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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1902
Page
4
The Daily Journal lists subscription options with prices for carriers and mails, including Indianapolis rates with Sunday editions, agent sales, and reduced club rates. It also notes mailing postage, classification as second class, and a listing of newspaper exchange stands in New York Cincinnati Louisville St Louis Washington Denver Dayton Columbus with local stand operators and addresses.
A Missouri Democratic state convention platform reaffirms the Kansas City stance and criticizes imperialism. The piece notes Griggs’s claims about imperialism, discusses mining aid, and questions the Democrats’ chances in several districts. It references Cleveland Bryan rhetoric, Philippine Jadrones, and Georgia Representative Livingston’s tax proposal.
Major Glenn argues his conduct in the Philippines case was plain and justified denying torture in the water cure. He cites treachery by Filipinos and American provocations while asserting no pain or lasting harm occurred. Roosevelt authorizes cabinet speeches for the upcoming congressional campaign.
The President favors openness, arguing the country has a right to know department actions. He says department heads are best suited to inform the people, and envisions speeches from the treasury secretary on finances, Hay on foreign policy, and Attorney General Knox on trust legislation to be instructive.
An editorial urges Indianapolis to maintain growth and civic pride. It highlights interurban road system planning, a terminal station, and a national technical school with army post as key advances. It supports preserving car tax only if it aids a union station and stresses the Arsenal grounds purchase and a technical institute as vital, enduring city benefits.
The letter from Colonel Vilas shapes the tariff debate, urging full free trade and a dismantling of protection. Supporters should demand sweeping removal of schedules and free lists for farm products and many manufactures, with only a few general-use duties retained. The opposing view links protection to current prosperity and targets the central protection conspiracy.
The letter argues agriculture prospers under the Dingley tariff as factory wages rise and consumer demand grows. It notes Republicans fear free trade would lower wages and farm income, while some Western voters seek tariff modifications. The Journal praises Colonel Vilas for candor and questions if his anti-Bryan stance disqualifies him from a free-trade Democratic bid.
The six month table on maintenance costs for charitable and correctional institutions through April 1902 reveals unexpected trends amid rising food prices. Per capita subsistence costs for insane asylums and other institutions are detailed, noting drought affected potato supplies and savings through prudent management under Governor Durbin and Secretary Butler. The Reflector at Jeffersonville reprints an inmate editorial defending prison contract labor, arguing it aids convict welfare and prevents idleness and illness.
Arch bishop John Ireland is quoted praising the United States for its handling of negotiations over the Friar lands in the Philippines. He condemns irresponsible church societies and editors who misrepresent U S policy, urges Catholics to trust the American government, and expresses confidence in the administration's fairness.
Wilkes Barre correspondent reports the anthracite strike could force abandonment of the region by adult miners if not settled within two months. Already shelters or placements have been found for 450 adult miners from the anthracite and related soft coal mines.
The best informed national mine organizer warns active miners in the anthracite region may seek other work if the strike lasts until Sept 15. An exodus would cripple owners as the state requires two years service and a passing exam for new miners. The piece links this to broader frauds and political intrigue in Springfield and references prior swindles in Hamilton county and Greensburg Indiana. It also notes an editorial refuting Catholic proselytizing claims in the Philippines and clarifies Prof. Bryan's move from Bloomington to Manila via Indiana State University.
A collage of quips from The Humorists Between Themselves and Breaking the News, with lines from Chicago News Punch and the New York Times. Items include a money joke about marriage, a doctor’s manners note, a desperado’s capture quip, a home made outfit, a lunatic’s horse hobby pun, and a playful asylum dialogue reflecting period humor.
A Philadelphia socialite aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm surrendered a pearl necklace valued around 920,000 that she had bought in Paris and did not declare. Treasury agents, having learned of the purchase, escorted the couple to their stateroom where the necklace was handed over. Collector Stranahan might accept a 5 percent duty payment to return the gems, though the owner considered returning them to the Paris jeweler if required. The woman claimed no intent to evade duties and planned to consult her husband before declaring the purchase.
A Denver message reports a herder killed at a Wyoming sheep ranch and about seven thousand sheep slain by armed cattlemen amid intense jealousy between sheep and cattle interests. The alert cites disputed grazing zones and recurring slaughter when animals roam onto unfamiliar grazing lands.
President Roosevelt hosts Cornell's Schurman Columbia's Butler and Capt Goddard at Oyster Bay luncheon. They review Philippine situation with hopes of a quick, home rule level for municipalities. Schurman may expand on this in an August Chautauqua speech. Moody heads to Sagamore Hill Friday for a visit. Senator Platt may visit on the 20th.
Iowa Representative W. P. Hepburn, visiting Oyster Bay, says he is out of touch with Republican plans but believes the next State convention will endorse Roosevelt's administration. He knows nothing of a plan to nominate Canne Littlefield to succeed Henderson as speaker and is confident Henderson will be chosen.
Spokane report says three Graham children died from diphtheria and their parents are guilty of criminal negligence for not employing skilled medical help. Jury urges state law penalizing such cases. Parents members of Church of God reportedly refused traditional medicine. elder anointed, doctor only lanced throats, anti toxin not given. Prosecution pending.
Over 60 delegates attend the Young People's Christian Union convention of the United Presbyterian Church in Tacoma. Dr. R M Little of Chicago is elected president. A walnut gavel from Allegheny and an oak handle from Pittsburgh city hall honor the movement’s origins. Flora Belle Patterson of Monmouth and Key Logan of Los Angeles address morning and noon sessions on church challenges and global outreach.
The United States dispatch boat Scorpion grounded on the Blue Rocks in the upper harbor but backed clear with its own engines. High water was not until 9:55. The vessel moved to the bay and anchored for the night with minor damage expected. The ship, previously with the fleet off Block Island, struck while its engines failed to reverse at a commanded order.
New York July 23 Nat C Goodwin now in London cables acceptance to portray Bottom in an elaborate revival of A Midsummer Night s Dream. The production will employ advanced stage machinery and a large company for the Shakespearean classic.
Elkins West Virginia July 23 Chief of Police F H Wilmoth was shot dead while attempting to arrest two men near Womelsdorf. Reports say a third assailant fired from ambush as Wilmoth tried to arrest the trio. This marks the third police murder in the area this year with two earlier victims named Bert and Page Marstellar.
Gen James Barnett veteran banker and Civil War figure aged eighty one is reported critically ill at Ballast Island near Put in Bay Lake Erie where he has spent the summer. Two Cleveland physicians have been summoned to attend him.
The Republican State convention in Fargo nominated T. F. Marshall of Dickey for Congress and B. F. Spalding of Cass, with other ticket members listed. The report notes the lineup as announced at the convention.
The document lists officials including Judge Saree Court, John M. Coch rane, E. Porter, D. Holmes, D. McMillan and C. W. Frick among others in Grand Forks and Pembina. The resolutions adopt a tribute to the late President McKinley and denounce anti imperialist attacks on the administration.
The Susa trial on the 1898 killing of Marquis De Mores resumed near Gabes. Witnesses testified the Touregs opposed French presence and planned his murder. An Arab deposition read posthumously described the attack after De Mores briefly repelled assailants, then died from a rear assault.
Berlin dispatch reports Court Chamberlain Von Morawski urging Emperor William to skip the September army maneuvers in Polish Posen due to fear a Polish fanatic could harm the emperor. Racial tensions run high. many officials hope to avoid incidents while German leaders weigh political risks and Polish policy in Galicia.
Secretary Shaw and Secretary Cortelyou finalized plans to pay claims from President McKinley’s illness and burial. The Treasury will notify recipients to file regular forms, with total expenditures kept confidential until all claims are settled. Navy actions linked to Venezuelan blockade prompt ship movements to Orinoco and isthmus watches, while Adjutant General Corbin awaits Secretary Root’s aide Sanger, delayed by Mrs Sanger’s appendicitis operation in New York.
The interior secretary forwarded samples of an alleged leprosy cure to Honolulu’s board of health for experimental research. The Treasury Department authorized duty-free admission. San Francisco and New Orleans health boards will also be invited to test the remedy.
The tenth annual United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations opened at Put-In-Bay with President George Kostmayer urging expanded membership and noting $1,600 saved under war tax exemptions. Secretary Celarius reported a small rise in members and a slight asset decline, with 5,902 local associations, 1,599,598 members, and assets totaling 381.06 million across states.
Chicago reports the first general rifle contest for the soldiers of the Department of the Lakes since 1807. From Aug 1 for five days, one entrant per company will compete, restricted to infantry under Captain Harry C. Hale at Fort Sheridan. The event includes long range shooting and silhouette target skirmish at 2 to 60 yards.
Otto F. Meder a former German lieutenant and self described Hanover noble was arrested in San Francisco and jailed on felony charges for betraying trust and cashing a $700 spurious check against George Lunewald Hotel Delmonte owner. Lieutenant Wilhelm Valentine also accuses Meder of obtaining over $1000 from him by false pretenses. A letter from a New Orleans woman claiming payment for forged papers accompanied his arrest at the German consulate.
Richard Multen a 33 year old Cincinnati firefighter shot his wife aged 17 in a jealous rage and wounded their two year old child. The wife was shot in the left breast and is expected to die. The baby was shot twice in the left arm and is not seriously hurt.
Mattoon Illinois July 3 Jackson D Hill accused of hypnotizing Miss Lucy Bush into eloping to Charleston and marrying him then deserting her after four days He was captured at Smithland Kentucky by Sheriff Byera and is held in Charleston He had a wife in Illinois and a third partner at the time of arrest
In Morrow Ohio on July 2Edward Baker a farmer two miles from town stabbed his 22 year old son to death after returning home intoxicated following a wood shipment quarrel Baker was arrested and detained in Lebanon jail for the homicide.
Jones and McLaughlins the largest steel company outside United States Steel Corporation was reorganized at a Pittsburg meeting. Capital stock rises from 2 million to 50 million 48 thousand. planned improvements and extensions. Officers remain unchanged.
Johnstown Pa July 23 Coroner E T Miller began the inquest into the Cambria Steel Rolling Mill mine disaster of July 1 in which 112 men died. By adjournment of the first day twelve witnesses had been examined with no unusual developments reported.
A gasoline stove exploded today in Minto Maryland destroying the Feathers home. W H Feathers and family narrowly escaped as two children aged six and four perished in the blaze and a young baby suffered serious burns. A woman survived with life-threatening injuries.
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