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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1902

Page

11

Entries Break Record at Indianapolis Horse Show

Dex Moines totals soar past 1100 entries with closing day rush. Aurel Batonyi famed whip travels to Indianapolis for four in hand exhibition alongside Pepper's famous jumpers. Mills reports Louisville and Des Moines combined entries exceed 1000, signaling a new West record as Pepper stable pledges to attend with top horses and a 40 piece band prepares to perform at festival field

Mills Mortimer Levering Indianapolis Louisville West Mr. Mills Des Moines Aurel Batonyi Mooster Capital Batonyi America Madison Square Garden Maurice Howlett Kansas City New York Aurel Barony John 3B Adeville Mass General Castleman Lexington Harry Moody Eminence R. W. Ray Ee Engin Matt 8 Ernest Williams Winchester Ind Williams London Baby On Mr. Williams Festival Field

Wishard In Town Praised For Statesmanship In Fairbanks

A. W. Wishard is described as a thorough statesman in Fairbanks with high regard for his qualities akin to the late President McKinley. In Washington impressions spread that the Republican party will keep strength in Congress despite an off year, as voters favor prosperity and sane government. Wishard enjoys Washington as residence and his duties in office.

Fairbanks McKinley Washington Republican Party Congress Wishard

O Brien Holds Court At Democratic Headquarters

State Chairman Will H. O'Brien greeted visitors Samuel Ralston of Lebanon and Benjamin F. Shively of South Bend at the Lombard building headquarters. He forecast an election day surge and predicted electing all available Democratic representatives to the lower House. O'Brien, fresh from Lafayette, heads toward Greencastle with campaign gum shoes signaling active campaigning ahead of the Tomlinson Hall meeting.

Lombard Will H. O’brien Samuel Ralston Lebanon Benjamin F. Shively South Bend O'Brien Delphic Oracle Suron Tenceburg

Big Republican Rally Expected in Elwood Tonight

Preparations aim to mobilize the largest vote in years as Chairman El- Hots assigns blocks of voters to each committee member for election day outreach. Senator Beveridge is slated to speak at a laboring men oriented gathering, promising a strong turnout and focus on workers' issues.

el- Hots Met Miare Elwood Beveridge

Republican Speakers Bureau rally boosts Indiana campaign

Charles W. Miller of Goshen said farmers are learning to attend Republican meetings as campaigns gain momentum. The party listed speaking plans across multiple towns with Fairbanks Beveridge Foraker and others set to speak in Clinton Elwood Terre Haute Seymour Dupont Holton Jefferson City and more. Anderson’s Grimes arranged for speakers while Gurley Brewer heads to West Virginia for labor center tours before returning to Indiana. Lawson Spencer postmaster visited Fairbanks Beveridge headquarters amid active campaigning.

Charles W. Miller Goshen Repubiican Fairbanks Clinton Senator Beveridge Elwood Joseph Benson Foraker Ohio Terre Haute Seymour Daniel E. Storms Shoals Frank B. Posey Dupont W. M. Chance Holton John T. Ellis Jefferson City Robert B. Grimes Anderson Mr. Lyons Republican Speakers’ Bureau Grimes Senator Fairbanks Gurley Brewer West Virginia Republican National Committee Brewer West Visa Indiana J. F. Lawson Spencer Beveridge Lawson Mr. Goodrich

Kokomo Republican Leader Seeks Speakers

E A Simmons of Kokomo, chairman of the Howard county Republican committee, visited the city yesterday to meet party leaders. He spoke with State committee Secretary Whittaker about securing speakers for Kokomo.

E. A. Simmons Kokomo Howard County Republican Committee Whittaker State Committee

Beveridge Switches Columbus Speech to Rushville Meeting

Senator Beveridge will not speak in Columbus on October 8. The date is changed and he will address a Rushville meeting that evening, delivering a political address to residents and supporters in the Rushville venue.

Beveridge Columbus Rushville

New Term At Butler Sees Record Freshman Class

Butler College opens term with largest enrollment in years. Freshmen number sixty five, nearly double last year, with many honor graduates and a strong female share. The residence hall fills, and fraternities and societies begin the year active under new faculty and a three week no-spiking pact.

Butler College Rhea Hail Behymer Miss Galvin Butler Downey Avenue Rietz Cornell McKinney King’s School of Oratory Pittsburg Myrtle Taylor Charlotte Poa Helen Downing Anne Heaton Lora Campbell Elizabeth Wink Mary Wickler Isabel van Zant

Thief Steals Heating Stove From Stable of Omer Smock

Omer Smock of 1712 Buckle Street reported a theft of a fine heating stove kept in his stable during summer. He shivered in cold rain yesterday as he searched the area and learned a neighbor’s tip about a white man driving a bay horse toward a white-covered carriage.

Omer Smock Buckle Street Mr. Smock

New Pianos at $16 and Up at Wulchner's

Wulchner's offers new pianos starting at sixteen dollars and increasing with models. The ad highlights affordable entry options and a range of instruments for different budgets. Historically styled music shop copy notes selection, pricing, and sales emphasis.

Wulchner’s

Indiana Labor Commission reports steady gains in arbitration use

The Indiana Labor Commission and Board of Arbitration filed its third biennial report with Governor Durbin noting labor satisfaction, quiet industrial conditions, and rising voluntary arbitration. It highlights wage advances across skilled and unskilled workers, broader use of arbitration, and proposed amendments to strengthen conciliation before strikes or lockouts. The report covers board procedures, the role of state arbitration, and the impact on labor capital relations.

Indiana Labor Commission and Board of Arbitration Durbin L. P. McCormack B. Frank Schmid Board of Arbitration Labor Commission Indiana State Labor Commission Arbitration Board

Evening at the Church Promises Guiding Talks on Immortality

Tomorrow evening at the church a discussion on immortality will unfold with topics including The Problem Stated Its Nature and Importance In the Light of Science The Verdicts of Reason The Testimony of Inspiration Jesus and the Eternal Life Retribution and the Divine Government The Resurrection of the Body Heaven the Home of the Blessed Dead The program closes with a song service led by Louis Dochez and violinist Herbert L Houston.

Lem Jesus Heaven Louis Dochez Herbert L. Houston

Funds for Institute Raise Final 25 000 Goal

G W Brown and Albert Sahm report $725 raised yesterday as they push to secure the last $25,000 needed to complete the $150,000 fund for the technical institute. Major donors include Mrs E C Knight $100 John Knight $10 Indianapolis Foundry Co $20 W W Critchlow $35 Kruse Deventer $20 B F Nysewander raised from $50 to $100. Merchants' Association directors plan to aid the canvass and review a plan at their morning meeting. The proposed poset Plan suggests a special sales day with 10 percent of all sales to the fund.

G. W. Brown Albert Sahm Technical Institute E. C. Knight John Knight Indianapolis Foundry Company W. W. Critchlow Kruse & Deventer B. F. Nysewander Merchants’ Association

McCaslin Sues Koehne Seeks Access to County Books

G. H. McCaslin, investigator for the Democratic organization, files suit in Superior Court seeking an alternative writ of mandamus to compel County Treasurer Armin C. Koehne to admit him to the treasurer’s office to inspect the county books. Judge Leathers granted the writ and set a fresh hearing date in October. failure to comply may lead to arguments that office rules bar access. McCaslin is represented by ex-Judge Pliny W. Bartholomew and Charles Remster.

G. H. McCaslin Armin C. Koehne Superior Court McCaslin Koehne Leathers

Shortridge Senate Session Debates Trust Bill and Telegram Shock

Yesterday afternoon in Room D the Shortridge High School Senate held a lively session on the trust bill. Senator Lodge faced a telegram revealing his London stock losses as he sought tariff changes, prompting uproar and a hasty adjournment amid calls for order and murmurs of an anti-ring faction forming.

Shortridge High School Senate Lodge Edwin Friend Warren M. Newcomb White River Newcomb Hawley Shortridge Senate Fairbanks Deboe Charles Christian Teller Walter Pritchard Colorado Pritchard Earl Pritchard Massachusetts Senate Senator Lodge London Donnan

Medical College and Indiana Dental College Cadaver Records Urged

Police Court heard demonstrations by Dr. David Ross and Dr. George Hunt on dissection records. Affidavits issued for missing records against Dr. Alexander and Dr. Wright. trials set for Oct 15. Indiana Dental College showed a list of cadavers used since 1900 from City Hospital and county farm with names ages and origins.

David Ross Medical College of Indiana George E. Hunt Indiana Dental College Stubbs Collins Ross Gerber George Hunt Physio-Medical College Rowland Evans City Hospital M. J. Spencer Daniel Sullivan James Holman County Farm A. H. Harcourt Julius Robinson Michael Ryan

Forest Conditions Maps for Montgomery County Forestation Efforts

W H Freeman, state forester, seeks county forest maps and histories. Samuel J Record of Wabash College provides Montgomery County data showing township timber percentages and acreages including Ripley 1273 acres, Brown 950, Walnut 4493 at 2 percent, Sugar Creek 14 percent, Madison 2.1, Coal Creek and Clark 0.6, Wayne 2, Scott 0.4. Relatives of Warren Newcomb ask doctor Schenck about revival efforts after his drowning in Riverside Park river. doctor asserts death occurred before arrival after one and a half hours in water.

W. H. Freeman State Board of Forestry Samuel J. Record Wabash College Montgomery County Ripley Township Brown Township Walnut Township Franklin Township Sugar Creek Township Madison Township Coal Creek Township Timber Clark Township Wayne Scott Montery County Warren Newcomb Riverside Park Schenck Eee Newcomb

Shortridge Juniors Elect Class Officers and Organize

About one hundred fifty juniors at Shortridge High met at 8 am in the Assembly Hall to organize for the year. Principal Hull spoke and offered encouragement for class of 04 work. Election results named Eli Lilly president by fifteen votes, Louise Milligan vice president, Edith Brannon secretary, and Robert Hackney treasurer. Committees on colors, pin, motto were appointed. A motto and a pin design will be adopted at the next meeting.

Shortridge High School Assembly Hall Hull Frank Doudiean Eli Lilly Doudiean Louise Milligan Edith Brannon Robert Hackney Colors Florence Swankhauss Louise Min Robert Faily Garvin Brown Mary Parrot Ruth Matson Kennedy Reese Ryland Pratt Paul Merrill Florence Latham John Sheets Frank Doudican

How Water Freeses

A concise note on why ponds and rivers do not freeze deeply. Water is heaviest at four degrees Celsius causing a lighter top layer to form a frost over the surface while deeper water remains unfrozen. This physical property ensures the pond does not freeze solid.

Marine Journal

Ice as a great coat slows Arctic Ocean freezing

The text explains how cooling water forms a thin ice layer that acts as a poor heat conductor, blocking further heat loss from the warmer water beneath. As ice thickens, it insulates more, preventing deeper freezing, which keeps Arctic Ocean ice at only a few feet thick.

Arctic Ocean

Railroading in Mexico in perils of peons and laws

A Brooklyn Eagle report quotes a returning civil engineer describing the dangers of railroad work in Mexico. He details peons lifting heavy rocks at track sites, ignorant behavior toward locomotives, and the slow justice system that delays aid and body removal after accidents. He notes frequent fatalities, railway crews’ imprisonment pending investigations, and the hazard of blocked tracks while authorities respond.

Brooklyn Eagle Mexico Republic States O Re Railway Brotherhood Ape Exico City

Colleges and Journalism Misunderstand the Field

The World’s Work argues colleges misjudge journalism, offering few professional post graduate courses. It cites Yale’s minimal journalism funding and criticizes literature departments for not teaching writing as a craft and trade. News writing is presented as an art learned through early newsroom work, not theory.

Yale University Frank Munsey

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dex Moines Aurel Batonys Pepper A. W. Wishard Democratic Headquarters Mr. Beveridge Omer Commission Dr. Kelloggs Hiram W. Kellogg Central Avenue Funds For Institute Romance of Monsieur Beau Caire The Gentleman Vanrevels Henry Hutt All Lishers Imperial Japan Tarkington Wcaslin Sues T—Mccaslin Alexander Freeman Shortridge Juniors Sir Gilbert Parker Egypt Gilbert Parker R. Talbot Kelly D. Appleton & Company Chicago Colleges and Journalism
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