Daily Journal 1903 12 02 Telephone Cats ad and news notices
The issue lists subscription rates and distribution details for the Daily Journal Indianapolis edition, items on Russia and Colombia Panama, political commentary by various writers, and notices of newspaper availability in multiple cities. It includes commentary on Bryan and political opinions, railway electrification plans, a water scandal jury issue, and traffic on public topics across the nation.
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Indianapolis
Boesay Beet
Panama and Colombia Trade Links Highlight Independence
The passage notes recognition of Panama's independence in relation to Colombia and Panama's ongoing ties, underscoring mutual recognition and the evolving relationship between the two nations. No further context provided in the accessible fragment.
President urges extension of government fraud statute of limitations
In a memorandum on the Bristow committee report the President backs extending the statute of limitations for government servants to at least five years to curb concealment of corrupt practices. The attorney general endorses a legal change, arguing that there should not be a time bar against punishing government frauds.
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Bristow Investigating Committee
Messrs
Conrad
Bonaparte
Congress
England
Roosevelt
United States
Bristow
Booksellers Arrested Over Obscene Literature in Boston
Four prominent Boston booksellers were arrested on charges of selling obscene literature prompted by The Watch and Ward Society. The case targets Boccaccio’s Decameron, Margaret of Navarre’s Heptameron, and Rabelais works, sparking a citywide debate on literary standards and censorship. The piece argues classics’ value and warns that banning these works could threaten other celebrated authors.
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the Watch and Ward Society
Boccaccio
Margaret of Navarre
Francis Rabelais
Watch and Ward Society
Chaucer
Queen of Navarre
Indianapolis
Shakspeare
Balzac
Zola
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Swinburne
Tolstoy
Society calls for removal of corrupting juveniles literature
The piece argues sellers peddle indecent works to youths and schoolgirls, urging the society to target truly harmful material. It notes cheap yellow backed novels corrupt more than translated classics and warns that removing such books could curb youth crime and future scaffold.
Railroad Rates and Car Service Debate on Fair Treatment
An article notes the Foreign Trade Association of New York discussing discrimination in railroad freight rates favoring foreign goods over domestic ones. It cites the Trunkline Association offering 33 1 3 percent concessions to foreign countries east of the Mississippi, excluding British America, and argues railroads partly violate interstate law. The piece urges vigorous push for better rates and car service, highlighting mutual obligations between Indianapolis and the railroads.
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New York
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Mississippi River
United States
The
Indianapolis
Notable Figures and Publicity Inquiries Highlight 19th Century Range
The obituary notes Jules Levy once the greatest living cornetist who faded from public life after a long Elkhart teaching period. Tolstoy faces critique of Shakespeare. Ras Makonnen misnamed. Kansas geology hints man predates carboniferous era. James Lane Allen profits from oil. Washington reporter finds only one Solomon in Congress roster. Santa may have a busy Christmas season.
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Jules Levy
Parepa Rosa
Elkhart
The Humorists Unnoticed in Wedding Exchange
Brief humor item from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a joke about a groom who recalls his sister at a wedding and remarks that she did not mention seeing him, implying she was unaware of his presence. The exchange underscores lighthearted social misdirection in a wedding setting.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Feathers Stirred In Stew Aboard Boarding House
A retired boarding-house keeper recalls precautions in a tale where guests doubt the real stew, suspecting turkey, and the keeper confesses he always stirred in a few feathers, a line attributed to a judge.
Free lunches and election jokes in old Boston jokes
A slice of humor from old papers includes a Boston gag about free lunches read as Luncheon Gratis and a nod to hidden signs. The chatter mentions a comic opera opening at the Comedia drawing new audience members and a quip about election returns. A Washington Post verse notes a wise woman saving five dollars for gifts.
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Delays Are Dangerous in Long Engagements
Fragment of dialogue shows family concerns about engagement length as a mother questions the practicality and risks while a suitor responds with delight and mentions Miss De Hroker. The exchange hints at social expectations and parental caution in courtship.
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Fragmentary Ode to Holidays and Dinner Through Feasts
A compact quip from period papers notes the day after Thanksgiving with humorous lines about meals and changing fortunes. It juxtaposes turkey feasts with uncertain weather and future surprises, reflecting light social commentary in a mockingly festive tone.
Indiana Editorial Notes A roundup of local clippings
A Delphi editor paid a $200 fine for printing an obscene story and avoided jail. Editorials praise Hon. J. E. Watson, note strong corn yields, and discuss local banking solvency in Goshen. A Berlin court case misfired on a constable’s alleged actions. Logansport mocks a reward and political ambitions.
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Cannellon Enquirer
J. E. Watson
Middletown News
Poseyville News
Notable Donations and Oddities From the Era
Pietro Cartoni of Rome donates $200000 to establish a sanitorium for consumptives in memory of his two sons who died of tuberculosis. War Office to confiscate Victoria Cross pensions if the decoration is sold or lost without explanation. Elkton Maryland reports a remarkable skin graft case using skin from husband, son, and frogs. Filipino student Ramon Jose Lacesom claims precolonial Philippine universities. Reverend W A Jones declines East Liverpool call. Knox County church lauded. Meiamenchytraeus solifugus, an earthworm, noted on Mount St. Elias. it swarms by night on Malaspina glacier. Auburn Maine teacher receives a mouse gift from a pupil. athletes among the class. Senator Quay’s Indian heritage noted. Indian blood linked to Delaware lineage. Rev John Sinclair, eighteenth Earl of Caithness, installed as pastor in Brookline MA. title cannot be willed. Representative Nehemiah Sperry, aged 75, Republican founder, early Lincoln era official. involved with Monitor's builder bond. Patent Office rejects inventions with potential fraud use including a roulette table and a penny-in-the-slot coin return device.
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Monitor
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Ducks Sent In Opponent's Name Proves Legal Trick
A Maine farmer who sued a neighbor via his lawyer sent two ducks to the magistrate after the case began. The attorney warned against it. The case favored the farmer. The twist: the ducks were sent in the opponent's name, triggering astonishment from the lawyer.
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Chicago News
Representative Bowie Daughter Rejects Washington Life
A Alabama representative Bowie recalls his daughter desiring to leave Congress and return to Alabama. She criticizes Washington as ugly and mentions there isn’t enough in all the capital to make a single pie, highlighting a child’s blunt view of the city.
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Ike
Washington Post
When Beriah Wilkins Returns to Washington
Beriah Wilkins, former Ohio congressman and president of a national bank, sought rest in a Georgia village but left with insufficient funds to cover his hotel and rail fare. He went to a local bank and attempted to draw a $200 draft on the bank he led, only to be met with the banker’s refusal.
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Washington Post
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Banker Cashes Draft After Shirt Tag Ruse
Wilkins, claiming Ohio Bank presidency, demanded cash from a bank. After a lengthy dispute over identification, the banker agreed to verify by a shirt tag. The tag read J. P. B., matching his initials, allowing the draft to be cashed.
Minister Nomination in Clark’s Missouri Town
Champ Clark’s hometown in Missouri prepared to issue a minister call. Clark and the minister, old schoolmates, praised the candidate's sociability eloquence and potential to revitalize the church. Clark warned that Dr Blank is fierce when drunk and cannot be controlled while intoxicated.
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Missouri
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New York World
Satirical physician tale and Civil War punchline
An uptown physician recalls a patient who swallowed sugar pellets from his palm during a cold treatment. A Philadelphia Telegraph joke follows, recounting Brigadier General Hayes reacting to a Dixie tune during Civil War campaigning, illustrating why he dislikes the song. The item is sourced from the New York World.
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Kilpatrick
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New York World
George Ade and the East’s lure to fame and fortune
The New York Press notes George Ade might have remained unknown if not for a Philippine voyage with John T. McCutcheon. Ade wrote The Sultan of Sulu after six weeks in the East, then The Sho Gun, and plans a third comedy about his Orient experiences. The success led him to quit his newspaper job and own an automobile.
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Chicago
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Dewey
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Ade
Purdue University
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Sultan of Sulu
Corea
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Sultan of
Sulu
New York Press
Sage’s Five Meals a Day Preserves Mental Sharpness
Summary of Russell Sage's diet: five meals daily with a substantial breakfast and dinner, but three light lunches of milk and bread or crackers. The regimen minimizes digestive load during work, maintains nourishment, and prevents mental torpor or faintness from an empty stomach.
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Russell Sage
Mr. Sage
Get Their Sin Straight Delinquent Youths and Parents
Chicago Chronicle comments on Denver juvenile cases where courts punish parents for their children's behavior under Juvenile Court law. It questions inherited sin from ancestors like Adam and urges judges not to be overly severe when the child bears no direct parental influence.
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Adam
Chicago Chronicle
Feigned Hard Work Overved by Bronx Delivery Scene
A New York Press report describes an Irish delivery driver in the Bronx who secretly guttersank a small vaseline bottle along the curb from his wagon and handed it to a servant at a basement door asking for a strong man to help carry a lamp wick to a nearby customer.
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New York Press
The Masterpiece Poem By Josephine Preston Peabody
A mother begins a sewing task for a child in a Harper's magazine excerpt. The child recalls starting it at age fifty and finishing a intricate stitch by hard effort. The poem contrasts rough edges and delicate threads with perseverance and pride in the final piece.
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Josephine Preston Peabody
Harper's Maga
Drift of Politics Highlights Indiana Prohibition Talks
Bluffton Democrat Hugh Dougherty mocks Bristow postal probe and predicts Indiana leaning Democratic if Bristow's work stands, while Indiana Prohibition leaders push for Indianapolis as next national convention site and discuss possible Southern presidential nominee. Local generals of state politics discuss candidates, conventions, and party shifts amid rumors of future races.
Old Times in Indiana Recited by James M Richardson
The Indiana Society of Ohio heard James M Richardson recount a Civil War era tale titled Old Times in Indiana at the Hotel Euclid. He described John Morgan's Indiana actions near Mitchell, Home Guards, and riders fleeing toward Ohio, with vivid details of weapons and a short campaign ending near Brookville.
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