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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
5
Daily Journal notice describes subscription terms for carriers and mail, rates with Sunday editions, per-month and yearly costs, and agent networks. It lists fulfillment offices in Indianapolis and major cities, plus post office handling and submission requirements for publications.
Advice to readers planning summer absences to keep in touch by mail subscription. Extend delivery to follow you, with flexible address changes to ensure home remains connected during travel or vacation.
The piece surveys how oleomargarine laws failed to raise butter prices, notes Spooner’s Senate prospects, critiques trusts amid economic panics, and cites Secretary Shaw and Attorney General Knox. It discusses Boer reception in Europe, Philippine law enforcement, Bryan endorsements, and import trends versus manufactured goods, ending with distrust of census figures and trust-made goods lists.
The Journal backs Mr. Curtis on lists of producers forming a combined plant group while the Democratic paper cites President Havemeyer claiming the sugar trust refines a major share of domestic sugar. Reported high output allows price cuts. monopoly risk hinges on patents and competition.
Comment on Judge Holmes appointment to the Supreme Court stresses judicial independence from political aims. It notes Holmes’s fairness on labor rights, opposition to forced advantage for capital or labor, and regard for constitutional principles, predicting a valuable, independent addition despite a life-long Republican background.
An editorial condemns the Chicago police sweatbox method used to extract confessions. It argues such torture violates constitutional protections against self incrimination and cruel and unusual punishment, risking wrongful convictions. It urges police to stay within legal bounds and acknowledges suspects retain rights before conviction.
The author questions police use of coercive interrogation methods and argues that forcing confessions violates constitutional rights. The piece warns that violence or moral pressure to obtain guilty knowledge risks abuse and dangers of the sweatbox practice.
Fort Wayne district praises prosperity and accuses Representative Robinson of opposing measures that boosted the nation and the district. It cites the gold standard, McKinley tariff, and silver coinage debates, urging voters to back Republican Gillams, a successful local farmer, to support prosperity.
Report on a St Louis meeting says the gathering aims to form a permanent apple growers organization and will reconvene in November to outline methods, statistics, and progress in culture. The census places the center of apple production in the Mississippi Valley with Missouri as the leading state. Delegates came from Illinois Iowa Missouri Arkansas Kansas Nebraska Alabama and New Mexico. none from Indiana.
The text warns that corruption and malfeasance charges against Alaska Governor John G. Brady should not be believed without proof. It notes Brady’s long residence in the state and his reputation for integrity, suggesting the accusations stem from spite over political dealings.
The Cincinnati Enquirer headlines misquote Secretary Shaw claiming the tariff drives capitalists to merge. Readers who check the full speech see no such line. The News incorrectly claimed Judge Kirkpatrick won Howard county twice. he was elected once by Howard and Tipton.
Mr. Taggart won two elections as mayor after vowing not to allow natural gas to be sold by meters. The speaker wonders how much better off he and the public would be if years ago he had declared support for meters to save natural gas before it ran out.
The speaker cites past leaders saying there were Boy Orators before Bryan and Stuffed Prophets before Cleveland. He suggests if Tilden or another figure in a decisive state does not intervene, the situation remains unresolved. The remark underscores partisan dynamics and expectations in the election discourse.
Fragmentary reading notes no Tiiden in sight for the Democratic party outlook, suggesting uncertainty about a potential candidate or factor in upcoming races. The text hints at a namesake or alias but lacks concrete details or confirmation.
A collage of light prose and cartoons from Philadelphia Press Chicago Tribune and others features wry exchanges about shopping vanity and manners. Jests touch on bargains salvation backdowns and playful banter with names like Fay Eugene Clementine and Captain Firetooth amid 19th century newspaper wit.
The Detroit Free Press analyzes Senator Hanna’s evolution from a jovial businessman to a master of men who connects organized capital with organized labor. It portrays his development from humble origins in Lisbon Ohio to a pivotal national figure, noting his uneasy stance toward worldly honors and his ambition to harmonize labor and capital in the United States.
The Baltimore American argues that expanding the navy requires simultaneously increasing manpower. It cites a plan to raise enlisted ranks to 40 000 and to boost officer numbers, urging Congress to provide adequate personnel as ships are built. The piece criticizes repeated shortages that hamper naval efficiency and stresses national pride and world power status.
The Nebraska State Journal notes George Washington lacked a yacht and other modern comforts. A Cleveland paper adds he had no telephone, steam heat, plumbing, or daily paper in his day. Washington might have owned a schooner, but his era limited such use.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Bishop J C Hartzell, Africa's Methodist Episcopal bishop, has returned to New York after two years abroad. He traveled thousands of miles inMashonaland Liberia and Madeira islands to raise funds for industrial educational and evangelistic missions. His headquarters will be 150 Fifth Avenue. He secured a large land gift from the British South Africa Company at Old Umtall Mashonaland and oversees schools hospitals and farming programs. He emphasizes self support for African missions and notes progress in Liberia Hambane and Madeira. The work includes printing presses native schools and converts many literate in native tongues.
A flagship moves by launches amid frequent signaling after messages. The night favors no attack by Commander Pillsbury as a brilliant moon lights the bay. By midnight battleships drift, and a hostile fleet is unlikely to strike before tomorrow night.
An order from the War Department directs mobilization of a mixed regular and militia division for maneuvers at Fort Riley Kansas. Regular units include engineers infantry and cavalry formations with field artillery. Governors are invited to send state forces, but funds limit participation. August planning and September camp dates set, with Roosevelt expected to review troops.
President Roosevelt will depart Oyster Bay aboard the Sylph at 10 a.m. Friday for New Haven then Hartford, Rhode Island, Newport, Boston, Portland and Lewiston. The party includes Dr. Lung Secretary Cortelyou stenographers Latta and Weaver and two messengers with press representatives and telegraph staff joining at various stops. Drives will replace many receptions and speeches during the tour ending back in Oyster Bay after a stop in New Haven.
Kennebunkport reports the cruisers Brooklyn and Olympia and the converted Mayflower arriving off Cape Porpoise near 3 pm with Shoubrick anchoring briefly. In Provincetown the torpedo boat Stockton of the blue squadron lands officers and sailors while a warship is sighted near Highland and High noe Meat at dusk bound south.
Washington observers say Pillsbury faces long odds against the white squadron in the current game. A fog window could allow entry to an undefended harbor, but Higginson’s ships and coast watch Ensigns cover Cape Cod to Portland. Only a handful of deep water, defensible harbors fit Pillsbury’s orders, including Portland and Salem, while a full moon favors pursuit.
The Very Rev. Father Stephen Kealy was unanimously re elected provincial of the Passioniat Order by the triennial chapter in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. He was elected on the first ballot and a Te Deum and benediction followed at the monastery church. Tomorrow will reveal the results of rector elections at other houses nationwide.
President Roosevelt, in Oyster Bay, sharply rebuked factional feuding within the Texas Republican committee led by Cecil A. Lyon. He warned no candidate or faction speaks for him on Texas matters, urged focusing on electing Republicans to Congress, and dismissed organizations built only for offices and delegates.
A serious wreck on the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh line at Warsaw left three railroad workers fatally injured. A southbound double header freight collided with a northbound engine directly in front of the station, wrecking both locomotives. The injured are engineer Hert Hage, Clark, and Wesley W. Soberbie.
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