Indianapolis Times Masthead and Staff Note 1928
The Indianapolis Times issue from August 15, 1928 lists the newspaper’s address at 214-220 W. Maryland St in Indianapolis Indiana. It names Boyd Gurley as editor Roy W Howard as president and Frank Morrison as business manager. It notes affiliations with United Press Scripps Howard and other information services.
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Indianapolis Times
Indianapolis Times Publishing Co
Maryland Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Marion County
United Press, Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Siation, Newspaper Information Service and Audit
Frank G. Morrison
Newspaper Enterprise Assoreau
Wait Pioneers in Art Move From Mechanical to Chemical
M. E. Tracy notes a shift in the arts from mechanical to chemical methods, likening it to a historical move from physical craft to mechanized processes. He argues progress follows altering the medium and technique.
Nullification in 1928 Hoover Speech Spurs Historic Debate
The piece traces nullification from Jackson and Calhoun through Civil War era tensions over tariffs to modern fights over Prohibition and constitutional protections. It argues growing calls to nullify amendments and laws, condemns selective enforcement, and backs Hoover in opposing nullification of the Eighteenth Amendment and other statutes.
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Hoover
Jackson
Calhoun
South Carolina
United States Supreme Court
Roger Baldwin
New Jersey
Simon-Pure
United States
Hoover’s Humility in Acceptance Speech on Tolerance
The piece highlights Herbert Hoover’s humble tone in his acceptance speech, stressing tolerance as a hallmark of real greatness. It quotes him saying no man can promise solitary solutions and that problems must be met and faced courageously with Congress and all leaders.
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Hoover
Congress
Greensburgh
South Bend News-Times
Alfred E. Smith
John Roach Straton
Governor Smith
Muscle Shoals Power Sale Delayed by War Department
The War Department delays action on Muscle Shoals City Alabama seeking to buy government dam power at double Alabama Power Company rates. After a year the initial filing was deemed too general, a more specific request is now under district engineer review. The dispute raises broader questions over municipal priority under the Federal water power act.
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War Department
Muscle Shoals City
Ala
Government Dam
Alabama Power Company
Davis
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Auto theft in New York sparks petty larceny case
A man in New York stole a 1921 automobile valued at under $25 and was charged with petty larceny. The item’s low value means no felony. The column laments car ubiquity and reflects on changing value of old cars.
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New York
Dementia Americana Creator Delmas Dies at 78
Delphin M. Delmas, a San Francisco lawyer famed for defending Harry Thaw in the Stanford White murder case, died recently. He coined the term Dementia Americana to describe Thaw's mental condition, a notorious legacy in American legal history.
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Delphin M. Delmas
San Francisco
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Stanford White
Strikers Pickets Expelled by New Bedford YWCA
The New Bedford Massachusetts YWCA expelled two young women who picketed during a textile strike and were arrested. The piece questions the rationale and suggests possible bias toward mill owner influence within the organization.
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New Bedford
Mass
Cannibal Mosquito Plan Faces Local Test
Mrs. Charles B. Williams of Finishing L. L. aims to rid her neighborhood of mosquitoes using a cannibal breed from a French scientist. The idea proposes releasing mosquitoes that eat other mosquitoes to curb bites, a method praised as praiseworthy under any circumstances.
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Charles B. Williams
Finishing
L. L
Wiley charges lax enforcement endangering food laws
Dr. Harvey Wiley, noted pure food expert, says recent food poisoning outbreaks arise largely from weak enforcement of federal pure food laws. He criticizes executive orders for hampering officers and urges a full review to prevent lapses in the statutes.
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Harvey Wiley
Wiley
Dr. Wiley
Science Stars and Superstitions No 129
David Dietz traces origins of anatomy and astronomy to ancient Assyrian and Babylonian divination. Hepatoscopy and astrology shaped early science. eclipses and planetary cycles were predicted by priests. Greek and Roman adoption followed, with medieval overlap of astrology and astronomy. Modern science dismisses astrology yet honors heritage.
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Babylonia
Greece
Rome
The Style Czar and the Skirt Debate on Trade and Labor
The piece argues that fashion influence drives economic shifts from New England mills to the South and abroad. It notes 200 million women shortening skirts affects cotton use and links textile trade to tariffs. It ends with a warning that art and reform need financial balance to avoid bankruptcy.
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New England
Bombay
Oasaka
Hong Kong
War trends and piracy contrasts across history
The piece argues war is shifting from mechanical to chemical forms and cites economies of defense versus crime costs. It explains Edward Teach as the pirate Blackbeard, his career from privateering to Nassau rule, and his death in 1718. It notes Great Britain and Australia as top markets for American films.
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Edward Teach
Thach
Thatch
West Indies
Bahamas
Nassau
Georgia
South Carolina
Charleston
Pamlico Sound
Virginia
Maynard
Hereditary Disease A Pt to Be Difficult
Dr. Morris Fishbein reviews heredity in disease at Johns Hopkins and discusses hemophilia, color blindness, and sickle cell anemia. He notes transmission patterns, racial associations, and the difficulty of treating inherited conditions compared to infectious diseases.
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Morris Fishbein
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Humphrey Rolleston
University of Cambridge
England
Russia
Spain
Bridge Lead Principles When Partner Declares a Suit
W W Wentworth explains opening leads against no trump contracts. If you hold four or more cards in partner's suit you lead fourth from top. two cards in partner's suit you lead the higher. three cards without an honor you lead the highest. three cards with an honor like J X X you lead the lowest. If you hold a solid suit or a singleton in the named suit, lead from your strongest.
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Meade Reference Publishing Company
Lafayette revisited America on this date
This date records Lafayette's visit to the United States in 1824, a significant ceremonial reunion with U S history. It notes other events including New York City's 1863 funding for substitutes in the draft, a 1870 railroad completion linking Kansas City and Denver, a Taft veto in 1911 over statehood for New Mexico and Arizona, and a 1912 court permission to sell Sailors Snug Harbor real estate bought in 1790 for 10 000 to raise 25 million.
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Lafayette
America
New York City
Kansas City
Denver
Taft
New Mexico
Arizona
New York Supreme Court
Trustees of
Snug Harbor
Daily Thoughts on Death and Darkness
A compact reflective note cites Hebrews 9 27 and a Shakespeare line about facing death. The piece frames mortality as a universal passage and embraces darkness as a companion in the final hour.
Foreign vote split across groups in coming election
Editorials discuss naturalized voters and the lack of unified stance among immigrant groups. The Foreign Language Information Service finds no single bloc favoring Hoover or Smith, with internal splits in each group.
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Kokomo Tribun
United States
Foreign Language Information Service
Questions and Answers from The Indianapolis Times
A reader asks about ages and facts spanning history and science. The editor provides concise verified answers on figures such as Alla Nazimova born 1879, diamonds burning at high temperatures, and the 1883 Brooklyn Bridge completion, plus brief notes on Dr as debtor, asteroid group, and Mellon salary.
Expert debate on farm relief at University of Virginia
At UVA Institute on Public Affairs experts debate farm relief causes and cures with figures like Dr. Black Dr. Stine and Dr. Dickey weighing tariff policy urbanization and market expansion Woollen and Dickinson offer contrasting views on protectionism and equalization fees The symposium also covers county facts Keosauqua Iowa and a rifle silencer explanation.
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Ludwell Dennyniversity
University of Virginia Institute On
al Smith
Hoover
Smith
John D. Black
Harvard
Oscar C. Stine
Stine
Dickey
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Roy W. Howard
M. E
Tracy
David Dietz
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Atwell
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Great Britain
Australia
Daily Health Service
Haseen
W. W. Wentworth
U. S
Shakespeare
Ter
F. Scott McBride
E. S. Shumaker
J. R. Straton
Mr. Hoover
Fou
Brecesck
M. Kerby
Washington
New York Ave
Washington, D. C
Alla Nazimova
Waite Hoyt
Boston Red Sox
Brooklyn Bridge
Phillips
Philip
Andrew Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Mars
Jupiter
Lita Grey
American Medical Association
N. Dearborn St
Chicago
Evans Woollen
Economic Policy Commission
American Bankers’ Association
Dickinson
Iowa
London
Middle West
Coolidge
Woollen
Democratic Party
Dr. Black
Black
van Buren County
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