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The Daily Journal appears every evening except Sunday and the Semi-Weekly Journal prints 8 pages on Tuesday and Friday nights. Subscriptions include daily city carrier delivery with weekly 10 cent fees, daily by mail $3.00 per year, and semi weekly $1.50 per year. Offices list New York Nassau Street and Chicago Marquette Building with local agents and grocery stores serving readers. Telephones for business and editorial offices are noted with Mississippi Valley telephone exchanges.
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Daily Journal
Republican Co convention set for Muscatine County Iowa
The Republican members of Muscatine County Iowa convene on September 8 1906 at 10 45 a m in the Muscatine courthouse to choose county officers including representative auditor treasurer clerk sheriff recorder attorney superintendent surveyor coroner and five supervisors. Delegates are allotted by township ward and Roosevelt vote totals from 1904 with listed townships and wards to receive representation. Chairman Coster presides.
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Muscatine County
Iowa
City of
Muscatine
Theodore Roosevelt
Bloomington Township
Ron Minurt
Fruitland Township
Fulton
Goshen Township
Lake Township
Montpelier
Moscow Township
Orono Township
Dime Rowngiud Sn
Acneces Seventy-Six
Sweetland Township
Wapsinonee Township
Wilton Township
River Improvement Convention Set for Midwest and St Louis
The article notes Napoleon's remark on the Mississippi and cites growing interest in river development. It describes a Minnesota meeting of the Upper Mississippi Improvement Association and a planned joint valley river convention in St Louis with the Ohio River group to discuss deepening channels and inland waterway commerce.
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Mississippi
United States
Mississippi River
Collier's
Richard Lloyd Jones
Empire State
Erie Canal
St. Paul
Cairo
Manchester
England
Germany
France
Minneapolis
Upper Mississippi Improvement Association
Ohio River Improvement Association
Lower Mississippi
St. Louis
New Channel Plan to Link Great Lakes to Gulf and Boost U S Commerce
Proposes a heavy freight canal from St Paul to New Orleans and from Great Falls to Ohio, plus Illinois river and Chicago canal work. Analysts say under twenty million dollars can dam the Mississippi for heavy freight and generate mill power for many cities. The plan would lower transport costs, regulate rail rates through competition, and boost industrial expansion while complementing railroad transit.
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St. Paul
New Orleans
Great Falls
Mont
Missouri
Ohio
Illinois River
Chicago Canal
Great Lakes
Gulf
Mississippi
Chicago
J I Nichols Chosen for Muscatine Louisa Senate Nomination
The Muscatine Louisa republican convention selected J I Nichols of West Liberty as the senatorial nominee. Nichols has served five years as Muscatine county's representative and is praised for his diligence, business acumen, and commitment to constituents across both counties. He is expected to win and serve effectively at Des Moines.
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Muscatine-Louisa
J. I. Nichols
West Liberty
Nichols
Muscatine County
Louisa
Muscatine
Senate
Des Moines
Louisa County
The New Railroad Rate Law Takes Effect
The measure enlarging the interstate commerce commission and boosting its powers took effect Tuesday. It remains unclear if it will curb rail abuses that spurred the bill, with opinions leaning toward gradual, limited impact and no broad road-wide opposition at once.
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Inter-State Commission
Law aims to reform railroad regulation and public accountability
The law empowers a commission to investigate excessive rates upon complaint, but not to set rates without a filing. It requires uniform bookkeeping, freight classifications, and tariff forms, with experts to enforce transparency. The overhaul shifts responsibility to railroads for all main transport services and brings sleeping car, private car, express, and pipe line services under common carrier rules.
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Commission
Making Good as a Modern Imperial Adage
The text discusses the idiom making good as a clear marker of success in competition. It cites Success as noting the term carries a specific meaning in modern methods, signaling that only those who succeed gain lasting recognition. It notes that recommendations and testimonials from eminent men must prove you can make good.
Man away so long he doubts his family support role
A man explains he is gone so often that when he sends money home he must decide if he is aiding his family or paying alimony, highlighting the burden of prolonged absence on financial obligations.
Reformers Cheerfulness Questioned by Gate City
The Globe Democrat asks why reformers should be cheerful and the Gate City counters that cheerfulness would mean they are not reformers.
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Globe Democrat
St. Louis
Gate City
Mineral Water vs Beer Consumption In The Nation
Statistics reveal mineral water consumption reached seven million dollars last year. It would be interesting to compare this with beer purchases across the country and gauge relative spending.
Iowa Press Comment On Republican Presidential Booms
The Cedar Rapids Gazette remarks that voters have declined to be excited by Republican presidential booms. Taft shows marginal life, Shaw often flares then fades, Cannon creates noise with little party support, Fairbanks remains quiet, and other booms are dilapidated.
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Cedar Rapids
Taft
Shaw
Fairbanks
Absence of Cummins supporters praised by Alta Advertiser
The Alta Advertiser says Iowa republican papers withholding support for Cummins will go unnoticed. It argues there are still honorable newspapers able to back the governor and help him win. It portrays bolters as often self important rather than martyrs.
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Liverpool
United States
Alta Advertiser
Iowa Republican
Cummins
La Follette Campaign Visit Sparks Republican Debate
The Ottumwa Courier notes Senator La Follette touring Kansas to urge Republican voters toward a Democrat. It questions his party loyalty while arguing that the party’s unity is a greater concern than La Follette’s actions.
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la Follette
Kansas
Ottumwa Courier
Senator Allison’s Return to Washington Targeted
The Des Moines Capital states Senator Allison is improving and will return to Washington next winter to lead a vital committee, dismissing circulating gossip to the contrary.
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Allison
Des Moines
Washington
American Congress
Short Campaign Plan Pleases Voters Says Paper
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes a brief campaign will win general approval. It claims ninety-nine of every hundred voters are tired of political talk and know right from wrong.
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Cedar Rapids
Perry Chief speculates on governor's voting stance
The Perry Chief predicts the governor will adhere to the platform but hints at a possible progressive interpretation. It suggests the shift would require imagination, though it might be achievable.
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Perry
Creston Adver tiser-Gazette notes politics stir in Iowa
The Creston Adver tiser-Gazette says it would be foolish to expect bitterness to vanish entirely but believes the situation may improve before the election as harmony in Iowa is strained.
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Creston Advertiser-Gazette
Iowa
Governor Targets Reservation Stance for Protection Principle
The Dubuque Times notes the governor will train his guns on the reservation and infers he wishes to be known as the uncompromising defender of the principle of protection.
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The
Dubuque
Wellman May Reconsider Trip If In Iowa Now
The Waterloo Times-Tribune notes that if Mr. Wellman were in Iowa at this time he would likely reconsider his decision to abandon the trip to the pole.
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Waterloo Times-Tribune
Wellman
Iowa
Quote on public office from Des Moines Capital
The Des Moines Capital notes a sharp remark that some men would as soon crawl for a public office as run for it, reflecting skepticism about political ambition.
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Des Moines
Campaign Short Longed For By Burlington Hawkeye Readers
The Burlington Hawkeye notes a widespread desire among readers for a brief campaign period. It captures public sentiment that lengthy campaigning is exhausting and suggests support for a streamlined process.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Davenport Times Cheers Brief Campaign Call
The Davenport Times hails a short campaign period with civic enthusiasm. The editorial praises concise political effort and voter engagement, urging participation and timely messaging from candidates and communities.
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The
Davenport Times
Independent Judiciary Nominators Backed by Legal Bar
A 35 member committee led by Hon. Joseph H. Choate and Judge Alton B. Parker nominates a cross party slate of ten supreme court justices two general sessions judges and a surrogate candidate. The effort aims to remove judicial selections from party control and avoid campaign influence while drawing support from 1700 plus New York bar members.
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Springfield
Ill
New York County
Joseph H. Choate
Alton B. Parker
Supreme Court
Court of General Sessions
New York
Judiciary
Choate Committee
Richard Croker
Mazet
Tammany
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Chicago
Citizens’ Committee
Bar Association
No Man Stronger Than His Stomach Says Health Advice
An advice piece extolls the stomach as the source of physical strength and warns that malnutrition weakens all organs. It cites a Quebec man’s health decline and recovery using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Readers are urged to obtain the People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser via mail order.
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Louis Pare
Quebec
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Peole
Common Sense
R. V. Pierce
Main Street
Buffalo
The House of a Thousand
A copyrighted work from 1905 by Bobbs Merrill Company appears in the text.
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Bobbs- Merrill Company
Beaded clues amid a lakefront mystery unfolds
The narrator observes a carved lakeside scene at Glenarm and finds fifty gold beads likely from a girl at St. Agatha's, then hears stealthy noises in the house. The confrontation with Morgan hints at ongoing danger as he returns to his room.
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Bates
Morgan
Glenarm House
St. Agatha’s
Alma Tadema
John Marshall Glenarm
The Girl and the Rabbit in a December Wood
A narrator recounts December days of wind and rain in a house haunted by ghostly sounds and threats. He roams, awaiting actions by Bates, notes Morgan’s Chicago errand, and recalls his grandfather through marginal book annotations.
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Bates
Morgan
Chicago
Fragment from a reflective memoir scene
The narrator recalls designing a memorial for John Marshal and reflects on generosity and gentleness. A gray morning brings snow and a chair of quiet domestic detail as Bates and Ferguson interact at St. Agatha's with news of trouble at the school and Sister Theresa ill. To Be Continued.
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Bates
Monzanor
St. Agatha’'s
Ferguson
Theresa
Ward Republicans to Choose 23 Delegates in Ward Caucus
Republicans of the first ward meet in caucus Tuesday evening September 4 at 7 30 at the Excelsior hose house to select 23 delegates to the county convention on September 11 and to transact other business. All Republicans invited. William Van Zyl, Committeeman.
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First Ward
Excelsior Hose House
William van Zyl
Republicans of the Second Ward Caucus Meeting Notice
Republicans of the second ward will meet in caucus Tuesday evening September 4 at 7 30 at city hall to select 27 delegates to the county convention on September 8 and to handle other business. All who believe in republican principles are invited to attend. J. C. Coster.
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Second Ward
J. C. Coster
Third Ward Republican Caucus Announced for September
Republicans of the third ward will convene September 4 at 7 30 o clock at the Rescue Hose House to select 31 delegates to the county convention on September 5 and to transact other business as may come before the caucus Roy Yingling invites all who believe in republican principles to attend.
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Third Ward
Roy Yingling
Fourth Ward
Relief Hose House
Frank Fisher
Fourth Ward Republicans to select 25 delegates
Republicans of the fourth ward meet September 4 at 7 30 PM at the Relief Hose House to pick 25 delegates for the county convention on September 8 and to vote on Frank Fisher.
Township Calls Fruitland Republicans Meet for Delegates
The Republicans of Fruitland Township will meet at Lone Tree School House Thursday evening August 30 at 7 30 p m to select six delegates to the county convention and nominate a township ticket including two justice of the peace candidates two constables one assessor one clerk and three trustees, and to transact other business. Theo Drake Com.
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Fruitland Township
Lone Tree School House
Justice of Peace
Theo. Drake
Republicans of Seventy six Township Caucus Meeting
The republicans of Seventy six township meet in caucus at No 4 central school house Thursday Aug 30 at 2 30 p m to select five delegates to the county convention in Muscatine Ia on Sept 8 1906 and to nominate a full township ticket and to properly come before it F A Runyon Two Com
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Seventy-six Township
Central School House
Muscatine
F. A. Runyon
Two. Com
Montpelier Township Caucus to Pick Delegates
Republicans of Montpelier township meet in caucus at Pine Mills on Saturday September 1 at 1 p m to select four delegates for the Muscatine county convention on September 8, 1906 and to nominate a township ticket and conduct other proper business. J Welsch Township Committeeman.
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Montpelier Township
Pine Mills
Muscatine
J. Welsch
Twp. Com
Cedar Township Republican Caucus Set for Aug 30 at Cedar Center
The Cedar township Republicans will hold a caucus at the Cedar Center school house at 7 30 p m Thursday Aug 30 to select four delegates to the county convention and to transact other proper business. J F Williams.
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Cedar Township
Cedar Center
J. F. Williams
Sweetland Republicans to Convene at Mount Grove School
The Republicans of Sweetland township will meet at Mount Grove school house on Saturday September 1 at 8 p m to select nine delegates to the county convention and nominate a township ticket. J H Van Camp committee.
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Sweetland
Sweetland Township
Mount Grove
J. H. van Camp
Com
Moscow Township Republicans to Meet Friday
Moscow Township Republicans announce a meeting scheduled for Friday in Moscow to discuss party matters and upcoming local elections.
Railway Timetable Effective June 3 1906
The timetable lists trains Davenport Chicago and Chicago routes with departure times at 4 18 p m 11 34 p m 4 54 p m 9 25 p m 1 5 p m and 9 58 p m along with southwest services to Kansas City Denver California Limited Washington Oskaloosa Ft Worth Dallas and local freight runs.
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Davenport
Chicago
Kansas City
Denver
California Limited
Washington, Oskaloosa
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Wrrerrer
Pally
Wilton Trains Schedule Shaped by Daily Wilton Branches
Wilton trains depart Muscatine on No 268 at 6:25 am and No 262 at 3:20 pm. No 367 arrives 12:30 pm and No 361 at 5:50 pm. Daily Wilton branch trains run except Sunday.
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Muscatine
Wilton
Muscatine Western Passenger and Freight Schedule
Passenger No 102 arrives at 7 10 pm and Passenger No 101 leaves at 8 05 am. Freight arrives at 4 00 pm and 8 30 am daily except Sunday. Train service going west operated by W S Underdonk agent with daily trains except Sunday.
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W. S. Underdonk
County Convention Election and Township Ticket Vote
East 31 voters face an 8 o'clock meeting to elect five delegates to the county convention and estimate a township ticket per order of the committee.
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East
McKee Declares Candidacy for Muscatine Clerk
W S McKee announces as a Republican candidate for Muscatine County clerk and objects to the county convention decision.
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Muscatine County
W. S. McKee
Candidates for Muscatine County Sheriff and Supervisor
West Liberty Iowa August 10 1906 announcements reveal R J Wiley N B Ansley and W R Rice seek the sheriff nomination with party support and Julius Welch enters the race for county supervisor subject to the Republican county convention decisions.
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Muscatine County
N. B. Ansley
West Liberty, Ia
Republican County Convention
Julius Welch
Bucklen Amica Salve Sold at Havercamp’s Drug Store
An advertisement invites readers to cure skin sores with Bucklen's Amica Salve, offered for 25 cents with a guarantee, available at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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Bucklen
Havercamp
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