Local Fraternal Lodges Advertise Meeting Nights
Bend City Lodge No 143 of the Modern Brotherhood of America invites members in good standing to attend first and third Mondays. Knights of Pythias Wyoming Lodge No 76 meets Fridays at 7 30 in the K of P hall. Agle Lodge No 10 A O U W meets Thursdays at the hall. Muscatine Homestead No 336 meets second and fourth Wednesdays in G A R Hall. Muscatine Tent No 9 meets Tuesdays in Maccabee hall.
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Pearl City Lodge
Maccabee Hall
W. George
Lucinda
Bartlett
Muscatine Camp
Woodman Hall
Wyoming Lodge
K. of P
K. of P. Hall
Iowa Avenue
J. C. Coster
C. C. H. S. Howe
K. of R
Agle Lodge
A. O. U. W. Hall
Conch Street
John Tillit
M. W. Hows
Meegster
Muscatine Hive
Lot. M
Macabee Hall
Hi S
W. D. Hinge
Fraternal Aid Association
Bloomington
Woodman Ball
F. A
Q. T. Howard
Bankers’ Union OF the World
First National Bank
O. L. Pey&aatt
N. W. Meyers
Leanher Lodge
D. OF H
Molli
E. Wires
Gussie Mus
Mary Pece Records and EF Pay Secretary
Mrs. Mary FE Pece is described as a record keeper with EF Pay serving as secretary in a local clerical notice. The item notes roles and titles without additional context or events.
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Mary FE. Pece
Muscatine Post Office Listing Details
Entry noting the item was entered at the Muscatine Iowa post office as second class matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carskaddan
Carskaddan & Burk
Ome
Muscatine
West Sec
Iowa
Subscription Rates for Journal from Muscatine Iowa
Rates for daily and weekly delivery by carrier listed. advance payment required. Terms show yearly, semi weekly, and per card orders. Remittances by draft express or money order payable to Journal Printing Co. in Muscatine Iowa with collection weekly.
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Journal Printing Co
Muscatine
Iowa
The Name Origin of the Republican Party
Charles M. Harvey credits Alvin E. Bovay of Brooklyn with christening the Republican Party. Bovay suggested the name at a New York dinner during the 1852 Whig convention, arguing it signified superiority over Democratic. He later urged Ripon Wisconsin to adopt it, with Jackson Michigan ratifying the first state use.
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Republican Party
Charles M. Harvey
Alvin E. Bovay
Brooklyn
Bovay
Horace Greeley
New York
Greeley
Ripon
Wis
Jackson, Mich
Sioux City bartender defends broad law enforceme nt stance
A Journal feature records a Sioux City bar tender denouncing anti saloon league members as hypocritical for not enforcing laws beyond prohibition. He urges sweeping enforcement of speed, snow removal, and sidewalk rules, arguing officers should strike wide enough to include all infractions and that critics should thank them for leaving him work.
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Sioux City
The
Journal
Anti-Saloon League
Iowa Aces Gov Shaw in Washington Welcome as Nation Notices
The Des Moines Register highlights Gov Shaw’s prominent role in the Washington celebration and that his speech earned praise from President McKinley, underscoring Iowa’s rising national stature and the Hawkeye axiom that Iowa produces the best of good things.
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Des Moines Register
Gov. Shaw
Washington
McKinley
Iowa
Army canteen debate widens with Congress
Opinion piece argues the army canteen may be eliminated and notes public indifference among states. It cites patriotic groups opposed to soldier ownership of liquor ventures and hints their influence may affect Washington action. The column also reports Rock Island line straightening would shorten travel between Washington and Kansas City and reduce rail distance to Chicago.
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Cedar Rapids
Congress
Washington
Rock Island
Brighton Enterprise
Skunk River
Perlee
Washington Gazette
Brighton
Kansas City
Belknap
Iowa
Trenton
Chicago
Sulzer Seeks Additional Resolutions From Congress
Des Moines report says Mr. Sulzer, despite sending $14 in sympathy to the Boers, urges Congress to pass further resolutions. His expressed concern is so theatrical it could move even a monkey wrench to tears.
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Des Moines
Sulzer
Congress
Richest Baby Olga Receives 7 Million Pound Settlement
The Grand Duchess Olga, eldest daughter of the Czar of Russia, is reported to have £7,000,000 settled upon her within a week of birth. The czar has two daughters and no son. Rudyard Kipling plans a London departure for Cape Town next Saturday to stay months in South Africa to recover his health.
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Olga
Czar
Russia
Rudyard Kipling
London
Cape Town
South Africa
Typhoid at Orphans Home and Political Shifts noted
Reports begin with an outbreak of typhoid among orphans from apples picked by Italians near a hospital with typhus cases. Grover Cleveland declines a Democratic minority proposal to nominate him for U S Senate in New Jersey. Only one woman wins in Colorado’s legislature and may be speaker. Mildred Webster of San Francisco to wed Edward Cooper of Stockton after his win of her heart. November Havana deaths total 444, the month’s lowest in a decade. Chicago Tribune notes Jacob Gonskowski and Franciszka Kalieszewska wed.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
New Jersey
Colorado
Mildred Webster
San Francisco
Edward Cooper, Bootblack
Stockton
Cal
Alexander Stewart
Sing Sing
Philadelphia
Hawaii
Shanesville
Bridgeport
M. Edmond Tarbe Des Sablons
Manitoba
Newfoundland
New South Wales
William
Portugal
Titus Amendment Scramble Across Iowa Presses
Ottumwa Courier mocks the Titus amendment as football with many kicks while Washington Press insists it is alive. Keokuk Gate City urges women review of constitutional amendments, faulting male legislators for bungling in recent years.
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Ottumwa Courier
Washington
Titus
Supreme Court
Hawkeye
Keokuk Gate City
Iowa
Electric brain stimulation and aging cure claims
The text promotes applying electricity to the brain base as a method to reverse aging effects and restore youth. It asserts that arterial hardening precedes brain decay and claims the tonic’s long history as the sole reliable cure for stomach and digestive issues, urging consumption of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a superior remedy.
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Hostetter
California a Charming Railroad Picture Book
Burlington Route Passenger Department issues a 72 page illustrated book titled California with 62 notable scenes. It covers climate Monterey Yosemite San Francisco Pasadena Catalina Island and other Southern California resorts. Includes travel routes How to Get to California and a note offering copies by mail for six cents.
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Burlington
California
Monterey
Yosemite Valley
San Francisco
Pasadena
Santa Catalina Island
Coronaco Beach
Pacific Coast
J. Frances
Omaha
Neb
Low Holiday Excursion Fares From Iowa Central Railway
The Iowa Central Railway offers excursion tickets at one and one third fare for a round trip to points within 200 miles of starting points. Sales occur Dec 22 23 24 25 31 1900 and Jan 1 1901 with return validity through Jan 2 1901. Contact local ticket agents or Geo Batty Marshalltown for details.
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Iowa Central Railway
Western Passenger Association
Iowa Central
Batty
G. P
T. A
Marshalltown
Iowa
To Cure a Cold While You Sleep Pills Ad
An ad promotes Week's Break-Up-A-Cold Tabs with a money back guarantee if the cold is not cured. The product is priced at 25 cents and signed by Jd. d. Havercamp.
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Jd. d. Havercamp
Yates Visits Chicago Evening Politician Calls
Governor-elect Richard Yates spent a busy Saturday in Chicago meeting numerous politicians. He received visits from William Lorimer Henry Hertz Judge Henecy William H. Harper Collector Coyne and Daniel Hogan. A committee urged support for L Y Sherman as speaker while Yates avoided further remarks on speakership. A general hand shaking followed.
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Chicago
Richard Yates
William Lorimer
Henry L. Hertz
Judge Henecy
William H. Harper
Collector Coyne
Daniel Hogan
L. Y. Sherman
Springfield
Sherman
Pioneer stage driver Jacob Lemon dead at 83 in Kalamazoo
Jacob Lemon died at Indian Lake in Kalamazoo county after a long career as a pioneer stage driver. He first carried mail and passengers from Detroit to Chicago in December 1833, later serving the Chicago and Little Calumet and Chicago and Michigan City routes. He had resided in the county since 1840 and was among the area's oldest pioneers.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Jacob Lemon
Indian Lake
Detroit
Chicago
Platt, Hughes & Gillas
Frontier Roads
Chiago
Outfit
Lemon
Kalamazoo County
The Commoner plans staff and format under Bryan
Lincoln the Commoner editor Bryan declined to name staff or decide issue date or page size yet. He noted assistance arranged and initial printing in a city shop may occur. Omaha mayor Kelly case ends exam. held to answer in district court for alleged bribe related to saloon hours and Sundays.
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Lincoln, Neh
The
Bryan
Omaha, Neb
Kelly
South Omaha
Burglars Raid Rabbi Hirsch Residence on Grand Boulevard
On Saturday night two burglars climbed to the porch at 3612 Grand boulevard during the Hirsch family dinner. They fled in a buggy with about 400 dollars in stolen goods.
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Chicago
Emil G. Hirsch
Grand Boulevard
Astor Estate Tax Case Rules Residency Claim Valid
Justice Andrews in the New York Supreme Court on a Saturday ruled that William Waldorf Astor’s personal estate in the city was illegally taxed for 1909 while he claimed residency in London.
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New York
Andrews
Supreme Court
William Waldorf Astor
London
German Frigate Gneisenau Foundered Off Malaga
German training frigate Gneisenau foundered off Malaga sixty five miles east northeast of Gibraltar. Dispatches report one hundred persons drowned.
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Madrid
Gneisenau
Malaga
Gibraltar
Youngster Alexander Stewart Sentenced to Sing Sing
Alexander Stewart, 14, received a twenty year sentence at Sing Sing for murdering a playmate. The case highlights a brutal juvenile crime across a period of sensational reports.
Forgers Suspected in Adams County Petition Theft
Reports from Portage Wisconsin describe the Adams County clerk’s office in Friendship robbed and petitions for a railroad proposition stolen. Authorities claim many signatures were forged to hide the crime as part of the theft.
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Portage
Wis
Adams County
Friendship
Princeton and
Wisconsin River
Old Bill the 40 Year Old Farm Horse Succumbs in Indiana
Chesterfield Indiana December 17 A horse aged forty died on the Alfred Forkner farm. Old Bill foaled there and was owned by James Forkner who died thirty years ago. The animal did light work until about a year ago and was shot after becoming helpless.
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Chesterfield
Ind
Alfred Forkner
Bill
James Forkner
Comfortable Weekly Excursions to California by Iowa Central
The Iowa Central Railway offers weekly excursions to Los Angeles and other California points. Depart Wednesdays and arrive Sunday morning with modern tourist cars and standard sleeping car amenities at about one third the cost. Consult any Iowa Central agent or Geo.S. for full information.
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Los Angeles
California
Iowa Central Railway
Iowa Central
Geo.s
Batty
Marshalltown
Iowa
Individual who takes life cheerfully cited as dangerous associate
A terse note labels a person who takes life cheerfully as a dangerous associate, signaling caution about this individual's risky affiliations. The line emphasizes the threat implied by such behavior and the possible social or legal consequences.
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Society
Redman Hall
Shammo Hall
F. A. Johnson Sachem
Washburn, C
Masonic
Monda
J. Pircurorts
W. M.W. Monican Bochetare
Bawkeye Lodge
Semuel G Smarsit
W. Eversmeren
G. A. Bremcks
M. E. BP. Gro. C. Worn
Secy
DE Molay Commandry
Mri
M. L. Mikssell
E. C. da
G. D. Lezorrs
I. O
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Woodmen of America
Amoodman Ll
Olds’ Block
Rank Gould
Yclay Kyeesg
Court of Honor
S. E. Fox
B.C. ScuEnck
M. B.A
Maccabee
Fisch’s
Henry H. Fack
J. W. Haun
Ladies OF the Maccabeegs
Electa
E. S
L. E. Gries
W. M
Emma Manlove
Morgridge
Norton G. O. Morgridge
W. S. Norton
West Fourth Street
HOS, Brown
Illinois
J. W. McKee
Isctonga Speciaty
Onary Puble Old Rr
Second Street
Ug Store
T. R. Fitzgerald
Hershey State Bank
Corner On Avenue and
M. Titus
Jackso Titus & Jackson
B. Jatre
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Jayne
Hoffman
Ofice
Richman
E.F. Rice
Richman & Richman
West Second Street
H. M. Dean
H. J. Dean
Cook, Musser & Co
Renee H. J. Dean
the Muscatine Journal
John Mahin
SONG
Mull
Havana
Chicago Tribune
Jacob Gonsokowski
Franciszka Kalieszewska
Yates
Sveals
Windy City
Pioneer
Islue of
Cassopolis
Michigan Central
Dailey Station
Port Huron
William Crellette
Lapeer
Osea
Temaga
S. G. Stein
S G. Stein
D & RG
RGW
Sou Pac
Bee and
Sierra Nevada
Os Angeles
Itineary and
John Sebastian
G P A
Muscatine North & South Railroad
Couth
E. C. Peto
VCO Seamans & Benefics
Madison St
Traveler’s Guide
Musocatine Divisio
Montezuma
L & P. Railroad
Paenes SS
Denver
Kanewaty
St. Joseph
Evans Astead
Wilton Branor
Uscatine
Wilton
Muscat
Sham
Aearyet Sey
Gisnies
Sp. Mj
oFena
Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railway Co
Tri-Cities
Chica Clinton
Davenport
Clinton Sterling
Utah
Pacific Coast Points
Iowa No
J. Omaha
Clinton
Til
Madison
Janesville
Rockford IL
Dixon
Sterling IL
Colo
Belvidere
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