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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1902
Page
2
Des Moines dispatch notes looming school legislation including compulsory free textbooks and rural consolidation plans while probing jurisdictional issues between the two houses. It highlights leaders Lieutenant Governor Herriott and Speaker Eaton, and lists key senators and representatives shaping the twenty ninth general assembly.
A pit boss named Lance Walker at the Thompson and Walker mine near Oskaloosa Iowa was killed when a mine cage dragged him feet first after he signalled to hoist. He was the sole son of one of the mine's owners.
Henry Stanly Hollenbeck, left guard on the 1901 squad, is elected captain of Iowa football for 1902. A Beloit alumnus from 1898 and 1899, he will be a senior in liberal arts and was the unanimous choice, with Walters expected by outsiders. The student body expresses great satisfaction.
Iowa City January 27. The athletic board of control approved the Iowa league baseball schedule arranged by Manager Mc Cutchen. It includes twenty eight games with fourteen in Town City. The team will tour from May 9 to 17.
J. J. Havercamp advertises Rector for piles with a swift refund if it fails to cure. Each package includes a pile pipe free and samples are offered.
In Indianapolis on January 27, the United Mine Workers debated admitting Iowa to the interstate conference with mines and operators for 1903. Reese urged Iowa entry while Operator Robbins opposed it for his own gain. Illinois delegates sided with Reese and a decision was postponed until Monday.
Mrs Isaac Lea Hillis president Iowa Mothers' congress plans a Wednesday visit to the state assembly with Lt Gov Herriott and Speaker Eaton. Delegates aim to spark support for child protection legislation while joined by leaders from four women’s organizations representing about 40 000 members including the State Federation of Clubs and the WCTU.
Dedicatory services for the new Y M and Y W Co A chapel library and gymnasium at Central College in Pella Iowa were held last week. The event passed with pleasant enjoyment and marked a notable moment for students and faculty.
On December 29 1901 the Rock Island vacated its Van Buren street depot and now runs trains to Grand Central at Fifth avenue and Harrison street. A new passenger station will be built on the old site and will serve patrons of the Rock Island B C R N lines. Trains from Lake Shore Michigan Southern Nickel Plate and Baltimore & Ohio also use Grand Central and connect with B C R N services.
Quip exchanges between a sea captain and a waiter revolve around a misheard dish name bouillon. The captain jokes he has sailed on bouillon all his life, unaware of the term.
A girl lectures a young man about the evils of smoking and the scene hints the youth is her brother, turning on a family dynamic. The exchange underscores parental guidance themes and sibling tension in a domestic setting.
A brief note from The Daily Journal touting difficult words with many e's appears in an early 20th century ad. The publication price is listed as 10 cents per week, indicating a small-town newspaper format.
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