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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1903
Page
5
The August 15 1903 issue lists subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions with varying rates including weekly and club rates. It notes prepaid mail options and urges readers to subscribe via agents, detailing distribution points in several cities and urging contact with the paper.
An travel ad urges buyers to order a personal Journal for keeping in touch from abroad. It promises to mail the Journal and allow frequent address changes, advising to place the order before departure. It emphasizes ongoing communication with home during the trip.
A compact column surveys political tensions and public issues across the United States and abroad. It notes Servian Cabinet resignations over the Alexander and Queen Draga affair, labor strikes, and bitter entanglements with unions. It also critiques papal finances, Harper’s Weekly cartoons, and Bryan’s lecture fees while reflecting on Filipino governance after five years of U S rule and modernization.
The islands show marked progress with post offices increasing to nearly 20 and a well organized public instruction department employing about 40 teachers for nearly 90,000 pupils learning English. Five years ago Filipinos had no freedom. now they enjoy the same rights as Americans, a period described as truly great for the Philippines.
The interior secretary approved a 30 mile Nevada canal contract costing 2.47 million dollars to reclaim about 300 000 acres. The federal reclamation fund funds irrigation and reservoirs from land sales in western states and envisions state based, homestead entry options with government ownership retained. This landmark policy aims to extend federal internal improvements and irrigation across the West.
A Philadelphia firm forwarded a $100 conscience fund check dated December 1888 noting it was paid as extra bounty to a sole soldier. The piece reviews long-delayed restitution, Civil War bounty policy starting 1841, and rampant bounty payments, with Indiana and Marion County totals, plus bounty jumping by criminals and organized gangs exploiting the program.
An 1885 arrestee confessed to jumping the bounty thirty two times. An Indiana officer’s report describes hundreds of deserters and foreigners filling muster rolls to claim greenbacks, creating a vast, corrupt system. The piece notes bounty jumping as a degrading war crime and reflects on a man returning a long-claimed bounty decades later.
The trolley revolution accelerates life in small towns as lines spread from cities into countryside corridors. Painted homes rise, storefronts revive, and villagers stay longer, while shopkeepers who feared loss embrace the new routes and profit from increased traffic and connected markets.
A Sofia based critique argues that the American press ignores the Macedonian revolutionary movement due to Turkish gold. The piece claims Balkan leaders seek bribes, condemns Balkan peoples as mercenary and quarrelsome, and portrays the Macedonian struggle as a race war fueled by ignorance and prejudice, noting limited American sympathy.
A historical sketch notes James J. Keach’s rise from potato peddler to power broker in Indianapolis politics. It cites his boasts on independence from business interests and asserts he controls appointments, challenging expectations about the role of a city committee chairman in naming board members and the police superintendent.
The passage questions mayoral authority and departmental control, asks for charter clarity from Mr. Keach, and questions where Holtzman would fit if Keach is the whole system. It notes Judge Whallon’s bail decision in the Griswold case and previews criticism of the police judge. It mentions New England coast tensions and Cantrell linked to Taggart’s machine death.
A light back and forth between husband and wife about lateness and invitations. The exchange features turns of phrase from various newspapers and a playful jab at editors and poets. The Browns invite themselves for a week, prompting matchmaking humor.
A Baltimore worker reproaches an employer for stingy warning times while a Chicago tailor quips about a small bill. A Chicago Tribune cartoon jokes about a flying machine inventor sending an assistant on a trial trip, warning spectators of risk.
Governor Durbin jokes about a national ticket nod while noting Kentucky’s mixed reception due to his stance in the Goebel cases. He declines serious pursuit of the nomination yet hints he could be Roosevelt’s running mate if party leaders choose him. Durbin travels to Michigan for a weekend visit. political figures in Indiana and Tippecanoe react to the national chatter.
The Marion Police Board faces imminent changes with D C Reardon to retire from the Republican majority. Other members W W McCleery and A E Gibson remain, while no successor named. Governor Durbin met board members in a labor dispute session last week.
A collage of small items from state newspapers summarizing local happenings. Walter Waddle visits Maggie Fullen. horse trading. a list of towns and brief notes on residents, marriages, weather, and odd curiosities. A six foot house snake incident is noted in Peru.
Mr and Mrs Harry Smith visited Mr and Mrs Samuel Cole in Warren township on Sunday. The note says they enjoyed themselves and remarked on familiar country comforts like Aunt Becks lederry pie and Uncle Sams dependable presence, though the text trails off with unclear final details.
London August 14 Both houses met to wind up the session. Premier Balfour affirmed no Britain or German fault in the Venezuelan delay. Churchill mocked the premier on fiscal moves, and the King’s speech praised Ireland progress and reform. Parliament prorogued to Nov 20 amid dissolution rumors. Sheffield speech awaited.
R G Dun and Co reports in the weeks trade review that railways show an August gain of about 7.7 percent over last year and 16.3 percent over 1901. Merchandise distribution remains heavy with steady prices and vigorous fall trade preparations. Foreign trade declines versus last year, while iron and steel hesitate amid labor issues and contracts, pig iron buys rise, and cottons show no weekly price advance.
Bradstreet notes weak hides and uneven leather demand while US and Canada face fewer failures. Wheat and flour exports for the week total 3,413,191 bushels, down from last week and well below 1901 levels. corn exports reach 3,387,000 bushels, with six week totals showing declines versus prior years.
The Black Diamond outlines car shortages and transportation delays across Indiana, Illinois, and Western states. Ohio, West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania face harsher mine curtailments, with possible winter movement restraints and price pressures. Anthracite demand dips while bituminous Pittsburgh and West Virginia regions report limited car availability and half-time operations.
New York report shows Bradstreet compiled bank clearings for the week ended August 13 across principal cities with percentage changes from the same week last year. The data outlines yearly increases and decreases in banking activity by city.
In New Orleans, Typographical Union No. 17 protests Judge Downing’s ruling in the Daily News versus R. Wilkin suit. Wilkin, a union printer, misset a bank statement for an ad, prompting a refusal by the bank and a full ad charge against him. News won the suit for the ad value, despite a strike and settlement. The union plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
Naples Aug 4 A parish private will left Milone s fortu ne of 81000 to the reigning Pontiff when Leo X11 was near death The priest died first and his family claims the will invalid Cardinal Rampolla directed an attorney to claim the money belongs to the church The action seeks recovery with Leo XII as the pontiff represented at the state Trial held today with judge reserving decision
New Orleans reports 14 year old Batson hanged at Lakeles Louisiana at 1am today for killing six Earls in February near Welsh. No confession. Bodies of Mrs Earl and four children found shot and throats cut after days. Batson denied the crime.
Washington August 14 Bank note reports the Naveenk Nasional Bank was closed overnight by order of the controller due to insolvency and irregularities found by Federal Examiner Mason. The action follows ongoing concerns and aims to protect depositors and the financial system.
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