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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
6
In 1906 Herman L. Ekern, a smiling Trempealeau County lawyer, won a pivotal legislative battle to regulate venerable insurance companies. Now attorney general, his rise reflects a dramatic political arc from youthful advocate to state leader.
A 1924 NEA Service verse praises a upbeat office female worker known as Winnie Ha Ha. Her genuine laughter lifts mood, encourages optimism, and sets a rare example of staying sunny despite fixes. The piece argues more people should imitate her lighthearted approach.
Times Special reports Mexico faces strikes revolutions and civil war as July 6 elections approach. Gen. Calles enjoys labor support while Gen. Flores is backed by conservative liberals. Bolshivist links denied by Calles and Obregon warns labor power can upend presidents. Ongoing fighting and arrests color the political scene.
The commission weighs an appeal after a Federal Judge ruled Indiana telephone rates confiscatory. The piece argues state regulation fails when courts set utility prices and urges appealing to defend residents’ rights and prevent federal control.
An editorial discussing postwar social issues including rising divorce in various countries after World War I, skepticism about war’s end to civilization, and reflections on morals. It cites figures from France Germany England Sweden Norway and weighs societal harms, urging readers to ponder before backing further conflict. It also comments on insanity as a defense for the wealthy and remarks on prize fighters protecting their hands.
The article profiles Daniel W. Ekern, Wisconsin figure and longtime La Follette ally, detailing his rise from a tough youth to a shrewd political strategist. It notes his resistance to Governor Mae Warners’s attempts to oust him, his 12 day siege of his office, and his role as an influential backstage leader shaping progressive politics and the Wisconsin delegation. He recalls, with a defiant boast, that progressives are not radicals but defenders of liberty against exploitation.
A compilation of remarks from Rachel Crothers Rev E B Shively Bishop Lawrence General Leonard Wood and Bishop W M Brown. The figures discuss storytelling gender nonresistance social care and colonial governance in a period tone.
A New York tale in a Broadway setting describes an aging beauty living secretly at Westover Court on Broadway. The piece recalls her past as the pampered companion of a wealthy man whose daughter now ponders a life separated from her mother.
The little gray bug known as sow bug or pill bug lives in greenhouses and damp places near houses. It is not an insect but a crustacean related to lobsters and crabs and breathes by gills. They are not very harmful though they may eat violets and other low plants. Night finds them lively and scurrying in damp spots.
Detroit News quotes a playful exchange about marriage proposals. The speaker plans to confront Bill Shrinker if asked, and to urge him to speak with her if he delays. The remark captures neighborhood humor and social talk.
A collection of wry remarks touching pessimism weather preferences and social norms. The speaker cites a mosquito with a broken bill on a wooden leg, notes on marriage and home life, and jokes about aging and weather. The tone is playful and observational.
Carl Vrooman from Illinois seeks the vice presidential nomination and arrives at the Democratic convention with the Brennan delegation.
A columnist notes delegates at a political gathering appear uninformed and undecided about nominees. He cites unnamed fears about Henry Ford and lists numerous delegates from states and territories, with many uninstructed. The piece then shifts to questions about private versus public corporations, the purpose of myrrh, and the meaning of Mizpah in rings.
By Will M. Cressy from New York a June 26 report lists many Irish names at the Donnybrook fair including McAdoo Brennan Walsh Phelan Bryan Mack Pat Neff Pat Sullivan Pat Harrison Martie McCue and Mrs O Day. He notes the delegates are a stark cross section and reflects on Irish freedom sentiment with a quoted New Hampshire poet line.
The Times prints an inquiry service notice offering answers to questions of fact. Readers may write to the Washington Bureau for replies, with 2 cents postage. Questions on religion and public office are addressed, defining We maintain that it is an outrage to consider faith in voting for officials. Other defined terms include H R H for His Royal Highness and creole as the term for pure-blooded descendants of French Spanish or Portuguese stock in the southern U S and Latin America.
Democratic leaders in New York urged La Follette ideas for the party platform but warned that adopting progressive ideas to lure progressives would backfire. They say a reactionary Democrat would drive progressives to vote La Follette or Coolidge, leaving no real two-party choice.
The text explains the nebular hypothesis for solar system formation and its collapse under angular momentum. It cites a passing star causing solar tides, ejecting matter that formed a new planet, with emphasis on the work of English mathematicians Jeffreys and Jean.
A medieval oration-like pairing contrasts biblical and classical views on anger and speech. The Eph 4 31 quote urges putting away bitterness wrath and malice while Quintilian notes evil speakers differ from evil doers only by opportunity, reflecting on ethics of speech and conduct.
A London Opinion quote notes marital banter about changing affection. The exchange contrasts past praise with current restraint, illustrating a playful tension over recognition and self-control in the relationship.
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