The Mask Is Off Aims At Republican State Committee
The Indianapolis Times blasts the Republican state committee for injecting religion into politics. It accuses them of appealing to Catholics and Jews and warns that mingling faith and governance betrays fundamental American traditions. The paper recalls defending separation of church and state and denounces the committee as unpatriotic.
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Republican State Committee
State Committee
Republican Party
Stephenson Plunderbund
Heflin
Congress
the Times
Times
Mabel Willebrandt
al Smith
Prosecution and oil shale charges stir reform debate
The piece critiques Judson Stark’s re election bid while condemning a sensational Sunday Star appeal to convict families in Michigan City and Pendleton. It questions the interior departments handling of oil shale cases and urges an independent inquiry into Ralph S Kelley and officials Work Wilbur and Finney.
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Judson Stark
Michigan City
Penal Farm
Pendleton
Sunday Star
Stark
Justice Department
Interior Department
Richardson
Mitchell
Wilbur
Kelley
Freeman-Summers
Finney
Interior
Work
London pact not enough to curb arms say world leaders
President Hoover praised the London pact in a world broadcast, while Japan’s Premier Hamaguchi urged immediate disarmament progress. Analysts warn France and Italy must join in, otherwise the treaty’s tonnage limits remain nonbinding for the major powers. The Franco Italian talks falter as European nations prepare for possible future conflict amid Geneva talks failing to call a 1931 disarmament conference.
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Hoover
Hamaguchi
Japan
France
Italy
United States
Great Britain
Geneva
Locarno
Mussolinis
Lenins
Mustapha Kemals
Mussolini
Fragmented editorial on empire, photography, and politics
The column critiques British policy in Palestine and US hunger while noting missionary release in China. It laments American attitudes toward sending missionaries and mocks kodak culture and private photography. It condemns communist demonstrations and observes France fortifying its borders against future invasions.
Football Strikes Hit John Marshall as Revenue Link Stirs Debate
Richmond dispatch notes John Marshall High School suspended players aged over 20 causing a strike by 29 players and a season pause. The piece argues football's role as a revenue producer for other sports amid local controversy. It also references Mussolini, naval pact progress, and reflections on diary ethics of Edward Valentine.
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Richmond
John Marshall
Congress
Virginia Literary and Athletic Association
Founding of Harvard and Later Expansion
Harvard University was founded in 1636 at Cambridge by settlers aiming to educate English and Indian youth in godliness. Rev. John Harvard donated 400 pounds and 320 volumes, leading to the name Harvard College. later growth under Charles W. Eliot expanded students, endowment, and the university plant.
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Harvard
Harvard University
United States
Cambridge
Boston
John Harvard
Harvard College
Charles E. Eliot
Eliot
Serum Helps in Infantile Paralysis
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains that serum from recovered patients is the modern treatment for infantile paralysis, noting it may prevent paralysis if given early. He discusses disease spread, immunity, carriers, and the need for convalescent serum supplies alongside rest and carefully supervised rehabilitation.
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Montreal
H. B.oust Cripples
Manitoba
Captain Flagg and the Library Interview
Ideals and opinions from Heywood Broun about Captain Flagg the Airedale. The piece humorously recounts Flagg's charity work for animal protection, his dead cat episode, and his awkward encounter with reporters at the library, ending with a note on unpublished photos.
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League For the Protection of Animals
Flagg
Times Readers Editor rails at Coffin party and war memory
The letter criticizes Coffin backed candidates and party machine politics arguing costs have doubled since 1924 while praising public welfare reports by The Times. The writer recalls World War I service and notes divisions with casualties, mentioning Marion and memorials in Washington.
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Scripps-Howard
Indianapolis Times Publishingi
Maryland Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Marion County
Boyd Gurley
Roy W. Howard
Frank G. Morrison
Riley
United Press
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Times
Coffin
America
Alex Arch
South Bend
Benjamin Gresham
Evansville
Washington, D. C
Eros to Visit Earth as Friendliest Neighbor Says Science
Science writer David Dietz explains that asteroid Eros will approach Earth on January 30 1931 reaching its closest point since its 1898 discovery. He notes Earth’s friends among celestial objects and recalls meteor and comet interactions with our planet.
Earth and Eros Close Approach Predicted for 1931
The article explains solar system distances and orbits, noting Mars and Venus proximity to Earth, and that the asteroid Eros can approach closer than Venus or Mars due to its eccentric orbit. It states Eros will be at perihelion soon before an Earth opposition on Jan 30 1931, with a distance of about 16.2 million miles at closest approach.
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Ichmond
New York
Dward V. Valentine
Richmond
Mr. Valentine
Pepys
John Evelyn
Ezra Stiles
Flagg
the Times
Earth
Eros
Arizona
Siberia
Solar System
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Ooition
Witt
Berlin
Daily Thought And Moses In Egyptian Wisdom
A compact reflection pairing Acts 7 22 on Moses learned in Egyptian wisdom with a Socratic line about wisdom, riches, and poverty. The two quotes juxtapose knowledge power and wealth as a moral theme.
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Moses
Bulletin requests for short story writing with return postage
A Washington D C bulletin describes a request for a short story writing item and asks for five cents in cash or uncancelled U S postage stamps to cover return postage and handling costs.
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Washington
Indianapolis Times
New York Avenue
Washington, D. C
Bulletin
Cain
United States
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