The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-16
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How much does IL cost to send n
registered letter TO ItaIyS
Five cents postage for the first
ounce or fraction thereohsand three
cents postage for additional ounce or
fraction thereof. and fifteen cents
for registry.
Who pitched the last game Of the
1924 world series between tho Wash
ingtOn Americans and the New York
Nationals?
The pitchers for Washington
were Ogden. Mogridge. Marberry and
johnson and for New York, Barnes,
McQuillan. Nehf and Bentley. Wash
ington won.
Where was Richard TaImadge, the
movie actor born? What Is his pres
ent address?
Born, Caumberg. Switzerland. His
address is F. B. o. Studios. $50 Cow.
er St., Hollywood. Cal
How long did the British general
strike last and what organization
was responsible for calling itS
1t lasted nine days. approximately
1900 900 workers were called out and
industry in England, Scotland and
Wales was practically stopped. II
was called by the Trades Union
Council to aid the coal miners who
were on strike and locked out.
What was the last State TO move
its capital cityS
Oklahoma. The capital was moved
from Guthrie to Oklahoma City In
1910.
BY whom was Colorado first ex-
pIored, and who were the first Amer-i
cans TO settle there What does the
name mean and when did Colorado
become a state?
Colorado takes It's name from the
Spanish word meaning rudy" on
account OF red rock that prevails
there. The first historical explora.
ton Of the region was made by the
Spanish Padre. Francisco Escalente.
in 1776. The first American 10 ar.
rive so far as we know was "A fur
trader named James Parsley, In
1904. Zebulon Pike came In 1906
and John C. Fremont in 1S42-iS44.
The section north and east OF the
Arkansas River was part OF the
great louisiana Purchase. The re.
malnder was part OF Mexico. and
was ceded to the United states at
the close of the war with Mexico, in
1S4s. Colorado Territory was or.
ganized In 1851 and in 1876 II be-
came a state.
Does India use the same mhts OF
currency as Great Britain?
The unit OF currency In india Is
the Indian rupee, hut the sovereign
| lS also ieBdlf tehuef dt ~ rupees W
the gold sovereign.
How did the expression ''Hobsons
choice" originate?
Tobias Hobson, II Is said. was this
first man in England TO hire out
hack horses. He would never break
his rule of renting the horses In
strict rotation. Persons wanting a
horse must take the one whose turn
It was to go. or they could have
none. Thus "Hobsonh choice be.
came a bytword.
What Is the nickname for Atlanta,
Ga.
Gate city OF the South"
What Is a good recipe for frozen
punch?
Boil together one and onehalf cups
OF water. two cups OF sugar and one
small bunch OF mint for five minutes.
Chill, add three cups weak tea or
ginger ale, one-half cup lemon juice
an dtwo cups of orange juice. Strain
through cheese cloth~and freeze like
Ice cream.