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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
5
The Daily Journal August 14, 1902 lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, including city, suburban, weekly, and Sunday editions. It notes reduced club rates, multiple foreign and domestic subscription options, and where to send payments, with a list of newsstand points in several cities.
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The Journal will start serial publication of Shacklett a Story of American Politics by Walter Barr on Tuesday. The tale follows a statesman from township office to governor and senator with a realistic view of practical politics and lobbying set largely in Southern Illinois. A pretty love story is part of the narrative while the author offers a sympathetic look at his human hero.
The article argues ministers should focus on insights into Christian living to attract youth. It says preaching to Sunday schools for six months may influence both young and old, and that duty alone cannot attract youth if church services stay unappealing. The emphasis is on making church life interesting to youth as the path to lifelong habit.
The insurrection in Venezuela risks drawing claims for damages from foreign governments as Barcelona faces sackings and consulate attacks. President Castro, a controversial liberal leader, has faced growing opposition and revolutionary pressure at home and in Colombia. If the rebels win, damages fall on the new government. if not, on Castro’s regime. The United States may seek reparations for the pillage of its consulate.
The National Labor Department report for July analyzes twelve years of beef prices in Chicago and Boston, detailing June figures for steers and dressed beef, transport costs, and packers’ margins. It notes price spreads, weight conversions, and shifts in cattle sales across major markets, illustrating how packers adjust prices with cattle lows and highs and the effect of declining cattle volumes in May and June.
The report notes May gross weights for cattle at Chicago Stockyards, comparing 1892 and 1902 figures, showing fewer pounds sold in the first six months of 1902 versus 1892 despite high prices. It argues scarcity as the main driver of beef prices and suggests meat packers use market monopoly to raise profits, especially when cattle supplies were low.
Washington dispatches indicate that President Roosevelt will pursue reciprocity of trade with Cuba via a treaty rather than tariff legislation. A treaty can be prepared by both governments and signed by Hay and Cuba’s Quesada, then presented to the Senate for approval, avoiding House action.
Mr J P Brown secretary announces a monthly magazine on tree culture to be published in Connersville Indiana. The Salt Lake paper favors a large Utah subscription given trees are scarce there. The Empire Theater line between a boxing contest and a fight remains a mild curiosity to nonexperts.
A Kokomo man wed a girl at sight after she served angel food, choosing a hasty marriage over a cautious approach. The airy dessert becomes a symbolic foundation for his belief in happiness, though the outcome remains uncertain.
The old custom of tithes is being revived and variations in print appear puzzling at first glance. The passage notes readers will encounter diverse spellings as the term reemerges in text.
A fragmented note muses on pronouncing tithers with a short i and wonders about the word's meaning while pondering careful speech and lingering doubt.
Dialogue excerpt from a humorous column featuring a debate on wealth and modest living. The first American yields a witty reply about preferring five million, while a mother and daughter exchange light banter about behavior during a social visit.
A mosaic of quips from newspapers on money and ads shows voices from Washington Star Philadelphia Press Chicago Post and Catholic Standard. The exchanges touch on wealth perception wedlock advertising and shopper psychology with a sly twist about mirrors drawing attention and women ignoring merchandise.
Washington Post reports Miss Ellen Stone may not receive indemnity as she has filed no claim. the state department has taken no action while Bulgaria and Turkey dispute responsibility. evidence suggests Bulgarian brigands seized Stone on Turkish soil, with Macedonian volunteers possibly aiding the plot. Russia aided in restraining Bulgaria, and stone’s fate could hinge on a formal claim.
A Pittsburg Chronicle editorial lauds the War Department Bureau of Insular Affairs for restoring order in Cuba after the war. It cites cleaned cities, halted contagions, improved harbors, established post offices, widespread schools and public service, and credits the U S Army with rebuilding Cuba while urging civil authorities to extend generous postwar aid.
Chicago Post notes a case involving Mr Ferguson seeking relief from his marriage citing Mrs Ferguson's heavy cigarette use. The piece mocks tobacco's effects on memory and appetite and jokes that cigarettes before meals worsen hunger. It praises Indiana courts for potential fair action.
National Magazine profiles the Indiana senator, a native of Ohio, noting his rise as a powerful Senate figure with a talent for large affairs. A lawyer by trade, he built wealth through business success and gained national influence as temporary chairman of the 18% Republican convention and as US high commissioner in the Quebec conference.
The Boston Herald notes Senator Hanna's stance on labor unrest and credits the bituminous coal industry for stabilizing relations. Union leaders Herman Justi and John Mitchell praise joint conferences that set district wage and work terms, arbitration for disputes, and reduced strikes. The editorial argues similar mutual agreements could ease anthracite mining tensions.
The London Standard notes Moscow’s rapid population rise. From about 300000 in 1812 to 1,173,500 in the present reckoning, Moscow ranks tenth in world size. The city covers 101 square kilometers, smaller than London and Paris, yet with a lower density than those capitals.
The Canadian department of marine and fisheries debates whether frogs should be classified as fish or game amid rising exports of frogs legs to the United States. A decision affects potential close seasons. if neither category fits, an imperial act amendment may be sought to protect the species.
The Toronto Telegram argues that organizing the British empire is unsafe and unlikely to succeed. It warns that a single all-British Parliament could unravel a thousand years of imperial work as Canadians, Australians, English, Irish and Scots would clash in Westminster.
Roland B. Molineux completed his sixth drama today while in the Tombs. George Gordon Battell, his lawyer, visited after returning from Europe and heard Molineux say he had finished a sixth play. Managers have offered to stage works during his imprisonment, though he fears accusations of seeking notoriety if he sells any now. He remains confident his second trial will end in acquittal.
The Baltimore Herald notes King Edward VII, though ill, was elected an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London four years ago and formally admitted to the degree. He is the only lay honorary F R C P in England, a distinction surpassed only by the Queen of Portugal who is a qualified M D.
Francesca Janauschek, said to be in a dying condition, has a remarkable career arc from child prodigy to renowned stage actress. Her early life featured public performances as both singer and actress, marking a notable rise and enduring legacy in theater.
The pianist who started as a nineteen year old tea lady at Stadt Theater Frankfurt built a seventy two year career on grand opera and dramatic stage. She excelled in tragedy and broad roles, remembered for MacBeth Meg Merrilies Mary Stuart Adrienne Lecouvreur, and recent fame as Countess de Linteres, Mother Rosenbaum, Lady Dedlock and Hortense in Bleak House. Her mastery included convincingly portraying a German speaker enunciating French.
In a Vermont town a store agent recounts two old settlers who argued to trade battered silver watches for days. They never traded and both died the same week, found with watches in their hands as doctors said they had talked themselves to death.
Washington Post reports the army medical service faces forty nine vacancies with bleak prospects to fill them. An exam for assistant surgeons set for Sept 4 at the Medical Museum is unlikely to relieve the shortage. Brig. Gen. Forwood cites difficulty attracting cultured educated physicians despite many medical schools. The shortage is worsened by cholera in the Philippines increasing demand for specialists. Assistant surgeons earn 1040 dollars yearly plus allowances and hold the rank of first lieutenant.
An eight year old boy, Reginald by birth, travels from Chicago to visit his uncle in Fifteenth Street. He hides homesickness and carries corn silk cigarettes as a child’s pretend smoking aid. On arrival he asks to be called Pete, saying Reginald is a foolish name and he fears mockery from local boys.
A Detroit man obtained a Windsor marriage license hoping it would win his intended. She refused to marry him, he said, after flashing the license on Sunday. He later asked for a refund, was told the money is nonrefundable, and the license remains valid for six months.
Col. W. F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill is promoting Cody Nebraska with strong support from Burlington interests. He plans a hotel costing at least fifty thousand dollars with luxurious furnishings aimed at attracting high class tourists. The project signals ambitions for Cody beyond ranch country commerce and seeks to make the eastern entrance to the national park region notably comfortable.
Brooklyn Eagle profiles Billy Sunday once a major league right fielder who left baseball for evangelism. He claims about $12 in earnings from revival work over a year, cites scattered sums from Belvidere Farmington and Wheaton, and notes his growing calls in Iowa. He preaches calmly without frenzy, cycles through towns monthly, and avoids denomination, partnering with local pastors for converts. Sunday, 40, muscular and stylish, travels with a unique method, delivering talks, humor, sin exposition, and guidance to repentance.
A humorous near miss occurs as an automobilist in a Red Devil car accidentally drives into a remote farming district near Windsor. An old farmer, new to modern speed, views the machine and jokes about the auto mobile and auto monday as the exchange highlights rural unfamiliarity with new technology.
The Philadelphia Record notes coal strike effects on housekeepers and reports the New York Herald detailing Edison Company installations of new electric heating and cooking appliances at reduced rates after Sept 1. A sixteen candle power lamp will cost 0.75 cents per hour, power for heating and cooking also lower, with a portable chair stove and an oven for baking.
A New York Commercial Advertiser report describes a French scientist’s mosquito study. Dark colors drew more mosquitoes into boxes lined with dark blue, while none gathered in the box lined with yellow, suggesting color may affect biting tendency.
Chicago reports a major advance in drying milk into powder enabling bakeries to secure a steady supply at lower cost. Dried milk ships more economically than liquid milk, with five pound boxes usable at a small fraction of whole milk price. In bakery handling, losses from waste and spoilage are reduced when using the powdered product.
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