Telephone Calls and Editorials in The Sunday Journal 1902
A 1902 Sunday Journal page reviews telephones old and new, editorial notes, and subscription terms. It surveys politics with remarks on Dunn's candidacy, Tom Johnson’s campaign style, and the District Telegraph Company's use of girl messengers. It also covers missionary news from Plainfield, mining towns in Mexico, literacy and citizenship debates, and census median ages.
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District Telegraph Company
Chiis
United Life Expectancy Improves Across Nine Decades
The article notes whites live on average 7.4 years longer than nine decades ago, while negroes gain about half that. It attributes longer lifespans to higher living standards, better disease management, and advances in sanitary knowledge amid ongoing concerns about physical decay.
Protestant churches should plant in poorer city districts
The piece argues that well funded churches and popular preachers cluster in upscale areas while neglecting poorer neighborhoods. It suggests Protestant churches imitate Catholic strategy by locating strong churches where needed and sharing top preachers, music, and free seats to attract attendance. It questions current efforts and urges citywide redeployment.
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McNutt
Indianapolis
Vital Statistics and the Reckless Automobile Drivers
A survey of census vital statistics shows the Southern States have greater native stock retention and colonial descent than the North. It notes faster growth of native white population in the South and a higher share of foreign-born in the North. The piece shifts to condemn reckless driving by trolley and especially automobile operators, calling for stricter enforcement of speed limits and arrests to curb accidents.
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Plymouth Rock
South
North
South Atlantic
New England
Middle States
Birth rates by region show Southern native white leads growth
The census data reveal native white birth rates per thousand vary by region, 2.8 in New England and Middle States, 25.9 in Central, 228 in Western, and 315 in Southern States. The South thus leads native white population growth, while the North houses more foreign extraction. Growth of luxury and urban life in the North may influence marriage rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Middle States
Central States
Western States
South
North
Sudden Death and the Mystery of the Heart
A contemplative meditation on heart disease and sudden death, noting how many deaths occur without warning and how people reflect on unfinished business. The essay questions whether warnings from physicians are fully understood and ponders the soul’s destination when life ends abruptly.
Deliver me from sudden death wisdom in prayer
A reflection on the impulse to wish for a gentle end after witnessing a sudden death and the clarity the prayer for deliverance lends to life’s fragility. The meditation highlights the moment when fate and faith converge, urging gratitude and cautious hope.
International Bank and Trust Company to Promote Pan American Trade
Announcement from New York describes the incorporation of the International Bank and Trust Company, an international banking institution to promote trade across North Central and South America. It will centralize in New York Chicago and Mexico City with branches in fifteen Mexican cities and in Havana Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro Valparaiso and other Central and South American cities.
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New York
Pan-American Bank
International Bank and Trust Company
North
Central
South America
United States
Mexico City
Europe
Bank of England
Chicago
Mexico
Havana
Buenos Ayres
Rio Janeiro
Valparaiso
McKinley
Buffalo
Roosevelt
Western Hemisphere
Amusing exchanges and oddities from old papers
The column shares light anecdotes about Tom Johnson and Will Cumback, Hawaiian seed notes from the Honolulu Bulletin, a Te litu Times typo tale, debates over whether a single horse is a team, and humorous local notices about Dolan and county teachers institutes. It closes with a note on cornstalk pulp paper potential for Indiana writers.
The Humorists Cartoons Across Papers
A collage of jokes and quips from multiple papers. The snippets include conversations about late hours and missed doors, a witty line on life choices, dating misfires, and pithy quips from Chicago and Philadelphia papers. The humor centers on everyday foibles with sharp punchlines.
Jean de Reszke Renews France Stay. Edouard Joins Grau Company
A New York column notes Jean de Reszke will spend the winter in France rather than tour America while his brother Edouard joins Mr Grau's company. Jean spends late summer in St Petersburg and summer heat boosts opticians' trade as sweating noses shed eyeglasses. The Tower of London vests to Sir William Stirling in 1900 is vacant for three years, due to a minor post. An English physician asserts offspring inherit complexion from their father and a mixed union yields shifting skin tone. Mme Jane Dieulafoy’s Persia research leads to further discoveries.
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Jean de Reszke
America
France
Edouard
Mr. Grau
Jean
St. Petersburg
Opticians
New York
Tower of London
William Stirling
Godfrey Clark
Mme
Jane Dieulafoy
Persia
Amazing ruins inspire novel Parysatis and opera upheaval
The excerpt tracks cultural ambitions from Parisian ruins to a new opera formed at Beziers, notes on gender pricing in Sweden inns and rail travel, and a Canadian nursing bottle ad. It also mentions Rockefeller gifts to Adelphi and Cornell, prison views by Herr Most, the Mitsui family’s Japanese prominence, Indiana Civil War height stats, and Oberammergau notes.
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Louvre
Paris
M. Saint- Saens
Beziers
Sweden
Montreal
Toronto
Adelphi College
Brooklyn
Cornell University
Rockefeller
Thia Cornell
Herr Most
Austria
Germany
London
America
Mitsui
Rothschilds
Japan
Mitsuis
Indiana
Gould
United States Sanitary Commission
United States
Anton Lang
Christus
Oberammergau
Matilda Rutz
Anton Wang
Obeeremmergau
Josef Mayr
Wisdom Reflections From A Century Of Short Lines
A collage of aphorisms and wry observations on love, marriage, and politics from Buell Hampton Fuel of Fire Tales of Temperament and other period voices. The snippets juxtapose views on women, widows, platonic friendships, and the sting of blame in political life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buell Hampton
Legion
Georgia to Permit Women Lawyers in State Courts
Washington Post notes Georgia may soon allow women to practice law. Governor Candler supports the bill, arguing women possess oratory, reasoning, energy, and pluck. Public figures predict passage, asking when clergy will follow lawyers in opening doors to women.
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Washington Post
Georgia
Commonwealth
Candler
King's Crusade Against Tips in Windsor State Apartments
Boston Herald reports a London notice that King Edward ordered Windsor Castle guides to refuse tips from visitors. Any guide taking a fee must be reported to Lord Knollys for refund, aiming to curb tipping excesses that have drawn global attention as Americans often tipped generously.
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Boston Herald
London
Edward
Windsor Castle
Lord Knollys
The Early Bank Check
The Times-Democrat notes the improbability of checks under five pounds in England forty years ago and surveys English press claims about a wartime chancellor's beliefs. It contrasts past banking practices with current perceptions, hinting at debate over policy and ignorance of financial history.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
England
Fragmentary debate remark on misdated checks and ignorance
A partial quote recalls a discussion among men on a front bench about a check drawn for less than 257 and the disbelief at such ignorance in modern business. The fragment hints at a formal or political setting and a colleague’s challenge during a debate.
Fuel value of Texas oil a threat to coal monopoly
Washington Letter reports Geological Survey efforts by Charlie W. Hayes to compare Texas oil with coal for fuel. Hayes notes limited anthracite supply, rising Texas oil use on Southwest railroads, and feasible coast to inland delivery via pipelines. Est. Texas oil fuel value at least $3 a barrel versus coal at $4.50 to $7 per ton.
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Washington
Philadelphia Ledger
Charlies W. Hayes
Geological Survey
Texas
Hayes
Pennsylvania
Colorado
New Mexico
Arkansas
United States
Penneyelds
Southwest
East
The Remodelled White House Washington Letter
A New York Post Washington letter describes summer building booms in hotels and offices, noting substantial White House renovations costing over half a million dollars. A hidden office block blends with the mansion, freeing space and preserving view while easing clerical demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York Post
White House
Hii Bank
War Department
Treasury
Matena
Indiana church deposes bishop over civil suit action
A religious denomination in Indiana ousted its bishop for suing in civil court, arguing it violates church law. They threaten court action to enjoin him if he resumes duties, implying a substantial breach within the denomination.
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Washington Post
Indiana
Consist
Admiral Higginson Adopts Alias Joseph Porter
An official notice states Admiral Higginson has legally relinquished his right to use the name and will be known hence as Joseph Porter of the United States Navy. Court records confirm the alias change and the effective date of the revision.
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Washington Post
Admiral Higginson
Joseph Porter
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the Sunday Journal
Business Ofice
Berean
Ind
Matmertote
Postoffice
Astor House
Palmer House
P. C. News Co
Auditorium Annex
Cincinnati
J. R. Hawley & Co
Vine
Louisville
Deering
Northwest Corner
Jefferson Streets
Fourth Avenue
Braufeld
Market Street
ST. Louis
Union News Wa Company
Union Depot
Washington, D. C
Riggs
Ebbitt
Fairfax
Willard
Denver, Col
Southian
Jackson
Fifteenth and
Lawrence Streets
Dayton
J. W
cOoLum
O.—Viaduct
Senate
Grant
Charles Sumner
Jacob P. Dunn
Democrats
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Edward Atkinson
Atkinson
Quaker Church
Plainfield
Bam
Union
Sam
Pittsfield
University of Pennsylvania
Lfe
Bicycle Trust
William McKinley
Spain
Tom L. Johnson
Will Cumback
Denison House
Colonel Cumback
Cumback
Thomas
Tom
William Cumback
William
Will
Mayor Johnson
Hawaii
Philippines
Honolulu Bulletin
Wray Taylor
Nuuanu Valley
Maui
Puuwaawaa
Nuuanu
Tloilo
P. L.) Times
Nevy Saigon
China
New York Sun
Harper’s Weekly
West
Dolan
Duchess of Marlborough
Newport
McAllister
G. B. Hancock County
D. W. Dennis
Frank L. Jones
the Humorists
Washington Star
Mr. Meekton
Philadelphia Press
Cholly—Yaas
Pepprey
Puck
Chicago Tribune
Upgardson
Colmondley
Cholmondeley
Colmondeley
Philadelphia
Chicago Post
Baltimore American
Women Lawyers In
Texas Oil
Queer
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