Probe into Stephenson affair urged by legislators
A legislative probe of the Stephenson scandal is urged with a public hearing to reveal aid or hindrance to the local grand jury and to explain the handling of Stephenson's 1924 corruption claims. The piece calls for full inquiry by both parties to restore trust and examine newsroom access, prison rules, and campaign finance allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson
Grand Jury
Walb
Ivan Orman
the Times
Indianapolis
Fogarty
Julian
Grand
Indiana
Liberty
Fred C. Gause
Michigan City
Gause
Alvah J. Rucker
Jackson
Senator Chambers
Mosley Campaign with Socialists Upheaves English Politics
The article portrays Oswald Mosley as an unlikely socialist figure amid a high profile battle in England. Rich connections through Lady Cynthia and family rivalries color the race with Ramsey MacDonald and Premier Baldwin figures joining the fray. It argues the scene shows England’s chaotic political condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Trevy
Oswald Mosley
Mosley
Cynthia
Lord Curzon
Levi C. Lester
England
Ramsey MacDonald
Baldwin
Betty
Oliver
Coram Tops Ventriloquists in Whitehall Review
Walter D. Hickman praises Coram the ventriloquist at Whitehall London noting his strong voice and an automatic dummy that walks. The review highlights Eddie and Morton Beck, Edwin Stanistoff, Grace, Al Stobbi, the Le Grobs, Eddie Allen and Doris Canfield, Ed Warren and Charles O’Brien, Harry Bentell and Helen Gould, Max York Jr and his dog gang, Bert Hanlon, Margie Clifton, Keith’s show, Times Square act, Cooper and Berman, Jimmy Kemper at the Palace, and the ensemble’s varied acts with humor, dancing, and a sentimental sketch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter D. Hickman
Coram
al Stobbi
le Grobs
Eddie Allen
Doris Canfield
Ed Warren
Charles O'Brien
Harry Bentell
Helen Gould
Max York, Jr
Bert Hanlon
Hanlon
Margie Clifton
Keith
Stage Verdict and Palace Show Highlight Busy Theater Bill
Stage Verdict Lyric Dante offers magic and illusions for adults and children. Keith’s Coram is heralded as the best ventriloquist act with Cahill and Willis delivering strong vocal numbers alongside a solid comedy pair. Paul Yocan and company present a lively melody and dance act with rapid footwork. A photoplay Risky Business starring Vera Reynolds and a news reel are on the Palace program today and tomorrow. Other theaters show Just Another Blond Apollo Spangles Colonial Eagle of the Sea Isis Whispering Wires Uptown Into Her Kingdom Sanders Pals First South Side and burlesque at Mutual.
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Dante
Keith
Coram
Palace
Jimmy Kemper
Cahill
Willis
Paul Yocan
Véra Reynolds
the Observer
The
Circle
Apollo
Colonial
Ohio
Isis
Uptown
Sanders
South Side
Mutuai
Reasonable Expectancy in Bridge Bids
The article explains reasonable expectancy in Auction Bridge, detailing four sample hands where North responds to South's one No Trump overcall. It argues when to bid two No Trumps based on quick tricks and stoppers, with cases showing outcomes and the rationale for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Dille Co
Naval program debate tests will to build new cruisers
The House Naval Affairs Committee backed the Butler bill authorizing ten new cruisers and hinted funding for three remaining cruisers of the 1924 program. President Coolidge favors restraint, but Britten says thirteen ships may be authorized. Observers note rivals push ahead, pressuring U S to stay competitive while seeking arms limits.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Japan
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Fred Britten
Republican
Illinois
Butler
Naval Committee
Coolidge
Britten
Harding
Shipping Board chief cites inefficiency in government ship operation
A Senate committee heard W. C. Teller defend government operation of ships as likely inefficient. He compared the board to a manager who fears failure, while senators noted gains like $70 million saved for farmers and narrowing operation deficits, suggesting a persistent bureaucratic attitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
United States Shipping Board
American People
Senate
W. C. Teller
Johnson
California
Fletcher
Florida
Teller
Shipping Board
Farmer's Dollar Debate on Tariffs and Buying Power
R W Dunlap testifies in New York at the National Republican Club arguing for tariffs. He cites 1896 price data for cattle hogs chickens corn and contrasts with current prices to claim farmers’ purchasing power has fallen about 53 percent over 30 years despite protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Dunlap
United States Secretary of Agriculture
New York
National Republican Club
Rights and Seats Clash Over Illinois Senator Pick
The piece discusses Illinois appointment of Frank L. Smith to the U S Senate and the opposition among many Senators who fear losing their seats. It riffs on states rights, the Newberry seating precedent, and includes satirical asides about brains, Santa Claus, and a January dentist convention in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Smith
Ilinois
United States Senate
Illinois
Senate
Smith
Newberry
Thief Catch Thief Recovery of Rose Diamond
The Rose diamond stolen from a French chateau last October resurfaced via a ruse where crooks hid the gem in an apple. A chambermaid, lured by temptation, bit into it and exposed $500000 worth of jewelry, proving the saying it takes a thief to catch a thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Allen Poe
Navy surplus funds eyed for new cruisers and ships
Spending the surplus worries millions from President Coolidge to Congress and farmers. The Naval Affairs Committee proposes using the surplus to build ten cruisers for 140 million dollars, with room to add destroyers and submarines if needed. Representative Britten claims the country wants cruisers, though his source is unclear.
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Coolidge
Mellon
Congress
Naval Affairs Committee
Britten
Can New York support a 110 story tallest building
Architects engineers and city planners in New York discuss a 100 story building feasibility. They weigh safety finance and especially street traffic impact with subways and elevated lines, noting the burden on workers and daily city life while considering whether such a structure is wise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rth
Emperor in Seclusion Averts Crisis Despite Nurse’s Action
The article notes the Emperor of Japan remains secluded and near death. A nurse reportedly cut her throat, but suicide by close associates is not the sole cause. An overconfident journalist misread motives, and authorities will release news of departure when they choose. The United Press dismisses speculation.
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Japan
United Press
Arithmetic Test Sample Questions
A list of basic arithmetic questions with answers reportedly on page 8. Questions include values for Pi two thirds of 12 fathom length meter and millimeter, cube root of 27, square of six, product 4 times 0, sum of angles in a right triangle and 100 divided by the square of five.
European Magician Dante Promises Night of Illusions
Dante brings an extensive stage show with tricks requiring apparatus including sawing a woman in two pieces and a chair to chair water teleportation. The act features comedy palm stunts, animal acts with a pony and an elephant, and a mix of novelty dancing by Burns and Fornam.
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Dante
Europe
Ketrow
Billy Russell
Esther
Burns
Fornam
Hall
Ermine
Brice
Answers to common questions from The Times readers
A reader’s Q and A column covers topics from cleaning discolored celluloid with soda to postage stamp production, the Third International, birth counts, Valentino and Hudnut divorce rumors, Babe Ruth's 1915 season, $2 bills, postal trucks, prizefight rules, immigration patrol inspectors, colonial maps, mining deaths, peafowl sex differences, and Protestant–Catholic populations in England and Wales.
The Liquor Goes Right On Through
Indianapolis bootleggers devised a drain siphon to hide liquor from authorities. A straight drain pipe circumvented the sink trap allowing liquor to flow to the sewer during raids. Lieut Forsythe and Sgt Cox found odors but no evidence. Felix Black and Charles Schaefer were arrested for violating city plumbing ordinance.
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Indianapolis
Leonard Forsythe
Sergeant Cox
Felix Black
N. Warman Ace
Charles Schaefer
Indiana Ave
Gordin Hurls a Bomb Against Red Russia
Weekly book review notes Morris Gordin’s Utopia in Chains and his radical shift from pro Bolshevik sympathizer to critic after three years in Russia. The reviewer calls the work a well written account that argues Bolshevism leads to medieval tyranny and urges careful consideration by thoughtful readers of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Book Review
Gordin
Russia
Morris Gordin
Houghton-Mifflin Company
United States
Mr Fixit hears citizens on dirty streetcars and tunnel work
A reader praises Mr Fixit for raising the issue of filthy streetcar cars with no ventilation and dirt on steps and floors. A second letter complains about a new tunnel project at Thirty-Eighth Street in Crown Hill cemetery work that leaves a mud street and a torn pavement with a large bump, asking for immediate relief.
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Mr. Fixit
James A. Lynch
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Fixit
Thirty-Eighth St
Crown Hill Cemetery
Smokers Rush Likely Tax Move Passes In Kansas City
United Press reports Kansas City voters face a 20 percent tax on all cigarets bought within city limits after the city council passed the ordinance last night. The measure, approved amid debate, is to take effect December 30.
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United Presse
Kansas City
Cigaratores
Best Sellers List From Brentano's NY Stores
The weekly best sellers in Brentano's New York outlets for the week ending December 18 feature fiction and nonfiction titles. Notable names include John Erskins, Robert Leo, Samuel H. Adams, Boni & Laveria, and William Beebe, alongside other authors and works. The list blends a mix of contemporary fiction and nonfiction titles.
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Brentano
New York
John Erskins
Bobbert Leo
Samuel H. Adama
Boni & Laveria
Neath
Nevan
Pitan
Wiltsen Asn
Amierteain
Roe Ae
Hasosophy
William Beebe
Putin
Mark” Sullivan
Sepiong
Theodore
Gott
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Tracy
Richann Aristocrate
Times Square
Cooper
Berman
Jimmy
the Palace
Kemper
Dimmy Kemper
Milton C. Work
Times
Santa Claus
Ontario
Arctic
Chicago
Indianapolis ‘Times
Washington Bureau
New York Ave
Wshington
D. C
Workingmens’ Association
Second International
Russian Social Democratic Party
Bolshevik
Zimmerwaldian International Socialist Commission
Stockholm
New International Association of Workers
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Rudolph Valentino
Winifred Hudnut
Babe Ruth
Boston Red Sox
French Guianas
South America
Great Britain
Netherlands
France
Wales
Church of England
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