Indiana urged to probe motor transport waste and repair bills
Taxpayers demand a thorough investigation into waste and mismanagement in Indiana's motor transport division. The state contemplates drastic actions to reveal costs and accountability, with governors and commissions pressed to act beyond rhetoric and avoid another whitewash.
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Indiana
State Highway Department
Motor Transport
Motor Transport Division
Commission
Omer S. Manlove
Manlove
Speculation Unabated After Rediscount Rate Rise
The federal reserve board raised the rediscount rate in New York from 5 to 6 percent but speculation continues. Brokers loans reached a record 6.085 billion, with funds from private entities driving stock market credit and banks drawing loans nationwide. Bank investments remain well below the thirteen month peak, raising concern among officials and bankers about future steps and possible congressional intervention.
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Federal Reserve Board
New York
Congress
A Serious Charge Against Naval Propagandist William B Shearer
William B Shearer, famed for big navy propaganda against Britain and Japan, sues major armament firms for services rendered. He claimed access to confidential documents, influenced naval policy, and worked with shipbuilders from 1926 to 1929, receiving part of a 308 thousand dollar claim.
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United States
William B. Shearer
Shearer
Great Britain
Japan
Navy Department
Congressional
Interna
Marvel in Glass Sets Record at U S Bureau of Standards
The United States Bureau of Standards in Washington produced the largest optical glass block in the nation, a 70 inch diameter by 11 inch thick disk weighing two tons. It will form the mirror for the 70 inch reflecting telescope at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
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David Dietz
Bureau
Finn
America
Europe
Germany
Jobs for Indians and the Indian Question
Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur argues that giving jobs to half a million Indian wards will reduce poverty hunger and disease on reservations. He notes high infant death and tuberculosis rates and says employment will integrate Indians into needed labor in the southwest.
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Ray Lyman Wilbur
Wilbur
Mr. Wilbur
Southwest
Graf Zeppelin flight clears way for giant passenger airships
Goodyear Zeppelin factory in Akron plans giant passenger dirigibles for ocean routes from California to Hawaii and from the Atlantic to Europe. Financing remains the hurdle, but the Graf Zeppelin world voyage is seen as removing the last doubt and enabling regular commercial transoceanic air service.
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Goodyear Zeppelin
Akron
California
Hawaii
Atlantic
Europe
Mother and her lover hanged in Canada in Snyder Gray echo
M R Tracy notes a mother of eight and her partner killed the husband in a Canada case likened to the Snyder-Gray murders. He argues sex obsession drives irrational acts, and warns science may someday animate dead tissue but cannot revive life. He contrasts Fate with seeking knowledge.
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Canada
Snyder-Gray
The Illusion of Progress and Market Temptations
A meditation on humanity’s battle with pain and death and the drive for cures. It warns that cancer research funding could fuel quackery and financial speculation as prosperity drives risky ventures and high returns, questioning speculative capitalism and investor dividends.
Exhibition lacrosse results at 1928 Olympics and related trivia
The record lists lacrosse results from Amsterdam 1928: United States 6 Canada 3, United States 6 England 7, Canada 9 England 5. Johns Hopkins offered a playoff to break the triple tie, but England declined. It also notes meanings and pronunciation of Yvonne and a Bible verse about prosperity.
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Amsterdam
U. S
Canada
England
Johns Hopkins
Nitrogen Dioxide Peril Proved In Gas Poisoning Series
Dr. Morris Fishbein describes the Cleveland Clinic disaster where two poisoning patterns emerged. Immediate deaths came from carbon monoxide cyanide and nitric fumes, while delayed deaths were caused by nitrogen dioxide after respiratory effort appears normal.
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Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
Hygeia
Health
Cleveland Clinic
No single American type, says Mr Shaw on diversity
The writer argues against the idea of a typical American and contrasts with views on other nations. He notes the country contains diverse strains making a common type impossible and rejects the Nordic superiority trend, contending that humanity remains in flux and experimentation should continue.
Ideals and opinions on immigration in American tradition
A column defends immigrant heritage and warns against xenophobia. The writer argues patriotism blends with openness to diverse cultures and cautions against forcing conformity, urging patience with the melting pot and respect for varied origins.
Assimilation as Mutual Teaching Across Nations
A 1929 Times column argues assimilation should be mutual not one sided. It envisions immigrants learning about America while natives learn about newcomers. The piece stresses that American identity rests on a vision of perfection and opportunity, not only laws or structures.
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Manhattan
America
Ellis Island
the Times
Answers and Answers From a Historical Q and A Quiz
A compilation of trivia covering altitudes of Mt. Everett and Mt. McKinley, traveler's checks, extreme temperatures, ephah measures, terminology for a sitting hen, sound definition in forest scenarios, premium value of a 1911 five dollar coin, date of spring, coin heads and tails terminology, teakettle lime deposit removal, and the origin of the phrase After me the deluge.
Self-Extinguishing Cigaret Tidbits Stir Public Warnings
A Page of provocative observations discusses wartime secrecy, dirigible experiments, and a self-extinguishing cigarette. It recalls U S Grant in Galena, notes Mrs Allen Winser’s century of life and a sharp quip on divorce law, and ends with a satirical jab at cross border divorce travel.
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Allen Winser
Chicago
Washington Burning 1814 and the Bladensburg Stand
British troops burned the Capitol and White House on August 24 1814 after landing 4000 men under General Rose at Benedict Maryland. Panic spread in the capital as militia were summoned and Bladensburg became the meeting point where sailors stood firm before the British advances.
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Washington
United States
Department
White House
Rose
Benedict
Bladensburg
Times Readers Voice Views
Readers argue that gangsters thrive due to lack of public moral support for police and call for citizens to back law enforcement to uphold freedom and justice.
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Times
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R. Finn
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American Chemical Society
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Princeton
N. J
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Hernandez
Omar Khayyam
Rom
Elusive Cancer Cure
Daily Thought
Beecher
Australia
Yvonne
Daily Health Service
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Henderson
Haggard
George Bernard Shaw
HEY Wood Bromn
Daniel Boones
Cahars
Levitskys
Odessa
Give
Mt. Everet
Mt. McKinley
United States Bureau of Standards
Josephus
Mme. Pompadour
Frederick Landis
War and Navy Departments
Los Angeles
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Galena
Ill
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Rant
Brimh
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Hylan
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