Indianapolis Times masthead and notes
The Indianapolis Times masthead lists Howard as editor and Felix F Bruner as president with M A Mayhorn as business manager. It notes daily publication except Sunday and pricing of ten cents a week in Indianapolis and twelve cents elsewhere. The page includes biblical and literary quotes.
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Mayor Shank Seeks Public Input for City Improvement
Ayor Shank invites Indianapolis citizens to submit suggestions and constructive criticism for the next year. The letters aim to identify betterment ideas and encourage thoughtful feedback, acknowledging faults while hoping for instructive criticism rather than mere dissatisfaction.
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Ayor Shank
Indianapolis
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Air mail pilot dies in blinding snowstorm in duty bound flight
Clarence Gilbert crashed after jumping to escape a frozen engine in a night flight from Chicago to Omaha. R G Page later located Gilbert, retrieved mail, and delivered the bags to Omaha while farmers searched for Gilbert in the wreckage. The episode is hailed as heroic evidence of air mail service duty.
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Stone targets prison corruption in Atlanta reforms
Attorney General Stone exposes preying on convicts at Atlanta penitentiary and initiates reforms to ensure equal treatment in federal prisons. He urges nationwide scrutiny to remove rotten conditions and prevent favoritism by prison officials and moneyed inmates.
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Atlanta
Stone
Monkeys as Soldiers Proposed to Replace Human Warriors
An essay argues for using trained monkeys as soldiers, noting long training, range of two miles, and potential rifle use. It claims economic and moral advantages, including no salaries or pensions, no souls speculation, and avoidance of Christian dissonance.
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Pekin
Reina
Postcard stamp and rate changes eyed by Congress
Washington reports the penny postcard faces a 1.5 cent rate under postoffice recommendations. Experts say nearly half a cent is lost on each card and stamps of the fractional denomination would be printed for mailing.
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Family Fun and Quick Wits in Candid Quips
A collection of light lines from era humor pages. It features a jab about medical bills and advance payment, a sailor’s playful cutlass joke, a kid’s naval battle misadventure, and a punny exchange about football training.
Appropriations Divided Among Three Departments
Washington reports the House will finish 1924 by approving about 30 million dollars for prohibition enforcement. The budget allocates 10.26 million to the prohibition unit, 9.745 million to the coast guard, and 8.3 million to the Department of Justice for prosecutions.
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News From London and Oddities From a 1924 Column
A collage of humorous observations and brief notes touches on London chatter, police opera, self image, and time paradoxes. It mentions a Texas man jailed in Mexico, a rare women rouge endorsement, Pryan’s scarce mentions, a Kentucky woman with quadruplets, a bootlegger death in Chicago, and Christmas shopping forecasts.
Subway Sun touts safety over comfort in New York
In a placard bulletin, the Subway Sun claims the subway is the safest railroad yet notes it is not the most crowded. It suggests riding the elevated for comfort while urging pedestrians to navigate stairs between systems. The piece recalls past elevated wrecks and mentions the Old Half Way House on West Thirty Fifth Street selling pig’s knuckles, once 10 cents, now 35 cents.
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Turtle helps clear Canton sewer clog with rope and brush
In Canton Missouri a turtle was sent through a blocked sewer with 350 feet of rope tied to its tail and a wire brush on the other end. Workers pulled the rope through to remove the clogging matter. Dr David Lemsd en of the United States Department of Agriculture inspires plants to wake from winter sleep using small ether doses.
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David Lemsden
United State Department of Agriculture
Public Q and A turns up curious U S trivia
Readers submit questions to The Trenapoils Washington Bureau covering radio station taxes, world records, dates, animals eyesight, road miles, wattage equivalents, guerilla depredations, royal duties, skyscraper heights, chemical elements, stellar distances, widow mourning rules, Ampere, American waterpower, and destroyer speeds. Answers provide concise facts and figures from varied topics.
Quotes From Congress On War Effort And Labor
A compilation of remarks and reports in Congress and about war economy. It notes suggestions that munition plant owners be drafted mirroring soldiers pay, a statement by Representative Byrnes on naval performance, a call for fair living wages for postal workers, Panama Canal cargo shares, and Alaska government employment levels.
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Representative Jones
Texas
Dispute Over Bacteria Explosion Patent Feud Reaches Court
The patent case pits Dr. Wohailford Larson of the University of Minnesota against English mechanic David Crowther, both tied to the university labs. The Patent Office backed Crowther, but Judge J F Smith ruled for Larson. The six year legal battle delays releasing a key antibacterial process.
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University of Minnesota
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United States Court of Custom Appeals
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Troubles By HAL COCHRAN
Poem encourages overcoming worry and gloom with cheer, urging a cheerful outlook and self effort. It frames trouble as a passing bubble and promotes smiling and stepping up to improve mood and spirit. Copyright 1924 NEA Service, Inc.
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Amazon River open for inspection by luxury steamship
An English steamship line will operate from Liverpool to Manaus Brazil up the Amazon making a thousand mile voyage. Aimed at nature lovers and scientists with some tourist traffic, the section is famed for virgin forests, exotic birds, giant water lilies, orchids and diverse animal life. The river hosts electric eels alligators and the pharacu the largest freshwater fish captured only by harpoon.
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Marriage licenses drop in Marion County Indiana since 1920
The article notes Marion County marriage licenses in Indiana will be about 600 fewer this year than 1923’s 4606, a decline from 5654 in 1920. It attributes the drop to economic hard times jazz age bobbed hair halitosis and women entering salaried jobs, while arguing marriages persist to sustain the population.
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Marion County
Indanapolis
Fasting Woman in Richmond Dies After Forty Day Fast
A Richmond Indiana woman completed a forty day self imposed fast for faith, but medical opinion now says she is unlikely to recover. The piece argues fasting as a spiritual practice may have value in moderation but warns that extreme voluntary starvation harms health and society.
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Budget cooperation through a legislative advisory committee
A budget advisory committee of four General Assembly members, equally split politically, will aid state budget officials in preparing institutional appropriations. The piece argues genuine budget progress requires legislative cooperation and cooperation between executive and legislative branches to affect the citizen’s pocketbook.
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Postage due problems and Optimist club meeting
Postmaster Obert H Bryson urges Indianapolis residents to stamp mail properly to avoid postage due parcels. He notes nationwide underpayment on first class mail and speed concerns for the Postal Service. Optimist Club postpones Friday meeting. next gathering set for January 9.
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Indianapolis
Uncle Sam
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Optimist Club
Pershing Entering Coolidge Cabinet Not Supported
Washington dispatch notes that reports Pershing joining Coolidge’s cabinet as Secretary of War are unlikely. It argues the War post should remain civilian led, citing precedent, political risks, and Pershing’s retirement pay versus a secretary’s salary. It also contrasts Mellon’s cautious public speech with Pershing’s potential influence.
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