Free interchange of thought upheld in Indiana Constitution
The Indianapolis Times cites the Indiana Constitution declaring no law shall restrain the free interchange of thought and opinion or restrict the right to speak write or print on any subject. Roy W. Howard is noted as President with William A. Mayburn as Business Manager. The item is attributed to United Press and NEA Service.
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Indiana
Indianapolis Times
Gilliam
United States
Holmes
Neutral Chamber Urges Active Role in City Manager Vote
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce should not remain neutral over the June 21 city manager referendum. The group argues efficient, business-like government benefits all commerce, favors growth, reduces taxes and burdens on workers, and warns that misrule harms industry and prosperity. The piece urges a vigorous chamber campaign to influence public confidence and economic outcomes.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Indianapolis
Silent Governors Debate Whisky Use in Indiana
The Indiana attorney general calls for changing the law to allow physicians to use whisky to save lives, citing Governor Gilliam and former Governor Goodrich as witnesses. He says he broke the law to save his sons and urges open discussion, while public silence from Governor Jackson fuels public suspicion about legality and ethics.
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Indiana
John Roach Straton
Gilliam
James P. Goodrich
Goodrich
Jackson
Public opinion key to peace not treaties or law
The piece argues that treaties and laws cannot prevent war without strong anti war sentiment. It cites the Bryan arbitration effort and the Shotwell Chamberlain draft proposal as steps to build public opinion. It notes education changes mindsets and that war is an affront to civilization, not solvable by law alone.
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United States
James T. Shotwell
Carnegie Endowment
J. P. Chamberlain
Columbia University
Bryan
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia
Todd
Shotwell
Chamberlain
Locarno
Geneva
Lindbergh Homecoming Disavowal Stirs Official Ties
The White House and State Department say they urged Lindbergh to return from Europe but stress his trip was unofficial and his return timing was his own. A London correspondent hints at pressure on the aviator while the government plans to honor his daring with several awards.
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White House
State Department
Charles Lindbergh
Europe
Houghton
London
Paris
America
Lindbergh
Liquor Evidence Seized During Narcotics Search Upheld
A Northwest district court ruled liquor found in plain sight during a bona fide narcotics search may be seized and used in a prohibition case. The decision says seizure is legal and mandatory when intoxicants are discovered during lawfully searching for other illegal goods.
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United States District Court
Northwest
Sheriff Courage and Mob Violence
By M E Tracy the piece argues that many lynchings occur because sheriffs fail to resist mobs. It asserts that weak officers invite outrages and that in most cases the mob prevails due to lack of duty and courage. The reflection notes rare injuries or deaths among lawmen.
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Tracy
Thers
Superior Courage Sheriff Hiers Demonstrates Integrity
The text praises Sheriff Hiers for facing mob pressure with superior courage and intelligence. It argues that preventing lynchings requires brave, principled law enforcement rather than new laws or legislative action, and credits Hiers with showing the country the way.
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Hiers
Congress
Fokker Leads Search for Missing Nun Gesser and Coll
A Fokker to Search A Vokker monoplane departs New York headed to find Nun gesser and Coll with F Sydney Cotton piloting and Daniel Guggenheim funding the mission. The expedition honors Lindbergh and seeks to learn their fate and recover remains for burial if possible.
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Vokker
New York
Nungesser
Coll
F. Sydney Cotton
Daniel Guggenheim
Lindbergh
Memorial Day Violence Sparks Debate Over Unity
Two killed and fifty injured during New York Memorial Day events as Italian Fascists display colors and the Ku Klux Klan defies policing orders. The piece argues ceremonies should honor all citizens regardless of creed or faction and reject religious or political displays.
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New York
United States
Patrick Magrane cuts rents in Lynn to aid tenants
Patrick Magrane marks his seventy fifth birthday by reducing rents by 12 percent for 1,200 Lynn Massachusetts tenants. He says the move will boost tenants purchasing power and benefit local merchants and industries as a form of commonsense philanthropy.
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Patrick Magrane
Lynn
Mass
Fourteen State Troopers and SPCA Agents On Trial in New Jersey
Fourteen State troopers and two SPCA agents stand trial in New Jersey accused of manslaughter in Beatrice Meaney’s death during a siege at her Jutland home last December. The case questions how harshly the law should act to stop cruelty to animals and the cruelty it may entail toward people to enforce animal welfare.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
New Jersey
Beatrice Meaney
Miss Meaney
Jutland
N. J
Meaney
Proclamations Ring From Bolshevik Backdrop After Russia Break
The piece argues Western diplomacy keeps Russian communism alive by framing it as defense against invasion. It notes proclamations as Bolshevism’s main tool and cites England and France as fueling war scares. It then lists the top five finishers in the 1926 Memorial Day Indianapolis auto race: Frank Lockhart, Harry Hertz, Cliff Woodbury, Fred Comer, Peter De Paolo.
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England
Russia
Western
Europe
London
Paris
Karl Marx
Indianapolis
Frank Lockhart
Harry Hertz
Cliff Woodbury
Fred Comer
Peter de Paolo
A Little Journey in Search of Beauty at Herron Institute
Walter D. Hickman notes the John Herron Art Institute displays new beauty with recent works by Howard Leigh. Leigh's pieces have been exhibited over the past month, highlighting a romantic tone in the show.
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The
John Herron Art Institute
Howard Leigh
Institute
Real Hit My Maryland Plays 18th Week at Lyric Philadelphia
The Lyric Theater hosts Real Hit My Maryland in its 18th capacity week. Patriotic groups dub the operetta The National Operetta as the show continues to draw crowds and praise.
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Maryland
Lyric Theater
Philadelphia
Milton Byron Shifts Roles Between Motoring and Home Repair
Milton Byron enjoys two passions motoring and fixing things at home in the city’s north. He appears this week in Is Zat So at English’s theatre, balancing acting with his new roles offstage.
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Milton Byron
Byron
English’a
Tall Boy Murnau Keeps Quiet Title He Taller Than Most
In seven months in America producing Sunrise for Fox director F W Murnau, who stands six feet three inches, avoids being labeled big boy even once.
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America
Fox
F. W. Murnau
Big Boy
Hollywood's Houdini Neil Hamilton Known For Tricks
Neil Hamilton nicknamed Hollywood's Houdini dazzles between Paramount studio shoots and social events. The long time actor is noted for his knack with tricks and quick wit in film and public appearances.
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Neil Hamilton
Hollywood
Houdini
Paramount Studio
Movie Land
Readers Voice Views on Medicinal Whisky and Liberty
A compilation of letters from Indiana figures. Senator C O Holmes defends medicinal whiskey and critiques Wright law with confidence in public sentiment. H A Cummings argues against prohibition as an intolerable liberty restriction and cites age and independence. Earl McDaniel urges Fountain Square development over old car barns.
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Japa
Leigh
Septimus Severus
Avignon
Girgenti
le Ponte du Garde
Tiber
Helen Turner
Harriet Frishmuth
Fountain Square
Old City
Shank
Duvall
Earl McDaniel
Shelby St
Bible as Good Reading cited for Indiana law limits
The Roanoke Times notes the Indiana Attorney General and a governor once violated state prohibition laws and quips that Beveridge warned against relying on statute alone to regulate life. The piece questions if such mistaken majorities exist only in Indiana or elsewhere.
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Roanoke
Indiana
Senator Beveridge
West declares after South opens hearts in bridge puzzle
With West to act after South opens a heart and love all, the article tests four past hands and asks what West should bid. Choices include one spade twice and no trump, with justification tied to quick tricks, suit stop parity, and head cards.
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South
West
Fragmented OCR Readout With Repeated “West Should”
The text shows a garbled OCR fragment listing codes such as No.9 No.10 and E0532 K series, plus repeated lines “West should.” The readable parts resemble internal notes or index entries with unrelated numbers and letters, lacking a coherent narrative or identifiable event.
Questions and Answers in The Indis A Rowimes Wash
A reader inquiry column answers varied questions on history weights gold alloys postal work and biographies. It covers Lincoln epigrams author attribution 14 vs 18 carat gold wear factors, Bud Fisher and Lew Cody addresses, Marine enlistment discharge rules for under and over 18, and the horse Man o War ownership history.
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
WM. A. Mayburn
Mgr
United Press
NEA Service
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Maryland St
France
Belgium
Italy
Soviet
Pinedo
Silent
Great Britain
Brooklyn
Charlie
Missouri City
Lindbergh’s
Law and Justice
Dexter M. Keeezer
M. E. Tracy
Fokker
Walter D. Hickman
D. M. Karns
Mary Catherine Stair
Times
C. O. Holmes
Gary
H. A. Cummings
N. East St
Ing
Aed
Fash Bureau
York Avenington
Abraham Lincoln
Spofford
Lincoln
P. T. Barnum
Barnum
Clifton
Bud Fisher
Riverside Dr
New York City
Lew Cody
Mabel Normand
Beverly Hills, Calif
United States Marine Corps
Belmont
Saratoga Springs
Samuel D. Je
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