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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1902
Page
6
The Indianapolis Sunday Journal outlines debates on gold standard in the Philippines, strict immigration enforcement, and consular service reforms. It notes oil price gains, corruption trials in St. Louis, and local views on mining and transport. It also reports on Major Glenn’s court martial, labor abuses in coal mines, and Mexican moves toward gold standard.
The order mandates G M sectors to recompute import duties by halving the present duty in Mexican money, then multiplying by a delayed exchange rate set from the preceding month and never below 2.20. Mexico faces potential gold standard adoption, with business interests and the government bearing heavy losses as foreign-bond obligations are paid in gold.
The piece argues against compulsory metric adoption in federal departments. It critiques English language erosion, cites a duodecimal proposal, notes political fights, and defends lawyers from personal attacks while urging courts to curb character assaults during trials.
A historic observation notes editors avoiding personal feuds and gossip in favor of impersonal, public-record reporting. The piece contrasts today’s press with fifty years ago, crediting improved conduct to reader standards and responsible editorial practice. The reflection underscores media responsibility and the banishment of personal attacks.
A Chicago funeral, described as unique, was conducted entirely by women friends of the deceased. Members of the Society of Daughters of the Revolution represented the group, speaking as friends rather than as officials. The piece suggests more women-led tributes may rise, urges reform in solemn services and funeral music, and argues for calmer farewells aligned with Christian creed.
Scientists warn against handshaking as a public health risk and urge restraint amid debates over kissing. The piece notes a decline in street and shop kisses, fueled by concerns for infants and sanitation, while acknowledging persistent social impulses and evolving manners.
A reflective critique argues against extreme sanitary alarm about germs from hand contact. It questions social costs of avoiding handshakes, suggests gloves and frequent fumigation as remedies, and warns of a future where people only communicate at a distance by disinfected devices.
A Marion veteran organization vows to investigate the dismissal of several National Home for Disabled Veterans inmates for drunkenness and rule violations. The home’s policy emphasizes that sober, orderly conduct supports veterans’ care, with dismissals for repeated intoxication. The item also notes discussions on an auxiliary international language and comments from figures like Dr Leon Leau and James J. Hill on language, monopolies, and trusts.
Brigadier General Burt, a retired officer and Civil War veteran, argued for women nurses to tend sick and wounded soldiers. He claimed a sharp difference between male and female nurses, though women lacked early opportunities. Red Cross work abroad soon proved their value. Ex-President Cleveland urged a Board of Arbitration for labor disputes. Congress did not act, but his idea might have averted costly strikes.
The New Castle Tribune quotes the Journal on spelling errors in schools and offers an object lesson from a Henry County high school pupil. The note lists Definately Visable Desireable and critiques absent librarians, asking if the public will demand better methods before students spell cat with a k.
A critic argues the term tabloid, once used by Editor Harms worth, is legally protected in England as a trademark. He warns against widespread licensing of language by patentees and questions future copyright impacts on general speech.
The Morning Telegraph notes Harper Brothers are taking on a daily newspaper attachment. Colonel Harvey may showcase his versatile talent in this new direction. A dispatch warns iron and steel products may drop, urging cautious站.
Biggs recalls Mrs Strongmind marrying her husband to reform him. Boges questions reform. Biggs explains he used to be a brute to his first wife. The dialogue hints at reform efforts and marital satire.
In Baltimore a devout observer notes a scene where Mrs Smith gazes at her husband with fondness. A bystander points out the mix up, saying the couple is actually Mrs Jones and Mr Smith, hinting at a social misunderstanding.
In a Washington Star exchange Senator Sorghum and a colleague clash over campaign zeal. Sorghum taps his checkbook while noting the dictionary does not equate enthusiasm with money, highlighting a cash versus charisma tension in political fundraising.
A New York Sun strip depicts Mr Justwed asking Mrs Justwed to order groceries and salt, stressing freshness, while a playful exchange about George Washington and a chopped cherry tree prompts a punchline.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer remarks on Sparkleigh's growing artistic temper and his discreet visits to a wealthy Bunn daughter. The Chicago Tribune notes a kitchen ladies association's cooking contest awarding five prizes, followed by the resignations of thirty five losers.
In a Brooklyn Eagle piece a market clash shows a manager saying the current goods are not as pure as earlier sales due to fierce competition and price cuts. The manufacturer considers labeling imitations more boldly to warn buyers.
The piece notes Shah of Persia’s rumored cash hoard of four million dollars in Teheran. It highlights Congress member Beveridge’s large scrapbook. It mentions Sultan of Morocco as a skilled billiard player and photographer with bicycles, cars, and a cinematograph. It also cites King Charles of Roumania wearing a steel-cannon-crown from Plevna in 1880 and compares South farm product value to manufactured goods by over twenty million dollars.
Abdul Hamid of Turkey celebrates his sixtieth birthday as a long view on sultans shows most did not reign beyond fifty years. A Prague paper declares Sister Thomasia Rujze a mathematical prodigy among Dominican nuns. Berlin records rise in personal crisis reports with several suicides. A Naples winter guest uncovers a noble carriage door riddle. Rev. Charles E. Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s son, is installed as pastor in Bridgewater Massachusetts after a long clerical record in multiple towns.
The Spectator laments the privileged upbringing of rich children. An ultra modern education skimps details while a grandson and peers discuss the coal situation. Vignettes include a race bet won by a child and a girl critiquing another’s hairstyle as fashion. A six year old asks his father how much he is worth, revealing pampered arrogance.
A narrator notes a child overwhelmed by a flood of lessons and activities. The boy lists daily violin, piano, French, drawing, dancing, gym, and choir, while a spectator laments the parent’s wealth creating limitless privileges. The piece warns such overparenting robs childhood of freedom.
General De Wet outlines his views on the war's conduct. He blames Boer treachery for Boer defeat, praises Buller and Knox, and critiques Roberts and Kitchener for lacking strong attacks while admiring strategic organization that cut Pretoria and Johannesburg. He contrasts guerrilla endurance with earlier frontal assaults.
The Detroit Free Press reports Booker T. Washington stating he is not a politician and will not promote candidacies. He urges education and industry for the race, advises restraint from seeking office, and warns politics can undermine livelihood and virtue. He notes reformers urge political participation but cautions dependence on politics for bread and butter leads to penury.
President Caroline Hagard in Boston denies harmful reports about Miss Portia Washington at Wellesley. Washington enrolled last autumn as a special student, not a regular class member, with nineteen similar cases last year. She studied across departments, behaved ladylike, and left by her own choice, with no embarrassment to college authorities. Colored students, when qualified, have always been admitted on equal terms.
Washington Post reports German physician Dr Steiner discovered a new anesthesia mode in Java. Prisoners lacking opium or betel reportedly rendered unconscious by pressing the carotid artery with a forefinger. Dr Swanton of the Bureau of Ethnology reviewed 1900 notes from the Charlotte Islands to corroborate similar observations.
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