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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
5
Pinoak Wilson and O B Dailey raced on Hershey Avenue to a public spectacle before an officer intervened. Wilson was struck by a police club and both men faced charges of fast driving with trial date undetermined due to Wilson’s injuries.
Elizabeth Todenweis, ex-Bavarian nun, will retain her Evans street home by paying a small yearly rent after the Abraham Smalley lot was sold to E. Wopple. The change secures her housing for life despite language and relocation challenges. Also notes a Milwaukee passenger doubleheader through Sudbury and local updates on Clifford Ryan and Conrad Stelzner.
Visitors watched one of two new Southwest Limited trains on display at the Rock Island depot. The Chicago to Kansas City through service on the Milwaukee Cutoff debuts December 6 with daylight runs for public viewing. The train lineup includes a baggage car electric lighting reclining chair car coaches sleeping dining and observation cars with electric ventilation and lamps. The article also recounts a historical note on labor practices in Panama and the shift to Jamaican cane field workers due to climate and work conditions.
A brief note states that time has passed and an $8.00 fine was issued in a justice court while the race winner remained undecided yesterday.
Superintendent W F Chevalier of Muscatine schools received a notice from F M Fultz of Burlington and president of the Southeastern Iowa Teachers association that the group will convene with Superintendent M Hol-
Lingsworth of Albia, chairman of the executive committee of the same association, would be in Muscatine tomorrow to make arrangements for the next meeting of the organization in this city next April.
Lillie Endter daughter of Julius Endter from Hershey avenue underwent a second operation for cleft palate at Iowa City. Dr G V L Brown of Milwaukee assisted by Dr H F Lange of this city. A noon telephone report said the patient was doing well.
The W. R. C. will hold its next regular meeting on Saturday December 5 with elections for next year’s officers. All members are urged to attend. Mrs. Fox serves as President.
The piece traces Panama’s wealth and fortress history, Henry Morgan’s sacking, and the long canal dream dating from 1520. It notes early proposals by Larreda and Cortez, Galvo’s routes, Spanish acts in 1814, the 1849 California gold rush railroad, and the ongoing US project facing labor climate challenges.
Pleasant View dated December 3 records social visits and events. Roy Evans and Henry Boldt visited at Will Arnold’s near Atalissa. Misses Jessie and Leta Althaus from Muscatine stayed with Geo. Smith. several families attended a sale near Atalissa and a box social at Woodmen Hall. Multiple Thanksgiving gatherings and local calls are noted along with minor ailments and a Chicago stock show trip.
Workmen will combine the dedicatory of the new hall with the lodge anniversary in January. The date is not fixed yet and officials including the supreme grand master workman and other grand officers will attend. Election of lodge officers takes place this evening.
The Philomathean Literary Society will present tomorrow afternoon in the high school assembly room a varied program. Acts include piano solo by A McBride, Merchant of Venice court room scene, cello solo by C Klaffenbach, readings and recitations by N Montgomery M Schmidt J Westrate V Greeley, a debate between Delmar Asthalter and Ruth Higley versus Harold Francis and Loretta Wright, and an essay by R Bailey.
The Nickel Plate Road offers holiday round trips at one and a third fare for travel within 150 miles. Tickets go on sale December 24 25 and 31 1903 and extend into January.
The service covers New York City, Boston and other eastern points with no excess fare. Nickels Plate Road operates from Chicago Depot at La Salle and Van Buren Streets, the sole passenger station on the Elevated Loop. Ticket offices are at 111 Adams St and Auditor ium Annex. phone Central 2057.
A sharp quip critiques a ward politician as a man with an eminent nose for old sores, using satire to highlight perceived corruption or decay. The remark reflects local political sentiment and wit about officials.
A provocative remark about wading into a bubble and foam of a shallow mind sparks discussion about ignorance and rhetoric. The statement triggers reactions across social and editorial circles.
The Independent club gathered yesterday at Mrs H S Howe 911 East Ninth Street with about twenty five members present. Oysters were served at 5 o clock. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs.
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