Indianapolis Times front page 1929 note and masthead
The Indianapolis Times 1929 issue lists The India Publishing Co. address at 214-220 W Maryland St Indianapolis Indiana with Boyd Gurley as editor and Frank G Morrison as business manager. The front matter credits United Press Scripps Howard Newspaper Alliance and other services and carries the motto Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way.
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Indianapolis Times
Scripps-Howard
The
India
Maryland Street
Inapolis
Ind
Marion County
Publishing Co
Boyd Gurley
Frank G. Morrison
United Press, Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Light on Electric Utilities at Atlantic City convention
The National Electric Light Association faces sharp criticism over past publicity methods amid senate and FTC probes. It urges internal reform, advocates clearer cooperation with education leaders, and stresses truthful disclosure to avoid public distrust and future penalties. The piece foresees city ownership of gas and water as possible, arguing for fair pricing and social responsibility.
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National Electric Light Association
Atlantic City
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
J. F. Owens
Oklahoma City
Owens
Association
Work Resigns as Republican National Committee Chairman
A long era ends as Dr Work resigns the post amid changes in the party leadership. The piece notes his old fashioned approach clashed with Hoover’s new regime, leaving Work sidelined after the campaign and signaling a broader shift away from his political type.
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Dr Work
Republican National Committee
Work
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
New Order
National Committee
al Smith
White House
We Say Amen and Varying Views on Appointments
Bishop James Cannon Jr. denies criticizing George W. Wickersham’s appointment to the President’s law enforcement commission. The Methodist Board of Prohibition supports non interference in the President’s selection of advisers. The note hopes reform groups keep hands off cabinet officers judges and other officials. An Irishman in New York gave a Chinaman named David Wang blood in an operation. The President’s pocket veto is legal. Charlie Curtis notes how a Vice President can gain publicity. David Dietz on Science.
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James Cannon Jr
M. E. Church South
George W. Wickersham
Methodist Board of Prohibition
Cannon
Methodist Board
David Wang
New York
Wang
How Rain Is Formed
A five step explanation of rain formation. Rising air cools and clouds form then droplets coalesce to produce rain. Observations show rain drops grow by successive coalescence and fall in uniform size classes.
City forms utility board with power over gas company
The city creates a utility board to oversee the gas company once municipal ownership occurs. The move hinges on rapid court decisions in a legal contest and rests on the efforts of a private group led by the late Alfred Potts. Those who invested expected to receive interest.
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Utility Board
Alfred Potts
Russia Still Is a Great Nation Says M E Tracy
A column cites M E Tracy claiming Russia remains a great nation despite differences in social and economic systems. It notes satire on talent, a fraud case linked to Schiller's descendant, and debates on justice for lawyers and international reparations.
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Russia
Schiller
Greatness of Russia and U S Business Ties
The piece argues Russia remains a great nation with vast resources and future economic impact. It notes Ford and eleven other American firms have signed contracts with Soviet Russia, challenging Charles Evans Hughes's view of Russia as an economic vacuum. It urges politicians to heed business sentiment and accept Russia’s potential.
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Ford Company
Soviet
Russia
Charles Evans Hughes
Britain and Labor in control of the English government
The piece argues Liberal influence blocks action while holding balance of power, suggesting democracy suffers when more than two parties exist. It notes Russia's potential recognition and Lloyd George's fifty-eight Liberals as pivotal in preventing decisive moves amid a jammed parliament.
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Labor
Russia
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Death of Mrs. Martha Cavins in Bloomfield
Bloomfield Ind June 5 Mrs Martha Cavins 66 wife of attorney William L Cavins and longtime leader in women s clubs and church activities died of heart disease.
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Bu T i Times
Bloomfield
Ind
Martha Cavins
William L. Cavins
Calcium Is Needed by Body Says Dr Morris Fishbein
The article explains calcium in the human body, its distribution in bones teeth blood and tissues, and the role of milk and leafy vegetables in meeting daily calcium needs. It notes tetany from low calcium, potential benefits for hay fever and asthma, and dietary guidance for children and adults.
Labor and Liberty in England and Russia Ideals
Heywood Brown surveys British Labour gains under Ramsay MacDonald and the American socialist critique. He contrasts English democracy with American reform and warns against rigid labels. He argues unions may shape social change, yet calls for less snobbery toward the middle class and cautions on Soviet or prohibition excesses.
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England
American Socialist Party
the Times
Quotations on society and science from early 20th century figures
A collection of quotations from Keene Fitzpatrick Baldwin Louise Davies O E Baker Ruth Hanna McCormick and Elmer Sperry. Also a South Bend dispatch reports the death of Helen Rowland of Chicago after an automobile crash near the city.
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Timea
South Bend
Ind
Helen Rowland
Chicago
A. L. Douglas
Douglas
Commencement Struggles and Lighter Moments at IGH
The piece humorously contrasts old and new commencements at IGH with boys catching up to girls in graduation numbers. It recalls the era when essays and orations overwhelmed graduates, the secretive prep in swamps, the prompter in wings, and the mortifying memory lapses amid dining room audiences.
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IGH
Adam
Uncle Tom's Cabin birth of famous characters and impact
The article notes the simultaneous birth of Uncle Tom and other well known figures with the first Washington National Era chapter. It highlights the work's rapid success after book publication, selling 500000 copies in five years and influencing Civil War debates. It also discusses criticisms of accuracy and literary merit, while praising its earnest realism.
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Oday
Uncle Tom
Simon Legree
Little Eva
Topsy
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Washington, D. C
United States
England
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Roy W. Howard
Riley
Mrs. Hoover
Charlie Curtis
David Dietz
Science
M. E. Tracy
Justice—for Lawyers
Arry F. Sinclair
H. Mason Day
W. Sherman Burns
Papa Burns
Mabel Corey
Don Luis
Bourbon
Britain and Labor
Daily Thought
Earth
Boileau
Daily Health Service
DR. Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
By Heywood Brown
America
Reena
King
House
Lords
Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Keene Fitzpatrick
Princeton
Stanley Baldwin
Louise Davies
New Republic
O. E. Baker
Department of Agriculture
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Illinois
Elmer A. Sperry
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Py Frederick
mid-Atlantic
S Cabin
Society
Wilson Bros. Haberdashery
Meridian St
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