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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1902
Page
5
A mix of subscription details for the Monument dedication and local editorials discusses public relief for Martinique, praise of police performance, gas service concerns, and political commentary. The piece notes the city’s public subscription success and reflects on government actions, tariffs, and regional issues.
The article argues against repeatedly pressuring merchants for funds to support projects. It notes only a few contributors supply most requests over two years and warns that constant begging by organizers harms business and public judgment. It calls for restraint and discourages using merchant money for plans lacking clear merit.
The article outlines a coal miners strike over major demands for an eight hour workday and wage increases, pitting union radicals against conservative leaders. It notes potential spread to bituminous miners, likely business disruption, and details past settlements and projected losses, questioning strategic choices and national policy implications.
A speculative analysis asks how Democrats would have handled the Cuban war era if Bryan had led in 1896. It weighs questions about intervention, Dewey’s victory, Cuba independence, territorial gains in Puerto Rico and the Philippines, and whether peace would require different terms or a harsher course.
Senator Foraker argues the Philippine bill offers a gradual path to independence with self government, courts led by natives, native representation in municipalities, taxation by popular vote, schools, and land reform, while opponents delay and attack the army. The piece lauds Fairbanks speeches and praises Queen Regent Maria Christina as King Alfonso's care guides Spain.
A collection of quips and misquoted exchanges from humorists in Detroit Free Press Ohio State Journal and Baltimore American. The items poke fun at lack of space and patience with a floor of quirky banter about social scenes on street cars and everyday absurdities.
A collage of brief newspaper quotes on credit and social virtue from Chicago Post Philadelphia Press and other sources. It includes jokes about debt, conductors, and social pretensions with wry commentary.
The Folkething passed a conditional cession plan by 98 to 2 but the Landsthing rejected it and backed a plebiscite only if three quarters approve. The vote shelves the issue until after September elections as the government seeks a Landsthing majority.
In a May telegram to President Roosevelt from Wiesbaden Germany Emperor William II offers to present a bronze statue of Frederick the Great to the United States to be set in Washington. Roosevelt replies that he will submit the plan to Congress and notes the strong friendship between the nations and a hope for closer ties.
Berlin reports Emperor William offers to present a Frederick the Great statue to the United States surprising the German public. The Kaiser has not chosen a sculptor yet, with Begas, Lessing, or Liphes among candidates. In Washington Roosevelt says a site near the planned new war college in the arsenal grounds would suit the tribute.
In New York on May 16 Bishop Burgess of the Long Island Episcopal diocese issued a notice calling for retirement of women singers from the nine missions under the Cathedral of the Incarnation. He argued women should not wear cassocks and surplices tied to men, though he opposed blocking their singing in churches.
Disturbances continue in Port au Prince as rioters attack the palace. Guard fire yields casualties, exact counts unclear. Southern delegates arrive to form a provisional government while northern rebels reject overtures and plan a march on Port au Prince after a loan was raised against Cape Haitian and Gonaives customs receipts.
Mont Pelee remains intermittently active with new lava vents sending smoke and glowing embers. Detonations, falling stones, and widespread pillage fears in St Pierre prompt French, American, and British aid measures as 16 000 refugees crowd Fort de France while hospitals overflow and cremation becomes common.
A distressing AP report from Kingstown details La Souffriere devastation on St Vincent. An estimated 1,700 dead, 5,000 homeless, ash covered towns, ruined crops, and hospitals strained. New craters form as lava replaces earlier lake with pervasive dust and drifting ash.
A Daily Mail dispatch from Kingstown Island of St. Vincent quotes Rev. Darrell on La Souffriere. He recounts rowing eight miles to the crater as a colossal vapor pillar rose, a dark cloud swept the boat, sulphurous dust fell, thunder and earthquakes shook the scene, leaving the crew cowed by the mountain’s plutonic energy.
A Barbados report quotes B. W. L stating two million tons of volcanic dust from St Vincent eruptions have settled on Jamaica. Dust is reportedly falling at the island’s highest altitudes and spreading across Kingston area.
Paris reports provincial France mobilizes funds and sympathy for Martinique after the catastrophe. Government places collection boxes in post offices as officials note Americans move quickly while France delays. Commissions assure food supplies, with aid from colonies and a US shipment of bread cod fish and disinfectants to Martinique.
The Danish cruiser Valkyrien returned to St Thomas after a voyage from Martinique on May 9. An officer described ash clouds from the St Pierre eruption, fires and detonations, and many burned, floating corpses seen near the coast before joining Suchet and Pougier-Quertier toward Le Precheur.
The Sunday Journal previews diverse contents and features worth tomorrow such as GEORGE ADE’s modern fable, AN AMERICAN HAREM, NATALIE OF SERVIA, and PORTO RICO prospects. It also mentions hunting notes, a school travels piece, a government clock, a tramps story, and social life coverage along with sporting news and labor notes. The excerpt includes an account of a rescue at Fort de France after Mont Pelee eruptions with salvaged people and thanks from a government official aboard the Valkyrien.
US officials report St Vincent and Martinique devastated by volcanic eruption. Thousands displaced seek food and water as relief networks form. Refugees stream to Fort de France and Kingstown while ships carry stores and a US naval training ship heads to Port-au-Prince to protect American interests. The Windward Islands governors coordinate aid with Britain and Ireland expressing gratitude for pledged assistance.
London reports Andrew Carnegie sent £1000 to the Mansion House West Indian relief fund, lifting total subscriptions to £14 000 with Queen Alexandra and firms contributing. Dispatch from St Vincent notes 1,300 bodies burned, nine sugar estates damaged, relief costing about £50 daily. Donations from Chicago Pittsburg New York and Detroit push relief funding upward.
In Teplitz Bohemia the hot springs yielded water of a red brown color yesterday. The water showed iron and ochre, with a geologist attributing the change to subterranean sources and linking it to volcanic activity. A note recalls Lisbon quake events near Teplitz recorded in November.
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