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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1926
Page
7
Senator Copeland and Representative Kindred of New York push for a psychologist to weigh 631 brains of national legislators. The move coincides with the Haugen bill defeat and sparks debate about protectionism, consistency, and farm relief versus consumer prices.
Mrs Talbot opens the Murat fall season on Oct 22 presenting Mme Ernestine Schumann Heink in her farewell garden jubilee tour. The program lists other artists and orchestras, with two-year guarantors to fund orchestral concerts and a piano and dramatic recital by Indiana College of Music pupils.
Dr Frank C Wicks pastor of All Souls Unitarian Church and Mrs Wicks sail from New York for a two month sojourn in London and Oxford, planned return in August. The article previews sermons and services across Indianapolis churches and notes other summer religious activities and events.
A collage of Q and A items covers political roles like the whip in Congress, the origin of the term, and meanings of names such as Andy. It also asks about Marine enlistment releases, the Eucharistic Congress, fish eyelids, Fatty Arbuckle, aircraft costs, silver dollar mints in 1925, and a noisy program of anthem performances and a Sunday church schedule.
The grand jury report accuses officials of waste and probable corruption in county purchases and calls elections fraudulent. It charges police protection of crime and a political machine controlling votes, urging organized citizen vigilance this fall to reclaim elections and end rule by criminals.
The piece mocks Shakespeare’s wisdom as modern fashion and notes 62,000 voices led by Singenberger at Chicago's Eucharistic congress. It questions name echo and fame, then reports William B. Wilson’s Pennsylvania Senate nomination alongside William S. Ware and a vast campaign spend.
The Tur key Run event will launch a campaign for Watson and Robinson to return to the Senate, but speakers will emphasize Governor Jackson’s boasts rather than the Senators' records. The piece notes Watson’s alignment with Coolidge on tariffs and world affairs and his leadership against farm relief, while party bosses push a straight party vote despite policy clashes.
Mrs. Walter Ferguson argues that a woman's place is where she finds happiness, urging that women can pursue careers without sacrificing contentment in home life. She contrasts past limits with modern options, noting abandoned women found purpose in work and that men have no right to dictate a woman's life choices.
The editorial notes the sensational global reaction to a woman being hanged in England while reflecting on gender equality versus capital punishment. It contrasts progress for women with enduring bias and cites historical witch persecutions as context. It also mentions optimism in temperance politics and the rise of motor vehicles transforming travel and understanding across regions.
Rev Loren Pecaut plans to eat his straw hat if he cannot prove the Bible is the word of God. The test of his oratorical powers will occur Sunday at Trinity Reformed Church during Union evangelist services in Columbus Junction Iowa. Ninth and Main on Main Street at 1000.
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