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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
4
In the Greensburg Standard a legal notice lists Luther 1) Brain as the subject with terms for election or legal action. It specifies one year in the county and one year out of the county, with a payment in advance of 1.50. The fragment suggests jurisdictional or housing related provisions for the county.
The Indiana General Assembly will convene on January 5, 1903, marking the start of its legislative session with lawmakers gathering to consider state issues and laws.
Counties along the Ohio River from Madison to Lawrenceburg show rising interest in a proposed railroad connecting the two cities. Residents and officials discuss routes and impacts as the project gains attention.
A Jewish Rabbi gave the Thanksgiving address at a Presbyterian church in Indianapolis as the two congregations joined in the day’s exercises.
New Mexico selects a Republican delegate to Congress by a plurality of 9,637 as the territory totals about 40,000 votes. The same candidate, Mr. Rodey, previously won by an estimated margin of 3,710.
The current short session of Congress is expected to do little of importance beyond enacting a stringent antitrust law. The tariff schedule will likely remain unchanged, as the existing law is viewed as fair and satisfactory by business leaders nationwide.
Rev Francis E Clark of Boston known as Father Endeavor will visit Indianapolis today. He and other leaders in C E work are touring nineteen major cities in the United States to promote the Endeavor movement.
Missouri shows a 44 695 Democratic plurality while Iowa leans Republican by 7 921. The writer notes Missouri as the sole state north of the old Mass Dixon line still in the Democratic column.
The President speaks boldly on the great questions of the day with charm and vigor. The core focus is a clear discussion of the trust question, highlighting the Chief Executive's fearless leadership.
The Postmaster General orders not to employ women who have husbands supporting them as departmental clerks. One woman already avoided the rule by obtaining a divorce. Unmarried ladies reportedly welcome the policy and feel secure in their positions.
In Kansas Third District the party switch occurred with a Republican gaining by a comfortable 4068 votes after a 268 margin for the Democrat in 1900. The district covers the state’s southeastern corner. Report notes gas found in paying quantities there alongside political progress.
Indiana has supplied three speakers of the House of Representatives: John W. Davis from 1845 to 1847, Schuyler Colfax from 1863 to 1869, and Michael C. Kerr from 1875 to 1876. No other western state exceeded one, while Ohio and Iowa each had one and Illinois had yet to furnish its first.
The piece cites Gov Cumback calling for action on neglected cemeteries. It argues respect for the dead and notes the cause as too many burying grounds in early settlement. It suggests fewer cemeteries but better maintained ones.
The Kansas City Star publishers plan a pulp mill to supply paper for their own needs. An inquiry from American publishers seeks a pulp mill in the Ottawa area Canada with access to water power and spruce stands to sustain a forty ton daily output. The Kansas City mill would use Canadian pulp, feeding paper for The Star.
The speech urges federal regulation of interstate corporations, defends profits from enterprise, and warns against harming prosperity. It calls for a cabinet level commerce secretary, reciprocal trade, and careful tariff reform to balance domestic and foreign competition while protecting wage workers. It also supports Cuba reciprocity, The Hague arbitration, and an isthmian canal policy.
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