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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1912
Page
3
The Daily Sournsl Ja claims higher circulation than all local competitors, printed five evenings weekly except Sunday, with a semi weekly edition on Tuesday and Friday. Mail subscriptions available, with annual rates and delivery by carrier in the city.
Special correspondence from Washington reports Representative Kendall of Iowa's sixth district has regained health and plans for future chautauqua work with high compensation. Rumors circle Taft may accept Yale professorship or Cincinnati law venture. discussion of a Taft-Wilkerstam partnership and post-presidency travels to Australia or Georgia. Texas Representative Slayden protests pay raises for militia as military committee weighs costs, with projected militia costs around fourteen to nineteen million dollars yearly, though Slayden cautions against overextension.
Fragmented OCR text shows a garbled exchange referencing numbers 25 and 27 with scattered terms like operator, department, health, and various room names. The readable bits suggest a damaged telephony or office instruction fragment without a clear event or identifiable entities.
The Philadelphia North American editorial urges care for the child at Christmas, calling readers to provide gifts and joy for needy youngsters. It links Christlike care with communal responsibility and questions those who withhold happiness from children. Back in the Game Once More notes the return of T. N. Brannan as managing editor of the morning daily, praising his experience and value to the newspaper.
Washington Post salutes Secretary Wilson on his retirement after sixteen years in the department of agriculture. The final report highlights doubled crop yields and the nation’s prosperity due to improved farming methods, education, and science. Wilson is praised as central to foundational prosperity and commended for his service and impact.
The funeral of Edawin Gould, 22, son of Mr Indra Frank Gould of West Sevench Street, was held at 9 o'clock from St Matthias Church with Rev Father Leonard presiding. Attendees included Joseph Nester Henry Fayle and John Bare.
A retrospective column recalls events from fifty to ten years ago in Muscatine and Burlington. It notes Jacob Stevens of Company F, Thirty-fifth Regiment, sent home from an illness at Onawa Iowa to recover, and his expected return. It mentions a riverbank school disruption by vandals and an impending justice pursuit. It also lists officers of the Mustatine County Warmers Mutual Insurance Company and announces upcoming theater plans at Turner Opera House. It concludes with railroad expansion hopes from Hiriek Junction toward Burlington and a Burlington council decision extending an ordinance deadline.
Larry Byrne Anson McNulty and Youen Aull served as pall bearers at a service held for members of the Knights of Golarbus. No distress was reported at St Marys Cemetery where the procession gathered in full.
Des Moines Democrats discuss possible candidates for federal posts in southern and northern districts. Names include Porter, Keenen, Reedy, Myers, O Connor, Dalton, and F. J. O Connor, with Sanchez political notes on party unity and the push for high quality appointees.
The list shows a diverse set of names including eTore’s ogres and many businesses such as Ryan Brothers, Consumer's Supply Company, Minkel & Flannery, Geo. W. Reuling, J. A. Reynakds, Ed. Metzger, and Potter Brothers among others. The document indicates closures for all day Christmas and New Year.
In Muscatine the Christmas for the Poor program gains backing from the Journal and the Ministerial Association. Teachers in city schools recount stories of hardship among students and call for outside aid to bring joy to children during the holiday season.
New York December 16 reports reveal Helen Miller Gould, 44, engaged to Tin Jey J. Shepard, 43, a railroad executive from St. Louis. The couple plans marriage in January with limited details shared by George Gould and Mrs. Shaw confirming railroad connections.
A theft report shows W D Hine of 609 Watout Street had an expensive door rug taken from his front porch Sunday evening between 7 and 8. The rug measured ten by four feet and was allegedly carried away while Hine was briefly away. Police were notified immediately.
Harness makers from Muscatine Scott Cedar Jones Jackson and Clinton counties will assemble in Davenport tomorrow for a district convention. The event will be held at the Hotel Kimbili with Muscatine represented in the eastern region.
George Riddles, a fiddler known in local circles, was arrested Sunday on intoxication charges. He was released by this morning as the case moved toward resolution amid a quiet, restored mood in the town.
Vernon Dix son Mia and Charles W Clark of 11023 East Second Street reported a painful ankle sprain Sunday afternoon. The boy was playing and tripped while running, fell, and suffered the injury.
Miss Flossie Stutsman and Fred R. Riek wed at six oclock in the Church of the Brethren on Lowe Street with Rev. Fr E B Miller officiating. A wedding dinner followed at East Fifth Street home of the bride's sister Mrs Ed Hoffman with relatives present.
Miss Helen Hein of Muscatine married Fred L. Keyes of Dubuque at St Pauls English Lutheran Davenport with Rev W H Blanke officiating. Bride’s sisters from Muscatine and Mina Nev attended. couple to reside in Muscatine after a wedding feast at the bride’s East Lighthouse Street home. Wallace W Day wed in the West to Marthe A Amsden of Boston. ceremony held in Portland after Thanksgiving. Day plans Portland home. Grace Lutheran Ladies Aid Bazaar well attended.
Washington county short course opens under favorable auspices and will run through the week. A strong teaching corps and growing enrollment indicate success. John S. Wilson serves as president and Col. W. Brockhart is manager.
At the Scott county princes annual meeting held Saturday, John Hansen was elected Master, succeeding Charles Wiman. The event took place in Wansen Ts Ma Taverners Ja on December 16.
Mr and Mrs Wiliam King Tasiding north of the city announce a ten pound son born yesterday. Mr and Mrs W Robertson of Mulberry avenue welcomed the baby yesterday. A night fireman job is advertised for experienced staff at the steam plant and pumps. Mrs Craddock from Davenport arrives in the city to stay with her mother Mrs Ad Butcher on Houser street.
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Mohr and Mrs. Laurie Mohr were scheduled for Tuesday at 8 20 AM from 1316 Ontaro Street and at the Wilton Methodist Church. Interment followed in Oakdale Cemetery. The Rev. A G Lang of the German Baptist Church officiated both services.
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