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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1901
Page
3
Republican Convention Call for Iowa Delegates in Cedar Rapids
The Republican electors of Iowa are called to a delegate convention in Cedar Rapids on August 7, 1901 at 11 a.m. to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Judge of the Supreme Court Superintendent of Public Instruction and Railroad Commissioner and to address other business. All Republican voters are invited to participate, with representation ratios to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goernor
Supreme Court
Voting Machines Backed by Ottumwa Editor
Mr. Lee of the Ottumwa Courier, at the Pan American Exposition, argues voting machines will soon be essential in cities and large towns. He notes the cost around $500 but foresees savings on ballots and canvassing, cites accuracy in recounts, and praises machine consistency and resistance to human error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Ottumwa Courier
Buffalo
Chicago
Iowa Republicans Face Cedar Rapids Convention
Davenport Republican notes the Iowa party favors the best interests of the party and state over machine dictates or personal ambition. Delegates will decide at Cedar Rapids whether Cummins is the nominee or if another man should be chosen to best serve the party and state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Cummins
Davenport
Machine methods tie hands of delegates in Cummins campaign
In a bid to control the outcome, the Cummins factions employ known machine methods to bind as many delegates as possible, arguing popular interest is lacking while Mr. Cummins campaign gains energy. The Sioux City Journal notes the tactic as a prudent restraint on delegate independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Sioux City Journal
Increase of Currency Shows Big Expansion in Circulation
The Springfield Republican reports a sharp rise in money in circulation over five years. Gold coin and gold certificates drive total to 2 184 576 890, up 645 407 256 or about 42 percent. Per capita circulation climbs from 21.48 to 28.18 dollars. The New York court also rules anti scalping law unconstitutional, affirming ticket ownership rights after sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
United States
Supreme Court of New York
Fourth Judicial Department
Ohio Democratic Platform Opposes Protective Tariff
The platform favors abolishing the protective system and replacing it with a tariff for revenue. It notes the Wilson Gorman tariff era and its calamities as a reminder to the public.
Emmetsburg Reporter Opposes Tariff Revision
The Emmetsburg Reporter argues against any change to tariffs and deems revising the Dingley act folly. It also suggests Congressman Babcock should shelve his bill and go fishing with Grover Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Babcock
Grover
First Woman Oil Inspector Named in Iowa
Governor Shaw appoints Mrs Louis Weinstein of Burlington as state oil inspector succeeding her late husband. She becomes the first woman in the post. Lichter offers 50 cents an hour for brick layers on the O kaloosa post office but cannot fill the work. Ft Madison editor Dr A C Roberts aged 71 dies after fifty years at Evening Democrat. Ottumwa beer wagon driver Walter Booze injured in a crash. pawnbroker Courier notes the irony of his surname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Louis Weinstein
Burlington
Lichter
Okaloosa
A. C. Roberts
Ft. Madison
Evening Democrat
Ottumwa
Cheadle & Harter
Walter Booze
Courier
Terrible Famine Conditions in India Prompt Aid Appeal
In central provinces famine drops population by over a million since 1891 and an estimated five million deaths since 1896 from famine causes. An accompanying medical pitch promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for stomach and digestive ailments, claiming it boosts digestion and appetite and prevents bowel trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Reporters Notebook Tales and Everyday Observations
A colorful column features a street encounter with a boastful lad and a farmer, a boy's near mishap after a balloon illusion, a boy’s river caution tale, seasickness remedy ideas, and a scene of a lawyer Alexander Simpson being elected president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association with his son prompting a tender moment as the crowd cheered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Simpson
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Mr. Simpson
Hoodoo Frog hoax helps race win at Sedalia track
A Sedalia story recounts how a desperate jockey owner used a dead frog superstition to derail the Nebraska mare. A blacked shoes boy whispered a plan, a frog found, and the jockey panicked, letting the narrator’s mare win a decisive mile race in 1801.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Grand Island
Joe
Mistah
Tie
Pat Hoodoo
Chicago Record-Herald
Evening Walk With A River View Turns Inward
A Muscatine youth visits a girl on a hillside and after a brief stroll and silent pauses, they sit on a seat by the river. The couple talks of weather and craft as the distance between them narrows and a playful remark leads to a shared moment by the Father of Waters under a pale moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Gulf
Hot Weather Coping Compared Against True Heat
An old column advises readers to stay calm and seek comfort during heat waves. It suggests using soda, cream, and lemonade to cool and to ponder while enduring ninety degrees in the shade, then compares it to an even hotter condition.
A Profanic Wife and a German Novelist
The wife of German novelist Richter was an excellent practical housekeeper with little sympathy for his poetry. While he read a new passage aloud, she paused knitting and observed that his stockings needed mending, prompting a light moment about his attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richter
Jean Pat
Confession sparks campaign noise and Muscatine talk
The Capital confession by Lafe Young about a San Francisco interview with Minister Conger dominates campaign chatter. Muscatine County races show Republican strength with Ansley, Wiley, and Nichols in early notices as voters weigh a repeated 1884-style victory and party policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafe Young
Conger
San Francisco
China
Young
Colonel Young
Mr. Cummins
Mr. Young
Icowa
Weather and a fragmentary note on commandments
The text reads as a cool weather remark followed by a garbled list claiming the Ten Commandments. It includes references to Whitemb Riley and scrambled lines that resemble biblical prohibitions, with several misspellings and incomplete phrases.
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