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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1902
Page
4
The Indianapolis Journal lists subscription plans and reduced club rates with yearly and partial period options. It notes postal handling details, agents, and manuscript policies, plus a list of newsstand locations in cities including New York and Louisville.
The text asserts that Roosevelt and the Monroe Doctrine share a strong alignment in American policy. It states the doctrine must be backed by a thoroughly good navy to be credible and effective in defending national interests against insults or aggression.
Roosevelt's arbitration move for the Venezuelan dispute is praised as a pivotal American achievement. Baron De Constant lauds U.S. leadership, arguing The Hague tribunal was saved and strengthened, with American influence shaping its founding and the Monroe doctrine safeguarded against European meddling.
Charles Francis Adams told a New England Society audience in Charleston that both sides in the Civil War were right. He argued the core issue was allegiance between the Union and the State, noting historical tendencies would have favored the State in the North and South before 1835.
The Chicago Record Herald reports Charlevoix Sugar Beet Company stockholders were shown profits from beet sugar in Michigan. A 60 ton daily plant with $300000 stock and $250000 bonds projects 158,000 profit at 100 days, rising to 265,200 at 150 days, if beet supplies and prices align.
Discussion notes a 2 percent concession affecting sugar markets and Cuban sugar. It details a permanent international arbitration court at The Hague with sixty members from signatory powers, plus a critique of secrecy in a Citizens League membership. It also compares the deaths of Mrs. Fremont and Mrs. Grant, noting their prominence and ages.
A dispatch from the cableship Silver town at 4 a m last Friday off Hawaii said the shore end of the Pacific cable would be spliced to the sea cable, delaying further word for a day or two. Three days since, news of landing and telegraphic link to Honolulu is expected any hour. The San Francisco to Honolulu run is about 3 000 miles, a third toward Manila, and the link is set to greet the new year.
The American Sugar Refining Company seeks control of beet sugar plants, with a claimed seven plants under its belt and stakes in fourteen Michigan factories, aiming to monopolize the U.S. beet and cane sugar trade amid the Havemeyer expansion. Massachusetts farmers lag in bean production as census shows wide regional beans farming. Michigan leads, New York second, with total U.S. beans grown on 463,967 acres yielding 5,064,844 bushels.
The Plymouth Church settles its affairs as Rev. H. C. Meserve bids farewell after service to a city that honors his public spirit and support for soldiers. He now serves as chaplain of the Indiana Commandery Loyal Legion, leaving amid church sale and relocation challenges.
A brief item notes the humorists in the Chicago Tribune featuring a playful exchange. A girl with the Clara Morris eye and a girl with the Viola Allen voice trade quips about beauty, with a witty rejoiner about noses being celluloid.
A collage of humorous exchanges from society pages includes Bertie banishment over misbehavior and characters like Arthur and Mr Staylate trading banter. Observations on por traits, market ham, Christmas gifts, and hostess jokes appear with period dialogue showing light social satire.
A compilation of editorial quips from Indiana papers commenting on Roosevelt favoring arbitration, Tillman opposing colonization in the Philippines, and political maneuvering in Indiana. Articles critique demagogues, discuss coinage and crime references, and note local press reactions to St Louis prosecutor Folk’s stance and reelections.
A Shelbyville reader endorses Indiana’s choice for the second statue in the U S Capitol. He supports Thomas A Hendricks as the honoree, praises the Indianapolis Journal editorial, and expresses GOP pride in the public discussion dated December 27.
The Detroit Journal notes Italy has nothing to arbitrate and nothing to lose while enjoying a chance to join the ponies, expressing amusement at the idea of serving as an arbitrator.
Pinero's Iris stars Virginia Harned and follows Iris Bellamy who must choose between love with Trenwith and financial security from Maldonado. After losses, infidelity, and moral struggle Iris wanders Europe and returns to London where Trenwith forgives? none. Maldonado's warning and Iris's fate close the drama.
Mrs Lucy Milburn of Chicago has published Lost Letters From Lesbos a prose epistolary work claiming Sappho sent letters to her lover Pharaoh Neco. The notes explain classical allusions while presenting a seventh century woman’s soul across ages in a Dons Donnelly Chicago imprint with Raphael frontispiece and oleander cover.
A new work borrows Browning lines as its keynote and follows a searcher after truth love and sin through modern life. The story intertwines personal histories leading to catastrophe as characters wrestle with God and desire in a spiritual romance style. Critics note originality and power, praising the author as a promising American talent.
Critics describe Barrie's latest tale as highly fanciful and sentimental though sometimes vague and intricate. The piece evokes Lamb's Dream Children and invites readers to interpret its overarching theme amid rich, dreamlike imagery.
An elderly narrator adopts a cynic’s tone yet shows a tender side as he chronicles Timothy and a neighbor’s child David. The tale shifts focus from Timothy to David with long time in Kelsington gardens. Dialogues and minor adventures drive the story, but pacing lags and readers may miss Barrie’s Thrums vibe.
A young American narrator travels from Washington with a Russian diplomat and becomes entangled in covert schemes on Quelparte in the Yellow Sea. The plot hinges on Chinese burial superstition and a hidden Buddhist monastery where the Queen of Quelparte’s body lies. A daring rescue and perilous adventures unfold as enemies seek the body to unleash calamity, with a central female figure and a climactic tomb raid.
The Plymouth Church pastor reviews Hillis book The Quest of Happiness arguing happiness rests in obedience to God rather than wealth culture or honors. He notes revisions over five years toward condensed simple concrete writing and praises the Macmillan publication in New York.
Marion Crawford’s Ave Roma Immortalis is issued in a new revised one volume edition by Macmillan. The studies blend ancient Rome with modern life and reflect Crawford’s intimate knowledge of the city, offering a luminous, valuable contribution to the literature on Rome.
A critical look at Milton's England, noting uneven execution across chapters. The author traces Milton’s life through Bread Street Cambridge Horton and other sites, but the reviewer finds the volume too detailed and poorly articulated. 310 pages, well illustrated, published by L. C. Page & Co. in Boston.
This collection by Miss Josephine Dodge Daskam targets mature readers and contrasts with her juvenile work. The stories feel morbid and lacking in character insight, though written with excellent style. They show promise for future cheerful writing for both adults and children. Scribner’s edition is noted.
A centuried Kentucky tale set in an isolated hill community of Virginians seeking a new home. Miss Judy, an elderly heroine, devotes herself to her sister and a young woman entangled in a love affair. Nancy Huston Banks crafts a gentle prose narrative with pathos and a lingering unreal atmosphere.
William Hawiey Smith and the Smith family farmers publish a modernized mixed edition of Shakespeare works. The para phrase combines parts of several plays with higher criticism notes, issued by Rand McNally Chicago bound No 2 fencing boards. Amateur theatrical companies may find it useful.
Marie Van Vorst recounts her experiences as a working girl in Chicago. David Graham Phillips offers glimpses of events that advanced Theodore Roosevelt. A Copley Prints catalogue from Curtis Cameron Boston surveys numerous artworks, with many illustrations and moderate prices. The Lit Collector explains horn books and their appearance. Other literary items noted for book lovers.
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