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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1903
Page
5
The Daily Journal from August 8 1903 lists subscription terms for carriers in Indianapolis and suburbs with weekly and daily prices. It notes reduced rates for agents and provides distribution points in major cities and hotels. The notice requests readers include name and address for publications and mentions second class mailing and foreign postage details.
An ad urges readers to order a journal mailed home for summer trips. It promises easy address changes and emphasizes staying in touch with home, advising to place the order before departure.
A collection of editorial notes on political figures and public issues. Mentions Republican rhetoric, coal and electric traction growth, a Japanese merchant in St Louis, Danville riots, cotton demand, lynching and peonage, federal criminal law, General Miles and retirement, Baron Speck von Sternberg, Oyster Bay credentials, banking in Indianapolis, and Indiana city governance.
Government declares there are no distinctions of class or color in appointments to public service. The policy emphasizes equal access and merit based selection across all departments.
The article argues William J. Bryan seeks to thwart Democratic reorganization, accusing him of Populist roots and personal attacks on Cleveland. It claims Populists have already moved to dissolve alliance with Democrats, predicting Bryan’s wing will be decisively defeated at the next convention as reform advances.
The police chief vows active help to Juvenile Court Judge Stubbs in suppressing winerooms. The mayor will revoke licenses of saloonkeepers who maintain winerooms, and police know locations and reputations. The Journal backs sustained action until the wineroom evil disappears.
The Huntington School Board finds the superintendent not guilty of immorality yet calls for his removal due to public agitation. The case centers on scandal that ruined two innocent women, a teacher and a librarian, with possible damages for slander. The piece laments the damage to reputations and mocks gossip-driven justice.
District Attorney Jerome warns the world is a graft ridden place. Folk and Roosevelt push for integrity as business morals invade politics. The piece laments commercialism eroding American ideals and questions Bryan’s populist ambitions.
A brief, satirical remark notes that Advertiger is so absurd it would amuse President Roosevelt and Senator Beveridge if brought to their attention. The piece claims Alabama is entrenched in a bizarre democracy stereotype.
Vevay Reveille notes changes and local items from Herman Milges recovering from stomach trouble to Jabe Beesons plastering work on Henrys barber shop extension. Doce Will Sing at Arcadian with Uncle Ike reporting Doc Reisinger will perform All of the Money Is Going Out and None Coming In. Zack McCullis, formerly I C Telegraph operator, now IC express messenger passes through town.
A collage of brief items from the Shelbyville papers includes a paper change request, a relief tour anecdote, a funnel shaped water-jet claim, new grocery venture by David Poor with John Tucker, wage remarks, a runaway wife tale, Miss Shirley Craig hosting friends at Sycamore Lodge, a noisy gathering scaring catfish, and Abe Chilson’s facial mishap from a horse incident.
The report outlines health improving and possible continuation as judge, plus three or four applicants for the appoint ment. Lincoln Dixon and Burt New of North Vernon attend Grand 1 evening amid conjecture about congressional plans and labor unrest in Marion. General Perry’s visit, labor leaders, and city officials’ readiness are noted, with Oakland City Journal moving Republican. Several candidacies for Congress in Grant county and surrounding districts are discussed, including Dixon, New, Kimball, Shockney, Cromer, Dunlap, and Kittinger, with shifting alliances and expected contests.
R G Dun & Co weekly trade review says conditions remain favorable versus a year ago with higher transaction volumes. Jobbers report strong business, but cotton mills lag. railway equipment strained as crops approach, July earnings exceed both prior year and 191 by double digits. prices cooled 1.5 percent amid mainly meat and food declines.
A collage of humorous snippets and quips from multiple papers. Jokes about alarm clocks, medical banter, and a student’s question to a stern professor about riding with a brother. Includes conservative social scenes and a guardian-ward anecdote.
The Montgomery comment hints that Senator Beveridge or another spellbinder might mobilize Alabama for Roosevelt. The line suggests political leverage and regional influence shaping the presidential race.
Ben F Corwin of Greencastle enters Republican renomination talk for reporter of the Supreme Court in Indiana sixth district. He has long been a party worker and top Putnam county leader, though never sought office before. Supporters cite broad state ties and campaign skill as advantages as others like Self Nash and Stout vie for district roles and state committee leadership. The outlook remains unsettled with multiple candidates and evolving party plans through the upcoming convention season.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Bethany Park Aug 7 with W J Bryan awaited on Bethany Assembly closing day. D R Dungan W P Aylesworth and B C Deweese spoke. Miss Gatlin and Mrs Alice McVey entertained. Barnard Family Orchestra to perform. Large crowd expected for Bryan's address amid notable local attendees from Indianapolis Marion Bedford Loogootee and other towns.
New York Aug 7 Bradstreet’s reviews a secure past week with cautious optimism for the future. Western and southern markets see good crop yields and prices, while the East faces liquidation and higher raw material costs. Staple prices drift lower though demand remains firm in dry goods, clothing, shoes, hardware, and iron. Shipments boost shoe makers and pig iron orders loom. railroad earnings rise, hides soften, refined sugar strong, and lumber trades face transport hurdles amid car shortages. Wheat and corn figures show mixed weekly and year comparisons with overall favorable tones for industry.
Mrs B K Jones spent the day in the city. Twenty seven Rushville residents were seen at the park. A B Phillips of Ga left for Kansas City. Miss Elizabeth Williams returned to Corydon after two weeks at the park. Mr and Mrs George White and daughter Pauline and Miss Viola White returned to Franklin. John H Dunn of Delta Ia was at Bethany Park. he hadn’t visited in eight years and was surprised by the park’s growth.
New York report of Bradstreet totals reveals Indianapolis bank clearings at 6,232,307 for the week ending August 7 with a 16.4 percent rise from the same week last year. The Bradstreet table lists other principal cities with mixed year over year changes.
Representative J. B. Sibley of Pennsylvania with a summer home at Valcour New York and four guests including Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois started from Burlington Vermont on a week long automobile trip to Mount Washington. They used two large cars and the Illinois congressman enjoyed the scenery along the way.
In Crosse Wisconsin on August seven during funeral services for E W Kaul, a room door gave way sending thirty five mourners into the cellar. A panic was averted by a mourner. A few were hurt but none seriously.
Testimony closed in the Kentucky murder trial of Curtis Jett and Thomas White for the May killing of Thomas B. Marcum. Both sides rested after rebuttal witnesses and cross examinations. Arguments to begin tomorrow with eight total speeches from defense and prosecution.
Announcement notes Nelson A. Miles retires from command, with earnest solicitude and best wishes for the army's fortunes. The statement emphasizes Miles's leadership and long service as he steps down from the role of Lieutenant General Commanding.
Washington Aug 7 Rear Admiral George C Remey ranking officer of his grade will retire Monday He was appointed to the navy from Iowa in 1866 and rose to rear admiral in 1898 Since May he has chaired the lighthouse board He will be succeeded by Rear Admiral John J Read who has just left the Portsmouth Navy Yard As a result Capt Charles D Sigsbee head of League Island Yard and Capt Colby Chester head of the Naval Observatory will become rear admiral
Army orders list numerous transfers and duties including Maj Elijah W Halford paymaster to Mount Gretna Pa to pay troops of Fourth Battery Field Artillery, Capt Charles C Clark relieved to Plattsburg N Y, Lieut Col Herbert S Foster assigned to the Twelfth Infantry, Maj R J C Irvine assigned to recruiting duty in New Penn, Barrette and Judson and others ordered to Fort Monroe Fort Preble and various arsenals for artillery improvements and joint maneuvers. Navy personnel reassigned with engineers and paymasters moving between Norfolk Franklin yards and Washington offices, plus retirements and staff changes at the Navy Department.
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