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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1903
Page
7
The Indianapolis Daily Journal announces subscription terms and distribution points, lists city and national news items, notes editorials on domestic and international affairs, comments on European politics, and reports local meetings on transportation, population shifts, and public service issues. It mentions Kipling’s stage adaptation, Swinburne’s illness, and Maj. James B. Mulky’s death.
The text describes Machen as a top Post Department official and general superintendent of the free delivery system who, while facing indictments, allegedly used his power to grant favors to congressmen across parties. It credits a current administration with initiating a genuine investigation that uncovered his corrupt schemes and two prior congressional whitewashings.
The Bristow investigation reveals extensive corruption in parts of the Post Office Department from 1893 to about a year ago. The President and special counsel endorse the report as fair, while indictments proceed against several officials and a public case for strict justice is urged. The piece questions societal responsibility for crime, urging reform and accountability.
Report exposes a Chicago gang of young men not from slums yet lacking discipline. They confessed to nine murders in three months, five wounded, and many robberies. Leaders claim thrill not fear drove crimes, while showing care for mother and lack of moral sense.
A Moscow report claims a Siberian mine secret yields a tuberculosis cure via an engineer. Experts urge thorough study though empirical, not scientific, methods stir skepticism. Open air treatment, hygiene, and pure air are cited as current efforts, while Maeterlinck’s chrysanthemum essay and other varied notes fill the rest of the column.
The Marion Leader quips that those who miss their due may face reversal in the afterlife, Denver braces for a hard winter with coal at ten dollars a ton and miners on strike, the Empress of China plans a four million dollar temple repair, a Michigan man posts 684 pounds as a record, and the Cannon boom resumes with debate over independence of the action.
A terse collection of quips from various era publications. The Arsenal visitor asks if the twelve inch gun can throw a football. A Punch joke recalls Achilles as a child and his aqua-mythic upbringing. Town Topics lampoons engagement doubts with sharp irony.
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum saying taxpayers deserve more time, then contrasts public duties with his vacations. He argues that when he takes time off, taxpayers are in effect saving money, reflecting on the burden of public service and cost.
In a chilly 1950 mood a pensive man speaks with his wife about a dollar for thoughts. The exchange touches on poverty and wit. Across memories and mock dialogues Queen Marie Antoinette and Mary Stuart spar over revolution and destiny while a health food gag plays on misplaced priorities.
A municipal candidate at Clifton named Mr Brain delivers a notably eloquent election address. He quotes Marie Corelli on ministers and riffs that Satan would likely not trouble town councilors, as noted by the London News.
In a Massachusetts town Sena tor Depew notes a ten dollar bill found inside a deceased mother-in-law’s casket. Mr Blank’s reaction claims she often accused him of stinginess and that she had money to burn, prompting the peculiar discovery.
A traveling clergyman at a bustling hotel endures wags and jests from jokers. He quietly eats as taunts fly. When pressed, he reveals he is the chaplain of a lunatic asylum, and the insults fail to affect him.
Powell Clayton of Arkansas ambassador to Mexico and Republican national committeeman met Dr. John H. Girdner on Fifth Avenue. Girdner invited him to the Democratic Club for a chat and proposed him for membership. The ambassador feared political fallout if his proposal became known.
The passage portrays Lord Kitchener as grim and curt, rarely sharing a good story. It notes his sarcasm in response to trivial remarks and references his reputation among prominent figures. It hints at the irrepressible partygoer who pretends closeness to him.
In St James's Park Lord Kitchener, returning from South Africa to India, was approached by an effusive stranger who grabbed his hand and shouted a greeting. The general, famed for stern disdain of nuisances, responded dryly with You win and continued his walk, unshaken.
The Rev G Brinley Morgan recounts a story about a five year old daughter who whistled constantly. He advised against it as unladylike while she retorts a twist on the old proverb saying whistling girls and hens that crew make way wherever they got. The tale ties to his service at Christ Church New Haven and attendance at the Duchess of Marlborough's wedding.
A Washington hotel dinner tale recounts ex Representative Oliver Belmont using padlocked whisky bottles to thwart a servant taps during absence. The incident, shared by a colleague, highlights Belmont as inventive and economical in guarding his liquor resources.
Peter Grogan, who claimed to originate the installment system, died in Baltimore of heart failure after introducing the practice in his furniture store over thirty years ago. Dr. W Cottom, Indiana’s oldest reporter at seventy seven, is still at work on the New Albany Daily Ledger. Dr. Elliott, rector emeritus for life, leaves the Pro Cathedral at Washington after thirty four years. L Du Pont Lyle, UC English professor and former U S consul to Madeira, dies in Oakland. Edward Penfield meets a morning waker sign in Leeuwarden. Edward R Black, “Depew’s double,” dies. he served 45 years with the Pennsylvania Railroad and was present on Lincoln’s 1861 trip. Sir Thomas Lipton pays Chicago property taxes on 350000 dollars. Vera Goldstein of Victoria seeks Australian Parliament seat and analyzed juvenile regulations for Criminological Society. Price Nicholas, Montenegro’s comic prince, is a poet, swordsman, and former athlete with a $14000 annual civil list.
Ida M. Tarbell notes in McClure's that rebates on railroad traffic built the Standard Oil trust. She argues the rebate system, amplified and glorified, connected railroads to monopoly, outlasting legal suits and congressional probes and making Rockefeller's profits unmatched in American business.
The Springfield Republican notes Cannon's plan to place in the minority leader’s hands the power to appoint Democrats to committees, reducing his own labor and setting a precedent likely to be followed. It contrasts with evolving cross Atlantic views on nobility and wealth in society.
Town Topics presents a poem where a speaker shelters Love before he vanishes. The verse recalls shared meals and song, then the departure as dawn fades. The piece frames longing, fleeting companionship, and a rueful memory of affection mislaid.
Representative Elias Holliday of Brazil Indiana, visiting the Columbia Club in Indianapolis, discusses the Cuban bill, Senate delays, and potential committee seats. He predicts a congressional inquiry into the Post Office Department while noting Indiana’s strong GOP influence and possible re nomination contest dynamics.
A West to East anecdote collection notes pervasive profanity among men in the region. One clergyman friend recalls meeting only one man who spoke five minutes without swearing, prompting a clash when the man exclaimed he was amazed to converse without oath. Another farmer recalls a cattleman praising him as a fine looking old devil.
Mrs. Anne Quinn forty six found dead at home from starvation while her husband, Dennis Quinn, unconscious on the floor amid neglect and intoxication claims. Their two children aged seven and nine were sick and abandoned in the house as authorities took the youngsters into custody. A large sum of money and cash found in the bureau accompanied unclear circumstances of the couple’s condition.
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