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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1901
Page
4
The Indianapolis Daily Journal lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with options by mail and club rates. It also notes distribution points, postage stamps, and instructions for communications, plus scattered editorial items and observations on current events and labor issues.
The Iowa Republicans nominate Hon. A. B. Cummins of Des Moines for governor. A leading figure in the Iowa bar and popular with young Republicans, Cummins also spent years in Indiana. The selection of Rear Admiral Howison for the Schley court of inquiry pleases many and honors the admiral amid a large candidate list.
The list features more than forty rear admirals older than Admiral Schley and notable historic connections. Indiana contributes Rear Admiral Howison, appointed from the state, to the personnel selected for the inquiry.
Mayor Taggart reportedly spent 12069 on his mayoral bid, but the pattern of campaign costs goes beyond one candidate. Legitimate expenses cover canvasses, headquarters, meetings, printing, and rallying, yet many professionals profit from campaigns. Taxpayers and citizens must actively monitor municipal elections to curb influence peddling and vote selling, as corporate money and favors may drive council decisions on franchises.
The caustic reply frames a choice for voters between McLaurin and Tillman. It asserts McLaurin supports cotton industry expansion and open commerce, while Tillman is accused of disrepute, defending lynchings, and advocating white supremacy. The article highlights McLaurin’s independence, his push for eastern markets, and his contrast with Tillman on state interests.
A French economist predicts a European trade confrontation with the United States. The piece argues the US is a strong global market competitor with growing European progress. It notes Britain alone criticizes US tariffs while Britons seek favorable terms through free trade. The Cobden Club’s argument for reciprocal exchange is mentioned.
The piece discusses European protectionism and U S responses, noting Germany France and Austria duties, reciprocal treaties, and American complaints. It cites Coin Harvey on silver and various presidential decisions, plus Maryland politics and newspaper corrections about Lee and Grant. It ends with a Kansas tramp claim about Lincoln and Leavenworth.
A collage of humorous lines and social sketches from the Philadelphia Press and syndicated columns. Jests touch appetite, employment, thrift, sparrows, weather, and tenement life through brief exchanges and wry responses.
A fragmentary exchange features a title line and mock dialogue about advice and remedy. The Helmsman suggests Christian Science as a solution, while other speakers muse on future moves and urban encounters in a mock newspaper voice.
Chicago authorities consider applying castor bean plants to Chicago parks after Prof. Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago reports they drive away swarms of mosquitoes. Entomologist Prof. C M Childs confirms the plant’s repellant effect and notes an unknown element in the castor bean deters the pests.
Fort Sill Oklahoma Aug 8 John I Calvert Guthrie attorney filed contest papers against James R Woods winner of the first prize in the Lawton land lottery Woods claimed 160 acres along the town site blocking Miss Mattie Beals Wichita Kan who won No 2 in the lottery Five hundred Lawton businessmen signed the contest alleging violation of Homestead rights Horace Speed US district attorney predicted Woods defeat If contest proceeds the outcome favors Beals and the town’s south street McCoy avenue is already taking shape amid slow lot sales and pending Interior Department contests including Emmett Cox Quanah Parker son-in-law.
A meeting of over one hundred Lawton settlers urged the Interior Department to open 501000 acres of Kiowa Comanche country reserves. They expect cattlemen to move cattle to other pastures this fall and seek outright government purchase of the land.
Hartford Courant reports Shaffer may delay declaring industrial war but later overruled by hot-headed advisers. He ordered remaining steel workers out and warned the last wheel would stop before Sunday unless employers surrender. Public opinion urged bloodless action and condemned sensational editorials that inflame violence.
Daisy Wheeler, sixteen, confessed in Police Court to stealing 1200 dollars from her mother Mrs. Mary Wheeler and giving it to her sweetheart Walter Cavanaugh to elope to Chicago. The pair were arrested in Chicago and returned for trial. Daisy testified he forced her to steal and run away, threatening her with death. Both were held to the grand jury.
In Detroit Michigan two youths Godfrey Fourtier eighteen and William Heineleke fourteen drowned while hunting turtles in a canal at the foot of St. Clair avenue. The tragedy occurred today.
The 1901 MacArthur report covers Philippine policy and operations through mid 1901. It notes insurgent bands and secret committees, praises cooperation with locals, and cites low embodied rebel forces in Luzon. It emphasizes Aguinaldo's capture as a pivotal blow weakening the rebellion and outlines proposed Philippine coinage and government reforms.
General MacArthur and staff detail U.S. governance in the Philippines Islands noting economic growth, increased American influence, and the strategic need to retain possession. Officers report deaths, imprisonment, food provisions, health, and rising venereal disease, with calls to curb vice under Manila supervision. Slavery issues among Moros are discussed as premature to abolish. A Guam deportation note cites Aguinaldo’s capture and a telegram from Sixro Lopez.
The text clarifies why signing the protocol in Peking has lagged. Negotiators agree on tariff reform converting ad valorem duties to a specific schedule based on current rates, with free list items included. Details to be finalized by a commission likely in Shanghai. Prohibition of firearms and related materials was settled earlier, with foreign warships empowered to seize ships carrying prohibited goods. Each nation may curb exports to China as it sees fit. The State Department has no official word on a proposed amendment urging Chinese authorities to aid enforcement, though China has already acted in principle.
Count Von Waldersee lands from the Guera in Hamburg greeted by cheers. General Von Wittich welcomes him. a guard of honor and royal escort accompany him to the town hall. A luncheon follows as he receives praise for German China service and a cabinet order naming the Ninth Regiment after him.
General Vyron, commanding the French forces, departed Tien-Tsin today with a British guard of honor present at the station. General Ven Lesec, the German commander, is slated to leave Tien-Tsin tomorrow.
The Texas State Railroad Commission issued a decision reducing crude and fuel petroleum tariffs. Crude rate drops from 16 to 12 cents per hundred pounds at common points, with joint maximums lowered. Beaumont to Dallas carload falls to 4 1 4 dollars, Beaumont to Austin cut by 14 percent, enabling state institutions to save by using oil. Reductions vary by distance. coal and lignite rates unchanged.
NEW YORK Aug 8 E A Drake secretary of the Panama Railroad Company said a communication from J Edward Simmons president expressing worry over trouble on the Isthmus and proposing warships on both Pacific and Atlantic sides was largely due to pressure from residents of various nationalities. Since then New York officers have received notices from the Isthmus of increased guerrilla activity and depredations by bands of forty to fifty fighters near Chorrera. The guerrillas lack organization and government forces there are not strong enough to leave the town. The company’s superintendent has not reported property destruction yet. uneasiness stems from the consul general’s statement and private advisories.
A Denver report outlines a case where Italian authorities allege a local court refused to hear an Italian due to nonresident alien status. Article 23 of the US Italy treaty promises free access to courts, but whether it overrides local laws remains untested and may require careful consideration of state versus treaty authority.
Washington officials report the Agricultural Department may enter cooperative deals with fruit dealers and exporters. The department would guarantee a minimum net return per package for fruit sold under its pomology program to boost American fruit sales in Europe. If net proceeds fall short, the difference is charged to the exporter from the appropriation for pomological investigation.
The Treasury Department has heard nothing of Windsor Ontario authorities ordering Dr Gregory to depart over his efforts to curb women smuggling goods across the river to Detroit. The department has long known large quantities of goods move across the border with women hiding items under garments. It is unclear whether Gregory’s case will reach Ottawa as he appeared to work outside his jurisdiction during his investigations.
Treasury ruling on California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Company liquidation of drawback entries covering sugar to Guam clarifies Guam and Tutuila remain foreign in general but are treated as non foreign for customs actions inside certain arenas.
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