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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1901
Page
4
The Daily Journal lists subscription terms for Indianapolis and suburbs, with carrier and mail options, foreign postage rates, and mailing instructions. It also notes numerous city and hotel agents for distribution, plus publication policies requiring name and address for letters.
City Attorney Kern renews effort to force Indianapolis Gas Co to drill new wells for adequate gas. Judge McMaster ruled against the city. Kern aims to uphold court findings and appeal to the Supreme Court, while municipal politics hinge on keeping the case alive amid opposition to army canteen and wartime social issues.
A heated argument portrays opponents of the army canteen as supporting vice, claiming they would rather soldiers drink and waste money than be offered temperate beer. The speaker likens such views to aligning with brothel keepers and condemns the moral stance.
The School Board invited a House member to deliver the graduation address, which was accepted. Opponents claimed partisanship though the speaker avoided political tone. threats of boycotting diplomas arose but the address proceeded, denouncing partisan bitterness and praising cross party fraternal ties.
A column argues that global alliances proliferate while the United States maintains wary, neutral diplomacy. It traces dreibund rumors, contemplates a universal disarmament pact, and refutes the era of fixed blocs. It then critiques the “solid South” as a postwar construct and predicts a future realignment on economic lines.
The text argues that a carefully drawn bond among signatory powers would prevent war, ensuring permanent peace and boosting global business. It condemns European alliances as tools for rulers against peoples and classes against the masses.
The passage compiles jumbled lines from papers and people, including remarks about Cecil's literary prospects and a budding mustache scene. It features playful banter from Philadelphia Press and Washington Star style voices, highlighting youthful vanity and flirtatious exchange.
A fragmentary reminiscence quips about an unusually genuine summer spell while a jokey exchange aboard a vessel recalls a seedy fellow requesting passage and an umbrella loan. The text blends weather musings with humorous dialogue and American sentiment.
Indiana newspapers summarize national issues and local fadeouts in editorials. Topics range from ship canals and automobile progress to honest money and protection, with commentary on Bryan, Watterson, and the Democratic stance. References to President Polk, British credit, and public order are interwoven with local notes about Brown county whitecaps and court terminology clarifications.
Letters by Queen Victoria grow in value in London while a brief note sold for 25 pounds. Chief Justice Fuller enjoys fiction after court. Gambetta’s enigmatic three words hint at a forthcoming speech. Lorillard plans a luxurious twin‑screw houseboat on the Hudson. A Texas legislator apologizes after a pointed remark. Croker greets Porter in Paris but refuses to vote for him. An Oklahoma postmaster’s playful note warns of a shooting next Wednesday. Damrosch locates a house by noting a doorstep tone. A farmer’s wife recalls boarders as maiden ladies and teachers. Flammarion links astronomy to longevity with a diverse French society. Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery says she won’t seek re‑election as national Suffrage secretary.
Kansas City Journal notes Andrew Carnegie refused to meet Guy Benton and then provided a 25000 library gift after a confrontational attempt. Separately, Hawaii’s government misread the music played, mistaking God Save the King for America as the band played at the Capitol, with lawmakers briefly standing before realizing the error.
The article argues that false reports west of the Philippines have inflamed resistance to American rule. Aguinaldo’s propaganda warned of oppression while Americans promised reform. In interiors, Filipinos demand deed over words, with insurgent threats delaying loyalty. Observers expect decisive actions by Americans to suppress banditti and restore peace.
Ainslee's Magazine presents a dialogue between a railroad president and a United States senator discussing government ownership of railroads. The senator advocates government operation while the president notes control by seven or eight men, chiefly in New York. Notable figures named include J Pierpont Morgan E H Harriman William Rockefeller James J Hill William K Vanderbilt George J Gould Jacob H Schiff and A J Cassatt.
The article traces political shifts from Reconstruction through 1900, noting early Republican control in several ex-slave states, the long Democratic dominance, and the emergence of two strong parties in the South. It discusses how sectional lines may fade, pressuring both parties to field stronger candidates and suggesting Vermont and Massachusetts could become doubtful states.
Philadelphia Press notes Mr John Barrett was chosen as delegate to the International conference of American states to be held in Mexico City. The selection highlights Barretts diplomatic experience and ability to advance the nations traditional policy amid growing trade and closer relations with Spanish American states. The 1890 Washington initiative to coordinate these ties is set to advance.
The Brooklyn Eagle asserts that Philander Knox the new attorney general never met or communicated with J Pierpont Morgan and was involved in only one Morgan related lawsuit which Knox won for those opposing Morgan. The contrast with numerous unfounded claims favors the single proven fact.
A Boston Herald excerpt quotes Governor Candler of Georgia arguing that education of African Americans in the South can be managed without certain southern adornments. The piece contrasts his claimed capability to attend to schooling with the caution implied by the word can versus will in the debate.
A critical opinion on a widely discussed parody by Barry Pain. The piece mocks the original letters style and sentiment, highlighting for readers the contrived tenderness and wandering expressions. It notes the work is not edifying but offers humor for fans of playful satire and naming publishers Putnams.
This two volume history covers each colony from first settlement to Independence. It profiles geography people and statecraft for Virginia through Georgia in volume one and New Jersey Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania Connecticut Rhode Island North and South Carolina in volume two. Facsimiles of early maps and scenes accompany the text with notes on sources and publication in the Story of the Nations series by G P Putnam's Sons.
Alfred Ayres, a recognized authority on syntax and pronunciation, presents a practical manual for writing and speaking correctly. It targets common errors such as will for shall and would for should, and also covers tense, possessives, and the use of who which what that and whom with clear instructive examples. New York D Appleton Co.
A biographical tale by former sailor Frank T. Bullen detailing religious and irreligious life aboard merchant ships. The narrative follows his early youth, hardened years, and devout Christian conversion, presented in a clear first person voice with movement and realism. Published by Frederick A. Stokes & Co in New York.
The book explains celestial sights accessible with a small telescope without observatory tools. Garrett P Serviss guides readers to locate double and colored stars, clusters, and nebulae with maps and explanations. It covers planets and lunar scenery, published by D Appleton and Co.
Frederick Palmer collects eight pieces set in the Philippines. Tales center on army and navy life, contrasting regular officers, army women, and native figures, with dramatic love affairs and wartime incidents shaping the fiction.
May issues from International Magazine and American Queen announce prize stories by Annie Fellows Johnson and features on outdoor exercise for women. Other journals like Ladies' Home Journal, Harper's, and The Century preview fiction, essays, art and travel pieces, with notes on editors shifts and new maps from Rand McNally.
A publisher notes the new work A Search for an Infidel by Rev Jenkin Lford Jones. The title echoes Earlier writings like Jess or Bits of Wigside Gospel. The description hints at a tract on faith written in a traditional period voice.
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