Save the Schools from Coffinism and Russia Talks
The Indianapolis Times urges citizens to guard ballot boxes to protect schools from Coffinism. It condemns a new law allowing Boss Coffin to name election inspectors and warns of potential fraud. The paper also discusses Russia recognition, MacDonald’s diplomacy, and growing Soviet American trade as crucial to U.S. prosperity.
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Coffin
Boss Coffin
Senate
Russia
Hoover
MacDonald
Washington
Moscow
Britain
London
Italy
Spain
Hungary
Poland
Venezuela
True to Form The Legion Targets Pacifist Groups Judged Unpatriotic
The American Legion at its Louisville convention endorses a senate probe of ten pacifist or liberal groups including the National Council for the Prevention of War and the Civil Liberties Union. It omits pro military lobbies like the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Navy League, sparking questions about representation of the rank and file and hinting that jingoism could outpace the Legion’s humanitarian work.
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American Legion
Louisville
Senate
National Council For the Prevention of War
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
The
Civil Liberties Union
League For Industrial Democracy
Legion
Daughters of the American Revolution
National Security League
Navy League
Fred Marvin
Key Men of America
National Council For the Prevention
Censorship amendment in tariff bill sparks debate
The senate considered a censorship amendment to the tariff bill aimed at stopping seditious publications but critics warn it would grant sweeping power to petty officials. They urge the Senate to kill the measure and prevent its resurrection in House conference. The piece mocks the move and references Premier MacDonald and Washington satire on the current fall season.
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Senate
MacDonald
Great Britain
New York
White House
House
Lobbyists, memorials, and public figures stir old debates
Aged editorial ramblings rail at corruption and lobbying, likening the Teapot Dome era to national graft. The piece skewers memorial funding for a Georgia Stone Mountain project, praises Louise Wallace's beauty win, notes Sergeant York's fame vs Hoover's Texas ties, and comments on Aimee McPherson's Detroit visit and perms.
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Stone Mountain
Georgia
Robert E. Lee
South
New York City
General Grant
Cigar price war ends as three makers join in
M E Tracy notes three big cigarret manufacturers end price cutting, predicting a 40 cent per thousand rise in wholesale costs and a 1.25 per thousand tax on consumers. Stocks rally on stabilization, while market swings reveal winners and losers. Prohibition enforcement criticized as ineffective.
Sophia Braslau Debuts as Feodor in Boris Godounov
Sophia Braslau made her grand opera debut with the Metropolitan Opera Company on November 28, 1913, in the role of Feodor in Boris Godounov.
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Sophia Braslau
Feodor
Boris Godounov
Metropolitan Opera Company
Ringworm of the Feet Warns Gym Goers and Pools
Dr Morris Fishbein explains how ringworm spreads via feet and nails, especially with golf and public showers. He notes fungus can linger around nails after skin clears, risking reinfection and transmission to others. He recommends paper slippers, antiseptic powders, and avoiding self treatment while stressing boiling stockings and underwear to kill the organism.
Ghosts and ethics in journalism and a Babe Ruth tale
A 1929 Times column critiques ghostwritten pieces in magazines and newspapers, recalls the Benny Leonard Lew Tendler fight and press room tricks, praises Babe Ruth’s heroic writing by W O McGeehan, and laments ghostwriters in the industry. It notes a Times copyright from 1929.
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Marjorie Oelrichs
The
Oelrichs
Liberty
Benny Leonard
Tendler
Benny
Leonard
Babe Ruth
W. O. McGeehan
Ruth
McGeehan
Papyrus
Zev
the Times
Times Readers Voice Views on Mayor and Politics
Readers praise Mayor L. Ert Slack for nonpartisan performance and labor value, critique Coffin’s influence over city affairs, and urge focus on service over party. They compare past leadership and condemn political manipulation while condemning domestic crime commentary.
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Times
L. Ert Slack
Coffin
Mr. Sullivan
Indianapolis
Daily Thought Biblical Verse and Adage
A Bible verse from James 1 19 advises quick hearing slow speech and slow anger The note attributes the idea to Tillotson describing the angriest person in controversy as most likely being in the wrong.
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Tillotson
Man’s mental advance linked to weakness in wilderness study
Dr. Austin H. Clark of the National Museum argues that human mentality arises from bodily weakness, citing a survey of the animal kingdom. He notes insects show closest parallel to human activity, while birds approach humans in mental scope among vertebrates and rodents among mammals show notable similarity.
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Austin H. Clark
United States National Museum
Clark
Scientific Monthly
American Association For the Advancement of Science
R. Clark
Insects, Birds and Rodents Mirror Human Traits
Ants and wasps use tools and cooperation to build nests and raise young. Clark argues social insects show human-like intelligence as larvae lack silk glands and labor appears as a form of enforced child labor. He links weak young to stronger mental traits across species.
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R. Clark
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Dalted Press
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance Newspaper Enterprise Assutationn
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Landis
Apan
National Capital
Senator Bingham
Connecticut
New England
Lincoln Down
Louise Wallace
Chicago
York
Herbert Hoover
Texas
Detroit
Aimee McPherson
Aimee
M. E. Tracy
U. S. Steel
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Shearer
Congress
Butler
Eneral Smedley D. Butler
Ciry
General Butler
United States
House of Representatives
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Ohio
St. Louis
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Herb
Healti
Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
Heywood Brown
America
Mac
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West Kansas Street
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Land of Plenty
Lepanto
Venice
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Gulf of Patras
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Cyprus
Holy League
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Daily Thought
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Wilson Bros. Furnishings
DOTYS
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