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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
5
The Indianapolis Journal discusses British naval jealousy of Germany, U S Venezuela arbitration prospects, Bryan’s 16 to 1 monetary stance in Mexico, and Hay's Venezuelan policy Scrutiny of civil service constraints on trust-fighting counsel and Bryan Diaz Diaz era meetings noted.
The piece critiques labor wages, global market aims for American glassmakers, and high coal prices amid a cold season. It notes Belgium’s cheap labor, a push to match Belgian wages, and questions coal scarcity caused by policy and weather. It also covers Penn Railroad's North River tunnel franchise fought by aldermen, with public sentiment supporting the project despite bribes.
The piece argues that voters will expose vote selling and reject venal legislators. It notes bribery harms respect for government, appears more in city councils due to corporate franchise pressure, and credits the Pennsylvania Company with rebuking bribery instead of yielding to it.
The piece argues for a carefully crafted primary election law to curb fraud, requiring party loyalty to vote their ballot, with strict penalties for ballot stuffing. It links robust primaries to healthy popular government and notes historical cases including Minnesota and Venezuela, while praising Roosevelt's Monroe Doctrine clarification.
The article defends Roosevelt’s Monroe Doctrine definition against Democratic critiques, asserting no president has held the untenable view of protecting wrongdoing without territory payment. It recalls the Bluefields incident with Britain and the Venezuela boundary dispute, noting U S intervention led to arbitration and a settlement outcome.
The United States Judge Gray of the anthracite coal commission denounces boycotts as lawless and cowardly. He warns that coercion against nonunion workers, brave storekeepers, and schoolgirls by organized labor and mine operators risks anarchy, with violence rooted in past strikes and foreign manpower imports into coal regions.
The Evening Star of Washington D C issued a 14 page special number on its fiftieth birthday including a magazine supplement. The paper began in 1852 and grew with Washington, having limited circulation at the start of the Civil War but expanding alongside the city.
The text praises a newspaper for becoming a great paper and a top property. Its special anniversary issue is described as rich in historic material and a fine presentation of contemporary Washington.
A collage of light, witty quips and spoof observations from multiple papers. Jokes touch on culture, color sense, female nature, and humorous family exchanges. A playful peek at early 20th century humor and social foibles.
The Baltimore, rebuilt at the Brooklyn navy yard, will be equipped entirely with steel furniture. The new metal fittings, produced locally, will be standard on all US warships within five years. The ship becomes the first fully fireproof man of war and first at sea with minimal flammable decor. The weight, cost, and manufacturing details reflect a major naval engineering shift.
A Washington woman compares magazine ads promising year round sea bathing to reality in Southern California. She describes a big hotel and gray skies, cold seas, and bill demands met by heated rooms. A clerk explains that baths are common with bathrooms on every floor. The Chicago News notes ongoing social issues in its city.
Samuel Bland Arnold recalls the Lincoln assassination plot, denying Booth's ties to Confederate authorities. He portrays himself as a wronged man, details four conspirators, condemns the trial as a perjury filled miscarriage, compares it to Dreyfus, and reflects on his solitary life on a Maryland farm.
Grace H Boutelle recalls life in Washington with Mr. Reed and his family at the Hamilton. The piece describes Reed's striking presence and gentle, engaging interactions with children, including playful midget parties and Christmas rituals. It notes his warmth, humor, and ability to treat youths as equals, leaving a lasting impression on the writer and her family.
The Sunday Journal previews holiday content including shoplifting in Indianapolis stores methods of thieves and a big shop manager's description, Christmas flowers and florists plans, local talks on live topics, wigmaking and costumes in Indianapolis, medical college life in the state, December outdoors, the House of Mary pilgrimage in Ephesus, Japanese temple life, church work and India road travel, George Ade social study fables for Christmas trade, Indiana soldiers' home care for veterans and a tribute to a renowned public figure his daughter and enduring influence.
The article notes rising U.S. interest in bamboo for durable, versatile uses. It highlights strength, lightness, and air-chamber structure, describing bamboo nails, lash joints, and potential for scaffolding, boats, furniture, and decorative items. It contrasts Eastern abundance with growing Western adoption for chairs, screens, and mats.
A 1902 critique argues that claims linking modern civilization to failing eyesight are unfounded. It challenges assertions that gas and electric lighting, dust, or spectacles indicate decline, noting no scientific proof that modern eyesight worsens and suggesting proper spectacles rather than avoiding reading.
The Boston Transcript recalls a story of a hotel guest who disliked cold potatoes and helped himself to mustard. It contrasts Grover Cleveland and William Jennings Bryan as freely offered choices in party rhetoric, presented as best and well intentioned options for voters to accept graciously.
A quirky boast in Enid, Oklahoma asserts the city has no cemetery, claiming violent deaths will not be a regular issue as residents joke about the town’s outlook and containment of crime, reflecting a controversial misreading of safety.
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