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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1902
Page
5
TheDaily Journal from May 21 1102 lists subscription terms for carriers and mail, noting rates for daily and Sunday editions, club discounts, and international postage. It includes distribution points in New York Chicago Cincinnati and other cities, plus commentary on Congress provincial matters and labor issues.
A bill requires no laborer or mechanic on contracted work to work more than eight hours daily. Violators face a daily penalty of percent for each laborer exceeding the limit. If enacted, the law would apply to the new government building in the city and others to be erected.
The nation praises U S aid to Cuba as a milestone for popular government worldwide. It cites monarchies yielding to republics in Mexico and Brazil, France and Sweden advancing suffrage, and Cuba as a modern first born republic. The piece frames lasting democratic progress across nations and condemns attacks on American troops in the Philippines.
Washington correspondent of the Brooklyn Eagle notes Democratic leaders recoil from scuttle tactics. Conservative senators blame Tillman Carmack Patterson and Rawlins for hurtful attacks on the army in the Philippines. They fear alienating voters and seek to end the debate so Republicans can vote on the government bill next week. The piece assails Democratic orators who slander the army and warns the public resents such inhumane attacks on American troops overseas. The piece argues the American people defend humane action and oppose cowardly slanders.
An article praises the National Association of Operative Millers visiting Indianapolis. It surveys milling history from stone querns to modern plants, notes Minnesota's lead in milling and New York’s decline, highlights Minneapolis output and the Genesee Genesee Valley era, and references Senate politics and city sidewalk enclosure debates mixed with travelogue of flour production.
In a witty dialogue from the humorous column, Geraldine asks if people misunderstand her and Gerald replies he often feels so. He notes he uses the telephone a lot as a cue to modern misunderstandings and communication. A Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph item mentions Mrs Hiland observing a clean landscape while Mr Hiland references detectives scouring the country.
A terse Chicago Post item records a young man pressing an old man for his daughter and the man’s wary response. The Washington Star notes a biographer’s remark that hints at a celebrated commercial achievement in a brisk, ironic aside.
A candid millionaire credits structured success to hiring capable people to mind his business while emphasizing the value of discretion. He notes that his achievement came from delegating tasks and trusting competent staff to handle affairs.
Pittsburg Press reports a quip between Miss Goldrox and Mr Forden-Hunt about losing heart and a reply on the cost and effort of finding it. Philadelphia Record notes a sharp remark about a tongue like a race horse and a husband’s defense of endurance and ignorance.
A review of James Huneker's Melomaniacs praises some insights yet mocks the cynical tone. It notes the satire targets Wagner and decadence while appreciating sharp, concise observations on modern music culture and the perils of overflown bohemianism.
Critics find Mark Twain's A Double-barreled Detective Story uneven and inconsistent, wavering from serious novel to burlesque of detective fiction and Sherlock Holmes. Some readers blame the shift on the author's struggle to sustain the original plan, others blame a travesty device that spoils the promising setup. Harper & Brothers.
Ernest Crosby as a political figure and writer is reviewed for Captain Jinks Hero a satire on war militarism and imperialism. The piece notes Crosby’s reformer background his tenure in New York politics and Egypt appointment and weighs the burlesque plus satire against one sidedness while praising literary workmanship. The New York Funk and Wagnalls edition is cited.
The author uses a dark-hued tale to argue that brain center distortion underlies deformities and crime, suggesting punishment for deformity is unjust. Characters, both genders, are depicted as perverts rooted in heredity or moral lapse, yet remain compelling as studies. Published by G. W. Dillingham Company in New York.
Adhirers of the Holmes story now may read the tale in book form from McClure, Phillips & Co., released after its Strand Magazine run ended. Doyle, not reviving Holmes fully, recounts events before his Alpine presumed death and unveils how he methodically unmasks a godlike Baskerville curse in The Hound of the Baskervilles, leading to a death and a life saved.
The reader is invited to enjoy the book’s thrills as the plot tightens toward a climax. Holmes remains popular and Doyle is praised for unraveling the mystery. Public taste for detective stories continues to grow.
Charles Theodore Murray offers a Paris set tale tied to Dreyfus era events. The review notes his Paris of the Latin Quarter, grisettes, and revolutionary imagery with a critical view of French people. The author’s portrayal aims for a stirring romance about transforming power of love.
A short collection of tales for children led by a humorous kindergarten study. Ardelia in Arcady tells of a slum girl brought to the country who does not value her luck. The other five stories entertain, marking the volume a notable contribution to child literature from McClure Phillips in New York.
A New York volume presents four Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris. Titled The Making of a Statesman and Other Stories, the book includes A Child of Christ Flingin Jim and His Fool Killer Miss Puss's Parasol and other tales of Southern life.
A committee prepared report on moral conditions in New York City addressing a long standing social issue. The volume, though local in origin, treats the topic with seriousness and notes broader national relevance. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in New York.
The Vir Publishing Company of Philadelphia issues a practical guide by Dr Emma F A Drake. It offers hygiene advice and tips for maintaining a sound mind in a sound body using professional knowledge in clear popular language.
The June Smart Set opens with Gertrude Lynch’s novelette The Fighting Chance about complex love amid a statesman’s affair, not a pleasing tale. It also features love stories, poems, and essays by Margaret Deland, Lillian Bell, Mary S Cutting, and others, plus cultural notes on climate, agriculture, and Roosevelt family portraits for Ladies' Home Journal.
The latest Appleton poster promotes Miss Laut's Heralds of Empire by George Bentham. Dodd Mead plans Marie Corelli romance set to be released this fall, with the title kept secret. G W Dillingham unveils The Fool by William H Carson, author of Hester Bilatz.
A flurry of literary updates from 19th century publishing includes George W. Cable’s new novel Bylow Hill to be published by Scribners this week with full color illustrations by Mr. Yohn. Sidney Lanier’s unpublished prose becomes She and His Forerunners, two volumes, in a Doubleday edition. Mrs. Nelle Blessing-Eyster reveals a Chinese boy story. Mrs. W. K. Clifford releases Margaret Vincent with a light humorous tone and hopeful ending.
LeRoy Armstrong, author of The Outlaws, writes a biographical note about his Indiana roots near Plymouth, his Lincoln ballot at age six, and time spent with the Chicago Herald. He defends fiction tied to real events, honors canal builders, and recalls the Wa bash valley era, plague memories, and early Indiana love stories.
Philadelphia Record recounts why George Carey Eggleston joined pallbearers for Frank R. Stockton. He notes Stockton, William Ashman, and James T. Mitchell were early literary club members who studied Shakespeare and Milton at the Athenaeum, forming lifelong friendships that led to their role at Stockton's funeral.
The New York Evening Post recalls senatorial courtesy and shows its limits when Pitchfork Tillman’s Democratic colleagues walked out of the chamber leaving him with empty seats to talk to a historic and direct rebuke in Congress.
Mr W Abraham M P speaking on American experiences cites vast heaps of discarded machinery in the United States that would have extended life in England and Wales. He recalls steel works where workers rode to and from in gigs on pay day, imagining Rhondda colliers driving home in their work clothes.
A Boston Transcript reflection notes vast editorializing on mercy of the Almighty after St Pierre disaster. It argues death may not be evil, questions brutality of nature versus human sympathy, and suggests caregiving sentiment should be weighed against fate.
The Samuels become talk of the hour as President Sam resigns in Hpith. Prince Salm-Salm wed an Austrian archduchess, drawing wide attention to imperial and diplomatic circles, while Uncle Sam remains central to global interests.
A Detroit Free Press piece notes Mr Bryan's view of a good Democrat as one who supports reaffirming the Chicago platform and tolerates another defeat.
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