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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1902
Page
5
The Daily Journal lists subscription rates by carrier for Indianapolis and suburbs with Sunday and without Sunday options, yearly mail prepaid rates, and reduced club offers. It also provides foreign and domestic postage notes and a list of newsstand locations in multiple cities including Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, St Louis, Washington, and Columbus.
Readers are urged to keep in touch by mail with The Journal while away for the summer and to place orders before leaving. The piece criticizes Democratic figures like Bryan and Cleveland, notes the Party’s internal disputes, labor issues, and criticisms of Standard Oil and Gates, then discusses interurban transport and city road policy balance with civic needs.
The article argues the streets are a valuable franchise worth growing with time while warning that freight car movement through residential districts and downtown streets must be carefully managed. City authorities favoring long term planning should avoid mistakes in depot locations and freight routing.
The piece argues strikes are costly and often fail, citing U S and international statistics from 1891–1901 and later. It praises conciliatory methods, arbitration, and voluntary employer concessions as superior, and credits Senator Hanna with urging employer–employee cooperation to avoid strikes. It concludes that broader trust and leadership can prevent labor disputes such as the anthracite strike.
The July Annals article by Senator Hanna and President Gompers discusses industrial conciliation and arbitration. Hanna argues that successful conciliation requires thorough organization on both sides leading to intelligent, strike-averse cooperation. The coal strike of 1874 inspired miners and operators to organize to consider differences before strikes.
President Mitchell’s address to the miners’ convention urges restraint and honoring pledges amid wage talks. He credits contract observance for improved conditions and public respect, noting support from operators like J. Smith Talley and implying broad public sympathy for conciliation and union progress.
Dispatches show a split view in Rome on the U S Vatican talks with Taft's notes signaling potential reconsideration. The Vatican faces a hard choice after the withdrawal demand on friars and the fate of Filipino priests amid historical tensions and uprisings.
The article discusses the Philippine question including the Taft commission on friars and calls for removal of Spanish friars from the islands. It notes Vatican and Catholic leaders’ push for withdrawal, with Detroit protests and U S government reasoning. It also covers binder twine plants in prisons as a labor solution and a Chicago freight strike aftermath with viewpoints from labor leaders and President Mitchell.
A patchwork of humorous snippets from The Smart Set and other papers. It blends ironic verse and cartoons with exchanges on social perception and everyday foibles. Notable bits include a Droll Washington Star mention and a playful dialogue about medicine and real estate life.
A collage of editorial quips from Baltimore American Washington Post and Kansas City Journal mocks London coronations and self-made officials. It notes Roosevelt skipping Congress and pursuing the Iethmian canal, framing leaders as unreliable or overbearing.
The piece argues Theodore Roosevelt avoids factional entanglements and party machinery while facing a defining test of principle. It contrasts Roosevelt’s spontaneous nomination with past presidents and notes potential clashes with conscience-driven party managers, predicting an inspiring national moment if he maintains stance.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece reflects on South and Central American industrial refugees, many youths who fled the United States for minor errors. It notes their transformation into successful professionals, their lasting homesickness, and enduring ties to families, friends, and memories despite wealth and influence.
Washington Post outlines Democratic views on Cleveland amid tensions within the party. Northern and Southern factions clash over his influence, sound money stance, and potential 1890s nomination. Leaders plan to heed his call for harmony while resisting perceived presumption.
The New York Herald notes even socialists now hail West Point as thoroughly representative of the country both geographically and socially. It calls the academy the finest military school on Earth and praises its democratic character and the service of its graduates over the past century, aligning with Roosevelt’s view of its impact.
Horace Greeley criticized Lincoln for delays in emancipation. Fremont was named by radical Republicans in early 1864 to challenge Lincoln, with John Cochrane as vice president. Backers included Asa Robinson and B Gratz Brown, but Fremont and Cochrane soon withdrew from the field.
The text weighs Republican splits and key figures from the 19th and early 20th centuries. It cites Henry Winter Davis and Benjamin Wade opposing Lincoln, Sumner Schurz and Greeley revolting against Grant, Conkling's feud contributing to Garfield’s assassination, and Reed's sarcasm toward Harrison contrasted with McKinley’s popularity. Time vindicated some leaders while condemning opponents.
Brooklyn Eagle reports Senator Thomas C. Platt spent the afternoon at the Brighton Beach race track. After resisting most bets, he finally placed $10 straight on the chestnut colt Reformer in the sixth race. The horse won and Platt, amused and agitated, contemplated donating his winnings to charity as friends toasted his gamble.
A Baltimore Herald opinion condemns parental negligence in guiding youths moral lives. Citing Florence Burns and Miss Lawrence cases, the piece argues early 20th century parents overrelaxed control and urges renewed intimate supervision between mothers and daughters to curb moral danger and criminal links.
The Philadelphia Press reports Colonel Bryan rejecting Cleveland as a Democrat. The piece questions whether the only president elected under the theocratic party in nearly fifty years must display a sign to prove his identity.
The New York Times depicts Ellis Island arrivals where officers screen names addresses and relations while families greet with embraces. Immigrant women prominently display hats signaling social progress as men often shoulder belongings amid parting tears and joyous reunions.
Newport reports reveal Robert Mitchell and four other servants walking out at Edward J. Berwind's Elms residence amid a strike among domestic staff. He criticized six pet monkeys, kept by Mrs Berwind, for creating chaos in the pantry and dining room as housekeepers become stricter.
An article discusses smoke pollution and its economic waste, citing Manchester measurements of soot and grease in snow and suggesting regulations and public action. It notes Edison Company efforts in Chicago to capture emissions, London inquiries on domestic grates, and calls on American women’s clubs to address the nuisance. The piece shifts to Montana and Alaska land area comparisons, hinting at mining prospects and future development.
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