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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1926
Page
7
Publisher notice from Indianapolis Times Publishi Co. lists city and subscription rates. Rates shown for Indianapolis Ten Cents a Week and Elsewhere Twelve Cents a Week. Includes a quotation from the Indiana Constitution about free interchange of thought and opinion.
Walter D. Hickman reviews The Johnstown Flood, praising its realistic depiction of the disaster and strong flood sequences led by George O'Brien. He notes accompanying acts at Colonial and Circle theaters, including Tom Brown’s Jazz Band, Ella Cinders, and Say It Again, with varied comedy and musical numbers across Ohio venues.
The German referendum rejected expropriation of Kaiser and royal estates by a narrow margin, sparing 500 million in property and reflecting a phlegmatic, monarchist undercurrent. The piece contrasts Germany with England France and Russia and notes ongoing royal estate disputes in the Reichstag. It also recounts a Chicago-like local ballot fraud tale in Pittsburgh involving Zak and Malie and the Mellon era.
The article questions Senator Robinson's denial of receiving pay from the Anti-Saloon League for state speeches. It compares his stance to former VP Marshall, argues payments to lawmakers threaten free institutions, and warns that corporations and unions could follow the same practice, risking corruption.
Secretary Mellon defends ASK ZAK as church money used in the Pennsylvania primaries. Mellon forces reportedly spent over a million dollars, though skeptics doubt that amount. An example cites W. L. Melton, secretary’s brother and state GOP chairman, hosting a party gathering four nights before the election.
A whimsical text frames a fantasy contest between Missouri blacksnakes and Texas rattlesnakes with a proposed park plan to import 10,000 Missouri snakes to exterminate the rattlesnakes in Texas. It mixes satirical reflections on society, commerce, and culture.
A humorous column mocks a Bridgeport Connecticut bald headed club for men seeking to avoid jokes about baldness. The writer suggests cosmetic powder, specifically Ashes of Roses, to improve shiny scalps and chides vanity while sympathizing with the targets of ridicule.
The author argues the central clash is private property versus communism in Germany and France. He warns confiscation schemes threaten republicanism and calls for constitutional protections amid rising radical and fascist temptations. He notes Mussolini and Rivera advocate strong dictatorship as tempting but warns in favor of individual rights.
The text argues that the United States shaped republican theory into practice. It suggests temporary isolation may be needed to protect that theory from a troubled world. It asserts the League of Nations, world court, arbitration treaties, and disarmament rely on American principles until dictatorships or Bolshevism threaten global cooperation.
A historic warning stresses that democracy is essential for international peace. It recalls the Holy Alliance and argues Europe must choose between Mussolini and Lenin, urging firm demonstration of the American form of government.
The text notes successful artificial diamond production by Professor Moissan of Paris and Professor Crookes of England. It describes heating prepared carbon and iron in an electric furnace and rapid cooling of molten iron, which creates surface contraction and immense internal pressure.
Circle reports Colleen Moore stars in Ella Cinders described as a modern Cinderella. Ohio notes Lew Cody’s pantless comedy moments in Monte Carlo. Apollo highlights Richard Dix in a polite romantic travesty Say It Again.
In New York a columnist argues that men crave physical achievement but lack chances to compete, so they hire others to fight and perform for them. Fans pack Madison Square Garden and Yankee Stadium to cheer as Berlenback and Stribling duel, while society grows softer and more civilized.
Anecdotes from cinema history recount Roy Pomeroy misfiring plumbing at a new home and Eddie Cantor meeting his brood at a train stop. Roy Beery employs trick postcards to spouses while H B Warner’s three children stage nightly plays to coax him from the door.
A historical trivia item recounts Q and A on topics from Phoenician gods to time zones and paper origins. It notes standard Eastern vs Mountain Time differences, foolscap paper naming, tax auditor salaries, and white phosphorus match bans, ending with Rogers Hornsby as last season’s NL leader with a .408 average.
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