Indianapolis Times masthead and policy note
The Indianapolis Times operating details list Roy W. Howard as president and note affiliations with Scripps-Howard and Audit Bureau of Circulations. Publication is daily except Sunday by Indianapolis Times Publishing Co., with address at 214-220 West Maryland Street and weekly rates listed for Indianapolis and elsewhere. The page also cites a constitutional protection for free speech and press.
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Swindle Case Highlights Blue Sky Frauds in Indiana
Judge Baltzell sentenced Morton v Hawkins to seven years in Atlanta and a $10,000 fine for one of Indiana’s largest swindles. Losses near $6 million targeted mostly poor investors while experts avoided the scheme. Hawkins fled, was captured in Dayton, and faced trial after resisting extradition and trial efforts.
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The Mysterious Telegrams and Doheny’s Senate Critique
The article notes Doheny condemning the Senate committee that exposed the oil scandal and alleges the panel suppressed telegrams and letters as part of the controversy.
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More Coolidge Speeches Forecast
Swampscott reports President Coolidge’s vacationlife unsettled by enforced idleness. He stays idle on White Court verandas walks daily and avoids golf tennis surf baths cards or billiards. He reads little and may speak his mind on many topics as Congress is away, signaling more speeches before summer ends.
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Monsieur Ripois and Nemesis review signals heavy realism
The piece argues Walter Hickman defends Louis Hemon's Monsieur Ripois and Nemesis as sex realism. It lauds Hemon as a gifted modern writer with honest characterization and notes the novel probes dirty yet real life. The reviewer urges readers not to dismiss it as dirt but to view it as serious realism.
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Nemesis
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Eugene O’neil
Anna Christie
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Espely
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Herman
Marie Chapdelaine
Dickens
Belloc and Thoreau Books Highlighted by Reviews
The Cruise of the Nona by Hilaire Belloc is praised as a rare modern English travel work and the author reflects on memory and thought. Thoreau's Bird Lore edited by Francis H Men is acclaimed as a picturesque treatment of New England birds in a new Houghton Mifflin edition.
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Stage Verdict English's Never Presents Nome Serum Tale
Lyric-Soloman Basco the hero of the Nome run and his dog Seeli star in a dramatic stage account of the struggle to bring the serum to Nome. Charles Berkell offers a genuine treat with Light nin while Felix Morales headlines the circus bill.
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Commander in Chief at Home Says Mrs Ferguson
The speaker praises Mrs. Walter Ferguson for urging militarism at home with husbands as commanders in chief. He argues husbands should rule households, dictate wife attire and children's choices, and keep wives and daughters under their authority, claiming all husbands are willing to lead if allowed.
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Traviata First Produced in Venice and New York notes
Inquiries answered cover the opera Traviata by Verdi first produced in Venice on March 16 1853 and in New York on December 3 1856. Additional questions address tea leaf picking frequencies agate polishing fox husbandry Dempsey purses race and world religion demographics.
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Restful Country Trips for the Overworked City Human
A voice describes urban weariness and the longing for escape. The speaker plans a countryside getaway to escape clamor and smudge and seek real relief from daily drudgery.
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Shooting Incident and Rural Route Monument Debate in Indiana
The piece recalls a Hamilton County deputy shooting incident injuring Ason Newlin as ten youths traveled home after a social night, condemning risky overzealous policing. It then critiques a proposed Hope Indiana monument for the 1898 rural mail route, arguing such commemorations should honor pivotal civilizational events rather than costly, profitless displays.
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Carmel
Indianapolis
Hamilton County
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No City Dumps Tour Critique From Indianapolis Preacher
An Indianapolis preacher touring Europe notes neat Swiss towns and contrasts with American cities full of rubbish. He says Indianapolis has cluttered outskirts with dumps and weeds, marring scenic drives and residential areas, urging civic pride and organized disposal efforts.
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Fifer
Indianapolis
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Robin Hood
Merry Men
Jury Deadlocks in Butler Murder Trial
The Hendricks county circuit court saw a deadlocked jury after a sweltering week over the Willard Butler murder case in Indianapolis. Eleven jurors favored first degree murder on multiple ballots while one held for manslaughter, forcing a new trial and prompting commentary on the jury system's flaws.
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Indianapolis
Hendricks County
Berkell Opens 50th Stock Week with Lightnin at English's
Charles Berkell marks fifty weeks of stock at English's with a production of Lightnin that critics hail as highly human and well acted. Byron gives a standout Bill Jones performance in serious courtroom scenes while Idabelle Arnold and Bob Fay also earn praise for their roles. The review lauds the cast and Berkell for delivering strong entertainment embodying the era’s stock theater.
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Idabelle Arnold
Margaret Davis
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John Marvin
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Tax cut to help 265000 time feeapinrtureau
The article argues that cutting surtax rates could benefit about 265 000 taxpayers and reduce treasury surplus by up to 250 million dollars annually. It cites 1923 figures showing 7 698 321 income tax filers, with higher earners contributing most revenues. It notes no Republican leaders advocate normal rate changes and warns surtax cuts would erase surplus, while tariff and war taxes remain untouched.
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Band to Play in Park in University Park
Indianapolis Military Band will give a special concert Thursday night in University Park as announced by the park board. Five thousand attended the first municipal concert at Garfield Park Sunday night.
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