Elimination Trials Start at Indianapolis Speedway
Elimination trials opened at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 500 mile Decoration Day race. Forty entrants aim for the pole with speeds around 109 mph required for four qualifying laps. Peter De Paolo and Harry Hartz led practice with 111 mph races in their Duesenberg and Miller cars.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Peter de Paolo
Duesenberg
Harry Hartz
Euto
Poor Little Rich Boy Faces His Social Lessons
The New York Times notes two influential schools shaping polite heirs manners. One trains a man with boxing lessons while the other enforces dancing and music for pampered youths. A Fifth Avenue boy endures a day of ballroom instruction in sunlit rooms as a pianist and instructor direct steps for hours.
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New York Times
Fifth Avenue
Ragtime's Origins From Cotton Fields to Jazz
The article argues ragtime and jazz grew from plantation work music, created to speed workers. It notes military bands aim to sustain marching spirit and found that upbeat tunes boost output, while cotton pickers were restricted to fast, galloping rhythms. It cites an industrial magnate testing band effects on workers.
Celibates by Choice in Middle Age Relations
A column argues that some men and women choose lifelong singledom in middle age for self reliance and individuality. It suggests such people can maintain strong friendships and offer generosity without marriage and cautions against labeling them selfish.
Nashville log jail to charge admission for viewing
Brown county commissioners leased the old log jail to Sheriff Samuel Parks for six years. Parks has ordered several thousand feet of lumber and a high board fence will enclose the historic site with an admission fee for visitors.
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Nashville
Ind
Commissioners
Brown County
Samuel Parks
Parks
Hospital Report From Switz City Area
Mrs. Coach Jeffries is recovering well after yesterday’s operation. Mrs. Turpin returned home in Switz City yesterday. Danny Miley had his tonsils removed yesterday and is doing well.
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Coach Jeffries
Remarkable Doctor Murphy An can ye ricommind him
Casey O says Murphy An is a fine doctor and he proved it during Katie’s illness. In a Charleston style quip from the Boston Transcript, the doctor promises the child will live long after the caller’s death, and Casey confirms the prophecy came true.
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Murphy
Casey
Faith
Katie
Boston Transcript
Remarkable Memory In Old Family Bible Entry
A New England family Bible, published in 1855, contains a tremulous note recording Mary Annne Taylor born January 10 1782 “according to the best of her recollection.” The entry highlights elderly memory recalling infancy details.
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New England
Mary Annne Taylor
First street lighting records span Paris to New York
The timeline notes Paris in 1558 with candlelit houses, London 1809 gas, Baltimore 1821 gas, New York 1881 electric arc lights, and gas mantle lighting appearing around 1896.
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Paris
France
London
Baltimore
New York City
Youth in fake Ku Klux Klan initiation jailed in Indiana
Bryan Richardson and four others from St. Louis Crossing were arrested in Columbus Indiana on assault and battery charges for a crude prank simulating a Klan initiation. Roy Beache, 19, suffered illness from exposure during the staged rite. Ernest Richardson testified he found the joke amusing, reopening prior head wound stitches.
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Columbus
Ind
Bryan Richardson
Valentine Hogan
Duke Robertson
Lesner Whittington
Curtis Amons
St. Louis Crossing
Roy Beache
Jacob Bueche
Ku Klux Klan
Ernest Richardson
Happiness at Work Theme Reflects Labor Ethic
The passage extols Happiness as linked to labor and self-sacrifice, found in farms factories and mines rather than palaces. It notes visible in persistent work but warns it fades if one stares too long, implying a fleeting reward from toil.
Theologians Debate Modesty and Zeal in Faith
A terse note reflects on humility and fervor within seven faiths, urging restraint among zealous groups while affirming the value of a life oriented toward righteousness. The writer signs as Benjamin Brank Sin.
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Modest
Benjamin Brank
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Women
Childrien
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Frank Merrill
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