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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1902
Page
4
A meditation on prayer as the sole path to salvation and moral renewal. Prayer requires earnest effort, mental focus, and seclusion to awaken personal reform, with cautions against emotional excess and reliance on external force. It argues for temperance work through logic, not coercive legislation.
The bishop explains his stance as an advocate of Sunday saloons in New York City, stating he does not approve of liquor drinking yet sees saloons as a necessary evil. He argues that men will drink whether licensed or not and better they do so in regulated places than in illicit venues. The piece stresses the perceived baneful effects of liquor.
The article argues that living rightly and forgiving others is superior to mere charitable giving. It discusses human impulses, divine guidance, and the uncontrollable nature of some actions, urging self restraint and mercy as the path to health happiness and a charitable mind. It ends by contrasting guidance of wrong doing with the blessings of right living.
The United Mine Workers at Indianapolis pushed for a 10 percent wage increase for the run of the mine in bituminous coal regions. The demand faces likely rejection by coal barons and may trigger a strike, unless the Civic Federation board of labor arbitration can mediate a settlement. Public sympathy favors the miners in their fight for higher pay and safer, less perilous work conditions.
Senator Teller and Beveridge spar over reports from Washington about concentration camps and apologies to Weyler. The piece contrasts official claims that the war is nearly finished with army officers and correspondents asserting continued fierce fighting and savage conditions among Filipinos.
The article reports Senator Gorman advising Democratic members of Congress to center tariff reform as the party’s main issue and push it into the next national campaign as a cornerstone. It argues tariff reform should be based on business principles, notes conflicting interests and widespread ignorance about tariff schedules, and criticizes the Wilson law as a poor benchmark for revision.
The piece argues Congress is unfit for tariff revision and warns against hasty changes that could spark a panic or disrupt prosperity. It suggests removing tea coffee and sugar from the tariff and modestly cutting steel and iron if harms are minimal, but urges a full expert commission to guide any reform.
The Senate debates a bill to buy all lands held by religious orders in the Philippines at fair value and transfer title to the United States for sale to settlers at cost. It proposes 4 percent bonds for funding and urges national input before any large land purchase. The caller urges postponement until the country votes on the plan.
E D Kenna vice president of the Santa Fe railroad urged railroad combination before North western University Chicago College of Commerce and Politics. He argued public cannot fix prices and trusts should control rates, lamenting that anti trust laws are not enforced and trusts appear immune. The speaker warned the trust regime may end with the current administration.
Judge Tuley ruled against Dowie in Stevenson versus Dowie for appointing a receiver for Zion lace industries. He denounced Dowie and his Christian Catholic church methods, calling the scheme to own all and have followers loan money to Zion industries tainted with fraud. He stated religion and business do not mix and warned the fool must be left to his own devices.
A historical note recalls a man who trusted his mirror and scales to judge health. He took Scott's Emulsion daily and soon saw a ruddy face while the scales showed gain, prompting curious reactions from friends. The ad invites readers to try a sample from Scote & Bowne in New York.
In a blunt critique the speaker mocks Dowieism and similar movements accusing them of demanding payment for feigned cures. He asserts divine blessing is imparted impartially and calls for more judges like Tuley to curb religious frauds.
A Brussels sugar bounty conference report is cited to argue that ending the sugar tariff would save about 84.98 million dollars. It notes Europe 1901 beet sugar output and U S consumption and price effects under tariff, claiming lower prices and possible repeal of the sugar trust if European sugar entered freely.
Dying Edward Biddie an escaped murderer pleads for forgiveness after being fatally shot resisting arrest. His brother Edward and John Biddie were sentenced to death for murder and escape with help from the warden's wife. She shot herself after the pursuit near Butler Pennsylvania. The piece argues for divine guidance over base physical temptations and urges earnest prayer to live better lives.
The article reports that Chicago coal dealers tied to a coal trust threaten to cut deliveries to natural gas users unless all gas contracts are canceled. It notes the coal barons control an earth-born product and that domestic or foreign competition cannot easily break the grip. It mentions Kaiser William negotiating to buy coal mines to disrupt the market.
A reflection on how a person’s worth lies in deeds, not wealth, stressing the value of aiding the needy, the role of honest labor, and the newspaper’s duty to educate and uplift society. It argues charity should be guided by compassion and practical moral guidance, not waste or scandal.
A moral guide argues reformation comes from building the mind not supernatural aid. It describes base natures, internal causes of sin, and the need for ongoing mental effort and fervent prayer to restore moral health and happiness.
A trust organized in New York plans to build warehouses across the country where farmers can store grain and borrow against warehouse receipts at reasonable interest. The revival of the old sub treasury idea faces little banking opposition, mainly from grain speculators, and could empower farmers to form a grain trust if storage capacity and capital are sufficient.
The piece argues that railroad and industrial firms pushing age limits will face fierce resistance. It contends long serving workers deserve job security and warns that corporate lack of gratitude turns loyal employees into expendable burdens, risking poverty at life’s end.
The piece notes the state Republican convention set for April 23 and 24 signals a vigorous campaign. It mocks candidate training, urges short brisk efforts over handshakes, and argues voters favor audacity and dash over “gum shoe” tactics in politics.
Senator Frye and allies condemn ocean steamship consolidation and a proposed 50 percent freight rate increase. They vow to push the ship subsidy bill despite bounty allocations to a ship trust.
Evidence at the coroner inquest suggests the Biddle brothers made no resistance and shot themselves in a bid for death by their own action. The report also notes officers allegedly beat John on the head during the incident.
The notice promotes limited time bargains with emphasized low prices like 98c and 2.25 to 3.48 on selected items inviting readers to act quickly to be among the fortunate shoppers.
The Biddles were convicted of murder after shootings where victims lay on the ground. Officers who responded were hailed as heroes for their actions.
Judge Tuley questions mixing religion with business in Dowie’s case. The text argues Dowie shortens his name to prophet, claiming he blends church and profit into one. Dowie is presented as a profit in this framing.
The surgeons who attended President McKinley in his final hours demanded $100,000 for their services. Each would have given the same time and attention to any ordinary patient rather than the top price. The statement portrays a claim of professional robbery.
Fragmentary text suggests a London chemist linked to unusual barrels and a dreamlike plan. The report hints at swearing off a habit while promising collective happiness, though details are unclear from the damaged source.
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