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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1902
Page
12
A fragment discusses tin plate industry in Indiana, citing import declines, domestic jobs, wages, and economic impact. It links industrial growth in Elwood and surrounding areas to political choices, urging voters to consider the consequences of Democratic policies and referencing a doctoring scenario as a hypothetical.
Washington reports Indiana and Ohio expect rain in northern areas and fair skies in the south. Portlinois sees rain north and fair south with brisk winds on Lake Michigan, warmer Monday in the west. Ohio also forecasts rain Sunday with fresh east winds and fair Monday. Blythe notes mean temperatures and precipitation departures for Oct 4.
Ships arriving and departing New York Southampton Cherbourg Hamburg Antwerp and Havre list La Champagne Statendam Nordam La Gascogne Hohenzollern St Paul Fuerst Lucania Umbria Kroonland La Lorraine and Columbia with routes to Rotterdam Havre New York Bremen and more all dated October 4 in brief maritime dispatches
Senator Beveridge argues that protection spurred by the government safeguards jobs and wages in Elwood and Madison County, citing growth in glass and tin plate industries, rising employment, and higher pay. He opposes trusts while urging policies expanding markets through reciprocity, expansion, and controlled reform to benefit American workers.
CHICAGO Oct. 4 The first annual conference of the Industrial Art League began today and will close tonight with an address by Archbishop Ireland. Sessions featured addresses on industrial art and related topics. Attendees included Mrs Conde Hamlin St Paul Boston Laura McAdoo Chicago J H Koehler Minneapolis J Stout Menominee Mich.
Robert McClure Snyder was found guilty of bribery by a St Louis jury after a week of testimony and five years in the state penitentiary. An appeal bond of 25 000 was posted, and motions for appeal and a new trial will be filed as court term opens Monday. The case drew crowded spectators and drew attention to alleged wholesale purchases of influence.
The article reports that Republican momentum yields early demonstrations with fully nominated township tickets. Center township Muncie delegates, 37 precincts represented by 111 delegates, gathered in the Circuit Court room for a spirited though harmonious mass convention led by Harv M. Koontz.
Charles W. Miller, Republican candidate for attorney general, spoke in Seymour detailing trust regulation and Republican policy, praising McKinley and Roosevelt, while highlighting Democratic contrasts. The speech stressed growth and GOP governance as proof of policy wisdom.
Peace, Isaac Keith, Louis Brokering and esse Walker named constables. Albert Coulston, Jasper Richey and John Henry named road supervisors. Democratic nominees include Henry Harmon for joint representative and Samuel B. Wells for prosecuting attorney. Republican meetings address campaigns in Dupont and Jefferson county with optimistic notes for Johnson county.
Sir Michael Herbert the British ambassador to the United States and Lady Herbert, with son Michael, arrived on the Campania. They were greeted by R. T. Wilson and Cornelius Vanderbilt. He praised return to the U S and commented on the coal strike’s interest, predicting no British loss of sea power and favoring the Morgan ship combine.
A New York court session before Judge Lacombe handled matters tied to Countess de Castellane. Receivers George J. and Helen M. Gould faced several creditor claims, with adjournment until Paris papers arrive. Ascher Wertheimer, claiming about $300,000, seeks withdrawal if paid monthly and life insurance in his favor. other creditors demand a fixed provision.
In Columbus Texas on October 4 a mob from Eagle Lake abducted Att Duncan from the county jail and hanged him after arriving with a large force earlier in the day. Earlier Duncan entered the Eagle Lake telephone office and was apprehended. a freight train transfer had delayed execution.
Andrew Hongala, an elderly Finn living near Oskar, died after setting fire to two brush piles while clearing ground. He left for dinner, failed to return, and was found between the blazing piles with his clothes burned off. His wife, eighty two, went for help but he died.
In Leipsic Germany October four the imperial tribunal acquitted Herr Bodel president of the board of overseers and Herr Exner bank manager of some breaches of trust, quashed the judgment on other points, and ordered a retrial. Bodel had faced a 3750 dollar fine and Exner five years inment and five years deprivation of civil rights.
Patsy Flaherty alias George Burns and Charles Denny alias Jacob Myers escaped from the Jonesboro jail by sawing through the outside grating with aid from an outside confederate. They were awaiting trial for the Cobden First National Bank robbery on Jan 13 and had been confined since Jan 77, slated for the November term of the Union County Circuit Court.
Captain Pershing’s column completely routs the Maciu Moros on Mindanao Island killing or wounding about a hundred and destroying forty forts Two Americans were wounded The Moros abandoned the fort after a long bombardment and Pershing returned to Camp Vicars The war department plans to transfer the Philippines telegraph system to civil authorities for mutual advantage.
George Sewell Bonner prominent New York lawyer and member of the New York Bar Association died from paralysis after fracturing his spine in a fall from a tree at his summer home. He had climbed the tree to pick chestnuts for his children when a limb broke and he fell.
Berlin reports first ice of the season with heavy snow in the Swabian Alps. Eastern Saxony temperatures dropped to near freezing and remote Saxony Bohemia mountains recorded 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
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