Spirit of Good Will on Christmas Day
The Indianapolis Times reflects on Christmas as a day of Good Will, urging kindness and restraint of selfishness. It contrasts this spirit with the lasting threat of war and the need for peace to guide nations and individuals. The piece critiques intimidation by the Ku Klux Klan and political violence, calling for an end to martial law and klan influence in Oklahoma.
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Johnston
Fiery Cross
Walton
Ku Klux Klan
America
Oklahoma
Indianapolis Times Weekbeean Jureau
New York Ave
Washington, D. C
Times Calls For Clean Government In Public Service Reform
The Times argues that indictments of a former state treasurer signify progress toward public control of office. It asserts public servants must act without private gain, urges the courts to determine guilt or innocence, and condemns political favoritism in bank commissions as unsafe and wrong.
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Klan Influence in Oklahoma Impeachment Crises
A historical Oklahoma saga shows two governors grilled by Senate inquiries within four years, one impeached and ousted after a landslide win, the other facing crisis soon after inauguration. The Klan is cited as the driving force behind Capitol turmoil and bayonet displays, with Walton and Johnston named in controversy.
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Oklahoma
Capitol
Jack Walton
Henry Johnston
Ku Klux Klan
Walton
Aircraft limits and the battleship question
A dated discussion argues that while aircraft are vital to defense they cannot yet replace land and sea armaments. It notes Army planes bomb a concrete bridge at Albermarle North Carolina but reports only partial success. The piece warns against relying solely on air power, saying seas and weather still favor ships and artillery until aviation advances.
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William Mitchell
Army Air Service
Peedee River
Albermarle
N. C
Jg Os
Énoug
Big Business Profits From Tunney Dempsey Fight Rise
The Madison Square Garden Corp increases common stock dividends from 1 to 1.50 as earnings for 1927 rise about fifty percent due to the famous boxing bout and other events. Tex Rickard holds a large stake, with Wall Street control noted. High ring side prices reflect complete sports commercialization. An Ohio wife who killed her husband before a bridge party is mentioned for foresight.
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Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Chicago
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Tex Rickard
Wall Street
Tex
The Christmas Spirit by N. D. Cochran
The essay explores the Christmas spirit as a blend of material gifts and spiritual warmth. It notes how giving enhances the giver, regardless of creed, and cites Lindy’s transatlantic flight as a stirring example of shared human sympathy. The piece warns against letting sentiment fade with habit.
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Lindy
Atlantic
Bridge Me Another
A fragment from a 1927 column on contract bridge strategies. It lists signals for suit continuations, early leads against dummy and declarer, and exceptions to taking partner's no trump with limited quick tricks.
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W. Ww. Wentworth
Declarer
The Marian Parker Murder and National Outrage
The Los Angeles kidnap murder of Marian Parker prompts nationwide horror. The article links the crime to greed and the killer's confession, urging swift justice and warning that sin leads to death.
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Los Angeles
Marion Parker
Letter Golf Rules and Constraints
The rules define letter golf as changing one word to another in par strokes. Each step must be a complete common word with one letter changed, keeping letter order intact. Slang and abbreviations are not allowed and only one letter may change per move.
Aristophanes And The Comic Drama In Ancient Athens
Durant surveys Aristophanes as a vibrant force in chaotic ancient Greece. He highlights the dramatist’s blend of politics and humor, his war stance for peace, and how his plays mocked leaders like Cleon while championing civic vitality amid war.
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Aristophanes
Heine
Bacchus
Molliere
B. C
Cleon
Athens
Euripides
Alcibiades
Sparta
Questions and Answers on History and Miscellany
A parade of trivia covers the Star Spangled Banner’s creation in 1814, naval ranks, citizenship, coin values, and the Spirit of St Louis. It also tackles Camille, palm trees, dialects, ventilation, Mussolini's cabinet, film stars, Byron, U S diplomatic heads, Florida versus California grape output, carbon monoxide, Swiss coin, Manhattan boundaries, Rhodella meaning, and Washington’s 1789 inauguration.
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Francis Scott Key
Baltimore
Ft McHenry
Christmas in San Juan 1909 Santa Blaze Warm Tale
In 1909 San Juan Rio Grande Valley hosts a Christmas gathering at a small hotel. A dozen guests, three families, laborers and many children attend as Mrs. Roth assigns Santa, decorates with a mesquite tree, and the Santa suit catches fire. Firemen-like rescue follows and the group deems it the finest Christmas show despite no snow.
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Rio Grande Valley
San Juan
Rio Grrande
New York
A. W. Roth
Dr. Roth
Santa Claus
Santa
Mrs. Tracy
Life's Niceties Hints on Etiquet
Q and A on home manners. Answers say home life smoother when criticism is avoided. Don’t let anger show in voice. be fair to each other. Six marriages for De Wolf Hoover. Washington Cabinet members Jefferson, Hamilton, Knox, Osgood, Randolph.
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George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Treasury
Henry Knox
Henry Osgood
Edmund Randolph
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