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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1902
Page
5
The Daily Journal announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with prepaid options and reduced club rates. It details mail postage, page counts, and proper handling for manuscripts, urging readers to include name and address for publication consideration.
The text lists multiple city venues and vendors where newspapers can be found. It names New York Astor Hours, Chicago Palmer House and various street addresses, Cincinnati J R Hawley Co, Louisville Lowreville Book, St Louis Union News, Washington Atlantic House and Willard Hotel, Denver South Fifteenth and Jackson, Dayton J W Wilkie, Columbus Visduct News Stand, among others.
A long fragment discusses Democratic tensions over Bryan and Cleveland, tariff debates, and editorials on finance and industry. It notes shifting meat and grain prices, Catholic church membership changes, Standard Oil methods, and industry profit talk, with a closing remark on manufacturing profits vs capital stock.
A writer familiar with the tin plate industry recalls that before plates were made in the country the lowest price was a box, but since October the price rose to 1 percent higher. Despite higher steel billet costs, plate prices have remained at four dollars per box.
The isthmian canal law features a proposal for issuing 130 million dollars in 2 percent gold bonds to finance canal construction. The tolling Senate vote was 38 to 3 against silver sentiment, with Fairbanks credited for backing gold bonds. The bonds may be issued only as funds exist, but could come sooner if treasury discretion favors it. The issue targets banks and corporations, offering par value and tax exemption.
The article argues the Sentinel’s stance shifts with expediency. It says Bryan’s silver and anti Supreme Court views were praised when they appeared to help Democrats but condemned after they failed to secure victory. It portrays Bryan as steadfast while Indiana leaders abandon his positions and warns readers against abandoning him.
William E. Curtis reports that 183 trusts control 2,029 factories with 1.46 billion dollars in capital. Food products show only 255 thousand dollars under trust control of 2.28 billion, while iron and steel at 28.4 percent, lumber 2 percent, textiles 14 percent, and paper leather clay glass stone under 8 percent. Chemical industries show the highest trust influence.
A table outlines total wages paid by U.S. manufacturing in 191 year totaling 2 222 383 877 with trusts paying 195 122 980 or 38 8 percent. It notes small role of combines in major industries and cites liquors spending and a planned industrial school in Indianapolis.
Reports from the Philippines will be watched with unusual interest now that political prisoners have been amnestied and civil rulers have succeeded military officers in local government. Knowing little else than military supervision, disturbances may occur due to the change.
Discussion notes that many papers argued the Cleveland deficit would grow under the Dingley act since revenue could not exceed the German act. Despite doubts revenue rose from 102 million to 185 million dollars under the new law.
A compact satirical note on openwork stockings and dish humor. The Washington Star and Philadelphia Press mock a hungry museckeeter and a border protest at a dining table. A waiter replies the meat is overcooked, claiming it is the same dish as yesterday.
A collage of brief lines peering into love first sight skepticism and a stamp clerk response. It includes a humorous automobile request and a Democratic platform quip. A Boston Transcript exchange shows a distressed sister and sobbing wife over a drunken husband’s behavior.
Washington Post notes two post office registry receipts for dinner invitations sent to Mr. Bryan by the Tilden Club while Bryan says he was not invited. Officials anticipated such a response, suggesting unusual precautions. The Indianapolis Sentinel weighs in on party tensions and biMetal policy.
In New Orleans a rural legislator from Tangipahoa pushes for a separate car law targeting blacks. The piece argues constitutionally and socially harmful effects, noting that many white New Orleans residents, Creoles, and families blend race lines. It cites New York and Louisiana tensions and urges constitutional amendments to curb rural influence on city life.
The piece argues that lowering the Cuban sugar tariff would not meaningfully alter U S sugar prices. It asserts that reducing the Cuban duty by 4 percent or admitting one fifth of Cuban sugar duty-free yields the same protection as free entry for the same portion of Cuban sugar and that this would barely affect beet sugar producers. The author compares incremental Cuban imports to a small rise in domestic beet sugar output against a total consumption over 2 million tons.
Minneapolis Tribune quotes General A. S. Burt opposing selling the Philippine islands to Japan for 150000.00. The piece argues the islands were acquired to civilize, not to dispossess. It notes opposition from major powers to such a sale and asserts the United States must determine the Philippines’ fate.
Thompson argues in Engineering Magazine that railways should back a canal instead of mileage as the true cost of transport. He likens the Northwestern States growth from Lake Superior locks to a glimpse of vast future expansion once an isthmian canal is completed, emphasizing transportation cost over distance.
The speaker argues that a new isthmian canal would shrink continental distances and bring Asia ports near Atlantic cities while Pacific coast cities touch European rivals. He contends every US region gains, but the Western railroad system would reap the greatest and most abundant benefits from the project.
The Cleveland Leader notes wage hikes by United States Steel Corp to about 10 percent for over 200 000 workers. It argues rising wages ease public hostility to trusts, keeping voters content to resist radical political changes while trusts preserve profits and employment.
Leslie's Weekly argues against blaming individuals or groups for high beef prices. The author cites a 1901 drought and rising feed costs, recounting a Kansas cattle feeder’s losses despite heavy fattening, and suggests packers profited more in March 19 with high beef prices.
A New York Times critique denounces a senator’s charge as witless and childish. The writer questions the public man’s judgment for reacting to a debate insult with violent assault.
Senator Hoar argues that youths should begin public life early. He says a future preacher should be in the pulpit by 24, a lawyer should own an office by then, and a public speaker should gain practice addressing audiences at the same age.
The piece condemns Bailey as a Southern statesman in retreat after a bullying confrontation. It argues the episode harms Bailey and his party, delaying prospects for a Southern presidential or vice presidential nomination while not harming Senator Beveridge.
The writing questions whether William Jennings Bryan is using party labels for self interest while the Democratic Party avoids public exposure. It suggests Bryan acts like a faker while the party should safeguard its affairs from manipulation and hints at potential change.
In Washington on Monday last Senator Bailey of Texas showed he does not consider himself a serious candidate for the presidency. The Philadelphia Record notes the timing of the remark amid discussions of possible contenders.
Baltimore American notes the alleged discovery of a trust fund and argues the Democratic congressional campaign budget cannot be explained away by hints that it fights the devil with fire. The piece frames the financial issue as part of a broader political struggle during the campaign.
The Brooklyn Eagle mocks President Mitchell and the UMWA for withholding a statement during the coal strike. It argues the letter ignores operator concerns, defends police measures, and warns that rejecting offers to renew conditions leads to contract-breaking and reputational damage across the coal fields.
In a Times-Democrat opinion piece the writer mocks Bailey and Beveridge quarrels in the Senate as tasteless and proposes a private fighting room near the Capitol. The piece suggests cadet-style privacy and hospital aftermath, preferring discreet, supervised settlements over public humiliation.
The article argues for a US controlled interoceanic canal and weighs Nicaragua and Panama options. It notes distrust of a French private charter, supports Panama if Merits surpass, and cites Roosevelt readiness to negotiate after legal clarity. The House supported Nicaragua but aimed to push for government ownership without delay.
James Le Roy argues in July Atlantic that Americans involved in Philippine affairs predicted the color line would be drawn. The piece critiques the tendency to shy from darker skin, highlighting intelligence, information, and charity as lacking among some Americans.
The piece condemns racial prejudice in U S views of Filipinos, arguing that color and heritage are misused to stereotype people. It notes Americans abroad often repeat home biases about negroes, failing to assess Filipinos honestly.
The Indiana Baptist Outlook lauds Indiana for wartime aid to the national government. It recalls Governor Morton supplying funds and urging citizens to support war efforts. Now the national government repays 5,000,000 dollars, aiding Indiana as it reduces state debt and improves fiscal standing.
A man asks a physician why appendicitis was so common and treated without surgery in earlier eras. The doctor explains the ailment has existed since Adam and that many old diagnoses such as inflammation of the bowels and stomach ache masked the true condition. He notes that earlier generations often died without surgical examination, implying risks of past medical practices.
The Democratic party will not be rehabilitated under Grover Cleveland’s plan, with William Jennings Bryan’s consent. Bryan rejects any plan involving Cleveland and acts as a self styled dictator. Both men have twice run for president, Cleveland winning twice and Bryan losing twice, shaping a sharp intra party feud.
The Virginia governor impressed Northern Democrats at the Tilden Club gathering as handsome, cultivated, eloquent, prudent, progressive and straightforward. At forty, he is seen as a suitable Southern figure for national honors and has avoided Bourbonism since the Civil War era, having been a child during Lee's firing and never having fired a shot at the Union.
Grover Cleveland's speech before the Tile den Club recalls a physician called to aid a dying man. He treated the case but the man died. After the funeral the doctor told the relatives he could not save him yet offered a grand embalming process to preserve the corpse for years.
The United States total debt on June 1, 12 stood at 301,070 with 40 in noninterest-bearing obligations and other labilities. After cash in treasury adjustments the total debt reached 468,572. If the Panama Bill passes, 130,000,000 in 2 percent bonds would be added to interest-bearing debt, lifting the total substantially.
The New York Commercial Advertiser reports that the language was not offensive and there was no justification for the assault. Mr Beveridge objected to one assertion as an unwarranted attack. If insulting a Texan in the United States Senate warrants removal, he should be seated permanently in a wire cage.
In Mr. Quay's State, Washington Poet. With Mr. Quay managing the campaign of the Pennsylvania Republicans, there is sure to be a strenuous happening to any wicked Democrat who attempts to do any cheating at the election. Mr. Quay not only has the moral support of a most explicit plank of his party platform, but he is also the possessor of a mailed hand.
In recalling past harvests under President Cleveland the Kansas City market faced a glut of unemployed laborers as harvest hands were not required to obtain a second appeal. The piece notes persistent labor-market pressure during that period.
The Washington Post notes the Hon. Tom Taggart appears somewhat deliberate in his efforts to acquire control of the Commoner. The Hon. Tom is described as not a political novice, with actions interpreted as calculated rather than hasty.
Bryan calls Cleveland a former Democrat while Grover remains identified with the same old principles and fallacies. The remark frames a political debate over party affiliation and consistent stance.
Elijah Dowte has declared against Santa Claus, a stance hard to reconcile with recent pronunciamentos in his favor. The opposing view highlights a local debate on holiday symbolism and community tradition.
The note from Detroit Free Press jokes that if James Whitcomb Riley is "knee deep in June" this year he faces a bad case of rheumatism. The quip frames Riley's timing and health in playful, period style.
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