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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
5
The Indianapolis Journal publishes subscription terms and distribution details for daily and weekly editions, noting prepaid mail rates and club reductions. It lists agents, distribution points, and offices in Indianapolis and other cities, plus references to policy matters and editorials about politics, public works, and postal money remittance proposals.
A proposal describes a personal check on the United States government as a secure, transmitable instrument rivaling bank checks. It would ease sending small sums and cut costs and time compared with money orders postal notes or registered letters. A commission of post office and treasury officials will review the plan.
A critical column condemns a Virginia Democratic proposal to make suffrage an acquired right. It details an understanding clause for illiterate voters, a three year poll tax, and property and tax payment thresholds aimed at limiting Black voting while exempting soldiers’ descendants, arguing these tests would disenfranchise whites too. It urges making suffrage an acquired right with uniform qualifications.
Washington dispatches describe Senator Hanna defending Rathbone while denying any plan for a presidential pardon or new Congress trial. He will hire a lawyer to study Cuban trial transcripts in Havana and decide next steps, testing belief Rathbone did not receive a fair trial. Many longtime friends, while supportive, insist Hanna would not condone crime.
The piece notes distinguished Americans backing a pardon for Mrs Maybrick and Senator Hanna's pledge to investigate. It reviews Senator Lodge's Philippine civil government bill proposing continued civil commission rule, a census plan, an insular silver coinage, and a stated path to popular government, versus Democratic calls for immediate independence. It also mentions a lawsuit over wine used at Emperor William’s yacht christening, pitting German Rheingold against Moet-Chandon champagne amid cross-border accusations.
A garbled column mixes quips about humorists, religious creeds, and a clerk’s exchange over Prometheus. brief sketches reference Puck, Catholic Standard, and Cadleigh asides about music and one man’s “splendid ear.”
Washington Star quote contrasts a statesman with an officeholder who can pause quail on toast to remember the American eagle. On April First, Baltimore American notes Merrily the young wife observing her husband eating cotton-batting cakes at breakfast. He replies they are better than hers and asks about mother's recipe.
Philadelphia Press portrays Dr Edward Everett Hale in his Roxbury home near Highland Street Boston. The century old mansion blends colonial and early classical style with a vast library laid with shelves and alcoves. Hale writes at ease in a grand chair beside his writing lapboard surrounded by family copies and memories.
Cecil Rhodes died at Cape Town after dreams of a British empire across Africa. He aimed to redraw the map from Cairo to the Cape, backed by Cape to Cairo plans and British finance. He underestimated Boer determination for independence and overestimated the price of liberty. He was a great, decisive empire builder who failed to grasp the power of small states to resist conquest.
The article portrays Dr Hale as a seasoned Boston clergyman with a warm, inviting smile and a voice famed from pulpit and lecture halls for over fifty years. Now pastor emeritus of the South Congregational Church, he remains active in philanthropic work, lectures at the University of Chicago in May, and continues monthly sermons and Lend-a-Hand Society duties on Beacon Street. He spends time studying and staying current, joking that he no longer promises to read every book from cover to cover.
The editorial argues the Long plan sets the minimum ships needed to meet actual naval needs as stated in the secretary of the navy's annual report. It criticizes Congress for considering only larger ships and welcomes five armored vessels but cautions against political tinkering and expert meddling. It urges acceptance of the official program as a solid base for production and expansion.
The Springfield steam sirens studied by the British lighthouse board show no major finds on soundless zones around sirens. American authorities earlier noted these zones and, per Tyndall, attributed them to interference with sound waves from water reflections. In calm weather a 98 vibration siren can carry over twenty miles while higher tones fade. wind alters which notes travel farther.
The Brooklyn Eagle argues Brooklyn public schools rise with a strong centralized superintendent and active public involvement. It contrasts New York with Indianapolis Springfield and Chicago, notes the new charter limits and local boards, and praises public interest as key to reform while warning subsidies may entrench dependence on government handouts.
Milwaukee Sentinel reports shipowners of sailing craft oppose the proposed subsidy. They argue the bill excludes most sailing vessels built after 1883 and understates eligible tonnage, while urging a subsidy scaled to vessel class. The owners contend sailing ships still play a significant role in Atlantic trade.
A long list of brevet promotions for gallant action in Las Guasimas and San Juan Hill spans the Spanish American War, the Philippine insurrection, and the Chinese campaign. The piece recalls fallen heroes like Julies Ord Wetherill Dickinson Egbert Wikoff and Colonel Miner, with a vivid reminiscence of San Juan Hill through a reporter’s eyes.
Northwestern representatives of the National Editorial Association, a mix of dentists, milliners, dress makers, photographers, and journalists, plan a trip to Omaha. The Commercial Club is asked to spend a few hundred dollars to entertain them, but Ottawa notes past Canadian and Manitoba excursion costs may argue against a heavy investment.
The article urges immediate work to raise the battleship Maine while U S control remains. It warns delaying the operation could forfeit the right to view the wreck and create complications. The editorial argues it is better to act now than sue for privilege.
Salt Lake City shows a strong bank clearance gain amid national figures. Compared with New York and other cities, Salt Lake posts a 23.6 percent increase while several others exceed 121 percent, marking a notable local performance in the nationwide tally.
Senator Hanna argues in Manufacturers' Record that the South must develop a merchant marine to unlock its vast iron, steel, and oil potential. He cites Alabama and Gulf Coast shipyards as key, notes freight costs hampering Southern ironmakers, and urges home markets and strengthened industry to rival Pennsylvania and Europe.
A New York Post Washington letter catalogs senatorial absenteeism this session. It notes Jones of Arkansas and Daniel of Virginia often absent for re election efforts or illness, Mason dividing time between Washington and Illinois, Clapp in Florida, Quay in Florida, West of Missouri feeble yet vigorous in debate, Hawley of Connecticut rarely appearing, Blackburn of Kentucky back but unseen, and hints at historical character contrasts with Jackburn’s diminished presence in the upper chamber.
Editor of the Commoner urged to stay out of Washington to aid Democratic prospects. The Nashville American notes discussions imply possible influence on upcoming elections and party strategy.
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