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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1903
Page
7
The Daily Journal from December 14 1903 lists subscription terms by carrier mail and weekly editions. Rates vary for daily and Sunday delivery with discounts for clubs and agents. It notes stamps for mail and outlines manuscript submission rules and publication policies.
The piece notes panic over an anti Roosevelt mob vowing to lynch a Rising Sun murderer and urges state precautions. It also mentions New Orleans organizing a Panama canal era steamship line worth 5 million dollars to China, plus Southern Democrats opposing the canal treaty. The rest surveys politics and public notices.
The piece praises American Marines in Panama guarding the Isthmian Railroad crossing and portrays U S power as essential to securing order and progress. It argues that foreign obstruction to major projects like a canal would justify force and cites Guantanamo and Samoa to support imperial reach and peaceful benevolence.
The government could devise a bank insurance system financed by an accumulation fund to safeguard deposits and reduce bank collapse impacts. Such a department would oversee solvency, speed up debt collection, and release funds to circulating capital, boosting public confidence and widening working capital across commerce.
Fort Wayne lawyer R S Taylor argues in a Journal dispatch that eminent domain may justify condemning foreign or alien property for a world benefit like the Panama Canal. He urges a worldwide public interest and a brotherhood of nations guiding such uses, likening canal access to a railroad right of way for Indiana and for humanity.
A string of witty quips from various papers portrays light satire on magazines, heiresses, baby looks, and doctors profits. The panel showcases jests about poetry placement, a silver spoon heiress, a soup ladle remark, and a comic exchange on paternity and money.
A fragmented quilt of quotes and lines from papers describes fashion, politics, humor, and city life. Vignettes menu the era with mention of a shovelist paid 50 cents and a wish for stronger deodorizing products amid a snowy, slumbering town.
Earl M Shaw twenty is a son of Leslie M Shaw secretary of the treasury appointed a clerk in the insolvent division of the currency department. Also notes about the Wellington aide de camps, world's fair pavilions, royal dowry gains, and atmospheric cloud observations.
A series of brief excerpts recount crude humor and social quips from late 19th to early 20th century sources. Jokes involve a judge in New York addressing a brutal whipping by a mother and a retort about parentage, a Yale paleontology professor and a clever Black horse driver, cabinet money and the conscience fund, and a Senate message to Speaker Cannon.
Washington Post recounts story of Speaker Cannon rebuffing Senate orders and enforcing rules with stubborn pride. It contrasts Gorman defending a patient page with Aldrich’s sharp rebuke and notes Cannon’s surprise smoking violation after leaving the chamber.
A survey of religious perspectives notes changing views on fiction, Methodist influence in gubernatorial offices, Bible study trends, and church leadership conduct. It cites Methodist governors in eight states, Bible class enrollments in urban settings, a proposed Ocean Grove memorial temple, and advice on pastor conduct toward negligent congregants.
A reader from Albany, Indiana argues that Republicans attack President Roosevelt for defending liberty and honest business methods. The letter portrays Roosevelt as a champion of public rights against private gain and laments opposition from wealthy interests, military ranks, and social elites. It cites distrust of Washington sourced information and defends the President’s stance.
The Democratic State committee meets at the Grand Hotel with leaders from Lawrenceburg to Fort Wayne and Bloomington to Seymour. State Chairman O'Brien predicts court challenges to the apportionment act, outlines district conventions, and notes potential contests in the Seventh district while Taggart campaigns for national posts and Jackson Day events loom.
The Philadelphia Record cites a physician who says grip is not an epidemic but rises after snowfalls due to atmospheric changes that affect the bronchial system, triggering more coughs and ailments. The report links snow to a temporary uptick in winter respiratory issues.
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