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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1925
Page
7
Wafer-thin syndicated line from the United Press and NEA Service notes the publisher and business manager, with general publishing details. Subscription rates are listed for Indianapolis and elsewhere. The page carries a constitutional pledge about free speech and press.
Hans Hoffmeier voices frustration over Indiana bone dry laws and their clash with personal liberty. He argues prohibition fuels bootleggers, cites Webster and Detour as symbols, and calls for road and infrastructure improvements amid political tension. Hoffmeier signs from 1622 South West Street.
The piece argues for a national audit on air power needs, warning against focusing only on the air service. It cites British naval buildup, French and Spanish defeats, and Hawaiian strategic value, urging a presidential commission of engineers and scientists to reveal the real balance of defense capabilities. It also notes Indianapolis boundary issues and suggests government consolidation of city and county roles.
From Indianapolis perspective annexing Beech Grove is seen as natural and beneficial. Advocates argue Beech Grove pays higher taxes and would gain lower rates and city services by joining Indianapolis, increasing the tax base by about 4 million dollars and adding roughly 3,000 residents before noting a less desirable aspect.
State Secretary of State E Schortemeier directs highway patrol to focus on traffic enforcement amid Hoosier Motor Club complaints that tourists fear liquor searches. Critics may argue it opposes prohibition, but the aim is enforcing the law. Local notes comment on Indiana and Ohio politics and policing.
The Finn the famous race horse and sire of T Zeb died on a blue grass Kentucky farm. Once renowned with jockey Andy Schuttinger for his strategic speed The Finn proved the value of horse sense in racing dropping behind pacemakers and surging at the stretch. The article draws a parallel to human business, noting many lack patience to develop ability and become coordinated cogs in the machine.
The Toronto Globe obituary celebrates Sir Adam Beck as a tireless visionary who built the great hydroelectric public ownership project. It praises his leadership, integrity, and philanthropy while noting opposition from corporate interests and politicians who sought to impede investigations. Ontario mourns a son who advanced real public work.
Dr. Edgar L. Hewitt reports Pueblo villages in New Mexico increased by 22.2 percent over the past decade to 10,565, with only one village declining due to influenza. Dances and ceremonies revive, and some practices are modified at government suggestion.
A quirky collage of verses and lines joins fall imagery with nursery rhymes and satirical couplets. The text playfully riffs on seasons, luck, household woes, politics, and aging, ending with a 1925 NEA Service copyright note.
A boy describes his close bond with a fuzzy-haired dog that follows him to the schoolyard each morning. The dog waits patiently during classes and lights up with joy when the boy returns, making the separation morning sorrowful yet relatable to daily school life.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra returns this season with Fritz Reiner on the conductor’s stand. Ona B. Talbot will present the event at the Murat to audiences this season.
Local music figures including Mr and Mrs Glenn Friermood Fred Jerry and Mrs Frances Johnson return from study in Schroon Lake New York with Oscar Seagle. Cramer returns from Chicago and New York with advanced work under Josef Shevinne. Ferdinand Schaefer returns from Europe for the summer. Weesner of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts presented monologues and piano numbers at the Washington Hotel. Wehrend from Minneapolis will teach harmony and band instruments and lead the college orchestra starting in October. Mrs Henry Schurman assists students with course planning. Metropolitan School of Music classes accredited at Butler University open next week along with public school music courses. Instructors include Menninger Watson Hutchings Howe Jones Brown and Schellschmidt. Elsie MacGregor organist returns to Indianapolis after touring the South and giving an organ recital in St Petersburg Florida on a large three manual Austin organ.
The note explains that Elsie derives from Welsh meaning mirthful. It also states Germany applies the same duty to second hand clothing as new, with an exception for goods sent to certain charitable institutions for distribution.
Obert B. Rhoads of the Hoosier Motor Club denounces warrantless searches of out of state cars by sheriffs and deputies as harming tourism and private rights. The club offers to sponsor a test case while public agencies discuss boosting Indiana tourism and welcoming visitors. The piece also surveys clemency pleas, noting several murderers and burglars seek early release amid calls for leniency.
A group of boys from an Indianapolis area orphanage narrowly escaped death when a car they rode in was hit by a train at a grade crossing. The driver lacked legal age or a permit, prompting critique of parental and institutional responsibility and the 16 year old driving age law.
The Indiana State Board of Pardons has received 111 clemency petitions this month from prisoners in Indiana. The influx signals growing requests for mercy and review of sentences.
City engineer Lingenfelter stated that approaches to the Delaware Street bridge over Wall Creek will be rushed with hopes to finish before winter. Motorists and riders fear delays after a year of pledges without progress, recalling the earlier Delaware Street bridge opening and prolonged neglect of approaches.
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