Wasting Human Life in Indiana Rail Tragedies
Public service commission reports two recent Indiana wrecks due to non functioning block signals. Fortville claim killed eighteen. Roanoke claim killed five. Calls for immediate installation and constant operation of block signals. stronger laws if needed. demands accountability for neglect.
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Public Service Commission
Indiana
Union Traction Company
Fortville
Roanoke
Indiana Service Corporation
Half a vote onward Indiana delegates at large
Indiana's delegation including the half delegates at large heads to the Republican national convention. They must answer thirty three votes for Coolidge when roll is called and vote for a pre drafted platform. They may later vote for a vice president and endure long hours of room meetings amid tobacco smoke. The piece suggests the convention is a gesture controlled by a few individuals.
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Alf
Indiana
Coolidge
Senate to Seek Supreme Court Ruling on Inquiring into Executive Acts
The Senate votes 70 to 2 to appeal a Ohio judge ruling that the Senate had no right to probe former attorney general Harry Daugherty. The chamber argues the power to study a official record endures beyond resignation. The piece notes past cases of Forbes and Fall. A cartoonish aside mentions a ray weapon and a German ex-prince’s fate. Domestic science quip about pay envelopes concludes.
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United States Senate
Senate
Supreme Court
Ohio
Harry Daugherty
Cochran
Daugherty
Veterans’ Bureau Renown
Teapot Dome
Man in Maine Admits Fast Drive While Distracted
A Maine man told the court he drove at fifty miles an hour because he was thinking of something else. He implied he was headed toward the border.
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Maine
Border
You Can Talk But Can You Talk Correctly
Readers debate English usage and common mistakes in a half hour chat. Questions cover accept pronunciations, eldest usage, farther versus further, feel bad versus feel badly, and shall versus will in future tense. The piece notes language errors and urges careful phrasing.
Delegates arrive as Will Cressy previews convention
The Indianapolis Times sketches the coming convention in Cleveland Ohio with Will Cressy noting delegates arrive in varied classes from city slickers to small town bosses. A crowded streetcar moment contrasts with a southern gentleman aiding a woman with a strap. John Royal once hosted a free midnight show at Keith's theater costing $200 to stage.
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Will M. Cressy
George Storm Leveland
Ohio
John Royal
Keith
Baking Day By Hal Cochran
A nostalgic scene of a kitchen during bake day as children crowd the doorway watching a baker. Cookies pies and cakes emerge from the oven and each watcher receives a cookie. The moment ends with cheers and thanks from the youngsters.
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Hal Cochran
Tommy Jones
Tommy
Missus Baker
NEA Service, Inc
Quote Fragments From Scripture and Ben Jonson
A compact pair of lines references Num 23 10 and Ben Jonson noting the righteous and the wicked both face death. The two quotations juxtapose moral fate with mortality in a concise literary fragment.
Delegates dress for states and punchlines flood the hall
The piece satirizes political delegates from many states at a gathering. Vermont shows banners promising results, Pittsburghers wear smoked glasses, Philadelphians feature Liberty bells, and Floridians flaunt grapefruit buttons and real estate lists. Other quips joke about Georgia sugar and cotton, seasons, and taxes.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Florida
St. Petersburg
Atlanta
United States
Charlie Morse
Dave Lamar
Mississippi
Opposition to Darwin and peers Endures in debate and legal pushback
Across history scientific truths meet strong opposition from detractors. The text notes Darwin Huxley and Herbert Spencer faced protests and sanctions, with revived clashes fueling controversies and attempts to curb scientific teaching despite practical acceptance.
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Darwin
Huxley
Herbert Spencer
Quotations on Eyes Beauty and Seclusion in Society
A trio of excerpts from Byron, 6O. W. Smith, and Hilaire Belloc discusses how appearance can elevate or ruin a face or house, the unmatched appeal of fly-fishing for trout, and the European visitor’s view of American wealth and privacy.
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May Byron
W. Smith
Wisconsin
Hilaire Belloc
England
United States
Odd Tales from Mongolia and a Red Berry Parson
A fragmented nature note describes Mongolia’s dogs as dangerous to humans and a culture that does not bury its dead. It mentions Jack-in-the-Pulpit plants in midsummer and identifies a thin stem with red berries as the “parson” named Jack.
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Mongolia
Jack-in
Jack
From Attic Experiments to Millionaire Radio Pioneer
Clarence D. Tuska rose from attic experiments in 1912 to become a radio millionaire by 30. He mentored under Hiram Percy Maxim and built a workshop after World War I, leading to rapid success with notable radio inventions.
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Artford
Conn
Clarence D. Tuska
Tuska
Hiram Percy Maxim
Democrats must name progressives at party splits
Column by N D Cochran argues the 1912 style split between conservatives and progressives could force the Democrats to split, with conservatives leaning to Republicans and progressives forming a separate movement. The piece anticipates a New York convention clash without a clear progressive candidate.
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N. D. Cochran
Leveland
Republican Party
New York
Republican
la Follette
Democratic Party
McKinley
Bryan
Palmer
Buckner
Li Follattre
Roosevelt
Bull Moose
Wilson
Arctic explorer dreams in a child’s promise
A playful dialogue from Passing Show features Willie vowing to become a brave Arctic explorer. His mother encourages perseverance and hints at the glory of the demanding life while noting simple comforts like not washing his face. The exchange highlights ambition and spirit in a family setting.
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Willie
Brother or Husband Dilemma Sparks Advice
A Boston Tran script line presents a woman debating whether to marry Ferdie or remain his sister, with a companion urging that Ferdie is suitable as a husband but not as a brother. The exchange highlights conflicting views on acceptable roles within a close family relationship.
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Ferdie
Boston Transcript
Engagement Ends Spur of Drinking Revelry
A fragment quotes a mother and daughter conversation about a broken engagement prompting the man to drink. The source attributes the remarks to the American Legion Weekly and portrays a blunt judgment of the groom’s behavior.
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American Legion Weekly
Behavioral portrait from a wounded veteran and therapy reference
A quotation from The American Legion Weekly notes a veteran's fear of opening his mouth at home and in a dentist chair, illustrating civilian anxiety after war. The line contrasts calm domestic behavior with wartime trauma.
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American Legion Weekly
Telephone Progress and City Tax Opinion
The Decatur Democrat notes 1922 U S telephone totals exceed fourteen and a half million, about one per eight people, and compares a moon earth circuit to sixty telephones per mile. Youngstown votes an employment tax ranging $2 to $25 annually on every job holder to fund city business.
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Earth
Moon
Decatur Democrat
Youngstown
Ohio
Porter
Wealthiest Belgian Baron Coppee On Trial For Treason
Belgium's wealthiest magnate Baron Coppee faces treason charges at the Assizes Court of Brabant. The state alleges he supplied benzol coal tar oils to German forces during World War I while claiming deliveries benefited Belgians. defense cites German power and prime minister authorization.
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Assizes
Brabant
Evence Narcisse Joseph Coppee
Baron Coppee
Brussels
Coppee
Belgium
Count de Brocqueville
Ask The Times Q and A from the Washington Bureau
A compiled reader Q and A column covers topics from Hall facts to saccharine use in canning, crawfish deterrents, large water bodies and reservoirs, births of Marjorie Daw, transatlantic fares, actor addresses, and historical notes on horses toes and malt sugar origins.
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National Museum At
Washington
La Follette’s Plans and Pressing Progressive Platform
Governor Blaine recaps Robert M. La Follette’s career and platforms. He notes how Wisconsin minority planks from 1908 to 1912 influenced federal law and cites La Follette’s 1914 warning about special interests. The piece quotes La Follette urging elimination of monopoly and party bosses to restore representative government.
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John J. Blaine
Wisconsin
Obert M. LA Follette
Bryan
Roosevelt
Wilson
la Follette
Congress
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