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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1902

Page

2

Democrats Prepare for a Divided State Convention

Des Moines reports that Iowa Democrats set September 3 for the state convention amid factional tension. Gold and silver wings clash over leadership and platform, with leaders like Charles D. Fullen pushing for control and Senator Claude Porter courted to run in the eighth district.

Des Moines John P. Reese United Mine Workers of America Congress John F. Lacey Charles D. Fullen Gold Wing State Committee Charles Walsh National Committee Gold Democrats Claude Porter Centerville Peter Hepburn Porter Senator Porter

Cyclone Destroys Hanna's Siding Areas Causes Fatal Injuries

Des Moines reports a cyclone struck Hanna's Siding near Luverne on the Minneapolis and St. Louis line early Saturday. H. A. Shaw and wife are dying from injuries as others suffer minor injuries. Way Johnson & Co. elevator destroyed. The storm spanned Algona to Luverne, wrecking corn and small grains.

Des Moines Hanna's Siding Luverne Minneapolis and St. Louis H. A. Shaw Way Johnson & Co Algona

Fort Dodge Leader John F Duncombe Dies at 71

John Francis Duncombe longtime Fort Dodge pioneer and prominent Iowa lawyer died at home after a stroke aged 71. He served as district attorney for Illinois Central railroad, led Iowa democracy for thirty years, was state senator and representative, and twice chaired Iowa delegates to national conventions. He leaves a widow and five children. Funeral Tuesday at 2:30 pm under Masonic auspices.

Fort Dodge Iowa John Francis Duncombe Duncombe Illinois Central Railroad Iowa Democracy Congress Masonic Order

Glucose Plant to Resume Operation at Marshalltown

The Marshalltown glucose plant, now part of the United States Corn Products association, will reopen after about a year shutdown. It will employ 300 workers and process 15 000 bushels of corn daily to produce glucose and by products like starch gluten meal feed and oil cake. Assistant Superintendent L F Harrison visited to review conditions at the $50 000 city sewage disposal plant built to handle the factory refuse.

Marshalltown Chicago Refining Company United States Corn Products Association L. F. Harrison

No Funds Available For Another I G Encampment

Des Moines reports Adjutant General Byers explains funds suffice for one annual encampment but not for a second unit. He notes transportation subsistence and pay for the Fifty-second regiment at Fonda nearly exhaust the annual appropriation. The executive council lacks control over military operations and authority over general or contingent state funds.

Des Moines Byers Fiftyfirst Regiment Fonda Executive Council

Saved by His Wits During Wellington Encounter

A brief anecdote recalls the Iron Duke confronting an officer inebriation. Wellington asked what he would do if meeting a drunken soldier, and the officer saluted and said he would not speak to the brute. The officer’s quip reportedly saved his commission.

Duke of Wellington Iron Duke

The End of the World Question in a Balloon

Jimmy asks a whimsical puzzle about an earth destroyed during a balloon ascent and where the man would land. His father prompts for the exact landing spot.

Jimmy

Aging Girl With Plump Neck Sparks Changes

A Chicago Tribune item notes that a girl nicknamed Girl With the Plump Neck shows aging signs while another, Girl With the Dimple, denies change and insists she remains unfazed.

Chicago Tribune

Quote on study by Atchison Globe

A brief editorial note from the Atchison Globe states that some people study a subject their entire lives yet still know nothing about it, reflecting a skeptical view of lifelong learning.

Heaviest in His Fortieth Year Remark

A terse aphorism notes that a man reaches his heaviest weight in his fortieth year, highlighting a common timing of peak body mass and aging. The saying suggests midlife changes may influence health and fitness considerations.

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