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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
4
The document presents snippets from a newspaper page noting places in Washington and Louisville, discusses governmental and military figures including Taft and McKinley, and comments on labor and railway topics. It also mentions prominent Brazilian trade and Methodist Year Book praise for McKinley, with editorial observations on religious affiliations of presidents.
The text names Mr. Hayes as an Episcopalian affiliated through Kenyon College. Johnson shows no church tendency, Grant’s family were Methodists, and McKinley may be the first President identified as a Methodist. The passage highlights varied religious ties among presidents.
The article dispels rumors about Secretary Wilson’s alleged offense at Iowa’s second cabinet member and a potential resignation. It notes New York bankers may oppose Governor Shaw’s Treasury appointment but asserts cabinet selections are the President’s alone and that Shaw is a capable, nonbanking expert. The piece urges confidence in the President’s choice and Senate approval remains likely.
The piece argues Edgar A. Maclay abused his public role by falsely accusing Admiral Schley and defying navy authority. It says the President properly dismissed him and notes Civil Service rules cannot bind the President. Maclay cannot expect restoration and may seek court action with little chance.
Consul Boyle at Liverpool ties Britain’s industrial decadence to employer harshness and minimal wages under free trade. He argues wages have long been kept low to sustain cheap production, with women and children employed under severe conditions before reforms altered the system.
The passage argues that unions pushed protracted strikes and wage restraint, harming British output and allowing the US to gain trade advantages. It contrasts US wages, technology adoption, and tariff protections with Britain's labor conflict, then notes the Philippines surplus and self funding, plus cabinet precedent in past administrations.
A collection of humorous quips from various papers highlights social observations and wry exchanges. Notable lines include Hewitt on misjudging others, Jewett about people minding their own affairs, and Nancy debating patience with Rome not built in a day. The Richmond Dispatch, Life, and Catholic Standard provide witty exchanges about opera, shopping, and a restaurant coin joke.
In Chicago tales two passengers exchange names and wary banter about Baldwins of Peoria. Ben Davis reveals a name change upon reaching years of account ability. A Chicago Post quip has a playful bedtime prayer scene with children and a loud bedtime racket.
Gen Bartolome Maso, Democratic candidate for Cuba’s presidency, left Havana for Manzanillo to end his campaign. Large crowds gathered at yesterday’s demonstration and at the railroad station. A Havana paper cites Gen Maximo Gomez threatening to expel Civil Governor Recelo of Puerto Principe upon return to Havana for permitting demonstrations.
Hundreds of Indiana educators attend the state teachers convention at the statehouse. The first session of the state association opened in the evening with officials and members present.
About 500 Indiana teachers gathered in the Statehouse hall for the first session of the 48th annual State Teachers Association meeting. H. B. Brown, president of the Northern Indiana Normal School, delivered the inaugural address. The program included musical numbers by Miss Effie Hessen and Prof. Fred Noble, and remarks from Robert I. Hamilton, Huntington superintendent and retiring president. Proceedings announced memorial resolutions for Will H. Glascock, with William Lowe Bryan named chair. A nominating committee was formed with members from multiple districts to select new officers. Additional reports covered urbanization’s impact on rural schooling and calls for agricultural and manual training programs in schools.
The Primary Section met in Room 12 at the Statehouse with Miss Anna Brockhausen presiding. A. R. Charman urged careful mental nourishment for young pupils, advocating lighter early subjects and gradual progression, plus an extension of study from eight to twelve grades. Frances Westfall spoke on Art in the Primary Grades and Howard Sandison on Ethical Education. A round table favored storytelling as a training tool when balanced with other branches.
Three hundred teachers and visitors attended the High School section in the House yesterday morning. President DBD Ailabarger of Richmond opened the session. Papers by Vorhees Fort Wayne and Bean Indianapolis outlined field work and manual training in high schools, with Coffman Middletown and Hendricks Delphi leading discussions on principals and athletics.
The annual Indiana College Association meeting opened at the Denison Hotel yesterday afternoon with three papers read and discussed. The closing session is scheduled for this morning.
President E M Crouch of North Manchester presided over the classical section meeting in the Lieutenant Governor’s office. Chester Lane of Fort Wayne High School presented on Latin and Greek study versus German and French, arguing Latin and Greek broaden and sharpen the mind. H M Kingery of Wabash College discussed Latin’s status and urged greater prominence in curricula. J J Schlicher of Terre Haute spoke on Latin composition methods, advocating a single method of study. Lillian E Michael of Goshen addressed methods to interest students in Latin. Chester A Lane of Ft Wayne was elected section president and Miss Lillian Gay Berry was named secretary-treasurer.
The mathematics section met at 1 50 in Room 2 percent Statehouse with R L Sackett presiding. Papers included The Preparation for Teaching High School Mathematics by R J Aley State University The Field of Grammar school Mathematics by Daniel Freeman Crawfordsville Starting a Class in Geometry by Ethel Woodburn Union City High School and The Critical Points of Algebra by J C Boldt Anderson. The educational and reading section met in Room 11 with four papers The Art of Impersonation by B L Conner Muncie Mechanical Suggestions Effects Some Remedial Devices by Lauranick Anderson Oral Reading in the Public Schools by Eulalia Beans Mishawaka and The Philosophy of Oratory by J F Brambaugh De Pauw University. The English section met in Room Ts with Teaching Practical English by Professor A Jones Marion and Literature as an Aid to Composition by Miss Blanche Freeman Terre Haute.
The Indiana Academy of Science holds its seventeenth annual meeting at the Statehouse starting at 9 a m with an executive committee session at the Hotel English last night. President Mason B. Thomas and secretary John S Wright lead a list of officers. former president M B Thomas of Abush College will speak on Forestry in Indiana. Zoological Miscellany, about a State University collection gathered by Theodore Roosevelt, is on the agenda.
Prof J J Schilcher of State Normal School Terre Haute presided at the first session in Room 8 8 at the Statehouse. He presented The Nature of the Latin Accent. Mrs Demarchus C Brown Irvington discussed Some Peculiarities of Modern Greek Poetry. D C Brown Butler College spoke on A Note on the Medea of Euripides. Horace A Hoffman Indiana University read Some Notes of the Medea of Euripides. Charles Swain Indianapolis Shortridge High School spoke on Chancer in English Criticism up to the Seventeenth Century.
Fountain county teachers 125 strong arrived yesterday with Grant Gossett superintendent and trustees. Last year the county sent 39 teachers, a high share among counties, and with trustees paying for their time at the meeting they expect to lead the county roll again.
The music section, originally set for yesterday, will convene this afternoon in Room 58 at the Statehouse.
ST LOUIS December 2 The National Commercial Teachers Federation of business college instructors began its sixth annual convention with several hundred delegates. Sessions run daily through the month except Sunday. Member associations include the National Commercial Teachers Association National Shorthand Teachers Association National Penmanship Teachers Association and the Private Commercial School Managers Association. Morning meetings of the four associations and afternoon sessions of the general organization are slated.
City notes report the annual Indiana University alumni dinner at the Denison tonight at 6 o'clock. Also noted are a purse given to Mrs Grim by Limited Gun Club members on Christmas Day, Walter Wainscot shot in the feet while hunting near Pittsboro, and upcoming services and lectures including Rev Austin W Mann at St Alban s Mission and W Dudley Foulke on Our Presidents at the German House with free admission.
The Allen County Bar Association by unanimous resolution indorses John Morris Jr of Fort Wayne for the United States District Court seat to succeed the retiring Judge John H. Baker. The endorsement reflects support from local legal professionals for Morris’s candidacy.
Controversy over a De Kalb county crossing between the Baltimore & Ohio and the Wabash railways moves to United States District Court in Goshen. Attorneys led by Stuart seek contempt against B&O for blocking crossing and outline arbitration attempts and engineers verdicts supporting a grade crossing.
Elmer Petty of 19 Bloomington street was arrested yesterday morning by Bicycle Policemen Streit and Matthews for burglary at Trout's saloon 07 West Michigan street. An overcoat and whisky were taken, and Petty, found drunk, claimed ignorance of the night’s events. George Myers, linked to Petty, was arrested last night by Captain Gerber.
A burglary at SH Warren ore led Bicycle Policemen Trimpe and Low to the scene yesterday afternoon. Resident AiIbam Atkins reported two gold watches and his father in 3 F1 pieces missing. Police arrested a suspect linked to the shoes found with the coins.
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