Indianapolis Times Editorial and Alliance Membership Note
The Indianapolis Times notes Roy W. Howard as President and Felix Bruner as Editor. It lists the paper as a member of the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The piece cites Indiana constitutional guarantees for free speech and press.
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The
Indianapolis Times
Roy W. Howard
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Bryan Remembered as a Polarizing Figure and Orator
The article eulogizes William Jennings Bryan marking his departure from public life at 35 in 1896, notes his role as a common man champion, and reflects on his influence on American politics and religion. It references his campaigns, leadership, and the religious tensions he stirred amid Pacific geopolitics with comments on Anglo American friendship and Bruce's Pacific speech.
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William Jennings Bryan
Flaming Soul
Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Bryan
Wilson
America
Hands Across the Pacific and Anglo American Peace Hope
The United States fleet conducts a long practice cruise in Australia with social events planned in Melbourne and Sydney to keep officers busy. The piece argues for Anglo American understanding as a path to peace, despite Japanese sensationalism about an anti Asiatic league and Britain’s Singapore base links.
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Australia
United States
Melbourne
Sydney
South Seas
United Press
Great Britain
Singapore
Far East
Canada
Britain
Orient
Garetti
Japan
Paving Controversy Divides Marion County Roads Stakeholders
The dispute pits gravel interests against stone suppliers over road mixing specs in Marion County Indiana. Graders claim county gravel is overlooked and cheaper yet capable, while stone advocates push for a crushed stone monopoly. Officials urge a transparent audit by public agencies to clarify standards and funding.
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Marion County
Indiana
Indianapolis
County Commissioners
Board of Works
Highway Commission
Board of Accounts
Dawes Campaign Backlash From President Coolidge
The Dawes bid to remake Senate rules stalls after President Coolidge’s opposition becomes clear. Coolidge’s spokesman notes the plan would hinder action on taxation the world court and other subjects he supports. Dawes campaign is deemed ill advised and out.
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Gen. Dawes
Senate
Coolidge
Denver
Swampscott
Dawes
Frontier of science is taking toll of martyrs
David Dietz reports on scientists who sacrifice health and lives in pursuit of X-ray and radium advances. Dr Baetjer of Johns Hopkins lost eight fingers to burns, Dr Vaillant of Paris lost both arms, and Prof Bergonie died after prolonged radium exposure while searching for cancer cures.
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Frederick Henry Baetjer
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Charles Vaillant
Paris
Legion of Honor
Carnegie
Heroiss
Vaillant
Emileergonie
Photography's origins with Niepce and Daguerre
A note on Ninpce and Daguerre, pioneers of photography. Niepce first took light sensitive images in 1825 using a tin plate with chemicals. Daguerre refined the process, giving rise to Daguerreotypes that defined early photography.
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Joseph Niepce
Formation of the Hawaiian Islands by Ongoing Geological Process
In mid Pacific waters three miles deep the ocean bottom rises to form the volcanic Hawaiian Islands. Lava types pahoehoe and a a shape new land as rains erode earlier deposits. The eastern island still grows while western ones show advanced erosion, indicating ongoing formation over time.
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Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
God
Moses
Oddities and Seas A Mix of Quotes and Natural History
A collage of proverbs on human nature and misfortune contrasts with a science note on the Sargasso Sea. The text blends humorous observations about money, luck, and behavior with a scientific reflection on ocean life and the Albatross expedition findings.
Primeval Times and the Moral Divide Between Sea and Land
The passage argues humanity descended from the sea with a blood salt and internal aquatic regulation. It claims life began moistly and that a soldierly human form offers protection for small offspring. It contrasts the sea as profoundly immoral with land as imperfectly moral, noting social cooperation over individual competition.
Questions and Answers From The Times Readers
The Times presents reader questions answered by The Taglanapolis Times News Bureau. The piece lists two McMillan expedition radio operators John L Reinartz and Paul J McGee and notes 1924 motor vehicle taxes in the United States totaled about 551 400 000 per the Bureau of Public Roads. It also defines banana as a chemical compound of allyl alcohol and acetic acid with formula C7H14.
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John L. Reinartz
Manchester, Conn
Paul J. McGee
Mattoon, Ill
United States
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Mailbag Melange: Letters Bring Cheer and Mystery
A nostalgic meditation on daily letters from the postman. The speaker reflects on greetings, questions about what he receives, and the unfolding secrets in each missive, noting both cheerful news and private details from friends and distant relations.
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Postman
Lost-A Wife film review highlights Greta Nissen and Adolphe Menjou
A review lauds Greta Nissen in Lost-A Wife as a sharp farce with a cultured touch, praising her timing and the pairing with Adolphe Menjou. The piece also critiques White Fang’s direction and Strongheart’s emotional dog scenes, noting Strongheart as the standout among canine actors and urging tighter focus on the canine before the human cast.
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Nissen
Stuart Walker
Charles Chase
Strongheart
Rin-Tin-Tin
Charles Murray
Movie Notes Review of Lost a Wife Confessions of a Queen
A fragmented critique highlights Menjou and Lewis Stone in Lost a Wife Confessions of a Queen with Alice Terry. It mentions strong performances by a dog in Strong Heart and comments on White Fang and The Lady Who Lied with mixed views on direction and emotional depth.
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Jack London
White Fang
Lewis Stone
Robert Hichen
Hichens
Virginia Valli
Stone
Alice Terry
Elinor Glynn
Heve
Theountry
Paris
Miss Terry
Our Gang
Seidel
the Apollo
Ohio
Smart Farr
Menjou
Apollo
Strongheart
Circle
Robert Hichens
Egira
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Helen
President Coolidge
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Bergonie
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Man
Epictetus
Chester H. Rowell
Tom Sims
NEA Service, Inc
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Taglanapolis Fimes Wash Bureau
Neark Ave
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Spudz
Talburt
Ine
Mme
Marshall
Ibewerey
Greta Nissen
London
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Hovelty ‘Products Organization
MR. Stone
Isis
Jack Hoxie
English
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Frank Finneys
Clansia
Gancer
Adolphe Menjou
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