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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1929
Page
10
The piece denounces Coffin’s control over local politics as he forces a chosen candidate for city clerk, using his power to shape election boards and petitions. It emphasizes the humiliation of business leaders tied to Coffinism and warns citizens to resist machine influence.
The piece argues that fear of 'reds' extends beyond the illiterate to officials and business leaders. It notes Norman Thomas and Premier MacDonald as socialist figures on official reception duty, challenging the idea that socialism equals danger while labeling MacDonald as more red than others denied entry.
An editorial condemns the Colorado state penitentiary for overcrowding and lax administration that allowed revolvers to reach inmates. It cites prior investigations six years ago, recent riots elsewhere, and argues that nationwide prison reform is overdue.
The report to Congress by Comptroller General McCarl criticizes the Coolidge era sale of the Shipping Board merchant fleet. It shows 321 vessels costing 408 million sold for 43.96 million, with only 15.41 million collected, and 60 percent of receivables doubtful. The sale to a private bidder included a reconditioning cost and a ten year mail contract, netting the government little. The piece labels the actions a scuttling of ships rather than efficient policy.
A collage of quips and opinions touches on Pershing’s accidental shot, a New Jersey bill to reward Revolutionary War claimants, Clemenceau moving from his seaside cottage, and Gil’s legal ideas. It ends with health cautions from the Public Health Service and a dig at poverty.
M E Tracy surveys North Carolina and Colorado prison disturbances. In NC a sheriff nine deputies and five mill men face murder charges while forty union workers are arrested for riot. In Colorado six convicts caused a prison outbreak resulting in five deaths and a dramatic end.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses diet's central role in health, noting vitamin B deficiencies impact appetite and infant nutrition, pellagra risk from poor absorption, and how proper vitamin B fraction can control such disorders. He cites Minot and Goldberger and predicts future gains from dietary study for a healthier population.
New York columnist notes varied topics from pedestrian safety to literary criticism and theater. He cites Dr Norris on reckless walkers and fines, discusses Hemingway and Oliver Twist opinions, and jokes about Mussolini and Gerald Chapman. He observes Columbia University banning hazing and muses on college customs.
A reader Q and A section lists facts from the era. It covers topics from Conrad Nagel's address and Culver City studio to census figures in New York City, fertility and desert areas, U S crop land, Chicago race demographics, English shilling value, Asiatic elephant speed, and Earl D Church as commissioner of pensions.
Reader request cites The Indianapolis Times bulletin and asks for a copy of the desserts section. Includes instructions to enclose five cents or uncanceled postage stamps to cover postage and handling costs.
On May 1502 Christopher Columbus set sail from Cadiz in his fourth voyage to the new world. After a perilous voyage marked by storms near San Domingo and a later tempest at Cape Gracias a Dios the fleet pressed on and reached the region of Costa Rica on October 5 marking the first Central American contact.
A religious reflection notes that forgiving others is superior to self perfection. It contrasts a biblical verse with a quote from George Sand on forgiving faults.
Astronomers debate whether the moon shows any surface changes. They find no large scale changes and no atmosphere or water, yet some insist on minor details shifting with lighting. Temperature swings are extreme due to the lunar vacuum.
Indianapolis residents complain about lack of New York attractions while critics blame past no-shows for empty seats. The Theater Guild of New York plans to bring Shaw comedies Pygmalion and Major Barbara to town, promising more in the future if local support strengthens.
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