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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1903
Page
4
The column surveys European aversion to Belgrade violence and the Sultan's reaction, latin american canal negotiations hesitation, Chicago waiter strike woes, and clerical reforms in the Philippines. It notes Hitz’s Prohibition bid, West Point diplomas warning of another war, and highlights Modern Woodmen of America as a leading fraternal group.
The Modern Woodmen of America classed as a large fraternal society with over 700000 members last year and rising. Since its founding in 1883 it has disbursed about 23000000 in benefits, including 5270.00 in its last fiscal year, credited to strong business management and a spotless record.
The Wall Street Journal editorial urges Western financial independence, noting the East’s long dominance in capital despite Westward political power growth. It argues Western debt has declined, Western banks fund crops, and New York remains a center but will not fully control a rising Western financial influence.
Mr Hitz accepts Prohibitionist nomination yet runs as an independent on a self drafted platform. Pledges include a business administration, lower taxes, law enforcement, merit based tenure for police and fire, abolishing vehicle tax, and a vague plan to remove grade crossings. The piece comments on a common misbelief that business success equates to municipal competence.
New York City school librarian C G Leland faced criticism after removing Uncle Tom's Cabin from grammar school reading lists. He cites nonessential status in a 50-book collection, and argues the work offers a true view of American life and slavery era, urging its inclusion for educational purposes despite claims of prejudice.
Dispute over George Washington religious affiliation grows as Episcopalians plan a Valley Forge memorial chapel to honor him. Baptists object to using a lodge hall for the project, noting the army winter and Washington’s prayers while encamped there. The 125th anniversary cornerstone date is set.
A Dallas Baptist preacher asserts Washington was baptized by immersion at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. The tale, linked to his great grandfather, is challenged by historians who note Washington’s Episcopalian vestry membership in Alexandria and his broad religious character, casting doubt on the Baptist claim.
Charles S. Mellen president of the Northern Pacific says if Roosevelt is renominated he will give 10000 to the campaign fund. He praises the President for honesty and fearlessness and says Roosevelt enforces the laws impartially despite merger challenges to Northern Securities.
William J. Bryan extols subject mastery and courage for effective oration while Chicago health officials frame waiter strikes as a health measure. Bourke Cochran garners praise from Irish MPs as a powerful unofficial U.S. citizen. Robert Madden enters the mayoral race amid politics and economic notes on Pease prices and commission row.
A collage of jokes and snippets from Chicago Tribune Detroit Free Press Philadelphia Ledger and Philadelphia Press. A man recalls Hardfax’s Thousand Islands trip bad reviews a tale of a lean/not lean eater in Medicine Hat and a waiter’s measuring gaze. A thief pockets a purse then finds a silver dime and odd roadside treasures.
In Rome on June 24 the political crisis deepens as former Premier Zanardelli cannot reach the Quirinal to meet the King because of illness. He rose but quickly returned to bed, delaying the crisis solution. If Zanardelli refuses to form a cabinet, the King may appoint a former minister in his place.
A review of The Poems and Verses of Charles Dickens edited by F. G. Kitton notes Dickens as a prolific verse writer besides his novels. It catalogs songs from novels plays and published pieces, with notes on the Village Coquettes and Dickens’s own remarks. The volume, printed by Harper & Brothers in New York, offers literary curiosity with varied verse.
The Chameleon is praised as one of the year’s strongest novels, tracing the urge to seek limelight and approval at the expense of truth. It parallels Ribot on personality, compares to Meredith Hope and Barrie, and places its hero in Carfax a midwestern town likely Chicago.
A review praising Smith's Paris book for intimate, personal portrayal. The critic lauds the author as a sympathetic guide to theaters, cabarets, boulevards, and local color, noting illustrations by multiple artists and comparing with other Paris works.
Mary H. Krout, an Indiana writer, presents Two Girls in China in the Eclectic school readings series. Based on four years of Boxer rebellion experience, the book blends instruction with entertainment as two girls travel China with an interpreter. Walda Kellar is described as a beauty and potential religious leader whose love and marriage face opposition in the community. Stephen Everett challenges her world and traditions.
A critique notes Walda Kellar's softening love within a harsh religious setting. The story traces emotional growth against a cold environment, praising genuine sentiment while condemning stark moralism. Mary Holland Kinkaid is the author, Harper & Brothers published in New York.
A newspaper style historical romance set in France and Canada during Louis XIV with Robert Cavelier de la Salle and Henri de Tonti as leads. It intertwines La Salle’s explorations, Tony and Renee’s romance, and Indian adventures in a spirited but unremarkable mass of fiction. Published by Little, Brown & Co.
The G W Dillingham Company New York publishes A Coin of Edward VII a detective story by Fergus Hume best known for The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Hume's stories are strong second class detective tales lacking literary taste and finish they are readable for diversion and contrast with slum social scenes The English setting and crude language add peculiar color to the book and make it fairly good for this genre
A juvenile reading review notes The Arabian Nights retold as Jack Hardin’s Arabian Nights by J. W. Scott. The slang update makes the tales entertaining without wholly sacrificing dignity, though it shifts from solemn purity to a contemporary wit. Published in Boston by Henry B. Turner & Co.
David Graham Phillips's Golden Fleece offers action and satire as Lord Frothingham travels from United States to England ending with a Chicago memory and a first love. The Poultry Book by Doubleday Page will publish in eighteen parts at 60 cents each with 36 color plates and 2 drawings.
Christina Scandlin tells the Greenland Eskimo Hans Christian of Fiskenals who joined Dr Kane on the north pole expedition in a simple home life narrative aimed at bringing the cold region children closer to those in the south. Silver Burdett & Co publish in New York.
A reader of Charles Rochester will enjoy Harriet Bartnett's Angelo the Musician. The book blends music, love, and pathos with a sentimental tone set in San Francisco. Though not strong in composition, it sustains interest with its musical temperament. Godfrey A. Wieners, New York, the publisher.
Anna Alice Chopin titles ten short tales praised for clever writing yet deemed society trash by critics. The pieces are noted as clubroom chatter from the New York smart set, veering toward insinuation and immorality. Pelham Press, New York.
The June St Nicholas magazine showcases several engaging pieces including a notable tale on how a dog civilizes a troublesome boy. Good Housekeeping is highlighted among practical magazines, and G. W. Dillingham Company plans immediate release of Out of Kishineff with thirteen pages.
A sprawling survey of forthcoming articles and images in Harpers Weekly Century Scribner’s Magazine Leslie’s Monthly and other periodicals. It highlights cyclones in Gainesville Ga floods in Kansas City and frontispieces by Cole and Trollope novels from Dodd Meade Scribner’s and George Barr McCutcheon. It notes editions of The Nut Grower Lamp International Studio and Burlington Magazine with essays on art criticism and collecting.
A spring wave of new titles from H. 5. Stone & Co and R. H. Russell leads the list with Brewster's Millions a strong seller. Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Little Princess retold for younger readers. Macmillan publishes Rise and Fall of the Anabaptists as part of Bax's German Reformation series. Alfred Henry Lewis introduces Peggy O'Neal featuring Mordecai Noah in a prominent role. Scribners issues Our Feathered Game for sportsmen with bird identification and shooting guidance. Putnams previews German Ambitions as They Affect Britain and the United States by Vigilans sed Acquus.
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