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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1902
Page
3
Muscatine Journal notice lists postal status at Muscatine Iowa and subscription options. Daily rate per year and carrier delivery with weekly collection indicated. Includes historical pricing fragment 0-85 20 and standard subscription terms.
The president and top officials favor tariff changes to aid Cuba, arguing mutual safety and prosperity and honoring promises. Opponents led by beet sugar interests warn against shifting away from protection, noting profits under free trade and urging reciprocity to boost American exports while aiding Cuban industry.
In a Rochester speech Justice Jerome backs a state law allowing saloons in cities over 160000 to stay open 1 to 11 pm Sundays. Saloon keepers fear local option by districts, risking citywide prohibition in parts. State legislation seems unlikely. Jerome must enforce existing law.
The Washington Star outlines key issues Secretary Shaw may face. Can the treasury surplus be kept within reasonable limits without paying high prices for un matured bonds. What legislation should Congress consider to prevent any excessive surplus. Can public deposits in national banks be withdrawn without financial disaster. Can current trade and credit expansion hold until after the next presidential election without a money market panic or business downturn.
Detroit Tribune depicts a salesman in the Panama canal hat calling to Uncle Sam as he leaves, offering a fifty percent discount and urging buyers to seize the deal. The frame emphasizes a bustling shop interior and a patriotic retail moment.
In a burst of crime, twelve banks were robbed across Iowa, setting a record for rapid successive heists. Police report shows three lives lost in the wave, while investigators race to connect suspects and secure the region. Local communities brace for heightened security and inquiries continue.
A Webster City dispatch reports J. E. Blythe will seek the congressional nomination in Iowa's Fourth district next year challenging incumbent Haugen. The Clinton Herald pushes for improved passenger service on the Clinton Bennett branch of the B C R N Ry and urges appealing to the state railway commission if needed.
In a pointed editorial the Vinton Eagle argues Governor Shaw’s political life revived after his death, suggesting it is folly to retire or let a leader fade away too soon as a tool of political strategy.
Davenport Democrat notes the congressman in the Second district is John Nicholas Wiliam Rumpie, who prefers not to have his full name pronounced when addressed, per the latest congressional directory.
The Fairfield Ledger reports the state board of control desires full and complete control of county farms. If granted, the board will move to take over these institutions, likely at the counties' expense to aid its state branch. It already acts similarly with the homeless insane, offering treatment that county authorities would not.
A reporter overhears a travel tale about a shooting match in Illinois. A man recounts thefts of a rabbit turkey bottle and sand filled express package, plus a note about stealing bones. A separate encounter with an unmarried lady reveals past connection with the boy's father.
A woman with nine children boarded a street car. The conductor asked if they were all her children or a picnic. She replied that they were all her children and it was not a picnic. He retreated quickly to the platform.
A reporter recalls a flirtatious moment aboard a train with a shy girl about sixteen who refuses to reveal her name until the questioner declares his. The amused passengers watch as the pair exchange coy banter before the author retreats for air.
In Muscatine County's river lore a detailed account recalls Geneva Island three and a half miles long with 700 acres mostly flood prone. Bert Hershey and partners operated hogs and cats while log rafts and ferries shaped the island’s life, and legends of Frank Van Dorah Cedar Rapids John and floaters illustrate frontier river culture before the island became a summer resort.
The article cautions presidents mingling with the public for safety reasons and criticizes various advertised stomach remedies. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a fifty year trusted remedy for sick headache nervousness insomnia indigestion dyspepsia fever and age. The genuine bottle should bear the private stamp over the neck.
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