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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
4
The Daily Journal lists subscription terms for the Indianapolis Journal and Courier editions with daily Sunday and weekly rates, reduced club offers, and agent purchase options. It notes mailing guidance, publication address, and directions for submitting manuscripts, plus street-corner newsstand agents in multiple cities.
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A survey of national issues with references to Indiana debt, Cuban reciprocity, and annexation. mentions Cleveland, Bryan, Roosevelt, Chamberlain, and Oxnard. Discusses extradition with Mexico, surety bonds, and the isthmian canal legislation passing amid opposition. Highlights effects on agriculture, insurance, and railroad politics.
The President can negotiate for the Panama ditch purchase or proceed with the Nicaragua route if fair terms or a good title fail. He is eager for an Isthmian canal and is expected to begin construction promptly, aiming to revolutionize commerce.
The Senate bill for Philippine civil government is favored over the House version. It calls for gradual extension of popular government as provinces are ready, with American guidance and tutelage. Immediate universal representative rule is deemed ill advised and risky to stability.
A London Daily Mail report from a Peking correspondent claims a recent Russia China mining and railway concession pact cedes de facto sovereignty in Manchuria to Russia. The note cites past Russian occupation, Japan’s protests, and US objections to the treaty details as dangerous to regional stability.
A Washington note protests foreign powers breaches of the open door in China. Russia confirms Manchuria commerce access but hints at retaining a foothold. An Anglo-Japanese alliance follows a Russia China treaty enabling withdrawal of troops and Chinese sovereignty restoration. Rumors say Russia may gain new concessions eroding Chinese sovereignty, risking a new Eastern Question if Japan pushes the British-Japanese pact into effect.
An 1914 editorial debates ending state prison and reformatory labor contracts and finding work for 1,500 idle men. It weighs contract labor versus free labor, potential state manufacturing, and the need for a nonpartisan commission to craft a plan balancing moral and economic impacts. It cites Indiana reform efforts, Massachusetts trials, and Nebraska beet sugar context.
The analysis notes 69 600 tons of beets could yield 278 dollars of a 200 million dollar farm product sector, with full capacity not matching one fifth of one percent of state manufacturing. It cites Lincoln Journal, criticizing beets’ business vs early days after Norfolk factory completion. Eastern papers misjudge Bryan’s following. Bryan’s rank and file support remain strong, Clevelandism urged to win over Bryani sts.
The article explains that conference committees often salvage bills by combining House and Senate versions. It notes Governor David B. Hill’s September 1896 letter showing his careful, slow loyalty to the Democratic party amid tensions with Bryan, reflecting party unity concerns.
A collection of light satirical lines from New York Sun Chicago News Washington Star Puck Philadelphia Press. Jokes on cooks wages and wit about wealth marriage and ragtime music showcase era humor and social quips. The humor runs quick and pointed with playful twists.
New York June 26 formal announcement of the American steel foundries organization under a New Jersey charter with authorized capital of 40 million dollars. The firm will acquire American Steel Casting Company of New Jersey Reliance Steel Castings Pittsburg Leighton & Howard St Louis Franklin Steel Casting Sargent Chicago and American Steel Foundry St Louis. It will issue 15 million in both preferred and common stock against these properties. Control to be assumed by July 6. owners took stock in lieu of cash. Officers and directors to be announced soon. Also in Trenton, Miriam Berger sues United States Steel to restrain conversion of 200 million dollars in preferred stock into bonds, challenging the act of 1902 as unconstitutional.
Winona Lake Ind June opening July 7 marks major expansion of Winona summer school. Faculty will exceed fifty, adding law school with Lockwood Reinhard Lawson and Pingrey. a vacation school for children. a Sunday school pedagogy program. and a Bible institute. New governance and rotations by State Normal School faculty strengthen the university style program.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Winona Lake reports a forenoon session of the Weeton writers focusing on the dramatic element in literature. A. Comparet of Kentland presented a paper on the topic, prompting general discussion. Julia Conk of Feafield read a humorous sketch titled a Scene of Great Disappointment.
The session closed with readings from "and His Works" as Mr Banks was recalled home. Speakers included John James Pratt of Cincinnati and Chancellor Hickman of DePauw. Numerous arrivals at the Winona Hotel followed, listing names and cities from Chicago to Indianapolis and Fort Wayne.
Winona Lake Ind was chosen as the meeting site for next year by the Indiana Association of Photographers. An earlier candidate Indianapolis was not selected by a 46 to 19 vote. Officers elected included President George J Parrot Fort Wayne first vice president W B Hardy Frankfort second vice president George E Houser Warsaw secretary W E Wilner Crown Point treasurer J Bourgholtzer Washington.
Bloomingdale Glens in Bloomingdale Indiana unveils an attractive July season with Independence Day events. No chance games or saloons are allowed near the Glens, boosting its appeal. Tents already being reserved for July and August despite wet weather. Visitors include Wabash College faculty and students and a Indianapolis camping party. A 68 foot deep well on site yields mineral water famed for medicinal qualities in the Midwest. Sugar creek, also called Rock river by early settlers, provides rugged scenery and ferns along its ravines.
The nominating committee at Marion Indiana named officers for the Indiana Music Teachers convention. Officials include President Arthur W. Mason Columbus and secretary J S Bergen Lafayette with other posts assigned to Cecelia Ray Berry Vincennes and Oliver Willard Pierce Indianapolis. Richmond chosen as next meeting place. Concerts and lectures featured by Prof George Kreuger, Wagner topic, and performances by the Philharmonic Society Indianapolis and guests from Chicago New York and Terre Haute.
Admiral Dewey recounts Manila surrender and Philippine forces roles. He notes Spaniards feared defeat, Aguinaldo’s promise to treat prisoners, and a signal attack that avoided bloodshed. Dewey defends his actions as proper military moves while stressing Filipinos as allies who helped expel the Spaniards.
The speaker reflects on decisions during the campaign in the Philippines, noting reliance on Filipino help against Spain, doubts about their loyalty, and the belief that American troops could have improved relations if landed earlier. He recounts orders given to Aguinaldo and discusses responses to the Subig Bay seizure and a Denied report of Filipino prisoners.
The Gazette lists honors from King Edward VII including privy counselors and knights. Notables such as Robert Bond and Sir Ernest Cassel receive privileges, with the Order of Merit newly established and limited to twelve recipients. The list notes nonpartisan awards, naval and military promotions, and baronets among the richly varied honors.
The War Department received the court martial record of Major J. L. W. T. Waller acquitted of murdering Filipino prisoners. Secretary Root will review it alongside the Brig. Gen. H. S. Smith case, both arising from the Samar campaign actions. President and Judge Advocate General Nevin weigh whether charges against Smith remain sustained amid Philippine policy debates.
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