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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
19
Sunday edition from Indianapolis Times Publishing Co lists pricing Ten Cents a Week and details about restraining free interchange of thought or the right to speak, write, or print freely as stated in the constitution.
The Shortridge High School site sold for 641000 to State Life Insurance Company. Proceeds fund new grade and high schools including a proposed Shortridge rebuild and a colored high school as part of Indianapolis’s move toward smaller neighborhood schools.
The article jokes that Senator Shipstead proposes a farming price fix similar to the Esch Cummins railroad model. He admits it is economically unsound yet defends it by likening farm valuation to tax records and warns higher farm prices would raise taxes.
The Indiana Farm Bureau Federation defends the State highway commission from political control and criticizes moves to seize authority. It notes unproven charges against officials like East John Williams and Earl Crawford and calls for an adequate explanation of the commission's handling of funds and abandoned wartime projects.
A 1925 year-in-review highlights Calvin Coolidge’s inauguration, deaths of La Follette Bryan Gompers Marshall, Shenandoah disaster, Hawaii flight failure, legal cases, and a polar flight attempt. The Dayton Scopes trial stands out as the era’s defining clash over evolution, liberty, and intolerance.
Rev John R Gunn urges reflection at year’s start based on Ecclesiastes 3 15 noting that future troubles may repeat past ones and urging trust in God who changes not He has always been near and will renew his blessing as need arises for the new year.
Minton, legal advisor for the Thirteenth prohibition district, says barring aliens arrested in Indianapolis liquor raid from US citizenship is a sensational gesture lacking legal basis. He notes most bootlegging remains done by Americans and urges practical steps, not sweeping deportations, while rail and street openings for traffic are debated as the elevation project stalls.
A Federal Court in Indianapolis hears a case over an $8 million trust fund created by John D. Rockefeller for Anita, a Swiss maid in Europe. Her grandparents H F McCormick and Edith Rockefeller McCormick contend the trust, invested in Standard Oil of Indiana shares, should belong to Anita who may never live in the United States. The column mocks the idea of lineage and wealth from a distant ancestor shaping Indiana’s fortunes.
Opponents of the Cruse Street opening clash with the board over railroad track elevation between Davidson and State Streets. A temporary restraining order halts the plan as backers and critics debate which streets should open or close and how Shelby Street might be extended.
City works face scrutiny as State board of accounts notes Eugene Street concrete core samples averaging 6.5 inches, below the 8 inch specification. The piece questions inspector presence during laying, arguing standards serve durability and taxpayer value rather than theater.
Citizens call for a street light on Sheffield Avenue between Washington and Ohio Streets to brighten the corridor. Engineer Hensley will recommend to the board of works that a light be installed amid overhanging trees creating a dark, unpleasant evening approach.
A quotation from Mark 12 31 emphasizes loving your neighbor above all. Emerson likens love to a mathematically balanced equation, comparing it to the two sides of an algebraic equation.
Miss Mildred Melrose stars as Charleston expert at Circle Theater with daily lessons in The Times Audience can win a cash prize and a fully paid trip to Chicago for the national championship contest later in the season. Entry is open, with plans for daily contestant showcases and announced times forthcoming.
Analysis shows the House tax reduction bill mainly favors large incomes and leaves small taxpayers. Debate centers on direct income taxes versus sales taxes, with Hull urging removal of war taxes and higher rates on inherited and gift taxes. The bill predicts a $335 million revenue loss and includes substantial cuts to income and inheritance taxes benefiting the wealthy.
Lloyd Ibach's Entertainers headline the Palace theater with nine syncopators led by saxophonist Allan Quick, plus acrobatic dancer Walter Bradbury and Marie Sabbott in a musical comedy Vaudeville act. Other acts include The Weigh of a Flapper, Leon's Ponies, Blue Bert Kenny, and What Fools Men. Pathe News and short reels round out the program along with rival showings at English's Keith's Lyric Broadway Circle Isis and more.
The text explains that in England and Canada a crime accused person is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. It notes the trial preserves the presumption of innocence for the defendant. It also defines sienna and umber pigments and mentions their sources and uses. It answers first name of General Putnam as Israel and credits Carl Gustaf Patrik Dé Laval with inventing the cream separator in 1878.
A reader condemns the Times editorial page and denounces Wilson Tumulty and the League of Nations. The letter claims the League is a monumental blunder and states it is not workable or functional even in Europe. The writer asserts the newspaper will not print such opinions and accuses the editor of cowardice.
In this column Mrs. Walter Ferguson discusses how the Jazz Age reshapes marriage. Wives gain liberty and appetite for attention, while husbands risk estrangement. Both sides face renewed temptations and the need to nurture affection to avoid infidelity and dull routine.
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