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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1911
Page
3
The McNamara confession on the Los Angeles Times bombing stirs debate on labor violence and grander culpability. Calls urge full disclosure of any higher figures while warning against revenge. The guilty pleas save the state costs and shape public views on punishment and justice.
The piece argues against shielding the McNamaras through tacit understandings, contending the nations interests require full public evidence. It notes D A Fredericks says the businessmen and Lincoln Steffens had little effect on the outcome, while calling union leaders to expose all allies and superiors in the legal discovery of the case.
John Barrett, director of the Fan American Union, says Congress should make the Panama Canal free for global shipping. He argues tolls would cost operation, maintenance, and interest, estimating $15 million annual revenue at $1.50 per ton, while a free canal could boost U.S. exports and unify nations in neutrality.
In a scene of a sick bed gathering, Yancy meets Richard Keppel Cavendish and his wife Polly as their children observe. The talk turns to social titles and pride, with Yancy recalling colonial “chimneys” to explain rank, and Cavendish family anxiously seeking to fit into the stranger’s tale of kings and war.
Adialogue heavy scene unfolds with ABE MARTIN figures citing royal ranks including Earl of Lambeth and Cavendish clan members. Yancy questions titles while Cavendish youths react with awe as the inheritance talk hints at secrets and social power. The excerpt ends with Yancy noting his travel tales between Scratch Hill and Balaam's Crogs Roads as he contemplates estates.
Fifty years ago residents of the Third ward planned a welfare club to aid the poor during cold weather. They advertised a meeting at Keesler Hatters grocery at Fifth and Mulberry streets next Thursday at 7 o clock with a hopeful call for neighborly assistance. Forty years ago Hartly noted a swift run by Snyder with mules and an express wagon from the city to Wilton in fifty seven minutes, marking his efficiency in mail transport. Thirty years ago December 4 was a Sunday.
Clippings recount events from twenty years ago including a family moving to Waterloo where Mr Bye became general secretary of the Waterloo M C Tey and made many friends in Muscatine while wishing them well on their move. Ten years ago a cemetery entrance obstruction and a dispute with a property owner led to halted fencing and danger from exposed materials near the road.
The article surveys opinions on building a free Panama Canal arguing it would end canal costs and guard expenses, boost interoceanic traffic without monopolies, and expand US Pacific trade. Advocates claim it would lift barriers for Latin American nations and spur merchant marines, while opponents warn about railroad competition and sovereignty.
A set of editorials note mayoral efforts to curb potato prices backfired, signaling supply and demand govern pricing. They contrast rural actions with voter turnout insight, urging greater participation to uphold the people’s role in government. The pieces argue price controls misled buyers and highlight low primary voting in Nebraska and weak party tickets.
Davenport committee plans a dinner titled Mada in Davenport to showcase local foods from tare noodle soup to cheese and coffee. This homegrown menu aims to surprise attendees with Davenport’s range of produced goods and spark fresh acquaintance among participants, per Sioux City Journal.
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