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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1901
Page
5
The Indianapolis Journal lists subscription costs and service details for daily and Sunday editions, including carrier and mail options and rates. It also contains scattered editorials and notes on labor, politics, arbitration, and a sensational reward offer for intruders, reflecting early 20th century U.S. public discourse.
The French push to seize the isthmus and canal ambitions provoke troubling actions. Kentucky hosts two state conventions promoting good roads with a business farmer committee to lobby the Legislature. Indiana must awaken to keep its rank in this movement as submarine electric light threats are debated.
The author argues profit sharing aligns worker and industry interests, noting success in several cotton mills in Massachusetts. He believes systematic profit sharing can be extended to large industries like United States Steel Corporation, potentially yielding significant employee benefits and larger dividends for workers.
Indiana’s central location and gas industry shifts prompt Indianapolis leaders to push coordinated efforts to attract manufacturing. Proposals include a stock-backed plant for manufacturers on installments, and a public like electric power company. Grand Rapids Wis example outlines resale stock, uniform rents, and modest dividends to aid small makers. Public-private schemes aim to broaden industrial growth while avoiding lavish bonuses.
A report here outlines alleged collusion by the Illinois State Board of Dental Examiners with a Chicago firm to issue certificates to unexamined applicants. The diplomas appeared legitimate but were fraudulent, threatening professional trust and triggering wider scrutiny of state boards and dental practice.
A report by Professor Jenks, sent to Europe by the U S Industrial Commission, argues publicity as the best aid to control industrial combinations. It cites open corporate reporting, accurate sworn accounts, and light on actions as restraints on abuses, with taxation and license fees as supporting measures.
The Peking settlement ended years of negotiation on indemnity tariff and reform. China yields internal pledges and import duties while preserving its form, avoiding dismemberment. The open door gains support for U S interests as China enters a new era under foreign oversight.
The article laments the Empress Dowager's firm grip on power, predicting renewed Boxer outrages if she remains opposed to foreign influence. It notes the Emperor's reformist potential but says secretive power blocks progress, risking future trouble unless protocols are honored and China embraces modern influences.
The article rebukes Mr W J Bryan for denouncing McKinley over a sympathy dispatch to Emperor William. It argues dispatches are formal diplomacy not personal, cites Union speech by John B Cleveland praising local democracy, contrasts with lynching rhetoric, notes Amalgamated leaders’ push in Joliet, and warns prolonged strikes will hinder settlement as public sentiment swings.
Taggart strategy aims to eliminate every other aspirant except Mr Maguire. Mr Moore shows strong activity, risking division of Taggart support. Maguire wins the party vote when a candidate, but his Board of Public Works membership does not boost his popularity.
Cleveland plans extensive welcome activities for the thirty-fifth National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic to be held September 9 to Mth. Invitations proclaim city and Ohio Department hospitality with elaborate printing. Notables on the invitation committee include Senator M A Hanna and Mayor Tom L Johnson. City citizens pledge unmatched entertainment for veterans, aided by favorable railroad rates and Cleveland’s location and season.
A collage of brief quips from various papers and a jokey exchange about dental bills and social habits. The snippets evoke everyday humor and social mores, including a gag about Sabbath observance, world debt, stock market jokes, and a humorous courtroom misstep involving a fruit stand dispute.
Dr. Hans Blum, a biographer of Bismarck, has become mentally deranged after losses from Leipziger Bank failure and is confined in an asylum. He is the son of Robert Blum, executed in Vienna in 1848. Ernest August Renner of Cincinnati survived carrying Napoleon I’s coffin and was the sole non-French native among the twelve bearers, born in Hanover. A traveler’s hint notes forward seats in transit are healthier, explained by a simple fact.
The piece recounts air carried by forward car motion and exhalations, notes Hamilton King on Siamese religious sentiment, cites Luigi Rasi on Eleonora Duse’s early career, shares a physician’s thirst remedy with a pebble, and recalls Emerson's roast of his own bust as described by D C French and Emerson's quip about the face he shaves.
A long notice lists contents of The Sunday Journal including J D Whelpley on public lands and waste, London underground iron tube piece by Bain, W E Wellman Arctic outlook, E J Hardy on married life, George Ade tale, Nesbit story George's Monument, restaurant woes, religious notes, mind body influence, Armour meat packing prophecy, Amalgamated strike, and assorted society notes local news and feminine topics. The issue aims to satisfy exacting readers.
A Kansas City Journal commentary contrasts rewards given to heroes like Lord Roberts and Dewey with debatable honors for Schley Sampson Hobson and Wheeler. It questions naval fame and notes the Tenth Cavalry’s San Juan heroism amid uneven recognition.
In the Mobile Register the writer questions whether whites are becoming barbaric and losing justice and civilization. He argues crimes reflect a faulty mental make-up and warns familiarity with the topic leads to lenient treatment, noting some men with honor revert to a dark age mindset under certain circumstances.
The Chicago Evening Post notes Coin Harvey claims James K. Jones alone defeated William Jennings Bryan. It adds the general impression Jones benefited from the 7,244,688 votes cast for McKinley in the election context.
A conversation between a Boston man and a girl from St Louis humorously critiques Walt Whitman. The exchange riffs on Whitman’s style, noting George Ade’s superiority in slang and the use of capital letters.
An assertion from the Detroit Journal states that Chauncey Depew will cease talking to newspapers when he takes his last breath. The remark reflects the veteran speaker's notorious public stance on press coverage and his long career in public life.
G E Armstrong editor of the London Globe and W T Madge the paper's manager appeared at the bar of the House of Commons and apologized after being summoned for gross breach of privilege. The speaker reprimanded them and they withdrew amid derisive cheers. The offensive article was reportedly written by Viscount Mountmorres.
Lord George Hamilton in the House of Commons delivered India’s financial statement noting three years of famine and depressed agriculture but a favorable balance sheet. Relief costs totaled £15,000,000 with a £6,377,000 surplus. rains were adequate, crop outlook fair, and potential relief savings foreseen. A sinking fund to claim rolling stock worth £55,000,000 underpins an upturn, plus plans to appoint an expert to study and adapt railway practices from the United States.
An anonymous letter to the Spectator claims Cecil Rhodes gave 5000 to Liberal funds to shift Egypt policy. Campbell-Bannerman and Harcourt call it a lie, Rhodes denies it, and the Spectator and Daily Graphic mix verdicts while noting calls for transparency in party finance.
Lord Kitchener leads a strong force toward Hondwent near Zululand as General Botha concentrates about 4000 Boers. A major engagement is anticipated. Dispatches report French scouts surrounded, casualties including a captain, with subsequent Boer movements driven north toward Venterstad.
Across London and Britain agitation grows over what farmers call American domination of the meat trade. The Board of Agriculture will investigate claims that American cattle importers influence a London market group, excluding home farmers and setting prices. A Rome dispatch notes Italy plans to remonstrate with the United States over consul reports on slave commerce at Massowah and the Red Sea.
German Crown Prince Frederick William arrived in London today and was met at Victoria station by members of the German colony and a large crowd. He received a cordial greeting as he entered the city.
The article reports Alfred Gilbert declared bankrupt in London with undisclosed liabilities. It notes Alliance Assurance negotiating to buy Imperial Insurance, King Edward's travel to Wilhelme shoe near Cusset to meet the German Emperor, and the silent transfer of Signor Crispi’s remains to Palermo’s Capuchin Church awaiting Pantheon interment.
President Baker of Atlantic Transport Inc announces completed plans for new docking facilities in London at a cost of 10.4 million dollars. He cites US methods reducing handling costs, outlines potential savings and notes possible alliance with Leyland and Morgan lines, with details pending new directors.
The State Department reports from Melbourne that two new steamship lines are under consideration. One would be a Belgian French Australian venture linking Australia with northern France, urged by the French Chamber of Commerce in Australia. The second contemplates Italian government lines from Italian ports to Australia and to China.
Dublin engineer G Frazer outlines Berehaven harbor works to support a six-ship steam line crossing the Atlantic in about four and a half days. Initial fleet includes four New York bound and two Canadian trade ships. A 65 mile Irish rail link would connect Berehaven to London and allow quick mail and passenger transfers to New York and London via Dover, with Dublin and British officials shaping the project.
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