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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
3
The Daily Journal is issued every evening except Sunday. The Semi Weekly Journal reissues 8 pages Tuesday and 5 pages Friday nights. Daily delivery in the city by carrier costs 10 cents per week. Daily, one year, by mail $3.00. Semi Weekly, one year, by mail $5.00.
The Journal names local agencies for reader convenience: East Hill Clay Kneese Grocery East Ind Street South Muscatine Morse Washburn's Grocery End of street car track W. C. A. Busch's Drug Store Hershey venue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hill Sharrar's Grocery Telephones Business Office Bell Editorial Office Bell Mississippi Valley.
Muscatine citizens discuss a proposed Third Street loop for the street railway to service the business district and draw commerce from Fourth Street. The plan envisions cars passing Second Street merchants, with local business leaders and new utility owners engaging constructively.
Sir William Jap Sinclair, a Scot and Aberdeen graduate, argues Carnegie’s 19 million gift to Scottish colleges has harmed students by rewarding pauperization. The piece notes excess aid to those not in need and suggests Carlyle would oppose such benevolence, paralleling Lincoln’s free dinners observations.
The speaker criticizes fake charity and urges genuine aid. He warns against a society that pauperizes the poor and distrusts Scottish university degrees, suggesting a shift in views about individual and community responsibilities.
A article in the Mid Western on Standpatism questions southern Iowa support for protectionism. It notes Malcolm McKinnon’s critique and traces settlers from Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio shaping tariff views via party loyalties and Horace Greeley. The piece argues earlier settlers influenced protectionist sentiment more than regional romance.
State Superintendent John F. Riggs will urge abolishing the annual school census and shifting funds to be apportioned by average daily attendance rather than by children aged 5 to 21. The change requires constitutional amendment, and passage is unlikely.
Railroads seek a universal mileage ticket valid on any train between the Rocky Mountains and the Atlantic seaboard to counter rising two cent per mile rates. Interchangeable milesize tickets would meet traveler needs and a recent Central Passenger association move cut its 1000 mile ticket price.
The Western Passenger Association votes to issue a new 1000 mile book priced at $25 with a $4.75 rebate. This follows an earlier proposal reducing the price from $306 to $25 and offering a $5 rebate.
Des Moines correspondents report an entire comic opera troupe was converted at Chapman meetings in the city. The writer notes the troupe is now touring and a prayer meeting is held daily. The piece ends with a wish that the legislature opens so correspondents write about other topics.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican suggests Secretary Shaw’s Washington life costs him about 15000 dollars yearly beyond his salary. It speculates he did little gardening and that Mrs Shaw likely kept a hired girl, accounting for his expense excess.
A country editor recalls a past stance that profanity was unnecessary prior to inventions like the gasoline engine. He notes he has since forgotten stove pipes bulky horses noisy neighbors automobiles and linotype machines as modern competitors to restraint in speech.
A 105 year old Kansas woman seeks a divorce, prompting Keokuk Gate City to joke she may have other matrimonial alliances in view. The note hints at a remarkable age and a surprise legal move.
The Cedar Rapids Republican urges tougher enforcement of Iowa liquor laws. It argues laws are strict in some respects yet permit room for those who believe in what they call the decent use of stimulating drinks. No community can gain property, prosperity, or public respect by defying lawful government.
The Dubuque Times Journal argues crime warrants state power to hang, insisting the death penalty protects society by stringently punishing murderers, while noting Busse should have faced execution years ago.
The Marion Register predicts the legislature will not pass a primary law satisfactory to reformers. It states voters will respond if representatives seek re election and notes both Republicans and Democrats in Town oppose the reformers plan while the schemers resist any alternative.
The Dubuque Telegraph denounces John Downie’s proposal to employ inebriates in coal mining as unworthy. It argues chronic drunkards deserve care to restore health rather than endure harsher, wasteful labor.
The Iowa City Republican argues the offices are sinecures and should be abolished by the legislature. It claims the work could be done by the state printer and binder more cheaply and would save the state at least $10,000 a year.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette criticizes a two week vacation, arguing Congress should not start sessions before Christmas and should adjourn briefly for the holidays. The paper contends the session ought to begin after the holiday period to avoid disruption.
The Mason City Globe Gazette notes a leading mail order house has filed in court to strike down South Dakota’s law. If the South Dakota way stands it could set a precedent likely to spread, and many fear legal action will be used to halt such expansion.
The Clinton Herald notes that if the president forgot anything he will likely make amends when Congress reconvenes, reflecting on possible administrative steps.
In a remarks tied to fiscal policy a council member argues a seasonally timed income tax would be easier. He adds it would tax spending rather than income, claiming the proposal could ease real hardship for taxpayers.
Mason City Times asserts the town deserves a legitimate primary law and discusses its constitutional standing. The brief mentions civic governance and legal interpretations without detailing specific cases or dates.
The New York Sun weighs a hypothetical clash between the British battleship Dreadnought and the Japanese Satsuma. It notes Satsuma’s larger tonnage, unique design, and Japanese firing philosophy versus Dreadnought’s turbine propulsion, heavier 12 inch armament, and widespread battleship concepts. It mentions American plans for a 20,500 ton floating battery with 12 twelve inch guns and 16 eighteen inch rapid firers, plus other options before a final decision.
A Des Moines Capital editorial urges timely action on Senator Smoot, arguing that make believe systems should not be tolerated and a decisive response is needed.
The Madden report shows a $4,000,000 or 27.83 percent drop in the postal deficit with revenues rising by over $15,000,000 to a total of $167,932,782. Second class mail tonnage surpasses 700 million pounds, up 45 million from the prior year, while stamp sales near 800 million. Madden urges a uniform rate for all printed matter and notes his rise from locomotive fireman to postmaster general.
The passage notes Maddens early writing challenges but credits his ascent to engagement with opportunities in America. It asserts his current prominence as proof that the U S offers chances for advancement through effort and use of encountered opportunities.
The Cedar Rapids Republican quotes the Eagle Grove Eagle on Mr. Cummins leading major fizzies of the past decade, including the reciprocity and constitutional conventions. He secures a third term amid wartime ambitions, despite Governor Kirkwood’s veto of another nomination. A joint legislature speech is planned as critics brood over fizzles.
Literary notes report New York City residents prefer hotels to private homes. Nine thousand wealthy families join the hotel trend, with experts noting New York houses three times as many guests as London, six times as Paris, and ten times as many as other cities. Manhattan alone contains 136 large first class hotels.
The city’s hotel building surge promises 386 hotels of 400 rooms each on Manhattan within twenty years, driven by a daily floating population of 75 000 to 185 000. The New York hotel concept has evolved beyond the long standing palace label into a grand, distinct urban hospitality phenomenon.
In case of constipation and peritonitis risk, claim relief is offered by Dr. King's New Life Pill. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store promotes this remedy as a cure and preventive measure in a period advertisement.
The Wabash runs through sleepers to the City of Mexico with no car changes, leaving Chicago Monday and Thursday nights at 11 45 p m and arriving in Mexico at 759 p m the third day. The route covers over 5490 miles in about 309 hours, with reduced rates and illustrated booklets available.
Major Johns Circle and several groups announce regular meetings. Ladies of Grand Army of the Republic meet the first and third Friday evenings at 7 30 with Miriam Pfeifer as president and Cora Barger as secretary. Muscatine Lodge No 5 meets Monday at 7 30. Mirian Lodge No 27 meets second and fourth Friday at 7 30. Prairie Encampment No 4 meets first and third Fridays at 7 30.
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