Book Resigns as Indianapolis School Board Business Manager
The Indianapolis school board bids farewell to William H. Book, resigning amid debate over a conference involving Clarence Shipp and new board members. The editorial urges continuing a complete, low cost building program and open bidder specifications, stressing taxpayer interests over architect or contractor choice.
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William H. Book
Indianapolis
Friends of Better Schools
Book
Clarence ©. Shipp
Shipp
New Year Hopes For Indianapolis In 1913
The piece reflects on the city of Indianapolis as the new year begins, praising Mayor-elect John L. Duvall and urging progress toward a city manager form of government, a robust school-building program, and renewed civic unity to propel forward growth.
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Indianapolis
John L. Duvall
Duvall
Abiding Companion Jesus Christ in a Changing World
Rev John R Gunn speaks on Hebrews 13 8 that Jesus Christ is the unchanging companion through sorrow and loss. The sermon comforts readers noting earthly ties fade but Christ remains present yesterday today and forever guiding believers through life and death.
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Jesus Christ
Paul
Apostle
Earth
Orle
John R. Gunn
Tax Bill Tangles as Washington Debates Inheritance Cuts
Inside story from Washington on the tax-reduction bill's passage in the House and its effect on inheritance and gift taxes. Republicans push to repeal the inheritance tax while Democrats gain small-taxpayer exemptions, with maneuvering over committee assignments and “tax clubs” lobbying from several states.
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Times’ Washington
House
Senate
Roscoe B. Fleming Ashington
Kington
Ways and Means Committee
Frear
Wisconsin
Repubcan
Washington
Texas
Representative Garner
Iowa
Green
Debating Deportation and Government Power
The piece cites Representative Johnson calling deporting a million people ridiculous while contrasting with past figures like A. Mitchell Palmer. It notes executive overreach in post office funding decisions and mentions Osage royalties in Oklahoma yielding $8,000 yearly per member for a decade, raising questions about corruption.
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Stoker
Johnson
A. Mitchel Palmer
Oklahom
Warren Hastings
Public works face delays as injunctions loom in Indianapolis
A Indianapolis Superior Court judge issued a temporary injunction blocking the board of works from contracting the Morris Street bridge over White River, delaying flood prevention and Belt Line track elevation. The article notes repeated remonstrances delaying schools bridges and memorial projects, while urging merit systems for police supervision and city reform.
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Superior Court
Indianapolis
Board of Works
Morris St. B
White River
Memorial Plaza
A Mean Trick Of Fortune Ends In Jail And Wealth
Hillip Kaler 23 and his 17 year old bride were arrested in Laredo Texas after forging and passing stolen Indianapolis post office money order blanks in Illinois towns. He faced Federal trial and possible prison while a Portland Maine estate valued at a quarter of a million dollars lay unclaimed nearby. The tale warns that honesty remains the best policy despite tempting shortcuts.
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Hillip Kaler
Indianapolis
Illinois
Laredo
Texas
Portland
Maine
Charity payoff shows cost of gunmen fame and mercy
RS Charles Hammond widow of a Muskegon police officer slain by Dutch Anderson received a $2,411 purse from postal inspectors to pay her mortgage and support her fatherless children. The piece contrasts glorified criminals with real victims and urges mercy and accountability in justice.
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Charles Hammond
Muskegon
Mich
Dutch Anderson
Muncie
Mrs. Hammond
Theory and Practice in Police Supervision Reform
Lew Shank argues the Cleveland system of police supervision improves efficiency by promoting based on merit rather than politics. He predicts Indianapolis will suffer if its police are politicized and notes Cleveland officials resist partisan manipulation.
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Indianapolis
Mr. Duvall
Lew
Cleveland
Lew Shank
A Woman's Viewpoint on Puritanism and Sex Repression
John Cowper Powys argues against sexual repression in America, praising Puritan restraint for shaping moral strength. He warns that radical doctrines and unbridled indulgence harm youth, making weaklings and criminals of the current generation. The piece critiques modern openness as dangerous while supporting some Puritan virtues.
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Merica
John Cowper Powys
Brown
Miss Melrose Demonstrates More Charleston Steps At Circle
The Times notes Miss Mildred Melrose, famed for her Charleston teaching, arrives for a week at the Circle Theater starting Sunday. A Circle contest runs daily with 3 pm and 9 pm sessions and finals the last day, entry by calling or visiting the contest manager.
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Mildred Melrose
Circle Theater
the Times
Miss Melrose
Charleston
Times
Income Tax Question and Military Facts Featured
The text asks if a single person with net income over 1000 must file a tax return even with exemptions. It also lists historic trivia: the largest Army Navy game attendance was 80 000 in 1924 in Baltimore, Belmont Park is the United States largest track, and notes on French Spoliation Claims Indians citizenship 1924 and wage studies through 1925.
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Aveneu
West Point
Annapolis
Baltimore
United States
Belmont Park
Long Island
National Industrial Conference Board
Chaplains of Congress Named Baptist and Methodist
Rev. J. J. Mutr serves as Chaplain of the Senate representing the Baptist denomination while Rev. James Shera Montgomery serves as Chaplain of the House of Representatives representing the Methodist Episcopal denomination.
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Senate
House of Representatives
United States
J. J. Mutr
James Shera Montgomery
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Greene
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New York City
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Indiana
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