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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
7
A 1903 Indianapolis Journal column mix notes Secretary Root ready for foreign clash but avoids naming a foe. It also comments on Southern Republicans joining Democrats, typhoid filtration gains, Loomis’s pension figures, Carnegie on immigration, and Santo Domingo Haiti annexation talk. It highlights Panama diplomacy and Turkey apologies, plus Chamberlain’s British elections signaling political shifts.
The report notes a hardline stance toward Turkey with a warning followed by a deployment of a squadron of warships into Turkish waters, signaling heightened tensions and potential escalation in regional disputes.
A House discussion on rural free delivery devolved into partisan rhetoric over Northern and Southern states and party lines. The piece argues the service should run on business principles, with efficiency and broad reach across the country, regardless of politics, while noting factors like population density and road quality shape route establishment.
A Journal special correspondent surveys Panamanian character and motives behind the revolution, arguing Americans may need to guide the new republic toward stable, self governing rule under U S tutelage. It notes Panamanians' focus on the canal and questions their readiness for independence, while contrasting progress in South America with Panamanian prospects under United States friendship and mentorship.
In the Reichstag a wordy duel unfolds between Chancellor Von Buelow and Herr Bebel. American sympathy sides with the fight for representative government against monarchical despotism. Bebel defends liberal socialist aims while denouncing Russian barbarity.
The War Department seeks Congress approval for a distinguished service order to reward officers for notable deeds by advancing them up to two grades. The plan aims to curb jealousy from jumping peers and preserve seniority while allowing flexible promotions in emergencies. It emphasizes limiting the order to distinguished service and avoiding favoritism, noting concerns over fairness and misuse.
A report threads together an insurance examination that left a woman confident she was a good risk, a rise in social wealth, and a blend of curiosities from fairy tales to hypnotic scams. It mentions Des Moines Mothers Club championing Santa legends, frauds exploiting psychology, fare hikes by Union Traction, and speculations on the Panama Canal reshaping continents.
A night school discussion prompts a joke about longevity with the line about those who lived in the past being dead. A second joke contrasts dirty breakfast dishes with clean hands, featuring Reggie and his sister.
A collage of witty exchanges and light verse from papers like Town Topics Chicago Tribune and New York Sun. Snappy quips on city life Christmas snow balls smoke prices and romance scenes. Includes playful dialogue about mischief under mistletoe and social observations.
Governor Beckham of Kentucky is the first to succeed himself in 92 years. Richard Wesson, a sailor on the Solace at Mare Island, inherits 250000 and seeks discharge to claim it. Lotta M Crabtree sells San Francisco real estate for 50000 after buying at 20000 years ago. Jewish marriage bans noted. a Protestant man with no creed has his marriage annulled by the Supreme Court. A Brooklyn dog warns neighbors of a fire, Prince barking door to door. The Virchow library will be distributed to scientific institutions. 7000 volumes received by Berlin Medical Association. Posey Green Lester saved 20000 in four years on a salary of five dollars a year through clever schemes and living arrangements. Reverend D C White, faced with hoodlums, buys a revolver to maintain order during revival services. He opens his next meeting with Beck and revolver ready.
Rev Dr Robert Collyer, noted New York divine, marked his eightieth birthday with quiet remarks. He said he has never been sick a day in his life and eats as he likes, walking on the sunny side of the street. He recalls work at a blacksmith forge and pastorship in this city and beyond. He believes the world is getting better, not worse, and argues that such faith implies God’s continued interest in creation.
Representative Aiken recalls a Dispensary era case in Valhalla where Germans ran social and literary clubs to drink beer, a witness claiming the clubs simply kept peer and corn miskey periodicals. Rear Admiral Cotton dined beside the Bishop of Durham and a coarse laughing millionaire who mocked the clerical trade.
A young man fleeing down Chestnut street explains to a policeman that after serving in the Philippines he cannot endure cold weather at home. He is bundled in multiple layers, woolen underwear, sweaters, and blankets yet still shivers, claiming Manila ruined him for temperate climates.
Charles M Schwab states autos need care after a New York to Philadelphia trip at about thirty five miles per hour. He dismisses reckless driving rumors and defends careful riding. A separate tale recalls Cannon negotiating a Washington hotel rate, joking about seventeen dollars left.
A Birmingham Age-Herald anecdote recalls a court dispute where a judge and a young attorney clashed over testimony. The lawyer suggests leaving the matter to the spectators, prompting the judge to remark that the decision should fall to him.
The Vermont senator recalled in Idaho the strong character of local men. A rough miners rise from poverty to wealth shaped his view, and as goodbyes were exchanged the miner praised the statesman for being free and easy and no aristocrat, like us.
A mother authorizes corporal punishment for her son Sam, comparing him to his father and stating she will handle him, urging the teacher to beat him as deemed necessary to teach him a lesson. The note, printed by the St James Gazette, highlights parental endorsement of physical discipline.
Mr. Carnegie extols the blessings of poverty while Job Hedges notes the laird of Skibo may have favored stock over bonds, suggesting a shift in wealth preferences discussed in New York Times coverage.
James L Keach Democratic city chairman calls for a city committee meeting to pick a district chair candidate, stirring disputes over proper authority with county and state party bodies. Critics say the move usurps county prerogatives while Keach insists city members should be consulted for district level choices.
A humorous report from Beaver and William streets states Bryan has joined a Liver fool Cotton Rechange, prompting amused reactions. The twist reveals it was Henjemin B Bryan of the Logan & Bryan Stock Exchange firm, not William Jennings Bryan, who was elected.
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