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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1929
Page
8
The column condemns excessive licensing fees and notary demands used to collect political money, notes abuse by the Hoosier Auto Club and county offices, and calls for reform. It laments Edward Fogarty’s suicide as a tragedy caused by intolerant political hate, praising his humane work as warden.
The senate backed the expert debenture plan for farm relief amid a stalemate with the house. Leaders refuse to bring the proposal to a vote, risking a presidential veto if the bill advances. A conference restores the bill with the debenture attached as the fight continues. Meanwhile Owen D Young is returning home after forging European peace in Paris, hailed as a major victory for diplomacy and reconstruction.
Archibald R. Graustein, president of International Paper and Power, testifies before the Federal Trade Commission about the company's control of newspaper stock and power distribution. He notes that the New England Power Association, linked to his firm, covers Worcester and several Massachusetts towns. A separate incident in Evanston shows a runaway team stopping at a red light, prompting editorial irony.
Weather lore explains why rainbow in morning warns of a shower from the east while rainbow at night signals fairer skies as the west brings fronts. Thunder-shower timing hints at warm humid air, crepuscular rays arise from gaps in clouds and may precede storms though not guaranteed.
An analysis notes women have yet to win spurs in bootlegging as a trade, with few convicted of large cargoes or leading rings while the era of optimistic Democrats and international events unfolds. It also covers the Detroit liquor leakage problem and the Commerce building cornerstone in Washington. Air mail progress remains steady with daily mileage and cargo growth.
The article reviews the avocado or alligator pear also called calavo, noting its size range from five ounces to two pounds and color variation. It highlights its low carbohydrate content, high fat, and nutritional value including vitamin A and B, minerals, and energy, plus dietary uses and serving styles.
The narrator muses on fish pain and a sunning black snake at Diana's Cove. After a comic chase with the snake, he yields a moral victory, concluding the rock is not for reptiles as days grow longer. Copyright 1929.
A collection of notable quotes on science, prohibition, baseball, and civic life cites T Swan Harding, William Lewis Butcher, Roger Peckinpaugh, Fiorello La Guardia, and William O. Scroggs. Alexandria to form a Kiwanis Club with Elwood and Fairmount guests at a June 12 meeting.
A hunter describes a fevered pursuit as a snake surfaces and slips back toward a rock. He battles the reptile with an oar, splashing his new suit, kneels in the boat, and ends up in a tense chase across a waterlogged craft. The narrative blends humor and danger.
In Marion Indiana on June 17 the state tax board fixes the hearing date for remonstrators challenging the Mittank and Ballinger road project, an improved highway linking Upland and Gas City.
A political column argues that Germany will reclaim its colonies when strategic timing arrives, questions the war’s winners, and critiques postwar policy. It also condemns sensational reporting, liquor control overseas, and calls for better veterans’ hospital support while mocking political figures.
The piece notes New York City’s incorporation on June 12 1665 and outlines early governance under a Dutch to English transition. It highlights 1657 local taxation to fund fire gear and 1658 first modern street paving funded by adjacent property assessments, plus the 1673 Dutch control return before English tenure.
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