The Court Recess and Its Political Reactions
A Indianapolis Times opinion column criticizes the U S Supreme Court for recess amid pending cases. It questions leadership, cites the Duvall Klenck and city manager cases, and urges public discussion and possible actions to speed justice. It also decries delays and endorses accountability for justices.
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Supreme Court
Judicial Chamber
Willoughby
Myers
Travis
Martin
Gemmill
God
Indianapolis
Stephenson
Duvall
Klenck
Prohibition Enforcers Under Fire Over Maryland Shootings
A Maryland automobile incident increases pressure on Prohibition Director Woodcock and the Washington bureau amid repeated claims of official gunfire by federal agents. Critics demand wholesale dismissals and prosecutions to restore public trust and enforce laws.
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Federal Prohibition Administration
Maryland
Washington Prohibition Bureau
Prohibition
Woodcock
Washington
Hoover
White House
Texas and California in a future population contest
The article notes that Texas leads California in census returns and discusses both states’ strong growth in population and resources. It argues both will continue to expand over the next two or three decades, each an empire in itself with vast land and riches.
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Texas
California
Nature
No War for Japan Shows Japanese Trade Ties Curb Fear
W R Castle Jr. returns from Japan and argues anti treaty fears are misplaced. He notes Japan relies on American exports around four hundred million dollars and imports about three hundred million, making war with the United States ruinous for Japan. Ex President Coolidge writes a syndicated column.
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W. R. Castle Jr
Japan
Washington
Mr. Castle
America
China
Hercules as a solar myth in ancient legend and art
The article argues Hercules represents the sun, with his twelve labors symbolizing the months and solar cycles. It links the Nemean lion and hydra battles to sun and cloud struggles, notes the year’s twelve tasks mirror twelve months, and parallels Achilles and Apollo as solar personifications in Greek myth through literature, art, and color symbolism.
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Hercules
Earth
Hebe
Achilles
Apollo
C. F. Keary
Greece
Daphne
Death Rate Higher for Stout People
Dr Morris Fishbein reports that overweight after middle life raises death rates from heart disease kidney disease artery disease and diabetes. Underweight also raises tuberculosis risk, while excess weight burdens the heart and vessels. proper diet and exercise can improve health and longevity.
Zara Agha and the dry era in a comic travelogue
A satirical column riffs on Zara Agha the Turkish figure and his abstinence era. It mocks sodden society feting his dozen wives and long voyages, while noting the comic contradiction of a man famed for self denial and accident prone hospitality. The piece ends with a playful call for better timing in politics and life.
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Zaro Agha
Zaro
Zara
Manhattans
Baccardis
Zara Agha
de Wolf ‘Opper
Istanbul
Harlotte Cushman A Pioneer Actress Remembered
The Boston born actress Harlotte Cushman born July 23 1816 rose from poverty to fame as an opera and stage performer. She played Lady Macbeth after voice failure and gained renown in New York London and Rome before dying in Boston February 18 1876. Her Mt Auburn grave received an obelisk modeled on Cleopatra's Needle.
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Harlotte Cushman
Boston
New York
London
Rome
Europe
Mt. Auburn
Heliopolis
Daily Thought Verse From Jeremiah On Divine Justice
A reader shares a biblical quotation describing the Lord's whirlwind of fury that will strike the wicked with pain, echoing Jeremiah 30 23 and inviting contemplation of divine judgment.
Education reform echoes in Brussels conference
M. E. Tracy cites a Brussels conference urging shorter school hours smaller classes and less cramming. The panel favors culture over knowledge and adopts Herriot's definition that culture is what remains after forgetting what was learned.
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Brussels
Edouard Herriot
Bank of Education Critique and Social Chaos
A speaker attacks formal education criticizing its separation from culture and truth. He claims schooling becomes propaganda, ritualistic and detail-obsessed, while most people cannot afford full courses and must rely on initiative from the school of hard knocks. He cites congressional folly and immigration debates as examples.
The Ills of Size: Science and Society in Crisis
The author argues that science and instinct clash over child welfare and medical practice, condemning the obsession with mechanized hospital care. It criticizes a culture that equates quality with size and standardization, condemning despotism in industry and professional bureaucracy while urging balance between progress and humane care.
Questions and Answers on U S Currency and Government Pay
The unit of currency in the German republic is the reichsmark. United States automobile numbers vastly exceed those of England and Germany combined with 24 493 124 in the U S, 1 128 200 in England, 531 000 in Germany. Cabinet members earn 15000 dollars per year while governors’ salaries vary by state. The richest governor is New York at 25000 dollars. The widows of Grover Cleveland Theodore Roosevelt William H Taft Woodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge are listed.
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Birmingham Industrial Board of Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham
New Bedford
Birmingham Industrial Board
England
Germany
New York
Grover Cleveland
Thomas J. Preston Jr
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Cool
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