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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1905
Page
3
The Daily Journal of Muscatine markets a circulation guaranteed greater than all other Muscatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily. The Evening Journal is issued every evening in the week except Sunday. The Semi Weekly Journal prints 8 pages on Tuesday and 12 pages on Friday nights.
Advertisement notes daily city delivery by carrier and weekly collection of 10 cents per week. Mentions daily and yearly mail pricing of 3.00 and semi weekly one year rate. Source fragment shows subscription terms for a newspaper with pricing details.
New York Office at 11140 Nassau Street is managed by La Coste & Maxwell. Chicago Office at 750 Marquette Building is managed by Payne & Young.
The Journal lists city agencies and nearby businesses for reader convenience. Included are Fast Hill and Clay Kneese Grocery on Fast 2nd street, Seth Muscatine, Morse Washburn's grocery, and streetcar end locations. W. C. A. Busch's Drug Store on Hershey avenue is noted along with Kecklerville Chayka''s grocery and West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery.
I L Lane publisher of the Muscatine Journal swears that 185 590 copies were printed and circulated in July 1905, including 5 215 copies in L L Lane circulation statement total.
The Taggart divorce case is accused of exposing military officers and spouses to public scorn. The Chicago Journal argues such sensational testimony harms innocent children and stains the family name, urging protection of the boys from the court record.
For years Iowa papers urged a state executive mansion in Des Moines to house the governor and family. Governors have mostly lived in hotels like Kirkwood and Savery or rented houses. only Cummins and Jackson had homes in Des Moines. The article notes the need for a dignified residence suitable for official events.
Ex governor Van Sant told Old Settlers in Rock Island county that the Davenport house on Rock Island Island should be taken in charge, repaired, and preserved as a historic spot linked to Colonel Davenport’s murder. He urged forming a county historical society to safeguard such sites and memories for future generations.
The article notes Iowa governors entertained legislators at home, with Cummins first to host at his residence. It recalls past governors Shaw and others using Savery Hotel for large receptions, with costs sometimes exceeding 1000 dollars. It discusses how governors’ salaries and personal wealth affected their ability to maintain the office lifestyle.
A committee is formed to study preserving the Davenport house. Old Settlers across three cities urge immediate action, stressing the value of relics and milestones for future generations.
Cuban minister in Washington says trade figures are strong and government finances are solid. He predicts rapid resource development and debt handling capability despite criticism of a new loan to pay soldiers, noting treasury balance covers the loan.
The Webster City Freeman-Tribune lauds Gov. Cummins for boldly backing reciprocity at the conference. It criticizes his prior acceptance of the platform and predicts relentless opposition to corporate interests. The piece says standpatters despise him more than Old Nick as he continues his aggressive, principled stance.
The Marion Register criticizes reciprocity advocates and tariff opponents as busy and prosperous, saying they will never build a thriving hennery and will end up shanghaied, with no one to thank or blame but themselves for their failures.
The Des Moines Register cites Everybody's Magazine noting an emphasis on restraint in reform rhetoric. It argues Mr. Russell need not indict all bank failures or label figures like George E. Roberts as fools, highlighting the power of reserve in conviction.
The Des Moines Register and Leader defines common people as those who forge their own path in life and endure eternal vigilance for liberty. They are at risk of losing rights to wealth monopolies and provide the bone and sinew of civilizations and much of the integrity.
The Waterloo Reporter argues against extending township and county officer terms to four years. It says two year terms are sufficient and re election will reward competent officials while a flawed officer can be replaced in two years.
The Tracr Star-Clipper opines that some Iowa voters seek a governor who stays home and spends six days a week on state duties. It questions whether Iowa would be proud of a leader whose opinions have little outside attention.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette contends that the United States has no right to pursue a certain policy or action, arguing constitutional or legal grounds oppose the measure and urging reconsideration by readers.
The Cedar Falls Record argues for freer open door trade than Iowa has seen. It predicts land will hold or rise in value despite occasional forced sales. The Fort Dodge Chronicle questions Democratic candidates for governor and suggests choosing a representative Democrat.
The Des Moines Capital notes that an automobile shows no respect for persons and will kill the son of a millionaire just as readily as a poor man who cannot escape a fatal crash.
Kansas City Journal notes Colonel William Jennings Bryan plans a tour to the Orient in September to study governance. The piece mocks his aims, detailing visits to Polynesian economies, Japan ancestral worship, Chinese provincial finance, Siam's army, Tibet's hierarchy, and warns against the Philippines, framing his trip as a political education tour.
A Waterloo Reporter piece traces John D. Rockefeller's finances, noting Standard Oil dividends total six million dollars with Rockefeller receiving two point four million in September. It details gifts of at least eleven point five million since May, plus potential future gifts, and projects total income around twenty six million for the year, leaving him poorer by year end than start.
In a charged domestic scene, a calculating aristocrat and a sharp minded stranger discuss leverage, honor, and love. She warns of ruin if he marries another, while he vows to risk exile for the woman he loves. They end by choosing public performances over private truths.
Emily Erickson Greene headlines the dialect comedy That Little Swede at the Grand Tuesday August 29. Greene is praised as a leading Swedish dialect actress with magnetic charm and vivacity, having trained through the variety stage and stock companies before joining Hampton & Hopkins in this production.
Warburton confronts a testing disguise in a servant audition led by Monsieur Pierre. The colonel fears exposure as Warburton studies his attire, from a faulty cravat to oversized hands, while a cryptic pride masks his unease. The passage ends with a question of fate.
For the Wapello Fair on August 29 to September 1 1905 a special train runs Thursday August 31 and Friday September 1. Depart Muscatine 10 00 a m Fruitland 10 20 a m Grandview 4 45 a m arrive Wapello 11 10 a m depart Wapello 6 30 p m arrive Muscatine 7 40 p m Return tickets sold at Muscatine Fruitland Grandview to Wapello and back on those days only priced 75c 50c 30c respectively from M N S R R G B Birch G P A Chas Howard VP GM.
Iowa Central announces one fare round trip excursion tickets to Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair from August 24 to September 1 1905. Tickets are limited for return until September 2 1905. For rates schedules and times contact local agents.
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