Glossbrenner attacks Coffin era in Indianapolis race
Indianapolis candidate Glossbrenner signaled intent to restore the city’s good name while denying any loyalty to Boss Coffin. The piece questions the conditions reportedly tied to his acceptance and urges disclosure of talks with Coffin as tariffs and political power loom in the campaign.
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Indianapolis
Grossbrenner
Glossbrenner
Slack
United States
Coffin
Boss Coffin
George Coffin
Mr. Grossbrenner
Duvall
Four Horsemen
Jackson
Mr. Glossbrenner
Tariff Turmoil Hits Washington as Senate Coalition Emerges
The article describes a tariff fight in Washington where the Senate finance committee is challenged after a rapid House passage. Liberal senators block the tariff rush amid public support for coalition with Democrats and Progressives. The trend shifts from an expected historic tariff grab to a stalled, cautious mood driven by back home demands.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Old Guard
Democrats
Public calls for full release of aviation crash reports
Senate backs McKellar resolution demanding Lamont reveal causes of the Transcontinental Air Transport crash in New Mexico on Sept 3 and a Memphis wreck on Sept 6. Critics say secrecy harms public confidence and aviation's future. supporters urge full and prompt publication to ensure safety and trust.
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Lamont
Senate
McKellar
New Mexico
Memphis
Department
Department of Commerce
Oddball Quotes Mix Gripes and Gags From Era News
A fragmented column threads through political quips about油 leases prohibition teeth in law and theater fears. It mentions Doheny Fall Japanese defense, Senator Sheppard, Coolidge Al Smith trust funds, Sir Hubert Wilkins, Charles Mayo, Dr William Adler, and a Texas incident.
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Sheppard
Texas
Bootlegging, Briand, and the Prodigal Feller in Politics
A column blends comments on Paris politics with bootlegging lore. It notes Briand's shaky French cabinet, Clemenceau's reputation, and the unstable French scene, while lampooning the era's law enforcement as bootleggers prosper and the “little feller” bears the risk. It cites American scoops on bootlegging networks and opium airdrops near Washington, plus a Wisconsin town’s prodigal bootlegger celebration.
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Briand
Wisconsin
Waupun
Reginald Sullivan Religion Question in Mayoral Race
Question asks Reginald Sullivan's religion. he is an Episcopalian.
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Reginald Sullivan
Sullivan
Notions Held About Toothache
Dr. Morris Fisheein explains toothache causes as infection around the root, gum inflammation, or a cavity exposing nerves. The article traces historical beliefs in direworm demons and divine punishment, noting early superstitions and the shift after Leeuwenhoek’s microscopy.
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American Medical Association
Hygeia
I am not half bad but need more character
The writer confesses vanity and timidity, vows to build character and resist modern temptations, jokes about bravery, lies, and self critique. He muses on fears from thunderstorms to sharks, recalls a critic's blow, and resolves with a cheeky jab at friends and authors. He notes the piece carries The Times copyright 1929.
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Heywood
H. R
Milton
the Times
Daniel Webster 77th Death Anniversary Marked
The article notes October 24 1852 as the day Daniel Webster died at Marshfield Massachusetts and recalls his stature as a statesman and orator. It highlights early career as a lawyer congressman and his Plymouth Mayflower centennial oration 1820 a 1825 Bunker Hill cornerstone address and a 1826 Adams Jefferson eulogy.
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Daniel Webster
Marshfield
Mass
Washington
Lincoln
Webster
Congress
England
Plymouth
Bunker Hill
Lucid Matter Powers Sun and Stars Says Jeans
Theorist J H Jeans proposes a preearthly lucid matter far stronger than radium forms star interiors. He links energy to electron annihilation in lucid atoms that convert to radioactive and permanent atoms, with lucid matter sinking to cores and no lucid atoms on Earth.
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J. H. Jeans
Royal Society of London
Mt. Wilson Observatory
California
Jeans
Isaac Newton
Newton
Earth
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