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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
5
The Daily Journal outlines subscription rates and distribution points, lists where the Indiana city paper can be bought, and previews a Sunday feature. It notes a forthcoming serialized narrative on the Lincoln assassination, plus editorials on Roosevelt, trusts, statehood debates, and coal commission legality.
The piece argues that Louisiana Mississippi and South Carolina suppress voter turnout through disfranchisement and poll taxes, leaving one dominant party. It cites census figures, Indiana gains in Congress, and the marginal role of the media in voter participation, urging attention to constitutional manipulation and minority suppression.
The passage traces how early presidents framed foreign relations, noting the secretary of state as a dominant figure and describing how lessons from wars and territorial issues with Britain Spain France and Napoleonic era shifts moved the United States toward international arbitration and naval power display, reshaping the republics global stance.
The President favors forming a Department of Commerce with a Cabinet head to oversee vast and growing commercial interests. It would unify related bureaus, give the department a voice in reciprocity talks, tariff matters, and labor disputes, and likely include a Manufactures Bureau. Congress is urged to act. The piece also notes Philippine purchases of rice and a warning from agriculture officials about foot and mouth disease risk reaching the West.
In Yonkers Statesman and Chicago Tribune style gags a stage joke about a well proportioned man and a mathematical wonder who has joined a gas company. A mistaken romance quip with Cholly and Gladys ends in a comic misunderstanding about a basketball game.
Excerpt discusses rising literacy costs and education as a national menace. A Washington Post reference contrasts literature with business while a returning citizen finds his village in turmoil amid a lynching atmosphere.
A chaotic street scene unfolds as a crowd pulls a man off a wagon with color and rope. A bystander questions who is being lynched and recalls the target as a vaudeville actor known for using long words to seem funny.
A compilation of Indiana editorials discussing voting machines as the election method, the Sullivan county sheriff case, and party dynamics. It highlights skepticism of forced machine adoption, calls for enforcement of law, and notes shifting party fortunes with Populists fading and Socialists rising. Numerous named papers and figures anchor the comments.
Mrs. A. A. Anderson quietly provides 100000 for free baths in a New York tenement district. Lydia Coale Sharpless of Philadelphia wins a Women’s Union prize for a bread making machine. Berlin opens three child kitchens feeding 3000 daily. more to come. Helen Gould sends kerosene and food instead of turkeys due to coal costs. Paris corset firm reveals men’s aging line and large orders. Mrs. Mary B. James named to supervise cooking in state institutions. Ex‑Captain O M Carter to be released early from Fort Leavenworth prison where he served five years for financial irregularities. good conduct curtails sentence.
Sarah Bernhardt, once openly hostile to German audiences after Franco Prussian War, traveled to Berlin and even appeared before the Kaiser. The New York Commercial Advertiser notes the reversal may be for money or necessity, marking a notable shift in her stance toward Germany.
At a club gathering, a guest received an Alsace Lorraine ornamented card on a silver plate. The gesture sparked debate over whether it was offensive reminder or playful toast. Critics call it heavy handed Teutonic pleasantry while supporters view it as a light joke. The episode underscores French fickleness and German tactlessness in a single moment.
The New York Evening Post examines how the song Listen to the Mocking Bird became a forgotten legacy. It notes Septimus Winner allegedly based the tune on a singing ragged boy outside his Philadelphia home. The piece hints at a second song tied to General McClellan’s army and government suppression.
Rene Bache recalls the childhood of Theodore Roosevelt in Success. Born to a prosperous New York family, he traveled abroad at nine and later to Europe and the Nile. At seventeen he entered Harvard adopting notable side whiskers, became popular, loved animals, and collected natural history specimens. His father, a merchant turned banker, had four children Anna, Theodore, Elliott, and Corinne. Roosevelt's delicate health and asthma led to late-night drives to help him breathe, and he grew to become the U.S. president.
In a Louisville Courier-Journal report from Kentucky, Judge Toney on the bench in a joint session expresses sympathy for married men. He writes an opinion in the Kentucky Asylum for the Insane vs F. S. Beeler, noting statutes abolish common law marital property unity and reversed merger, while a husband remains liable for his wife’s necessaries and torts.
War Department reports from army officers show the canteen’s return would curb temperance issues. Saloons near posts expanded drinking, increasing desertions, lowering discipline and harming both physical and moral conditions. Post commanders unanimously oppose the abolition, urging Congress to heed officers’ testimony and restore the canteen despite opposition.
In Scranton Pa December 3 1902 the strike commission hearings resume with talk of settling out of court. Lawyers express no progress yet and expect delays into next year as witnesses describe wages conditions and poverty. A Hungarian witness presents due bills while photographers show homes. commission seeks quick documentary evidence and may extend the review of 145000 workers.
Hall Caine and Mrs. Caine sailed to Liverpool aboard the Celtic. Moynahan indicted for bribery in New York. Howell elected mayor of Atlanta without opposition. A son kills his mother then himself at Castlebury Alabama. Oberlin College president King donates 100000 but conditions apply. Brady indicted on seven counts for embezzlement forgery and misapplication at a Toledo bank. Post office in Lemoore California robbed. jewelry stolen at Copeland & Lovelace. Texas Masons decline to restore ties with Washington lodge over race issue. Elyria Ohio robber found guilty. mercy recommended. Consul Ruble heading toward Havana via San Francisco. Denver judge fines and imprisons Julius Archele. appeal allowed. Mr Cai At
Madrid dispatch reports Premier Sagasta presented his resignation to King Alfonso after an audience this morning, stating the step is irrevocable. Dissatisfaction within the opposition and cabinet disputes over shipbuilding approvals cloud the crisis, with Catalonia tensions fueling demonstrations in Barcelona and the university closed.
A referendum on Ontario's retail liquor ban goes to voters tomorrow. Prohibitionists must win a majority of total votes from the general election and a majority of tomorrow's votes to make the law effective May 1, 104. Barrooms would be abolished under the measure.
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