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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1903
Page
7
The July 1 1993 issue of The Daily Journal includes information on phone calls and business offices, a 22 percent rate, and subscription options for the Indianapolis Journal. It lists reduced baths for clubs and a nationwide distribution network with multiple newsstand partners in cities such as New York Louisville and St. Louis.
A mosaic of short items cites Republican gubernatorial race optimism, Roosevelt and William comparisons, Missouri fire insurance lobbying, the Knapp murder trial, canal treaty tensions with Colombia, imperial portraits, labor dispute cautions, Tom L Johnson’s gubernatorial intent, Kansas poetry anecdotes, Vatican cardinal outlooks, and a temperamental June alongside drought notes in the middle and eastern United States.
In the Northwest and Dakotas a long dry spell ends as July looms bringing anticipated corn weather. The region has had sustained dryness while Minnesota and the Dakotas face a likely stretch of warm, humid days that aid corn growth but raise discomfort for people.
The column notes rising trouble from Balkan clashes along the Turkish Bulgarian frontier and growing naval activity near Port Arthur and Tien-Tsin. It highlights a Russo-Chinese Manchurian policy dispute, Britain Japan and U S interests, and a potential quick response if regional tensions escalate.
The piece argues that stock and debt speculation harms many, but cotton speculation devastates workers. It cites a chain from New Orleans firms to the Brown clique driving prices up, forcing mills to close, depriving thousands of jobs, and signaling an eventual market crash before normalization of cotton prices allows the textile industry to resume.
A Niagara Falls librarians meeting reviewed John Cotton Dana’s study of library loaned novels. Thirty four libraries reported writers by loan counts revealing Crawford and Carey top the list, with Hawthorne far down. The compiled taste reflects broad access and uneven quality yet respectable moral tone.
The column debates library selection of fiction favoring entertainment over moral aims and questions who should judge quality. It traces John Wesley bi centennial celebrations and explains nonuniform dates, then discusses ginseng seed boycotts, Salvation Army work, court temper, and farm frauds. It ends with notes on naval races and pope Leo's long tenure.
The article notes popes elected in 184 and dying in 1875, compares tenure lengths, and lists pontificate durations for Saint Peter through Leo XIII. It highlights that only eight pre Leo XIII reigned over twenty-one years, with Saint Peter and Saint Sylvester as early long terms, and remarks on three long pontificates in the nineteenth century across centuries.
A compilation of humorous quotes and brief anecdotes from newspapers. Jokes about trusts, fashion debt, civic errors, family politeness, and travel misadventures mix with quips on journalism, government, and the camel as the ship of the desert.
Colonel Rochefort reports Abyssinians struck the Mad Mullah near Jeyd on May 31, killing 10,000 spearmen and capturing cattle and camels. Watering places south of the Gerlogubi Galadi line are closed to force pursuit, with hopes of British cooperation. Rumors of British officers captive denied by General Manning. three whites survived the disaster and reached Berbera on June 19.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Indiana rural carriers named for towns including Alpine Bentonville Connersville Dublin and Everton. Two additional Fort Wayne carriers to begin July and postmasters appointed at Chase St Magdalene Grass and Union City. Bremen rural delivery approved July 15 covering 61 square miles population 1.7 a reserve bank approved for Union City. John E Monk.
The Place des Vosges mansion where Victor Hugo spent his most active years was formally presented to Paris by his grandchildren and kin. The gift envisions a France memorial akin to England's Shakespeare home and Germany's Goethe house, preserving Hugo's bedroom, library of five thousand volumes, and drawings and carvings.
Boston reports show the Christian Science annual meeting drawing 6000 to 800 attendees for the afternoon session with executive reports and branch church updates. The clerk’s history of the church notes growth to 27.7 percent, 566 organized churches, and a low death rate. George W. Reed cites a 30 percent growth and wider circulation of the Christian Science text in Europe and Africa.
In Rome on June 30 the Pope toured the Vatican gardens for about ninety minutes enjoying the air and noting garden changes since last year. He showed interest in the vines he planted and asked about the vintage prospects. He later hosted several bishops and appeared not fatigued. French prelates Mourey and D Haltpoul depart for Paris for a lengthy vacation, with Dr Lapponi saying interruptions are unlikely. Overall the Pope is described as wonderfully well with recent illnesses having faded.
Lancaster Mass celebrated the 250th founding with Governor Bates and Senators George F. Hoar and Charles W. Fairbanks as orator. Fairbanks, a descendant of John Prescott, praised East West bonds, liberty, learning, and republican ideals carried westward, noting shared blood and enduring attachment between regions. Dr W Towns of Fond du Lac was a guest at the Republican House.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat reader notes that Servian names share a common ending sounds like itch and can be pronounced similarly, regardless of suffixes such as les ic ich tes isc isch. The observer argues about pronunciation in English columns and contrasts familiarity with shock when names appear in print.
A New York Press note claims King Edward VII, famed for roles as monarch and military figure, is also a Church of England clergyman with a salary of £1 per year at St David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire Wales. It jokes the king may never have preached there and notes St David's boasts an ancient cathedral reputed for cures and blessings.
F Seymour Barrington, jailed in Clay County on suspicion of murdering James H. McCann, asserts his innocence and predicts McCann will surface to discredit the murder claim. Detectives scour the pond for clothing as a nude body found near St. Louis is identified as McCann after initial facial damage and possible drowning or foul play. Barrington hints he will defend himself if permitted and vows to clear his name.
A American in the Philippines writes home noting fierce repulsion to annexed territory and listing attractions like bugs snakes and disease. He mocks Manila life, compares it to Butte Montana, and questions where a white man should reside, admitting uncertainty about his choice.
In the Christian Register anecdote Emerson resists apocalyptic warnings from a Second Adventist. The visitor reports to Theodore Parker, who brushes off the omen, saying he lives in Boston. Emerson quips that affairs can continue well without the end of the world.
A stranger entered a hat store and requested Ferdinand H. Schiller. The head-measuring device traced a shape on the head, provoking the visitor who compared it to a shoe last. He demanded the shape be used for shoes, then calmed and left.
An advertiser who serves farmers notes best results come from morning dailies. Since rural delivery expanded and trolley lines extended, every farmer must take a daily newspaper and the morning issue reaches him shortly after publication because it stays in the post office soon after.
R M Love state controller was shot dead by ex-employee W G Hill in Love’s private office. Hill was wounded by Chief Clerk Stevens as he fled and died later at the hospital. Hill left a letter accusing public office corruption and urging reform.
American squadron sailed from Kiel at 6 p.m. salutes opened by German ships as bands played America. Kearsarge Chicago and San Francisco planned a Cattegat passage to Brunsbuttel and an arrival at Portsmouth on July 7. Admiral Cotton and captains praised Emperor William for his sincerity while noting no incidents.
A Paris interview suggests the cakewalk’s popularity in Paris stems from French origins. A performer at Nouveau Cirque tells a Paris paper that the dance originated in France, reflecting evolving views on this entertainment craze.
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