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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1902
Page
5
The Indianapolis Journal announces its advertising and mailing rates for 1902, detailing daily, Sunday, weekly, and mailed subscriptions, reduced rates for various editions, and instructions for agents and patrons. It lists postal stamps, foreign postage, and multiple distribution points in cities such as New York, Louisville, Washington, and Dayton.
A sweeping column rails at Mont Pelee eruptions hurting Caribbean markets and praises wireless telegraphy for warfare, mocks Republican and Democratic split strategies, questions national bank control, and notes labor unrest and corporate regulation the piece references Debs Hewitt and figures like Roosevelt, Bryan, and Johnson amid broader calls for tighter national oversight and pacific labor harmony.
A northern view notes a shift by white Republicans in Alabama toward reorganizing the party on exclusively white lines. The move aims to dilute the color vote, empower white leadership, and attract black voters to counter Democratic dominance. Local conventions and a Birmingham state ticket are anticipated as the effort spreads.
The September World's Work outlines corn breeding advances by Urbana College professors who have directed corn to grow for various needs. They report increasing kernel protein and oil, altering ear form and plant height, and guiding leaf patterns, with corn obeying these scientific directives.
A historical reflection on simulated battles as training tools while noting their limits in revealing true naval and coastal defense power. The piece cites Kearsarge Alabama and Manila Bay and warns real war outcomes differ due to timing, accidents, and unexplained factors, urging preparedness despite imperfect mimicry. It also comments on Wall Street influences, political press coverage, and Duchess of Marlborough depictions.
The Springfield Republican notes the President spoke in Providence with a measured, frank tone that attracts crowds. He highlighted prevailing prosperity and spoke with an uplifting, candid manner characteristic of his leadership.
The author contrasts a leader's language with a realist view, noting sharp warnings about envy among the less fortunate. The piece argues for state regulation to curb monopoly power and asserts that only national authority can manage consolidation of capital, citing prior public statements.
A collage of light dialogue and quips from period comic panels. Jokes on coffee at night, romantic flirtations, and social foibles appear as characters in 1920s style exchanges. The snippets capture witty banter and social observations, with several lines recalling missing punctuation and dialect.
Col Russell B Harrison of the Spanish American War Veterans says word from Secretary Cortelyou is awaited on Roosevelt's September 23 Indiana trip. The committee reconvenes to refine reception plans. Indianapolis arrival time may shift from the original early morning to about 11 o'clock if the train adds stops, shortening the stay by roughly two hours.
A compact survey notes skilled wages up 2 percent and unskilled up 15 percent in Indiana during the decade. It highlights farm land value gains in Boone County and Hamilton County, praising rural delivery expansion and near 1,000 rural routes. The piece also outlines Indiana finances under Republican control, including debt reduction, state institutions, and labor reform measures, with biographical sketches of Republican candidates and quotes from Fairbanks and Beveridge.
Jerre L. Suddarth, Crawford County Republican politician, attended Frti yesterday with his wife Dearherty of Bluffton. They dined at the Republican pints and later went to the Grand Hotel last night for evening gatherings.
In Sandusky Ohio on Sept 2 Mayor Tom L Johnson of Cleveland led a decisive Democratic State convention showing near unanimous support for his slate. His delegates captured key committees and adopted a Johnson aligned platform denouncing municipal franchises and pushing home rule and direct senatorial elections.
Delegates from twenty one districts meet in Sandusky to choose state party committees and resolutions. The First and Second districts amid disorderly sessions in Cincinnati see the McLean faction led by Lewis G. Bernard gain ground against Johnson supporters. Calls arise for a possible minority report on resolutions as factional lines harden and seating disputes flare.
Milwaukee mayor David Rose appears to hold a strong lead for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination at the State convention opening tomorrow. Opponents push for a coalition to defeat him while Rose’s lieutenants report 375 supporting votes, fifty five more than needed. Former Governor George W. Peck is the opposition’s potential unity candidate if a split occurs.
Dover dispatch reports the Union Republican state convention nominating Martin B. Burris for treasurer and Parnel B. Norman for auditor. Both are standard Republican nominees with a platform endorsing national and state administrations.
Frank C. Andrews, convicted of misappropriating funds from the City Savings Bank, filed in Recorder's Court a petition to set aside the guilty verdict. He lists forty nine reasons, centering on juror George W. Bock's alleged prejudice and bias against him. The filing cites witnesses claiming Bock harbored strong opinions and notes that a witness, William Mi, faced arrest for intimidation. McCarron remains jailed at Central Station after being charged with desertion from the navy three years ago.
San Jose reports director W. W. Campbell of Lick Observatory announces a new comet found by Professor Perrine on Monday morning in Perseus. The object lies at right ascension 3 hours 18 minutes and declination 3% minutes, a discovery notable even without a telescope.
Washington Sept 2 The Democratic congressional campaign book appears a 3 page volume focusing on imperialism and trusts with 115 pages on imperialism and 1% on trusts. It opens with the 190 platform and June 19 resolutions criticizing Republicans over Cuba and anti trust laws and then critiques the Republican campaign book. It surveys Philippine policy and colonialism, military affairs, the Gardener case, and the Smith court martial. It also argues that tariff benefits trusts, cites export price lists, and condemns reciprocity as a humbug, with chapters on government by injunction, ship subsidies, Chinese exclusion, foreign affairs, and the Schley case.
The August report shows the debt, excluding cash, at 968 million with a monthly decrease of 5.8 million largely due to increased cash on hand. Interest bearing debt stands at 1,031,070,200 with noninterest bearing at 395,554,991. cash on hand offsets outstanding certificates and notes. The gold reserve and trust funds total about 1.2 billion with various bank deposits and reserves. The controller notes circulating notes at 361,282,691 for the year, while August receipts reach 45,006,512 and expenditures 43, leaving a surplus. Coinage for August totals 10,487,110.
War Department issue orders to divide the Philippine islands into three departments on General Chaffee recommendation. Luzon command goes to General J F Wade, covering north of a Mindoro line to 124 east, including Masbate. Visayas goes to General J T Indy, covering islands south of Luzon and east of 121 45 east Greenwich, excluding Mindanao and areas east of Surigao Strait.
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