Political worries of Senator Watson in Christmas week
The piece surveys Senator James Eli Watson facing calls to reorganize Indiana Republican machinery and pick a clean successor for State chair while his own political future and a grand jury inquiry loom. It weighs the risks of pairing with a questioned ally and hints at a looming Christmas week decision on the party’s leadership and strategy.
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James Eli Watson
Watson
Marion County Grand Jury
Moses
Goodrich
Arthur
Nature's power humbles man and nations in sweeping scenes
The column surveys nature and fate bending sea and weather to overpower ships and armies. It notes disasters from the submarine S-4 to storms and freezes across Europe, then pivots to reflections on animal intelligence, savings trends, and a string of social jabs about public life and crime. The piece closes with a quip about a comet after the Chinese war.
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Europe
Belgium
France
Germany
Asia
Nature
Skjellerup
Bridge me another
What is meant by throwing the lead answers and bidding strategy in a bridge puzzle. The echo in suit declaration signals partner holds limited cards and may want to trump. The provided solutions note one heart as the bid and two quick tricks as rationale.
Hoover urges winter building as boon to industry
Herbert Hoover praised as a cautious yet visionary leader advocating winter construction to boost industry. R. Earl Peters, chairman of the State committee, urged Republicans to present a constructive program and defend state officials record of sound budgeting and a 5 cent tax levy reduction.
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Rensselaer
Herbert Hoover
United States
Hoover
Shelbyville
R. Earl Peters
State Committee
de Connersville
Treasury
Republican Party
Peters’ Plank
Life's Niceties Hints on Etiquet
A reader asks about guest etiquette in large cities versus small towns. It is harder to be the perfect guest in a small city apartment than a country home, requiring more tact, consideration, neatness and restraint to avoid tiring the hostess.
Word Golf Rules for One Letter Changes
The game requires changing one letter at a time to form a new valid word with each step. Each step keeps the letter order, uses common words only, and reaches the target in a set number of moves. Slang and abbreviations are not allowed.
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American Bankers’ Association
Savings Division
The
Association
United States
Carnier New England
America
United States Naval Observatory
The Story of Civilization Greek Sculptors and Architecture
Durant surveys Greek art from the Parthenon to the Erectheum and Temple of Athene Nike, noting Ionic columns and Caryatid figures. He then traces sculpture from Myron to Praxiteles, praising balance, health, and beauty in Greek ideals and the shift toward feminine beauty with Praxiteles.
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Parthenon
Acropolis
Doric
Erectheum
Athene
Nike
Asia Minor
MYRON
Scopas
Santayana
Greece
Plato
Cleisthenes
Sicyon
Herodotus
Pliny
Socrates
Marsyas
Hermes
Taine
Polycleitus
Diaceumenos
Doryphoros
Praxiteles
Phyrae
Hetaira
Aphrodite
Will Durant
Answers and Facts From Question Box Reveals Trivia Rules
Readers submit queries on currency value safe handling of gifts and notable historical facts. The column provides concise answers citing figures such as 1874 dollar value 1.50 to 2.50 and notes Balto the sled dog’s role with the Nome serum run of 1925 Balto’s memorial in Central Park and details on aviation and political questions.
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Nome
Balto
G. Kasson
Kasson
Central Park
New York
Acquittal of George Remus Sheds Light on Turbulent Career
Tracy notes that Remus rose by breaking law and his later ruin fits the modern view that environment shapes character. The piece contrasts old bootlegging causation with a theory of circumstance and machinelike individuals.
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George Remus
Remus
Remus eyes repeal of Volstead Act after sanity ruling
The article notes Mr. Remus plans a life effort to repeal the Volstead Act if he proves sanity under Ohio law, implying a hoped for new crusade by repeal advocates. It also criticizes government delays in settling Lusitania claims, contrasting wartime pace with compensation delays for bystanders.
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Remus
Ohio
Lusitania
Germany
United States
Zinnoviev Pleads For Readmission To Communist Party
The article notes Gregory Zinnoviev seeking entry again into the Communist Party while apologizing for past sins. It contrasts his stance with Stalin’s, highlighting Stalin’s acceptance of pragmatic compromises and the limits of revolutionary zeal. It also reflects on weather cycles and national vanity in recalling harsher winters.
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Gregory Zinnovievy
M. Zinnoviev
Communist Party
Stalin
Zinnovievy
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