This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1903
Page
5
The notice lists subscription terms for the Indianapolis Journal including daily and Sunday editions, prices with and without Sunday delivery, weekly and monthly rates, and a request for prepaid mail. It notes reduced rates for agents and where the paper can be found in New York and Louisville news stands, with publication and distribution details dated Monday August 3, 1903.
A scrambled assemblage mentions the Senate sessions in Rome, militia life, and federal influence on militias. It comments on Pope election lore, labor and capital tensions, rail traffic, stock markets, Dr. Wiley, Manchuria trade, Rome’s odors, and reform efforts against gambling interests. It notes enforcement gains by municipal authorities and ongoing political intrigues.
The text argues Southern Republicans oppose Roosevelt and doubt northern support, noting many GOP conventions back Roosevelt and question votes from the South. It suggests Roosevelt’s nomination seems assured elsewhere while southern electoral votes are unlikely.
Mexico and the United States discuss a shift toward a gold standard with silver coin values fixed in gold. A Mexican commission, led by Minister Limantour, plans uniform coinage ratios and seeks international cooperation in London, Paris, and Berlin. The move aims to stabilize exchange and boost trade and investment across silver-using nations.
A life of Charles Butler recalls his role as New York lawyer guiding Indiana bond funding during the funding crisis tied to the Wabash and Erie canal. Butler advised, met governors and legislators, and persuaded debt supporters and opponents, leading to passage of the funding bill and restoration of the state's credit. He then served as trustee of the canal project for decades.
The piece argues that global politics now include economic warfare with taxes and bounties shaping exports and imports. It cites Britain's move toward preferential tariffs within the empire, led by Chamberlain, as a likely eventual policy despite opposition, noting differences between Britain and its colonies.
The world map shows feasible, profitable paths for Britain and colonies toward free trade within the empire and protection against rivals. European powers rely on protection and bans, while the United States leans toward economic independence, watching Germany and France adopt high duties to push trade concessions. The Philippine tariff and tropical product production strengthen US leverage. the great economic struggle will place the US in a dominant position.
Detroit Free Press notes that while clergy rarely shine in fiction they have produced notable works by Rev Edward Eggleston Rev Edward Everett Hale Rev George Hepworth and Rev John Watson Ian Maclaren among others. The piece discusses differing views on what makes a truly good novel and highlights clergymen as accomplished writers beyond fiction.
Commissioner of Immigration Sargent reports shameful conditions from undesirable immigration. He notes about 1000 paupers turned back last year and over 60 inmates in New York City and State institutions. He predicts Chicago and Philadelphia will show similar results and calls for stricter legislation and enforcement.
Herbert K. Smith of Hartford Connecticut is named deputy commissioner of corporations in the new Department of Commerce. Critics say he is not known in national politics, but his Yale education, legal practice, judiciary committee service in the Connecticut Legislature, and study of corporation laws equip him well for the post.
The Minnesota Governor, doubtf ul of the Sherman act, led a suit under state statutes to declare Northern Securities illegal. The action failed at great expense, while the federal Sherman law action succeeded. Governor Van Sant may have overreacted to partisan commentary.
A collage of old jokes from newspapers features exchanges about nerves and insurance, rich men and heaven, marriages made in heaven, political nonpartisanship, a restaurant bill of fare, and a western style horse theft. The quips mix wordplay and vernacular, reflecting era humor.
In Billville, politics are lively as two candidates plow six acres for the town. A playful school scene has pupils arguing over Archimedes and the meaning of Eureka. A ten year old jokes that Archimedes found soap in his bath.
A compact overview of Ralph Waldo Emerson as a thinker and poet, tracing his role in shaping Unitarian thought through his Harvard Divinity School address and influence on Channing and Parker. The piece notes rational religion’s rise, the split in Unitarianism, and calls for sweetness and action alongside enlightenment.
A. 8. Peacock of the Attica Ledger at the Columbia Club asserts W. B. Reed, long serving Attica mayor and former Fountain and Warren prosecuting attorney, should be a State senator for Fountain Warren and Vermillion. Reed’s water works and electric plant upgrades, tax relief, and municipal expertise are cited as ideal for the Legislature. Peacock says Reed is a fine speaker and debater, suitable by common consent.
The Journal analyzes James Lane Allen's The Mettle of the Pasture, praising its philosophy and spiritual depth. It highlights how minor characters like Mrs Conyers and Dent illuminate the work, noting Allen’s open, nature rooted religious views and the book’s literary finish as a refreshing contribution beyond plot. The Macmillan Company.
A varnished tale set in western Pennsylvania during the oil boom era. It follows Dr Robeson, a devoted country physician, and explores the collision of passion, religion, and rampant lawlessness among drillers and their crews. The narrative centers on social tension and moral struggle in a tight-knit community.
Eleanor Craig, the heroine, navigates love and danger as Ike Braddick’s villainy escalates toward a fatal end. Lindsay Neville, aristocrat and intended husband, features alongside Sly Packer in a drama of education, authority, and unspoken declarations.
Will N Harben writes a romantic tragic tale about George Buckley who loves a proud blue-stocking girl while his father faces a coal mine sentence. An old man adopts George to redeem past sins, making him a moral substitute. Humorous scenes echo David Harum and Eben Holden. Harper Brothers, New York.
The article extols farming as essential to character and success in business and society. It highlights H. D. Hemen’s How to Make School Gardens as a teaching aid for creating school gardens, fertilizing soil, planting, grafting, and engaging intelligent children in light gardening, published by Doubleday Page Co. New York.
A critical note dismisses Robert Hichens new novel as disagreeable and didacticless, tracing a four hundred page tale of a young ignoramus drawn to a morphine habit. The reviewer finds the narrative egotistical, graphic in its mania, and not worth reading, despite the publisher Frederick A. Stokes Company of New York.
A praise for Dwight W Huntington's Our Feathered Game, a comprehensive North American game birds manual for sportsmen and ornithologists. It covers guns dogs clubs preserves and chapters on pheasants grouse partridges water fowl shore birds rails reedbirds and wild pigeons with fine illustrations and notable bird portraits.
A long adventurous tale narrated by Dr. Henry Mortimer about three seekers in stiff semi archaic prose chasing a legendary Golden Kingdom. They encounter mythic wonders from Thor’s hammer to great apes and painted caves, with a Boer War era frame, noting adult readers’ waning appetite for such juvenile fantasy.
A juvenile collection of 240 dog stories by Conrad G Miller. The prose tales and occasional doggerel verse appeal to children and dog lovers alike, featuring dogs of all kinds and nationalities. Profusely illustrated, the book is published by Funk & Wagnall Company in New York.
The Topeka Federation of Women's Clubs issued a souvenir booklet with Margaret H. M. McCarter’s graphic account of the recent Topeka flood. It includes illustrations showing damage and supports the relief fund for Northka. Copies cost 2 cents and orders go to Miss Lucy D. Kingman, 65 Monroe Street, Topeka, Kan.
The subtitle frames the volume as a manual of immorals with irony. Col. D. Streamer, praised for verse, applies his talent to expounding well known maxims in a satirical vein that nearly ridicules them.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.