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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1925
Page
7
Historic Indiana constitutional clause asserts no law shall restrain free interchange of thought or right to speak write or print on any subject. Strong emphasis on protecting expression from government interference across subjects.
The document questions United States Attorney General Sargent's courage to drop a baseless prosecution of Montana Senator Wheeler. It argues predecessors initiated the case without justification and asserts the Justice Department now bears responsibility. It suggests the federal court and senate have already spoken.
Attorney General Gilliam issued opinion on tax rate power for Indianapolis sanitary district. He states a rate fixed in a published budget binds the common council and limits the tax board after a public hearing. City council raised to six cents despite the published 5.5 cent rate. This raises questions on taxpayer input.
George Coffin to select Republican election inspectors amid careful scrutiny. Public service commission asked to regulate Beech Grove traffic, raising questions about state regulatory limits.
OHN E. Frederick of the State Chamber of Commerce urged advertising Indiana products to the world at a meeting in Indianapolis. He cited inter state trade quirks where Indiana imports and exports the same goods, and warned that inefficent freight costs burden consumers as coal and wheat move across borders.
The article notes Presbyterian ministers over 65 will receive annual retiring allowances from $600 to $2,000. It argues for aligning church size with community needs and finance, urges church unions to address economic realities, and jokes about terminology in sports and weather themes while noting the World Series.
David Dietz reports Russia will build the largest refracting telescope in England with a 41 inch lens, surpassing the Yerkes 40 inch lens. The piece contrasts refracting and reflecting types, noting Mount Wilson 100 inch and 60 inch reflectors and Canada’s 72 inch reflector, with French 108 inch plans often rumored but unconfirmed. It stresses big telescopes enable future discoveries, and highlights the Mount Wilson and Mount Hamilton communities as leading astronomical centers.
A compilation of biblical proverb from Matthew 7 5 and Hazlitt seeds about virtue in vice and a quip on marriage. The author contrasts hypocritical judgment with simple honesty and humor about marriages described as a dog s life.
A humorous column sketches social mores with riffs on cost of living, winter forecasts, and witty one liners. It plays on double meanings and playful aphorisms attributed to Tom Sims, weaving quips about money, talk, and appearance.
A Balkanized text features Hans Hoffmeier musings on reading, future discovery, and space travel. He references Jules Verne, lunar voyages, distant suns, and Mars while doubting public observatories and the reach of human exploration. The speaker warns against probing beyond one’s knowledge and hints at a broader cautionary moral.
Bohumir Kryl and his band will perform multiple concerts at Cable Tabernacle today including matinee and night shows. The article highlights Kryl as a premier cornetist and notes his varied achievements as sculptor, bank president, and musician with multiple Victor recordings.
A 1925 NEA Service safety message urges motorists to curb recklessness and speed. It reminds readers that nerves at the wheel endanger lives and stresses the value of common sense, prudent driving, and avoiding trance-like speeding.
Walter Damrosch leads the New York Symphony at the Murat Monday night for an all Wagner program as part of an Ona B. Talbot attraction. The great audience is reported to fill the hall for this concert event.
Senator Holmes of Stary urges Federated clubwomen to back only the best laws for the public good. The piece notes the overabundance of statutes and warns that future legislatures gain fame by killing laws, not passing them, as amateurs clutter the highways with risky stunts.
The article notes Wild Bill known as Oyboy Seeley starts in Indianapolis and aims to drive 3000 miles nonstop to New York and Miami with no food or sleep, pledging six days to complete the feat. It questions the usefulness of freak driving stunts and their effect on automotive development.
The Indiana board of registration for engineers and land surveyors revoked Harry Weeks license while F R Walker was exonerated after misconduct over patented steel tied to the War Memorial project. The ruling leaves the firm split with one partner barred from the state and questions about the project’s future.
The Indianapolis Theatre Guild opened its season at the Masonic Temple with Merely Mary Ann a four act comedy adapted by Israel Zangwill from his story revival in London this season. Bert F Merling directs the new group and the performance impressed with smoothness and adequate settings aided by the Harrison Trio between acts.
A brief Q and A column answers readers on topics from anatomy and coin values to biblical verses Shakespearean lines and bayberry candle making. It covers addresses for a film actress and general trivia about White House paint and copyright terms.
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