Stephenson Case Spurs Public Demands for Scrutiny
Two months after D C Stephenson’s prison cell claims, public demand grows to probe elections and high offices. The piece recalls witness disappearances, political meddling, a penitentiary cover up, and calls for city power company reform toward a single honest partner.
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D. C. Stephenson
Indiana
Stephenson
Board of Trustees of the Penitentiary
Daly
Julian
Theodore Roosevelt
Board of Prison Trustees
Public Service Commission blocks evasive utility merger scheme
The Public Service Commission halts a brazen plan to load up city lighting plants with over fifty five million dollars in value. The effort fused two firms to dodge merger laws and burden residents with inflated stocks. Legal actions linger as officials probe conspiracy charges and past political favors while warning that further attempts will be resisted.
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Grand Jury
Public Service Commission
Rucker
Indianapolis
What Is the Matter With Congress What Is the Matter
Alabama Congressman George Huddleston argues at the Baltimore Open Forum that voters drive Congressmen to pursue personal gain over principles. He mocks promises of gold paved streets as a metaphor for political self interest and laments divisive public pressure on lawmakers.
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George Huddleston
Alabama
Baltimore
Congress
Prohibition War Games Shape 1920s Party Fights
N. D. Cochran reports Samuel S. Koenig, NY County Republican chief, sees Wadsworth defeat as a warning to dry Republicans. The Anti-Saloon League aims to control both major parties’ conventions, shaping nominations and tallies to keep prohibition rules intact.
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Samuel S. Koenig
New York
Koenig
Ohio
South
Wadsworth
Anti- Saloon League
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and
Public Morals
Madison Square Gardens
Ku Klux Klan
McAdoo
al Smith
Wayne Wheeler
Big Business
Anti-Saloon League
Sesquicentennial ends with $20 million failure
Tracy By M. FE describes the Sesquicentennial as a costly disappointment. The piece argues excess exposition and modern media reduce the need for travel to learn history. It notes improved communication and faster travel diminish the World's Fair appeal.
British woman reveals steel coloring technique for decorative use
A British woman has discovered how to color steel to resemble gold or silver or stained wood. The method could open a new market for glittering ornaments and buckles and may replace bone horn and even wood in furniture and house trim.
Scrap Iron Reclaimed by New Electrical Process
Scrapping 20 million tons of iron yearly harms dumps and roadsides from Boston to San Francisco. American engineers have developed an electrical method to dissolve and recover iron in nearly pure form at a commercially practical cost.
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Boston
San Francisco
Three-Line News: Tracing Future Forces Shaping Nations
The piece argues that everyday three-line items reveal the forces shaping tomorrow. It suggests that future events and major industry shifts hinge on overlooked advances in science, trade, and production influencing values and investments for the next generation.
Diamond magnates aim to curb South African output
Three diamond magnates arrive in South Africa to persuade the government to limit production as alluvial diggers flood the market. Solomon B. Joel warns of a looming collapse if output continues, risking $15,000,000 yearly government revenue and global economic distress.
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South Africa
Solomon B. Joel
de Beers Syndicate
Kellogg on limb as oil interests push for concessions
Article weighs Secretary Kellogg’s stance amid British Dutch and American oil ties under Mexican law. It argues big business may seek guaranteed concessions over time rather than short term titles, hinging on profit. It notes Poe’s The Raven first appeared in the New York Evening Mirror in 1845.
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Kellogg
Edgar Allen Poe
Poe
New York City
New York Evening Mirror
Fifth Week of Opera Season in Chicago Opens With World Premiere
The Civic Opera season at the Chicago Auditorium features the world premiere of Charles Wakefield Cadman’s American opera The Witch of Salem sung in English on Dec 8. The week also includes La Cena Delle Beffe, Barber of Seville with Richard Bonelli, and the first double bill Cavaletta Rusticana and I Pagliacci featuring a star lineup and noted conductors.
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Civic Opera
Chicago
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Barber of Seville
Richard Bonelli
Toti Dal Monte
Maria Claessens
Charles Hackett
Vittorio
Dorrit Doone Jackson
Aroloo Lindi
Desire Defrere
Maranzoni
I Pagliacci
Eide Norena
Fernand Anseau
Sesare Formichi
Weber
Mason
Pavloska
Curtis
Florence Moore Leads Farce Then Opera Week at the Mural
Florence Moore stars in She Couldn't Say No at the Mural as Cotreuil conducts. Suburban special presents Verdi's Aida with a star cast including Claudia Muzio and Tito Schipa. Week features La Cena Delle Beffe, La Sonnambula, The Witch of Salem, The Jewels of the Madonna, Tristan and Isolde, Lucia di Lammermoor, Martha and more with Mile s Nemeroff and Shermont directing. Indianapolis theatres list further offerings across venues including Ben Hur Hello Goodbye Clowning Around and The Great Gatsby at various houses.
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Florence Moore
Cotreuil
Frank St. Leger
Serge Oukrainsky
Miles
Nemeroff
Shermont
Samuels
Chapman
Corps de Ballet
Sabino
Verdi
Aida
Claudia Muail
Cyrena van Gordon
Aroldo Lindi
Giacomo Rimini
Alexander Kipnis
Virgilio Lazzari
Polacco
Toti Dal Monte
Tito Schipa
St. Leger
von Flotow
Martha
Edith Mason
Vittorio Trevisan
Maranzino
Indianapolis
Ben-Hur
English’s
Keith's
The
Lyric
Fred Ardath
Palace
Sparrows
the Circle
Ohio
Apollo
Buckaroo
Isis
Colonial
Mutual
Uptown
New Fiction and Books Spotlight in Weekly Review
Walter D. Hickman surveys recent publications from Bobbs Merrill Houghton M Mifflin and Viking Press. Highlights include Galahad and The Travel Halliburton book, plus Winnie the Pooh and Will Rogers Letters. Also notes Orpheus of the Future of Music by Turner and Beethoven references.
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Weekly Book Review
Walter D. Hickman
Bobbs- Merrill Company
Erskine
Dick Halliburton
Earl Derr Biggers
Abraham Lincoln
Bruce Barton
Houghton-Miffin Company
Sabatini
Bellarion
Esther Forbes
Houghton-Mifflin
Mohammed
R. F. Dibble
Viking Press
A. A. Milne
Duttons
Will Rogers
Albert
Charles Boni
Question and Answer Quiz From Washington Bureau
The dialogue covers various trivia questions and factual info queries. Topics include heights of Rudolph Valentino, eye conditions of Ben Turpin, origins of Blood and Sand, no decision fights, differences between optometrist and optician, Dryden's birth date and place, Eiffel Tower facts, and U S auto growth statistics along with hurricane timing in the West Indies and Gulf region.
Best Sellers At Brentano's New York Stores
The week ending Nov 27 lists six top fiction titles including Galahad by John Erskine and Orphan Angel by Elinor Wylie. Nonfiction highlights Benjamin Franklin The First Civilized American by Phillips Russell and The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant.
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Brentano
New York
Benjamin Franklin
Phillips Russell
Brentano's
Will Durant
Simon & Schuster
Geomtions and Tomfooleries
Bernard Shaw
Edouard Bourdet
Count Kayserting
Harcourt Brace, George
Washington
E. Woodward
Nt & Liveright
Four Card Major Takeouts in No Trump Questioned
Work reviews two example hands to show why taking out partner's No Trump with a four card Major is rarely sound unless the hand has extra strength, a blank or singleton, or clear side game potential. It notes the risk of seven trumps and cites exceptions like honor-heavy Majors with high side strength.
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National Newspaper Service
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William Borah
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Florence
E. P. Dutton
Beethoven
Orpheus of the
J. Turner
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Mr. Turner
Timea Washington Bureau
Nee Ave
BD. C
Menton
Rudolph Valentino
Ben Turpin
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John Dryden
Aldwinkle
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