Indianapolis Times masthead and policy note
The Indianapolis Times publishes daily except Sunday from 214 220 W Maryland St Indianapolis with subscriptions ten cents a week locally and twelve cents elsewhere The paper is a member of the Scripps Howard Alliance and the Audit Bureau of Circulations and is served by United Press and NEA Service.
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Indianapolis Debates Laurel Hall Lease as Public Park
City officials and residents weigh leasing Laurel Hall near four miles north of Indianapolis for a public playground. Critics say the move distracts from urgent school funding, while supporters cite a poll favoring a lease. The column also argues China must purge warlords and foreign meddling to govern itself.
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China conference urged to uphold open door policy
An editorial urges the United States to push the Twenty Fifth Year Hay open door policy at a forthcoming great powers conference on China. It argues against foreign extraterritorial rights and calls for China to earn its own freedom by aligning with the despite foreign courts.
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When was bridge introduced to Europe and America and its origin
Bridge entered England in 1894 from southern Europe via Lord Brougham. Henry I Barbey allegedly brought it to New York in 1893 and wrote a private account. The Whist Club in New York adopted the laws in 1897. The name likely derives from the Russian biritch.
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Oscar Underwood Retires From Public Office
The Alabama senator Oscar W. Underwood will not seek reelection next year after twenty years in the House and twelve in the Senate. He plans a quiet life near Washington as a philosophic observer, having opposed both the Klan and the eighteenth amendment. His record includes influence on Woodrow Wilson's early presidency and the Underwood tariff.
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Quotes on life and common sense from Tom Sims
A collection of quips on education common sense and coping with life. It satirizes law gravity bootleg booze and social habits with humorous one liners and wry observations. The speaker notes that present care yields future value and that smiles can endure the world’s ills.
Hetch Hetchy Fallout Faces Hoosier Interior Aide
John H Edwards the Indiana lawyer now Assistant Secretary of the Interior sits at the center of a clash over San Francisco’s Hetch Hetchy dam power. Private coast interests push a distribution contract that could rob the city of cheap electricity despite Congress’s grant to sell power to residents.
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Tombstone Legacy Sparks Debate On Remembering the Dead
Indianapolis woman Norah Smith willed two thousand dollars for a tombstone to mark her grave while leaving twenty five thousand to her husband. The piece notes the ancient quest for memory through monuments and argues lasting fame requires more than a stone, citing Cheops and Homer as examples.
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Thought Gun Unloaded and Tragic Indiana Firearm Accidents
A Marion boy lost his left eye and a Delphi boy nearly died after playing with an unloaded revolver. The piece warns that guns, loaded or not, are dangerous for children and cites Indiana cases and fireworks safety as contrast.
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Johnny
Track Elevation Costs Backed by City Officials
G. Wray proposes a 5 percent levy for track elevation to raise $14 million for elevating the Indianapolis Union railway line. The plan, involving the Belt Line through the south city, would need six cents of tax for ten years, with delays over White River bridge costs hampering progress.
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Movie Notes and Show reviews from a city paper
A bustling column reviews multiple films and acts. Jack Holt, Noah Beery, and Billie Dove star in The Light of Western Stars at the Apollo alongside Bebe Daniels on a Bermuda vacation recount. Florence Vidor shines in Marry Me, with Patsy Ruth Miller in Head Winds and House Peters delivering decisive restraint. Also covered are Circle and Ohio theaters with music, newsreels, and a circus week featuring Sells Floto and Barton Brothers.
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Cupid
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Sells Floto Circus
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Lyric
Solomon Basco
Palace
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Movie Verdicts Dominate Week with Ocean Storm Filming
Colonial presents a storm sequence shot on actual water showcasing strong directing. Circle Just a Woman offers fine acting and directing but a tired plot. Ohio Marry Me shines with wit. Apollo The Light of Western Stars has Jack Holt as a conflicted lead in light summer fare.
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John Smith
Claire Windsor
Conway Tearle
Paul Bieae
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Paul Biese
Ohio
Jack Holt
Why Do Cows and Bees Always Moo And Buzz
A playful poem about a father explaining why children ask endless questions. It notes that simple answers often satisfy young minds and that parental guidance helps kids grow, with dad guiding them to think and learn.
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