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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1928
Page
11
The Indianapolis Times notes Arthur Gilliam will retire as attorney general at year start. It highlights pending cases including attempts to nullify the Ku Klux Klan charter, and questions the governor's pardon power in contempt cases. The piece urges steady, lawful processes and arbitration as needed.
A reader urges shifting tariff debate from manufacturers to consumers. The speaker questions raises on woolen blankets and cotton fabrics, argues for affordable goods, and asks why rich and poor alike must pay. He contends tariffs tax the consumer and limit European markets, calling for a consumer viewpoint.
President Coolidge warns that war dangers between Bolivia and Paraguay and a hostile Senate minority threaten the Kellogg anti war treaty. He decries Monroe Doctrine reservations that could nullify U S commitment to renounce war and jeopardize Hoover's Latin America tour and Pan American arbitration aims.
The piece recalls the second week of December 1903 when the Wright brothers achieved the first controlled flight at Kitty Hawk. It notes the 25th anniversary and honors Orville Wright, while contrasting editors who doubted or refused coverage with the significance attributed to this epochal achievement.
The new secretary of state says the state police will be organized on a military basis and will operate under the official lawfully empowered authority, not under county chairmen or political leaders. He argues this shift will reduce political influence and focus on catching criminals, while criticizing past neglects of property protection. The piece also notes oddities in rum running reports and car recovery records, and mentions a Memphis incident and a science dispatch about artificial men in 2928.
The article recounts James Lick’s rise from poverty to philanthropy and his plan to fund the Mt. Hamilton telescope. It notes the 36 inch lens ground by Alvan Clark & Sons, contract won by Warner & Swasey, and the rising floor design. The telescope began operation in 1888 but died years earlier, with its body allegedly buried beneath the pier.
The piece questions Bolivia Paraguay conflict motives and notes their disparity in size and military. It argues no naval link means American ships stay safe, while urging faith in peace over force and highlighting Kellogg pact as a milestone toward international justice.
Frederick Landis surveys political figures and social trends, denouncing overmedicalization of presidents, critiquing the interior secretary appointment linked to Insull interests, and predicting future shifts in government. He muses on walking as a lost art and the omnipresence of televised conduct in homes.
A fragmentary column argues that post Kaiser collapse naval threats are gone and aviation outpaces steel ships. It warns landowners seeking flood relief land to guard against public expenditure and urges care with personal finances.
An early health feature by Sir Thomas Oliver surveys lead poisoning, its aged and young victims, and how chronic low-dose exposure damages blood, nerves, kidneys, and vessels. It notes higher brain hemorrhage death rates in lead workers and calls for regular blood and health checks in lead industries.
North and South aim to win three of four tricks against perfect defense. AY suggests a method: carding a spade, West returns a heart, South covers, then South shifts to the higher remaining heart, enabling a successful finesse. Let opponents lead occasionally to gain extra tricks.
The article discusses a puzzle titled Solution HIS that mirrors the prior day’s challenge. It explains throwing the lead to force opponents to lead from their strength and to open the trump, with East to play first.
Washington's army marched to winter quarters at Valley Forge in 1777. Indiana joined the Union in 1816. A fire caused $5,000,000 damage in Charleston, South Carolina in 1861. Federals were defeated on the Blackwater River in Virginia in 1862.
A compact quotation pairing Saint Luke and Seneca contrasts spiritual duty with worldly wealth. The thought links the impossibility of serving two masters to the dangers of wealth as a form of bondage.
A reflective essay on parental authority and example. The author argues parents overestimate their influence, noting fathers past mischief and mothers memory gaps undermine credibility. It cautions against idealizing maturity and urges recognizing children as real people.
A compiled piece from the Washington Bureau lists common social questions with etiquette guidance for dining room seating and hosting. It includes practical tips for pudding mold making, window shade cleaning, ice volume per pound, Everest location and height, Yoga philosophy, egg shampoo, Boston fern soil needs, a child actor named Sowiny McKeen, and the Avondale coal mine disaster in 1869 with 179 deaths.
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