True Christmas Spirit in Indianapolis Aids Needy Families
More than one hundred Indianapolis families receive Christmas help from The Indianapolis Times readers. The appeal described needy locals, from children to the elderly, highlighting anonymous gifts and a Christmas clearing house collaboration. The piece then shifts to a column praising General Butler's temperance efforts and discussing Prohibition era politics in Philadelphia.
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Indianapolis
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Times
Times Office
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Christmas Clearing House
General Butler's Philadelphia Law and Power Clash
The piece recalls General Smedley D. Butler leaving Philadelphia after clashing with local authorities over enforcing temperance laws. It notes his attempt to separate police from politics, his constitutional fidelity, and the national stir caused by his actions and stance on Prohibition.
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Smedley D. Butler
General Butler
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Unto You a Savior Is Born Sermon by Rev John R Gunn
The sermon celebrates the nativity story from Luke 2 11, praising the birth of Jesus as Savior Christ the Lord. It recalls the shepherds at Bethlehem the angel message and their return glorifying God, urging universal worship and coronation of Jesus with hymns and praise.
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Railways Move Toward Abolishing the Railway Labor Board
Rail presidents and workers near an agreement to replace the United States Railway Labor Board with a conciliation mechanism approved by Congress. Despite past friction and weak enforcement, both sides now back a plan resembling Howell Barkley proposals, aiming for steadier labor relations and fewer conflicts.
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Pennsylvania
Daugherty
Wilkerson
National Ensign of Denmark and Butter Cream Question
The Danish naval flag is the red swallowtail with the Dannebrog cross in silver. Legend ties the cross to King Valdemar I in 1218 for strength. William Henry Santelmann leads the United States Marine Band, which has seventy members. Butter creams are made by kneading fine confectioners sugar into butter, adding vanilla, then molding and cooling before chocolate dipping.
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Denmark
Valdemar
United States Marine Band
William Henry Santelmann
Pioneer settler Evans dies in South Bend Indiana
Jane Evans a 0 year old Civil War veteran and early North Indiana settler dies in South Bend. He reputedly built the first white house in Riverpark and witnessed the city grow from wilderness to a 100000 population with industries shipping goods worldwide.
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Jane Evans
Indiana
South Bend
Riverpark
Bonds for Poolrooms Debate Fails to Convince
An editorial argues high bonds for Indianapolis poolroom owners may not curb juvenile crime. It questions enforceability, suggesting frequent inspections and active policing would better deter law violations than costly, hard-to-collect forfeitures. Licos Collins of Criminal.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
City Hall
Licos Collins
Sentencing for Forgery and Church Attendance Policy
South Bend youth Donald Blackburn, 24, was ordered to perform a two to fourteen year term for failing to attend church after a prior forgery conviction. The judge suspended the sentence on good behavior with attendance as a condition, a penalty the writer criticizes as ineffective and illogical.
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Onald Blackburn
South Bend
Speeder Escapes Heavy Fine After Chase on Washington St
Chief Rikhoff rages as a young motorist is fined just 15 dollars in city court after a one mile pursuit through Washington Street at 70 mph. The driver ignored a stop sign and endangered pedestrians, prompting questions about the adequacy of penalties.
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Indianapolis
Rikhoff
Washington St
Dr. Johnson and the rise of America’s arterial highways
Profile of Dr. S. M. Johnson promoter of the Lee Highway and federal road programs. Describes his background from India to Tennessee, his push for arterial highways, securing War Department equipment for state roads after World War I, and his role in the Memorial Bridge project. Mentions questionable hemp discovery on Jersey flats linked to hashish.
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Lee Highway Association
Dr. Johnson
India
Tennessee
Western University
Eastern University
Chicago
New Mexico
America
Emerson Hough
Washington
D. C
Lee
Newton
Baker
War Department
Pacific
Potomac
Lincoln Memorial
Arlington Cemetery
Robert E. Lee
Congress
Firm Gives Dinner To Thousand Employees
Lilly and Co hosted a turkey dinner for 1,000 employees on Thursday. J. K. Lilly, president, handed out cigars. The cafeteria was decorated with holly and mistletoe. Eight dining shifts of fifteen minutes fed the crowd, using 850 pounds of turkey. A band and choir provided music.
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J. K. Lilly
Harry Noel
Autos to summit of Pikes Peak aim to prove road reach
Twenty years ago national interest rose over plans to drive a motor car to Pikes Peak summit to show a vehicle could traverse any road a horse and wagon could travel.
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