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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1903
Page
5
The Indianapolis Journal issue outlines subscription rates, postal details, and publication locations in major cities. It also notes mailing guidelines, submission rules, and service offices including New York, Louisville, Chicago, and Washington postings.
The passage notes the assessor overseeing all details from library books to piano music and bric-a-brac. It states the income tax rate at 9 percent and underscores comprehensive scrutiny.
The piece argues against referring the Colombia Panama dispute to The Hague tribunal. It asserts Colombia lacks a current US dispute over Panama, warns the tribunal would not cover façade questions, and notes US recognition and protection of Panama’s independence. It concludes the matter is closed with no arbitration needed.
Evansville figure Hon Charles Denby argues U S influence in the East should not be tied to Panama. The Journal counters that American diplomacy aims mainly to protect citizens and expand commerce under the open door, not to pursue empire dismemberment. It rejects a parallel to Panama's independence versus China partition.
The exchange notes a boy once the brightest in class and humorously contrasts knowledge with ambition. A comic riff about a poet chasing publication and spending money, contrasted with a stubborn chair near the stove.
A collage of period witticisms and dialogues from Chicago Record Herald, Cleveland Leader, Chicago News, Chicago Tribune, and Judge. Jests touch on thought as attire, motherly authority, English patriotism, cleanup labor, and a schemes game about selling airship ideas.
During the South African campaign British soldiers discovered cordite charged cartridges contained intoxicants nitroglycerin guncotton and vaseline. Albert Oette a Berlin factory worker out of work for fourteen days died of excitement at news of winning ten thousand dollars in the Prussian lottery. Count Albert Von Meran a Austrian imperial house scion has joined the Benedictine novitiate. Archduke John grandson Anna Plochl plans a Pacific coast tour then sailing for Australia around January first with John Alexander Dowles arranging the voyage.
The passage cites J J Thompson of Cambridge on American science pay, Sir John Lee of New South Wales likening political pressure to sneeze against thunder, and Dr Anita Newcomb McGee offering U S army nurse services to Japan in event of war with Russia, recalling her Spain war leadership and the nurse corps creation. Takahira responded with thanks but questioned need.
A collection of editorials from Indiana papers critiques on war with Colombia Panama treaty and national politics. Notable items quote Debs on labor and politics while praising James E Watson and warning about funeral interference in Chicago. Mentions accusations against Lafayette Chicago and Fort Wayne News remarks on murder sentences in Indiana.
A quote from a rising politician envisions a victory as a tidal wave of glory sweeping all before it like wildfire and a sunlit triumph after a noble campaign. The London Tit-Bits excerpt echoes grand rhetoric and dramatic imagery of political fervor.
In a Baltimore American excerpt, the employer declares dismissal due to confessed crookedness. The shocked employee protests, then accepts release, claiming he has “skinned you every way” and vows unemployment briefly to let the boss reconsider. He says he will be decent and leave, seeking honesty despite the confrontation.
Angrishman returns from America and chats with an Englishman about climate. Pat recalls an anecdote about a well trained dog across a ditch where frost bitten tail and sunstruck head illustrate California’s varied conditions.
The New York Mail reports at a Saturday night gathering Patrick Francis Murphy mocked Dr. Parkhurst with a quip predicting his political obituary as a man whose only fault was being a woman. The exchange included puzzled recognition of Murphy’s name and a jokey contrast with other figures.
Detective Carl Flather notes a shift from the traditional dinner pail to sidewalk lunch stands as wages rise and food costs increase. Workers express a preference for convenient meals, reflecting broader changes in labor life and daily routines.
The Washington Star notes workers prefer quick lunches bought outside to avoid the early morning rush and extra burden on wives who prepare home-made midday meals, highlighting workplace culture and comfort.
Irish poet W B Yeats lectured at the University of Pennsylvania on Ireland s literary revival and chatted with reporters at Houston Hall. He compared America to France saying the clear air and sunlight remind him of Paris and joked about his poor French recalling a Parisian anecdote about a mattress and gender terms.
London sends 100,000 children to school under a new education act. The city has erected 500 public buildings over a square mile of land, in all 58 electoral divisions, at a cost about 70 million dollars. Schools offer-wide instruction with expert lecturers. London University now includes top classes at six polytechnics within a large academic center.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes New York dominates city night schools with 5 evening high schools for men, 5 for women, 65 evening elementary schools, and 410 English classes for foreigners. Last year enrollments exceeded 70,000 and this term near 100,000, with diplomas and Regents credentials following similar programs to Philadelphia.
Evan Jones, a Cherokee missionary, emigrated with the Indians in 1838 and established the first mission in the Cherokee nation. The Cherokee nation funds national schools where Indian children pay 7.50 a month for board. Tahlequah seminaries received 20,000 last year for boarding.
A long item notes Princeton will require new scholarships for students entering the glee club banjo club and other fan organizations and for athletic candidates. It also reports Cornell Universitys income 1 415874 expenditures 1 058135 leaving a 72000 deficit due to typhoid and assets atop 12 million dollars. Glen Harrison a thirteen year old teaches a country school near Gainesville Missouri with twenty nine pupils and has whipped some. he is regarded as a young educator. The national education commission reports 15 925 887 public school pupils last year and 69 percent average daily attendance. Howard J Rogers of the St Louis fair education exhibit says five acres are set for an advanced display of classroom and lab work. Wheaton College Illinois launches a plan to fund desiring students by a 100 deposit enabling six months to three years study with six months work then a college and union certificate.
A New York Tribune editorial parodying union labels imagines every aspect of life and death bearing a union label from cradle to grave. It rails against nonunion goods and insists coffin shrouds and even baby milk carry union identification as a satirical critique of trade union influence.
A Brooklyn father killed by smothering during a Santa Claus dress rehearsal. The case raised questions about punishment for deceiving his innocent children and how justice should respond to the tragedy.
Busy Christmas day as Democratic factions Taggart Fanning and Keach vie for district chairman. Keach loses saloon backing to Fanning and Taggart, with Downing and Russo shifting allegiances amid talks of replacements. Rumors swirl of Maines as candidate and Bryan’s planned Indiana appearances influencing the campaign.
A New York Sun feature recaps a department store window dresser describing how misspelled words in window signs can attract customers. A staffer notes early success with a sign reading Fekereg ot Weil, drawing curious shoppers who corrected the error, boosting engagement and sales. The piece paints misdirection as a playful lure, with signs shifting from white goods to Thanksgiving as the ploy evolves.
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