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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
4
The article notes most war taxes end July 1 including brokers and bankers stamp taxes while beer tax reverts to $1 a barrel and tea tax remains until Jan 1 1903. It lauds reduced national debt and says revenues will still exceed expenditures despite tax repeal.
The excerpt contrasts two U.S. administrations, noting Cleveland’s peacetime borrowing and McKinley’s wartime surplus. It highlights concerns about government prosperity and potential overreach during war and peace periods.
The text claims Indiana reduced state debt by 3.643 million this year toward five million total with annual interest savings of 110 thousand. It cites 1.5 million spent on improvements, merit system, competitive bids, strict supervision, fee and salary law savings, and a labor commission aiding major industry, portraying a record of honesty and efficiency.
The La Porte Republican recalls the 1893 low tariff experiment and its panics and strikes. It notes 1894 elections favored opponents of that policy, while the current Dingley tariff brings prosperity with no panics, despite demagogues seeking a return to 1893.
The Civil Service Commission will hold exams in September and October nationwide to recruit for government service. There are 126 423 classified positions, up 46 736 in six years. Surplus appointments and salaries range from 600 to 1200 dollars yearly with life tenure and minimal education. People can request the Civil Service Catalogue 1902 from Columbian College, Washington, DC.
San Francisco plans a grand display from August 11 to 26 featuring a $30,000 lighting spectacle supervised by the City Department of Electricity. Seventeen courts of honor will showcase 2720 lamps each plus Market street lighting of 3840 lamps, with a grand court at Market Geary Kearny and Third. The Knights voyage westward will attract over 100,000 visitors riding low railroad rates.
The Chicago Record-Herald offers a daily Meals for the Day section with menus for breakfast lunch and dinner and accompanying recipes selected by the household editor. Cash prizes reward the best submissions, inviting housewives to participate.
Senator Albert J. Beveridge extols Indiana senior senator for devotion to constituents and proven ability. He urges unwavering public support for re election to the nation’s highest legislative body, praising steady courage and leadership.
The London Saturday Review denounces English complacence toward an Anglo American union. It argues Britain should receive a diplomatic rebuff to Panama Canal matters and a restrained stance on the aggressive trans Atlantic commercial invasion, noting the commodities cited are not costly.
The Indiana Republican state convention advances toward fair nominations by directing the state central committee to draft proper rules governing delegate selection and by affirming the right of every citizen to express party choice under laws. It seeks honest secret ballots, anti corruption measures, and potential state law backing for these nomination reforms.
The state convention calls for a plain and practical system of party nominations as free and fair as elections. It stresses that pure nominations are essential to good government and warns that corruption in nominations taints elections. The appeal seeks bipartisan support for wholesome nomination laws.
The Madison Democrat argues tariffs could raise wages in a day, citing 1898 experiments. It notes smuggling rises with protection and compares laws to improvised crime. The Indianapolis Sentinel calls the Oregon election a cheer for Democrats as Republican margins widen.
The 1892 Democratic platform attacked costs from legislation benefiting the rich and powerful and blamed trusts on Republican laws. The party won statewide and nationally on those pledges, but the question remains whether it acted on them after gaining power.
The piece argues the Democratic platform criticizes partisan use of penal and benevolent state institutions. It claims Governor Hovey’s administration allowed partisan appointments, producing abuse, while Republican control removed partisan influence. It notes Democratic appointees now run several state hospitals and institutions on businesslike terms.
The Washington Post argues Indiana Democrats overemphasize revenue tariff aims, noting Indiana's proection prosperity under the Dingley tariff since 1897 and suggesting voters favor protection while opposing measures that would end the current benefits. It contrasts with Boston Post’s free trade reference and cites historical GOP defeats.
A Richmond Palladium editorial urges senators and politicians to consider the mothers in all states who support American soldiers. It warns that loud denouncers will learn mothers’ faith in their boys when faced with their impact at home.
An ad claims Krause’s Headache rapsule prevents morning head issues. It promises rapid relief if taken before bed and asserts one capsule suffices for a clear head by morning. The price is 25e and it is sold by John Gilerds.
Joseph Jefferson reportedly jumped over the footlights to escape a crowd of clamorous women admirers gathered at the stage door leaving young Kubelik discouraged by the scene.
George Schaub of New Lebanon Ohio praises Chamberlain Pain Balm bought from C H Knott after eight weeks of severe back pain relieved in days. He reports his wife felt reborn and regained ability to perform household duties. The liniment is offered by Knott.
In Humboldt and Mendocino counties California sixty six saw mills operate on red wood forests as they disappear. The output value for 1900 nears five million dollars.
A Armonk New York mother praises Dr King s New Discovery for curing her daughter after a near fatal whooping cough and bronchitis and describes a niece with advanced consumption who recovered. The ad touts this medicine as infallible for coughs and colds with trial bottles free and 50 cent to 1.00 dollar sizes.
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