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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1925
Page
7
Historical text asserts no law shall restrain free interchange of thought or right to speak write or print. This declaration underscores Indiana’s commitment to free expression across subjects and media.
The piece promotes electing a school board to address a fire damaged Main Building of School No. 42 at Twenty-fifth and Rader Streets. It argues for better school facilities over tax rate concerns and urges voters to choose candidates who will provide proper facilities for children.
A Washington meeting of the Nation Council of Congregational Churches adopts a pledge that science and religion can coexist and condemns government interference with widely accepted scientific theories. The piece notes Calvin Coolidge as an active member and urges support for the resolution. Also mentions Halloween weather and Eskimo costumes as a seasonal aside.
A bleak view of France's financial straits as Caillaux rejects a capital levy and undermines the cabinet while Mellon misses chances to secure better terms. France faces tax shifts, unemployment, and dwindling national income amid war pressures in Morocco and Syria.
The Ames M. Ogden argues city tax rates under Bell and Shank differ, but the key factor is valuation. The Goodrich tax law has doubled Indianapolis property assessments, meaning a $1.05 rate in 1926 would raise more money than a $1.14 rate in 1915, the piece contends.
The lesson urges spiritual armor against sin and temperance challenges. Paul’s strength in weakness motivates believers to rely on God’s power to oppose drink and temptation, stressing education, conscience, and perseverance for a sober nation.
John Sousa and his band will perform two concerts at the Mural on Sunday afternoon and night. The famed bandmaster has appeared here many times and will feature old favorite marches. Special soloists will join both concerts and requests will be made up from Sousa’s celebrated marches.
A quirky set of quips on ego driving luck and crime across cities. mention of a Texas incident where a driver injured a police chief, pay day robbery warnings, and Chicago San Francisco crime contrasts. A light, satirical snapshot from 1925 NEA Service notes.
The Metropolitan School of Music will host a play The Rainbow World by Irene Jean Crandall on Friday Nov 6 at 8 pm in the Odeon. Students and faculty will perform with a brief musical program by Frieda Heider Edwin Jones and Francesa Wishard. A Chicago trip for further study is noted with pianist Robert Schmitz and student Grace Hutchings. additional college recitals and broadcasting collaborations are listed with multiple instructors and venues across Indiana and Indianapolis.
The text cites courts making decisions about poker being a scientific issue rather than gambling and notes arrests could not be bound. It presents a snapshot of debates on legality and enforcement surrounding poker activities.
Hans Hoffmeier argues against flashy poker tricks and modern variants like Stud in a letter to readers. He laments falses faces and superstition, recalls simpler games, and urges returning to traditional play with beer and sandwiches by the elbow.
Rev John R Gunn argues that faith must be paired with works for true religion. He warns against insincere piety and formalism, comparing religion to electricity that must be used rightly to light life rather than darken it. He stresses morality as the true test of faith.
An Indiana judge pro tem urged flogging for incorrigible youths in a recent city court session. He argued that old methods like the whipping post could better straighten modern youths despite modern views on corporal punishment.
The text defines the merchant marine as all a country's shipping interests apart from its navy. It also explains that a love bird is a small parrot common as a cage bird in warm regions. African love birds mate from mid February to early June and need a nest for their young.
A nostalgic note from 1925 describes a man craving a fishing trip as a chance to rest and relax. It contrasts leisure with work and ponders why home remains the anchor even when plans promise carefree days away. The piece tips toward light humor and the pull of comfort.
An impoverished 70 year old man in Richmond Indiana was fined one dollar and given a one day jail term suspended after stealing 30 cents worth of coal. The judge lectured but released him, raising questions about poverty and justice today.
A historical notice examines the 19th or early 20th century census figures showing the waning Native American population in Indiana and across the United States. It notes the shift from indigenous societies to white settlement, farm mortgages, and legal controls, contrasting ancient tribes like the Iroquois with modern Hoosier counties.
On Monday night the new Zar ing Egyptian Theater will formally open on the north side with A. F. Taylor, noted organist, presiding at the large organ.
The fragment asserts native Americans have blended into the general population after 400 years and questions if further assimilation takes longer, naming Senator Curtiss of Kansas and Ex Senator Owens of Oklahoma while debating racial mixtures.
Ft Wayne resident Schadel, once deported for communist activity, reentered the United States from Mexico after a prior exit. The article questions the benefit of deporting a “burnt-out” radical, noting his past family losses and suggesting his removal may do little good while harming others.
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