Indianapolis Times Motto and constitutional note
The Indianapolis Times prints the motto and a constitutional pledge about free speech. It states no law shall restrain the free interchange of thought or the right to speak or print freely on any subject, referencing the Indiana Constitution. The page credits Roy W. Howard as president and mentions William A. Mayborn in business, Mer. and notes United Press and NEA Service as client sources.
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What Does General Andrews Think
A letter questions General Lincoln C. Andrews about agents using coercive tactics to convict a 19 year old for liquor during prohibition. The writer urges a public condemnation of snooping and home invasions by agents and asks the general to keep politics out of enforcement.
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General Andrews
Debt Settlement Sparks UK France Talks And US Role
Embers of America s debt funding commission criticize the preliminary debt settlement between Great Britain and France. England demands a 2 percent rate only if the United States agrees to a like settlement with France. The US previously accepted 3144 percent with England Poland and others, with Belgium concessions on prewar loans. Many commission members doubt the US will accept 2 percent from France, recalling a prior Britain France pledge tied to US participation. The Senate blocked a similar American guarantee of France against Germany. If the US holds its line, the London agreement between Churchill and Caillaux may prove another failed effort.
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America
Debt Funding Commission
Great Britain
France
England
United States
Poland
Belgium
Debt Commission
Germany
Senate
London
Winston Churchill
Caillaux
Borglum's Mount Rushmore project faces national debate
UTZON BORGLUM, famed sculptor of Stone Mountain, plans to carve Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills. The proposal envisions colossal faces of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt, replacing a regional Confederate monument concept with a national park sculpture in South Dakota.
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Utzon Borglum
Borglum
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Egypt
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Roosevelt
National
South Dakota
Chimney Rock
North Car
Strike Or Lockout A Clash Over Anthracite Wages
The Sept 1 contract expiration pits miners against operators with divergent wage goals. President Coolidge abandons direct action, expecting either side to concede after production stalls. Pinchot’s mediation is not sought again, leaving public hardship and a looming industrial clash unresolved.
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Coolidge
Swampscott
Pinchot
Ask the Times Answer List on Population and Inventions
Questions cover US cities by Negro population, fastest trains, and motion picture history. Facts note New York and Washington as top populations, with no city exceeding 50 percent. Fastest short train is Boardwalk Flyer. fastest long train is Trans-Canada. Kineto scope credited to Edison. Lumiere contributed. Muybridge shot first motion pictures in 1877.
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Jane Rew
Times Washington Bureau
Ow York Ave
Washton
United States
New York
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Baltimore
New Orleans
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Thomas Edison
Lumiere
Edward Muybridge
Monument Promoters Target Mountain Sculptures At Resort
A column decries proposed Borglum sculpture on a resort mountain arguing that promoter funded monuments threaten national parks and natural beauty. It warns of a wave of village tombstone artists carving faces of political figures and bankers, urging restraint to preserve nature.
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Silas Slick
Henry Hokum
First National Bank
Dawn Follows Night in a Bright Morning Scene
A poetic描描描描. sunrise imagery captures dawn sweeping away night. The narrator celebrates the new day with vivid color shifts from red to gold, noting greener meadows and a sharpened world view as droplets gleam briefly in sunlit rays. The piece contrasts night’s frown with daytime’s welcoming light.
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NEA Service, Inc
Glands Mystery Solved In Birds Thymus Function Found
Scientist David Dietz reports on gland discoveries. Dr. Oscar Riddle at Carnegie Institute reveals the thymus in pigeons secretes a blood substance affecting eggshell formation. In mammals the gland may be vestigial. Also notes US Bureau of Standards altitude chamber tests for aircraft engines at high altitude.
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David Dietzea
Oscar Riddle
Carnegie Institute
Washington
Lay
Riddle
Indianapolis City Ponders Jail Deal and Florida Real Estate Swindles
A Chicago report notes Mayor Shank backs housing four new municipal courts and possibly buying Marion County jail, while criticizing the cramped facility. It cites Florida land frauds near Orlando promising big profits, warning investors of overhyped lots and a $1,000,000 swindle as the land boom expands.
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Ayor Shank
Russell J. Ryan
Marion County
Hizzoner
Golden Hill
Laurel Hall
Indianapolis
Chicago
Florida
Middle West
Orlando
Fla
Women still share in ethical progress despite suffrage argument
Jeoxs James E. Watson told Marion County teachers that women have advanced with men toward a single standard of conduct. He argued the problem is women embracing masculine standards while some dissent argues feminine ideals declined with equal suffrage. He cites historical examples like Dorothea Dix and Cornelia to note women are now freer, with no proof that ideals have shrunk.
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Jeoxs
James E. Watsson
Marion County
Doroth
Ellington
San Francisco
Cleopatra
Cornelia
Hoosier
Insuring Florida Land Values Boom Takes Hit
Indiana insurance commissioner Homas S. M'Murray Jr investigates a Chicago firm selling Florida land value policies. The plan guarantees $1,000 buys a lot in Florida will be worth $1,500 at policy end and the company will buy at that value. Investors face risk if the insurer collapses, amid a boom and wary chatter about profits.
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HOMAS
S. M’murray, Jr
Indiana
Chicago
Florida
Piquant Fragments of Wit and Warnings from 1925
A string of quirky notes discusses misfortunes in New York coffeehouses and Louisville accidents, concedes money-saving schemes, and jokes about marriages and divorces. It hints at winter anxieties, trains, and Christmas prep while offering sly quips on laziness and dreams, all crafted in a 1925 NEA Service voice.
Lightnin and The Trouble With Wives Brighten New Season
Movie critics praise Lightnin for perfect entertainment with Jay Hunt's fine performance. Ford Sterling shines in The Trouble With Wives described as a bright comedy. Circle reports the theater offering top entertainment with novelty ideas. Apollo credits Emil Seidel and his orchestra for a week of honors.
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Colonial
Emil Seidel
Sololst
Seidel
Aileen Pringle
Isa
Ford Sterling
Paramount
Sterling
Florence Vidor
Tom Moore
Esther Ralston
Dagmar
Mary Carr
Isis
Sid Hall
Palace
Jack Allen
Alice Terrell
Lightnin Bill Jones and Zeb Hide Hooch in Ground
A vintage review recounts Lightnin Bill Jones and Zeb as stout drinkers thwarted by a devout dog, while a Fox film adaptation stars Jay Hunt as Lightnin Bill. Otis Harlan shines as Zeb with Madge Bellamy and Wallace McDonald in romance scenes, and other features at Apollo and Circle theaters add musical and nostalgic value to the week.
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Lightnin
Bill Jones
Zeb
Walter D. Hickman
Jones’ Hotel
Fox
Jay Hunt
Frank Bacon
Bill
Rip van
Winkle
Rip
Hunt
Otis Harlan
Madge Bellamy
Wallace McDonald
Edythe Chapman
J. Farrell MacDonald
Ethel Clayton
the Colonial
Fragments of Proverb Sayings and Scriptural Quote
A collection of quoted lines and phrases includes a biblical verse from Second Timothy 2 23 and a maxim about old fools versus young ones attributed to Rochefoucauld. The text blends religious proverb with a classical aphorism fragment.
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United States Bureau of Standards
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Tom Sims
Los Angeles
Boston
Louisville
Big Truck
Ohio
the Apollo
Conway Tearle
Mitchell Lewis
Apollo All Ie
Grace Hyatt
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al Hennessy
Circle Theater
Norma Talmadge
Circle Concert Orchestra
Bakaleinikoff
Orient
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Edison
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