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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
11
The piece praises Charles Lindbergh for easing tensions between nations by his flight to Mexico. It credits his modesty and unselfish aims with transcending diplomacy, uniting Americans and Mexicans in warmth and hope for peace. It argues his example embodies a new spirit beyond suspicion and national greed.
A satirical compare contrast piece notes Britons favor clinical labels like kleptomania for rich women and harsher treatment for a porter with 18 cents theft. It then depicts London rain and fog, arguing Londoners keep good humor and tolerance by whistling in the rain.
Educator Nicholas Murray Butler arrives in this city for a Columbia Club lecture on world affairs. The talk is nonpartisan and focuses on international relations and public questions with his independent, candid style. Col Henry L Stimson's Philippine governorship appointment signals U S policy debates with local implications.
A driver loses patience with a stalled car on an East St. Louis street. He bangs the vehicle with a crank then walks away as horns blare. The incident ends with him venting and moving on.
Indiana ex service men are urged to submit adjusted service compensation applications before December 31 1927 for paid up insurance valued around $1 000. The American Legion notes that thousands have delayed and that many veterans and their families rely on these certificates for postwar financial security. Local posts offer help and blanks at the Memorial Building in Indianapolis.
Harvey M. Coulter of Lebanon Indiana questions Fred Landis’s use of intolerance in 1924 and asks which group he refers to including voters and churches. He insists on clear terms, warns of Klan influence, and predicts enduring effects of Ku Klux Klan and intolerance. The second letter asks about Esthonian race roots and notes Estonia’s mixed population of Germans Swedes Russians Jews and Esths with Finnish roots.
Poem excerpt by Augusta Webster titled The Pine celebrates a steadfast evergreen. The speaker contrasts barren trees with a lone pine that remains green through seasons, praising its shelter and constancy as spring and summer endure under one tree.
The article outlines letter golf rules: change one letter at a time to form a new common word, preserving letter order, with a target par strokes. It requires complete everyday words for each step and disallows slang and abbreviations.
Durant portrays Euripides as a fearless critic of war and slavery who centers suffering women like Cassandra Andromache and Hecuba. The analysis praises his unflinching treatment of female voices and his challenging of ancient myths, noting Hippolytus and others reveal complex views on love and virtue.
A reader asks general knowledge questions and the editor relays concise factual answers on topics including definitions of moron and mule endurance, grammar of scissors, largest hotels, smallest American coin, paper cored wheels, smoke screens, magnets, cock fighting, English pound value, copper cent value, and Spanish language purity with regional notes.
Tracy argues that gossip functions similarly in global financial hubs and local neighborhoods when shared behind the back fence, reflecting universal social dynamics in private discourse.
The passage notes a shift in crime from traditional theft to modern forgery and theft of diplomatic correspondence. It cites Adam Worth and Mannix as examples of earlier schemes and warns that theft and forgery now extend to international affairs with genuine and fake papers moving between nations.
The piece argues that secret diplomacy breeds theft and forgery across nations. It cites Mexico and the United States, named individuals like Dwight W. Mor ton and Colonel Lindbergh, and highlights how gossip and official snooping shape international relations.
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