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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1902
Page
4
A compact review of topics from the June 11 1902 Daily Journal including subscription details and circulation notes, plus editorials on politics and public service. Highlights include Indiana army promotions and a call for accountability over teacher examination questions.
A group of leading educators from across the country meet today in the city to discuss establishing a national technical institute at the arsenal grounds. The Journal notes strong community sympathy and highlights the city’s central location and cultural life as advantages. Mayor Bookwalter stresses that interurban railways must have freight terminals outside downtown to prevent gridlock, arguing freight should be secondary to passenger traffic and streets should not be blocked.
The selection of Professor Woodrow Wilson as Princeton University president illustrates a shift toward leaders chosen for broad administrative skill and executive ability rather than pure scholarly or pedantic attainment, signaling a trend to look beyond traditional academics.
Prof Wilson, a liberal educated lawyer and author, leaves his chair in jurisprudence and politics at Princeton to become president of one of the country's most conservative and esteemed universities. He will not conduct chapel services but will uphold Princeton's traditions and standards with vigor.
The Kentucky Board of Health is accused of falsehoods against Governor Durbin over smallpox quarantine. The piece blames Goebelism for political vengeance, linking attacks to Kentucky officials and urging Indiana to quarantine Kentucky if needed. It also discusses labor arbitration trends and Roosevelt’s possible commission proposals.
The article notes the first time a US president shows willingness to back peaceable arbitration in a major labor conflict. It explains Roosevelt’s stance against strikes, his limited power, and his use of immigration Commissioner Wright to study the coal miners' strike. It discusses the absence of a federal arbitration law and the potential need for uniform state measures.
The Local Council of Women urges County Commissioners to replace inmates tobacco with fruit, prompting a counter protest by the Central Labor Union. The debate frames tobacco as a needed comfort for the aged poor, with no clear moral or economic principle supporting the reform.
Estimates compare Panama and Nicaragua canals showing Panama advantages in wave length, locks, and daylight passage, with higher construction and maintenance costs cited. If figures hold, senators shift support toward the Panama route as the Spooner Isthmian bill nears passage.
The piece condemns Havana's general jail delivery of convicted American prisoners as inexplicable and unjust. It argues some deserve punishment, others deserves new trials, and notes the move signals a lax moral standard and neglect of proper justice by Cuban authorities.
Nostalgia draws foreign born New Yorkers to the Battery Park sea wall in spring. On sunny mornings benches face the sea as immigrants in bright head dresses and shawls chat animatedly about home. They speak of Tuscan hillsides vineyards and old Mediterranean cities as boats from Ellis Island arrive.
Arrivals crowd the barge office as homesick passengers gather near the sea wall. Peasants aboard wave hats and neckerchiefs while a greeting call echoes across the water. Bench sitters seek aesthetic and psychological satisfaction rather than park air.
A Chicago Post gag about a gambler who frequents a French printed menu restaurant despite not knowing the language. The Boston Post recalls Gogglieze as a hypnotist with his wife in expensive gowns. Lippincott's Magazine repeats a kitchen gas incident with Mistress Kate dialogue about lighting after turning it off and on again.
Chicago Tribune humor about spelling needle with a teacher joke and an office boy returning to employer. A wife complains about her baseball player husband and the punchline about making a home run before dark and wearing a mask. The Little Chronicle notes an address, 1150 Aldrich Avenue North in Minneapolis.
A Brooklyn Eagle letter criticizes the paper for defending army canteens and accuses Pastor Charles Parsons of stirring suspicions of bias. The editor notes both sides acted with good motives, discontinues sending Mondays to Byron minister, and defends journalistic restraint. The piece urges fair motives and warns against judging others.
A critique argues that a school system producing hopeful graduates reflects a failure by true Democratic orators, stating that education should align with national future prospects and party viewpoints.
Public reception of Th. Bentzon’s Constance translated from the French by Elizabeth New McKeen and issued by Little, Brown in Boston. The review argues Bentzon’s work reveals real middle class French life with moral themes, contrasts with harsher translations, and praises the translator’s faithful yet readable rendition.
Brentano's New York reviews The Lover's Progress as a lively autobiographical tale by Charles Letty. It blends personal experience with fiction, tracing loves and losses from youth to middle age and praising its sincere, engaging style.
Brief sketch of Graystone follows Ruth daughter of artist Martine who marries in Ireland near Brussels. They move to England, Ruth is educated by her father, he dies when she is fifteen. Her mother sells books, travels with an Irish aunt, then settles at Graystone near Philadelphia where Ruth gains courage and wealth.
Sculptor William Ordway Partridge, who modeled a Nathan Hale statue, presents a comprehensive biography comparing Hale and spy Andrew s, praising Hale as a self sacrificing patriot. The work, richly illustrated, notes Hale's dying words and both English and American recognition, with publication by Funk & Wagnalls in New York.
Frances Charles presents a vivid today story set in Arizona, described as a distinct, spirited piece unlike any other this year. The narrative centers on people and their enduring character in a landscape termed God-forgotten by careless minds.
Review condemns the novel as ill natured gossip of London society with an unwholesome atmosphere. It portrays high society figures and Parliament types in a nauseating, unflattering light and suggests the work is unfit for publication. D Appleton & Co. publish in New York.
A Mrs W K Clifford novel follows Vincent, a gentleman of stature, who marries a farmer’s widow and leads an idyllic life. The focus centers on their daughter’s romance, with the mother’s simple devotion to her husband portrayed with warmth and artistry. Harper & Brothers, Newark.
A review praises a collection of short stories about country life in Scotland. The motto proclaims love as supreme. The work highlights heroism endurance and pure affection among hill and glen dwellers, authored by J. R. Aitken and published by D. Appleton & Co.
The latest John Strange Winter novel The Magic Wheel appeals to occult fans with vivid seances and a wounded naval wife seeking solace through palmists and clairvoyants. Charles Felton Pidgen’s Stephen Holton is called an overstuffed tale of city and country life despite rich material. Hinkson’s The Point of Honor, a collection of Irish gentleman stories, is praised for vigor and crisp narration though noted for its gallant duels and social bravado.
A survey of current periodicals notes Good Housekeeping and Home and Flowers promoting home life and village improvement. The Atlantic Monthly runs Confessions of a Provincial Journalist and a Public School Garden piece, plus essays on journalism, education, and notable figures. McClure's and Ainslee's offer fiction and travel pieces, biographies, and critical essays on culture, art, and science.
The article surveys June issues highlighting Essentials such as The Cosmopolitan's continuations of Captains of Industry and essays on Cecil Rhodes and Verestchagin in the Philippines. It notes T. C. Crawford on Edward VII's coronation and images with frontispieces, plus The Century's frontispieces and pieces on Laws at Washington and civic beauty in America.
Publishers announce three volume edition of Daniel Webster speeches from Little, Brown. L. C. Page & Co. issue The Kindred of the Wild by Charles G. D. Roberts. Fords, Howard & Hulbert plan A Fool's Errand by Tourgee. New works include Through Science to Faith by Newman Smyth. Dillingham to publish The Night Before Christmas with Denslow drawings. Jacobs & Co. to issue Ann Arbor tales by Karl Edwin Harriman. Emerson Hough's The Mississippi Bubble sells 1,000 copies daily. Bowen-M Co. behind on demand. Riverside Press limited edition of Montaigne essays announced by Houghton Mifflin. E L Godkin’s Unforeseen Tendencies in Democracy discussed posthumously by Houghton Mifflin. Turner-Turner’s The Giant Fish of Florida from Lippincott. Davitt visits U.S. publisher for The Boer Fight for Freedom by Funk Wagnalls. Poe works in press at Crowell. Howells reviews The Ententions with Daisy Miller and Lottie Kenton remarks. Jesus the Jew and Other Addresses by H Weinstock due from Funk Wagnalls. Weinstock predicts end of anti Jewish prejudice, even in Russia. Fires in Martha McCulloch-Williams Next to the Ground noted for rapid burn. Cave-dwellers hinted to know sunshine’s effect on fire.
Boston Herald praises Clara Morris as a century wonder who rose from stage to writer. The feature notes her career shift after acting, success in short stories and an autobiography, and a new novel about the stage with a character modeled on Morris herself, Claire Morrell, a retired actress on the Hudson Bank. The plot centers on a younger actress who loves her manager and triggers the manager’s wife’s jealousy. The piece critiques Morris for exposing private tensions through fiction.
Boston residents were urged to attend a Tremont Temple gathering condemning U S treatment of Filipinos. Despite heavy advertising, the Boston Herald notes the audience was small yet the mood remained fervent and loyal to the cause.
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