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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1901
Page
5
A column from The Daily Journal of Indianapolis surveys political notes and editorial opinions. It discusses the canteen law debate, mentions Lorimer and anti Lorimer factions, and critiques Democratic and Republican stances. The piece references Secretary Root, Budge, Hanna, and Canadian troop actions in relation to U S policy.
The article urges Congress to raise clerks salaries first before creating a pension fund. It notes the $1,500 yearly top pay is insufficient given long separations from home. It cites Senator Frye's ship subsidy bill as a less objectionable option than a prior proposal.
A chaotic session in the Chicago wheat pit sees prices swing from 82+? to 62, then rally to 79 as bulls and bears trade large bets on half a million bushels. Prices of staples rise due to temporary scarcity, while sugar falls amid competition. Dairy and livestock interests clash over butter taxation, reflecting broader market tension.
The author argues for harsher action to tax oleomargarine than to push cotton seed from markets when offered as food. High quality butter commands price, and the butter market won’t be overstocked. poor butter, unfit to eat, remains a concern. Regulation should prevent oleomargarine sold as butter but indiscriminately driving a proper food from the market would be unjust.
The Baltimore Sun is accused of misreading Indiana politics by claiming a large colored voting bloc will form an independent ticket. The analysis cites a 15,272 colored voter count from recent official reports and argues the Sun overestimates impact, noting historical Republican gains and the limited prospects for a separate colored party. It also contrasts Democratic efforts in Maryland and elsewhere with the actual voting patterns of colored voters.
Judge Stubbs backs separating juvenile offenders from adults in Police Court to curb crime. The plan seeks private arraignments with attendants to place responsibility on guardians and urge reform, with curfew and compulsory education laws enforced to deter youths from vice, aiming to break up juvenile crime alongside potential Reform School placement.
The piece argues Germany cannot compete with the United States in crude iron and steel, but undercuts in finished goods requiring labor. Britain shares this risk, and a revenue tariff would shift trade. Germany's peril lies in its divided interests between manufacturers and agriculture, not U.S. policy. Germany's agriculture cannot sustain its population as consumption rises.
The passage argues that tariffs harming food costs risk wage pressures and higher living costs. It contrasts England’s agricultural decline under free trade with the U S view that manufacturing gains boost farming. It warns Germany and Britain rely on U S food, while free trade endangers England’s agricultural base and may curb its manufacturing edge.
The Treasurer of State Levy shows Secretary of State Hunt paid into the treasury during the year ended Oct 31 a total of 108999.41 in corporate fees. The rise stems from a law Hunt urged through the Legislature enabling assessments on business and manufacturing associations seeking incorporation. Hunt receives no share of the fees and is not a candidate for re election. He notes his work has been for the State with no extra pay.
A garbled compilation of light quips and exchanges from multiple papers including Detroit Free Press Boston Transcript Chicago Post and Washington Star offers snippets on manners marriage jokes and social vagaries. The dialogic bits touch Cupid mischief fashion education and rural farming wit through brief humorous lines and misheard exchanges.
Westminster College President John H Mactracken reports a meeting is planned at the Auditorium Hotel Chicago to form a permanent organization and advance Presbyterian educational work. Twelve states are represented by Alma College Central University Kentucky Belleview College Emporia College Hanover and Wabash Hanover Park Westminster MacAlester Parsons Coe Wooster Lake Forest.
Princeton New Jersey December report on the theological seminary catalog reveals a decline in enrollment. The current student total stands at 1 percent, twenty three fewer than last year, with Rev Dr Wartiehl noting similar decreases across Presbyterian seminaries nationwide.
A bronze tablet in Buffalo marks the place where the late President McRisley lay in state in the City Hall lower corridor. The inscription reads a tribute to the martyr and notes the somber ceremony held in memory of the late leader.
A newspaper item notes the unveiling of a tablet while stating the body of William McKinley lies in state. The border features forty-five stars and the letters are carved to a depth of three-eighths of an inch, reflecting period memorial details.
Newton Miss Dec 9 Manager Johnson of the Postal Telegraph Company his son and a negro driver were killed three miles from town this morning by a falling tree while repairing a telegram line.
The Webster's International Dictionary new edition from George Merriam Company adds about 30 new words and a supplement. Scientific terms from botany astronomy geology and chemistry dominate the additions along with military slang sports jargon and fashion terms. Under editor W T Harris the revision emphasizes accuracy through expert contributions.
A critical review of Regimaki Wright Kauffman’s novel follows Jarvis, a freshman whose life veers from study to dissipation with chorus girls and other women, then to a return to a virtuous love. The piece questions the work’s moral aim and its handling of youth and reform.
The scene unfolds in France with pathos and comedy ending tragically. Helen, Duchess of Cluny, is mentally undeveloped and overly sweet, while her husband is devoted yet often absent on business. Friends hide unpleasant truths as a charity tale of a naive woman and a weak man unfolds. Agnes and Egerton Castie write the critique. Stokes publishes the work. a Persian poetry collection by Crowell & Co. is also noted.
A two volume edition presents selections from Persia's seven principal poets from Firdausi to Jami. It includes Sadi Gulistan and Omar Khayyam with critical sketches notes and an introduction by Dole. The editors aim to capture the Oriental spirit despite translation challenges.
George Moore’s Evelyn Innes leads to Sister Teresa a tale of a public singer who becomes a nun after debt and moral conflict. Evelyn pays the convent debt and takes vows but battles doubt while remaining in the religious life. The story ends with Sister Teresa choosing a life of contemplation over worldly return, a sorrowful and subdued arc. The work is published by J. B. Lippincott Company in Philadelphia.
A juvenile catalog notes Peggy's Trial by May Knight Potter with illustrations by Ethel and B Barry. Also listed Divine and Moral Songs by Isaac Watts with colors by Mrs Arthur Gaskin. Christmas Eve at Romney Hall by Jessie Maggregor. A Book of Bible Conundrums by Fred A Wilson. Day's Work series adds Consolation by William B Barton.
Sarah P. McL. Greene publishes a vigorous dramatic tale set in a Maine coast village. The work contrasts native fisher folk with visiting fashionable women, urging deliberate reading to savor atmosphere. Harper & Bros. New York.
A review of seven short tales where the Imp is a heroic yet mischievous boy named Imp, praised as lovable for truth and fearlessness. Josephine Dodge Daskam is the author with illustrations by Bernard J. Rosenmeyer, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York.
Little, Brown & Co publishes a library edition of Charles Lever novels from the last century. The collection features complete stand alone works including Charles O'Malley of Ours Maurice Tiernay and Tony Butler among others with illustrations by EB J Wheeler.
A brief scathing notice on George Douglass's tale of John Gourlay in Barbie village, condemning its misery and the tale's decline. It also reviews Sylvia, the Story of an American Countess, praising the portraits but finding the plot mediocre, noting Evelyn Emerson's unfamiliarity with her subject. The review cites McClure, Phillips & Co. New York and Maynard & Co. Boston as publishers.
This final volume of a complete series offers an attractive, well illustrated story. It presents the lively conversations of a group of merry cousins hosted by their benevolent uncle in Schone Country Mane.
This compact souvenir notes the enduring charm of a place read by all ages. Laura E. John, Dana Estes & Co., Boston details a tradition of memory and pleasure for both the young and the old, reflecting a comforting domestic landscape.
Publication of a new fiction by J A Mitchell renews interest in his first story Amos Judd. Publishers issue an attractive holiday edition of this curiously attractive tale set near an American village called Bingham Crossroads. The piece hints at Oriental poetry and mystery and suggests the author takes the narrative seriously.
In a Louisville setting, a young girl whose gentleness softens estrangement between her father and relatives leads to reconciliation. The wholesome, clever plot for young readers ends happily, reflecting the era’s moral tone from Boston publisher Wilde Company.
Horatio Alger Jr and Arthur M Winfield tell of a poor news boy in New York who, by honesty and independence, rises through small jobs to secure employment and friends among both the needy Ike and kind benefactors, with the Mershon Company publishing.
A young Englishman uncovers his father’s hidden past as a racing bookmaker while navigating family pride and social refinement. The plot centers on inherited scandal, literary merit praised by a BR. F. Fenno & Co. publication in Newark.
Lisle De Vaux Matthewman compiles one hundred wise and witty sayings each with a page of text and Clare Victor Dwiggins provides clever drawings that emphasize the epigrams. The book is handsomely printed on heavy paper, suited for holiday use, and produced by Henry T. Coats & Co. of Philadelphia.
A playful serialized romance set in Cromwell era turmoil featuring a bold young hero and a loving heroine. The tale follows near misses and daring escapes, delivering lively action and a happy finale. Author John Finnemore previously penned The Red Men of the Dusk for J B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia.
Amy E Blanchard writes historical stories for girls with Lettice the heroine in a Maryland country house and Baltimore and Washington. Her latest book A Heroine of 1812 is published by W A Wilde Company Boston and adds to the list of successful young reader titles.
Ada Cambridge delivers a readable story where Australians, the tale’s chief characters, are transplanted to England. Published by D Appleton and Co in New York, the atmosphere leans toward somber unlike her earlier work The Three Miss Kings.
Annual bound volume from Dana, Estes & Co. New York collects short stories sketches and poems interspersed with wood cuts and colored plates designed as lasting entertainment for children.
Orison Swett Marden contributes a Crowell Success Booklet essay on economy and its practical steps. The piece invites readers postholiday to adopt prudent spending and disciplined financial habits.
The H. M. Caldwell Company of Boston issues a remarque literary classic edition of Dickens’s Christmas Carol. This dainty volume features a prefatory note and an etched frontispiece, adding decorative appeal to the familiar tale.
Century Magazine launches a humor drawing contest with a $10 prize for the best original humorous illustration and smaller prizes for the runners up, open until March 1. Also notes on Collier Dec 7 issue with Remington color drawing, Kipling and Stock-ton pieces, and The Review of Reviews Annual focusing on America’s rise to lead the world.
A period column reviews the Atlantic and its literary offerings. It notes a prominent ad art piece from H. B. Claflin’s Fabrics and Fashions, a deceptive sample portfolio, plus the magazine’s international policy discussions on reciprocity, tariff reform, and eleven pending treaties. It also highlights biographical sketches, fiction continuations, and notable essays by Page, Buchan, More, and Newman, praising varied works for discerning readers.
An alliance among Frederick A. Stokes Company New York publishers and Frank Leslie publishing house forms to aid artists and authors. Edward J. Appleton arrives in Chicago to lead Western operations due to booming regional book trade. Harper & Brothers release new titles by Furniss Hardy and Colton. Lafcadio Hearn's life and work profiled amid new Little, Brown edition and notes on his Japan link.
A Graham Balfour excerpt portrays Robert Louis Stevenson as a self taught writer shaped by ceaseless labor. He early carried two books to study and write while observing scenes to capture in verse and prose. He framed his writing as practice rather than a desire for authorship.
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