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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
5
The Indianapolis Journal lists subscription prices for Daily and Sunday editions, mail and club rates, and delivery options with agent networks. It also notes mailing instructions, manuscript submission rules, and a geographic list of newspaper exchange partners. A brief political note mentions David Bennett Hill declining to Omaha and Shafter commenting on contract terms in labor circles.
The Boston Herald dismisses critics of Commissioner Rodenburg and notes Judge Stubbs’ election despite ballot order. It cites foreign press confusion on U S policy toward Central America, reports on Milwaukee strike leaders, Attorney General Knox’s firm stance, and labor unions pressing to restore city bridge operations. The piece references the Springfield Republican on steel strikes and calls for a national tribunal to curb industrial conflicts.
A Board of Safety member attacks Republican council members over the temporary fire department loans. He notes mercy appointees would not be paid yet. The council stands by the delay citing unfinished buildings and apparatus in three months. Public sentiment shifts against United States Steel Corp amid strike controversy.
The corporation is accused of utter public contempt for the general welfare by refusing to state its position on the controversy. It is said to ignore public sovereignty and the strike’s impact on people’s welfare, a misstep viewed as a major policy blunder. Officers are portrayed as indifferent to public interests and the consequences for workers and communities.
The article argues against prejudice toward pension increases, noting over 4 000 pending claims mostly for increases. It explains the history of pension laws from 1890, the 1910s reforms, and the shift to counting all impairments. It defends examiners and insists most applicants for increases are not fraudulent, while criticizing blanket denunciations of the Pension Bureau.
A New Jersey dispute over union picketing mills raises questions about lawful assembly and public highway use. Historical cases from 1897 coal strikes illustrate clashes between workers and operators and Court orders restricting marches and picketing. Local Paterson ordinance endorses mill picketing, while a New Jersey Supreme Court case awaits ruling.
The article states that local authorities cannot alter common law principles on picketing. If picketing becomes menacing or forcible interference with workers, it is unlawful. Picketing as a means of information is sometimes permissible, but intimidation or coercion negates legality.
The South Chicago steel workers decide not to strike, citing binding contracts with Illinois Steel Company and legal advice. They oppose Shaffer’s claim that contracts are void due to union absorption into United States Steel, upholding business integrity and honoring agreements while supporting Eastern labor with donations.
The Civil-service Commission report shows a record year for classified appointments and notes 27,316 civil service appointments in three years under McKinley. It argues reform is not ignored, counters allegations against Fanning and associates, and defends Governor Durbin's timely tax commissioner appointment of Democrat Martin.
It notes careful inquiry shows farmers haul 12 miles on average to market or shipping points. The typical road-haul cost is 5 cents per ton per mile, or 60 cents for a twelve-mile haul. Estimates place total annual tons hauled at 300,000,000, totaling substantial transport costs.
The Industrial Commission notes farm products shipped to markets or railroads total 90 million dollars. Railroads’ expenses, year ended June, 18 percent, stood at 515.08.0 percent. Farmers oppose good roads laws yet road upgrades could cut haulage costs by two thirds or half, saving an estimated 450 to 800 million dollars annually.
A collage of comic snippets from readers and editors across papers. Jests compare American and European plans, puzzle misprints, and a mock dialogue about civilization with a Chinese laundryman in Peking. The bits mix humor, ads, and social quips.
Brigadier General A. S. Daggett, retired, denounces the army canteen system, arguing it creates debt, temptations, and constant alcohol exposure for soldiers. He cites credit practices, eligibility of abstainers, potential dens outside posts, and calls for barring canteens to maintain discipline and morals.
Chicago Journal reports a humorous anecdote from Bishop Whipple of Minnesota about an Indian chief assuring him that his belongings were perfectly safe while he walked to a nearby village to conduct a service. The tale highlights the chief’s practical view of safety during that era.
Tolstol claims Carlyle and Ruskin led England to liberty, praising the nation as a beacon. The writer notes Carlyle never led and Ruskin died disappointed, arguing the assertion misreads English historic influence and misidentifies influential figures like Chamberlain and Rhodes.
The Boston Herald argues that if other nations guard more men than they farm and the United States maintains a strong agricultural base, the country will have a food surplus to sell to hungry peoples. It contends gunpowder power should not replace productive farming.
A dialogue recounts a Georgia lynching scene described as a show for crowds. The judge and a practical man debate morality, with references to Torquemada, Spain, and centuries of cruelties as social entertainment. The piece argues that cruelty as aesthetic amusement has deep roots.
Chicago Tribune reports Pat Crowe landing on a remote South Pacific isle to evade police after abducting the Cudahy boy, meeting fellow fugitives. A self styled society honors a mysterious founder, with figures named Crowe Tascott and others shaping a perilous, rumor filled exile.
A Texas corporation controlling a million acre timber tract plans to harvest by contracting a lumber company to cut and manufacture the growth. The project targets an annual output of at least 360,000,000 feet, sustaining the stable timber for twenty three years.
A contract prohibits cutting any tree under one foot diameter, guards saplings from harm, and requires precautions against forest fires. The goal is a perpetual lumber supply from the tract and to prevent conversion to barren waste by old-time lumbering methods.
Washington Letter in St Louis Globe Dem discusses rural free delivery box rules and costs. Carriers lament multiple styles and varied elevations complicating access, locking systems, and on vehicle versus roadside use. debates over uniform design, open competition, royalties, and possible government rental plan continue as Congress may act.
A seller passes off assmannshauser as oberingelheimer in a case of red Rhine wine. The owner learns labels were swapped but the cask contents are the same wine. Dealers stock labels for many names including altes like laubenheimer deidesheimer and nier steiner. ober or riung labels are valued at 250 per 1000.
An excerpt describes elephants chained on a ship to deck stables during transport. On the Agra off Point de Galle a sudden crash and sinking peril ensues, with humans fleeing and elephants reacting with organized noise and despair as the vessel goes down.
A reflective portrait of Dr. Hale drawn from his reading habits and philosophy. The piece argues Hale’s mind maps to headlines and columns, praising him as an all around man who bridges distracted and specialist classes amid modern culture’s pressures.
A Bloomsburg Pennsylvania letter describes William M Rush's two acre enclosure housing 30 skunks with plans to reach 1000. Skins fetch about $2 each, his first pelts expected to yield over $1000. The site also hosts a growing frog pond as Rush expands his naturalmenagerie for future sale.
The article argues that Invader owners should adopt strict rules to retain the America's Cup. It suggests ownership transfer to current holders, bond requirements for challengers, and cautions that challengers must not turn the race into mere sport. It notes New York yachtmen aim to keep the cup even at the cost of postponed defense.
The Indiana Substitute in the San Francisco Post extols a telephones on farms reach in seventy counties. The piece frames this as a favorable alternative to the previous reliance on a few mortgage arrangements.
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