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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1900
Page
1
The Muscatine Journal reports widespread gambling in the city, detailing five gambling houses and the social mix of players from youth to old age. It describes layout, games such as penny ante poker faro and dice variants, and notes the houses run a cash business with etiquette and occasional cheating concerns.
The narrator documents illegal gaming in Muscatine, noting craps and three-dice setups to ensure three-number wins, with locations on Second street and Front street. He observes gamblers from a mill lumber puller to street hustlers, along with questionable houses and risky saloons, reporting after nights of covert observation.
L. W. Prior of Cleveland and expert Mr. Shot arrived for a thorough inspection of the Muscatine Electric Light and Power Company plant. They discussed needed improvements to support increased street railway and light service while preserving current operations and avoiding wasted expenditures. Prior emphasized modernizing with reserve power and anticipated summer service adjustments.
Miss Sibyl Carter leads Indian women in lacemaking similar to Lady Aberdeen and Queen Margherita efforts. Sioux from Birch Cooley mission create a lace bed spread and Anadarko tea cloth to be sent to the Paris exposition as self help through craft.
The report notes ongoing bill introductions in the State Legislature. It highlights Senator Titus' amendment as favorably recommended and recalls how the new Capitol building was secured.
All members assemble at the Champion hose house Monday at 1 30 p m and proceed to the funeral in a body by order of Chief Geo Neibert.
An ornithologist observes that birds often die by their own actions. A saying advises a man to close his mouth when he opens his heart. A vessel’s long reach is likely performed with its yard arms.
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