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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1928
Page
10
The Indianapolis Times reports on critics of the automobile tax, arguing cars are a transportation necessity and that Congress rightly repealed the levy. It notes opponents say the tax unfairly singled out autos while others escape, and highlights broader views on accessibility and outdoor enjoyment.
Indianapolis faces approval of a $1,750,000 bond for city hospital to replace aging, unsafe buildings and expand treatment capacity. Overcrowded wards force outpatient care. staff earns national praise amid urgent need for modern facilities and a safer power house.
Professor de Madariaga of Oxford argues Kellogg's proposal is not a final framework but a first step toward a broader international parley. He warns a pact renouncing war does not prevent aggressive actions, citing Nicaragua, and says Europe must assess implications before accepting any such agreement.
Delegates in this city examine the impact of monopoly versus competition in electric service. The Times has advocated private ownership with public control and merger through business groups to deliver better, cheaper power. It notes the fusion of two plants, pole removals, and major engineering challenges as key outcomes.
The federal 3 percent manufacturers tax on passenger cars would be repealed, saving about four million buyers around 66 million dollars next year. Senate and House agree on the tax bill, awaiting a presidential signature. Repeal likely lifts auto prices and raises sales, benefiting the industry and economy. The Treasury opposed the move but was overruled. drivers have paid over a billion dollars in the last decade plus state taxes and assorted fees.
The piece notes heavy lobbying by power interests aiming to block probes into their financing and to defeat Boulder Dam and Muscle Shoals legislation. It praises government ownership gains, including Muscle Shoals operation, fixed nitrogen production, and barge-line expansion. It questions whether lobbying pays given these outcomes.
David Dietz surveys early navigation tools tracing the legend of the south pointing cart to 2634 B C and Ho ang ti, notes on the spread to Japan, and the evolution to the first true compass in China around the 11th century A D with a magnetized needle.
The piece analyzes Coolidge’s likely veto of the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill and its impact on the Republican convention. It discusses Lowden Dawes and Hoover, party unity, and campaign strategy, plus German election shifts and a quick quiz on opera and railways.
The final stage in Italy's separation of theatre from church came with secular comedies in the Renaissance. Commedia dell Arte grew, producing enduring stock characters like Scaramouche and Pulcinella. Meanwhile, the commercial revolution shifted wealth to Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam and London as the Turks conquered routes, Columbus opened new markets, and Italy lost its financial base to northern powers, ending its Renaissance prominence.
A letter to Mr. Fixit at The Times laments unsightly prehistoric wagons drawn by old nags cluttering Indianapolis streets on Sundays. Police say no law bars peddlers from street use except blue laws. no statute to clear wagons or papers from yards is known. The note urges reporting such vehicles to police. article also digresses into Durantian history and Renaissance decline.
Luis Firpo, born October 11, 1896 in Buenos Aires Argentina, is of mixed Italian and Spanish heritage through his father and mother. He is an Argentine national.
R Clyde Neill criticizes city council for proposing controls on daily life and warns against an "absol ute monarchy" while praising the past council's business sense. He urges the mayor to veto such bills and to continue improving the city, arguing life will proceed with or without the changes.
The Times Washington Bureau publishes an elementary photography bulletin for beginners. It covers camera types, lenses, exposures, developing, printing, enlarging and mounting. Readers can mail in five cents and a coupon to receive a copy of AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY.
Speculators bought Interborough Rapid Transit stock after a federal court upheld a fare increase. They ignored that a higher court might differ, causing the stock to swing about 10 points. The stay by the Supreme Court gave others room to profit, illustrating how stock moves hinge on hunches more than solid reasons.
The piece praises Dr Hideyo Noguchi who died in Africa as a world citizen and dedicated scientist. It contrasts science’s costs with social gains, notes dangers of industry and crime, and urges renewed honesty in official life amid graft and corruption.
May 23 marks events such as 1683 Virginia forbids appeals to the king over disputes under 100 pounds. 1701 William Kidd, pirate, is executed. 1788 South Carolina ratifies the Constitution. 1912 U S House passes Panama Canal legislation.
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