Telephone Cable Rates and Subscriptions in 1902 Journal
The Daily Journal invites readers to subscribe with various rates for daily weekly and Sunday editions including club discounts and prepaid mail options. It lists multiple city agents and street addresses for obtaining copies and notes submission rules requiring real names and addresses. It also mentions distribution through several hotel and newsstand locations across major cities and outlines a postage stamp method for mailing.
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Indianapolis
Suburds
Sunisy
Let The Journal Follow You For Summer Travel
A notice advises readers to keep in touch by mail with The Journal while away. Submit a mail order before leaving and request that the address be changed as often as needed.
Shacklett a Story of American Folkier serial debut
The Journal begins a Tuesday serial by Walter Barr about Shacklett a southern Illinois politician rising from township office to governor and senator. The tale blends lobbying and life phases, shows a sympathetic yet human hero, and includes a love story. Barr once lived in the state and wrote for newspapers.
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Walter Barr
Setion
Illinois
Barr
George Harding
Mirror
Journal
Agriculturist Faces Tribulation Before Market
The article notes the farmer endures great tribulation in bringing crops to market in modern times, highlighting the harsh journey disease and challenges pose to growers seeking sale.
City Celebrates Final Interurban Franchise Settlement
The city hails the long negotiatied Interurban railroad franchise accord as a pivotal boost to transit. Eight electric lines will emerge under a shared terminal system, linking capital area towns and boosting population, land value, and regional commerce through a vast interurban network.
Survivorship question in a French accident case involving the Fairs
The article analyzes who died first between Mr and Mrs Fair after a French wreck. If the husband outlived the wife, his estate would pass to her heirs. if the wife outlived him, his estate would go to his heirs. California law presumes the man survives when age ranges are similar. The incident notes both died nearly simultaneously, with no clear survivor.
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Louisiana
California
Potential Suit Over Estate After Apparent Fatal Accident
An automobile incident leaves a man and his wife in dispute over survivorship. Witnesses say the man was rendered insane by shock and the gatekeeper’s wife at a nearby chateau is involved. If survivorship is unsettled by testimony, the law may presume the man outlived his wife and his estate, valued at $25,000,090, passes to collateral relatives. A major lawsuit could follow.
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Automobile
Fair
Pacific cable reach and American empire gains noted
Hon. C. P. Autin discusses National Geographic findings on Pacific telegraph cables, noting the Hawaiian islands Wake Island Guam and the Philippines forming a continuous line for a long range system. He cites Manila as a trade center and Mackay cable as a driver of eastern trade realignment while warning of older trade routes and policy shifts.
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Bureau of Statistics
National Geographic Magazine
Pacific
Asia
Australia
United States
Mr. Austin
Hawaiian Islands
Wake Island
Guam
Philippines
Archibald R. Colquhoun
America
Magazine Terms Distinction Reframed for Readers
The passage notes that the two terms magazines use can diverge in meaning. It highlights that readers should distinguish between terms carrying different connotations and discusses context where they align or differ. The analysis stays with published usage and avoids prescriptive rules.
The Humorists and Quick Wits in Snappy Bits
A collage from era humor pages features tasters of witty lines from Philadelphia Press and Chicago papers. Jokes touch on dogs, chickens, revolutions, longevity, debts, marriage, and noisy neighbors with brisk banter and character sketches.
Two Chinese Edicts Reveal War Indemnity Struggles
State Department uncovers two Chinese proclamations on indemnity plans and a Yuan edict restricting arms. The edict condemns officials who plunder taxes and urges fair plans to avoid oppression, while Yuan orders disarmament to curb Boxer trouble and prohibits private weapon possession among natives and Christians.
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Washington
State Department
Yuan
Chi-Li
China
Aparent
Board of War
Chi- Li
Cable casualties to be sent twice monthly from the Philippines
President Roosevelt ordered General Corbin to direct General Chaffee in Manila to cable the full casualty list of enlisted men twice a month. The change aims to inform families sooner, costlier than officers but cheaper than current delays. Notables at luncheon included Major Generals Corbin and Young and Congressman Mercer.
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Oyster Bay
Philippines
H. C. Corbin
B. M
Corbin
Chaffee
Manila
War Department
Francis
United States
Roosevelt
Young
Germany
William
Mercer
Northwest
Omaha
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Thompson's Point
Charlotte
Military orders and leave notices from New Jersey
New Jersey soldiers receive assignments to Fort Monroe Fort Adams and Fort Wetherill for testing and instruction while several officers obtain leaves of two to three months. In Washington, bidding for pneumatic tube service exceeds the allotted appropriation and will be adjusted before awards. A Census Office bulletin notes New York rising to lead in patents and manufacturing as western states develop.
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Washington
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Congress
Census Office
Navy Orders Fitting Out Battleship Oregon for Asiatic Duty
Orders from the Navy Department call for fitting out the battleship Oregon at San Francisco for duty in the Asiatic station where she will be assigned.
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Washington
Navy Department
Oregon
San Francisco
Asiatic Station
G. A. R. Programme Adopted For 142nd Encampment
Washington report from encampment headquarters outlines the G. A. R. programme under General Eli Torrance. Patriotic services planned for Oct 5 in New York avenue Presbyterian and St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Oct 6 features a campfire in convention hall with speakers of national reputation. Oct 7 includes Naval Day parade and Mount Vernon excursion for delegates, plus a welcome meeting. Oct 8 a grand review by the Commander in Chief and the President, with an evening reception. Oct 9 and 10 cover National Encampment sessions, with auxiliary meetings and corps reunions possibly scheduled any time during the encampment.
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Washington
Eli Torrance
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Wallace Radcliffe
D. D
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
D. J. Stafford
S. E. Faunce
Mount Vernon
Convention Hall
Warrer
Citizens’ Committee
General Torrance
United States
British Treaty Opposed and Delayed Negotiations Begin
Peking reports strong opposition to the British commercial treaty from several powers. The United States and Japan resist higher customs duties especially export taxes. Russia objects to expanding the imperial customs authority and insists Chinese chiefs remain English while British trade dominates. Portugal argues for former rates since it has not signed the protocol.
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Peking
United States
Japan
Russia
Imperial Customs Establishment
Portugal
China
New Law Needed for Guam Justice System
Washington reports an anomalous Guam justice situation as Governor Schroeder seeks Navy Department instructions. Under Spanish law, a single Court of First Instance handled appeals to Madrid, but US control cut off such appeals, leaving court decisions near final. Cases involve American citizens tried under Spanish law without jury trials, prompting Navy legal review.
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Washington
Guam
Schroeder
Navy Department
Congress
Leary
Court of First Instance
Philippines
Madrid
Secretary of the Navy
Ni Department
Treasury to send US architect to plan Beijing legation
Treasury Department will detail an expert architect from the office of the supervising architect to go to Peking to complete plans and specifications for the new United States legation and supervise construction. The French architect, who did the lire service for his government, has gone to France and will not return. Minister Conger seeks a competent architect from the United States and selection will be made soon.
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Washington
Secretary of State
Treasury Department
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Peking
China
United States
France
Conger
Turning over Tien-Tsin government to Chinese authorities
Yuan Shi Kai arrives as viceroy of Pe-Chi-Li and is greeted by a guard of honor. He meets foreign commanders, attends luncheon with the City Council, and the council formally hands over city government. The day ends with a banquet in Yuan Shi Kai's honor.
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Tein-Tsin
China
Tien-Tsin
Yuan Shi Kai
Pe-Chi-Li
Officers Assigned to Special Duties Leaves of Absence
Washington August 15 Contract Surgeon Joseph Pinquard relieved from duty in the Philippines and ordered to Fort Leavenworth Kansas. Lieutenant Colonel A W Wedges promoted assigned to coast artillery. Major George L Anderson promoted assigned to coast artillery at Santiago Cuba and to command the artillery troops there. Major H L Harris Captain Charles H Riche Captain G G Gatley appointed a board to meet at Galveston Texas Aug ? to revise the projected fire control system. Captain Halstead Doray ordered to join his regiment in the Philippines. Captain John M Carson Jr quarter master ordered to visit posts in Maine New York and other sites.
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Philippines
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
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Coast Artillery
George L. Anderson
San Yago
Cuba
H. L. Harris
Artillery Corps
Charles H. Riche
Corps of Engineers
G. G. Gatley
Galveston
Texas
Halstead Doray
Fifth Infantry
John M. Carson, Jr
Maine
New New York
Impressions of Europe by Mrs Robertson on her grand tour
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Mrs R S Robertson art critic lecturer and traveler returned from a three months trip through Italy France Switzerland and England escorting eight Fort Wayne area ladies They visited Venice viewed the Campanile of St Mark and discussed its collapse with an architect friend They witnessed a Polish papal benediction and described the Pope Leo XIII visit They noted Italy's revived economy and improved credit and observed Lord Kitchener and Lord Rosebery in Hyde Park
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
R.S. Robertson
Europe
Italy
France
Switzerland
England
Edward White
Florence B. Barrett
Grace Johnson
Muncie
Alice
Anna Roberts
Danville, Ill
Herman Hulmen, Jr
Terre Haute
Winifred Knight
Louise Harrison
St. Louis
Robertson
Napoleon I
Campanile
Leo
Pisa
Kingdom
Hyde Park
London
Torrence in Washington Arrives for Grand Army encampment
General Eli Torrence commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic arrived in Washington with General Silas H Towler adjutant general and will maintain quarters here through the annual encampment ending in October. The visit will continue for a period yet to be announced.
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Washington
Eli Torrence
Grand Army of the Republic
Silas H. Towler
Grand Army
Torrence
Special Features In The Sunday Journal To Morrow
The issue previews stories on cookery changes with coal replacing gas in Indianapolis kitchens and higher prep costs. It notes Perils of Poultry Raising losses for many, a thrilling Hair Turned White tale of an engineer and a wild engine, a murder hangings story about two white men in early Indiana days, Baseball Cranks Help loyalty at games, Chinese Musical Comedies in San Francisco theaters, Pioneer Stories from Tippecanoe era, Federal Penitentiaries with modern facilities, Travel in Italy scams on novices, Sylvia's Fool ancient tale by Katherine S. Mackeild, George Ade's Social Study about a man with a friend who knew a girl who had a friend, plus local columns and departments.
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Bartholin
Chicago
Minnie Mitchell
The
Chicago Tribune
State Street
Harrison Street
Rise of Vanderlip Protégé of Lyman J. Gage
Lyman J. Gage and Frank A. Vanderlip, former Treasury officials now in New York, reach parallel ascent in finance. Gage, president of United States Trust, handles retirees and estates while Vanderlip, a rising vice president at National City Bank, expands European investments and secures foreign securities as Russia approves bonds in New York.
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Treasury
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Frank A. Vanderlip
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United States Trust Company
National City Bank
Gage
Bowlder County
Colorado
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Lfe
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Chicago
America
City Bank
Stillman
England
Bank of England
Vanderlip
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New York Stock Exchange
M. Witte
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