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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1900
Page
6
This ad promises a range of heavy weight overcoats in Oxford gray freezes, blue or black kerseys, meltons, paletott and other high grade fabrics. It offers fitment, cleaning and repair of suits and overcoats, plus alterations to ladies jackets to current styles.
James H Cosgrove operates as an up-to-date merchant tailor located at 110 East 24th Street with fittings upstairs.
Advertises weekly departures from Chicago via Colo and Kansas City to Los Angeles. Describes excursion cars attached to fast trains and promises a handsome itinerary with a free map. For rates, berths, and full details, contact your local ticket agent.
German American Savings Bank presents its officers J L Giesler president J H Kaiser vice president S L Johnson cashier and directors F H Little S M Batt erson C A Mull Albert Baird Jom H Kaiser Gus Schmidt H W Huttig J Scott Blackwell J L Giesler. The bank conducts general banking business and loans money on real estate or personal security with four percent interest on savings deposits.
Senator Hanna as chairman of the national Republican committee outlined the keynote issues for the Philadelphia convention. He listed prosperity for workers and retention of the Philippines as top priorities, urged immediate fundraising, and warned of Democratic labor agitation in the West. He spoke on campaign strategy and the convention agenda.
Secretary Root moves to establish a three American and three Cuban commission to reform Cuba’s prisons and legal process. Gen. Wood supports investigations into abuses and aims to revise criminal procedures and later civil code in Havana. The panel will include Horatio Rubens, E. L. Conant, and Mr. Runcie on the American side.
Senator Hanna spoke with Mayor Ashbridge and local committee members W S P Shields and Henry Burk about the Philadelphia bid to host a Republican convention and the $100 000 fund raised by citizens for the national committee. The Manufacturers club offers its building to committee members and delegates during the campaign for convention access.
In Louisville Kentucky on January 13 600 street car workers filed wage and labor demands asking for increases from 161 to 20 cents an hour union recognition the right to appeal removals for offenses freedom to buy uniforms in open market and improved fare collection. The company was given until Wednesday to consider the demands.
Lieut Victor Blue of the United States navy was praised aboard the battleship Massachusetts at the navy yard by South Carolina women for heroism in the war with Spain Ex Gov Hugh S Thompson of South Carolina presented the lieutenant with a gold medal
In Knoxville Tennessee on January 15 Jacob Shudin a Swedish immigrant killed his wife then himself at their home six miles from town. Their son Joe Shudin has been arrested and is believed involved in the murder of his mother.
The commission vows to curb abuses by detaining suspects for a year before trial and to abolish the incommunicado system. Mr Rubens met Secretary Root and then traveled from Washington to New York, with plans to head to Havana via Miami next Wednesday.
Lansing Jan. 15 Adjutant General Chase sent a letter to Gov Wingree declining resignation while claiming innocence and urging a military court of inquiry to investigate the matter and its reflection on him He is the sole military guard member not indicted by the grand jury but Gov Wingree has not decided his course yet.
New York January 15 Representative James Schoolcraft Sherman of Utica New York has accepted the position of secretary of the United States Senate. The salary is eight thousand dollars. The post was first offered to Benjamin P Odell who declined it.
The Republican state committee met at the Great Northern headquarters and voted to postpone the state convention from April 10 to May 8 to comply with the primary law requirements.
A dispatch from Hordighera on the Rivera announces the death of Mantio Garibaldi, a member of the Garibaldi family linked to the late General Garibaldi.
John W. Baker head of John W. Baker & Co. is arrested in St. Louis on mail fraud charges. Authorities say out-of-town customers lost over $100,000, with Baker promoting a two percent weekly return and a system to hedge losses across grains. He cites deals with Chicago and St. Louis firms, while some customers report substantial losses on a nearly $50,000 deal.
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway will invest 1,500,000 to straighten and shorten its Indiana route over five miles ahead of cutting the St. Louis to Cincinnati schedule from nine to eight hours. Four thousand men will be employed as weather allows. Major work includes Willow valley tunnel at 1,080 feet and the big east tunnel at Mitchell lowered nine feet.
In St Johns Newfoundland a gale keeps boats away from the St Marys bay wreck. Ten bodies have been found among rocks and others float nearby. Recovery plans depend on weather and may reveal the steamer's name from wreckage.
Gen. George Henry Sharpe of Kingston New York died in New York City after an operation. aged 72. Brevetted major general for Civil War services, he served on Grant's staff and was in custody when Lee surrendered at Appomattox and the Army of Virginia and Lee were paroled.
A conservative Pittsburgh estimate puts coal in the harbor awaiting shipment south at 2?000,000 bushels with 1,395,000 started down the river Sunday. every available towboat is pressed into service.
Prince Alfieri, commander of the papal guard of nobles, died Sunday in Rome. The brief obituary notes his death and titles, with no further details provided.
A garbled ad-style snippet promotes Dr Hobbs Spa Pills as a cure for kidney issues. It mentions Berling Remedy Co based in Chicago and suggests free samples or deals, reflecting early 20th century patent medicine language.
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