Telephone Calls and Editorials in The Daily Journal
The Daily Journal from Indianapolis on October 3, 1902 includes subscribers with carrier rates, and a list of depot and vendor locations. It also features editorials discussing Tom Johnson, railways, President Roosevelt, and political issues. The page notes national debt trends, tax policy cautions, and references to Congress, Senators Hanna and Cannon, and local political dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
Tom L. Johnson
Subtreasuries slated for abolition and bank safety
The piece argues for ending the subtreasury system rooted in past politics and finance. It cites Secretary Shaw’s cash reserve release as beneficial, urges banks to hold public money, and describes historic unsafe depositories to favor banking safeguards and interstate commerce regulation. It also notes political nominations and tariff debates shaping fiscal policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
United States Treasury
New York
Jeffersonville
Treasury
United States
Apo
Regulating Goal Roads Amid Coal Strike Violence Concerns
The coal strike has produced lawlessness with 14 killed, 42 severely injured, 67 aggravated assaults, 12 houses blown up, 6 trains wrecked, and other damage. Scarcity and high prices fuel public outrage. the Philadelphia Press lists these acts as Congress weighs effective remedies to prevent a repetition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Congress
Democratic convention designates water as public necessity
The convention declares water a public necessity marking a historic shift. Officials emphasize reliable water access as essential for communities, with leaders rallying support for infrastructure and policy measures to safeguard supply for residents and industries.
The Humorists and Weather Jokes in Brief
A collage of light witty exchanges and cartoonish quips from newspapers. Rastus jokes about eye surgery with potatoes, a Washington Star quip about clock patience, and a Plain Dealer gag on coal famine redecorating. Chugwater voices warn of turkey crop failure and lack of coal for cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Chugwater
A Wrong Diagnosis and the Harp Tuner Debate
An orator argues education begins at home and continues through school and beyond, while a calm spectator counters it starts in kindergarten and ends in places like Sing Sing or Newport. A Reverend rebukes foul language as hindering heaven, and a blunt reply notes skilled labor scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
Wall Street
Sing Sing
Newport
Philadelphia Press
Goodman
Permanent tariff commission urged to guide Congress
The New York Commercial argues for a permanent nonpartisan tariff commission. It would study and adjust tariff schedules scientifically, reducing political agitation and uncertainty, saving Congress time, and aiding business. Support spans politicians and eras, with calls to act before the Fifty-seventh Congress ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Congress
Spooner
McKinley
Randall
Dingley
Harris
Sherman
Garland
Eaton
Morrill
Plumb
Frye
Cullom
Allen
Maine
Tariff Commission
Eident
Fifty-seventh Congress
Armanent Tariff Commission
Maxwell proposes recreation piers as school space
New York Superintendent Maxwell suggests enclosing recreation piers with glass and heating to convert them into school space. He notes several congested districts where thousands of children are on half day instruction and says piers are underused for recreation during the needed season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maxwell
Public
Board of Education
Injury remark in Kansas City Journal on Roosevelt
The Kansas City Journal comments on an injury to President Roosevelt noting head or neck harm would worry the nation, while a bruise on a leg is deemed less dangerous. The remark frames public concern based on location of the injury and its perceived severity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Oyster Bay
Steel Trust
Trust
Flint
Great Britain
Germany
International Steel Trust
International Tobacco Trust
Kansas City Journal
Roosevelt
NEW SECT IN ENGLAND SHOCKS BRITONS WITH CLAIMS OF JESUS
A Morning Leader report describes the Clapton Ark of the Covenant gathering where Rev J H Smyth Piggott of the Agapemonites publicly claimed to be Christ. His life included C of E ordination, Salvation Army work, and Ireland missions before joining the sect led by Brother Prince. Members describe his millennial claim, with a vow of celibacy and an emphasis on stillness and symbolic rites within their Beulah Hall church.
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London Leader
Clapton
Jesus Christ
J. H. Smyth Piggott
Agapemonites
Bridgewater
Somersetshire
Mr. Piggott
Piggott
Ireland
Council of God
Brother Prince
London
Beulah Hall
Lavender
Prince
Reece E Agapemonites
Sussex
Mr. Piggitt
Christ
Enoch
Elijah
Whitsuntide
Forest Reserves in Alaska Reported by Interior Official
An Interior Department official described Alaska’s vast forest reserves near the Alexander Archipelago. He noted extensive forests with huge trees, 200 feet tall and six to eight feet in diameter, spanning 260 miles along the coast with dense vegetation from shore to interior ridges. Roosevelt recently created the reserve encompassing most islands in the archipelago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Southeastern
Panhandle
Alexander Archiource
Japan
Navy Department
United States
Washington Star
Interior Department
Roosevelt
Alexander Archipelago
CANTEEN OR DIVE Washington Post debate on abolition impacts
The Post weighs two witnesses on abolishing the army canteen. A practical officer questions the reform’s real effects while Gen. Funston cites saloon proliferation, gambling, and degradation of soldiers. A New York World dispatch reports a fatal stabbing linked to saloon violence near Fort Mott, highlighting the era’s tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Stetas
Fred Funston
Gayety
Funston
Rosslyn
New York World
Salem
N. J
John Ryan
Cornelius Weddle
Fort Mott
Ryan
William Lacey
Lacey
Weddle
Fanbush
Nonpartisan Tariff Review Urges Business Based Discussion
Review of Reviews argues for dispassionate, businesslike analysis of tariff issues. It notes steel, tin plate, and other industries react differently to tariffs and warns against partisan rhetoric, advocating factual, market driven adjustments.
Why Morgan Dislikes Roosevelt in Philadelphia Letter
J Pierpont Morgan seeks to defeat Roosevelt based on an old feud not broad disapproval of antitrust policy. While Roosevelt was New York governor, a franchise tax bill faced strong corporate opposition and Morgan personally urged the governor to veto or stall the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coler
New York
Brooklyn Eagle
Odell
Parker
Boss McLauglin
Saratoga
New York Times
Washington
Philadelphia
J. Pierpont Morgan
Roosevelt
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Roosevelt
New York City
Fragmentary note hints at New York corporate clashes
Partial OCR text references a conflict with New York corporations and a lasting humiliation tied to Morgan. The readable bits suggest a historical critique or satirical remark about corporate power and a notable figure’s downfall, though specifics are unclear.
Pennies in Honolulu Not Yet Used in Business
The Honolulu Star reports pennies have arrived in the islands but remain rare in commerce. Pennies circulate mainly in the post office and its departments, with some use by sailors and collectors. Changes pass through stamps and money order windows, while stores have not begun introducing pennies widely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Postoffice
Rockies
New England
Europe
West
San Francisco
Sam
Washington
Washington Letter Highlights US Iron and Rail Demand
The London Financier via the Treasury Bureau of Statistics notes a large export drop due to corn crop failure and iron steel price declines. It cites railroads driving demand for steel, predicts possible overproduction, and urges British manufacturers to adjust while US industry remains prosperous. The report also credits US Steel for stabilizing prices and highlights oil's impact on state economies and transport costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore Sun
London
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
United States
Europe
Great Britain
Aren Ans
United States Steel Corporation
Railwa
Irish stew anecdote at the White House kitchen
Senator Hanna told President McKinley that Irish stew would be lunch after observing a group of sightseers in the White House kitchen. The cook prepared the stew well, and the exchange revealed the president’s surprise at the intruding visitors and the kitchen’s everyday work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Hanna
Bingham
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Dne Omce
Editorial Eens
Indianapolis
South
Journal Newspaper Company
Ind
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Indianapolis Journal
Astor House
News Co
Chicago
Palmer House
Se Street
Auditorium Annex
Station
Cincinnati
J. R. Hawiey & Co
I Vine T. Deering
Louisville
Westtreet
St. Louis
Union News Company
Union Depot
Washington, D. C
A' House
Ebbitt
Fairfax
Wwillesd
Ot Jamen & Jackson
Dayton, O
J. W. Wilkie
Jefferson Street
Eevee
Tom Johnson
Five Railroads
Miners’ Union
Mr. Overstreet
President Roosevelt
John Mitchell
Connecticut
Kansas City
Bryan Democrats
Fort Riley
Yates
Cannon
Illinois
Senate
Louisville Courier-Journal
New Albany
John R. McLean
Cincinnati Enquirer
McLean
Johnson
Enquirer
Ohio
New York Journal
Indiana
Belgium
France
John B. Castleman
Kentucky
Democratic
the Humorists
Ana
Rastus
Father
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Him
England
Diers
Post Exchange
Morgan
Cne
Moregan
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