Judge Hay Endorses Downward Trend in Utility Rates
The Baltimore and Ohio case sees Judge Linn D Hay deny an injunction to stop the public service commission from lowering coal transport rates in Indiana. He notes a general downward rate trend and urges consideration of Hay for a federal utility rate making bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
Linn’ D. Hay
Commission
Indiana Bell Telephone
Indiana
Page
Hay
Baltimore & Ohio
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
The Platform Review of Democratic and Republican Stances
The piece critiques a political platform, praising its breadth while noting evasions on key issues. It highlights labor, tariff, and trust concerns, and mocks the party's compromise and rhetoric. It also references Woodrow Wilson, Muscle Shoals, Teapot Dome, and figures like Harry Thaw as contemporary anchors.
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League
Klan
South
Teapot Dome
Sinclair
Muscle Shoals
Ford
Bowery
Butte
Boston
Birmingham
Cleveland
MI Bryan
U S to Use New Type of Engine
Diesel powered ships will boost U S shipping capacity as 12 idle hulls are fitted with engines. Ships of 8800, 9400 and 12000 tons to form a diesel fleet of about 60 by 1920s standards, serving Australian Asian and world routes with lower fuel use and dependable schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Larry Boardman
NER
Ashington
United States Shipping Board
Betsy Bell
William Penn
T. W. O'Connor
Shipping Board
Never ride with a heavy driver or wear rubber boots in rain
New York writer Forrest Halsey advises preferring slender drivers for comfort and safety after testing taxi experiences. The piece also notes a fashion moment with broquet shoes and recalls a Frank Tinney Imogene Wilson column incident. In Manhattan horse care dwindles as old drinking fountains disappear and hydrants serve as water stations for horses along Eighth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Hannagan
New York
Forrest M. Halsey
Gloria Swanson
Rudolph Valentino
Halsey
Manhattan
Eighth Ave
Flattery Messages Echo Proverb and Poet Quip
A brief pairing notes Prov. 29 5 warns that flattery ensnares. Cowper adds that the lie that flatters is strongest. The lines frame caution on deceit in social interactions.
Oil Suit Targets Major Gasoline Monopolies
Attorney General Stone files suit against Standard Oil units and partners at Chicago, alleging monopolistic control via royalty schemes and licenses to extort high prices. Secondary defendants accused of maintaining prices through licenses. The action aligns with La Follette’s 1922 call for broader anti monopoly remedies in gasoline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerger
Texas Co. and
Gasoline Products Co
Stone
la Follette
Shipping Board plans to sell Diesel fleet after powering generators
The Shipping Board will use its Diesel engines to drive electric generators and motors for propellers. After equipping and putting the fleet into service, the Board contemplates selling the ships to private interests while building up America's foreign trade and seeking profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipping Board
America
The Ultra Microscope Opens New World of Smallness
The ultra microscope opens a field between cells and molecules revealing germs of deadly diseases and plant infections. Early microscopes showed vinegar eels and algae while compound types revealed bacteria magnified up to 1200 diameters. Further advances promise insight into unseen realms beyond current knowledge.
Newsie's Reward: Carrier Boy Receives $1000 On Deathbed Request
Trenton Karpus, a San Francisco Daily News carrier, has been praised for his diligent work and now receives a larger reward. One customer, on her deathbed, wills him $1,000 to support his college education.
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Trenton Karpus
San Francisco Daily News
Times Answer Column and Referenced Inquiries
The Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau invites readers to submit questions for a personal reply with 2 cents in stamps. The text includes historical and topical queries about cities of refuge, claymores, laughing jackasses, sacred ibises, a southern seaweed root, iodine from kelp, and summaries of La Follette’s oil industry report with suggested remedies for price control and legal action.
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Indianapolis Times
Washington
New York Ave
Washington, D. C
Request for measurements of Annette Kellerman and so-called perfect women
A reader asks for a one page mimeographed bulletin listing measurements of Annette Kellerman and other so called perfect women. The bulletin is to be mailed to interested readers from the Washington Bureau with a two cent postage stamp enclosed for reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Kellerman
Washington
How papyrus made paper in ancient Egypt
The plant is aquatic. Strips separated lengthwise laid side by side then covered by shorter transverse strips. Adhesion achieved with water and likely a gummy substance.
Notable quotes on war, faith, and social issues
Extracted remarks from figures like Dr. W. H. P. Faunce and Rev. J Frank Norris. Topics cover wartime prejudice, biblical infallibility, parenting ignorance, ordinance enforcement, and Arizona’s stone forest as a transient landmark. Conclusions reflect era concerns about morality, education, and authority.
Judge Quoted In Domestic Incident Remark
A judge remarked that he kissed me five times before I could stop him, adding he always does. The statement reflects a domestic incident during courtroom remarks.
Mad Garden as Convention Venue Sparks Witty Quote
Will M. Cressy critiques a convention venue calling it Mad Garden in New York. He jokes delegates sit and wait, lamenting high seat prices while noting the crowd's focus on candidate lists and the show’s appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will M. Cressy
George Storm
York
Inane Musings From a Drowsy Summer Issue
A quirky column blends wry observations on topics from atoms to electric fans and weather lore. It jokes about summer resorts, old movie stars, cheap living, bad habits, and the allure of aviators, finishing with a playful note on readers seeking air of danger.
Quoted Reflections On Politics And McAdoo In New York
The speaker mocks political figures and dissenters, notes Smith as a common surname, praises New York’s decoration efforts, and argues about the burdens of presidential duty. He comments on delegates, hotels, and the pressure of leadership while humorously claiming a role as an unofficial mayor of a small summer settlement.
Fire losses rise threaten higher insurance rates again
Fire losses are increasing and insurers may raise rates. The note mentions efforts against waste and a proverb about a picnic missing spoons, reflecting concerns over value and preparedness.
The Huckster
A light verse about a sun kissed huckster with a shouting wagon selling farm produce. The poem plays on the vendor’s call and the utility of his supplies for home canning.
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Hal Cochran
Valley
Dell
Mother Banks
NEA Service, Inc
Family Fun Coming Down
A quirky collection of light anecdotes and quips about vaccination, elevator risks, music on the Victrola, and a jab at medical caution. The snippets mix playful dialogue from The Detroit News Film Fun and a Family Doctor gag about a patient blown into the air and waiting to come down.
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Detroit News
Oldest image of Christ on Antioch chalice found
A silver chalice unearthed near Antioch in 1910 is touted by L illustrati on as the oldest image of Christ. Experts say the cup dates to Christ's era and bears Christ and apostles. Dr. Eisen and Arthur Bernard Cook study the relic now in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Philip Simms Ashington
TI Wr
France
Christ
Antioch
Orontes
Jerusalem
America
G. A. Eisen
Academy of Sciences of California
Arthur Bernard Cook
Cambridge University
Carital
Constantine
Peter
Paul
John
Mark
Matthew
Eisen
L'illustration
St. Augustine
From Maple Species to Pansy Dress analogy
Reader notes compare the number of maple species in North America to a pansy bloom describing its petals as stepmother and stepdaughters. The piece mentions five great lakes and adds a claimed sixth Lake Nipigon connected to Superior, with Nipigon described as long and beautiful.
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North America
Steif-Mutterchen
Stepma
Great Lakes
Superior
Huron
Michigan
Erie
Ontario
Lake Nipigon
Superio
Nipigon
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Harry Thaw
Love
Asylum
Wash
Bulletin
R. R
Frank Tinney
Imogene Wilson
Senate
Congress
Committee On Manufacture
Science
Newsie
Ref‘e
Levi
Canaan
Mosea
Kedesh
Shechem
Hebron
Jordan
Bezer
Ramoth
Gilead
Golan
Australia
Egypt
Seaboard States
United States
McNary
Oregon
Brookhart
Iowa
Smith
South Carolina
Jones
New Mexico
Standard
Standard Oil
Napoleon I
India
McKinley
Bea
W. H. P. Faunce
Brown University
Rev
J. Frank Norris
Earl Blackman
Kansas City
Justice Benedict
Brooklyn
Henry van Dyke
Stone Forest
Arizona
la Folkele
Bill Cressy
Madison Square
Tom Sims
Earth
Everbody
McAdoo
North River
Iwan
Andrew Jackson
Bill Bryan
Nature
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