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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1925
Page
7
A short daily publication note emphasizing freedom of thought and expression. It references subscription delivery and a constitutional guarantee linking phone lines and press rights, affirming no law shall restrain free interchange of opinion. The fragment hints at a broader constitutional context.
Chamber of Commerce officers report a year of city growth with 34 new industries and 279 conventions attracting 325,000 visitors. They criticize casual boosters and question funding for industrial development while noting ethical questions in collegiate athletics and university focus on publicity over character.
The article describes crowds booing Red Grange across cities as he struggles to perform on the field. It notes his disheartened mood, his bruised but stubborn mindset, and debates whether professional pay and public entertainment justify his performance.
An opinion piece argues that despite claims of improving ties, America faces global suspicion and envy. It warns of foreign power coalitions against the U S and calls for a strong foreign minister to minimize real causes for dislike while preserving national wealth and influence.
In Acts 28 16 24 30 Paul reaches Rome under guard after shipwrecks and dangers. He hosts soldiers and Jews in his dwelling and proclaims Jesus from morning until evening, declaring the gospel’s power to save to Jew and Greek alike.
A 1925 sermon defines sympathy as fellow feeling in joy and sorrow. It warns against shallow support for the prosperous while neglecting the fallen. It urges businessmen to celebrate success and aid peers in adversity, stressing sympathy as the basis of happy relations.
An Indiana reader from Noblesville claims the title of Indiana’s best reader after finishing about 600 books in the past year. He balances full time work with nightly reading for entertainment, arguing quality matters more than quantity in literacy.
Thirteen young men aged 16 to 26 appeared before Judge Collins in Criminal Court on vehicle taking charges. Sentences ranged from one day in jail to one year in the State Reformatory, with an average age of 21 and average sentence six months. The piece argues auto theft fuels other crimes and calls for a non stealable car or alarms.
City court fined Ingan & Company 25 dollars for smoke code violation. The ruling follows two industrial cases this fall, both appealed, yielding little immediate impact on Indianapolis air as the tobacco brown haze persists in public and private spaces.
Mr Fixit of The Times reports stopped sewers at Twenty-First St and Sherman Dr due to a bus incident and debris. W P Hargon at Barnhart Filling Station will notify Walter Monroe of sewer repairs, with further blocked sewer work planned in the alley behind 2119 N Illinois St. No street crews are available this season due to budget cuts. readers are urged to write early next year.
Mayor Shank stated he would not relocate from Indianapolis for an annual salary of ten thousand dollars. The remark reflects his stance on compensation and municipal service negotiations.
An article explaining how liquor flows across the Ottawa Hull border via Quebec stores and trains. It notes low prices, lax inspection, and widespread bootlegging during Parliament sessions, with penalties for offenders and the contrast with Ontario’s dry sentiment and proposed federal bans.
John McCormack performs at 3 p m Sunday at the Murat under Ona B Talbot with Edwin Schneider Lauri Kennedy and Walter Flanders as supporting artists The same hour the Flonzaley Quartet appears with the Maenner chorus at the Academy of Music Many future Talbot Fine Arts concerts are listed including Paderewski Bauer Casals Hayes Rethberg Galli Curci and two Indianapolis Symphony programs The Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts will host a student recital December 19 at 2 30 p m featuring numerous named pupils
A digest of household gardening and cultural questions including begonias thriving in sand loam and leaf mold with shade and damp soil, colored snow origins from Protococcus nivalis and pine pollen, papyrus as ancient Egyptian writing material, and notes on Sak grave Manor Washington ancestral home with Washington crest.
A miscellany of small items from Greensburg to Crothersville, including a famous tree in a courthouse tower, a candy-leaf souvenir scheme, a woman in Elwood troubled by a washing machine mishap, a student government committee in Seymour High, postmaster news for Crothersville and Daleville, church concerts in Tipton area, and local social notes on residents and events.
Barbara Wait will be the contralto soloist for the Indianapolis Oratorio Society during Handel's The Messiah in a Monday night performance at Cable Tabernacle. The program features multiple noted singers as soloists in the annual rendering.
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