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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1902
Page
4
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The piece surveys labor and political upheaval as unions denounce trusts, Bryan’s Boston visit, hopes of primaries, and Populist pushes. It notes changes in Kansas City platform support, Riddle’s report of a strong Populist run, and critiques of state and national spending, including charity boards and NY city contracts amid broader economic optimism.
The text recalls a half and half tariff, industry collapse, and defeat of the Democratic party in the 1840s election over anti Gorman Wilson tariff policy. It notes Bryan era, 1830s campaign, and asserts independent papers later admitted the Gorman Wilson tariff caused the Democratic Waterloo.
London dispatch notes doubt over feasibility of European nations uniting to curb production under a trust conference. Washington sees little value for US delegates, fearing no power to bind Congress on tariffs or trusts. US stance favors self interest and warns against entangling alliances while criticizing German trusts. The piece questions the Czar's motives and notes past failed attempts at disarmament and market stabilization.
The Sunday Journal outlines a proposed enlargement of a local meat packing plant, noting the industry’s rapid growth from a modest midwestern start. It covers historical shifts from hams and salt curing to modern. the Western origin, ice refrigeration, and the expansion in establishments, capital, wages, inputs, and product value from 1860 to 1900, with the sector now largely Western and expanding.
The article lists states by packing value, Illinois leading in both years due to Chicago trade, Kansas rising to second, New York dropping to fourth, Nebraska moving to third, Indiana steady at fifth, Iowa slipping to eighth, Massachusetts rising to seventh, and California improving to eleventh. It argues the western center for meat packing remains dominant and will persist as a major national industry despite agricultural or transport changes.
A Georgia congressman’s tariff figures are challenged as unlikely. The piece argues exporters could profit by shipping goods like wire nails and rope to foreign markets to dodge home prices and duties. It reviews nail, rope, typewriter, and axle grease pricing and notes U.S. iron and steel demand driving higher domestic prices while foreign prices stay near parity.
The piece argues coal mine operators sustain prices via tacit agreement, aiding Indiana and neighboring states while anthracite miners face poor prospects. It notes arbitration, public sentiment, and a Merchants' Association heating franchise proposal facing council opposition amid fears of peanut politics and local business interests.
A playful verse from The Smart Set jokes about saying farewell and the joke of a summer girl guiding fashion. It notes pronunciation traps in farewells and contrasts inside lobster salad and ice cream with outside diamond ring attachments for a humorous effect.
In Washington Star dialogue a practical man questions whether civilization lengthens life. He concedes uncertainty but argues that increased travel and communication allow a person to live nearly twice as much in the same period by exploiting faster movement and broader contact.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet a dog taught to sing is joked about by locals and a northern traveler. The exchange touches on illiteracy and jokes about revenue officers disrupting a business in the Arkansas wilds.
Washington Ster records a humorous exchange where Senator Sorghum admits dismissing his stenographer for accuracy and laments the need for a helper who can insert impressive words without altering the meaning. The quip reflects his desire for stylistic flair over precise transcription.
A New York Herald quip notes a powerful business magnate paying a hotel bill, leaving the clerk startled and the man declaring no one should call him the sole octopus of industry. The verse uses sharp satire to lampoon corporate dominance and public perception.
In Pearson's Weekly, T. P. O'Connor portrays Lord Rosebery as a lonely, private figure who shuns society yet hosts the era's most interesting minds at his own table. The piece notes his preference for solitude, Sunday London as the emptiest day, and a restless temperament exemplified by an impulsive walk from Dalmeny to Edinburgh.
The Kansas City Journal laments General Smith as a scapegoat for a disallowed verbal order. It argues his bravery and loyalty merit sympathy, but technical, disciplinary, and political factors justify the President’s reluctant decision to dismiss him.
A lengthy critical summary reviews The Gospel of Judas Iscariot by Aaron P. Baldwin. The reviewer notes Judas speaks in the first person to recount his life and motives, presenting a contrived testimony that aims to illuminate gospel narratives and historical figures, while contemplating prophecy and redemption.
A Chicago reviewer describes the book Labor and Capital, born from Bishop Potter and editors aiming to educate on labor, capital, and production during the 11 summer. The volume collects employer and employee perspectives, favoring labor organization, arbitration boards, and conciliation, while criticizing socialist and single tax interjections as irrelevant to practical labor issues. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.
Laura E B Richards crafts a vivid cast in Mrs Tree set on a Maine coast ruled by retired sea captains. The ninety year old heroine, her late captain husband’s mementos, and Direxta Hawkins frame a lively tale of wit and independence as Mrs Tree proclaims she has her teeth and her wits.
Henry Wallace Phillips writes of Red Saunders a cowpuncher who gains wealth in the West and returns to a dying East village to revive industry and win the love of a spinster cousin. The tale mixes adventure, romance, a dog attack, and a dramatic elopement, ending in marriage and partnership. Printed by McClure, Phillips & Co., New York.
A biography of Father Jacques Marquette tracing his rise from a French noble to a Jesuit missionary to Native Americans. It recounts his exploration with Louis Joliet, their discovery of the Mississippi source, Marquette’s death in 1675, and his lasting honors in Wisconsin and Chicago. The life story, praised for research by Reuben Gold Thwaites and published by D Appleton & Co. New York.
Publishers claim the author of Miss Petticoats arrived unnamed and a fictitious Dwight Tilton was created as the author to spark interest. The piece notes the device, calls the story clever, and hints the heroine’s origin is unknown but she proves compelling. The discussion reads like a historical critique of a gimmick in publishing.
A lively tale follows Agathater living with her grandfather aboard a dismantled whaling ship in a New England town then entering luxurious, fashionable surroundings. A good hero secures reward, a villain faces deserts, and Miss Petticoats seems headed for mischief before turning out well. The story blends character and popularity.
The Western Press Association of Chicago unveils a new poetry and prose volume titled Indiana Writers of Poems and Prose. Limited to six by nine inches, black vellum cloth, eighty pound paper, gold title, and a coat of arms, the book includes one page per contributor for manuscript and a opposite page for photographs, with introductions and dedications from James Whitcomb Riley and Laura Galbraith Burke, featuring notable Indiana names such as Lew Wallace, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, John Hay, and Meredith Nicholson.
Judiths Garden offers a lush if sentimental tale of a woman with a built garden aided by an Irish gardener and a supportive husband. The second Mary E Stone Bassett novel, praised for charm, eye appeal, and vivid garden descriptions, is by Lothrop. A new edition of McDonalds Treatise on Indiana law by Benjamin F Watson updates the venerable work for accuracy and expanded annotations.
A Wyoming ranch tale by Frances McElrath centers on Jesse the foreman, Hazel Clifford, and Horace Carew. Rustler Jim falls for Hazel, is spurned, becomes a bandit, and abducts Hazel to a mountain hideout. Carew rescues a new love, Hagel aids him, and Jim dies from gunshot wounds. The story blends romance with melodrama.
A Western novel follows Ingalls, New Englander turned goat herder, and his slide into rough, reckless life through mine speculation and crime. He murders his wife in a drunken frenzy, with the author praised for portraying country folk and settings and for superior style.
William E. Dodge funded Yale lectures on citizenship duties. Judge Brewer delivered five lectures titled Obligations of Citizenship The Maintenance of Good Character Service a Responsibility of Citizenship Obligation of Obedience and The Duty of Striving to Better the Life of the Nation. The small volume distills these talks into a concise work for young men and Charlies Sons of New York.
A. Palacio Valdez emerges as the era’s leading Spanish fiction writer admired for clever introspective tales about Spanish life. His work, including Joy of Captain fa Donel, gained many American readers, though some phrases remain unclear in the fragment.
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