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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1925
Page
11
A damaged OCR fragment shows the Indianapolis Times masthead with editor Felix F Bruner and billing notices for subscriptions, plus a constitutional vow about free speech. It includes addresses in Indianapolis and references to circulation groups and bureaus.
A Midwest farming state letter warns that despite national prosperity many farmers face ruin as corn prices stay around 50 cents a bushel with a 3 million bushel crop. Banks fail and families report losses, urging government aid to farmers through cooperative marketing and consumer support.
Dr. Frank Wicks of All Souls Unitarian Church asserts wholesale corruption of the negro vote in the recent city election. He alleges a man bought liquor to distribute to black voters and claims to have seen money passed to a colored voter. The piece notes prior calls for a grand jury investigation and questions the absence of fraud complaints.
The Marion County commissioners again discuss buying and demolishing two churches on the war memorial plaza site. If the memorial stands as planned, the churches cannot remain without marring the structure. The editorial urges selecting true beauty, potentially abandoning the memorial to preserve the churches.
Secretary Kellogg’s June warning to Mexico spurred a diplomatic flare up between Washington and Mexico City. Calles branded it an insult while Mexican leaders and popular groups expressed solidarity with his stance. The episode underscores the need for circumspection in Latin American policy and warns of European rivals courting Latin markets amid tension.
A Mr Fixit column critiques current smoke prevention rules as insufficient to curb nuisances from a nearby public garage and a factory stack. Residents petition action, with the health board to investigate and a suggestion to sue the owner if needed. The piece also includes a poem and local street observations about parking and noise in Liberty Street.
Do You Know notes the mayor Shank has adopted a habit of carrying a silver-headed cane, a detail cited as part of his public persona. The item draws attention at city meetings and community events as residents observe his distinctive accessory.
Rev. John R. Gunn urges that self worth grows from interacting with stronger peers, not from mirroring inferiors. He argues comparing with smaller rivals inflates ego, while contact with better and greater people provides challenge, humility, and growth.
An Indiana address by Gaylord Nelson Upshaw condemns efforts to modify the Volstead Act as unconstitutional and praises open criticism of laws. The piece argues for lawful reform and notes a Preservation League survey with leaders from Met Life Carnegie Foundation and Elihu Root. It discusses tradition, liberty, and women’s fashion choices amid change.
Over a weekend Indianapolis police arrested forty five motorists for speeding and violations, the largest haul since spring. The surge followed the police chief's ultimatum to crack down or face removal, though experts question how lasting the impact will be as law enforcement relies on sporadic bursts rather than steady policy.
Indiana Bell property valuations for the rate case differ sharply with $28,000,000 from public service expert Te J Empore W Bemis versus $45,860,871.96 from the telephone company staff. The split highlights disputes over fair returns and future rates for Hoosier subscribers amid costly investigations and expert arguments.
Hannah Bradbury of Greens Fork Wayne County celebrated her ninety seventh birthday Monday by bobbing her hair. A longtime Sunday school teacher and church member for eighty five years she explains the cut was practical not provocative. She notes critics debate women's appearance while overlooking daily duties.
A 1920s style verse urges memory aid with a proverb refrains on forgetting and doing tasks. A Q and A section answers on reducing baths proportions for epsom salts and a debated Sherman quote. It notes no fixed bath duration and provides a weight measure for hammered silver.
Walter D. Hickman reviews the play White Cargo, revealing its brutal moral struggle in a Western Africa setting. He praises Leon Gordon and Wallis Clark for strong acting, notes Tondeleyo as a symbolic figure, and calls the production realistic, sometimes shocking, with powerful scenes and vivid emotional tension.
Keith's Thanksgiving Week program features Harry M. Snodgrass pianist famed on radio now breaking house records on the Keith circuit. He plays popular songs and delivers a radio style act with J M Witten announcing. Ben Ryan and Lee Harriett deliver eccentric comedy bits while Billboard posters debut. The Roman Trovel acrobatic troupe performs speed and stunts. Seminary Mary with Clark and Bergman offers a personable musical sketch.
Stage Verdict English presents plain English moral tales as sex and power collide in a dramatic piece. Keith's offers a holiday week show with strong acts and Variety style humor while Lyric features The Spirit of Vaudeville with acts spanning piano jazz and circus, plus Our Gang in One Wild Ride. Palace debuts Flanders and Butler reviving Maple Leaf Rag era jazz with Meet the Prince sketch and Slapstick by Joy Brothers and Gloom. An impresive Lyric fantasy The Spirit of Vaudeville blends drama music burlesque and circus with Tor cut and D'Aliza trained birds and Chandon Trio trapeze feats. Mendelssohn Choir performs a powerful fall concert with Danke and Liszt pieces led by Elmer A Steffen, featuring Lambert Murphy.
Reader questions answered about Sidney Lanier burial in Greenmount Cemetery Baltimore dead in 1881 and other trivia. Includes hours for a children's party, royal-czar cousin link, immigration status, fox terrier markings, gravitation, Bowdoin College 1825 and Zitkala.
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