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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1901
Page
3
Panic erupts among excursionists as a kerosene lamp in Conductor J P Travis’s trunk struck a lit switch lamp near a baggage car. The blazing box and floor of the car caught fire but were put out by Travis and Patrolman Doss Schaffer before the fire department arrived.
Annie Russell starts rehearsals for A Royal Family with a San Francisco opening planned for Sept. 5 alongside Mrs. Gilbert Orrin Johnson W H Thompson and Lawrence D Orsay. Charles J Boyle presents The Star Boarder at Park Theater this afternoon for a three day run. Holden Comedy Company offers The River Express in the last half of the week. Ada Rehan returns from Britain planning a Martha Morton play yet unnamed, with no date for its premiere. Richard Lovelace comes to New York Sept. 9, Bertha Galland makes her star debut Sept. 10 in The Forest Lovers, and The Messenger Boy London extravaganza opens Sept. 16 with James Powers as lead.
Dr J A Houser and family have returned from Winona Lake Miss Kathryn L Wheeler is visiting relatives in Jonesboro this week Mr and Mrs John Bettermann and family have returned home after several weeks lakes and at Buffalo Miss Jessie Stake has returned from Columbus and Covington Ohio and will leave Wednesday for a visit in Louisville Kentucky Mr and Mrs Logan and daughter Miss Lotta Logan of Meridian Mississippi have returned home after four weeks with Mrs Logans mother in this city
Owing to yesterday's rain the German day exercises at Germania Park were postponed to next Sunday. The event will feature the usual program of celebrations and activities at the park.
The Springfeld Republican notes the death of Josiah Johnson Hawes at age ninety four. A pioneer in daguerreotype photography, Hawes captured portraits of notable figures of the era in Boston and Mount Vernon Church. He painted miniature portraits earlier his career spanned fifty years as a respected artist in the old true photography craft.
The United States Civil Service Commission sent its seventeenth annual report to the President on August 1. It reviews presidential rules, investigations of irregularities, and proposed changes, noting progress in merit-based appointments, scrutiny of classified offices, and calls for extending rules to the Library of Congress and District government. It also covers revenue service issues, inspector findings, and recommendations for staffing and pension processes.
Washington August 18 Secretary Hay appoints Dr J J Rodriguez of this city secretary of the United States delegation to the International Conference of American States in Mexico City next October. He is a lawyer and served as special counsel to peace commissioners in Paris.
Captain Hemingway commanded the American bark Antioch from Montevideo to Philadelphia in fifty days. The voyage carried bones for fertilizer and the cargo and vessel swarmed with bugs, except the captain’s cabin which remained pest free, marking an unusual record in sea travel.
Buffalo N Y Aug 12 The Pan American Exposition draws firemen from across the country with over eighty companies planning attendance. The Firemen’s Association of New York holds its annual convention Tuesday and Wednesday. Prize drills parades and region days mark the week including Michigan Louisiana Hamilton Ont Syracuse Virginia Mohawk Valley days with A A U gymnastics in the stadium.
A critical essay arguing that honest workers deserve dignity free from binding unions. It contends unions reduce individual ambition and wages, misapply hours limits, and harm earnings. It asserts labor should organize for fair ends but not to stifle personal advancement or set arbitrary prices.
The Treasury Department received a package of mutilated bank notes from J. M. Plummer of Fakview, Connecticut, seeking redemption after denominations are determined. The notes, damaged to fragments, reportedly belong to his brother and grandfather, with authorities evaluating authenticity and completeness before redeeming any portion.
Topeka State Journal quotes United States Bureau of Labor expert Thomas M. Robertson abroad in New York. He argues wealth should fund model tenements for housing before libraries or colleges and urges Carnegie and Rockefeller to redirect gifts. The sentiment finds support among many readers.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Ben W. Cross declares the Manor Lumber Company receiver matter grows from Albright's troubles with the American Hardwood Company. Albright, jailed for embezzlement, allegedly credited himself with company funds via two bookkeepers, as Cochran battles him in a merger driven dispute. Cross notes Cochran’s control of offices and yards amid potential disclosures brewing from Receiver Ellott’s pending report.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal piece argues slavery exists broadly, citing Mexico, mining, and feudal remnants. It compares slave owners to modern elites like Cecil Rhodes, J P Morgan, and Andrew Carnegie, contending freedom is largely illusory and many people are, in effect, enslaved by labor, debt, and social constraints.
A Detroit Free Press note describes an Easter procession moving east along a street. A boy rode a bicycle and attempted to guide a mule with a rope. The mule, distracted, halted repeatedly causing the boy and bike to topple. The scene mixed humor with improvised misfortune as the pair zigzagged toward Cass Avenue.
A boy clings to a rope tied to a mule named Pete as a wild pursuit erupts amid a dusty charge through a town street. Spectators cheer, a police chase ensues, and the procession breaks apart near the D A C grounds after the mule bulls forward and the boy crashes into a fence.
Divers led by J. G. Falcon recovered three gun carriages and cannon balls from the schooner Royal Savage sunk near Valcour Island in 1776. Two carriages shipped to Smithsonian, one donated to Burlington, other relics, including rib and rigging, hoisted aboard. An historic find with potential links to General Arnold and lost papers.
The New Bedford Standard and Brooklyn Eagle analyze the Brook ly n Eagle’s use of homeoteleuton to characterize Sampson and Schley as a pedagogue and demagogue. They explore variations, show how the device can mislead, and note it as a rhetorical trick in partisan discourse.
Louisville August 18 Major John H Leathers set general orders for the triennial Knights Templars parade outlining twelve grand divisions. Divisions include states Massachusetts Rhode Island New York Virginia New Hampshire Connecticut Ohio Maine Pennsylvania Indiana Texas Mississippi Michigan Illinois California Tennessee Wisconsin New Jersey Georgia Missouri Alabama Iowa Minnesota Kansas Maryland Arkansas West Virginia Colorado North Carolina South Dakota Oregon Washington Montana Wyoming North Dakota Arizona Florida and Indian Territory. Special escort for rear admiral Schley and a mounted division complete the lineup with precise marshal and staff assignments.
Sir Rueben H. Lloyd leads about one hundred California Commandery Sir Knights aboard a special train bound for Louisville for the twenty-eighth triennial conclave. The journey includes stops at Ogden Salt Lake Denver and Omaha with two refrigerator cars carrying fruit and wine.
Admiral Endicott tells Charleston News and Courier a great naval station will be built at Charleston. He says it will take years to complete the navy yard and top station, with a million dollar scope, improved harbor channels, and a new dredge Charleston joining the work. The project would include an army post on Sullivan's Island and fortifications, aiming to boost Charleston’s prosperity and harbor prestige.
In a brief Philadelphia Record excerpt Dr Ferguson muses on conscience as a curious force. He notes a remarkable distance covered by a quiet inner voice, highlighting its subtle but potent influence on behavior.
The Cuban venture led by Sir W. C. Van Horne and Senor Quecada draws attention on Wall Street as Canadian Pacific interests push a Cuban rail network. The plan includes extensive land rights and potential constitutional influence, with speculation that Van Horne’s group could guide Cuba’s early government and financial framework.
A Times-Democrat recounts Empress Carlotta's alleged famine of memory after news of Emperor Maximilian’s death. It describes a Mexican maid seeking oblivion tea from coffee bean infusion, Carlotta’s coma, relocation to Belgium, and the later Austrian tablet reestablishing ties with Mexico.
A crowded group of scribblers in Cleveland attempt fables and face sharp street slang and critiquing. Aesop laughs from above as Zeus considers thunderbolts but allows their playful effort, noting the harmless nature of their labor and the human folly of critique.
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