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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1928

Page

9

Smith campaign rolls through Chicago amid shows of support

Governor Alfred E. Smith arrives to a massive welcome in Chicago as he plans two days of campaigning. Delegations urge parades and press, while photographers swarm and police guard streets during the Democratic nominee's busy schedule and final armory speech prep.

Paul R. Mallon United Press Chicago Alfred E. Smith Windy City Metropolitan Press Beteen Times Smith Union Station

Northeastern Indiana Teachers Association Meets in Fort Wayne

The Northeastern Indiana Teachers Association convened in Fort Wayne with about 2,500 expected attendees. Sessions run through Friday as educators gather for the annual meeting in this key regional education event.

FT. Wayne Ind Northeastern Indiana Teachers Association

Indiana Mother Knew the Way

A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a gentle, pleasant laxative for constipated children. It cites an Indianapolis mother who reports her underweight son improved rapidly after using the syrup, claiming regained appetite and energy.

California Indiana A. C. ‘Rugenstein Madison Ave Indianapolis Robert

Teachers Attend Group Meetings at State Convention

More than 10 000 Indiana teachers split into forty groups across twenty assembly places for the seventy fifth annual Indiana State Teachers Association convention. Officers were elected in several divisions, with sessions on handwriting, science, and education methods. Notable speakers included Dr Emma Grant Meader and Dr Homer P Rainey, addressing child education progress and modern teaching needs.

Indiana State Teachers’ Association Indianapolis Hollenbeck Hall D. C. Bughey Manual Training High School Mabel Voris C. C. Underwood House of Representatives Chamber Emma Grant Meader Columbia University Homer P. Rainey Franklin College

Pulpit Stolen from Florence Cathedral Suspected in Hartford

Italian government asks Connecticut State Police to locate a Donatello bas-relief fragment stolen from St. Lorenzo Cathedral in Florence. Authorities believe the piece is in the United States and may be in Hartford.

Hartford Conn Cathedral of St. Lorenzo Florence Donatello

Heredity Kills Most People Says Dr Mayo

Dr Charles Mayo told the American Public Health Association that 65 percent die of diseases from ancestors. Six cancer experts emphasized prevention, warning against false cures and urging education and a Midwest cancer clinic.

Mayo United Press Chicago Charles Mayo Rochester Minn American Public Health Association Joseph Bloodgood Johns Hopkins

County election officials reject shortcut on voting keys

County election commissioners today declined a proposed simplification that would replace individual presidential elector names with a single key for the total group. Democratic Commissioner James E. Deery and County Clerk George O. Hutsell ruled the plan would not be followed, keeping the separate candidate selections on the ballot.

James E. Deery George O. Hutsell

War in the Dance Hall Ends as Fifty Men Battle

A peaceful dance erupted into a private fight then a full brawl at a barbecue and dance hall on Rockville road. About fifty men fought as the orchestra played a tune from a popular musical comedy. Police found damaged furniture and broken windows. the combatants fled while waiters were discouraged. In Bordeaux, vandals robbed Monbrier church and set it on fire after stealing offertory items and vestments.

Rockville Road Bordeaux France Monbrier

Episcopal House Completes Prayer Book Revision

After twelve years of study the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church completed revision of the Book of Common Prayer. The changes modernize phrases and add prayers. baptism and marriage language are updated. burial service emphasizes New Testament trust. The House of Deputies must concur for final ratification.

United Preas Washington House of Bishops Episcopal Church General Convention House of Deputies Slattery Massachusetts Commission On Prayer Book Revision Church Temperance Society Freeman Social Service Committee For Action

Paris Pact Lauded At Luncheon By Monitor Editor

Willis J. Abbot editor of the Christian Science Monitor praised the Kellogg Paris peace pact as a splendid gesture and a great step toward outlawry of war in the future during a luncheon of the Indiana Council of International Relations at the Severin Inn. He defended the pact against Yale critic Borcherdt and spoke on The Press and Internationalism. Dr James T Shotwell of Columbia University will open the council's winter extension course October 25 in Cropsey hall.

Willis J. Abbot Christian Science Monitor Indiana Council of Interational Relations Severin Inn Abbot Borcherdt Yale University Abott Indiana State School Teachers Association Armory James T. Shotwell Columbia University Cropsey Hall

Pittsburgh man held on motor theft charges at statehouse

James Foster of Pittsburgh was arrested on motor theft charges after attempting to obtain a certificate of title for a stolen Chevrolet at the statehouse last week. He was held to the federal grand jury under a $2,500 bond posted today by U.S. Commissioner John W. Kern.

James Foster Pittsburgh Statehouse John W. Kern United State

Bridge washout on Big Creek reroutes L&N trains near Mt Vernon

In Mt Vernon Indiana a bridge over Big Creek was washed out by recent heavy rains. The Louisville and Nashville line traffic is being rerouted as a result.

MT. Vernon Ind Big Creek Louisville & Nashville

Atheist Leader jailed in Arkansas over nuisance charge

Charles Smith of New York, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism, spent a night in Little Rock jail on a public nuisance charge. He was fined 25 dollars and will appeal. He had set Arkansas headquarters to oppose a proposed anti evolution bill and faced counts over using godly language and distributing material. His bid to testify was denied due to his atheism.

United Press Little Bock Ark Charles Smith New York American Association For the Advancement of Atheism Smith Arkansas God Jesus Christ Harper Harb Harb

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