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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1902
Page
4
The item outlines subscription options and pricing for The Daily Journal newspaper. It lists rates for daily, Sunday, weekly editions and mail prepaid options, plus instructions for agents and clubs. It notes postal charges for domestic and foreign delivery and asks contributors to include name and address with submissions.
The fragment lists numerous newsstands in cities like York, Louisville, and Dayton and references political figures such as Bryan, Morgan, and Thurston. It then pivots to criticism of Senators Rawlins and Carmack, a critique of Grant era politics, and notes on sugar tariffs and Cuban war veterans’ pay.
The Washington correspondent reports the President acted against alleged beef trust actions and injunctions against rail rates for meat packers. He notes the merger issue and contrasts past calls to curb foreign influence with current policy.
A New York World telegraph report on the Indiana Republican State convention asserts a platform plank and candidate names are true while disputing the charge of widespread money corruption. It notes a false claim that a candidate deposited 3000 dollars and that district committeemen aided such payments during the gathering.
The piece refutes a report that delegates were paid for votes, noting no man could afford a 3.0 percent payment for office and that most candidates are poor. It argues such bribery isn’t practiced by either party and condemns the New York World headline as a slander that could erode trust in popular government.
The platform adopted by the Republican state convention draws nationwide notice and praise from major papers. It highlights tariff revision to fit changing conditions and reciprocity with Cuba, with many Republican outlets endorsing its approach while the New York Times and Boston Herald offer mixed views. Overall Republicans widely approve the platform as a campaign keynote.
The piece argues the Philippines war was a war for humanity, aimed at liberty and American sovereignty, while criticizing Democrats for labeling it a war of humanity demanding gentler methods. It cites Dewey and battles like El Caney and Cervera to illustrate the conduct of war and references Senator Rawlins denouncing General Smith over Samar actions.
A historical defense links Civil War and Philippine War actions to justify harsh measures. It argues troops left Shenandoah and Sherman’s march as a “howling wilderness” and asserts necessity of whipping opponents to maintain the flag. The piece cites humanit y aims yet condemns Democratic calls for milder methods.
The New York Times argues repeal of meat duties won’t lower prices, citing supply limits in cattle and corn costs. It notes fat cattle scarcity, packer profits, and railroad rebates, forecasting July beef prices drop with grass-fed cattle. It highlights reciprocity with Cuba and Porto Rico, and reviews Post check money ideas as government revenue potential.
The Beet Sugar Manufacturing Association of Michigan urged senators to oppose abolishing the refined sugar tariff and backed Roosevelt's Cuba relief plan. Michigan business leaders say a Cuban sugar cut of 3 percent won’t harm their beet-sugar industry. A rumor from Ohio concerns an elected mayor fleeing to Zanesville to avoid inauguration.
A terse remark notes a man has run away from ordinary duties as a bold critique of bureaucratic life. The line mocks office tasks as excessive beyond belief, underscoring themes of escape and disbelief in modern work culture.
A collage of humor from Chicago Tribune Smart Set Puck Baltimore American Washington Star and Catholic Standard notes playful lines. Jokes cover timing telephones listening, art schooling, office excuses, bigamy, job refusals, and talk on meat and drink with light, dated wit.
The Indiana Republican convention in Indianapolis produced a solid platform and a strong statewide ticket praised for geographical balance and suitability. Observers cite Beveridge’s address as a defining keynote and expect a decisive November victory for the party.
Andrew W. Lyons, once an acrobat, sues E. W. Crellin in San Francisco for $50,000 claiming the alienation of his wife Camille d Arville Crellin s affections. Lyons states they were divorced in Chicago, unknown to him, before her marriage to Crellin. Camille Crellin is said to be in Brooklyn.
The New York Sun presents Prosperity as a platform for the Republican Party. The document frames prosperity as the basis to carry the country again, arguing it supports the party’s agenda and electoral prospects.
Emerson Hough's The Mississippi Bubble centers on John Law and his financial schemes, blending fact and fiction across three parts from London to America and Paris with vivid scenes. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall returns Major's historic romance, tracing star-crossed lovers amid feuding kin and courtly pageantry in a brisk Macmillan edition.
A review extols the Putnam volume Wales by Owen M Edwards as a continuous popular history. It highlights Wales’s mountainous geography, rivers, and rugged independence, noting vivid, poetic prose and the author’s Welsh lineage and progressive spirit.
Review praises Kidd as a deep thinker on social evolution and the future oriented law of natural selection shaping social and economic movements. The author argues real significance lies in future interests over present ones and that Western civilization advances through long term forces rather than current concerns. New York Macmillan Company.
President Roosevelt highlights irrigation as key to fertilizing arid lands and calls forest and water issues vital internal questions for the United States, stressing a physical, not moral, framing of the topic. The remarks reflect the era’s focus on natural resource management and national development.
A mixed literary digest notes Shakspeare in Tale and Verse by Lois G. Hafford as well received in England and America. It covers Shakespeare for a mature readership with praise from Primary Education Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Ledger Philadelphia Press Detroit Free Press Worcester Spy and British periodicals. Also reviewed is Hamlin Garland’s story on Indian treatment on government reservations with Captain Curtis as agent, highlighting conflicts with settlers and a senator, and a final triumph through humane policy and interwoven romance.
The revised enlarged edition of Friends Worth Knowing by Ernest Ingersoll expands the original Harpers work from nearly twenty years ago. It features twenty four life photographed illustrations and a focus on wild animals and outdoor nature with sections like Our Winter Birds Birds of Passage How Animals Get Home.
The Kansas City Star quotes William J. Bryan from the Commoner noting his playful wit. He comments on tobacco trusts in Britain affecting American tobacco consumers, a Roosevelt/Cleveland dig, and a quip about farmers and agriculturists. The piece credits an unnamed source for the distinction.
Bishop Thomas James Conaty rector of the Catholic University of America denies reports he planned to resign. He states there are no dissensions and finds no foundation to claims about the universitys financial condition. He notes the school needs a larger endowment for broader development but has received generous support.
SAN FRANCISCO April 17 Col Arthur Wagner adjutant general at Manila for two years arrived in Chicago to assume the duties of adjutant general He dismissed reports of cruelty to natives as largely exaggerated noting the water cure claims have more imagination than fact in Samar Island
TOPEKA April 27 William W Carr thirty seven a well known telegraph operator in the West was accidentally shot and killed while alighting from a buggy in Eudora Kansas Carr tripped discharging his shotgun into his heart He had connected with the Associated Press in Topeka since 1892 and worked at Kansas City Omaha Denver and other points He leaves a widow.
MISSOULA Mont April 12 The spotted fever scourge in the Bitter Root valley has broken out with greater violence than at any time known In the history of the peculiar disease. Ten persons have died the malady within a week and others are in danger.
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