Warden Lawes praised for humane prison reform in Times tribute
The Indianapolis Times salutes Warden Lewis E. Lawes on his twenty fifth anniversary in prison administration. The piece lauds his humane approach, opposition to the death penalty, and critique of Baumes laws, calling him a champion of enlightened penology and decency in the system. It also notes the court ruling freeing Mrs. Dennett and condemns misleading postal censorship.
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Lewis E. Lawes
Lawes
Auburn
Sing Sing
Thomas Molt Osborne
Unemployment Emergency and Calls for Wagner Bills
The piece argues widespread unemployment and uncertain figures, blaming lack of federal statistics and tariff policy. It cites Wagner bills for unemployment statistics and employment exchanges, criticizes Secretary of Labor Davis, and urges Senate action to prevent future layoffs while warning against high tariffs.
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Congress
Wagner
la Follette
Couzens
Senate
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Commerce
Davis
Herbert Hoover
Republican Old Guard
Hoover
Censorship Blow Sparks US Court Action Against Dennett
United States authorities face criticism as they pursue punishment of Mrs. Mary Ware Dennett for publishing a twenty seven page pamphlet titled The Sex Side of Life. Critics say the charge is trumped up and an attack on free speech.
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United States
Mary Ware Dennett
Maine
California
Naval Expense Accounts At London Conference Debate
Public criticism of the American delegation at the London naval conference grows over the expense allowance and past proposals. Supporters argue cutting funds would harm conference efforts amid a large navy building program and international arms talks. A neighbor’s odd aside about a bovine implies local levity despite national policy tensions.
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United States
Senate
House
Congress
Navy Department
Lines on leadership and liberty in wartime politics
A reflective column contrasts individuals who achieve what nations cannot, citing figures like Frederick Landis, Senator Eborah, and Theodore Roosevelt. It critiques calls for mass prayer against Russia, discusses the Bolshevik press, and notes a San Francisco judge’s thirty day sentence for refusing to salute the flag, drawing sharp parallels to wartime coercion.
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San Francisco
Centralization and independence in a changing economy
M E Tracy argues few avoid contributing to big business and government centralization. Secretary Davis seeks 50 million for a public buildings program, favoring it over a relief fund. He notes unemployment may be 3 to 6 million, with calls for work rather than charity, while urging independence and individual enterprise over reliance on large conglomerates and federal power.
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Davis
Congress
Brookhart
Iowa
Hoover
Big Boys
Uncle Sam
Ifty
Quiet Place Lenten Meditation Readings
Daily by Lenten observers in a sermon on Matthew four. The piece calls this period a time of preparation and quiet reflection amid a restless mind. It urges daily quiet times to order life and discern divine counsel and ends with an Amen.
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Jesus
Ideas About Spleen Nearly Correct
Dr. Morris Fishbein reviews historical beliefs about the spleen. He discusses how emotions and adrenaline affect spleen size, cites experiments with a dog named Dimple, and notes the spleen’s role in regulating blood volume and pressure. The piece traces long-standing notions linking spleen to emotion and explains modern insight.
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Joseph Barcroft
Physiological Laboratory
Cambridge University
England
Dimple
Hyrtl
Man’s Resilience and Rise Above Catastrophe, Heywood Brow n
The column argues that man, not puny, stands at the crest of creation and can outlast nature’s shocks. It cites Genesis, the Tokyo earthquake, and human tenacity, noting resiliency as a universal trait. Noah’s ark scene from The Green Pastures is praised as spiritual truth of survival.
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Parsons
Johnny Risko
Yokohama
Nagasaki
Kobe
Maru
Hoi
the Times
Wilsons Paris trips push for League of Nations peace treaty
March 5 1919 Woodrow Wilson sails for a second Paris mission to shape the covenant and secure American support for the League. After initial success in December 1918 he faced Senate opposition, traveled again to France, helped win amendments, and signed the treaty June 28 1919 before launching a nationwide speaking tour that exhausted him and led to his return to Washington.
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Woodrow Wilson
New York
Paris
League of Nations
Wilson
Peace Conference
United States
League
Senate
France
The
America
Expediency and a presidential Alaska trip echo old wisdom
A clipped miscellany cites First Corinthians on expediency, notes Beaconsfield’s desert crafted camel, and quips President Harding did not circumnavigate the globe but visited Alaska, reflecting playful historical musing.
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Desert
Beaconsfield
Harding
Alaska
Tissues of Protoplasm Reveal Life’s Shared Base
The article explains that all living things share a common substance protoplasm, chiefly water, with carbohydrates fats and proteins. It notes variations are only by degree, outlines chemical basics of carbohydrates fats and proteins, and calls cells dynamic chemical laboratories where ongoing reactions shape life.
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Bertrand Russell
Russell
Huxley
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Elley
United Press
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
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Judge Hand
Scripps-Howard
Dease Dorothy
Gillis
Frederick Landis
Eborah
Russia
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
Prince of Wales
London
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Supreme Bench
M. E. Tracy
Fellowship of Prayer
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God
David
Daily Health Service
Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
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Pope
Hargis and
Mann
Heywood Broun
Adam
Tokio
Daily Thought
David Dietz
Washington Bankelrust Co
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