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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1930
Page
4
The piece argues safety meetings are vital in modern industry, explaining how mechanization increases risk and the need for organized precautions. It notes traffic hazards, high costs of carelessness, and broad support for safety programs as essential in the machine age. It references political context with Hoover and Roosevelt and adds various brief items on notable figures.
A column mix of sharp asides on political graft and oddities. Mentions Republican contributions after jobs abroad and ministerial appointments, price of gifts, then quick quips about talkies for the deaf, Stockholm opera, Berlin thieves, a Castle Craigs peak, a Belgian baby prince salute, Capone and tombstone racket links, gold supply depletion, dentists, atom splitting, and a snappy line about a snuff company insuring employees for a million dollars.
The semi official press in Paris warns of war clouds while Belgrade chieftains cry for blood. Hitler testifies in court of plans to topple the republic and wage war. League ministers concede arms limits fail and Europe worsens. Mussolini tightens grip at home and abroad and Italy's actions threaten naval talks and treaties. Multiple dangerous flashpoints rise across Hungary and the German Polish frontier.
The New York State Republican convention voted 3 to 1 to repeal prohibition and adopt a wet platform, nominating Charles H. Tuttle for governor. The move signals a shift to a representative stance, aligning the party with longtime state sentiment and challenging past dry leadership.
The piece riffs on shifting historical claims and national memory, mocking claims about Columbus, Betsy Ross, Jefferson, and Washington while lampooning political figures like the duke of York and Senator Walsh. It rails at changing narratives and parodies 19th century patriotism rules with sardonic humor.
A General Electric lab announces a vacuum tube so sensitive it can measure sixty three electrons per second. The device enables photo electric stellar measurements, aiding ionization chamber testing and faint-star observations with photoelectric methods. Astronomers like Joel Stebbins note faster, more sensitive data than visual or photographic methods.
A Times reader critiques Butler University officials and plan commission over Forty-ninth street zoning. The letter recalls past rezoning pressures and questions moral fears about business near campus. It notes a Sept 9 meeting approving a miniature golf site at Forty-seventh street and Boulevard place two blocks from the contested area.
A writer recalls receiving a boxing champion's elastic exerciser and training leaflets while critiquing Butler's property plans on Forty-ninth street and Rookwood avenue. He questions local notices, zoning, park-board rules, and the community’s attitude toward development, reflecting on memory, health, and workload.
The Times prints Ripley’s notes on Santorin’s burning sea and Hurrah’s Ukrainian roots, plus Stoll family births in Ft. Bridger era and a note on Monday’s Flight of Hay. Includes dates April 1867 to June 1871 and references to territories Utah Dakota Wyoming.
In early high blood pressure regulation through diet and exercise is emphasized. Home care is advised, with rest and moderate activity, avoiding costly sanatoriums. Some urge salt-free diets, but evidence is inconclusive and many doctors doubt its efficacy.
M E Tracy writes from Toronto on Canada facing unemployment tariff rises a weak wheat market and public works. He notes fear of salary grabs by officials and the smoke nuisance from railroads. He argues for open exchange between Canada and the United States and criticizes tariff politics shaping both nations.
Samuel Adams born September 27, 1722 in Boston to an aristocratic family. He studied at Howard College, tried law, then clerical and brewery work before entering politics at 41 as clerk of the Massachusetts House and writer of key pre revolutionary state papers. Adams emerged as a regional leader whose influence spread to other colonies and he helped guide revolutionary actions in Massachusetts.
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