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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1925
Page
11
A statement echoes Calvin Coolidge on 100 percent Americanism, urging harmony beyond race creed birthplace or language. It argues differences should be seen as accidental not essential to national unity and a free republic. The piece stresses liberty, diversity as strength, and enduring American principles.
President Coolidge’s Omaha address on tolerance urged freedom of thought and religion, echoed by Hughes, arguing liberal roots and the need to keep state religion from regulating private lives. The piece praises courage to voice ideals, warns against fossilized public opinion, and stresses open discourse across borders and beliefs.
An economist for Chase National Bank argues tariffs only curb domestic supply and harm other industries. He says tariffs fail to create wealth, raise consumer costs, and misallocate labor and capital, hurting farmers, railroads, retailers, utilities, and educated institutions while protecting certain mass production lines.
Hal Cochran laments modern slang eroding proper English in 1925. He notes phrases like hot dog and peanuts replacing traditional terms. He argues older speech sounded finer and urges using correct words, though admits slang holds a strong American lure.
A compact note highlights a Byron line about truth being strange and fiction. It also invokes the proverb all is fair in love and war and the broader unfairness of life. The text ends with a familiar admonition about work and play, noting the saying about Jack.
David Dietz notes the British Association for the Advancement of Science will invite scientists from allied and neutral nations next year, reflecting science's international character. He cites Einstein, Michelson Morley Millikan Bohr and others across the United States, England, Denmark and beyond, showing how discoveries rise from multinational effort.
About 900 Beech Grove citizens signed a petition presented to the Indianapolis city council on Monday night opposing annexation to the Hoosier metropolis, while a prior petition with 350 supporters had favored union. Residents question benefits and warn of higher costs for north side projects. A discussion on municipal reform and lax time-keeping in state prisons follows, with calls for stricter identification methods for released convicts.
The Indiana town Griffin rebuilt after a spring tornado destroyed the village. Red Cross and agencies provided blankets food doctors and nurses. Nationwide aid followed the catastrophe and the community’s tenacity turned tragedy into renewal.
Dny Costa of Clinton Indiana was sentenced to prison for high crimes but did not serve time. A hired substitute, Louis Garino, reportedly carried out the sentence while Costa remained at large. Police pursue the elusive figure amid a clever ruse resembling Sidney Carton.
Mayor Ayors decree calls for pistol practice and marksman qualification for Indianapolis police amid gun fights and bandit activity. Editors weigh need for training, safer outcomes, and deterrence. Also includes notes on snake skinning and U S S Arkansas update at Philadelphia Navy Yard.
The column collects reader inquiries on law, demography, biblical terms, congressional pages and a film star, plus pet care advice for a tortoise. It notes American consular officers may act as estate admins where permitted, cites 1923 U S birth and death rates and biblical word counts, and offers practical suggestions for coaxing a pet tortoise to eat.
Tom Sims muses on autumn signs and domestic roles noting the washing machine and furnace as real power at home. He jokes about movie heroes and the ease of learning what a woman cries about, reflecting a light social quip in a 1925 NEA Service style.
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