Sunday Journal notes and telegraphy items 1901
The Sunday Journal from December 22, 1901 lists subscription rates for home and mail editions, distribution details, and postal guidelines. It includes remarks on President Roosevelt and General Miles, Louisville merchants' association achievements, church and Zion movements, Sunday saloon debates, and early notes on Marconi and telephony advancements. The column also discusses postal delays during Christmas and the Chicago Federation of Labor's school reform inquiry.
Old methods praised for mental arithmetic speed
A committee member notes pupils under old methods solved mental arithmetic faster than paper work, suggesting critics of modern education should study the methods honestly to see their value and potential error.
Cost of living shows prosperity despite high prices
A local merchant notes strong Christmas trade and argues high living costs reflect brisk demand, not hard times. Statistics from 350 items show average annual living costs rising from $72.45 in 1897 to $97.74 on November 1, with meats, cereals, vegetables, and fuel all up, while employment and wages support continued consumption and growth.
Solitude and Literature in Hawthorne’s Case
A writer in the Atlantic Monthly argues Hawthorne’s celebrated seclusion was a mixed blessing. He notes isolation aided the author’s focus and inspiration, while public prominence and publisher tactics often tempt writers to seek attention, potentially hindering deep work.
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Atlantic Monthly
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hawthorne
The Modern Writer and the Great American Novel
A critique of how today’s writers publish instantly with offices and copy, arguing literature cannot be mass produced. It contends a great novel requires solitary intellectual incubation not crowd-driven, and cannot be formed by constant social leisure and rapid-fire dictation.
Profit Sharing on a Large Scale in U S Steel Plan
The United States Steel Corporation's move to offer profit sharing to thousands of workers draws attention. The plan echoes earlier Mill profits in Fall River mills, arguing enhanced output and labor quality. Supporters say it could transform capital labor relations and spur broader cooperation, while critics fear union power and wage ties.
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United States Steel Corporation
Fall River
Mass
Great Steel Corporation
Suspicion of Microscopical Meat Inspection Suspension
Disturb in business circles over rumored suspension of microscopic meat inspections in the United States. Such action could threaten exports of hog products and provoke foreign retaliation. Secretary Wilson says funds are tight only from March through July 1902, and Congress is expected to provide.
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Congress
Hamburg
Berlin
Germany
Wilson
Mischievous rumor about senator and pardon plot
A spoof story claims a U S senator was offered $2000 to secure a pardon or parole for a convict in Indiana’s state prison with half paid to the Governor. The piece dismisses the tale as gossip, arguing no elected governor would be swayed by money and reflecting on prudence and integrity in public office.
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United States
Indiana
United States Senate
Public confidence and corruption in public office
A lengthy critique argues against the notion that public officials are venal. It warns that rumors of bribery mislead the public, stressing that executive clemency is not bought by money. It links public morality to private integrity and condemns lax management of public institutions as demoralizing and corrosive to society.
Christmas Charity Urges Help For the Needy in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis the poor exist though the city lacks slums. Associations and authorities know some need, but funds are limited. The holiday season calls for generosity to charity organizations, with direct giving prioritized to meet definite needs and provide lasting relief through winter and beyond.
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Indianapolis
Associated Charities
Salvation Army
Navy closes Schley inquiry and Sampson protest rejected
Secretary Long signs the court of inquiry report on Admiral Schley with no further action. The navy declines to receive Sampson counsel protest and signals the matter is dropped by the department. The piece notes Congress may only issue opinions and cites Mrs. Livermore on women and domestic labor.
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Secretary Long
Court of Inquiry
Admiral Schley
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Sampson
Congress
Washington
Minister Wu Tingfang Arrives in Kansas City as Revelatory Visitor
Wu Tingfang’s maiden Kansas City visit astonishes locals with his keen questioning. He outpaced reporters and officials in brief remarks and laughter, suggesting sharp cross-examiner potential. December’s mild spells trigger a cautionary season of quiet optimism and winter forecasts. Annadella Dis de Bar resurfaces, linked to long-running disreputable appearances.
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Wu Tingfang
Kansas City
Versatile Lady Keeps Court of Women's Clubs in England
The text notes a seven year penal servitude term near completion and comments on Mrs. Jennie June Croly being pensioned by Sorosis, the founder group. It reveals King Edward belonged to twenty clubs before ascension, humorously suggesting royal duties are lighter than ruling.
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England
Jennie June Croly
Sorosis
Sorogis
Edward
The Humorists and Flying Machines in Brief Vignettes
A collection of brief jokes and witty exchanges from multiple papers. The Humorists section includes a minister’s reasons for skipping church and a stage vanity gag. The Flying Machines bit jokes about bird power claims and a gas issue on a steep grade.
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Brooklyn Hagle
Ex-wire magnate vs inventor over royalties on air
In a tense scene from Baltimore, a prominent ex-wire trust magnate confronts a struggling wireless telegraph inventor demanding royalties for use of his air. The inventor, stung by accusation, exits to rethink his transmitting agent replacing atmosphere. A barber’s quiet exchange and a clerical customer’s nap add comic relief to the day’s bustle.
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Baltimore
Wire Trust
Literary Notes on Maeterlinck and Other Authors
Maeterlinck plans to wed in England with Mlle Georgette Leblanc as bride. Lord Rosebery notes readers overindulge in trivial fare while missing richer knowledge. Copyrights on George Eliot works lapse with free editions rising. Household Words moved by Hall Caine for his son. Linesman notoriety grows for Grant. Howells praises women as better interpreters of female character, citing Eliot Ward Wilkins.
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M. Maurice Maeterlinck
England
Mlle
Georgette Leblanc
Lord Rosebery
George Eliot
London
Bjornstjerne Bjornsen
Copenhagen
Herr Hegel
Christiania
Hall Caine
Household Words
Charles Dickens
Caine
Kipling
Maurice C. R. Grant
Devonshire
William Dean Howells
Julian Ralph
Lois G. Hufford
Shortridge High School
New York
Shakepeare
Mrs. Ward
A. E. Wilkins
Henry James
Notable Achievements and Auctions From Public Notices
Charles Henderson of the University of Chicago earned a philosophy doctorate from the University of Leipzig. James Russell Lowell's Harvard class poem manuscript from 1838 sold in Boston for 700 dollars. Mrs Laura Alderman of Hurley owns a 1 1/2 acre orchard in South Dakota yielding 10,000 bushels. Rev Dr Francis E Clarke of the World Christian Endeavor Society will travel to Europe in January to extend Endeavor work across central Europe and surrounding regions. The text references a presentation involving Dr White, the American ambassador at Berlin, to a late Radcliffe figure.
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Charles Richmond Henderson
University of Chicago
University of Leipsic
James Russell Lowell
Harvard
Boston
South Dakota
Laura A. Alderman
Hurley
Francis E. Clarke
Christaan Endeavor Society
Europe
Scandinavia
Spain
Italy
Holland
Bohemia
Bulgaria
Dr. White
Berlin
Rad" peen"‘Gora
Dlomer
Bad
Notable Tales From Far and Wide Roundup
A compilation of curious reports including the Washington monument keeper Ettlinger’s death after ten years on duty and nightly gallery ascents for lighting. The German Empress’s famed necklace valued at $500,000. Burns’s Alloway visit statistics. Kruger’s self- extracted tooth tale. Russian weapon purchase records. Alpine edelweiss perils. Prof Karl Odorfer’s fatal fall. and Horace Plunkett’s varied roles from politics to Dakota ranching.
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Ter
Sebastian B. Ettlinger
Washington Monument
Washington
Atakha
Robert Burns
Alloway
Scotland
England
United States
Ireland
Canada
Kruger
Russia
Karl Odorfer
Pressburg
Veldes
Horace Plunkett
Treasury Bench
Dublin Castle
Dakota
Plunkett
Wyoming
Montana
Mrs Bonine's Acquittal and Social Conventions Revisited
Philadelphia Press reports the acquittal of Mrs Ida Bonine of Washington on a case linking a late night hotel room visit, a pistol discharge, and a death. The piece argues modern urban living erodes old norms, condemning risky social access while praising established conventions that deter costly trials and temptations.
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Philadelphia
Ida Bonine
Washington
Boniie
Boniie Peid
Bonnie
Mills Hotels Provide Low Cost Lodging for Workers
New York Evening Post notes Mills Hotel No. 1 at Bleecker and Thompson and No. 2 at Rivington and Chrystie offer rooms at 2 to 3 cents nightly. About 1,554 rooms plus 600 in the East Side house accommodate wage earners, with meals at 15 cents, aiming for self supporting operation as a philanthropy rather than charity.
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New York Evening Post
Boston
John L. Thomas
Twentieth Century Club of
D. O. Mills
Mills
Bleecker and Thompson Streets
Rivington
Chrystie Streets
Bleecker Street
Omas Ae
Kitchener at Shepheard’s Hotel in Cairo
Orrin Blake recalls his first and only sighting of Lord Kitchener at Shepheard’s Hotel in Cairo. He notes Kitchener was sirdar, military governor general of Egypt, during that moment and mentions rumors of his marriage to an American heiress and plans regarding the Transvaal war.
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Philadelphia
Lord Kitchener
Transvaal
Orrin Blake
Shepheard
Cairo
Kitchener
Sirdar
Egypt
Fragmented interview excerpt with a giant warrior remark
A damaged OCR fragment recounts a giant warrior recalling an interview with a young woman from New York. He claims he felt compelled to speak and ended the exchange by jokingly implying he “popped one.” He then praises Americans as great people.
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New York
Debacle of Pan American Exposition Leaves Buffalo Wary
The Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo closed amid disaster and debt. Creditors seize grounds as contractors seek pay and lawyers press Congress for a $1,000,000 rescue. Foreclosures loom on the Rainbow City buildings while New York State’s board remains steadfast in using its $350,000 grant to showcase the state.
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Buffalo
Philadelphia
Washington
Congress
Sam
Erie County
Rainbow City
Extron Company
Chicago
Exposition Company
Cones
Iun
United States
John R. John Scatcherd
George Urban, Jr
New York State Fund
Edison Ignores Doctors as He Delves Deep Into Problems
New York World reports Thomas A Edison shows alarming sleep deprivation while pursuing several difficult problems. Physicians urge rest, but Edison remains in his West Orange lab from morning until midnight, neglecting meals and health. His battery project in Glen Ridge advances with European engineers present.
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New York World
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
West Orange
Mr. Edison
Glen Ridge
N. J
Ellison
Europe
World
Doring
Queen Wilhelmina's Husband Fails Mechypatn Dane Performance
Chicago Record-Herald reports on a deteriorating stage outcome as Queen Wilhelmina's consort appears in a misfiring Mechypatn Dane act. The review notes technical glitches and public skepticism about the duo's harmony and stage presence.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Wilhelmina
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