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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1902
Page
5
The Daily Journal lists subscription rates and distribution details for Indianapolis and suburbs, with weekly and daily prices, prepaid options, reduced club rates, agent networks, and mailing guidance. It also notes submission rules for publications and lists city and national newsstand locations in New York Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Denver and other cities.
A note advises readers planning a summer absence to keep in touch by mailing The Journal. Readers may have the paper follow them home, with orders placed before departure and address changes allowed as often as desired.
The piece discusses Democratic figures in various states, Bryan's influence, and potential GOP tariff shifts. It notes Indiana risks, Iowa tariff debate among Republicans, Senator Mason’s reelection bid, wheat duty abolition debate, Taft era mortality figures, alien contract labor enforcement, and stock watering warnings.
The article notes railroads have been prosperous in the last two years and many are out of receivership. Securities may become solid for investors or fall to speculators if dividends exceed earning capacity. It warns a few men manipulate markets to the property’s detriment, with advances tied to corn crop prospects.
The article argues Indiana shifted toward Republicans since Cleveland, detailing voter counts from 1878 to 1901, and showing GOP gains outpaced Democratic gains in key periods. It analyzes 184, 1882, 1892, 1896 results, tariff issues, and Populist and silver influences, asserting Bryan’s 1896 lead was unlikely under Clevelandism. It cites tariff policy, labor unemployment, and public spending as context for the era.
The New York Times and Senator Fairbanks debate the Dingley and Wilson tariffs. The Times attacks Fairbanks, calling his defense “mental and moral pauperism,” while supporters say the McKinley policy spurred activity and the Cleveland era caused stagnation.
The Detroit Journal notes John Mackay’s death does not end the era of California prospectors. Mackay and partners Flood O'Brien and Fair used judgment to stake the Sharon property despite doubt. They trusted geological insight over luck, making a lasting mark in gold pursuit.
He was among the earliest captains of industry and led with wealth and power to influence people and finance, remaining at the forefront of the era.
A collection of quips from newspapers including Philadelphia Press Providence Telegram Town Topics and New York Sun about gossip overwork and humorous misunderstandings. A skeleton in the family beach joke and a true outlook on work and travel are noted in brief banter.
A short dialogue unfolds as Borroughs asks for change for a twenty to obtain a five-dollar bill. Markley retrieves a twenty, clarifies the misunderstanding, and Borroughs thanks him as one five suffices.
The principal says the aim is to give scholars a graceful, natural bearing and how to walk. An applicant notes a preference to learn riding and dodging brakemen. In Chicago Post read that a "big man" claims Willie’s sister is a "bird" if she ever ditched him.
A seven-year-old girl named Stella Motherall, traveling alone from Terre Haute to New York, arrived in Washington and wandered the Penn Station platform until detective Howlett escorted her to police headquarters. After checks, her aunt Nellie Motherall was found in Jersey City, and the child was sent there for onward transport.
A Brooklyn Eagle reader recounts a fable about a man famed for words whose tongue kept wagging after his heart and brain ceased to function. Doctors declare him dead yet his mouth continues its chatter in a macabre, ironic tale of perpetual talking.
A dying man mutters vituperative railing about his political party. After burial his tongue continues with the same strain, the final audible words mix with the sods as he repeats references to platforms of 15% and 1900.
A Manila dispatch compares local fear of plagues with U S reactions noting quarantine practices and guard posts at hotel deaths. It cites daily cholera cases and high death rates yet claims no panic among natives and foreigners. The piece defends American health measures as effective and urges readers to inform friends in the Philippines.
Collier’s Weekly notes there is no strong moral lesson from the prince’s swift return to health. The recovery is as easy as Edward the Confessor or Charles II among predecessors. Reports praise fortitude under pain, steadiness in danger, and widespread rejoicing, including Paris where his manners earn affection despite racial biases.
The New York Evening Sun notes Mr Wu Tingfang will depart the country, leaving behind the regard of listeners who have attended many winter dinners. His speeches educate and delight, drawing admiration for his wit and diplomacy and suggesting a bright future for his race.
A speaker recalls the jab of the phrase however as a social trap at meetings. He defines a however man as someone who is promised a notable arrival yet is unavoidably detained. The anecdote contrasts polite introductions with a flubbed second fiddle cue.
The Boston Transcript notes American mockery of English royal coverage versus reporting Kermit Roosevelt's new dog and its pedigree. This contrast highlights journalistic curiosity and public interest in notable personal details, with a tongue in cheek take on press priorities.
Twenty two American women in London served drinks as barmaids while wearing the American flag and the union jack as aprons, aided by bartenders imported from Boston and New York. The piece extols patriotism and the flag, praising the scene and urging further ribald performances.
A fisherman observes a solitary woman on a North Berwick rock knitting and silent all day. His companion disparages her as an ancient maid until the man reveals her husband is a golfer, reframing the scene with a hint of local gossip.
One of France’s wealthiest men died leaving substantial sums to various charities and providing directions for a simple funeral costing about francs. The example of measured generosity at life’s end could set a Paris fashion for the world.
A Webb City man received a three percent fine plus costs totaling 15 dollars for shoplifting a pair of shoes. He contends the charge was excessive as the shoes bore a one dollar price tag and were not a matching pair.
Miss Stone attributes her rescue to prayer as Chicago Tribune asks what she attributes her captivity to. She points to the brigands as the cause, reflecting a tone of inquiry and relief in the aftermath of a perilous period.
Some Chicago professors who once doubt Shakespeare now seek to form an opinion of Mary MacLane as reflected in the Washington Star.
John W. Gates rises from peddler to Wall Street prodigy, guiding deals across railroads and coal, drawing praise from Morgan and Gould while provoking envy and speculation. His Chicago corn corner, Louisville & Nashville purchase, and wide market influence mark him as a towering, controversial figure in a volatile week on the NYSE.
The Rev Dr Stephen L Baldwin of Emilie Methodist Missions New York died in Brooklyn of typhoid fever at age 67. Born in Somerville New Jersey he entered the ministry in 1880 and served as a China missionary including Foo Chow mission superintendent and editor of the Chinese Recorder. He helped translate church texts and returned to the U S in 1882 due to health. In 1887 he was elected recording secretary of the Missionary Society.
ST JOSEPH Missouri July 28 Isaac Lehman aged seventy two a leading merchant head of Lehman Bros department store died today from stomach cancer He was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1847 He made a fortune in New York city and later established stores in Kansas and Missouri points Three sons survive him
Chief Rabbi Jacob Josephs of the United Jewish congregations, the top orthodox Jewish official in the United States, died tonight at his New York home after a two year invalid period due to paralysis.
Robert C Cook ex-president of the Swine Breeders' Association of America and a prize winner at the Chicago world’s fair for Poland China hogs died in Wichita Kansas today after a noted career in pig breeding and livestock shows.
Paris reports the death of Jean Georges Vibert a painter and author born in Paris in 1886. He passed away recently leaving a legacy in French art and literature.
Springfield reports July floods breach the Illinois river and Spoon river dam. Lacey levee near Havana to be repaired hope to save crops. Farmers fault levee board for cutting pumps. Conners hemp fields suffer vast losses. Total expected damage around Havana reaches 250000 dollars.
Dallas reports improving flood conditions with railroads aiming to restore regular service soon. At Big Springs water recedes as fifty passengers are moved from hotels to boats and flatcars and into a Fort Worth train. Through connections to El Paso may take four to five days. Eastbound routes via El Paso and San Antonio and westbound via Dalhart are returning to limited service.
Reported erroneous claim of Illinois district telegraph conceding all points was denied by W J Lloyd president who met strikers in Texas. A compromise set pay at ten hours cents daily plus cents per extra hour with Sunday rates of 1 5 dollars. Union recognition not required. Night crew returned to work.
In Buffalo July, Helen Van derbilt Wackerman, once injured in London, smashed a window while fleeing her room as fire engines halted at a hydrant beneath her window. Believing danger was in her house, she Panic-stricken and slashed her arms and face with broken glass, prevented from jumping by the window frame.
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