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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1901
Page
9
A condensed classic newspaper page notes subscription rates, mailing details, and contact points for the Indianapolis Daily Journal. It includes travel notices, offices, and distribution locations, followed by editorial snippets on Venezuela politics, U S foreign policy, and upcoming primaries. It references Venezuela's裁 and U S military strategy in the Philippines, Platt amendment implications, and proposed naval stations in Cuba.
Reports from harvesting areas in Indiana describe an encouraging crop with winter-wheat belt prospects near assured success. In contrast Paris reports indicate France will need 3,000,000 bushels of wheat while Prussia faces a large deficit. Dr. W B Fletcher urges reform of Indiana insanity commitment law amid alleged abuses. The Atlanta Constitution backs Booker T. Washington school graduates and principals in some local support.
A Georgia Constitution article defends compelling vagrant African Americans in cities to work. It says South Negroes are industrious but vagrants in towns threaten the state. It argues notice must be given to work and, if refused, they should be made to work for the county, as tramps menace the community.
A list shows almost all stamp taxes repealed starting Monday including bank checks drafts receipts and promissory notes with rates and thresholds. The government estimates repeal yields about 22 million annually and notes further reductions in beer cigars tobacco and conveyances. After July 1 stamps will be redeemed only upon presentation and certain claims require dealer certificates and district collectors handling.
A retrospective on the National Liberty Congress held in August 1900 in Tomlinson Hall. The piece critiques the event as a partisan stunt, contrasts it with the Continental drum corps, and notes the political shift after Republicans won and pursued Philippine governance and education. It recalls public clashes over silver 16 to 1 and 18 to 1 rhetoric.
A state editorial praises the secretary of the Forestry Commission for taking practical steps to conserve Indiana's timber resources. It explains the 1899 act allowing selective forest reservations taxed at one dollar per acre, notes Jay county landowners challenging the act, and argues the law is valid and a legitimate policy for timber culture.
The piece recalls the 16 to 1 silver issue and cites a 1920s party stance, noting a letter of devotion by Taggart to 16 to 1. It argues Republicans chose the gold standard, celebrates the party’s past and warns against attacks during prosperity. Indiana mocks 16 to 1 allegiance as misguided.
The Evansville Courier condemns the farmer’s plight yet praises George K. Holmes’s Agriculture Department bulletin showing long term price declines for farm implements. It cites self-binding harvesters, sulky hay rakes, grain drills, corn-shellers, wagons and windmills with large past to present price drops, arguing a misprint to 1 percent seems unlikely.
The piece notes how new farming machinery shortened harvest times and cut labor costs from 1855 to the modern era, citing large savings in corn wheat and other crops. It portrays a Vanderburg farmer’s rage at an Evansville Courier editorial by John Gilbert Shanklin’s era and hints at a change in editorial leadership.
The War Department reports from forts support the abolished canteen as promoting temperance and order. Rev Stephen P Dexter of Humboldt Park Baptist Church Chicago cites pre and post abolishment arrests and desertions at pay day. Dexter argues canteen abolishment stemmed from temperance fanaticism and notes saloon laws make a canteen beneficial. Forts report soldiers miss reading materials but lack of magazines and books.
Dispatches report a dramatic Leipsic bank collapse traced to a 1838 founded institution once trusted by the public. The bank’s stock traded at 140 on the Berlin exchange the day before failure. its capital of 46 million marks, plus a 12.6 million mark reserve, are reportedly lost amid alleged misleading reports. The hit threatens many depositors and could fuel charges of national financial recklessness if occurring elsewhere.
The Philadelphia Press, staunchly Republican, condemns the recent session for riotous robbery and the Democratic aid that helped the majority. It urges repudiation of adventurers who used the party name for base purposes, noting only one out-and-out Republican paper in Philadelphia supports the legislature.
The committee has settled on dedicating the soldiers' monument in October. Critics who sought political gain over the issue are disappointed, while those trusted by the committee supported October after further inquiries at the last meeting.
A short comic squib recalling changing times from the Chicago Record-Herald. Dialogue touches on lightning bugs, electric light, a new book by Jenkins on success, and humorous burglar banter about lack of loot.
A collection of humorous exchanges from newspapers including playful banter about hotel rooms and room expectations at the Summer Hotel. The snippets feature Miss Harcourt and Miss Briggins debating name desirability, and Willie Boerum and Mr. Boerum sparring over terms for the stomach and waste.
A compilation of satirical and editorial quips from Indiana papers. Topics include bathtubs shortage, marriages and divorces, bank expansion in the West, tariff debates, Croker and Hanna opinions, Democratic and Republican reflections, and critiques of Miss Susan B. Anthony on marriage.
An Italian census notes 192 centenarians including sixteen monks and nuns. A wife remarks she is glad to be rid of her husband David after his departure. A Japanese method to collect live butterflies uses phosphorus and saccharine to lure and trap them at night. Paris sells moonshades made of translucent fabrics claiming moonlight harms complexions more than sun. Kipling avoids mail while abroad. the five free nations are England Australia New Zealand Canada and the Cape. Black satin bathing suits and nightgowns are now common on coastal beaches. Margaret Tudor’s wedding attire included twelve ells of black satin for a Scottish voyage. Richard Wagner’s Parsifal manuscript made a $50,000 demand for the score after publishers offered low sums.
Mme Wagner asks Reichstag to extend copyright to 1953 while Truth notes the Empress Frederick’s health improvement and open-air days. The piece also mentions royal visits from Schaumburg-Lippe and Reuss daughters and Athens arrivals, plus a humorous Elber tale about Boer bullets and Wintergreen flavor.
Edward P. Clark profiles J Edward Addicks a Philadelphia born promoter nicknamed the Gas Napoleon In Ainslees Magazine detailing his rise as a gas stock promoter and his deliberate bid for a U S Senate seat The article insists his wealth stems from gas ventures and asserts his campaign to buy a senate seat demonstrates the era s corrupt practices with praise from Boston financier Nathan Matthews Jr and mentions his operations across Massachusetts New York Philadelphia and Chicago.
The Washington Post rejects a special focus on race, arguing that there is no Negro question requiring separate treatment. It urges universal rules for all citizens, insists suffrage should be nondiscriminatory, and condemns segregation or special recognition while labeling both careless whites and irresponsible Blacks as bad citizens.
The text argues that power and influence are earned by merit, contending that civilizations such as Egypt achieved greatness through achievement rather than grievance. It dismisses modern complaints about persecution as meaningless, asserting social progress rests on merit and not on protests about injustice.
A. H. Ford surveys in Engineering Magazine how German workmanship and loose export practices hinder American machinery sales to Russia. He cites open crate shipping, detached parts, prepaid shipments without redress, and opaque pricing terms like c i f. The piece notes German and British merchants prefer fixed prices and guard against agent interference, complicating U.S. exports.
A Brooklyn precinct captain used a controversial method to curb crime by “fanning” suspected lawbreakers with a club during arrests and confinement. The tactic reduced disorder within six months, prompting Kansas City to consider a similar approach to clear out hoodlums on Vine Street and Troost Park.
W G Nicholas in New York Telegraph argues a deeper cause for stock exchange thefts lies in bank leadership and promoter cliques. He notes speculation by bank presidents and influential trust firms, the habit of daily trading, and how rumors of bank trouble trigger fear and speculation among financiers and the market.
In the Lower East Side a tenement workers’ meeting on boys clubs ends abruptly when a boy from outside heckles the presiding schoolman with the line You’re a lobster causing the speaker’s grand finale to collapse. The scene captures the wit of the neighborhood and the clash between authority and playful youth.
A Slow Exposition. Philadelphia Times notes the Pan American exposition at Buffalo will likely be completed in two weeks. It describes the leisurely start, the handsome buildings, bright nets, and a sizeable midway, predicting fewer exhibits but a healthy reaction sooner or later.
The Chicago Tribune reacts to a proposed new Indiana project titled On the Fairbanks of the Wabash. The piece suggests the Tribune may overstate its musical insight and questions the heard proposal’s merit.
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