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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1901
Page
4
A March 26 1901 issue outlines subscription rates and distribution notes for The Indianapolis Journal. It includes foreign and domestic postage details and advertising placement, plus a column of political observations on Governor Odell Senator Platt and others with commentary on the Philippines war and tariff policy.
A Chicago pay advertisement by Republicans criticizes Mayor Harrison and independent press cartoons from the past year. It notes an exception on the surface street railways without compensation and mentions Lorimer machine opposition and a barrage of aggressive cartoons.
The analysis notes Russia is less prepared for major war than the four powers. It has a large army but limited war funds for a prolonged conflict likely to be naval in character. Russia’s navy is insufficient for first class warships and domestic Nihilist unrest could hinder a war effort, making diplomacy preferred over aggression in China.
The article argues Maryland's new election law signals a national turning point and urges Congress to act against wholesale disfranchisement. It notes repeated fraud in the South, cites the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, and states that denying votes to male citizens undercuts representation in Congress and the electoral college.
The Sentinel accuses the paper of misrepresenting per capita costs by omitting debt payments and misallocating items. It notes Providence per capita expenditures at $22.66 versus Indianapolis $11.59, but explains the real gap narrows after excluding debt payments and school costs, and stresses parks spending was not compared.
The note details a 350.00 increase in city debt for White River park land purchases and a 97,450 grant for the acquisition. It also mentions a 2.00 rise in floating debt for the year and describes a temporary loan as effectively increasing debt, with limited liquidation under the current levy.
The Journal argues Senator Platt ceases to be the GOP boss in New York. Governor Odell emerges as decisive, opposing a state police and winning a key conference. The piece notes O dell alliance with the party and the fall of Platt as a corrective for party rule.
A composite of brief quips and dialogues from various papers. It includes a banker’s loss of a receiving teller, a physician debate on a new disease, Mr Upjohn’s foreboding, a wish to repaper the house, and a mission worker’s tainted view of Indian girls with light humor about table manners.
The Times reports a Russian gathering on Henry Street to aid Nihilists in St Petersburg ended in chaos. A mass meeting was planned to raise funds, but shouting Down with the spies led to a wild scramble as attendees fought with chairs and fists, pandemonium lasting about ten minutes.
Lord Lansdowne explains Britain's opposition to three Senate amendments to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. He defends the Clayton-Bulwer pact as binding, rejects the Davis amendment on canal defense, and objects to proposals for wider joint adherence and quick notice of the pact to other powers. Britain seeks to keep the Clayton-Bulwer terms while urging US-US discussions.
London dispatch says Lord Lansdowne conveyed Britain’s position through Lord Pauncefote to Secretary Hay about the Senate amendment. The Times notes an omission in explanation as a new departure in diplomacy, but blames neither Hay nor Ambassador Choate and calls the task distasteful.
A bill targets marriages involving epileptics and mentally unfit individuals. It imposes fines up to 1000 dollars and up to five years’ imprisonment for violations and requires physicians to certify health and family history before license issuance. Clergy and officials who marry prohibited couples would face penalties. Strong advocacy from charitable institutions signals likely passage and cross-border push to neighboring states for similar laws.
New Castle residents fear a Carnegie library bid by the city council will undermine labor independence. Union divisions, led by Division 39 Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes, condemn the gift as charity to working people. Preachers and local voices argue for justice over a public library funded by corporate wealth.
Dr Madison C Peters of Sumner Avenue Baptist Church Brooklyn and Rev Henry Frank of Metropolitan Independent Church in New York critique Andrew Carnegie's offer of 5 2 million for 65 New York library buildings. Peters says Carnegie’s philanthropy restrains agitators and sweetens societal breath while Frank calls Carnegie a revolutionist and argues wealth must serve the many, not the few.
The Twenty first Assembly District Republican Club district committee in New York on March 2 endorsed Andrew Carnegie for mayor of Greater New York and named a committee including Abraham Gruber to seek Carnegie’s consent to run.
Atchison Kansas declines an $850,000 offer from Andrew Carnegie for a public library. The condition requires the city to raise $5,000 annually for library maintenance, which the council refused.
Omaha inventor E J Hoffman claims to burn fields as fuel by mixing crude petroleum with earth to form a clean burning substitute for coal. He says seventy five percent is earth and the mix costs two fifty a ton with two secret ingredients. He describes a years long process and confidence in solving the problem.
A Havana Gas Company stockholder filed a complaint claiming extortion by individuals claiming Washington influence to regulate crude oil duties. The company reportedly paid substantial commissions in the last two years as Governor General directs the fiscal to investigate.
Lord Kitchener reports Babington and Shekelton's columns defeated Delarey's force of 1500 southwest of Ventersdorp. British captured guns wagons ammunition and 140 prisoners with minimal losses. Casualties on Boer side heavy while Kruger reportedly favors peace terms and renewed negotiations appear unlikely.
London reports the colonial secretary Chamberlain stating in the House of Commons that peace terms negotiations are closed and will not be reopened. Sir Robert Reid presented a petition from Merriman and Sauer opposing crown colony governance but dropping protests against annexation. The government denies plans to expropriate or confiscate Boer land.
In Cape Town the plague regulations spark unease as two Malays die and three fresh Malay cases are reported along with six European cases. A Queen's regiment soldier is isolated on suspicion and two Kaffirs are reported dead from the plague.
Queenstown authorities mobilize Town Guard and close businesses as a field force of Boers purportedly approaches twenty miles away. Reports say they crossed the railroad near Drummond and trenches and forts are manned around the clock.
Berlin March 3 negotiations between the German and British Foreign Offices over damages to Germans expelled from the Transvaal are partly completed. The claimants will be paid next month, with payments ranging from 5,000 marks downward.
Cape Town report says Boers lost heavily while attacking the garrison at Lichtenburg last week with upwards of seventy burghers shot in a single volley amid wire entanglements.
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York arrive in Valletta aboard the Ophir. Warships manned, salutes fired, crowds fill terraces and ramparts. Officials greet them, then they travel by carriage to Port Reale and the palace amid flags, bunting, and cheering spectators. Troops line the route.
London dispatch reports several suspected anarchists disguised as monks were arrested in Malta during a procession escort. The brief note cites Daily Mail sources and notes heightened security during the event.
From Suva reports a hurricane swept New Caledonia and surrounding islands causing multiple shipwrecks. The steamer Hero and several nickel barges foundered near Rouao and Naumea, while the four masted Ville Du Havre broke up at Naumea. Loss of life feared as Nukulofa and Fiji island coast craft were wrecked and tidal waves flattened many structures.
Comprehensive letter from Gen J G Catlin describes ongoing guerilla clashes in Manila and a relentless pursuit by American forces. He credits a larger army for eventual surrender or death to insurgents and notes plans to establish schools, courts, and self-government while Federal Party support grows island by island. He cites religion as a factor in native attitudes and suggests a secretary’s visit could aid solution.
Lieutenant Colonel Huggins Major Greenough Major Robinson and Lieutenant Winship form the judge advocate panel for the Halterman case. Evidence against the accused is strong with no new updates on D. M. Carman the American contractor. Colonel Murray reports surrender of seven officers and thirty-two rifles and fifty-two bolomen at Tacloban Island.
Washington March release lists casualties from Manila area battles. Killed February 15 at Mount Lasajowal Marinduque Company I Second Infantry Bort Mason March 9 at San Luis Lendella Company D Sixteenth Infantry Crai Alonzo C Hooker March later Vista Marinduque Company K Second Infantry Alfred W Jones. Wounded Corporal William C Aldred leg above knee serious James C Brinkerhoff buttock moderate Thomas Sparrow arm serious Feb 8 at Nena Swar Company D First Infantry Jesse L Gray leg below knee slight March 15 at Calauan Luzon Company L Eighth Infantry First Sergeant James Delaney les above knee serious.
A cablegram to the War Department reports Capt. William H. Mullay of the Twenty first Infantry died in a Manila hospital from typhoid fever. Mullay was born in Ohio and appointed to the army from that state.
Reports from the British mail steamer Para out of Colon describe renewed rebel activity near Panama. Government forces tighten control while heavy war taxes offend business leaders who protest and are arrested as rebel sympathizers. two escape by steamer, others imprisoned. The Para’s passengers say the revolution shows no immediate end.
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