Voter passions stir Indiana Republican scene in 1927
The column critiques Senator Eli Watson and Senator Arthur Robinson amid Indiana primary tensions. It questions Robinson’s role, anti-immense party reforms, and the impact of money, Bigotry, and the Anti-Saloon League on the GOP’s trust and trajectory. It laments graft and foreign influence while urging reform.
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James Goodrich
National Republican
Arthur Robinson
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Senator Watson
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Britisher's View on American Propaganda and Annexation Fear
A London Graphic piece cites John Foster Fraser praising American patriotism while mocking European critics. It highlights Senator Borah's isolation amid foreign influence fears and Chicago mayor Big Bill Thompson's alarm over alleged British designs on America's sovereignty and wealth.
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England
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Knights of Pythias
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John Foster Fraser
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Chicago
Hoboken
Hollywood
George
Postman Pay Sparks Congressional Publicity Drive
The Washington Daily News calls for recognition of federal workers in a contest aimed at publicizing government employees efforts. It argues postmen and office staff deserve fair wages amid rising living costs and rampant red tape. It urges Congress to act and notes broader economic ideas from bankers on farm and industry integration.
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United States
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Uncle Sam
Washington
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Senate
Bridge Me Nother Co Ded 1927 By Wentworth
The text presents a card game puzzle with three holdings A K Q X, A Q J X X, and K Q J 10 X and asks how many outside quick tricks are needed to bid initially. The answers given are: 1 None 2 None 3 None.
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Bridge ME Nother CO
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W. Ww. Wentworth
Geeterseam Atelaie Ss
Political murmurs and Hearst feud press in Indiana
Walter Meyers and Albert Stump enter Democratic senatorial talks in Indiana with Jim Watson facing pressure from Hoover and Lowden plots. The Kokomo Dispatch cites Hearst papers and Senate inquiry, questioning Mexican plots and the propaganda fund behind alarming reports.
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United States Senate
Senate
United States
Borah
Norris
Heflin
la Follette
State Department
Coolidge
Mexico
The Story of Civilization Greek Art Desends Its Golden Ladder
In Cos the goddess Aphrodite was sculpted by Praxiteles ungarbed then draped to please Cos or the rival city Cnidus. The Aphrodite of Cnidus became renowned, influencing Greek art and moral views as Praxiteles and Scopas shaped a new ideal of beauty. The text surveys Periclean sculpture from crude strength to romantic tenderness and ends noting sculpture’s pursuit of proportion and beauty.
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Venus
Cnidus
Demeter
British Museum
Apollo Sourcctonos
Apollo
Lizard
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Hawthorne
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Pan
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Anaxagoras
Aeschylus
Myron
Phidias
Alexander
Sconas
Byron
Keats
Milton
Aphrodite
Michelangelo
Raphael
Scopus
B. C
Halicarnassus
Mausolus
Pyramids
Babylon
Diana
Ephesus
Rhodes
Polycleitus
Sophocles
Epicurus
Questions and Answers from The Indianapolis Times Readers
A long reader Q and A column answers queries on winds gale cyclone and hurricane terms US naturalization figures 1927 film credits Yellowstone fees violin versus fiddle boxing addresses Gray areas about Easter 1928 and Ben Hur film making details plus biographical note on Michael Hillegas with birth and early US service.
Apple saves boy by blocking his airway in pond
Richard Doolittle, 2, wandered with an apple when he slipped into a Middletown pond. The apple lodged in his throat, preventing inhalation but allowing swallowing water. Rescuers helped him, and he survived the incident with the fruit credited for saving his life.
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Richard Doolittle
Richard
Who Suggested Fritter ing Away Precious Hours in the S-4 Tragedy
The piece condemns negligence in the S-4 disaster and presses for a full inquiry into why rescue efforts stalled. It contrasts with the Walter Hickman case, urging accountability for missteps, equipment shortages, and unsafe procedures that endangered forty sailors. It calls for preparedness and proper safety measures.
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Life's Niceties Hints on Etiquet
School age marks when to teach social manners. Fathers should model proper conduct. Good manners add charm to both young and old and shape behavior as children grow.
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