More School Building Delay In Indianapolis
The editorial laments ongoing delays in Indianapolis school construction including Shortridge High, the proposed colored and west side high schools, and urges faster action. It notes the state tax board’s cautious stance, remonstrances to Shortridge bonds, and the Taxpayers Association's impact while stressing need for adequate facilities for children amid political friction. It also contrasts with World Court debates and warns against another European war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph Emhardt
Shortridge
West Side
Indianapolis
Emhardt
State ‘Tax Board
Fred Sims
Indiana Taxpayers’ Association
Taxpayers’ Association
Indianpolis
Tax Board
Taxpers’ Association
Citie of
Europe
America
Congress Convenes Reflects on Tax Cuts and Mellon
The piece critiques Congress opening session and a reduced federal tax total from 3.736 to 3.436 billion dollars. It notes the modest personal tax cuts for financier Andrew Mellon and questions the perceived economy versus the partisan fanfare.
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Congress
Campaign Contributions and Corporate Involvement in Local Politics
The piece discusses the corrupt practices act restricting corporate political campaign contributions while allowing individuals to donate. It analyzes reports from the Duvall-for-Mayor Club, corrections about corporate donors, and cross contributions by paying interests to both major parties. It notes implications for property owners funding local street and sidewalk improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duvall-for-Mayor Club
Prohibition Strife Prompted by Mellon Statement
Secretary Mellon defends enforcement efforts as authorities reorganize the prohibition service under General Andrews. He says law is being pushed to the fullest extent and acknowledges bad conditions while stressing reforms and continued efforts amid city governance debates in Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
General Andrews
Prohibition Service
A Word Spoken In Due Season Sermon by Rev Gunn
Rev John R Gunn delivers guidance on the value of timely words and encouragement. He urges embracing speech as a vital life purpose, noting that kind, reasonable language uplifts others and strengthens communities, even under pressure. Copyright 1925 by John R Gunn.
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John R. Gunn
Bond hearing on Shortridge High project in Indiana
State tax commission held a hearing on the $1,200,000 bond issue for Shortridge High School in Indianapolis and signaled an immediate favorable decision by allowing bids. Meanwhile the school board faced internal strife over plans and bid timing, with nine months elapsing without completed designs. The piece critiques delays and contrasts high price concerns with local governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Commission
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis
Shortridge
Disposal of County's Insane at Julietta Hospital
Benjamin Potter condemns moves to close Julietta County Hospital for the Insane by transferring inmates to relatives and other facilities. He warns that freeing the county of Julietta by Jan 1 could endanger families and permit mistreatment or tragedy if patients are scattered or inadequately guarded.
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Julietta County Hospital
Newcastle
Julietta
Marion County
Insane Hospital
Benjamin Potter
Beef at $7 a Pound Sets Carcass Record at Livestock Show
Jock, a yearling Angus owned by William W. Wilson & Son of Muncie Indiana, was named grand champion steer carcass at the international live stock show. The dressed carcass sold for seven dollars a pound to a Chicago hotel, a record price. The remark about King Tut’s remains hints at the market frenzy.
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Jock
William W. Wilson & Son
Muncie
Ind
Chicago
Tut
Poolrooms Called Crime Breeders In Indianapolis
Patrolmen are ordered to clean up poolrooms described as crime breeding places by Prosecutor Remy. Two youths admitted they turned to crime after poolroom loafing, linking past hold-up and murder cases to these venues. The piece criticizes lax parental authority and suggests the campaign may not yield immediate results.
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Indianapolis
Remy
Tom Meighan Leads Irish Luck in a War Hero Role
Tom Meighan travels to Ireland with his company to shoot Irish Luck where the local atmosphere and authentic types color the melodramatic tale. He plays a New York police officer who wins a contest and is sent abroad on holiday to fight villains and perform daring escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Meighan
Ireland
Meighan
New York
Tom
Circle-Doris Kenyon Dominates Unguarded Hour At The Circle
Movie review notes Doris Kenyon walks away with The Unguarded Hour, while Mil Sills struggles as Italian nobleman in the same program. The Keeper of the Bees is praised for its bees and ensemble including Clara Bow and Robert Frazier. The bill features The Heart Breaker and travel shorts. Bees are highlighted as part of the week at Circle and other theaters.
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Doris Kenyon
Milton Sills
Apollo
Thomas Meighan
Gene Stratton Porter
Keeper of the Bees
Robert Frazier
Clara Bow
Alyce Mills
Buster
Buster Brown
Julia Niebergall
Sorontal
Mil Sills
Sills
Miss Kenyon
Victor Herbert
Circle Orchestra
Bakaleinikoff
Ate Berry
Miguel Galvin
Yi A. Farb
Yes
Ed Wynn
Joyce Lando
Third Term for President and Navy Department Facts
The Indianapolis Times piece answers reader questions on a possible presidential third term noting no constitutional prohibition but historic precedent. It also states the Navy Department was created by act of Congress on April 1798 with Benjamin Stoddert as first secretary entering duties June 18, 1798. It identifies the poem Three Fishers by Charles Kingsley with earlier lines recurring each stanza.
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Department of the Navy
Congress
Benjamin Stoddart
Charles Kingsley
Stratford-on-Avon
County of
Warwick
England
Police Protection In City Wired Woes And Reforms
A reader asks for more police protection as robberies rise in the northwest. The paper notes forty seven new officers assigned to residential areas, with forty eight more added but one officer suspended after an incident. It also explains wires downtown are mostly underground, with occasional overhead lines during mechanical needs, urging reports of hanging wires to police HQ. Sergeant O Nea l of the police department investigates a street car parking issue.
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Fixit
Ecity Hall
Times
Volstead
Quebec’s Liquor Law Proves Temperance to Quebecers
Canadian dispatch reports that Quebec officials defend their liquor act as the true temperance plan. In Montreal arrests for drunkenness fell from 600 monthly in 1920 to 24 percent in 1924, with loitering and drunk counts dropping since 1921. Officials cite court figures and dismiss outside misrepresentations.
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Quebec
Montreal
Recorder's Court
C. Lalonde
Lalonde
The
Ladies Home Journal
Amedee Geoffrion
L. A. Tascherau
Canada
Ontario
Hull
United States
Health officer urges vaccination to prevent smallpox
Dr. Herman G. Morison, city health officer, urges all persons to vaccinate at once to avoid possible smallpox infection.
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Herman G. Morison
Miscellaneous Q and A on sizes dates and densities
Questions cover standard four car garage size eighteen by thirty six feet. Shakespeare birth baptism and birthday dates are discussed with date 23 April inferred. Specific gravities compare aluminum gold and platinum with values around 2.6 for aluminum 19 for gold and 21 for platinum.
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World Court
United States Senate
Mr. Mellon
Pittsburgh
Sol Meyer
Miami
Rev
Indiana
Gaylord Nelson
and Shortridge
Queen of
Sheba
Lucullus
Vitellus
Walter D. Hickman
Mamma
Warner Baxter
Esther Ralston
Kathryn Williams
Harold Lloyd
Charlie Davis
Florida
Ohio
All Ae
Lois Wilson
Earl Gordon
Emil Seidel
Charles Lines
the Apollo
Theovie
Hey
Indianapolis Times
Ureau
York Ave
Washington
Jefferson
Navy
O'Neal
Police Dent Prevention Bureau
France
William Shepeare
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