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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
4
The essay argues that the ballot is not the sole remedy for labor disputes and stresses education and mutual justice for workers and capital. It praises arbitration and peaceful settlement, notes progress in labor relations, and condemns violence and lynching while highlighting reform needs in pension fraud and public ethics.
In New York a tale of a small woolly dog named Pete, mascot of the New York to Boston steamship line, illustrates the varied types of humanity and prompts reflections on which traits deserve encouragement. The dog has long traveled on different vessels and has always been well treated amid a hot weather period.
The text states they were merely suspected and not proven guilty. It argues the same lawlessness caused their deaths and should be suppressed wherever found, comparing them to other youths on New York docks and urging decisive action.
The June report on China trade tallies a 1900 year total of imports at 26.83 million dollars, led by silk tea and opium and goat skins. Exports reached 15.26 million, dominated by cotton cloth and oils, with iron and steel numbering 822 thousand dollars.
The text notes exports to China including bread stuffs, manufactured cotton, tobacco cig arettes, and iron and steel. It argues trade must grow by creating Chinese demand, opening the country, and modernizing commerce, while comparing U S trade with Britain France and Germany in 1899.
An editorial critique claims unions are a formidable organized force in Hikhart and that The Review previously showed contempt for workers. The piece questions whether the paper would publish articles favoring labor or unions if it had ever supported them.
Union workers may receive higher sums than the stated scale if the employer chooses. The scale exists to maintain a standard. nothing will be paid below the stipulated amount.
The Review editor reports returning from an eastern resort and claims he has recovered all he had lost in Elkhart. The note raises speculation about whether the loss referred to the post office.
The Review’s editorial on the local labor issue on Saturday night is clearly original. The editor has awakened from his long period of inaction and speaks with renewed vigor.
The newspaper notes a surprising shift as the Review is forced to recognize a union label, a development seen as painful yet inevitable for the publication and its audience.
The editor of the Review concedes unions deserve recognition, remarking that it is too late for Mr. Kent.
A journalist relies on personal flair when the editor is away and searches for fresh angles. The remark highlights how newsroom dynamics shape storytelling styles in brief, candid moments.
A local newspaper item notes the Review faced a tough circumstance Saturday night, describing the setback as a bitter pill it had to swallow. The report emphasizes the event's impact on the paper's outlook and the community's reaction.
A Gazette report names five Emporia women seen socializing on Commercial Street during a cooking school session. It notes their ages addresses family status and boasts about cooking skills amid questions about propriety and mothers’ influence.
A harsh critique targets local girls described as gossiping and imprudent, urging attendance at cooking school to restore home making values. It notes Myrtle's fashion, Earle Rivers's pin cushion appearance, and John Slowbey's spending, urging Emporia men to favor homemakers over flirtation with travelers.
County Auditor of Elkhart County announces estimates of appropriations for 1902 to be reviewed at the September session. Totals include Circuit Court 6211.00, County Clerk 510.00, Commissioners 37398.75, Insanity 141195.00, Auditor 5710.00, Treasurer 3529.25, Recorder 2772.45, Sheriff 7101.00, Surveyor 72645.00, Coroner 875.00, Assessor 7952.36, Township Assessor 3781.00, Supt of Schools 41935.448, grand total 260,529.00.
General Miles emphasizes fealty to home institutions and understanding government. The piece argues the American soldier is a citizen first, a fighter second, with improved morals and strict admission standards, contrasting with continental terms and praising the nation’s armed forces. The American sailor is noted as a land or sea soldier united by duty.
The Osceola column reports rain may save potatoes and delay frost while threshers near completion. Local visits include Mrs Henson Watkins of Kansas to Mrs Ezra Watkins and Miss Nellie Curtis hosting Ray Stoner of Jones Mich. plus a missionary ice cream social planned at the church yard.
Editor S A Brown of Bennettsville recounts his wife recovering from dyspepsia after using Electric Bitters. Four bottles restored strength and appetite, with the tonic also aiding the liver. Sold for 50 cents by Rush ton and Houseworth Bros.
For four months the Vincennes Presbyterian Church has gone pastorless. The wealthy congregation, with a recently erected fine building, attends other churches and faces possible disorganization if a minister is not found soon.
Cannelton Newton Mason, a former Philippines serviceman, saved $250 upon mustering out in San Francisco but was robbed of his pay. He chose to reenlist for further service in the Philippines to avoid returning home penniless.
Frank J. Cheney of F J Cheney & Co testifies in Toledo Ohio that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notarized December 6 1886. Advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with testimonials and other products sold by the firm for 75 cents.
The city dressed in gala attire for the opening of the Knights of Pythias and Business Men's Carnival to run for six days. W. H. Lucas serves as carnival president with W. E. Burton as vice president E. S. Crowder as treasurer and C. H. Stratton as secretary.
Union Mills begins rebuilding its burned business district with brick structures, aiming for a more pretentious town center than before the blaze. The reconstruction signals a resurgence as the village rises from the ashes.
Petersburg farmer Albert Blair, while at work, ran a rusty nail into his foot. Lockjaw followed and he is expected to die. Blair is noted as one of the county’s wealthiest farmers.
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