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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1885
Page
4
The Daily Journal notes where to find the Indianapolis Journal in 1885. It lists locations in Paris New York Chicago Cincinnati Louisville and St. Louis with addresses for American Exchange branches and hotels. The notice directs readers to access the Journal at these regional outlets and agencies.
A fragment notes the Democratic party as reform minded and hints the law will be reformed to aid saloon-keepers. It mentions Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Hendricks with implied party realignments and reactions from adherents.
A clipped comment accuses state officials of disgrace for backing John P. Frenzel and frames the Republican tolerance as conditional on Democratic stance, signaling a partisan contest and judgment of Frenzel’s conduct.
The Baltimore Manufacturer's Record publishes a list of factories that have resumed operations since the year's start and reports that one hundred thousand men have returned to employment, signaling a sharp recovery in industrial activity.
The State Department is urged to study a new South American cancer treatment named alveloz. Some campaign speakers reference testing it as a trial on the body politic.
The final annual sale of Plymouth Church pews fell about $7,000 short of prior years. In Dr. Talmage's Tabernacle, Monday night sales brought an advance of $585 over last year. The piece suggests Mr. Beecher’s controversial campaign stance may have harmed his standing with parishioners.
The piece argues Frenzel would welcome returning to the police commission, claiming he could again “boss” it as in the past two years. It notes commissioners Murphy and Morrison are now said to be more serious about business and questions Frenzel’s influence.
Mr Cleveland recently stated that the pressure for office is not as overwhelming as he expected. The remark appears prematurely cautious and a month after his inauguration, around April 1, he may acknowledge that the reality exceeds his earlier hopes.
A New York special reports the editor of the Evening Post visited Governor Cleveland and discussed the mugwump policy of the incoming administration. It is suspected the policy aims to block Mr. Schurz from a lucrative appointment, and if Cleveland is influenced similarly, the visiting editor may be satisfied with reform progress.
New York and Pennsylvania clash over the New Orleans Exposition showing. Pennsylvania claims ample goods for a creditable exhibit but lacks funds to unpack and arrange them. New York can raise funds yet has prepared no exhibits. The dispute suggests mismanagement beyond the New Orleans side.
A Canadian Catholic relics scandal reveals that bones venerated as saints at St Claudius and St Juliana were fake ashes from common sinners. The Montreal bishop, who acquired them in Rome in 1880, was deceived by a con artist who forged papal certificates. The Pope orders immediate destruction of the relics.
Mr Samuel J Randall prevented immediate action on the Grant retirement bill by insisting the foreign affairs committee bill be read in full under suspension of rules. The fifty page bill dominated the afternoon session as reading and discussion extended long. At 4 oclock Mr Lowry moved to adjourn with all members remaining present.
The record shows Randall voting against adjournment while the bill to grant is postponed indefinitely. The speaker questions whether a Republican like Watterson will challenge Randall, highlighting partisan maneuvering and dissatisfaction with the delay.
The article criticizes the Nineteenth Century Club and speakers Algernon Sullivan and Abraham Wakeman for defending the Solid South. It argues the South used rebellion to rebuke Republicans, accuses northern allies and mugwumps of aiding a anti-democratic rise, and condemns the South's racial hypocrisy and use of intimidation to seize control.
A series of bills seeks to reduce or end the pound postage on newspapers, arguing the tax burdens metropolitan and class papers. The editorial notes the large impact on city and special-interest papers, cites Postmaster General Howe and Senator Voorhees, and urges a fair reduction rather than full exemption while defending press value to the public.
General Rosecrans voices bold ambition in an interview, saying he should be appointed Secretary of War. He asserts public support, cites fitting experience, and advocates for self-promotion as advantageous to the merit argument.
The argument favoring the General centers on his religious faith. He and his relatives are ardent Roman Catholics, and it is contended that his appointment would please the church and entice thousands who voted for Blaine to switch back to the Democratic fold.
Editor William O'Brien of United Ireland and Mallow MP asserts Irish peasants face better prospects than ever with no famines to fear. He credits land laws arrears act and relief system under Gladstone, denying emigration or prudence as causes, and praises political moral shift driving energy and thrift.
British forces under General Stewart engaged ten thousand Mahdist troops about twenty miles from Meteroneh last Saturday. The fight was hard fought with heavy casualties, but indications favor the British. Remarkably swift news delivery via global newspaper networks brought a full account to Indianapolis within four days. Egyptian dispatches promise further dramatic reports in coming days.
A communication from Mr A C Lanier of Madison discusses the Fish Commissioner, his work and usefulness. Lanier is praised as an able speaker with a long study of fish, not only as a sportsman but in scientific terms. The piece highlights Lanier's informed opinion on the subject.
The season spares inferior attractions and mushroom stars, treating legitimate actors with kindness. The Journal notes good stage work is best appreciated and will pay, while theaters should educate the public to value excellence and crowd out mediocrity.
In a California contract case, Hon. Francis N. Bangs described the press as an obtrusive terror on justice. He warned that anonymous reporters caricature testimony and censor witnesses, prompting fear to seek court protection. The court then adjourned amid the discussion and life insurance joke.
In Breathitt County Kentucky a man lacking an emetic used a small amount of nicotine scraped from an old pipe stain. Instead of causing vomiting as hoped the dose poisoned him and he died within ten minutes, illustrating the danger of careless handling of tobacco residues.
A San Francisco lecturer addressed Equal Suffragists in Washington on whether civilization is civilized. The talk questioned California civilization if state figures like Hills and Sharons reflect it. The column recalls Vandalia Illinois’ claimed professional kidnapper and cites other newspaper jests and notes from Indianapolis Journal correspondence.
W H Bartram launches a prohibition weekly in Buffalo named the Sixteenth Amendment. Rumor says Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania may enter the Methodist ministry after his term. General Fleury’s memoirs may be published by his heirs after ten years. Reverend Gordon of Old South Church Boston dislikes sermons being reported. President Arthur writes a sprawling legible hand. In Dakota a lake thirteen feet deep is frozen solid. Jeanne Bernhardt, sister of Sarah, will marry M Reggers of London. Beatrice’s Windsor wedding date depends on Parliament grants. Germany plans a large canal to link seas, five years to complete. A Salt Lake City Mormon editor notes that a killed unknown woman was one of his editor wife’s kin. M Barron, daughter of a Mexican captain, to marry Count Charles de Fitz James. The Chautauquan February issue has Logan on National Aid to Education, with his March article to follow. A Scoron boy injures a leg and is treated by a bone-setter after a local healer’s care.
A collage of short items mentions a noble equestrian gift altered to honor Victoria, a Shakespeare prize fund at Vassar, a farmer’s inventive baby care in Bollinger county, and travelogues on Hamburg’s beauty. It cites British judges aged 87 to 83, nicotine-related rumors about public figures, and anecdotes about Eugenia Marks, General Jackson’s kitchen gift, Manhattan Magazine stockholder Pepper, and Rev. Dr. A A Scott with Civil War era ties and postwar service.
A compilation of editorials condemns Congress for inaction on policy risks and criticizes rate cuts harming business. It discusses silver versus gold standards, Grant’s posture, postal rates favoring publications, and Democratic Party behavior post election. It cites New York Tribune World Sun and Chicago Inter Ocean with regional perspectives.
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