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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
11
Local brief quotes the Indiana Constitution protecting free thought, speech, and publication. It references Indianapolis Times Publishing Co with address and pricing notices, emphasizing no law shall restrain free interchange of opinion.
The closing line of a three month graft probe by a six member grand jury, which yielded no indictments, prompts questions about unusual conditions cited in the report. Critics demand public disclosure from jurors and officials including Arthur Gilliam Judge Gause Ralph Kane and Governor Jackson aides to explain possible influences or pressure.
Opinion urges that the real goal of approving the Clarke merger be lower consumer costs and elimination of duplicate systems. It warns against watered stock and political influence while urging the Public Service Commission to fairly value the plants before permitting the deal.
A historical column argues baseball evolved into a big money business driven by star players like Ruth Cobb Speaker Hornsby and Collins. It questions owners gatekeeping power, salary hikes for Judge Landis, and a 1919 alleged Cobb Speaker conspiracy while weighing motives behind a seven year Landis pay rise.
The article notes that 287 taxpayers paid more tax than required, with some overpayments reaching millions and others by a single cent. It calls the Treasury Department’s error rate monumental and questions whether accurate conclusions can be drawn from such mistakes.
The article notes the United States angered the Sacasa faction by recognizing Diaz and disappointed Diaz with limited support. It reports a forthcoming stance of strict neutrality, criticizing prior talk of communist intrigue and highlighting Kellogg's pronouncement that the regime approved by the U S has neither official support nor official criticism for the revolution deemed Red. It laments the abrupt shift and questions the department's reasoning.
The piece argues that business interests influence U S policy on Nicaragua. It contends the government’s inconsistent actions resemble profit driven concessions rather than principled statecraft, framing the administration as guided by concessionaires seeking profit.
The article argues football has become the best paying feature of higher education in the United States with 15 million paying 20 million dollars to attend games. It notes players receive no stated salaries yet advertising and salesmanship drive the sport’s growth, making economic considerations central to the debate on football’s health for schools.
The Hall Mills case lingers in scandal as Charlotte Mills, daughter of the slain choir singer, appears in a Hoboken theater. The piece questions using tragedy for sensational spectacle and its impact on justice and crime repression.
The piece argues floods across five states reveal river improvements are underfunded and flawed. It asserts government protection against natural threats rivals military defense and urges decisive action to prevent further loss of life and property from Mississippi and other rivers.
Three people died and five were injured when a bomb exploded at the Oriental Development Company, a large Japanese colonizing and banking concern in Korea. The Korean bomber killed himself after the blast. another bomb at Ahokusan bank failed to explode, and the bomber escaped. Both alleged assailants were linked to a Korean radical society.
Edith Clifford uses mischievous eyes as her stage personality to captivate audiences. The performer discusses refining her craft, drawing comparisons to Anna Held, and maintaining control over her onstage persona during shows at Keith's theater.
Dizzy stunts by Morton Cahill on a swinging rope at the Lyric headline a review of Donn Byrne and Willard Mack’s Irish tale. Juno and the Paycock revival in Chicago stars Whitford Kane, directing for Goodman Memorial Theater.
Dixie Hines reports on Lucille LaVerne still touring Sun Up in London and the English provinces. Madeline Grey finds Broadway success tied to sex-cess and notes works by Ethel Clifton preparing The Orchid in New York. William Faversham and Mrs. Faversham stock stars in Toronto revivals of The Squaw Man and Lord and Lady Algy. Sidney Shields returns to lead in New York Exchange. It Is Love opens on tour and heads to New York. Frank M. Thomas to lead in upcoming productions. American Theater Association aims for a February start with a first production. Edwin Franko Goldman to premiere a new march Central Park for radio airings. About 17,000,000 listeners expected opening night. Irish actress accepted a small role in Hangman’s House.
A Times Readers Voice letter from Indianapolis dated December 25 1926 argues that living wages for light company workers are essential in the merger dispute. The writer, wife of an employee, notes earnings under 21 a week impact family necessities and community fund contributions amid high official perks.
Walter Monroe of the streets department commands 135 workers to move 120000 truckloads of snow from the mile square using twenty large trucks and sixteen teams of horses and mules. The Times investigates street and alley complaints including Tibbs Avenue Harbison Road work and 1919 act applicability.
Milton CC outlines how to treat Queen-x high cards in normal support situations and border line handling. He explains the value of Queen-x in spade sequences, compares it with Ace-x, and provides example hands and suggested actions for South dealer scenarios.
A reader asks the width of the St Lawrence and is told it ranges from one to three miles, with wider lower stretches. Other entries cover puppet origins, Estelle Taylor’s marriage, bleaching yellowed linens, 1925 US auto production figures, Budapest born actors, and differences between bilateral and unilateral contracts.
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