
Supreme Court of the United States
Woolworth
American Civil Liberties Union
Frederick Land
Peggy Joyce
Loria Swanson
League of
Holly
Franklin Roosevelt
Science
David Dietz
Ripley
U. S. Patent Office
Japan
Your
Memheor
Danny Mefayden
Cece Smite
Chicago
King
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
BY Joe Williams
Jim Sullivan
Jim
Willya
Larg
Earl Carroll
the Times
M. E. Tracy
Bronx
On Leongs
Hip
J. &. Lockwood
C. Delisle Burns
Institute of Politics
Williamstown
Europe
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!