Indianapolis Journal Subscription Rates and Editorial Notices
The Indianapolis Journal outlines subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, prepaid mail options, and reduced club rates. It lists distribution points in major cities, endorses cautious perspectives on national issues, and mentions ongoing debates on tariffs, imperialism, and public policy with a focus on railway, wartime, and financial topics.
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Endianapolis
Bondar' Taciuse
Werkly
Controversy Over Admiral Schley and Dreyfus Case
The passage contrasts the treatment of Admiral Schley with that of Captain Dreyfus. It notes Dreyfus faced long imprisonment and refusal of a hearing, while Schley was not arraigned by the Navy Department, yet was promoted to an important command. It criticizes the court's reluctance to find Schley guilty of disobeying orders.
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Shaw
Treasury Department
Admiral Schley
Dreyfus
Omnon
Navy Department
McKinley
British Disastrous South Africa Defeat Casts Gloom
The latest disaster to the British in South Africa shocks England and dampens holiday mood. Lord Kitchener reports a camp under De Wet was rushed, with three companies wiped out, six officers and fifty men killed, eight officers wounded, four missing, and two guns captured. Boers remain a threat as General De Wet commands about two thousand men, signaling ongoing combat and political unease ahead of Parliament.
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South Africa
England
Lord Kitchener
de Wet
Great Britain
Zefontein
Iron and Steel Industry Leaders in 1901 Prospects
Complete statistics for 1901 will be awaited. The article notes iron as the keystone of commerce and argues the United States leads in iron production and exports, surpassing Great Britain and Germany. It highlights historic growth in U S iron exports from 1889 to 1900 and anticipates 1911 figures fueling debate on the "American peril."
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Great Britain
United States
Germany
The Tariff and the Trusts in The International Monthly
In The International Monthly, Representative Payne argues the Standard Oil Company is the United States' largest monopoly and a thriving trust despite a free petroleum list. He contends trusts can flourish without tariffs, notes competition limits in several sectors, and cites Arbuckle Company as breaking the sugar trust while warning of future contenders in the steel sector.
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International Monthly
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Standard Oil Company
Sugar
Arbuckle Company
Arbuckles
American Sugar Refining Company
Vast
Steel Company
Europe
United States Steel Corporation
Liverpool
New York
Trusts and tariffs stir debate over world markets and rates
The piece argues that many factories remain outside trusts while new steel plants rise. It notes price cuts by large combinations, questions anti trust claims, cites abroad selling below cost to curb rivals, and critiques postmaster rulings and canal politics. It references M. L. Lockwood, rail dividends, and currency controller data.
Savings bank depositors and state employment facts
The text notes New York State savings banks hold 2,129,790 depositors with Massachusetts in second place. It estimates about 6,235,000 Americans are savings bank depositors, and asserts every saver with $200 owns a stake in the nation’s welfare. It mentions Berlin’s hard times, reduced Christmas tree sales, and German industry seeking orders at losses. It also reports Indiana ranks fifth in government employees, with 588 across all departments, and comments on Virginia’s prominence near the capital.
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New York State
Massachusetts
New York
United States
Bryan
Berlin
Germany
Empire
Washington
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Virginia
The Humorous Mix of Solace and Snicker
A collage of quick jests from various papers features light quips on winter overcoats, a failed stage production, potato stockings, and Santa Claus express charges. Humorous exchanges reveal audience taste, family gables, and misheard names in a bustling humor column.
Editorial notes spark debate across Indiana papers
Indiana editorials critique Castro repudiation and Kaiser's debt while praising Shaw as new secretary of the treasury. Bloomfield merchants face holiday overwork. Terre Haute discusses Schley controversy. Agriculture notes disease in hens. U.S. debt and bank deposits spur a discussion of trade policies.
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Castro
Venezuela
Kaiser
Wilhelm
Lafayette Courier
West
Treasury
Governor Shaw
Iowa
Shaw
Marion Chronicle
Bloomfield
Schley
Terre Haute Tribune
Bureau of Animal Industry
Waterloo Press
United States
Gage
Greenfield Republican
LAME DUCK ISSUE COMMENTARY ON SCHLEY DEWEY FINDINGS
In Columbia Washington the article argues that Dewey did not join Schley’s findings and that the Navy Department supports the majority report. It contends no further congressional action is warranted and warns against political advantage from a lame duck. The piece frames the controversy as politically damaging to Democrats and urges resolution.
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Columbia
D. C
Sehley
Dewey
Court of Inquiry
Schliey
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
Schley
Riley's First Rhymes Unearthed From Anderson Manuscripts
Anderson Indiana writer Mr Dory Biddle has compiled verses from James Whitcomb Riley’s early days in the Anderson Democrat files into a booklet titled Riley's First Rhymes. Illustrated by Samuel Richards the collection shows Riley finding his way toward later success with drafts that later became famous poems. The excerpt includes An Ancient Printerman revealing Riley’s early stock of themes and moods.
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Dory Biddle
Anderson
Ind
Anderson Democrat
James Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Samuel Richards
Notable World Essays Collected in Ten Volume Set
Volumes four and five of the planned ten volume series gather 111 and 126 essays by 35 and 40 authors respectively. Alphabetical by author, they pair ancient and modern writers, with biographical sketches and portraits. The editors emphasize careful selection and broad international scope.
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Dante
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Epicurus
Gladstone
Darwin
Defoe
de Quincey
Disraeli
Descartes
Dickens
Jonathan Edwards
George Eliet
Canon Farrar
Henry Fielding
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Fuller
Gibbon
Sarah Grand
T. P. Kaiser
St. Tn
Old Jed Prouty in Bucksport Maine Tale of a Storied Inn
Reconstructed from a play, the story expands with material from Bucksport in Hancock County Maine. It centers on real figures and incidents, led by the Prouty Inn landmark, painting life in a Maine Penobscot valley town before railroads with wholesome American atmosphere and romance.
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Bucksport
Hancock County
Maine
Jed
Prouty Inn
Penobscot Valley
New York
G. W. Dillingham Company
Apostles of the Southeast by Frank T. Bullen
Review praises The Apostles of the Southeast for its vivid sea life insight and practical missionary focus. It highlights the author’s sincere sympathy for sailors, strong realism, and tender portrayal of common people, noting the dedication to Conan Doyle.
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Frank T. Bullen
Conan Doyle
New York
D. Appleton & Co
One of My Sons review praises Green detective tale
Readers of fiction enjoy Anna Katharine Green's One of My Sons as a well crafted murder mystery. Detective Bryce and the rising Sweetwater appear, with the elder detective nearing retirement, in a review noting strong surprise at the denouement. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons of New York.
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Anna Katharine Green
Bryce
Detective Sweetwater
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York
Edward Harrigan humor piece mirrors Mulligan style
The story by Edward Harrigan, famed for the Mulligan dramas, uses lively humor and vivid characterizations of Irish and German working folks. It portrays real, hearty people in realistic situations, engaging lovers of broad comedy. New York publisher G. W. Dillingham Co.
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Edward Harrigan
New York
G. W. Dillingham Co
A Year in a Yawl by Russell Doubleday
A Year in a Yawl follows four boys sailing a thirty foot yawl from Lake Michigan through canals to the Mississippi and Gulf coast, then up the Atlantic to New York and the Hudson. The book, based on facts, makes engaging reading for boys and is published by Doubleday Page & Co.
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Russell Doubleday
Lake Michigan
Mississippi
Gulf Shore
Florida
Atlantic
New York
Hudson River
New Yorks
Doubleday, Page & Co
January periodicals and notable contributors highlight
The January 10 Story Book from Chicago features a Mary Wilkins Christmas tale and a $50 prize story by H S Canfield. Frank Leslies Popular Monthly includes Ian Maclaren Hamlin Garland Ralph Henry Barbour and Senator Tillman. Senator Beveridge writes on the Eastern question in the Saturday Evening Post. Country Life focuses on California agriculture horticulture and residence appeal. Overland Magazine’s Christmas issue continues with shore and story themes.
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Chicago
Mary Wilkins
H.S. Canfield
Frank Lese
Ian Maclaren
Hamlin Garland
Ralph Henry Barbour
Senator Tillman
Senator Beveridge
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia
Manchuria
Country Life
Doubleday, Page & Co
California
Overland Magazine
Wet ‘Harts
Overland
New Indiana Author Highlighted in Ladies Home Journal
The January Ladies Home Journal features Indiana writer Smith-Frederick M. Smith with a new novelette about a princess. It also notes James Whitcomb Riley portraits in Greenfield, Kipling baby lion tale, and various literary pieces from Daly to Harper's and Scribner’s, plus editorials on wealth, empire, and American influence.
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Ladies* Home Journal
Indiana
Smith
Frederick M. Smith
Ladies’ Home Journal
Greenfield
James Whitcomb Riley
Lee O. Harris
Rudyard Kipling
Little Folks
Illustrated Monthly
E. Cassino
Salem
Mass
Bert Leston Taylor
Chicago Tribune
Puff
William 8. Lord & Co
Evanston
Townsend Brady on the Alamo defense noted
A review highlights Townsend Brady's account of the Alamo defense as a notable but imperfect contribution. The piece notes that Brady's work is uneven in tense and subject handling, though still readable, with editorial edits evident and a focus on Telegraph Talk and Ta.
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Townsend Brady
The
Alamo
Sear Tan
Encyclopedia best-seller notes and varied publishing items
Harper E Brothers report strong sales for a ten volume encyclopedia while Funk & Wagnalls lists demand for Tarry Thou Till I Come and Let ters from Hell. Hester Blair to be published by C. M. Clark Boston, with William Henry Carson as author, a tale of a country woman’s career. References to Roosevelt, French edition of Oliver Cromwell, and other literary items.
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Harper E Brothers
United States
Messrs. Funk & Wagnalls
Hell
South
Hester Blair
C. M. Clark Publishing Compny
Boston
William Henry Carson
Laird & Lee
Theodore Roosevelt
Long International
Societe Francaise d'Imprimerie Et de Libraire
Paris
Charles Scribner's Sons
Oliver Cromwell
Little, Brown & Co
Publc
Sidney McCall
Dowden
Bowen-Merrill Company
America
Methuen & Co
Edward Dowden
Pay
W. J. Craig
Josephine Dodge Dasham
William 8. Lord
Evanston
Lewis Carroll
Edward Lear
Gilbert
Guy Wetmore Caryl
Charles E. Caryl
Gelett Burgess
Oliver Herford
George du Maurier
Ryhmes
Eleanor A. Tennant
Cyrus C. Adams
Appletons
Germany
Canada
Italy
West Indies
Brazil
Africa
Isthmian Canal and Expense for Ships
Washington Leiter argues the Panama route offers clearer business value than Nicaragua. He warns the commission undercounts operation costs and insurance, notes time and lighting issues, and urges separate expert commissions for engineering and diplomacy to avoid bias favoring Panama.
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Washington Leiter
United States
Panama
Lne
Chicago
Liverpool
Seaboard
St. Lawrence
Suez Canal
Cape
Good Ae
Suez
WN Uaa
Nicaragua
Panama Canal
Canal
Lake
Arthur P. Davis
Likes Gage Plan Wins Enduring Bank Supervision Support
The Philadelphia Record endorses Secretary Gage's idea of a national center for all banks to centralize supervision. It argues if adopted banks would take on more oversight, while government power would recede. it notes reservations about railroads and industrial trusts and calls for careful bounds on capital concentration.
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Philadelphia
Gage
Congress
Bates Mae Geer Enemas
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Santa Claus
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Cholly
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Lame Duck” Issue
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Old Jed Prouty
the Apostles of the Southeast
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My Sons
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Social Service
New York Monthly
Frank Dean
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Benjamin Harrison
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Carnegie Polytechnic Institute
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Hugh J. McGowan
Indianapolis Street Railway
Harry Beardsey
International Studio
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Dupuis
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Shan-Tung
Brown
Presbyterian Church
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Yale
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Pan-American Congress
Mexico
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Bureau of American Republic
Scribner's Magazine
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Howard Pyle
Harper’s Magazine
Mark Twain
Roy Rolfe Gilson
Lfe
London
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Isthmian Canal
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