Scripps Alliance Member and Audit Bureau Circulation Associate
A member of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers Client group and the United Press United News United Financial and NEA Service alliance. Also affiliated with the Scripps Newspaper Alliance and the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Scripps-Howard Newspapers
United Press
United News
United Financial
NEA Service
Scripps Newspaper Alliance
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Painting autos by state officials raises taxpayer questions
A Marion County note questions the Indiana State highway commission plan to bill Congressman Fred Purnell and Highway Commissioner Earl Crawford for painting their private cars in the state garage. It asks if using state materials and time incurs overhead charges and whether taxpayers are being treated fairly, noting the many state officials and departments involved.
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Axpayers
Marion County
State Highway Commission
Fred Purnell
Earl Crawford
Indiana
Washington
Purnell
Crawford
The Negro Moves North and Its Wider Effects
A historical overview argues half a million African Americans move north annually seeking better wages and life. It notes political impact as votes shift between parties, economic changes for the South, potential white flight, and possible broader reconfiguration of regional maps and rural modernization.
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Mason and Dixon Line
Indianapolis
Europe
South
Great Northwest
League of Nations idea endures beyond political fights
Harding argues the League of Nations is an ancient, enduring concept not doomed by opposition. He cites Biblical prophecy from Micah to claim peace is a lasting, universal goal that transcends partisan defeats and historical shifts.
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Sident Harding
League of Nations
League
Versailles
Washington
Christ
Bethlehem
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nahant
Mass
Micah
Hezekiah
Judah
Salaries of Mexico Teachers Doubling in a Decade
A decade of Mexico teaching salaries shows a twofold rise. The article weighs whether this reflects progress or rising costs and potential hazards to educational stability. It questions the broader implications for recruitment, budgets, and public education quality.
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Mexico
Lecturers Arrive by the Thousands Hint Indiana Chautauqua Shakeup
In July about 15 000 lecturers will come from England to the country sparking amusing thoughts of new competition for Indiana Chautauqua speakers. Indianapolis police push a noise crusade while New York police take firmer action. Governor Al Smith's return from French Lick Springs with Col Tom Taggart stirs chatter. The Times notes firearms easy purchase and Oklahoma reports 238 homicides last year signaling gun trouble.
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England
Indiana
Indianapolis
New York
al Smith
French Lick Springs
Col
Tom Taggart
The
Times
Oklahoma
Light on gougers refused protect sugar price claims
Washington June 28 President Harding refused to reveal the full story of the sugar gouge and gougers. Government investigators hold back details while Congress delays a real inquiry as Cuban sugar output is reported higher than gouger estimates. If confirmed, profiteering charges suggest a 3 to 5 cent profit on each pound.
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John Carson
Times
Washington
Harding
Baltimore Housewives’ League
Congress
E Department of Commerce
Tariff Commission
Cuba
Prince of Wales dance trends and global oddities
A collection of light items notes a new dancing institute step named Prince of Wales, July Fourth dangers from fireworks, Turkish news, and quirky observations. It references the X-1 submarine, French helicopter times, and humorous takes on manners, food, and labor.
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Ational Dancing Institute
Indiana Is Driest State in Union Says Leaders
Westerville Ohio June 28 Indiana is the driest state in the Union New Jersey is the wettest This conclusion came after Anti-Saloon League supporters from forty states reported local conditions The Hoosier situation was blamed largely on Federal Court efficiency Seaboard rum running allegedly left New Jersey drier in effect
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United Press
Westerville
Ohio
Indiana
Union
New Jersey
Seaboard
Straw Wisp Chewers Are Warned of Their Peril
United Press reports at a San Francisco convention session of the American Medical Society warned against straw chewing and nursing bottle feeding. Doctors urged natural bathing as best for health and cautioned that straw chewing can cause mouth and tongue tumors.
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United Press
San Francisco
Cal
American Medical Society
Upper
Mississippi Valley
H. Marshall Taylor
Jacksonville
Fla
A. H. Sanford
Rochester
Minn
M. L. Turner
Des Moines
Indiana Sunshine and Small Town Happenings Spark Local News
Shouts invite kids to Shields Park where a merry go round and a Ferris wheel arrive. Delphi bathers report a shock as a lightning strike touched Tippecanoe River water. A 200 name World War memorial tablet will be erected in Cannelton. Washington reports a molarless burglary at a dental shop. Police expect a meat market robbery report. Bloomington seeks 70000 toward a 20000 tuberculosis hospital. Warrants out for three unidentified men who took a confiscated still from Corydon truckers. Hartford City cherry picking begins. Growers say crops look unusually good.
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Cannelton
John Doe
Corydon
Reason Enough by Beaton Braley
A poem about a capricious woman whose moods swing from playful to shy, described as lively and unpredictable. The speaker notes her whims and faults yet confesses love, citing her as the source of a hectic life and the reason for marrying. Copyright 1923 NEA Service Inc.
Presidents and Heaven Gatecrash in Smoking Room
In a Pullman smoker a man claiming to be Theodore Roosevelt defies St. Peter at Heaven's gate asking for God, while others identifying as Washington and Lincoln present their credentials. The tale blends humor and political celebrity with a pointed quip about divinity.
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Pullman
Theodore Price
St. Peter
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
God
Leasing On Jobs Issue Stirs Alabama Slavery Debate
Alabama faces a major fight over convict leasing sparked by the Tabert case. Anti leasing groups backed by women’s clubs and newspapers clash with Governor Brandon’s administration and coal interests seeking to extend the system beyond 1927. Ex governor Kilby opposes Leasing, while reformers push to abolish it.
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E. T. Leech
Birmingham Post
Birmingham
Ala
Florida
South
Martin Tabert
Alabama
Tabert
Assembly
League of Women Voters
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs
W. W. Brandon
Brandon
Thomas E. Kilby
What Editors Are Saying about Municipal Service
The piece argues no Franklin post pays fair wages and cites civic duty as motive for entry. It laments the lack of public recognition for mayors and other officials, urging appreciation when locals like George perform well in municipal tasks.
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Franklin
Highgrace
George
Educators to Spend 40000 on Rural Schools Study
Two Indiana counties become beneficiaries of a 40000 grant from the General Education Board of New York to test improved rural education methods over the next two years. The venture will be watched by all school patrons and taxpayers as a potential lesson in saving money in schools, the major tax dollar item.
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Rushville
Indiana
General Educational Board of New York
Methodists launch burning program for youth recreation
Sullivan Daily Times notes the Methodist group pushing a program to provide a space for young people to enjoy social activities. The piece hints at church leadership backing youth assets and modern church facilities as beneficial. It also mentions Indiana GOP rift over Huntington postmaster appointments with factions led by Senator Watson and Postmaster General New, signaling intense internal party maneuvering before May.
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Watson
New
Indiana
Huntington
Hoosier
Questions and Answers for The Times Readers
The Times invites readers in Indianapolis to submit questions to its Washington Bureau for factual answers. A draft dodger’s capture earns a fifty dollar reward. Solomon’s Temple was begun in Zif, in the second month of Solomon’s fourth year, finished in seven years in Bul, with dedication prayers eleven months later. Solomon’s reign spanned 993 to 953 B.C.
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Zif
Solomon
B. C
The Lucia Cut Off at Ogden Utah and a Bridge Fact
The text notes the Lucia Cut Off originally 27.5 miles long, with 8.03 miles filled to reach 19.45 miles of trestle the longest bridge. Opened November 26 1903 at about 9 million dollars.
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Ogden, Utah
Reader questions on pest control and science curiosities
A column invites readers to request a bulletin on eradicating bedbugs roaches and ants by writing to the Washington Bureau with a two cent stamp. It lists population of Berlin as 3 804 000 and explains making paper temporarily transparent by matching refractive indices using solvents. It provides a formula for ink powder and notes rat control's link to plague dating back to ancient times.
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Washington
Buffaloes near Mammoth draw tourists in Yellowstone
Seventeen large buffalo bulls were driven from the Buffalo Ranch in Lamar Valley to a corral near Mammoth Hot Springs for easy viewing by tourists. Led by Bob Lacombe with Jimmy Dupuis and Scotty Bauman, the herd showed no fear of autos as visitors collect stickers and parade western park insignia, while a slogan urges Americans to see it.
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Yellowstone Park
Buffalo Ranch
Lamar Valley
Mammoth Hot Springs
Bob” Lacombe
Jimmy” Dupuis
Scotty” Bauman
Tower Falls
Corral
Yellowstone
America
Laughs and Lessons in Household Humor
A short quip collection shows a boy forbidden to swim, tempted to wear a bathing suit home for bravado, and a mother’s witty questioning. Another joke features a boy’s prank in a mill pond ending with a 59 cent gain and 20 cent change repaid. A final exchange notes a frugal father forcing whispered conversation to avoid being overheard.
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Big Brother
Pierce
Teething Tales and Quips From Old Papers
A compilation of brief humorous exchanges and abbreviations from historical papers. The passages include a bantam bit about naming a baby after teething changes and a joke about a neighbor's husband being a man of letters with a pun on bills.
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Ansonia Herald
Around The World in Five Minutes
A world overview notes American films dominate Denmark while Cuba hosts American cinema and theaters. An oak shipment arrived wormy but was repurposed for antique clock making. Buenos Aires lamps glow with alcohol as a joke about U S lighting. Rubber yields in British Malaya and surrounding regions show export limits to 400 530 pounds per acre to protect prices.
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France
Cuba
Buenos Aires
United States
Far East
British Malaya
Ceylon
Sarawak
Ireland's 1923 24 deficit seen near 100 million
Ireland faces a deficit of about 100 million for 1923 24, vastly larger than last year's 20 million shortfall. Officials attribute the rise largely to the civil war and expect funding to be secured through domestic borrowing.
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Ireland
New Star Affects View of Universe Size and Age
Observations describe a distant star whose light needs eighty years to reach Earth. It discusses light speed, vast cosmic distances, and the immense ages of stars, noting Earth is tiny in a universe with billions of suns and understanding growing over time.
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Earth
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