Indianapolis Baseball as Civic Asset and Cost of Championship
The city gains pride and national attention when Indianapolis wins the minor league pennant, but owner James Perry faces losses and limited attendance. The piece argues a strong park and sustained support are needed to avoid turning a championship into ongoing charity and debt for the city. It also reflects on World War I lessons and the need for prudent diplomacy between Britain and the United States to prevent future conflicts.
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Indianapolis
James Perry
Perry
Health and whispers shape a political battle and textile strike
M E Tracy argues health as a public objective requires sacrifice of innocents to protect society. He critiques the Smith hoover debate and notes the New Bedford Textile strike settlement as a community defeat, highlighting losses of wages, capital, and market position that linger beyond the stoppage.
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New Bedford
Hoover Holds Safe Lead in National Polls Ahead of Election
Washington dispatch reports Hoover leading by wide margins in national polls four weeks before Election Day. Smith gains in New York and Wisconsin but analysts see few chances to swing key states. even optimistic bets cap at around 300 electoral votes for Hoover, making a landslide unlikely.
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Washington
Hoover
Smith
New York State
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Missouri
Elizabethton
Tenn
New York
West
Herbert Hoover
South
DOVER
Scripps- Howard
Tennessee
Wall Street
Roosevelt
York
Alanson B. Houghton
London
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Milwaukee
National Republican Committee
Senator la Follette
Memon
Seaboard
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maryland
Delaware
Hoover backs government control of Muscle Shoals
President hopeful Hoover reaffirms support for government ownership of Muscle Shoals. He opposes general federal competition with private business, while admitting local cases for government involvement in projects like navigation, flood control, and defense. The stance targets reform of electric rates and monopolistic practices.
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Herbert Hoover
Muscle Shoals
Hoover
Scripps-Howard
Elizabethton
Tenn
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Anglo American War Warned By Kenworthy In Birmingham
Commander Kenworthy, British labor leader, warns that war between Britain and America is possible again like 1914. He criticizes Baldwin government for secret naval pact with France and notes tensions over naval matters and global competition. He compares current policy to prewar brinkmanship and cites cross currents in trade oil and raw materials.
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Britain
America
Germany
Commander Kenworthy
Birmingham
England
Stanley Baldwin
France
Kenworthy
France and Germany war debt stance summarized
The piece argues France seeks German reparations from Germany and expects the U S to cover France’s war debts to the United States. It suggests France wants the United States to pay for the war and to compensate France for aiding the Allied victory, with France shifting blame and leaving only the charge that the United States started the war.
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France
Germany
Sam
Church Conference Bars Pulpit Political Use
The Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South resolves to exclude discussion of political campaigns from pulpits. It also directs the Board of Temperance and Social Service to present a clear declaration of the church stance on temperance and other social issues to prevent any doubt about its position.
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Baltimore
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Herbert Hoover
Smith
Board of Temperance
Social Service
John Hunter and the rise of medical naturalism
David Dietz outlines John Hunter 1728–1798, a pivotal figure who shifted medicine toward natural science. He popularized anatomy study of disease, helped found medical museums, served as army surgeon, and influenced Jenner with the motto Dont think, try. Hunter advanced comparative anatomy and surgical practice in 18th century London.
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John Hunter
Hunter
William Osler
Glasgow
William Hunter
London
John
St. George’s Hospital
Royal Society
Edward Jenner
Jenner
Typhoid Carrier Moersch Faces Health Authority Action
Frederick Moersch labeled typhoid carrier by New York health authorities and sent to Riverside Hospital after an outbreak in Greenwich Village. He and his two daughters ran an ice cream parlor. relatives face balance between public safety and individual rights as doctors emphasize health over liberty.
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Frederick Moersch
New York
Riverside Hospital
Greenwich Village
Moersch
Mary Mallon
Skin and Hair Functions Described in Medical Journal
The article explains the skin as the body’s outer barrier regulating water loss and chemical entry, with a thick and thin variance by area, no blood vessels in outer layers, and sweat glands abundant on palms. It notes hair as an outgrowth of skin cells with color determined by heredity and pigment variation across racial types.
Politically Loaded Year Sparks Droll Ruminations
A compact opinion piece riffs on political overtones of the era. It mocks Indys missteps in declaring for candidates while praising the light of inspiration and laments shifts in public sentiment. It quips about crime justice and naming babies after statesmen amid a stormy year.
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Indiana
The Handcar Coming Bad Year for Babies
APAN adopts jury system for criminal cases as national issues drift in and out of state politics. Support grows for Hoover and Roosevelt in editorials, while Italian outburst against the Tunneys stirs reaction. Senator Caraway follows Borah, a common political echo in the era.
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New York Sun
New York Telegram
Hoover
Roosevelt
Caraway
Arkansas
Senator Borah
Readers Voice Views on Presidency and Warts Remedy
Letter from Elmer Hockaday argues against foreign training for presidents and defends American roots and past leaders while noting Harding and Hoover. The page also offers medical home remedies for dog mouth warts and flat body warts with simple instructive steps.
Tuberculosis Shelter Leads to Family Rebuild in Community Fund Drive
Mrs Barnard’s illness and abusive husband trigger a welfare worker’s intervention. Tuberculosis is diagnosed after neglect and heavy washing reveal deteriorating health. Sunnyside Sanatorium treats her while the Barnard children gain safety and the husband learns sobriety to care for them. Community effort via Your Community Fund supports the steps.
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Catholic Community Center
Barnards
Sunnyside
This Date in U.S. History October 8 Highlights
On October 8 in history Columbus crew threatened mutiny against him. John Adams concluded a treaty with Holland. President Franklin Pierce died in 1869. The 1871 Chicago fire destroyed 17,500 buildings killed 200 and caused about 200 million dollars in losses.
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Columbus
John Adams
Holland
Franklin Pierce
Chicago
Daily Thoughts Quote About Fruit and Ending
A brief dated aphorism notes that a tree is known by its fruit and links to a biblical proverb. The line cautions that a bad ending follows a bad beginning, attributed to Euripides.
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Euripides
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M. E. Church
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American Medical Association
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Mellon
Andy
Canada
Margaret Emerson Baker
Reno
Frederick
Landis
Lindy
Apan
Times
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Coolidge
Taft
Harding
Mr. Hoover
Warren G. Harding
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Mr. Smith
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