Telephone Calls and Postal Rates in The Daily Journal
The August 29 1903 issue outlines subscription prices for The Daily Journal and The Indianapolis Journal Newspaper Co It lists carrier and mail rates including daily price cents weekly and yearly options Reduced rates for clubs and agents and instructions for mailing to the United States with stamps The notice also provides locations where the paper can be purchased in New York St Louis and other cities with specific newsstand names and addresses
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Indianapolis
Suburbs
Caplée
Indianapolis Journal Newspaper CO
Ind
Your Summer Vacation Journal Ad Offers Mail Forwarding
Advertisement advises readers to journal their summer trip and keep in touch with home by mail. It promotes mailing the journal to the traveler, with options to change the address as often as needed and to place the order before starting the trip.
Iowa and World Affairs Reflected in New York Letters
A wary survey critiques Iowa Populists as harmless and questions Bryan and Roosevelt interpretations. The piece condemns a Republican era trust report, questions the Macedonia and Beirut incidents, and ridicules Evangelical Lutheran ministers for condemning a papal condolence message. It also mocks Gen Miles on cavalry obsolescence and argues bicycles and autos cannot replace mounted troops.
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Evangelical Lutheran Ministers
Leo
United States
Ministers’ Association
General Miles and the power of machines in campaigns
The quotation contemplates what a bicyclist or automobilist could do if General Miles led a force of vehicles instead of cavalry. It argues that he would not have achieved the fame from his Indian campaigns with such a force.
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Miles
Sheridan
Winchester
American Force In The Levant Demonstrates Resolve
The piece argues for immediate American naval action off the Turkish coast after the Beirut incident to deter piracy and assert U S prestige. It contends the Levant needs a strong U S presence to ensure protection for missionaries and travelers and to establish lasting respect for American power.
Justice to the Negro in Washington’s Race View
The piece argues that judging blacks by their best individuals, not the worst, should guide perceptions of the race. It compares white criminals and virtuous acts by both races, noting cases of generosity by both Black and white individuals and warning against broad generalizations about either group.
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Booker T. Washington
Massachusetts
Louisville
Remedies for industrial combinations urged by National Bar Association
The National Bar Association suggests remedies for the trend toward industrial combinations but argues against their survival through taxation or laissez faire. Regulation by government bodies and price controls, as seen in railroads, utilities, and transportation, are favored to ensure cheaper, better service and prevent monopoly practices.
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National Bar Association
Congress
Bar Association Committee
Roosevelt
Steel Corporation
Personal element drives business success, says era analysis
The text argues independents prosper when business grows, with Rockefeller and Carnegie highlighted as key organizers. It stresses that management quality and the ability to marshal capable people matter more than organizational form, noting many combinations fail unless they improve service and lower rates without coercion.
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America
Standard Oil Company
Carnegie Steel Company
United States Steel
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Frick
Carnegie
Hill
Havemeyer
Morgan
Extradition case may hinge on treaty law and evidence
The Walsh Lyncheham extradition dispute raises legal and international questions about treaty supremacy, crime definitions, and the sufficiency of evidence. The case turns on identification and proof, with U S courts poised to decide if the Brit ish conviction stands or requires American assessment, while noting both nations share similar assault with intent to murder statutes.
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Thomas Walsh
James Lyncheham
United States
Great Britain
England
Miscellaneous political quips and social jibes from the era
The passage teases politicians and social figures with wry lines about perseverance and luck. It cites an Ohio Falls woman’s fifth marriage, Iowa Populists nominating a ticket, Tom Johnson versus convention politics, and speculative naval and foreign affairs notes. It frames a cheeky, chorus-like survey of contemporary figures and events.
Journal Entries in a Droll International Tone
A collection of quips and reflections on politics, race, and everyday life from a bygone era. The snippets include satirical exchanges about Ireland, Turkey, and modernized warfare, with jokes on pronunciation and reaction to current events.
Indiana Editorial Notes Reflect Salty Public Views
A compilation of editorial quips from Hoosier papers on politics, finance, and figures like Hartfield, Goebelites, and Mr Pulitzer. It notes Andersons bill to limit Nes a man tells a day, Wall Street calm, Kentucky governor Goebel trials, and Manila health gains under American control.
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Montpelier
Hartford City Times
Anderson
Elkhart Review
Wall Street
Anderson Bulletin
Taylor
Kentucky
Portland Commercial Review
Porte
Russia
Terre Haute Express
Indianapolis
Pogue
Lafayette Courier
Pulitzer
New York World
South Bend
Lafayette Journal
Manila
Terre Haute Tribune
Bryan
Nebraska
Florida
Madison Courier
Chicago
Iso
Theodore Roosevelt
Winchester Herald
Community aids Bartley’s Astoria house build
Forty bricklayers toil over the weekend to complete a home in Astoria for John Bartley, a local union member and father of eleven. Friends supply materials and labor, allowing Bartley to avoid renting due to landlords’ aversion to large families, raising questions about overtime work and impact on other union bricklayers. Nearby, Elizabeth Hunt of Brooklyn visits a great grandchild in New Haven, at age forty three.
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New York
Astoria
John Bartley
Manhattan
Bartley
Boston Transcript
Elizabeth Hunt
Brooklyn
New Haven
Powers Defense Closes as Jury Is Excused to Morning
Georgetown Ky Aug 28 Caleb Powers resumes defense arguing Wharton Golden swore to avoid prison and Youtsey sought release. He denies knowing Youtsey before the shooting and rest his guilt on the Louisville trip. The court extended time, Powers concluded at 2 30 pm, then State now presents closing remarks. Franklin ends at 9 30 pm and jury is asked to retire for one hour, then sent to tomorrow.
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Caleb Powers
The
Commonwealth
Wharton Golden
Henry Youtsey
Youtsey
Powers
Louisville
Washington
Frankfort
General Assembly
Common Wealth
Taylor
Eeeeee
Franklin
Roosevelt Keeps European wards, stays at Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt remained at the White House complex in the afternoon and returned to Sagamore Hill for luncheon. A late telegram from Secretary Loeb cited Minister Leishman denying Magerssen's assassination report, with orders unchanged to protect Americans in Turkish waters. Admiral Cotton will move U S ships to Turkish waters to safeguard citizens and interests.
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Sagamore Hill
Washington
Loeb
Secretar
Loomis
Leishman
Constantinople
Associated Press
Magerssen
Cotton
Magelssen's Family Rejoices In Safe Vice Consul
In La Crosse Wisconsin tonight news arrived that Vice Consul Magelssen is alive and unharmed. His brother Rev H G Magelssen and his Highland Prairie Minnesota parents learned of the shockingly mistaken death reports. The family plans a reunion and thanksgiving services at the Norwegian Lutheran Church in La Crosse and at Highland Prairie.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Magelssen
H. G. Magelssen
Highland Prairie
Minn
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Freyer Reports Beirut Attack On Vice Consul Mageissen
Mr Freyer treasurer of the Presbyterian Mission at Beirut cables to the Associated Press that the assault on Vice Consul Mageissen was premeditated but the bullets missed him and he escaped uninjured. He notes Beirut Syria August 28.
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New York
Magelessen
Beirut
Syria
Freyer
Presbyterian Mission At
Associated Press
N Mageissen
Preyer
Mistaken Report Of Vice Consul Magelssen’s Death
In Constantinople on August 28 a cipher error led to false word that Vice Consul Magelssen was killed. An unknown shooter fired near him. the bullets did not hit. The Beirn Vali apologized and ordered the arrest of the perpetrator.
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Constantinople
Magelssen
Vali
Beirn
Plans at Washington Aims to Punish Turkey in Beirut Case
The United States intends to enforce its demands promptly after the Beirut incident involving Vice Consul Magelssen. If Turkey fails to move, Rear Admiral Cotton may seize a Turkish port on the Mediterranean, with Minister Leishman leaving Turkey, while British aid could assume care of affairs. The European squadron has been ordered and strong protests delivered to the Turkish government to deter missionary disruption.
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Beirut
Levant
Barbary
Mediterranean
America
Armenia
Miss Stone
United States of America
Europe
Russia
Washington
Magelssen
Syria
Cotton
Turkey
Leishman
Letshman
Thomas Aa i Ne Wena Es
Urgent appeals over safety of Americans in Beirut and Harpoot
The American Board of Missions in Boston asks Washington to protect U S citizens in eastern Turkey amid rising Turkish fanaticism. Beiruts American College damage and Harpoot threats cited, with Tenekejian case and delayed trials. Reports of consular murders and new pressures from Monastir outline broader risks to Western residents and missions.
Magelssen Courageous Report After Beirut Vice Consul Assassination
In New York a large Assy colony reacts to the reported assassination of Magelssen, vice consul at Beirut. Chancellor MacCracken recalls his Beirut visit and praises Magelssen as prompt and capable. The Syrian Protestant College and the American consulate are highlighted for their roles and esteem.
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Assyram
Magelssen
Beirut
Syria
Mussulman
MacCracken
New York University
Tentence
Magen
Testimony Tactics Stir Fear After Local Killing
Fragmentary report notes threats against witnesses labeled Mussulmans and hints at an assassination attempt. It mentions a recent murder and American workers subjected to terror and silence, with witnesses urged to testify amid intimidation.
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Mussulmans
The Vice Consul. by President McKinley. La Crosse Wis Aug 23
William C Magelssen the American vice consul at Beirut has a large family in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Born October 19 187? in Bramanburg Minn he studied at Decorah Luther College. He later served in Sioux Falls and was appointed vice consul at Beirut Syria. News mentions possible transfer and promotion following a letter from Senator Nelson.
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Wis
William C. Magelssen
Beirut
Christian Magelssen
Motinr
Highland Prairie
Minn
H. G. Magelssen
Ie I. Magelssen
Vermillion
N. & Magelssén
B. G. Ravendal
Therine Magelssen
W. C. Magelssen
Bramaburg
Lutheran College
Decorah
Sioux Falls
Lu College
Syria
McKinley
B. G. Ravndal
United States
Nelson
Tribute to early educators at Richmond Chautauqua
The Richmond Chautauqua opened with a tribute presentation of the Roberts schoolhouse, Indiana's first in Wayne County, now in the city park with a bronze tablet. Senator Charles W. Fairbanks urged preservation of the log schoolhouse as a link to pioneers who built education, religion, and republican ideals in the early 1800s.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Richmond Chautauqua
Old Roberts
Wayne County
Albert W. Reed
Old Roberts Homestead
Friends of Education
T. W. O. Braffett
W. E. Jenkins
Park Board
L. 8. Harold
Charles W. Fairbanks
Knefe
United States
NSW seeks tenders to build sixty railroad locomotives
The New South Wales government calls for tenders from domestic and foreign manufacturers to locally produce sixty locomotives. The project allows four to five years for completion and signals a planned industrial dividend across the sector amid fluctuating monthly disbursements.
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New South Wales
Everime
New York
American Finance and Mortgage Company
Wyoming
Ohio
Alfred R. Goslin
Europe
Carl Rudolph Schultz
Equitable National Peek
United States
Yale
Miss Shields
Canton
Judge Day
Newfoundland
York Harbe
Washington
Hampton Roads Railroad and Electric Company
Norfolk
John G. Powell & B
Philadelphia
KR. A. Mason
Hampton
Pittsburg
Francis L. Robbins
Pittsburg Coal Company
Henry W. Oliver
Bline Coal Company
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