Journal notes on politics commerce and public notices
The Daily Journal from December 23 1901 carries a mix of local notices and editorials. It references editorial opinions on Secretary Root and General Miles, rural free delivery in Kentucky, and the McKinley era’s prosperity, plus reports on fire insurance losses, mules for the South African war, and Missouri drought losses. It also lists subscription rates, distribution points, and a brief promotion for new currency by a local bank.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Kentucky
Calamity May Spur New Farming Methods in States
The text foresees a 1901 turning point for farming with better methods, crop rotation, livestock breeding, deep well boring, drought resistant crops, silos, and fodder preservation. It suggests the disaster could yield lasting benefits across states including Missouri.
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Missouri
Schwab on trusts and consolidation reshapes capital
The essay reviews Charles M Schwab’s Chicago Bankers Club remarks on the end of trusts as trade restrictors and the rise of consolidation. It argues consolidation expands trade lowers prices and raises wages, citing labor data and a Department of Labor bulletin to support that wages rose 12 percent under consolidation as skilled and unskilled employment grew.
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Charles M. Schwab
Schwab
Hfe
Carnegie Company
Homestead Works
Carnegie Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Bankers’ Club of Chicago
Department of Labor
Indecent Partisanship and Allegations Against Officials
A critique denounces a Sentinel paragraph alleging Governor Durbin could be bought for money, calling the insinuations vicious and unfounded. The piece defends Durbin’s integrity amid a feud with George M. Ray and argues public officials are not for sale despite Ray’s history of bribery.
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George Ray
Beveridge
Durbin
Kentucky
Spoon
Ylor
Finley
Sentinel
Indiana
The
George M. Ray
Ray
Sentinel criticism and defense of official integrity in Indiana and army conduct
The piece defends Indiana governors against bribery imputations tied to Kentucky trials and praises the integrity of officials. It critiques the Sentinel for insinuations about bribery and upholds officers’ discipline, noting General Miles and Lincoln era dismissals. It also notes French economists praising American enterprise and the idea of studying American methods.
Maso Party Withdraws From Cuban Elections
The Maso party in Cuba decides to pull out all candidates and not participate in the upcoming elections. Officials offer vague reasons tied to dissatisfaction with actions or inactions. The move mirrors childlike behavior and is seen as a poor omen for self-government in the country.
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Maso Party
The Humorists Kettle of Wits Exchange Jokes
A collection of quips from newspapers including remarks on sermons fund raising and a corn ball image. It features a Boston girl and a Kansas ball humor about equality with a hill of beans and a joke about football eleven versus twelve players.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kansas
Boston
Joyful Engagement Rumor From Philadelphia Press
The Philadelphia Press notes lively gossip as Dick Sioboy Joyfully-Great asserts Nellie promised to marry him while Cousin May teases about a bridesmaid role. The New York Tribune and Brooklyn Eagle add light, humorous exchanges about trifles and fashion critiques.
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Philadelphia Press
Dick Sioboy
May
Nellie
Books Of The Time A New Volume In The Book Lovers Series
A new dainty volume from L. C. Page & Co titled Books Of The Time features life and character studies with photo portraits of Elizabeth Stewart Phelps Frances Hodgson Burnett and many others. The preface aims to renew intimate acquaintance with American women readers favoring these writers and newcomers in a white and gold binding printed on fine paper.
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L. C. Page & Co
Elizabeth Stewart Phelps
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sarah Orne Jewett
Burton Harrison
Charles Egbert Craddock
Mary N. Murfree
St. Louis
Anna Katharine Green
Mollie
Mary Johnston
Ella Anderson
Glasgow
Bertha Runkle
E. L. Harkins
C. H. L. Johnston
Bos- On
Mrs Hufford’s Shakspeare in Tale and Verse praised
A newspaper review endorses Lois G Hufford’s Shakspeare in Tale and Verse as a valuable reference for readers lacking time or inclination to study the plays. It notes the book intertwines prose and verse to present main plots, sympathetic character motives, and notable quotations, with clear style and helpful structure for school use.
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Shakspeare
Lois G. Hufford
Hufford
Indianapolis
Scott
University of Michigan
Macmillan Company
Book Review on Heloise Edwina Hersey’s Girl Life Letters
A Boston publisher notes Heloise Edwina Hersey writes to American girls in letters on education social relations and conduct. The preface reveals years of confidential talks and stern rebuke lessons, yielding a serious essay style guide for thoughtful readers.
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Heloise Edwina Hersey
Boston
Small, Maynard & Co
Captain Bluitt A Tale of Old Turley review praises its lively characters
Henry T. Coates & Co. praises Max Adeler for Captain Bluitt A Tale of Old Turley, noting the small town Old Turley boasts unusually original, kind, and funny residents portrayed with wit and imagination. The review commends the author’s return to literature and hopes for more works as good.
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Max Adeler
Charles Heber Clark
Captain Bluitt
Old Turley
Turley
Henry T. Coates & Co
Philadelphia
Sedgwick novel Cynthia's Way criticized for implausible plot
Mrs Alfred Sedgwick author of The Inner Shrine is accused of overimagining in Cynthia's Way. The tale features a young heiress named Cynthia with a fortune nearly £2,000,000 who abandons a handsome home and pleasant friends to become a governess in a small German town, a choice deemed unlikely by critics.
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Alfred Sedgwick
Cynthia
Mke
Mystery Bride Endows Brother With Wealth in Africa Tale
A noisy, willful young woman Cynthia gains family goodwill and ends up marrying Adrian, her elder brother from Africa. He trusts her though unaware of her fortune, she reveals a small income, and she endows him with all her possessions. The German household scene and visitors are well drawn.
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Adrian
Africa
Cynthia
Longmans, Green & Co
New York
Books on Revolutionary Era Women Offer Thoughtful Contrast
Geraldine Brooks assembles biographies of eighteen women from colonial and early republic periods, pairing stately figures like Martha Washington and Abigail Adams with democratic era figures such as Dolly Madison and Rachel Jackson. The illustrated volumes blend fiction and memoirs, offering social context, anecdotes, and portraits with emphasis on costumes and period style.
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Geraldine Brooks
Martha Washington
Abigail Adams
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
Republic
Dolly Madison
Rachel Jackson
Emily Marshall
New York
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co
The Night Side of Nature reprint introduction notes
Catharine Crowe's 1848 collection explored in a reprint with an introduction by Thomas J. Hudson. He praises the book as fascinating and thrilling, whether stories are true or fictional, and highlights chapters on dreams, apparitions, haunted houses, and warnings as evidence for life after death.
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Catharine Crowe
Thomas J. Hudson
Earth
Henry T. Coates Co
Philadelphia
Cashel Byron and the Prize Fighter Tale
G Bernard Shaw wrote Cashel Byron between 1879 and 1883 about a prize fighter who marries a wealthy young woman. The book faced publication struggles, was serialized in a small paper, and praised by the Saturday Review as the novel of the age. It argues for reform and is offered with a call to lawgivers and police officials.
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Lord of
Dorset
Cashel Byron
G. Bernard Shaw
Saturday Review
Herbert 5
Stone & Co
Chicago
The Little Colonel Sequel of Holiday Pleasures in Kentucky
Annie Fellows-Johnson sketches a sequel to her previous works featuring the Little Colonel. The narrative follows holidays and home joys in a Southern Kentucky setting with friends from The Little Colonel circle, culminating in Christmas.
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Annie Fellows-Johnson
Little Knights of Kentucky
Kentucky
Washington
Boston
L. Cc. Page & Co
Maarten Maartens Under Fire for Portraying Women
A critic assails Maarten Maartens for depicting women as deceitful types in Some Women I Have Known. The review argues his fluent style masks bias and harms the perception of women, questioning the author’s credibility and intent behind the critique.
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Maarten Maartens
M. Maartens
D. Appleton & Co
New York
Lefevre's Short Stories Open Fresh Field of Fiction
The volume presents realistic tales first printed in a New York magazine. Edwin Lefevre, long time financial editor of a New York paper, draws on street life with risks temptations humor and human moments. The collection includes The Woman and Her Bonds The Break in Tur pene The Tipster A Philanthropic Whisper The Man Who Won The Lost Opportunity Pike's Peak or Bust and A Theological Tipster.
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New York
Street
Edwin Lefevre
Turpene
Pike's Peak
John Forsyth's Aunt by Eliza Orne White review
A subdued New England tale, not filled with excitement, yet poignant in its study of family control. The eldest sister’s dictation restricts the youngest from marrying her youth, leading to a tragic eventual awakening. Characters are clearly drawn, though the aunt’s selfishness slightly mars the overall effect.
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Eliza Orne White
New England
McClure, Phillips & Co
New York
Morgan's Men by John Preston True praised for young readers
Two juveniles published by Little, Brown & Co present Stuart Schuyler a young cavalry captain in the Revolutionary War. The first rate tale explores the experiences of the era, offering historical scenery and notable figures tied to patriot operations.
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Little, Brown & Co
Morgan's
John Preston True
Stuart Schuyler
Same
Hollyberry and Mistletoe Christmas Romance
Mary C. Hyde presents Hollyberry and Mistletoe set in historic England with mythical and allegorical figures. Aimed at sparking young readers active imaginations through a festive Christmas romance.
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Mary C. Hyde
England
Van Bibber tale becomes holiday book Her First Appearance
Harper & Brothers publish Richard Harding Davis story as a standalone holiday book. The plot follows a child, daughter of a divorced, socially respected man, whose life on stage is halted when Van Bibber reconciles father and daughter. The volume features fine textured paper and illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson and E M Ashe.
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Messrs
Harper & Brothers
Richard Harding Davis
Charles Dana Gibson
E. M. Ashe
Three Idaho Ranch Boys Brave Mountain Wilderness
Captain Ralph Bonehill narrates the adventures of three brothers left alone on a remote Idaho ranch near a Salmon River tributary. They face dangers with courage, endure perilous trials, and ultimately prevail, offering an entertaining, reasonably accurate glimpse of frontier life for young readers.
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Ralph Bonehill
Idaho
Mountain Wilds
Saalfield Publishing Company
Traveler Tales II Chinese Life for Young Readers
Hezekiah Butterworth presents a second volume in the Traveler Tales series. The book blends folklore, travelers’ narratives, and original sketches to depict social life in Chinese society, past and present, in an entertaining yet instructive style for youth. Boston based Dana Estes & Co publishes with illustrations.
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Hezekiah Butterworth
China
Boston
Dana Estes & Co
Bread Cast Upon the Water tale of Kate and Joe
A Cozy Corner story by Frances Hodges White follows Kate and her brother Joe who are taken from a New England poorhouse by Aunt Nabby and raised unknown to her until the siblings reveal they are her dead brother's children. Their arrival brings luck, a husband for Aunt Nabby, and a moral about charity returning manyfold.
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Frances Hodges White
Kate
Joe
Nabby
New England
L. C. Page & Co
Boston
Dear Days in Washington School Life
A vivid portrait of Washington school life shows a group of real girl characters and a wise, tactful teacher. The piece conveys intimate knowledge and sympathy for girl character, creating a bright wholesome atmosphere of school days in Philadelphia.
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Armour Strong
Washington
Philadelphia
Henry T. Coates & CO
Gaspee Destruction Story for Boys by James Otis
A juvenile narrator recounts the 1772 destruction of the British schooner Gaspee in Narragansett Bay, detailing the cunning plan and bold assault that marked pre revolutionary war events. Set as an engaging historical tale for young readers.
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Narragansett Bay
James Otis
Boston
Dana Estes & Co
Princess Puck love tale in a small English town
Una L. Silberrad presents a charming romance set in Whilemina known as Bill and nicknamed Princess Puck. The heroine is defined by unusual character, lovable acts, and selfless help in all circumstances, promising an entertaining story. Doubleday Page & Co. New York.
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Princess Puck
Dorothy Fox Novel Review and Publication Details
A brief notice on the English novel Dorothy Fox by Louisa Parr, illustrated by Bertha Corson Day and Virginia H. Davis son, featuring a Quaker heroine who resists marriage to an English officer amid a blend of society life and quaint Fox family atmosphere from J. B. Lippincott Company.
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Dorothy Fox
Louisa Parr
Bertha Corson Day
Virginia H. Davisson
J. B. Lippincott Company
Montresor’s Mature Romance Narrates Lasting Passions
The tale, by F. F. Montresor, targets middle aged readers with stories of loves and rivalries beyond youth. A readable narrative that explores enduring passions after the first flush of youth, published by D. Appleton & Co., New York.
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F. F. Montresor
D. Appleton & Co
New York
Prize Watch Awarded in Girls School Tale
A children’s story from Saalfield Publishing Company describes a contest at a girls’ school to reward the pupil with the highest average in studies and conduct. The tale presents both good and bad outcomes, keeping a high moral tone typical of the publisher’s juvenile books.
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Saalfield Publishing Company
Akron, C
A Mystery of Jewels in America for Young Readers
A tale by Adelaide F. Bell follows natural healthy children through varied adventures that uncover a mystery around family jewels and their fortunes in America. The well told story ends with a satisfying, child friendly conclusion suitable for boys and girls.
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Adelaide F. Bell
America
Philadelphia
H. T. Coates & Co
Zanzibar Tales Adapted for Boys From Swahili Source
A notice for a Chicago published volume titled Zanzibar Tales told by natives of the east coast of Africa and translated from Swahili by George W. Bateman. A child friendly animal themed book intended to spark boyish imagination, issued by A. C. McClurg & Co.
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Zanzibar
Africa
George W. Bateman
A. C. McClurg & Co
Chicago
New Oliver Herford Book Goes On Holiday Sale
Scribner's Sons issues a grotesque animal drawings book with playful verses by Oliver Herford. Aimed to amuse both children and adults, it arrives in time for the holiday season at bookstores.
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Oliver Herford
Charles Scribner's Sons
Ex-Congressman Kerr Writes Sherman Biography in Two Volumes
Mansfield Ohio December 22 Ex congressman Kerr one of the executors of John Sherman will writes the statesman's biography in two volumes. Senator Sherman allocated 16460 for the work and kept every letter received from prominent officials in this and other countries. Many letters were from his brother General W T Sherman and pertain to key events in the nation's history.
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Mansfield
Kerr
John Sherman
Sherman
Gen. W. T. Sherman
Continental Tobacco acquires Wilson & McCaulay plant in Middletown
Middletown, Ohio, December 22. Continental Tobacco Company has secured the Wilson & McCaulay tobacco plant in the city. The price is not disclosed. Continental previously acquired P. J. Sorg works in Middletown and continues operations there. Wilson & McCaulay, a 400 employee firm, had resisted sale and signaled possible closing. transfer expected January 4.
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Middletown
Continental Tobacco Company
Wison & McCaulay
P. J. Sorg Tobacco Works
Wilson & McCallay
McCallay
Forefathers Day Memorial Honors Dr Hyde in Indianapolis
The New England Society of Indianapolis observed Forefathers Day with a Memorial at Mayflower Church for Dr Nathaniel Alden Hyde, late pastor and first president of the society. Seven speakers praised Hyde’s New England values, charity work, ministry, love of art, and civic leadership.
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Nathaniel Allen Hyde
Plymouth Congregational Church
Mayflower Church
New England Society of
Indianapolis
Dr. Hyde
New England
Charlies
Nathaniel Alden Hyde
Daniel Wait Howe
England
Scott
Rhineland
Plymouth Rock
New
Mr. Holliday
Hyde
Board of Children’s Guardians
Ife
Free Kindergarten Association
Home For Friendless Women
Board of Children's Guardians
May Wright Sewall
Mre. Sewall
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