The Indianapolis Times Leadership and Policy Note
The Indianapolis Times operates under Roy W. Howard as president Felix F Bruner as editor and WM A Mayburn as business manager. It is a member of the Scripps Howard Newspaper Alliance and the Audit Bureau of Circulations and publishes daily except Sunday at 214 220 W Maryland St Indianapolis with ten cents weekly in town and twelve cents elsewhere. The paper upholds free speech per the Indiana Constitution.
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City politics and university life clash in civic rhetoric
A sharp critique of Indianapolis politics argues the city halls will be seized by party factions after elections, warning of higher taxes and shoddy services while citizens labor to pay for urban infrastructure. The piece then shifts to praising Cornell University for funding student welfare and education.
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Lew Shank
Bill Armitage
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John Duvall
Tax on Students at Cornell College Explained
Students entering Cornell University this fall face a four dollar special tax. Proceeds fund efforts to enhance the college experience and improve campus facilities. The measure aims to fund expansions and student services for a better academic year.
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Cornell University
Cornell
Death of Julius Caesar and other reader Qs
Summary of Appian on Caesar’s death with multiple stabbing by conspirators and final fall before Pompey’s statue. Also includes responses on US debt commission members, author Michael Arlen, the meaning of Maru, Asia Minor geography, checks and balances, and the spelling of allotted.
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Fitting old Chicago saloon to reopen as gospel mission
The long standing Chicago saloon, padlocked after forty years, is set to reopen as a gospel mission. The shift from barroom to chapel reflects a movement to provide clean up and fellowship following its historic role as a social center.
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Chicago
New York Pie Maker Wins $1009 Landlord Verdict
A New York woman won a $1,009 verdict against her landlord after a kitchen ceiling collapse showered debris on her. The modest payout reflects not severe injuries but the loss of her ability to bake pies as before, an art she values highly.
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New York
Boost By Hal Cochran From 1925 Advice Column
The piece urges readers to avoid criticizing others and to replace negative talk with encouragement. It argues perfection does not exist and warns that airing faults harms both speaker and target, advocating speaking in terms of a positive boost instead.
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Weather twists and urban quips from Tom Sims
A 1915 NEA humor column by Tom Sims riffs on weather changeability and daily life. Jokes touch on gender roles, finances, pets, beliefs, privacy, and withheld emotions while noting a Seattle news blip about a real estate man falling from a window.
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True worth measured by character not wealth
Rev. John R. Gunn argues a man’s value lies in manhood and deeds rather than money. He cites Shakespeare Washington Lincoln and Jefferson to show enduring worth comes from character and service, not possessions.
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Record of Indiana climate sparks debate on state authority
October weather in Indianapolis set records with temperatures far below normal, more rain and cloudy days, prompting calls for a new weather forecaster and inquiries. The piece argues climate extremes drive civilization, cites Professor Huntington, and criticizes Federal control over state transportation and regulation.
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Notre Dame Won’t Build Stadium Until Academics Satisfied
Notre Dame President Walsh says the university will not construct an athletic stadium until needs for academic buildings dormitories and study spaces are met. He argues college education remains primary and that athletics since earlier days has not harmed scholastic performance.
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Indiana Hearing Sought On Owensboro to Elnora Railway
The Indiana Public Service Commission is asked by the Interstate Commerce Commission to hold another hearing on Owensboro Rockport and Chicago Railway Company proposal to build 84 miles from Owensboro Kentucky to Elnora Indiana. The line would run mainly inside Indiana tapping coal and stone resources with English capital ready to finance.
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Heaven or Hell a State of Soul Says Indianapolis Minister
R F C Wicks, an Indianapolis Unitarian minister, told Sunday worship that heaven and hell are conditions of the soul not places. He noted many prefer a traditional heaven with angels and harps but modern views differ. He cited a California Juvenile Court authority urging modernization of heaven for today’s youth and warned against moral policing. He argued the afterlife may mirror biblical depictions or be redesigned with elevators and running water, yet practical living remains primary.
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New Publications From Houghton Mifflin List Books
Houghton Mifflin announces new titles including The Diaries of George Washington edited by John C Fitzpatrick Kate Douglas Wiggin as Her Sister Knew Her by Nora Archibald Smith Coombe St Marys by Maud Diver Bred in the Bone by Elsie Singmaster Hunting in Africa by Charles P Curtis Jr and Richard C Curtis Profits by William Trufant Foster and Waddill Catchings Short Plays People by James
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Nora Archibald Smith
Coombe St. Mary's
Maud Diver
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Africa
Charles P. Curtis Jr
Richard C. Curtis
William Trufant Foster
Waddill Catchings
People
James
Marguerite Shows How Paris Dances at Keith's Palace Novelty Orchestra
Walter D. Hickman reviews a Keith’s bill featuring Marguerite and Gill with Paris dance impressions and a novelty orchestra. Ann Codee delivers burlesque styled with American flair while Ed Healy and Allan Cross perform timely songs. Richard Kean presents humanized dramatic characters and the Camerons close with Sargent and Lewis. Van Cello showcases high order pedalogy in a mixed program. There Goes the Bride movie is shown.
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Camerons
Charles Sargent
Burt Lewis
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van Cello
Japan
Stage Show Review of Paris Dance and Lyric Current Acts
The piece surveys Paris dance impressions by Keiths Marguerite and Gill, the Blossom Heath novelty act, and the Lyric lineup featuring The Wizard of Oz impressions, Bartram and Saxton harmony, and Gellmann’s Band Box Revue. It notes strong burlesque performances by Herbert Crowley and Billy Beard, with varied acts continuing through the week at the Lyric and other theaters.
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Nicholson's And They Lived Happily Ever After set in Indianapolis
Meredith Nicholson places his American life novel in Indianapolis with scenes in Garfield Park Meridian Street and the business district. The story contrasts wives and husbands through Morton and Alice Crane and Joe Weston, Morton’s printing boss Howard Spencer, and a wife seeking social position. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons at $2. Indianapolis readers will recognize every scene.
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Thought on Temptation and Sin
A compact reflection cites Isaiah 55 7 and Balzac noting temptation is not sin the sin lies in yielding to wicked thoughts or ways within. The fragment presents a moral contrast between temptation and action with brief quotational echoes.
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