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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1901
Page
6
Classified pages list several help wanted ads including nonunion carpenters and machine hands for hardwood work, cabinet makers, clerks seeking skilled labor, and a young man with education. Public notices announce Marion County bridge bids, cement arch bids, and deadlines, with details on required bonds and affidavits.
A Indianapolis Journal letter argues newspapers unfairly attack Christian Science with fake news on alleged deaths and seeks fair space to defend their beliefs. The writer cites specific cases, urges editors to uphold religious liberty, and asserts Christian Science heals without drugs.
Clarence A. Buskirk writes in Indianapolis August 24 defending Christian Science against labeling with Dowieism Mormonism and denouncing medical boards for treating religious conscience as crime He argues against drug doctors embracing God as a health influence and urges Indiana courts to grant Christians their day in court while condemning no one but defending spiritual healing and constitutional rights.
Notes from Sundays Journal cite Cardinal Gibbons returning home from Europe and General Grosvenor praising U S trade growth abroad. Reports cover Overstreet European trip, deaf mutes convention picnic at Broad Ripple, Cuban and Venezuelan unrest, strikes, and local incidents including storms in Jersey City and floods near Mauch Chunk.
In Muncie three shooting affrays occurred Saturday night leaving two severely wounded. Elkhart faces a bicycle riding on sidewalks controversy. Jeffersonville citizens applaud the abolition of the matrimonial bureau. Kokomo case sees two defendants bound over to the grand jury while two others are dismissed.
Poem by Emma Herrick Weed recalling a summer afternoon walk near the school. A narrator and a friend linger halfway home from school, savoring shade, mermaid ferns, and sunlight as they chat about days of June. The tone is nostalgic and pastoral, capturing simple pleasures of youth.
Freight officials praise rising volume on Indianapolis lines with cars and locomotives stretched to meet demand. Week ending Aug 24 shows 27,079 cars handled, 22,077 loaded, up from 1900 and 1899. Strong livestock, coal, grain, and produce shipments amid peak local business.
Central Passenger Association issues uniform baggage handling rules affecting parties of 25 or more, offering free or charged baggage cars based on party size and fare. Notes Belt Line activity, staffing changes, new appointments, and ongoing railway traffic trends and investments across multiple lines and regions.
A staff officer asserts General Will McKee personally knows every Indiana National Guard member by name and handles extensive work beyond the adjutant general. He maintains eight years of rosters, oversees official correspondence, and often works past midnight. The officer questions why the state would not provide a clerk to ease his burden.
Livestock market report from Union Stock Yards Indianapolis notes hog receipts of 2,000 with a weekly decline. prices advance about 6 to 7 cents, best loads around 6.34 to 6.45, packers bidding strongly. Cattle and sheep activity mixed. cattle receipts about 150 with fat cattle uneven, hogs lead the week, with quality above average and prices near record highs for August.
George Banks, a Black man jailed for drunkenness, asked for sleep after police detention. A physician treated him with morphine without effect. He hanged himself with a loosened bunk chain, attempted a second hanging an hour later, and was found by Turnkey Taffe. Mrs. Austins new dress is fine as sill.
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