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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1902
Page
5
Local publication notes stock meat reports from South Omaha suggesting prices may fall if similar trends apply elsewhere, plus political commentary on Australian ballot laws, primaries, and Indiana Republicans. It highlights legal action over a painters union expulsion in Bechenectady and remarks on ex-Speaker Reed’s prominence.
The tribute extols Mr. Reed's incorruptibility and steadfast public duty. It praises his courage, refusal to seek favors, and rejection of ground-floor entanglements, asserting that integrity defined his career and all who follow must mirror his scrupulous standards.
City officials and railroad representatives favor safe crossings through track elevation or other measures. They urge not to withdraw the case from the Supreme Court, arguing that a negotiated adjustment should proceed without delaying the court decision. If the court sides with the city, authorities can mandate safety. if not, the Legislature can grant necessary power.
A Northwestern professor’s criticism of the claim that laborers can live on $9 yearly prompts defense noting modern costs. The piece argues that real wages must support rising living standards. cutting wages to $9 would halt industry, raise poverty, and threaten national prosperity. It cites wage-earners and farmers as key to buying country products.
A Minneapolis family celebrated their servant’s twenty-fifth year of service with letters, gifts, and a $100 presentation. The item suggests such recognitions could ease the servant-girl issue by boosting happiness and prosperity and discouraging a low wage, pinched living standard.
Brief humor notes about Tommy and other sketches inspired by church, luck, and magazine reading. Jokes include Tommy reporting a dime from a silver plate, Willie’s missteps near a geyser, tabasco affecting a performer, and a Mrs Comrox Dickens quip. Ends with a gag about an errand to the corner grocery.
Mrs Torkins questions betting on horse races while a visitor shares surprise and Charley’s statements about his system. The dialogue hints at a moral or health worry linked to gambling and a man’s inconsistent bets.
Indiana editorial notes argue for choices in voting and accept cash settlements in business. They urge a capital offense for assault on women and reflect on Indiana governance, smoke nuisance campaigns, and reform of outdated laws. The selections include Fort Wayne Sentinel, Crawfordsville Journal, South Bend Times, Ladoga Leader, Indianapolis News, Sullivan Union, and South Bend Tribune viewpoints.
In northern Indiana the great manufacturing districts and oil fields pour waste into streams turning pristine water into stagnant filth. The author urges a modified statewide sewage farm law requiring settling basins and crematories for cities towns paper mills manufactories and oil operators to restore surface water quality within a year. Hartford City Indiana. September
Washington D C December 6 William D Paurke writes to the Indianapolis Journal denying any involvement on behalf of a candidate for United States district judge. He declares he has taken no part and calls the claim utterly untrue.
Samuel B Arnold recalls his 1887 interrogation about the Lincoln assassination. The account covers his birthplace and age, Civil War service, movements from Augusta to Baltimore, encounters with Booth, and Booths hints about plans, boats, and Dr Mudd. The text adds details on the kidnapping plot and Arnold’s prisoner experiences.
A letter to the Indianapolis Journal praises Superintendent Jones for a new statistics table on Indiana public school teachers. It highlights that only one of fourteen teachers is a college graduate and one in seven a normal school graduate, noting omitted groups and the strong share from normal schools. The piece tags figures as eloquent and urges broader context.
The article argues that after 1851 state policies stifled colleges then crowding in private and local normal schools surged. It cites student-to-population ratios, state expenditures, and regional enrollment by county, urging expansion of normal schools or equal funding across localities to ensure teacher preparation and access. Indianapolis, Dec. 6.
Henry A. Johnson of Richmond Ind defends Thomas B. Reed against claims he opposed the Philippines policy for personal gain. Johnson cites Reed’s sincere convictions and notes he may have left Congress rather than betray his principles, urging fair treatment in light of the country’s Philippine stance.
George J. Gould, member of Lakewood village volunteer fire department, was fined $1 for not answering a fire alarm due to a cold at Mrs. Robert F. Westcott’s house near Georgian Court. The unit, composed of wealthier locals, responded effectively while Gould observed from a window and paid the by law fine promptly.
The Detroit Journal notes a puzzling $14,000 loss from a Kentucky mail car. The strangest feature is that the robbery occurred after the train had already passed St. Louis, leaving questions about timing and sequence.
In Washington two Indiana natives Wilfred B. Hoggatt and Volney T. Hoggatt discuss Alaska’s mining potential and needed legislation. The pair recall a Boonville connection, the Jualin mine, and the demand for surveying, town-site titles, and anti-judge made laws to protect new miners while noting Alaska’s vast opportunities from transportation to agriculture and stock-raising.
Eva Henderson, 23, daughter of a violinist, known as the Mysterious Woman in Black, was shot and captured by Policeman James Murphy after two months of terror in Kingston. Dressed as a man, she roamed streets at night mocking residents and alarming churches until wounded in the leg and taken to the police station for arraignment once recovered.
Henry L Gatehity once New Yorks first newsboy cried papers aloud from East Side streets to Park Row until becoming a rich man He started as a lad near Cooper Union when the city was a cornfield His paper yelling helped popularize early news distribution in Manhattan and Brooklyn for decades
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