Indiana bootleg tolls and Hoover homecoming
The Indianapolis Times notes Steuben county’s bootleg tolls under Volstead and Wright law, citing trucks paid to enforcers and local wealth from illegal liquor. It questions federal action, urges a cabinet, reorganization, and timely Hoover guidance on reparations, the Kellogg pact, farm relief, and other urgent issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Wayne
Indianapolis
Marion
Anderson
Richmond
Steuben County
Hoover
Latin America
Coolidge
Washington
Senate
Parker Gilbert
Berlin
Congress
Floria
Pan-American conference moves toward peace and sets limits
The Washington meeting produced a cautious advance in arbitration and a cooling-off conciliation treaty, with reservations limiting scope. Only a few nations accepted the pact unqualified, while Argentina did not participate and others insisted limits. The conference also urged nonbinding neutral commissions and highlighted border actions between Paraguay and Bolivia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kellogg
Charles Evens Hughes
Hughes
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Cuba
Haiti
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Senate
Chile
Paraguay
Bolivia
Nervous system nerve cells and neuron structure explained
A descriptive piece on nerve cells covers four brain and spine neurons labeled 1 through 4 including a giant pyramid cell and motor and sympathetic neurons. It explains the cell body axon and dendrons and notes the complex arrangements in figures 2 and 3 and the organization into spinal ganglia.
Monroe Doctrine Seen Empty With No Use In Modern World
A column argues that Chicago style graft and a looming “super government” show democratic limits in cities. It contends the Monroe Doctrine now misguides policy, keeps the U S out of Europe, and hampers Latin America, calling the doctrine an obsolete dogma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Hemisphere
United States
Holy Alliance
South America
Europe
God’s Green Earth
Nobdy
Latin America
Senor
Salvador de Madariaga
League of Nations
Oxford University
South
Central America
Heart Disease in Children Studied by Cornell Team
In a ten year study of 500 cases, researchers from Cornell University Medical College report that four fifths of children with heart disease had rheumatic exposure. Most cases showed heart involvement at first infection. age of onset averaged seven and a half years, with many cases between six and nine. The analysis notes related kidney issues and chorea, and stresses rheumatic fever as a serious, multifaceted threat requiring skilled treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Cornell University Medical College
Sician
New York
England
Medical Research Council
Pacifist Wash DC critics urged to defend America with ships
Frederick Landis denounces pacifist Washington advocates who oppose Navy building and warn against Kellogg Treaty. He recalls past wars to argue the U S must maintain military strength and reject calls for global disarmament, labeling opponents as dangerous enemies to national defense.
Drive Lobbyists From Washington in New Year Appeal
A political manifesto denounces the federated lobby at Washington as a mockery of free government. It calls for no representative or senator to pledge only to the people and to show lobbyists the door regardless of wealth. It warns against contributing to maintain a “parasitic” class and urges readers to keep their pockets guarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
United States
Congress
House
Washington
House Census Committee
Senate
McLean
Swanson
Reed and
Moses
Spain
Cuba
Philippines
Puddin
Federated Lobby
Common Bridge Errors and How to Correct Them
W W Wentworth outlines common bridge errors and corrective play. The guide shows declarer decisions, bidding strategies, and finesse planning to maximize tricks, including handling spades, hearts, clubs, and diamonds, with emphasis on avoiding unnecessary sacrifices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Wentworth
West
Declarer
Nok Anidenger
This Date in U S History Review
A brief note lists key U S events: 1779 Lafayette sails from Boston. 1789 first presidential election. 1863 clash at Springfield Missouri. Quotation from Psalms 69 20 and a Sidney remark about cruel neighbors appears as antiquated moral commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Boston Prince
Springfield, Mo
Seeks to Read Arrowsmith and Coue System in One Column
Heywood Broun discusses Sinclair Lewis Arrowsmith and the modern novel scene. He contrasts Main Street and Babbitt with Arrowsmith, praising its ambition while criticizing sloppy writing, and reflects on fundamentalism. He also surveys Emil Coue's auto-suggestion method and its reception in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Lewis
Arrowsmith
Main Street
Carol Kennicott
Babbitt
Martin Arrowsmith
Coue
Emil Coue
Troyes
Nancy
M. Cone
Uni
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Indianapolis Times
Scripps-Howard New
Renee Nae
Sundey
Prie
Indianapolis Times Publishing Co
Land Street
Marion Pountz
Elsew
Boyd Gurley
Roy W. Howard
Riley
Jae &. Morrison
Indiana
State
Michigan
Canada
Chicago
Illinois
Mr. Hoover
David Dietz
Science
M. E
Tracy
Thompson
Daily Health Service
DR. Morris Fishbein
Golightly Morrill
California
Minneapolis
Shepherds of the
National Defense
Army
Navy
Olive Branch
Oyeve
Iece
Frederick Landis
China
Ready Reference Publishing
Scavenes
North
U. S
Daily Thought
Sir Philip Sidney
By Heywood Broun
America
Lewis
Harry Elmer Barnes
John Roach Straton
David
Goliath
Samuel
Saul
Darwin
Pasteur
Koch
Osee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!