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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
3
The Journal Printing Co publishes The Journal daily except Sunday with semi weekly editions on Tuesday and Friday. It lists offices in Muscatine and New York and Chicago bureaus with agencies across the city and claims wide circulation and AP membership. It provides subscription rates and contact details for editors and business offices.
Circulation statement sworn by publisher F D Throap asserts average monthly circulation of 6,929 copies for November 1999. Notary BF W Eversmeyer attested on December 1, 1909 with official seal.
A congressional probe into the Pinchot Ballinger dispute moves toward action in the Senate. Ballinger demands an investigation to stay in office, while critics argue the case tests conservation policy and integrity. Congress will conduct a real inquiry, not a whitewash.
The speaker argues that Congress should determine beyond a reasonable doubt whether there is smoke without fire or, if a blaze exists, reveal its cause and extent of damage and take prompt action to extinguish it, emphasizing fearlessness and thorough investigation.
A roundup of quirky quotes from multiple papers. Poe and Poet Watson spar over insanity versus creativity. Omaha Mayor Dahlman faces strict early closing law enforcement. Count Bani loses another Gould fortune bid. Keokuk reports a bongo shot by Kermit Roosevelt. Brussels mood shifts after Leopold’s departure. Aldrich central bank talk puzzles insurgents. Water loo editorial credits citizen leadership for growth. Cummins denies Dowell withdrawal order in Seventh district. New York Mrs Belmont aids shirtwaist strikers and posts home value as suffragist backing.
Transcriptions of real estate transfers list numerous Muscatine deals with buyers such as Jowat Jessie M Washburn to N Barry Jr and Henryetta A Loveless to Nick Barry Jr. prices range from 1 to 19 thousand dollars. Other sales involve Esther S Hells, Albert Baird, Cassie Eliott, Edward M Whott, John Sterneman, George E Hinckley, Carl Jensen, J L Giesler, Anna Cummins, John McAnnih, and F Kaufmann among others, noting lots, blocks, sections, and parcels in Muscatine, West Liberty, Wilton and Cedar County.
The item lists hog shipments by rail to this place up to Dec 21 with 216 carloads totaling 12 960 hogs and 1996 dressed hogs making 14 950 hogs. Ships came mainly from Washington Iowa City West Liberty and other M M R B points.
In a Pittsburgh bound tale, detective McKnight questions Sullivan about the Ontario wreck and past murders while Alison West faces him with composed danger. A tense exchange reveals Sullivan’s claim he did not kill Harrington, admitting only to larceny as the clues tighten around motives and alibis.
Washington D C December 22 John Dalszell of Pittsburg known as the archduke of the high tariff in the house seeks renomination amid ongoing opposition. His rival Dr R S Black of McKeesport mobilizes a vigorous campaign challenging his twelfth term amid Dalzell influence on ways and means.
The piece surveys lawmakers on the rules committee facing foes at home over tariff policy as Dalzell pursues renomination and a $1.09 million public building grant for Pittsburgh. It notes Associate Justice Brewer’s age and duties, a mislabeling incident in Capitol portraits, Iowa politics around Representative Hall, and James Freeman Curtis as a young treasury figure tackling customs and tariff administration.
Iowa City reports the acquittal of Thos B Allin and Dr A L Pollard in a federal court conspiracy to defraud the government case over Union Land Company mining tracts. The verdict may sustain the company and benefit local stockholders who invested in the enterprise. The Branson family stands out in local professional life with three members in law medicine and dentistry. Gover nor Carroll visits and dines with university guests as the board and press gather. Two suits arise from the Michael Kelly estate due to lack of a will, including a county farm disputed by a nephew.
The Shuberts present Clyde Fitch's The Blue Manse, adapted from German, with a large cast led by Myrtle Jersy and O E Hallan. Operahouse Friday night promises top seating as demand rises, warning buyers against speculators. The tour is directed by Sam and Lee Shubert with a burlesque show featuring new scenery and costumes.
In a vaudeville style plot a variety actress impersonates the president's secretary’s wife to trigger a promotion plot. Three acts untangle the ensuing complications as laughs and flirtations abound. Grand Opera House presents The Blue Mouse with choreographed farce and an all star burlesque lineup.
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