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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1902
Page
5
A review discusses stock watering in trusts and how capitalization is used to inflate profits. It explains water in stock, bonds, and the impact on consumer prices, arguing the public should benefit from reduced prices rather than hidden gains. The critique praises clarity but condemns attempts to legitimize watering.
Georgia Wood Pangborn presents Roman Biznet a first novel exploring heredity through two generations of parents grandparents and a boy named Roman The tale weaves music and moral questions as Dr Winthrop weighs whether a germ of desire can outgrow inherited evil Yet the book fails to clearly define the dominant traits passed down observing only dreams and speculation rather than decisive evidence. Houghton Mifflin Boston.
This new story contrasts Colonel Selwod a long time British officer now country gentleman and Mellor a promoter of dubious schemes. Colonel Belwood’s daughters strive for independence through work and virtue, showing friendship and selfless affection in wholesome scenes. D Appleton Co New York.
A brief note praising Frank T. Bullen as a renowned writer of sea tales. It highlights his adventure filled narratives of sailors vessels and storms and notes his descriptive power and distinctive style.
A vivid appraisal of Mr Bullen’s vast sea experience and storytelling range. The piece celebrates his claims to have served in all shipboard roles from cabin boy to master and sailed on vessels from old tub to iron clipper. It notes his global reach and tales of whalers merchants pirates and steamers.
A historical tale about three convicts in 1830s Tasmania who escape into the bush to endure hunger and danger. One man, a seasoned bushman, guides the group to a hidden retreat among swamps and hills with a stream and pastures. They evade trackers for years and finally sail to a free land. Published by J. B. Lippincott & Co.
Herbert W. Paul writes a compact study in the English Men of Letters series on Matthew Arnold. The volume blends biography with literary history and critique, praising Arnold as a scholar and poet whose work appeals to educated readers.
A Stevenson book from L. C. Page & Co presents a curated selection with a Stevenson biography and editor's intro. Selections include Will of Westminster? Vir ginibus Puerisque The Flight of the Heather The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde The Voice Among the Trees Markheim A Triplex and several poems plus a Stevenson portrait frontispiece.
A conservative American merchant inherits a fortune to visit Italy. On a turn he is kidnapped by brigands and reluctantly joins their band, discovering a surprisingly congenial life. A lighthearted romance weaves through his travel adventures as Lothrop Publishing releases the tale from Boston.
The New York Times original stories of the day prize unit offers wit humor and good form. A volume titled The Man in the Street Stories published by J Ogilvie Company New York presents humorous real life scenes with an introduction by Hon Chauncey M Pope.
The piece contrasts a famed benefactor praised for growth with a modern ideal favoring humor and human connection. It critiques a time of stress as lacking a proper channel to collect and share lively exchanges among well known people. It likens narrative craft to a granary of daily encounters.
A humorous 1896 travel account tells of R P Woodward departing New York with no money to reach San Francisco in 11 days on a donkey. He covers 4006 miles by road crossing the continent and arrives with several hundred dollars, recounting curious experiences in a Mark Twain like voice.
Two adventure romances from Lothrop and Street & Smith, set in biblical Judah and Mexico. Naphtali, Isaiah, and Miragne drive a tragic tale of love and spying in Hezekiah's era, while Walter Ridgefield hunts treasure amid debts and rival loves in a sensational Mexican adventure.
George B. McCutcheon presents a brisk adventure tale set in Brussels where an American rescues and marries the woman he loves, thwarting an Italian suitor. Action is swift, many improbable events occur, and the work aims for vigor over literary weight in this pulpy romance.
The Red Anvil centers on slave times and the fugitive slave law with the underground railway playing a key role. Smithboro serves as a northern terminal where kind locals aid SSBRPRe travelers on this rail-free route. Charles Reginald Sherlock authored the work, published by Frederick A. Stokes Company in New York.
Funk Wagnalls releases a compact abridgment containing 28 000 words. Despite its small size it covers a broad range suitable for quick reference. Designed for the busy reader, it serves as a desk lexicon for everyday use.
W E Norris presents an English country life tale of feud between old county families and ambitious interlopers. The Appleton Town and Country Library installment explores social tensions, lineage, and the stakes of standing tradition against new wealth.
Describes a sensational novel of American life filled with crime and unhappiness. Promoted by KR Fenno & Co New York as a book likely to appeal to fans of lurid drama.
President Hadley writes in the September Century on betting and dueling while Ralph Connor and Walter Wyckoff publish new works. Glengarry School Days expands a Glengarry sequel. Harper’s Bazor features on training backward children and fashion. Harper’s Magazine faces color-plate costs as August edition sells out, leaving demand unmet.
Notices announce the late Sir Walter Besant completed a novel titled No Other Way, to be published in the fall by Dodd Mead. The Bookman notes The Mississippi Bubble as America’s best seller last month. Bowen-Merrill touts Hough’s book as their most successful. John Fiske’s two posthumous essays published by Macmillan in autumn. Henry James new novel The Wings of the Dove announced by Charles Scribner's Sons.
The notice highlights upcoming publications in history and biography from Houghton Mifflin including John Fiske's New France and New England and Hart's Life of Scott. It also mentions Nathaniel Hawthorne by Woodberry, American Navigation by Bates, Eternalism by Smith, and a nature book Caterpillars and Their Moths by Eliot and Soule with photos showing actual size.
In Keokuk Iowa August 16 Dr Walter Barr author of Shacklett is at work on another novel set in the same region. The busy author editor and telegraph operator balances city work with literary effort, drawing on local figures and river scenery for a vivid portrayal of frontier life.
A jumble of quotes critiques on political reform and reformers. It warns that belief can fund politics, favors not trusting rivals, and notes the peril of women entering politics while hinting at a reform movement against a mayor. It ends with a sly nod to Lincoln as the Bible for ambitious politicians.
An advertisement section touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy used for infants for over fifty years. It claims relief from teething pain wind colic and diarrhea. Also promotes Glenn's Sulphur Soap Hill's Hair Dye and other cosmetic items sold by druggists.
Mindanao tensions rise as Moros deny surrender and Bacolod fortifications are expected to weaken. American commander Pershing supports trimming Bacolod defenses while Chaffee urges decisive action to win Moro support. Incidents include a Bacolod outpost ambush, a mutiny aboard the Mis Hermanos, Taft’s Manila approach, and church reform proposals. Cholera cases surge to about 30,000 with 17,600 deaths across provinces.
Camp Thomas to New York City for contract annulment. William D. Pritchard discharged as first lieutenant and accepts second lieutenant in Third Infantry. Henry D. Snyder relieved as attending surgeon. Thomas L. Rhoades to report to Department of California. John C. Gilmore Jr. to Governor's Island as aid-de-camp. Lieutenant Ralph E. McDowell drowns in Pinto creek near Fort Clark. Lieutenant Lusk rescues barely.
Newark Aug 11 The rise of Carrie Smith from Newark boardinghouse waitress to wife of Charles Fair and her death with him in a Paris area car crash is detailed by her sister Elizabeth Bunnell. The sister recalls Carrie's beauty frugality and penchant for fine linen, her travels under many names, and how she helped her family after marrying Fair.
Data forwarded to Judge Henry C. Ide show government guaranteed mortgage loans aiding Turkish and Egyptian agriculture. Lord Cromer plans to extend the system in Egypt with the National Bank of Egypt lending about 2 million dollars. A new bank will issue exclusively small mortgage and agricultural loans with a 3 percent guaranteed dividend, using tax gatherers to collect interest if needed.
Washington August 17 The Army announces transfers and assignments for senior officers. Kerr moves to Fort Leavenworth for general service as adjuvant general of the college. Andrews relieved as adjutant general Oct 15 and to Department of California for adjutant general duties. Crane reassigned to Department of California as assistant adjutant general. Ennis to report for duty in his office. Solelia and Roswell assigned to the Sixteenth Infantry. Shortridge relieved from the Philippines and sent to San Francisco. Contract Surgeon James listed with further details pending.
Guthrie Oklahoma August 17 18 members of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribes reenacted the retreat of General Custer and his troops on their council grounds in western Oklahoma. The annual feast featured war and crow dances enjoyed by the tribes.
The body of sixty year old John McNeal, known from Pittsburg to the Toe as Sailor Jack, was found in a skiff near Paducah, Ky. He likely died of heart disease while alone in his craft, authorities say.
Walter Barr profiles SHACKLETT in a practical politics narrative detailing his lobby career and public service. Publication starts in the Journal on Tuesday August 10 with no Sunday Journal appearance.
Schedule shows trains from Station Union Block to Anteraon and Muncie with departures at 4.5 minutes after each hour and limited services to Anderson and Muncie. Special trains from Sam to 2pm and 5pm reach Anderson in about one hour twenty minutes and Muncie in two hours. Connections offered at sea with limited trains for Ziwood. A combined passenger and express car leaves West Maryland street station at 9:30 am.
Partial timetable shows passenger cars leaving Georgia and Meridian streets from early morning until afternoon with multiple trips including 1 am and 4 pm last cars, plus arrivals and departures at Georgia Meridian intersections and 250 lane.
Fragments describe street car service in Indianapolis with references to Ivania and ington streets and a late schedule. The text mentions passenger and express routes on Georgian and Meridian streets with a fare of $2.28 and a last car around 9 p.m. The OCR reads are incomplete and uncertain about exact stops and times.
Service between Mooresville and intermediate points leaves Kentucky avenue and street at 6:40 p m 6 26 a m and every to 230 p m inclusive then a car runs to and including 230 p m car leaves Mooresville at 6 a m and every thereafter until 6 p m then a car will run at a clock The a m car leaving Mourrerille Union Station at Indianapolis connects with Sunday morning excursions on raihronsda.
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