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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
4
The Indianapolis Journal offers reduced club rates for subscriptions and lists where the paper can be found. It also announces the sale of one of its two Hoe presses with a Jenney motor, inviting publishers to inquire.
A miscellany notes subscriptions and address changes, Schley affair court inquiry easing tensions, drought prayers versus rain, anti Schley talk, militia discipline, Republican ticket by mass convention, McLean on Dems sober second thought, 1497 campaign loans, corn crop forecasts, frost and fodder joke, ship captain tariff land of sugar from Porto Rico, Senator Jones re election fight, Clark porch evidence about American Cotton monopoly, Mrs Nation not drawing crowds, Kansas saloons, Europe on anti US alliance, Aguinaldo Philippine independence prospect, US sovereignty over Philippines preserved with local control urged.
In Birmingham Alabama two agents met with colored laborers to recruit them to go North and were arrested on misdemeanor charges. The incident reflects a pattern of Southern employers resisting agents trying to move colored workers northward.
The text argues that southern employers rely on local labor, warning that losing much of it would devastate regional industry. It criticizes northern agents for luring enslaved men northward, turning them into victims of strikes and harming both regions.
The article analyzes the presidents proclamation effecting Porto Rico under the Foraker act, stating free trade is activated by compliance with local taxation and government setup. It notes the shift of duties to the Puerto Rican treasury, the move toward local government, and the broader implications for self rule and fiscal autonomy.
The Journal argues the Sampson Schley controversy stems from biased partisans seeking glory. Both admirals stand by their records in official reports and court proceedings. Critics unfairly attack Sampson as Schley’s inferior, while Sampson seeks inquiry to reveal the facts.
Senator Daniel of Virginia supports a Virginia convention proposal setting voter requirements. To vote a resident must live in state two years pay at least a $2 poll tax six months before election own property valued at $900 or read the Constitution. Exemptions apply to those over sixty or veterans who served in the U.S. armed forces.
A Fort Scott statement signed by 300 business leaders argues prohibitory laws fail and proposes a universal tax on dealers to curb Aquor traffic. Similar issues surface in other Kansas towns. Wellington council funds sidewalks with saloon profits. Indiana harbor talk hints Chicago trade needs, not rivalry. Fall River mills share profits with workers. semi annual 6 percent dividends reflect wage bases. Mill owners attribute success to cooperation despite labor leaders’ hostility to such cooperation.
The Brooklyn Bugle reports that France does not appear alarmed by the notion of being handed over to Louis Napoleon, signaling a calm reaction amid the political arrangement and potential leadership transfer.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press gathers sharp snippets. Jokes note headaches subsisting substances, a Rainbow lesson in a crowded district, divorce and remarriage wit, a Boston line on blood, and a Kansas Hotel quip about snake bite rituals.
Governor Durbin presided as Indiana National Guard closed a grand review with over five thousand spectators. Colonel Gignilliat suffered a head injury after his horse bolted, but remained non serious. Heat and humidity pressed troops through drills while illness stayed minimal and officers reviewed colors.
Delegate Handley told a constitutional convention in Montgomery that elections are fair but warned the price of influence is rising. He claimed in Randolph County that both major parties aim to oust Black voters to secure cheaper elections, asserting involvement by Black citizens in power.
A court of inquiry has concluded its proceedings on contracts for repair and construction work at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The testimony notes Colonel Meade as the son of General Meade of Gettysburg fame and Colonel Denny as the son of James Denny, formerly attorney general of Indiana.
The president proclaims cessation of duties between the United States and Porto Rico under the Foraker act and announces a organized civil government on the island. The Porto Rican Legislature has enacted local taxation, and collection duties begin. Assistant Secretary Spalding notified customs collectors of free trade effective today.
Washington July 2 The President announced navy appointments including ensigns and lieutenants. Promoting officers listed among names such as Dixon Dyer Cook Hasbrouck Boses Price Proctor Castleman Crenshaw Fourt Littlefield Marshall Parker Washington Buchanan Beckner Bloch Brinsor Bowers Cole Courtney Clement Combs Dungan Evans Fischer Fenner Forman Greenslase Gilmer Helm Hunt Hatch Horne Johnson Kimberly Malbius Lackey Lewis Larimer Morgan Morrison Major Miller Madison Pope Royall Shapley Sayles Shackford Sparrow Sadier Tomb Thomas Taussig Vincent White Wechert Woodward Watson Yates.
Patents issued to Indiana residents include Franz Burger and H M Williams of Fort Wayne for boat propulsion, Charlies T Colman of Elwood for wind mills, Walter H Karmore of Anderson for burglar-proof window bars, Francis M Myers of Millersburg for a voting machine, John H Osborne of Anderson for bill counting, Horace Sage of Richland for a railway switch, per National Capital Notes dated Washington July 25.
Special dispatch from Washington notes rural free delivery begins September 2 in Brezi Clay County with a 22 1/2 mile route serving 90 people in 18 houses. Carrier J H Henderson will operate from Cardonia post office. Other notes include appointments in Fort Wayne Elkhart Bloomington Indianapolis and Terre Haute among post office and geological survey staff.
The National Guard examining boards at the camp near McKee and Ward report rapid progress. They review applicants for promotion and commission after election, with three boards operating. The general board, based in the city, includes Carr, Moorhead, McClain, and Japier and yesterday promoted Sergt. Maj. Clarence A. Tracy to first lieutenant. Other boards, covering the First and Third Infantry and the artillery battalion, made additional recommendations for officers and quartermasters. Drills, concerts, and a grand review followed, with various personnel and staff officers noted.
Mary L. Minter files suit against Paul R. John Olive L. John and George T Cortelyou in Superior Court to collect a note dated November 1, 1868, with alleged mispayment to Mrs F Minter. seeks correction and $250 judgment. She loaned $100 to John for funeral expenses and clothing. The suit links property transfers among John Mrs John and Cortelyou as alleged fraud. Will of Gertrude L. Patch probate notes two thirds to Hanson Patch and Patch, remainder to husband executor James M Patch. Will of Mary L Clayton probate leaves all to husband Leonidas W Clayton. Marion county prosecutor John Ruckelshaus visited his brother and violated a city ordinance by turning street dust into mud. a complaint filed.
Acting on his attorney’s advice Sterling R. Holt did not appear yesterday afternoon to submit to a court examination in the suit by Ramus F. Stuart, a tax payer, seeking about 100 dollars Holt allegedly retained during his term as county treasurer. Stuart will cite Holt for contempt in the next Circuit Court term and threatens similar action against ex-Treasurer William H. Schmidt for failing to comply with the same order.
A dense fragment lists new suits and appellate items in several circuits. It mentions cases such as Fog te Mintet v John Olive J Bully and George T Cortieyou to set aside fraudulent conveyance, Byrd v Stark on account, and Town of Rosedale v Hanna r. It records minutes, petitions for leave to file briefs, supersedeas bonds, and notices served, with multiple railroad company actions and transfer petitions across Terre Haute Lexington and Wabash circuits.
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