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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1903
Page
7
The Daily Journal lists subscription prices for city and mail routes, with weekly, semi weekly, and yearly options. It details reduced club and agent rates, mailing guidance, and notes on foreign postage. It also lists locations in several cities for newspaper availability and acceptance of manuscripts sent for publication.
A compilation of short notices touches on vacation subscriptions, address changes, and mail duties, then shifts to international affairs. Reports state Turkish authorities press a crackdown near the vice consul, while European politics and Jewish emigration debates surface with figures like Debs and Nordau. A possible holy war in Turkey and local policing license tweaks follow.
The two glass trusts and two unions end warfare with a 10 percent wage advance and a plan to idle factories until stock is exhausted. Cooperatives pledge to uphold price rises while firms accrue interest on idle plants. The public faces higher costs as producers seek to recoup wages and profits, a harmful tightening of supplies in a cooperative economy of overlapping consumer blocs.
A New York firm surveyed leading banks nationwide on trade and crop prospects. Replies show favorable business conditions with crop outlook below average, and little link seen between stock fluctuations and the broader economy. Bank officers across the country report steady activity, rising deposits, and cautious, conservative lending.
A review of wage scales and plant operation in union and nonunion mills tied to the Amalgamated Association and United States Steel, noting the nonunion mills’ continued operation. It discusses production disruption, corporate strategy to open shops, and the broader political-constitutional digressions about Roosevelt and Secretary Root.
A collage of light quips and jokes from Detroit Free Press and multiple papers. Includes exchanges about hats umbrellas and dinner eclaws, a cannibal quip, an undertaker remark, and a child mischief exchange. Also features Archie’s almost ready joke about a porterhouse and rooms.
In Benton Harbor Michigan on August 20 a group calling themselves the Flying Roll Israelites pace the streets and preach a new creed. Led by Mary and Benjamin the sect condemns work for Gentiles, forbids marriage, insists on strict vegetarianism, and awaits a millennial reign beginning within three years. They claim 144 000 will rule with Christ, separate families, and import olives from California as holy food.
The article analyzes the Ottoman Empire's military strength as tensions rise in the Balkans. It covers 1897 lessons from Greece, reforms toward German methods, and a projected army of one and a half million. It details religious exemptions, the Nizam Redif and Mustafiz forces, Hamidie militia, Hawe reserves, and overall troop counts, corps and unit composition, highlighting mobilization capabilities and weaknesses.
Providence Journal notes that Congressman Overstreet questions the immediate need for currency reform while acknowledging elasticity is desirable. The 1930 act's gold standard provides protection, but doubts remain about future emergencies and the certainty of exchanging silver for gold without delay.
The twelfth census counts 76,308,387 people in the enumerated areas. Excluded Alaska and Hawaii were estimated for, while Porto Rico, the Philippines, Guam, and Samoa were partially estimated. Including these, the total reaches 76,208,287 in enumeration and adds up with outlying areas. The top populations after the United States are the Chinese and British empires, the Russian Empire, and possibly France with its African territories.
A Chicago Employers Association forms to counter rising union power by uniting 264 trades into an open shop front. It plans to resist strikes, enforce laws, and secure freedom of contract while arguing labor is a commodity and arbitration proved inadequate. The article profiles Secretary F. W. Job and the group’s aims for mutual defense and justice for both sides.
Brooklyn Eagle surveys the rise of strike insurance in the United States, noting England’s heavy use of various insurances. It discusses Waterbury and Duane strike insurers, potential premiums and assessments, arbitration roles, secrecy of insured names, and the uncertain profitability and feasibility for covering modern labor strikes.
The Denver Republican notes a Nebraska GOP platform plank declaring the Philippines part of the national domain, not for barter or sale. It echoes Senator Teller’s Colorado Springs speech asserting a permanent U S flag and sacrifices there, marking a strong cross-state alignment on the Philippines.
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