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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1928
Page
8
The piece discusses the 1936 presidential race with Governor Smith and Secretary Hoover as standard bearers, praising courage and independence while noting party organization and campaign dynamics. It then provides a string of trivia questions and answers on varied topics, including Ty Cobb, Argentina's presidents, and historical details.
June 30 report notes power interests exited quietly after steering Republicans and Democrats away from debate on Muscle Shoals and Boulder Dam. Delegates favored spectacle over platform details, while backroom compromises silenced dry and farm minority voices and concealed public ownership debates.
The report contrasts Albert Stump and Robinson in campaign funding. Stump, Democratic nominee, was paid by a public utility group for speeches to civic groups, with no imposition. Robinson received Anti-Saloon League funds for dry cause talks in churches, undisclosed to listeners.
Newspaper editorials react to Governor Smith and his nomination letter to the Democratic convention. The New York Herald Tribune notes no conflict between platform and Smith’s stance. The New York World lauds the telegram as a clear liberal statement and a path to the White House. The Cleveland Press says both parties presented strong candidates and the public has a double victory over insiders.
An editorial discusses the Democratic platform as a foreign policy plan stressing peace cooperation and restraint, with the election outcome seen as deciding how this policy is interpreted. It contrasts Wilson and Coolidge, notes divisions within parties, and argues the president's character largely shapes policy.
The writer argues against Lindbergh receiving honorary or earned degrees from universities and questions the value of a university granting a flying degree to a famed aviator. The piece dismisses the notion of Lindbergh as a legal scholar and emphasizes wishing him a long life over medals or parchments.
Rene A Olsen, an airmail pilot with thousands of miles in dangerous skies, dies in Akron when his off duty car collides with another en route to Cleveland theater. The accident underscores the grim irony of escaping aviation danger only to perish in a highway crash.
The French government sets the franc at about twenty five to the dollar, effectively collapsing the value of government securities from about $4 trillion to $800 billion. Wages and prices may barely shift, but millions of savers, especially the elderly, lose years of income as their portfolios shrink sharply.
A Lincoln area Lutheran group extends thanks for articles on the Historical Setting of Luther by Will Durant. They praise the timely inspirational content and value to education. Signed by the Secretary of Ministerialamation Lutheran Churches of Indianapolis.
This piece explains how mineral waters may affect the body through climate, environment, and intake. It notes radium emanation, salts, and radioactivity influence calcium and phosphorus excretion, kidney activity, and potential swelling in kidney deficiency. Sulphur waters aid digestion and rheumatic disorders by stimulating body chemistry. Iron-rich waters relate to hemoglobin and anemia, while alkaline waters counteract body acidity.
W W Wentworth explains pre emptive bidding in bridge. He argues two no trump reveals information to both partners and opponents, hindering your side. He advises bold full strength bids such as three spades four hearts four diamonds preferably five clubs to shut out opponents and gain control.
On June 30 in U S history Massachusetts court condemned four women as witches in 1692. Blondin crossed Niagara Falls on a tight rope in 1859. Maryland placed under martial law in 1863. Confederate dollar valued at 8 cents in 1863. Weather Bureau moved to Agriculture in 1891. John D Rockefeller donated 10 million dollars to aid small colleges in 1905.
Reader questions answered by The Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau explain rattlesnake tail bells do not reliably indicate age due to wear and breakage. The article also answers questions on homing pigeon speed, gasoline tax distribution, beer home production laws, groom attire, poultry primers, gulf versus bay distinctions, and monkey cages.
A clipping invites readers to fill out a coupon and mail it to receive a package of seven bulletins. The notice specifies the coupon is included as a separate insert and directs the mailing method. It presents a straightforward offer with no further details on price or dates.
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