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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1901
Page
6
The piece surveys communications and distribution of the Journal, notes subscription terms, and lists delivery and sale points. It comments on crowding concerns, posts about international and domestic events, and mentions public notices and immigration data. The tone remains that of a late 19th early 20th century metropolitan weekly.
A United States battleship visiting New Orleans received a notably warm welcome reflecting enduring Southern hospitality during its port call. Strong local interest highlighted by crowds and city officials marked the occasion with celebratory sentiment.
This study traces Congress from colonial and Continental origins through the first Congress under the Constitution. It highlights early assemblies, Franklin’s role, and the shift from Philadelphia and New York to Philadelphia and finally Washington as a permanent capital. It notes the calendar rule and how election timing affects sentiment and continuity.
Modern Washington has not departed considerably from the spirit of President Adama's invocation above quoted, but the Congress of today has to deal with much larger and more complicated questions than those of a hundred years ago.
The article notes rising theater attendance and booming book purchases as signs of prosperity. It explains that steady, moderate earners drive theater crowds and that many now buy current fiction upon release, viewing entertainment as a justified personal expense despite critics.
The annual report of the postmaster general shows revenues and expenditures above a hundred million dollars, highlighting forty years of postal growth. It notes 111 million last fiscal year in revenue, more than double 1500 government revenue, and traces post office counts, route miles, receipts, and deficits from 1860 through 1901 with figures for 1579.
Long overview of postal expansion over thirty years including post offices, routes, and rural delivery. Discusses postage rate reductions since 1816, 1845 and later, stamps, and revenue growth from 56 million to over 111 million. Reflects on the imaginative framing of postal miracles and notes on education and Congress caucuses and origins of the word caucus.
Diary entry from February 1733 notes the Caucus Club meeting in Tom Dawes garret adjutant of the Boston militia The word appears in politics from 1800 to 1824 as party caucuses nominate presidents and vice presidents John Randolph used it in Congress with an apology for political slang The term later signified private political meetings and in England is often used with a slurring tone
The government industrial commission argues that domestic servants are valued as individuals rather than for labor. They note contracts in domestic work bind workers to the employer’s call at all times, unlike other jobs. The piece also surveys the Washington murder trial of Mrs. Bonine, Indian education, Filipino schooling, and a 119 year old Utica man named Elmer with notable habits.
The White House steward chose between two donated turkeys by blindfolding and picking one from the ice chest. Each donor could feel assured his bird was considered first, avoiding hurt feelings.
An Illinois college professor proposes that the starched shirt-front originated as an evolution of the bronze breast plate worn by early Romans. He invites further intellectual work to explain how the garment might evolve toward a simpler, less barbarous style.
A compact compilation of aphorisms and literary witticisms touches on youth, honesty, gender, prayer, and intellect. It presents brief reflections from famous lines and fictional voices, noting contrasts between virtue, desire, and everyday life.
A fragmented prose passage pairs quotes on youth and art from Captain Bruitt The Right of Way Mistress Brent and Carbel Byron s Profession The text critiques effort and expression while pondering youthful perception and the ideal of a steady hand in art and life
A collage of comic snippets from various papers lampoons the foibles of society figures and readers in playful lines. It contrasts expurgated editions and finicky editors with witty jabs at manners and money.
A survey of contemporary writers including Howells D Annunzio and Kipling with Kim sales, Hardy’s fiction plans, Browning’s epithet, Sienkiewicz Polish prize, Hapgood Washington bio, Hope’s Peggy serial, and Lafcadio Hearn’s life and Japan lectures.
Armenian student at Garrett Biblical Institute adopts the name Mr. Little due to pronunciation issues. A Rockland resident preserves a non retouched Abraham Lincoln photograph. Queen Alexandra sends Christmas gifts to South African troops, ordering silver mounted briar pipes. Ottawa leader Katherine Hughes seeks Indian child employment via her protege name Kateri Kaldenstern. Marquette’s J M Longyest plans to move his costly $40,000 home to Boston rather to protest railroad proximity.
The Persian government will send young nobles to Europe at state expense for study in London Moscow Berlin and Vienna. Expatriate Americans returning home cite British court domicile rulings as raising taxes. Samuel Snell, at 73, crafts stone coffins for preservation. Mrs. Vanderbilt funds Newport Hospital addition with private rooms for the poor and outpatient care. Ruskin praised Kate Greenaway in lectures, noting her delicate art and urging broader painting. The Washington Star notes varied paths to wealth, including writing checks.
W Jameson Reid portrays Saghalien as a hellish prison where nearly ten thousand convicts endure brutal, endless labor in underground shafts. The most heinous offenders are isolated underground, subjected to starvation, degradation and constant hardship, with occasional riots met by swift, deadly force. Canibalism reports and escape attempts are noted, with guards aided by local natives and rewards for recaptured prisoners.
In McClure's Magazine R S Baker explains German cab service regulated with taxi meters. Berlin cabs display charged amounts from the moment aboard, updating in pfennigs as you ride. Passengers pay exactly the indicated sum, preventing extortion and disputes common in Paris and American cities.
A quoted remark about skirt length and modesty from a girl described with Gibson girl features. She critiques society’s judgments on how women dress, noting three unequal responses to long, gathered, or short skirts and vowing to wear any style she chooses.
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