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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1929
Page
10
A citizens committee urges voters to resist Coffinism in local elections and back candidates pledged to school reforms and business methods. The piece argues that apathy empowers corruption, that the rescue of schools is essential, and warns against penalizing liquor purchasers as ineffective.
The League of Women Voters advances discussions on a new constitution and home rule for cities. They seek real answers, not slogans, and plan meetings at the Columbia Club starting tomorrow to study how government can be closer to the people.
The piece describes rising senatorial scrutiny of lobbyists amid clashes over armament propaganda and tariff policy. George Norris, as judiciary chair, forms a mixed inquiry committee with Caraway Walsh Borah Blaine and Robinson to probe lobbying, defense, and political maneuvering, signaling tough times for lobbyists ahead.
Texas senator Sheppard with Anti-Saloon League backing introduces a measure making liquor buyers legally liable igual to sellers. Its fate to be considered in December. Critics note prosecutions rely on buyer testimony and doubt prohibition success. supporters call it a forward step.
A reminiscence highlights Senator Theodore Burton of Ohio as a esteemed statesman whose recovery is wished. It recounts John Allen of Mississippi known as Private John for his witty decisiveness in jeopardized elections and his role in Carmack’s seat dispute, including a tale of Allen losing ten thousand dollars at poker.
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas proposes a measure to render buyers of alcohol prosecutable under the prohibition era law. He argues the eighteenth amendment lacked such a clause, while critics predict the bill’s failure as voters still prize the right to buy.
The article lauds Thomas Mitten who bequeaths about 10 million dollars to a foundation promoting better relations between capital and labor. He aims for cooperative action, not upheaval, and plans to fund ongoing reform beyond his lifetime to ensure the work continues.
A reader asks for the meaning of doyen in diplomacy, defined as the oldest member of a diplomatic corps and dean in service. A quiz item notes Brombenzyl cyanide as the tear gas chemical and identifies Niare as a South African buffalo starting with N.
The article reviews why humans have facial and body hair and why shaving or depilation methods vary in effectiveness. It notes scientific views on hormone and heredity roles, and discusses shaving, plucking, chemical depilatories, bleaching, X ray, and electric needle methods with their risks and limits.
Heywood Brown argues garlic should be celebrated not scorned. He notes Italian culture, romance, and appetite mingle in cuisine and society, mocking jokes about garlic while praising its role in meals and memories across continents.
The Carnegie Institution of Washington marks 25 years since its 1902 founding with ongoing research across Mt. Wilson Observatory terrestrial magnetism desert biology and ancient Maya archaeology. Endowments totaling 22 million support large scale long term projects and dissemination of findings to benefit society.
J Burk of 2033 Hoyt Avenue voices concern about the validity of the present mayor L Ert Slack and seven council members after a court decision on the city manager form. He asks if the officials were elected or appointed and urges a clear authoritative reply while criticizing the prior process and expense of elections.
Yale University then the Collegiate School of Connecticut received its royal charter from the colonial assembly on Oct 9 1701 and opened at Saybrook. Trustees elected Abraham Pierson as rector and planned the move to New Haven in 1716. It was renamed Yale College in 1718 in honor of Elihu Yale who funded the school.
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