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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1930
Page
8
The Indianapolis Times argues for a commission to study crime and its link to prohibition. It criticizes Governor Leslie's panel for ignoring bootlegging and calls for repeal debate amid rising jail costs and gang violence.
The government completes plans for a federal probation system with $200000 to open fifty of ninety two districts. Earlier $25000 funded seven offices that underperformed. Reforms aim to reduce prison crowding, create farms for addicts, and modernize corrections nationwide.
The MooneyWitness recounts John MacDonalds planned courtroom testimony to claim he lied to convict Moorey and Billings in 1916 and 1921 1930 to free prisoners and relieve his conscience The piece argues that if MacDonalds current testimony is untrustworthy then the original conviction rests on the same unreliable grounds Also noted is a June surge in cigarette consumption and stock market nerves.
Boosters claim Alaska is harsher than reality but Sitka records show 4 degrees below zero as the lowest in a century. In 1927 the low was 12 above and ten days rose above freezing, suggesting many towns envy the mild winters. Headlines note men once killed over fiancées but now over finances. An Iowa boy’s theft case cites hair tonic intoxication. Beverages blamed for rifts.
A collage of remarks covers naval treaties, political reputations, and European unemployment. It mentions Senator Hiram Johnson, Japanese statesmanship, and overseas figures, plus humor about hospital mix ups and a snowball incident involving Harry Bonds.
Science notes describe the sun’s photosphere as mottled and not smooth, likened to rough paper with rice grain like nodules 400 to 600 miles wide. Faculae and changing grains mark a dynamic surface, observed via high power telescopes and photography at major observatories.
Benito Mussolini born July 29 1883 in Dovia, Forli province, son of a blacksmith. He studied at a normal school, taught briefly, then moved to Switzerland to study labor movements, later expelled for socialist views. He opposed Austrian rule in Trentino, shifted from socialism to nationalism, founded a newspaper, served in World War I and was wounded, and formed the fascisti, later the Fascist Party in 1922.
A Detroit health official analyzes U S pool hygiene standards to protect bathers. Proper water temperature 72 78 F, shower before swimming, health checks, skin infection controls, and a 200 coli bacilli per cc standard guide sanitation. Emphasis on pool walls gutters outlets and chlorination methods.
A Times column by Heywood Broun argues for renewed push toward naval disarmament amid mixed public opinion. It criticizes pacifist rhetoric, urges practical peace work, and warns against glorifying war while noting churches and elites shape views.
A Times reader critiques Frederick Landis for claiming farmers wives no longer cook for hired harvest workers. The letter cites regional practices where harvesting rings rotate meals on local farms, arguing farm wives provide meals to save costs versus town dining.
Questions cover Rahab in Joshua 2 and 6 17 25 and Ecclesiastes 5 7. Tom Mix age. Hudson River width. Carolina Moon author Joe Burt 1928. ten thousand dollar bills indorsement. sugar beet yield and content. 1913 federal reserve acts votes and signing. Get Your Man co star Buddy Rogers. American Tree Association address at 1214 Sixteenth Street NW Washington DC.
The Texas primary shows Fergusonism's deep reach and the southern vote's resilience. Farmer Jim's appeal, plus his wife running in his stead, demonstrates how leadership, loyalty, and local sentiment shape political fate beyond party labels. The piece likens Ferguson to Chicago's Big Bill and South Carolina's Cole Blease, noting the shift from talk to action in reform campaigns.
The quote by Adam Ferguson contrasts the crafty use of deceit with the wiser choice to avoid deception. It frames cunning as a vice that harms integrity and cautions readers to reject deception in pursuit of sound judgment.
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