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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1901
Page
4
The Sunday Journal outlines subscription prices and formats, with details on carrier and mail rates, foreign postage, and club discounts. It lists newsstand outlets in New York Chicago Cincinnati Louisville and Indianapolis and discusses editorial views on Indiana and national politics, taxes, labor, and primary reform.
The piece argues a pro US protection stance for Cuba, claiming reform under Congress before December will push Cubans toward US guardianship. It cites a Mexican correspondent noting Diaz may be the last president able to quell congressional government debate, reflecting regional instability.
The piece argues President Diaz has governed Mexico for twenty four years as a military dictator. It states the national government operates on military lines and the constitution is largely ignored. It nevertheless praises Diaz as an effective ruler and notes an unsettled, stormy period will begin after his death.
The author condemns mob brutality in Terre Haute and urges public schools and churches to aggressively counter heathenism and brutality. He argues education, refined Christianity, and church leadership must reach both urban and smaller communities to prevent future lynchings and relic theft.
The article defends Col Michael C Murphy as a long time Tammany official and reform-minded police commissioner. It notes his Irish birth, printer trade, widow’s peak political career, and a dramatic prior illness that reduced his weight from 240 to 8 pounds after a silver tube operation.
The record highlights unwavering public service and steadfast office holding despite difficulties. Colonel Murphy is portrayed as a typical Tam m a ny patriot, embodying loyalty and duty to the community.
A London dispatch reports Cardinal Vaughan's public protest against the anti Catholic oath in King Edward's accession. He orders special services in Catholic churches as debate grows over the oath seen as relic of past religious oppression. The piece traces England's long history of religious coercion and notes ongoing reforms while highlighting the United States openness to Catholic office. It also discusses collaborative writing in literature, using Flynt and Walton as examples, and suggests silent partnership may aid creative work.
The article discusses why joint literary labor is rare in fiction explaining readers distrust collaboration. It argues a novelist needs a unified plan and voice, and that multiple authors can break illusion of realism. It cites Besant and others as examples of hard-to-trace joint authorship.
President McKinley invites Grand Army veterans to serve as his personal escort in the inauguration parade, a move praised as deserved and respectful though swiftly welcomed. The piece also critiques Lt. Totten's star theory and discusses child discipline and reasoning versus obedience in education debates.
A discussion on hereditary influence and training in the acting profession notes that family tradition and long preparation commonly lead to success on stage. It cites the Drew family and the debut of John Drew’s daughter, arguing that disciplined study remains valuable despite occasional breakthroughs by self-taught performers. It also mentions a political note on St. Clair Park being fenced for revenue and Admiral Cervera’s promotion, concluding republics are ungrateful.
A collage of light hearted quotes from various newspapers including Kansas City Star Detroit Journal Philadelphia Press Catholic Standard and Chicago Tribune. It collects snippets on hospitality fashion slang and language with a playful note on a Boston boy and the value of slang.
Richard Le Gallienne mocks An Englishwoman's Love Letters and praises various novels including George Gissing's The Young Man Eloquent. Verne, Tolstoy, and How are noted, with Brooklyn Eagle's praise for The Penitentes. A New York paragraph claims rising reading in streetcars and Kipling's Kim serial rights at nine dollars.
A sharp social satire follows a self styled piker who talks big about literature art and music while dodging real knowledge. He navigates social gatherings at the Kazam and Haw homes impressing Miss Wigley and others with vague wit. He pretends to depth in music and art, utters platitudes, and finally exits with only a few who saw through him. Moral for parlor use: vagueness saves face.
The speaker boasted of cherishing his own work and method writing prefaces with Dryden’s gravity and treatises with Wagner’s vigor. He claimed public good from his explanations, curing nerves and snobbery, and envied Shakespeare’s lack of prefaces rather than his output.
A collage of quotations from current fiction offering views on adversity aging love and belief. It idly surveys characters from The Old Gentleman of the Black Stock A Lady of the Regency A King's Pawn Hard Pan Con fessions of a Grass Widow Maya Linnet and The Monk Wins with musings on deception telepathy and religious doubt.
A conservative note on where to sit in street or railway cars cites air flow from forward movement carrying exhalations away. It references Queen Victoria speaking with a clergyman at Osborne House about nonconformists in heaven. Mrs Julia Dent Grant counters stories of her husband’s dislike for music and gymnastics. The Tompkins family are all under on.
A scattered clipping reviews marital trends citing Carroll Wright on declining marriages among young workers, notes paternity claims around Princess Chimay, and mentions figures like Judge Charles A Ray and Jane Addams. It also touches on Saint Loubette legends, Toronto advertising scams, and Hull House housing plans.
The Johnson City Tennessee Comet mocks a male figure by imagining him shaved and dressed as a woman, likening the sight to Aunt Carrie Nation and a princely figure. The verse uses caricature to poke fun at gender disguise and temperance era themes.
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