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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1925
Page
7
A devotional reflection on loss and mourning cites 2 Samuel 12 23 and Byron noting that while death ends life return is impossible yet grief lingers with the living, expressing sorrow within a religious and literary frame.
The Indiana governor Ed Jackson takes office amid a stormy four year era marked by McCray scandals and a costly administration. Supporters hoped he would govern for all the people, while opponents feared secret influence and factional control. Indiana now awaits his leadership to overcome daunting handicaps and prove a capable administration.
The redwood timber men of California, once opposed to reforestation, prove the idea is profitable. Fifty years yield enormous redwoods, with fifty year output capable of producing 6200 board feet per tree and an acre investment of $20 growing far beyond safe securities in value.
California factions push federal child labor changes as the Legislature swiftly ratifies the amendment. Senate approved 36 to 3 and the House 69 to 9, marking early action by a state amid winter sessions. The measure underscores California's strong child labor standards and proactive stance.
A Washington Bureau bulletin offers a six thousand word dictionary style list of synonyms and antonyms for puzzle lovers and general education. Readers can request copies by mail with a small postage fee. Also available is the COMMON ERRORS in ENGLISH bulletin for an extra penny and marked option.
William Philip Simms reports on Secretary Wilbur under fire in Congress over naval funding and policy. Lawmakers challenge the 5-5-3 ratio as a false measure, warn Britain and Japan would outpace the United States without gun elevation and increased range, and press for action despite Coolidge and Hughes policies.
A collection of wry sayings about marriage money fashion and men full of themselves with light flirtations and social vignettes. The piece notes common attitudes and punchy lines from a 1925 NEA Service compilation.
A column by Gaylord Nelson comments on the sudden death of a Muncie city court judge and the rush of aspirants to the vacancy. The governor rebukes early appointments before the funeral, criticizing impropriety and the hunt for public payroll positions. The piece argues public office should seek the man.
A State board of education committee questions principals coaches and physicians about whether IGH school basketball harms education. The piece argues basketball has become a major high school industry and questions if contests should be toned down to keep sport healthy rather than spectacle.
Harley Toppeh of 801 Wood Sclown Ave receives an achievement badge from the national court of honor of the Boy Scouts of America. At twelve he faced a crippling illness and later total blindness yet kept scouting and studying, selling knot tied bags to help his mother and continuing despite pain and invalid chair confinement.
The article notes the 1025 convention will be held in Indianapolis from June 28 to July 4, bringing about 10 000 visitors. It frames the event as a major educational gathering that will boost civic pride and local commerce, calling it good business for the city and a source of publicity and firm friendship with negotiable returns.
Representative Fish of New York argues the World Court is the only practical and constructive mechanism since the war to settle disputes between nations on broad justice principles.
Washington report says the Democratic national committee sought a thoroughly progressive yet conservative Democrat who could be developed into a candidate to overshadow McAdoo and Smith. The piece details intra party splits, factional ambitions, and past discussions of dividing states to back La Follette or Davis, but notes the plan was not enacted.
Journalist author playwright historian and critic Georges Lecomte has been elected to the French Academy as an immortal. The announcement credits Lecomte with a long career in letters and criticism, highlighting his contributions to literature and culture.
An essay argues that enforcing all laws equally is essential and compares strict enforcement of burglary and theft to taxing and other statutes. It suggests a Gary led council adopt the ten commandments as a platform and urges universal oath to obey all laws, implying nationwide harmony through universal compliance.
The scene depicts a household waking to furnace noise and a busy dawn. Father lights the tank and stokes the fire while Mother assists. The family hustles through chores, breakfast, and quick goodbyes before commuting to town.
Theodore Roosevelt is cited as the typical American, embodying three key national traits that define strength liberty and culture, in remarks attributed to Representative Winter. Other notes remark on Washington Monument salaries unchanged since 1888 with minor floormen pay rise in 1890 and a caution against loose pockets noted by Representative Hill. Travel by air is discussed with European nations having developed commercial air services.
New York on January 12 reports William Blake 85 taken from a Bowery lodging house to Bellevue Hospital with throat wounds. A letter from his mother tucked under his pillow reveals family concern and a line about her nearing seventy eighth birthday. The article also mentions names of performers Rosa and Carmela Ponselle and notes Carmela’s mezzo-soprano solo at a Catholic Writers' Guild meeting.
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