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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1901
Page
4
The Daily Journal outlines subscription rates for Carniezer-Indianapolis and suburbs with various options, postage guidance for mail copy, and submission rules. It notes locations for obtaining the paper and hints at political commentary on Mayor Taggart and local officials, including reflections on the Philippines and a Shelby county sheriff dispute.
The government seeks payment of overdue debts from Morocco and warns of consequences if not met. The stance asserts that the United States reserves its rights as a major power, regardless of Morocco’s strength.
The Springfield Republican criticizes opposition to troop withdrawal from Cuba while praising American policy. It cites American methods and a new public system in the Philippines with electric rail plans. Mayor Targurt notes 1900 police expenses rose by 255,419.42 dollars.
The report compares city expenditures across years, noting 1892 to 1900 figures with a jump to 1,270,021.16 and a rise of 121,081.05. It highlights increases during Mayor Denny and Mayor Taggart terms, including a 37,127.60 rise under Taggart and a more than 51 percent increase.
The obituary honors Mrs Zerelda Wallace as a leading Indiana figure who became a public temperance advocate after years of private dedication to family. It notes her early hardships, transition from quiet domestic life to a twenty year public role, and her influence on temperance sentiment and reform. Her later years show continued engagement with public affairs and enduring influence on community leaders.
A columnist harshly condemns Mayor Taggart for turning the city charter into a partisan tool. The piece argues that despite reported progress, costs rose sharply over eight years, questioning whether nonpartisan, businesslike governance could have achieved similar results at lower expense. It notes inflated departmental expenses and a veneer of reform.
A St Patrick era talk charged the British government with heartlessness toward famine sufferers in Ireland and India. The piece defends Britain's relief efforts, cites Peel and Russell governments, and notes extensive public works and private gifts. It contrasts famine in 1846 Ireland with 1867 India relief, and ends by referencing Judge Taft’s Philippines Commission.
The piece outlines a career path of public service from city solicitor of Cincinnati to the U S president of the Philippines Commission and speculates a possible rise to Supreme Court justice. It also notes the Anti Imperialist League of Boston struggling to secure speakers for a March meeting with Mark Twain advertised, Hadley and Sumner declining, Boutwell ill, and Sixto Lopez attending with his secretary.
A collage of comic snippets and quips from The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph and Catholic Standard feature in a humor page. Jokes cover social misreadings, domestic pride, and wedding gift mixups with a lean toward light satire and everyday absurdity.
The will lists cash gifts to relatives including Mary Lodge McKee Martha Harrison and William Henry Harrison, plus bequests to sisters and a nephew. It specifies legacies to the Indianapolis Orphan Asylum and Eleanor Home, a life annuity to Bettie Eaton, and distributions of family jewelry and furnishings. The document also details the Indianapolis homestead on North Delaware street and the Berkeley lodge summer home in New York, with guardianship provisions if the wife dies.
The will provides for a guardian to maintain a suitable home for Elizabeth Harrison if the wife dies before she reaches majority. It directs a trust under Union Trust Company to generate an annual income of two thousand dollars for Elizabeth’s guardian if the wife predeceases, funded from the estate or from a set aside sum for the wife. The document outlines detailed bequests of portraits, keepsakes, and memorabilia to wife, children, and grandchildren, with specific items assigned to each.
The document outlines complex residuary trusts for Benjamin Harrison's estate, naming daughter Mary Harrison McKee and daughter Elizabeth Harrison as primary beneficiaries. It details a One hundred thousand dollar trust funded for a widow option, trusts for future children, and a 125 thousand dollar trust increase via a codicil, with The Union Trust Company of Indianapolis as executor and guardian arrangements for minors.
University Club directors adopt resolutions noting the death of Gen Benjamin Harrison on March 13. They recall his early life on a farm, move to the city, and his steady leadership as the club's first president, praising his public service, intellect, and moral vigor.
The city observed the day the body lay in state at the Statehouse noting generous contributions and a display cost around $900. The event highlighted public sympathy and civic support as funds were gathered for the observance.
General Harrisons sisters Mrs Eaton of Cincinnati and Mrs Morris of Minneapolis left yesterday morning for their homes Col Russell B Harrison remains with the Miller family and Mrs J R McKee of Saratoga stays with her father in law R S McKee
Colonel Russell B. Harrison called at City Hall yesterday afternoon to pay respects to Mayor Taggart, but the mayor was not in his office.
Ed Hill a colored man wearing a red bandana and hat walked into the City Dispensary late at night seeking care. Doctors Brown and Driver Hyde frightened him as he explained his illness. An exam confirmed small pox and he was detained. He lived with the Mallory family at Fall Creek and Thirteenth street and had been under two weeks quarantine before release.
Gus Dodd a colored man was arrested yesterday as a fugitive on burglary charges in Shelbyville Kentucky. Postmaster George F. McGinnis turned seventy five with a reception planned. A State Board of Medical Registration meeting at the Statehouse discussed new medical laws. Charles Denby to lecture April 9 at Irvington Atheneum Club postponed due to a family death. Knights and Ladies of Honor organize a wholesale initiation March 2 with Elizabeth Lodge setup Friday. Bowen Merrill Book Company funds firemen pension, continuing yearly gifts since a major fire eleven years ago. Gypsy band stopped by police prevented theft suspicion. a father proved a stolen child claim with a Russia photo. English’s Opera House ticket sales for animal lecture to Tomlinson Hall March 27 ahead of event. book Wild Animals I Have Known highlighted. St Paul’s Church Women’s Auxiliary week exhibit draws crowds. Eva Marshall Shonz to speak Sunday. Reverend Proctor to lecture London tonight at M E Church. Police seek Miss Innocence Wright, last seen leaving Harmon Street home Saturday, heading for the State House.
In business the main actors are corporations and executives chosen by shareholders. Directors and officers act for stockholders, so integrity is essential. A transport company director who trades on confidential information betrays those he represents, and eventually faces exposure as Wall Street cannot be convinced of his honesty.
In a downtown Philadelphia class a teacher sought proper pronouncing of mamma and punctuation after a lesson. A pupil, Samuel, mispronounced and added a broad final a in mamma causing the room to erupt in laughter.
In a women’s discourse from the Atchison Globe, a quip ties faith to hair loss, asserting a woman never feels certain of heaven until she has once had her hair fall out. The remark blends humor with moral musings on vanity and celestial certainty.
A Kansas City Journal item comments on Utah's unrest and restoration efforts, noting turmoil and reform amid the upheaval. It references cleansing or renewal imagery and critiques the current state, urging accountability and recovery.
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