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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1902
Page
4
An ad listing subscription prices and options for The Daily Journal of Indianapolis. It notes rates for daily, Sunday, and club editions, reduced club and weekly rates, and mail prepaid subscriptions. It also provides postal guidance, agent distribution, and multiple newsstand locations across major cities.
The Journal offers to follow readers by mail while they are away for the summer with changes to the delivery address as desired. Leave an order before departure and the address can be updated as needed.
The Indiana Republican Editorial Association plans a summer gathering at Put-in-Bay Island Ohio with Hotel Victory as headquarters. Editors will travel from Indianapolis and Tipton by rail on July 17, with excursions arranged and high attendance expected. Secretary W. Montgomery of Greenfield is handling details.
The passage praises Lord Salisbury as strong and resourceful, contrasting his steady leadership with Mr. Gladstone. It argues the Liberal party crumbled under Salisbury’s premiership due to a failure to unify a coherent policy to oppose the Tories.
Chicago faces two forces disturbing industry and trade. Millionaires cornering July corn raise prices and tighten credit, harming farmers and workers. Strikes against railroads and freight handlers paralyze commerce, hurting markets for poultry eggs vegetables and fruits. Meat prices surge due to hog and cattle scarcity. recovery from last year’s cattle losses may take years.
The Kansas Farmer asks Armour Packing for yield data of a 1900 pound steer. The company notes by products are based on gross weights and drought reduces yields, increasing costs. It argues high beef prices stem from high live cattle prices and scarcity, not solely a trust influence. Dan’s Review cites an 11 percent overall rise in domestic prices with breadstuffs up 38 percent and meats 2 percent.
The editorial asserts General Fitzhugh Lee’s Cuba interview signals caution about Cuban self governance. It contrasts U S experience with Cuba’s mixed races and lack of political culture, links current economic distress to sugar prices, and notes potential disorder and insurrection risks. It also discusses Senator Hanna’s shifting public image and Wu Tingfang’s friendly U S diplomacy.
The piece contemplates attitudes toward China and Chinese figures like Wu and Liang Chen Tung, noting tolerance for cultural variety and the influence of foreign governance on opinions. It also critiques Hearst’s New York Journal for mining labor strife, defends mine operators’ wages, and warns against sensationalist yellow journalism.
A collage of quips and cartoons from various papers. Jokes touch on fame by proxy and social clubs. A brief joke on automobiles and danger contrasts with a humorous exchange about engagements. A colorfully phrased anecdote ends with a playful misunderstanding about rheumatism.
A Journal letter criticizes Indianapolis mayoral efforts to sue the Indianapolis Gas Company over gas supply. It argues the company will discontinue the natural-gas branch on Sept 30 and that legal action is futile. The writer asserts gas can only be supplied domestically by meter measurement and warns against wasting public funds.
Indianapolis residents consider a 2 cent per 1,000 cubic feet natural gas plan. J H Claypool argues meters reduce waste and boost efficiency, urges council to pass the ordinance. He warns lawsuits against the gas company won’t guarantee current supply or prices and calls for careful mayoral action. July 14.
A letter to the Indianapolis Journal argues against adding manual training to state schools and city programs. It contends manual work harms job prospects, would burden taxpayers, and advocates repealing child labour restrictions to curb juvenile delinquency. It cites truancy, reform school, and figures like Judge Stubbs and Secretary Butler to illustrate concerns.
Adolph Schmidt former managing director of the Treberb rocknung Company testified at Leipzig as bank directors face trial for the Leipziger Bank collapse that cost 200000000 marks. He admitted irregularities like backdated entries but claimed they protected the firm from press attacks and that gains relied on new American market agreements set to take effect on New Year’s Day 1903. Schmidt, 43, noted for five years in central German business, reported personal fortune around 4,000.08 marks and directors’ fortunes totaling 33,000,000 marks.
Washington July 14 The President issued a commission appointing Mer riam director of the census under the new permanent census law.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach resigns as chancellor of the exchequer in London on July 14, a surprise move that signals political upheaval within the Unionist government. Prime Minister A. J. Balfour accepts the task, with Chamberlain guiding colonies as a key lieutenant and speculative returns of other cabinet posts. The assembly applauds Balfour as he pledges unity and continuity while succession plans unfold among peers and ministers.
London July 14 The transfer of seals from Lord Salisbury to A J Balfour caused little business disruption. Balfour told his followers at the Foreign Office meeting he could not rely on Sir Michael Hicks Beach’s continued aid but valued his goodwill. The reception for the new premier was enthusiastic among attendees.
Passengers arriving aboard the Pretoria in New York report a group of Boers released from Bermuda prisons. Among officers named are General J B Wessels, Peter F Steyn, J Devilliers, and Joubert Reitz. Some boys aged twelve and twenty one are described as rejoining families in Pretoria.
Cleveland police ordered all fortune tellers and clairvoyants to quit or leave the city affecting eighteen people after reports of swindling by visitors prompted the action.
Bishop Muldoon was appointed administrator of the archdiocese of Chicago until a successor to the late Archbishop Feehan is named. Bishop Spaulding of Peoria was appointed to the vacancy as administrator in the interim.
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