Postal rules and political notes from the Journal
The piece outlines mailing instructions for submissions to the Journal and notes policy on second class matter at Indianapolis. It then shifts to a series of political comments on poll taxes, lynching, women’s suffrage in Alabama, and critiques of notable figures, followed by brief reports on crime, labor, and economics including steel mills, customs, and Stamp tax receipts.
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United States
Indianapolis
Ind
Mountine
Coal Industry Employment in the United States in 19
The United States produced 22 percent of world coal in that year and employed about 47,500 miners. Including women and children, roughly two million people depended directly on the coal industry.
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United States
The Chinese wall and a wall of warnings in policy debate
The piece surveys debates on tariff walls, noting supporters and critics of protection as a means to shield home markets while seeking foreign markets. It discusses Admiral Evans, Carnegie library gifts, the Marion pulp and paper mill, labor movements, plant naming, and a portrait of social perceptions, ending with reflections on John Fiske’s library.
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Indiana Pulp and Paper Company
Marion
Trouble for Fighting Bob in Navy Controversy
The Sampson-Schley feud gave way to Chandler-Evans tensions likely to trigger a naval court of inquiry. The dispute centers on Admiral Robley D. Evans's memoir A Sailor's Log and a passage accusing ex-Secretary William E. Chandler of political interference, prompting Chandler to press charges for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
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Gard
Admiral Evans
Chandler
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of the Treasury
Chandler-Evans
Navy
United States
Nevin Placter
Bob
William E. Chandler
Student room sales hint at scholar’s memory
Passage notes a deceased scholar’s room of books carefully arranged as he planned. The space is described as handsome and attractive, presenting an ideal study area for a future occupant.
Mirth and Misprints Across Papers
A collage of quips from Philadelphia Record to London Answers, noting playful banter on secrets, advertising, castles, school questions, and modernity. Vignettes include a wife and fiancé joke, a critique of flashy ads, Arthurian remark on skyscrapers, and a Scottish farmer testing a class with a riddle about handin yer horse.
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London
Rebels Stop a Train on Isthmus Interferes With Traffic
Consul Gudger reports Liberals detained a passenger train at Matachin for one hour this morning capturing one government official with no looting or damages. The interruption marks a bold move along the Panamá Railway route and may affect U S stance on the Colombian uprising. No American ships or protection requests have been issued.
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Washington
Gudger
Panama
State Department
Matachin
United States
Isthmus
Navy Department
Colombia
Venezuela
Panama Isthmus unrest as rebel raids erupt near Colon
Kingston dispatch reports a revolutionary expedition landing near Colon amid raids along the railway line. Looting hits Em Eraduc, San Pablo, Ohio and Gatun. a 90 year old woman is shot at Bohio. San Pablo officials are kidnapped. Rumors grow of reinforcements from Cartagena as Namouna crew resigns. General Alban drives government efforts.
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Associated Press
Kingston
Jamaica
Panama
Colon
Namouna
Emeraduc
Fpunamia
San Pablo
Ohio
Gatun
Bohio
Senor Merendes
Galun
Cartagena
Alban
What Tammany Costs Taxpayers
New York reports an increase in the city tax rate from $224 to $2.42 on the 81M property. The rise in assessed personal property and realty values this year over the previous year amounts to about six million dollars, with personal property up by $64 million and realty by $49 million.
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New York
New York City
Howison Named to Fill Schley Court Vacancy
Rear Admiral Henry L. Howison will replace Rear Admiral Kimberly on the Schley court of inquiry, with Admiral Schley’s approval. Howison, at Saratoga Springs, has been notified and will accept the detail. witnesses from foreign stations will be recalled to testify. Admiral Dewey notified, Parker resumes investigation, and Guam governance changes accompany the proceedings. The article also notes Howison’s kinship to Captain William E. English and outlines his naval career and age.
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Washington
Schley
Kimberly
Henry L. Howison
Hackett
Department
Howison
Parker
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Sampson-Schley
Dewey
Admiral Schley
Benjamin W. Wells
Lst
William Swift
Yorktown
Seaton Schroeder
Guam
Swift
Commander Schroeder
United States
James Parker
Navy Department
Santiago
Bureau of Navigation
William E. English
Indianapolis
Annapolis
Indiana
William H. English
Congress
Hewison
Mobile Bay
Blenville
Vandalia
Samoa
Apia
Beaton Navy Yard
South Atlantic
Africa
Chicago
New York
Olympia
Sampson
Promotions and Appointments in the Cavalry and Infantry Services
Washington Aug 6 The President made numerous officer appointments across War Navy and Treasury departments. Inf Infantry ranks include Baldwin colonel and Regan lieutenant colonel as well as Whitman captain. Cavalry officers Longstreet Cootes Schultz Shelley Elliott Boice Ryan. Infantry second lieutenants include Overton Kimball Martin Lusk Mowry and others. Artillery Corps first lieutenants Estbick Granger Clark Coore with second lieutenants Taylor Perry Campbell Dunn Grant Ball Oakes Dickson. Navy assigns Clark lieutenant and Dillingham commander. Revenue Cutter Service adds Harwood Howell Ingle Maher Shoe maker. Treasury officers receive commission and chaplain designation.
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Frank D. Baldwin
James Regan
Frank B. Jones
Frank H. Whitman
Henry D. R. Phelan
James Longstreet
Harry N. Cootes
Theodore Schultz
James E. Shelley
Duncan Eliott
Charlies H. Boice
Joan J. Ryan
Selwyn D. Smith
Christian A. Bach
Alexander B. Coxe
Artillery Corps
Stanley D. Estbick
Ralph S. Granger
Henry B. Clark
Francis N. Coore
Roy J. Taylor
Fred L. Perry
Donald W. Strong
Tilman Campbell
John H. Dunn
Homer L. Grant
Garrison Ball
Jean 8. Oakes
Thomas J. Dickson
Treasury
Revenue Cutter Service
Franklin B. Harwood
Charles F. Howell
Joseph L. Ingle
William H. Pases
John L. Maher
Francis R. Shoemaker
Batch of Affidavits for Congress Draft Report
A special Industrial Commission committee in Washington began work on a draft report for Congress and accepted several affidavits. John B. Archbold of Standard Oil vigorously attacks June affidavits by former Attorney General Monnett and others, calling Monnett’s charges about Ohio’s Supreme Court false and accusing the trust courting investigation of evasion.
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Standard Oil Company
Archbold
Daniel Ek. Hayne
The
Merchants’ Old Miners’ Transportation Company
Congress
Hall
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Europe
United States
Germany
Real Britain
Sweden
France
Switzerland
Austria
Russia
Norway
Frank Parsons
Boston
Clark
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bethel
New York Telephone Company
Western Union
England
Romyn Hitchcock
New York
Washington
Industrial Commission
John B. Archbold
F. 8. Monnett
Ohio
Charles B. Matthews
M. L. Lockwood
J. W. Lee
Mr. Monnett
Ohio Supreme Court
Patents Granted Indianians Special to the Indianapolis Journal
Washington patents issued include James H. Armstead Indianapolis with half assign to J. M. Armstead Duluth for measuring tool. Franz Burger assigns three fourths to H. M. Williams Fort Wayne speed regulator for explosive engines. Halleck Floyd Dublin spark arrester. George M. Frampton Pendleton window shade. John E. Frederick assignor Kokomo Steel and Wire Co Kokomo wire fence. George A. Harrison assigns half to W. C. Mitchell Lafayette police nippers. Jacob E. B. Hillstrom Michigan City saw filing machine. Hamp ton E. Jackson assigns half to Co. Leth H. Shehan and P. Boyle Anderson railway track. Carl C. King Evansville combined collar button and necktie retainer. Andrew Lamar assigns half to F. Borger Shelbyville wardrobe. Charles Lueteke Greenscastle bread or candy dividing machine. Joseph L. Manlove Milton gate. Ellsworth A. Mitzner Thelma rail joint. Ira L. Neeley Fairmount assignor half to L. G. Neeley St. Marys C. link movement for engines. Robert E. Poindexter Indianapolis hay rack for wagons. John Riley Greencastle suspender end.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
James H. Armstead
Indianapolis
J. M. Armstead
Duluth
Minn
Franz Burger
Fort Wayne
Halleck Floyd
Dublin
George M. Frampton
Pendleton
John E. Frederick
Andrew Lamar
F. Borger
Shelbyville
Charles Lueteke
Greencastle
Joseph L. Manlove
Milton
Gate
Ellsworth A. Mitzner
Thelma
Rail Joint
Ira L. Neeley
Fairmount
L. G. Neeley
St. Marys
Evans Calls on Hackett in Navy Dept Visit
In Washington Admiral Robley D. Evans met with Assistant Secretary Hackett at the Navy Department to discuss routine matters. The pair said the conference did not touch the dispute raised by ex-Senator Chandler about Evans’s remarks in A Sailor's Leg. Evans departs for Fort Monroe tomorrow for a few days.
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Washington
Robly D. Evans
Navy Department
Hackett
Chandler
Evans
Fort Monroe
Manila to shift rule as three commissioners take over
Manila August 6 the military government ends tomorrow and three commissioners take municipal control. Colonel Herrer named chief executive, joined by Baldwin and Tutherly. George Curry becomes chief of police, Housermann city attorney. Root order halts civilian use of commissary supplies, alarming junior clerks facing doubled expenses and possible resignations. General Chaffee reports Sumner’s troops close on insurgent Malvar, who was captured at breakfast after an early breakfast raid.
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Manila
District of Columbia
Herrer
Baldwin
Tutherly
George Curry
Eleventh Cavalry
Housermann
Root
United States
Chaffee
Sumner
Malvar
Hey
War Department release on Philippine insurrection captures and surrenders
The War Department releases a new list of captures and surrenders in the Philippines covering May 1 to June 15, 1901, with updated figures through June 14. It reports eight insurgent officers and 352 men captured and 181 officers and 2,440 men surrendered, totaling 41,029 insurgents captured or surrendered. Additional items include 113 rifles captured and 1764 rifles surrendered along with ammunition and one cannon.
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Washington
War Department
Philippines
President commutes death sentence for soldier Allen
Washington August 6 the President has commuted to life imprisonment the sentence of death pronounced by a court martial upon James W Allen private Com pany F Twenty fourth Infantry Allen was convicted of rape at Purmingan Luzon
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Washington
James W. Allen
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Allen
Purmingan
Luzon
Chinese Reform Association calls Queues cleared nationwide
An order from the head of the Chinese Reform Association urges all Chinamen in the United States to remove their queues. The directive is described as more binding than an imperial edict and could affect several hundred Chinese in the country.
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United States Bureau of Geological Surveys
Washington
Ernest L. Harris
United States
Bibenstock
State Department
Palestine
Holy Land
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Jordan
Dead Sea
Yafa-Jerusalem
New York
Chinese Reform Association
Republican State convention nominates Platt and Parran in Maryland
At Baltimore on August six the Republican State convention nominated Hermann B. Platt for state controller and Thomas Parran for clerk of the Court of Appeals by acclamation. The platform denounces Democracy and Senator Gorman, rejects the Democratic white supremacy plank, and pledges reform of elections, anti-monopoly actions, school and police nonpartisanship, and oyster-bed revival.
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Baltimore
Hermann
Platt
Baltimore City
Court of Appeals
Thomas Parran
Calvert County
United States
Gorman
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Republican State Central Committee
Maryland
McComas
State Central Committee
Wellington
United States Senate
McKinley
Police Department
Cummins for Governor Heats Strong Iowa Opposition
CEDAR RAPIDS Aug 6 Des Moines Republican Albert B Cummins appears set to be nominated for Governor after anti Cummins forces fail to unite The Herriott faction shifts support boosting Cummins second ballot strength while calls to draft John S Lacey falter With Dolliver Hepburn and other leaders staying aloof the anti Cummins effort falters and Cummins gains momentum
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Republican Convention
Albert B. Cummins
Des Moines
Cummins
Harriman
Herriott
Trewin
Conger
Dolliver
Hepburn
Youthful Lifesaver Rescues Fourteen From Drowning
Chicago report credits Arthur Eagan a seventeen year old with saving fourteen lives from drowning and rescuing A J Baker twice from attempted death by own action. Baker struggled, fought, and threw Eagan into the lake before a second rescue. Eagan, an expert swimmer, has sought a place on the life saving crew and recently based at Barry Beach where all rescues occurred.
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Chicago
Arthur Eagan
A. J. Baker
Fiest
Baker
Sevagely
Eagan
Lvecevieg
Barry Beach
Medals for Artists at Pan American Exposition
Buffalo August 6 The Pan American Exposition awards jury published its report in fine arts. Group 1 yielded over twenty five gold medals and more than fifty silver medals for paintings water color and pastels with many bronze medals and honorable mentions. Group 2 covered sculpture with medals cameos and a diploma and medal of honor awarded to Augustus Saint Gaudens. Golf medals went to Paul W Bartlett Frederick MacMonnies Charles E Gray Barnard H A MacNeil and others. silver and bronze medals and honorable mentions also were awarded.
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Buffalo
Ite
Augustus Saint Gaudens
Paul W. Bartlett
Frederick Macmonnies
Charles Ees Gray Barnard
H. A. MacNeil
Bitter
Chas. H. Neihaus
Richard E. Brooks
Ars
Chile
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