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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1924
Page
7
The Indiana wrecks show repeated loss of life from human error and careless orders. Signals failed, switches left open, and miscommunication caused multiple fatalities. Authorities urge cautious operations and a future mechanical safeguard to prevent two trains colliding.
A dispatch reports Iceland's parliament has ordered a two year ban on imports of luxury goods such as pictures, films, jewelry, ready made clothing and automobiles. The move aims at primitive living and self sufficiency, inviting comparisons with broader paternalist trends.
Mississippi's Pat Harrison, aiming for the Democratic keynoter spot, trains with vivid, graphic descriptions of the GOP. He warns that such tearful rhetoric may provoke a reckless response from overwrought readers and could backfire on him.
An old World War chemical, chlorine gas, is described as now being tested for health uses notably respiratory relief. Initial trials target Congressmen and the President, then plan to widen to New York City and across the country. The piece notes a shift from deadly warfare to a public health application. It also mentions Switzerland's century-old cheese supply and Massachusetts likely backing Al Smith in a convention.
Washington psychologist Dr. William M. Marston analyzes Senator Oscar W. Underwood’s facial features to argue he embodies an executive temperament. Using measurements from the nose to chin, Marston likens Underwood’s chin to a sturdy battleship and notes a broad mouth suggesting unselfish discussion.
Washington June 4. The Senate authorized $7,500 to Senator Frank Green of Vermont for hospital and doctor bills after he was fired upon by bootleggers in a battle near the capital. The remark notes the consolation is poor.
A reform movement in England seeks to unite educators and industry to tailor schooling to future life. The slogan declares education should make people at home in their environment, bridging old quarrels between bookish training and practical industry.
An analysis of Senator Underwood links his eyes, mouth, and jaw to dual motives of appetite and altruism. The piece argues his forehead signals calm, deliberate thinking while the eyes and mouth reveal a drive for political gains. It concludes his head is a powerful political instrument.
A child asks if all wicked people go to the bad place and if some are wickeder than others. A caregiver replies that some are indeed worse, and the child suggests milder punishment for those not very wicked, limited to winter time.
The Marion Leader-Tribune notes that the origin of the peanut remains a mystery while peanut politics began with the start of government, framing a playful link between culinary history and civic life.
A brief editorial reflection cites the Ninth Commandment and laments fraud and falsehood harming society as a warning against deceit and harm in neighborly relations.
In a clipped dialogue the children Lois and Dora enact a game they call fire while their mother intervenes asking what they are doing. Lois explains Dora pretends to be a door and she knocks her down, revealing a humorous domestic moment from the Detroit News and London Answer style snippets.
Brothers William and Albert Van Zijverden built a tobacco fortune in Africa but failed against American tobacco. They sailed to America to learn the curing secret, disguising as passengers. Found in Houston, they face return to Africa with the unknown cure.
L. E. Judd editors a view from the Akron Press on naval needs seen from a layman’s perspective. He argues that amid global tensions and uneven growth, the United States must maintain a strong navy to protect national honor, deter aggressors, and prevent becoming a target.
Tom Sims riffs on coincidences taxes weather and advertising with puns about worms merchants cooks and politics. He notes that summer sales and Washington crews move fastest and hints at a chilly reception for filers headed to the north pole.
A June 4 report notes Illinois Agricultural Association findings that women on farms increasingly listen to radio. Broadcasters adapt with programs aimed at rural audiences, reflecting a growing farm radio interest and engagement.
At the General Delivery window in a small town, strangers learn quickly from a smile or frown whether mail brings joy or disappointment. A father’s letter and a check lift a youth, a son’s mail brings delight to an old lady, while a teen girl finds no note from a sweetheart. Strangers feel the mood all day as they wait.
The American Farm Bureau Federation plans a wider farm radio effort across KYW broadcasts and multiple stations. It aims to combine university lectures, newspaper features, and chautauqua style forums with broad organizational support to reach every region, though listeners may still prefer music to lectures.
Isaac J. Sherman of Arcos-America forecasts Russia as the greatest single market in five to ten years. Finley P. Mount of Advance-Rumely cautions that prosperity and adversity are not universal. Arthur C. Dunmore of Boston calls capital a tool enabling creation of other tools.
The Indianapolis Times Washington bureau offers readers a reply service for factual questions. Readers may submit inquiries with 2 cents for postage, with unsigned requests disallowed and confidentiality assured.
Idaho senator Bill Borah faces pressure to join Calvin Coolidge’s candidate slate as running mate. Reportedly drafted or coerced, Borah’s approval could sway mid western and western voters, though he previously refused to attend Cleveland and may resist the role. June 14 looms as a deadline in the evolving campaign push.
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