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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1902
Page
5
Indianapolis Journal reports on coal strike developments, Republican and Democratic reactions, and federal actions. It notes casualties in the anthracite region, calls for end of the strike, and discusses pension data, economic impacts, and editorial stances. Mentions Congress, President, Hanna, Baer, and political figures, plus coverage of Ohio river improvements and broader national sentiment.
The Wilson Gorman tariff and a 67 cent per ton Dingley duty on coal are discussed. New England coal would not suit stoves and furnaces designed for anthracite. Democrats backed the duty to aid states Virginia and West Virginia. A 1840s winter saw job losses in Virginias amid mine closures linked to free raw materials ideology. President Ingalls of the Big Four railroads protested free coal, suggesting mine closures were caused by anti free materials preaching.
The piece argues for federal or state intervention laws to prevent coal mines from halting supply during strikes, especially when transportation and essential goods are affected. It contends high tariffs created higher wages, boosting demand, and asserts a new law is needed to avert nationwide distress and sustain economic activity.
The Times links roaring U S business growth to three factors the large volume of trade speculative activity and currency withdrawals from the treasury. It notes high home demand for iron and steel while imports rise, argues domestic buyers pay more at home than exports, and ties expansion to full employment and rising wages across cities and grain states. The article contrasts this with Europe and credits wage earners’ purchasing power for rising prices and farm and factory demand.
A Berlin dispatch cites Dr Schacht in the Prussian Year Book urging Germany to reorganize industry on a grand scale like the American trusts. He says trusts boost technical progress and lower costs, though they carry risks to be curbed by legislation. Senator Lodge echoes that large corporations are useful yet potentially dangerous masters.
Evansville correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer argues Hemenway failed to secure public building funds for towns smaller than Princeton Rockport Petersburg and Mount Vernon in the First district. He notes most grants were preexisting and cites that population influenced allocations, while highlighting a looming push for a large Ohio River navigation appropriation to Pittsburg.
Governor Stone orders the Pennsylvania militia into the anthracite region to safeguard workers who want to stay on the job. President Mitchell offers no objection, believing many miners will refuse to return if soldiers are present, risking coal operators’ position. A Morgan-led merger rumor links to $10,000,000 bonds and possible trade disruption, though denied and deemed improbable.
The piece surveys humorous takes on famous lines about men and ideals. A Detroit Free Press remark questions a man’s knowledge of his own team while a Chicago Post bit ponders how a woman’s ideal of a man changes with time.
A garbled collage references engagements and marriage, with stray lines about a boy and a dog, a music teacher and a grand musician, a father paying coins to stop practice, and a boy sighing over life choices. The fragmentary tone mirrors humorous diary pieces and snapshots from early 20th century press.
A long Commercial Club meeting revised a primary reform plan and formed a new committee to prepare a bill for the next Legislature. Addison C. Harris chairs a bipartisan panel listing duties for primary boards, registration questions, and separate party primaries with cost and appointment debates that followed.
Charles W. Miller of Goshen and Republican candidate for attorney general spoke at the court house in Wabash. He praised Indiana’s industrial growth under Republican policy, highlighting glass and tin plate industries, wage levels, and state debt reductions. Miller urged continued Republican rule and noted Landis’s forthcoming tour and local reception.
Representative James E. Watson will tour Wayne county in the last week before the election, delivering five addresses. The final gathering is set for Richmond on November 2, aiming for a rousing meeting. Lafayette’s J Frank Hanly speaks Friday night at the Phillips House, with Illinois Representative Cannon scheduled later in the month.
Morristown Indiana Mayor James E. Watson and Edgar E. Hendee spoke to a crowded Republican gathering at Wrennick's Hall. The hall was packed beyond capacity as supporters heard the candidate for representative discuss issues and plans for the district.
The report lists multiple politicians including Senator Fairbanks Beveridge Payne and others with a crowded itinerary across Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and West Virginia. It notes changes to speaking dates, cancellations by W L Taylor, and updated bureau announcements for October events in towns such as Delphi Logansport Brazil Newport Wadena and others.
Marcus R. Sulzer of Madison, Republican candidate for representative from Jefferson County, visited town yesterday to discuss politics and Indiana’s southern district. He touted crops up after drought, new factories, and population growth, and explained gas’s collapse boosting river towns, with dam projects like the Chanoine system enabling year round navigation on the Ohio and expanding coal and merchandise traffic downstream to Cairo and beyond. He highlighted river traffic gains, Kanawha and Kentucky river improvements, and a bright future for his town.
James H. Jones, postmaster of New Castle, Indiana, said townspeople are eager to welcome Representative Watson when he speaks there in the coming weeks. He noted strong local enthusiasm for a new post office building financed by the Hotel Gould Bundy Company.
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