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Newspaper
Davenport Daily Republican
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
1
A Iowa House debate urges reconsidering raising the State University tax from one tenth to one fifth of a mill. The writer argues for liberal support as education advances state wealth and public schools, insisting no economy is found in starving learning institutions and taxpayers will accept necessary funding.
War office orders scale back troops to 26 234 enlisted men and 1 125 officers in the Philippines. Since December a net drop of 95 military stations, with most to be abolished after permanent posts are provided. Current force about 40 870, down nearly 30 000 in a year. Civil order improving, though some Visayan chiefs resist. Federal troops expected only in strongholds. plan to reduce to 15 000 over 12 months.
A fragment from a Davenport Republican clipping discusses a woman's perspective on events in Fruitland Iowa and Muscatine News Tribune references amid a March 4 meeting.
A letter from Alice Walton Beatty argues that Iowa women support equal suffrage to influence local school meetings and home welfare. She contends many women want the ballot but are hindered by public opinion, tobacco, and limited access to meetings, urging the editor to recognize educated women’s role.
The Blanchard bill extending a 5 percent levy for railroad construction to trolley and electric lines passed the house 54 to 32 and becomes law unless vetoed by the governor. Taxpayers may vote the tax down if they do not want a line. Critics note nonproperty owners could influence the outcome. In rural districts homeowners predominate and trolley lines are expected to boost farmer movement to markets.
A writer on international questions notes the United States will not join alliances or protests over Germany in Tientsin. Washington pursues diplomacy while allowing Europe to settle its quarrels. The open door remains the U S aim, and a future conflict among Russia France Germany England and Japan could occur, with the United States seeking only commercial access and supplies.
The United States census shows pneumonia deaths rising from 76,496 in 1890 to 105,974 in 1904, nearly matching tuberculosis. Dr. C L Wilbur of Michigan notes pneumonia as a swiftly deadly disease with growing impact, stressing the need for attention.
In 1901 Michigan deaths from pneumonia and tuberculosis ran 2,421 and 2,993 respectively, showing consumption was not the leading killer that year as commonly believed, with pneumonia remaining the top cause.
The tariff committee of the Reichstag backs a plan for minimum and maximum wheat duties of 1.50 and 1.87 per ton with higher rates for other grains. The Agrarians face a stiff fight as government options include treaty leverage, dissolution risks, or new treaties, while liberal rulers defend protectionism’s opponents.
The Christian Register condemns the famous Chatauqua salute on microbiological grounds noting the air may be charged with microbes after hundreds wave handkerchiefs in a packed hall. Critics urge balance arguing life loses value if smartest fears paralyze cheer and affection.
United States Consul George H. Moulton reports extensive productive diamond fields in British Guiana with favorable outlook. Stones valued at $50,000 have been exported. Digging costs $1,000 to mobilize eight men for three months of prospection. The route from Georgetown travels by coast, steamer, river up the Essequibo to San San Kopai, then by small boats to Mazariuni side diggings.
Postmaster General Payne approves a 13 cent stamp for foreign mail, simplifying registered letters which now require two stamps. The stamp features a portrait of President Harrison seated at his desk in the executive mansion, offered as a standard denomination for general postal use.
A compact scan of early 20th century world and national affairs. It notes farm trolley talk, bank fears, London peace rumors, seeds for congress, support for State University, and varied celebrity allusions. It mentions Santos-Dumont, Lipton, Wanamaker, Monte Carlo, North and South Carolina governors, Gorman’s presidential prospects, and Marconi wireless progress.
A collection of brief quotations from newspapers notes suffrage hopes for the upcoming Thirtieth general assembly and commentary on international affairs. Mentions include comments from Des Moines Capital Boston Transcript Washington Post and Dubuque Telegraph Herald on political figures and platforms.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes a Des Moines mayoral candidate who weighs 350 pounds and jokes he is “in the waist indeed three yards about” like Falstaff. It recalls an 1863 sword gift to Representative Loud from California and mentions his past as a Second Massachusetts cavalry member in Vicksburg.
In a remarks filled with regional pride the Des Moines Register notes a special train used by Prince Henry touring the nation features a compartment car named the Iowa. Built for the Great Western railway the car underscores Iowa’s connection to the royal visit.
The Indianapolis Journal argues the Sitka customs collector presents a strong case for prompt removal from office. It notes a subordinate official who attempts treaty interpretation and writes impertinent letters to his superior cannot be fired too soon for the public service’s good.
The Boston Globe notes Carl Schurz receives the German emperor’s gift to the Germanic Museum at Harvard University. Once an exile and revolutionary ally, he now stands as Germany’s leading German America representative in the United States. The piece questions whether Germany would forgive him if America remained weak.
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes that grain output lags population growth while Western manufacturing and commerce surge. National manufactured goods rise 70 percent versus 112 percent in the West, underscoring industry’s triumph over natural limits as towns lacking coal iron or water power still produce and ship goods worldwide.
A sweeping digest of varied items notes agricultural gains in the western U S with 6 509 000 reclaimed acres, immigration refusals in Perth, German language rules for Polish clubs, Alencon lawyers resist court time changes, new fireproof grain elevators at Kansas City, Booths salvationist drunkards directory plans, Salt River valley circus fruit indoors, Hawaii silver coins retiring, Belgian railway whistle changes, replacement Sevres fountain, New York diamond trade wealth and smuggling, Leavenworth memorials, Dead Sea water analysis, and an Auto Club of America award proposal for heroism in stopping runaway horses.
In the frontier town of Grizzly a new preacher known as the sky pilot arrives during Easter. A poisoned communion wine leads to a shocking pursuit after a traveling man, Jim Bates, and a mascot dog. Authorities chase a fugitive burglar and the preacher vanishes, leaving a buried corpse and unresolved charges.
An advertisement proclaims that DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures piles without surgery and also treats scalds cuts burns wounds bruises sores and skin diseases. It warns buyers to beware of counterfeits and lists F Nadler & Co H A Emeis Theo Danquard as purveyors.
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