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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1902
Page
7
The Indianapolis Journal discusses campaign dynamics across several states, noting McKinleyism effects, dissension claims within Republicans, and efforts to mobilize voter turnout. It highlights roving agents, labor debates, and business outlook reports while describing attitudes toward President Roosevelt and party strategies.
The text explains that silver bullion quotations have shifted, making all American goods paid in silver. It notes $243 in silver now buys a $10 bill on gold basis, as silver value depreciates. Exchange costs to gold, especially in Mexico City, raise prices and reduce profits, harming Mexican consumers and limiting prosperity.
The Indiana Republican drive began with large turnout at many towns. Speakers unite on key issues, defend trusts with publicity and anti trust laws, oppose tariff revision, and credit Republican governance for prosperity. Tariffs and trust effects highlighted along with industry wage figures and plant consolidations.
President Roosevelt in Cincinnati argues trusts require legal controls without crushing good and bad firms. He counters tariff repeal as a cure, showing it would harm all similar industries and workers. Census figures cited show trusts wield modest share of output and employment despite alarm over tariff benefits.
The argument that tariffs drive up meat prices ignores the long standing duties on beef pork and mutton. Dingley specific duties for cattle and live stock contrast with past ad valorem rates, and free trade advocates overestimate foreign supply while packers control market prices.
The piece surveys recent price comparisons by The Outlook showing cost increases for wholesale goods since 1897 and only modest rises for retail necessities. It notes bread and sugar largely stable, vegetables softening with abundance, while meats stay high. It also reports Mayor Tom L Johnson’s unpaid Cleveland taxes totaling nearly $500,000 and a free trade view predicting tariff changes as flawed, arguing true free trade requires no schedules.
A collage of quips from various papers including Smart Set Pittsburg Press Brooklyn Life Life Philadelphia Press and Baltimore American. Jokes touch on funerals engagements baby deluge and opera ryeglasses with a tongue in cheek take on everyday misreadings and miscommunications.
The piece lauds Men and Memories as a valuable incomplete posthumous work edited by Youngs widow and notes the authors wide circle of friends and enduring literary value. It lists famed contemporaries including Lincoln Dickens Grant Voorno and forney among others with extensive biographical sketches and historical notes. It also highlights an index and praises J H Taylors golf book as a companion volume by a renowned pro.
The article discusses golfers both leading amateurs and professionals, noting footed play and left or right handed strokes as interchangeable in form. It emphasizes accepting risks, giving up a hole when impossible, and advises avoiding a habit of surrender while remaining practical about difficult lies. Published by D. Appleton & Co in New York.
Israel Putnam crafts a romance from a Philippine setting where an American hero wounded in a skirmish finds shelter with a sugar planter. After convalescence he accepts a trusted role on the estate amid colonial social tensions and climactic hurdles, ending happily with the reader gaining a sense of the Philippines. Published by Funk & Wagnalls, New York.
The story follows a native Virginian who rises from rural beginnings through study to become a self made lawyer akin to Abraham Lincoln. He enters a fierce political contest, is elected governor, and is killed while protecting a Black man from mob violence. A romantic subplot and vivid Virginia color enrich the tale.
A long-ago work on Londons seamy side inspired renewed interest. The present volume by Robert Machray with illustrations by Tom Browne aims to show Londons right side, avoiding the most vicious scenes. Published by J. B. Lippincott in Philadelphia.
The author continues his humorous vein with Olympian Heights where a common mortal joins Olympus gods like Jupiter Venus Cupid Adonis and more. Readers familiar with mythology will enjoy the extravagant humor and the Olympian Links golf chapter. New York Harpers Bros.
A cautious review questions if the spring death affects the work and leans toward the tale being an earlier English life story. It centers on a poor girl who braves hardship as companion or governess, then gains fortune and name, with unsympathetic relatives and kindly friends shaping the plot. Brentano's, New York.
Dr A K Bond a Baltimore practitioner writes a plain practical treatise on indigestion and dyspepsia in its forms, causes, symptoms and cure. The work under 200 pages is thorough and engaging for afflicted readers. The Contemporary Publishing Company New York. Abstract Identities by William P Stewart published by Surry Book Company New York offered addresses talks and interviews of superficial value.
Margaret Lee's ordinary tale portrays an unhappy marriage strained by poverty and a stern parent. The story, titled Separation, examines a separation driven by financial hardship and rigid family authority, reflecting bleak domestic strife.
The Lewiston Journal reports that as black voters are denied suffrage, Republicans may gain ground in former Democratic strongholds. The piece argues the Democrats relish errors by Republicans and will assist with mistakes as part of their traditional policy.
The Toronto Mail observes that if Mr Johnson becomes the Democratic presidential nominee his entry could introduce novel ideas but warns he is the type to believe the public enjoys being humbugged. Under his leadership the Democratic cause might deteriorate.
The Springfield Republican notes that President trust speeches aided Republicans in Maine, highlighting Mr. Littlefield as the strongest Down East trust regulator who outperformed other Republican congressional hopefuls.
A Washington Post note questions President Palma's veto on a key bill and the risk of sparking a political upheaval. It suggests urgency in acting decisively to avoid unrest. The piece references Sakisa and broader political maneuvers shaping the crisis.
The Kansas City Journal argues against compulsory arbitration seen in New Zealand and New South Wales. It notes labour wins initially, then shifts against workers as laws prove ineffective, and cites London trade union votes. The piece urges U S lawmakers to craft a domestic system balancing strikes and industrial vitality.
The Atlanta Constitution recalls a small, humane moment from J. Pierpont Morgan when a New York newsboy flashed him an extra and a coal strike quip. Morgan bought the paper, gave a half dollar to the boy, and kept the change, illustrating a gentler side amid the financier’s vast power and public image.
Prominent benefactor W. S. Stratton transformed Colorado Springs with broad philanthropy and large public works. He reshaped transit by acquiring the Colorado Springs & Suburban Railway, later forming the Colorado Springs & Interurban Company, and invested millions in new equipment and an electric trolley network. He funded Stratton Park, supported Midland Band concerts, aided Colorado College with substantial gifts, and backed city squares.
A portrait of Mr. Stratton as a key local benefactor and business leader. He supported the college, Chamber of Commerce, city and county officials, and funded major projects including a $50,000 mining exchange and a government rental post office. Known for charitable gifts given discreetly, his influence helped Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs weather difficult camp conditions with renewed faith and investment.
The Boston Advertiser surveys Maine Vermont and New Hampshire showing voters shifting away from strict prohibitory laws. It details weak enforcement corruption around sheriffs profits from liquor interests and the Bangor system. It notes revulsion against enforcement and calls for a referendum to settle public support for prohibitory amendments.
The 1814 Vienna partition of Poland by Russia Austria and Prussia is cited as a historic wrong. Poles mourn Kaiser Wilhelm's visit to Posen while Germans welcomed him, with Poles shuttering their homes. The piece praises Polish patriotism and steadfast loyalty to Stanislaus era traditions despite current rulers.
The piece argues Henderson faces a bind he has created by clinging to his speakership yet opposing his constituents. He must either shift his views or resign to let Republicans elect another speaker, otherwise he fails his district and the House.
The Virginia framers barred jury duty for citizens unless they are registered voters, causing many qualified business people to skip registration and avoid service. The Boston Herald cites Bryan praising Tom Johnson, claiming such men would reform states in five years and push others toward drastic political changes.
Chicago Inter Ocean notes Russell Sage appears to be nearing the end of his long and useful career as a philanthropist. The piece criticizes his stance on social reform and his reluctance to support broader efforts to aid fellow humans.
In New York Press commentary, the author notes a British civic congress demanding action on trusts while there is no tariff blame to assign, comparing international responses to domestic policy. The piece underscores cross national attention to trust regulation and economic policy debates.
Lieutenant Peary did not find the pole yet has gained information to aid another attempt if funds are available. A pawpaw crop in Missouri promises to be good. A Democratic victory in that state is forecast.
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