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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1901
Page
4
The Indianapolis Journal notes labor agitation via Rev. Shaffer and Bryan, reports Missouri Senator West’s defection from Democrats, and cites census figures showing Canada’s immigrant gains at 9.7 percent. It covers Alabama women’s property voting debate, Indiana corn crop fears, Chicago rainfall not drought, a McKeesport mill wage halt tied to union Seale, and Illinois gold fever rumors near Ottawa.
Mr. Davis, an officer of the Amalgamated Association in Chicago, has fourteen years at the same mill and enjoys the employers' confidence. He does not approve of striking but says it is tough to strike when everything is going so nicely, yet he remains bound by his contract.
The article recounts a California gold smelting works robbery and notes the robber’s evolving methods. It predicts Rev. Theodore Shaffer’s fall as Amalgamated leader and discusses labor strife. It compares the New Orleans explosion attempt to the Maine disaster and ponders potential international questions amid modern explosives. It also criticizes the city council’s handling of the water company.
The burden of the delinquency should fall upon the Board of Public Works which prepared the contract for ratification. The Council must ensure there is no flaw in the contract. The office of councilman is one of trust and an honorable position when that trust is faithfully kept.
The Journal argues the current steel workers strike will fail, though not out of hostility to organized labor. It warns against dictation and violence, asserts property rights and nonunion workers must be protected, and cites President Shaffer’s stance on how former strikers should be treated by employers. It concludes leaders bear no personal risk while workers face hardship.
The piece argues the Amalgamated Association and United States Steel Corporation are locked in a struggle that may ruin the steel trust. It warns conservative opinion will fear vast combinations that could paralyze industries by factory shutdowns and curb business security. If the strike continues, calls for legislation to curb excessive trusts will grow nationwide.
The piece argues that when alarm over vast industrial combinations grows the nation may invoke constitutional remedies. It warns that unions can disrupt mills and that a labor trust led by Mr Shaffer mirrors the steel trust. Conservative readers would see such power as czarist and favor legislation restricting capital combinations to limit labor magnates dictatorial reach.
In the Journal, President Ingalls of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railway discusses colonial policy constitutional amendments labor versus capital and trust issues. He argues for an income tax and examines current economic questions with practical insight. The piece invites readers to read and study his views.
Secretary Wilson notes heat and drought harm is reduced where crop rotation is practiced and organic matter remains in soil. He explains tassel withering and poor fertilization improve when soil is rich from plowed grass roots, with moisture offsetting evaporation. He urges science in farming and credits rotation for better pollenization.
Workmen in the steel mills of South Chicago, by secret ballot, decided by a strong majority not to strike in obedience to President Shaffer. They weighed union duties and personal family interests, noting good wages and satisfactory relations with employers, choosing stability over a vague sentiment.
A brief, unclear dialogue excerpt shows a conversation between a man and a girl about interest in the speaker and her travel history. The text hints at familiarity and curiosity, but provides no concrete event, place, or outcome.
In a Whiladelphia Record exchange a young bride asks if the spinster would want a husband. The spinster replies she has a swearing parrot and a drunk-hired man at home, and wonders what more one could want.
The Paterson area is depicted as a hub for anarchists and king-killers in a Chronicle Telegraph report. The piece notes a paid remark by Squildig to McEwilligen and suggests preparations to organize under New Jersey law.
A garbled literary exchange features characters like Miss Kulcher and Mr. Gay discussing literature and payments. The text hints at a college short story, a monetary reward, and a humorous domestic scene with Mrs. Newbird and Mr. Wrencher.
The Washington Star reports a playful scene as a gladsome girl responds to her father gifting a new old watch. Her remark mirrors her usual line, insisting she is having a perfectly lovely time despite the quirky gift.
Lake County Hammond reports reveal Chicago gamblers staged fake advertisements and a bogus Indiana citizen appeal to mislead state officials and citizens about a Calumet township turf exchange. An alleged governor appeal and fake clippings originated from Chicago rivals, while Hammond residents rejected attempts to shut the venture.
Kansas City Star summarizes Major General Chaffee’s ascent from private to major general, noting his common school education, frontier service, and rapid rise despite stagnation and limited formal training. Gen King praises his merit, blunt honesty on loot, and the American system that rewards ability, offering fresh incentive for enlistees.
The Kansas City Journal argues for a dedicated negro building at the St Louis exposition. It urges a fully black led project with designs by negro architects and workers, showcasing life in America and advancing race progress amid a national fair of unprecedented scope. The piece emphasizes historical significance and potential influence on the race question and future opportunities.
Review praises the modernized version of Dr George Croly s Tarry Thou Till I Come as a profound historical romance. It highlights biblical insight Jewish portrayal by the author and letters from Jewish scholars, praising its accuracy, depth, and potential to curb sensational novels while detailing publication details and the Japan related sequel It recounts the contrasts between Orient and Occident and the character Mousme in a New York edition by Frederick A Stokes Company.
A study of ideas theft as crime follows Howard Grey an ambitious author fleeing failure who uses Frank Osmond's manuscript to gain fame and marry Osmond's sister. When Frank reappears to expose the fraud a staged play unfolds misery for all leading to unlikely reconciliation and a dense cast of characters. New York Crowell Co.
A description of a reformist book compiled by Dr. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Crafts and Mary and Margaret W. Leitch. It argues to prevent sales of liquor and opium to native peoples and includes letters from Africa, Turkey, India, China, Japan, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Spanish islands. It details canteen controversy, British army abstinence, and practical remedies via deputations, telegrams, letters, and petitions.
A Sunday evening lecture volume by Rev Dr Elwood Worcester in Philadelphia on Genesis. It aims to instruct and engage general readers rather than scholars, balancing didactic discussion with analysis of creation, Adam and Eve, Eden, the flood, and Babel and their ties to primitive legends.
Clive Holland, author of My Japanese Wife, presents a tale that moves from Japan to England. The narrative centers on Cyril and his Mousme companion, introducing an unusual travelogue style and cultural contrasts as it unfolds.
The tale contrasts Versailles intrigue under Louis XV with Maryland colonial life through Deborah Travis and Claude de Mailly. It shifts from courtly glitter to sturdy colonial honesty, ending amid French intrigues and a strong central heroine, with illustrations by A T L Keller.
A concise study tracing monopolies from ancient times to modern markets. Professor James B. Roesignor defines monopoly as control of supply or demand by a person or group, analyzes price setting, and links historical examples from Jacob and Esau to Joseph during famine to current issues. Newark: Crowell.
The author Justin Mc Carthy sets a semi historical political love tale in southern Ireland in 1848. Mononia Desmond and Ilip Colston lead a cast including minor figures, showing Irish life and character of the better class amid revolutionary stir. A long but well written novel noted for its vivid setting and engaging romance.
A New York Times style review notes E F Benson’s English set novel blends social satire with melodrama revolving around a valuable goblet that governs the family fortunes. Secret rooms and odd characters propel a plot mixing conventional society with mystery, praised for originality though lengthy.
A positive review of Morgan Robertson's first novel Masters of Men A Story of the New Navy from Doubleday Page Co New York praising its sea life depiction and strong shipboard chapters including the hell ship and shanghaiing scenes, with a blend of romance and boyish adventure culminating in the destruction at Santiago.
George C. Comstock of the University of Wisconsin and director of Washburn Observatory frames a comprehensive astronomy work not a compendium or popular outline. The text seeks a complete view with clear introductions and essential material for serious study.
A fragment describes a science text emphasizing key subjects with special national value and experimental treatment using apparatus. It notes numerous illustrations including star maps and diagrams of planetary orbits sun and moon. Published in Appleton's Twentieth Century Textbook series.
A review notes Valencia's life shaped by her father's death forcing a 17 year old into a marriage with an impoverished French count. Set in a dull French chateau, the story blends French and English manners with intrigue and feminine finery, light and charming in tone.
A volume of ten short tales by B M Croker features incidents from English Scotch and East Indian life with real people rendered plausibly. A grisly ghost tale sits among stronger pieces, but overall the collection shows solid literary form and readability, suitable for an after dinner or evening read.
Clarence Moores Need presents Nature Biographies with 180 photographs detailing subjects like The Making of a Butterfly and A Moth That Faded. The volume aims to inform and entertain, suitable for summer reading and educational edification for the young.
An Abbey press juvenile book titled Cupid in Grandma's Garden, New York, credits Mrs. David O. Paige who writes the rhymes and Miss Katharine Shearer for drawings. Paige, known in educational circles as Maud Reid, was born in Indianapolis and trained in kindergarten work, later engaging in normal kindergarten teaching in Detroit and publishing several children’s books.
A short note introduces two studies on a single subject the mystery of the doctrine of the age as to spiritual faith examined in light of revelation and in light of nature. Both authors Elizabeth M. Jeffries and Dr W H Jefe fries present complementary analyses. Philadelphia: George W Jacobe.
August literary month review notes Methodist Illustrated Magazine chapters on Methodism in St Louis and a broader look at the church in the era. National Geographic, World's Work, McClure's, Harper's and Theatre are summarized with articles, fiction, and notable illustrations.
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