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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
4
The Indianapolis Journal lists subscription rates and mailing options, offers sale of a Hoe press with a Jenney motor, and invites publishers to inquire. It also carries editorial notes on Republican primaries, Secretary Root’s military plan, Ohio politics, and upcoming Sovereign Grand Lodge Odd Fellows meeting in Indianapolis with a nod to civic hospitality.
The proclamation establishing absolute free trade with the mainland is issued on Porto Rico’s third anniversary of U S troops funding. Governor Allen credits local effort for progress and calls Porto Rico a grand asset, forecasting further important results from this administration.
The Washington Post forecasts a highly celebrated naval court of inquiry into Admiral Schley. It will feature high ranking officers, touch the honor of the Navy, and address charges raised against Schley in Maclay’s history. The journal doubts the charges will be sustained, noting possible errors but not cowardice or treachery.
The experiment under the primary election law drew many Republicans to the polls, with precinct and party lines observed and minimal ballot box stuffing. The new method empowered party voters to select candidates, reducing local leaders’ control and suggesting reforms may yield better, more satisfactory tickets for both parties.
Historical pattern shows strikes escalating from temperate protests to violence, with strikers often first to resort to force. Current Amalgamated Steel Workers action hints at rising tensions as companies draw in Southern black laborers and seek court restraining orders to curb demonstrations.
The article discusses the legality of employing black laborers from the South, affirming employers' right to hire regardless of race and noting that strikers who resist face law enforcement. It covers Census figures on state populations by race and sex, and remarks on sword obsolescence and trolley road growth, plus local politics and the city clerk race.
A collage of witty lines from Chicago Report Herald Puck Pall Mall Harper's Baltimore American Yonkers Statesman and others humorously note signs of pretended design in a house plan a pitcher’s control and a bishop’s sermon all clipped from historical newspaper snippets.
The canvass totals 11 047 votes counted with little ballot loss. McGregor carries Ninth and Fifteenth wards while Bookwalter leads citywide by 3 375. Elliott runs 241 behind total votes. Stubbs defeats Collins for police judge by 27 votes. Sourbier tops most council at large noms. Ward tallies show varied margins and final official counts across districts.
The official vote by wards tabulates ballots cast for the mayoral and police judge races. Ward results show candidate tallies, reflecting local support across precincts. Detailed totals by ward indicate shifting leanings and overall citywide outcomes.
Totals by wards taken from official returns recount the council race results. The primaries list results for councilmen across wards with leading candidates and margins, reflecting official tallies by ward.
Negley Bean gains plurality in multiple wards as election results list candidates and vote margins. Rhodes and Wynne appear with notable tallies in several wards while most wards show unopposed races.
Heat again dominated the National Guard camp as commanders ordered shaded drill to protect troops. Private McGee suffers acute appendicitis after a fall, with hospital care arranged for removal to City Hospital. Governor Durbin visits, urges monument dedication readiness, and a seventeen-gun salute is discussed but not fired.
The Board of Works will repair the old bridge over White river at West Washington street at an estimated cost near 3000 dollars and install new electric lights. A new bridge is not planned for three to four years after ex City Controller Johnson and City Controller Dunn signaled fiscal limits.
City Controller Dunn seeks a $50,000 temporary loan to cover July bills and warns of a partial default if not approved before the next meeting. The City Council, next meeting August 5, plans to require detailed department needs before acting.
Within a few days about sixty new electric street lamps will be distributed across the city. Each ward will receive several lights as the board orders City Engineer Jeup to identify optimal placement. Ward councilmen have pressed for more lighting for months, and the plan aims to balance distribution while most lamps go to outside districts.
Architect Moore submitted plans to the Board of Works for remodeling No. 6 engine house to add space for tire storage and increase company capacity. The building will be extended fourteen feet to the rear and the board will advertise for bids at once.
Chairman Keller of the council committee on ordinances called a meeting for tomorrow night to consider the annexation ordinance for Tuxedo. Residents of Tuxedo will be allowed to express their views on the issue.
The Board of Works will receive bids on August 16 for a new lighting contract after preparing updated specifications. The board will advertise for bids tomorrow to invite proposals from eligible bidders.
City engineer to open Eighteenth street from Fall Creek to Northwestern avenue. First assessment roll approved for widening Raymond street from Shelby street to State avenue. Specifications adopted for painting the tunnel under the union tracks at Illinois street and for strengthening the bridge over White river on West Washington street.
State Auditor Hart told Chicago's League of Education it cannot operate in Indiana without a license for an investment company. To obtain a license the firm must deposit $5.00 in securities with the auditor. Abe Wildofsky, a junk dealer, was arrested on a charge of receiving stolen goods after buying tools with wire stolen from William Coffman of 213 West Maryland Street. Detectives found items at Wildofsky's place and he claimed ignorance of their origin.
President James McDonald and Secretary Dawling visiting leaders praised the Indiana State Board of Agriculture for letting the fairgrounds host the camp of instruction free of charge. The Second Regiment will not march to Crown Hill for the Stevens funeral, and Colonel Smith will cover streetcar fares. A running gag about beer prices, a horseback salute, a quarantine flag joke from Lt. Col. Wright, and playful theft of Chaplain Carter’s educated horse conclude with practical jokes among officers.
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