May 1905 circulation sworn for Muscatine Journal
W. L. Lane publisher certifies the number of copies circulated during May 1905. The document lists daily totals and sums, totaling 5,308 copies. It records multiple ledger entries and ends with the official swearing of circulation.
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Muscatine Daily Journal
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W. L. Lane
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Muscatine Journal
Muscatine Co
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Lowa
F. W. Eversmeyer
Wallace Resigns Panama Canal Post Amid Roosevelt Taft Clash
The Wallace dispute pits John F. Wallace against Taft as he leaves the Isthmian canal after accepting a higher offer. Friends blame fame and money talks, fearing graft risk in canal construction while Roosevelt’s influence and Shantz’s appointment are cited as aggravating factors.
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Isthmian Canal
Taft
Roosevelt
Wallace
Canal
United States
Mr. Taft
New York
Panama
Mr. Wallace
T. P. Shantz
Statement on Mr. Wallace’s Service and Public Perception
The text critiques Mr. Wallace for failing to serve his country and blames popular clamor for idolizing him. It expresses hope he learns from his error and notes the lasting impact on his character despite future improvements.
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Wallace
Dalrymple Denies Misquoting on Municipal Ownership
The Journal editorial claimed Dalrymple opposed municipal ownership in the United States. He insists he was misquoted, stating he remains a believer in public ownership and operation of public utilities. He notes his observations in Glasgow and Chicago show transferable lessons for American cities.
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Chicago
New York
Shober
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Glasgow
Great Britain
Europe
Mr. Dalrymple
England
State vows costly care for wards proves value
Officials argue that funding state institutions is prudent and beneficial. They say the money spent on inmates yields long term returns for the state and that wards deserve excellent treatment and well managed facilities.
Ohio man builds successful air ship seeks lecture tour
An Ohio man has finally produced a successful air ship. He plans to hire out to a bureau and embark on a lecture tour to promote his proposition.
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Ohio
Stevens Named Chief Engineer for Panama Canal
Muscatine residents celebrate John F. Stevens named chief engineer for the Panama Canal. The public figure has proven himself at the Rok Island and is expected to serve the country well in the canal zone.
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Muscatine
John F. Stevens
Panama Canal
Mr. Stevens
Rok Island
Canal Zone
German Lutheran Upgrade for Luth eran Old Folks Home
The new addition to the Lutheran Old Folks home will be dedicated tomorrow, praised as a credit to the German Lutheran people of the synod and especially residents of the city. It stands as a monument they may rightly be proud of.
Iowa City Council Accused of Harboring a Trust
Iowa City residents react as the city council faces allegations of harboring a trust amid stronghold politics. The issue connects to Wade's congressional influence and local governance scrutiny.
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Iowa City
Wade
Muscatine County Sends Home Proud School Teachers
Normal is over and the pretty school ma ams of Muscatine county will now depart for their several homes. Muscatine county should feel proud of her good looking school teachers.
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Muscatine County
Roosevelt Seen Likely Dictating Peace to Norway and Sweden
The article suggests Roosevelt may dictate peace terms to Norway and Sweden as tensions rise in the peninsula amid growing warlike sentiment.
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Roosevelt
Norway
Sweden
Y M C A Membership Signals Prosperity in Muscatine
The growing YMCA membership reflects local prosperity and warrants broad approval. Long live the YMCA and may it always prosper.
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Muscatine
Calamity Howler Knocked Down by Seventeen-Year Locusts
A satirical line notes the seventeen-year locusts are gone and remarks that the calamity howler has been defeated, using a cocked hat metaphor to imply a failed bluster.
Iowa Republican taunts three term governorship
The Cedar Rapids Republican scoffs at any Iowa governor serving three terms and argues officials should be limited to two terms. It says the governor’s job is largely honorary and should rotate, urging two terms and out for state and county offices.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Dog nuisance debated by Waterloo Reporter
The Waterloo Reporter argues that dogs should be restricted like other animals and not allowed to roam at will. It contends that the dog nuisance will persist until laws bar dogs from running at large.
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Waterloo
Clarinda Herald Questions Saloon Basements Law Compliance
The Clarinda Herald questions the court ruling that a saloon cannot operate in a basement under the multi law. The paper argues no saloon in the state truly obeys the law and asserts there is no victory for saloonists in this decision.
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Clarinda Herald
the Herald
What Ails Iowa The Nation Sees Hungry Harvest Needs
The Washington Democrat dismisses rumors of statewide malaise and blasts editors for empty local items. The Des Moines Register and Leader denounces fakirs and loafers while noting labor shortages in harvest fields and rising demand for workers in Iowa.
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Washington Democrat
Iowa
Des Moines Register
Register
Des Moines
Booker T Washington speech draws thousands in promise for race future
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes crowds numbering in the thousands gather not from curiosity but to hear the lesson taught by Booker T. Washington, seen as the strongest sign of progress for the negro race ahead.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Booker T. Washington
Public wants eighteen hour train, says Des Moines Capital
The Des Moines Capital argues that lake shore officials should not be blamed for restoring the eighteen hour train. It states the public makes the demand and the railway must give the public what it wants in this twentieth century era.
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Lake Shore
Des Moines
Panama Canal Completion Without Scandal Urged
A fragment notes the hope that the Panama Canal project will be finished with exemplary public work and expenditure, avoiding scandal and controversy as its monumental achievement proceeds.
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Panama Canal
Graft Ridden Cities Criticized By Cedar Falls Gazette
The Cedar Falls Gazette argues that a government reflects its people and condemns cities described as graft ridden, warning that corruption in city government undermines civic virtue.
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The
Cedar Falls
Railroads push speed over passenger safety, says Freeman-Tribune
The Webster City Freeman-Tribune reports railroad companies are prioritizing faster trains over improving passenger safety measures, highlighting a growing emphasis on speed at the expense of security.
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Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
President shows kindness by Loomis departure
Cedar Rapids Gazette notes the president permits Loomis to leave in order to escape an asphalt smell, framing the act as a compassionate gesture toward a man in trouble.
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The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Loomis
Hawaii Governorship Desirable for Western Man says Dubuque Times
The Dubuque Times views the Hawaii governorship as a desirable post for a capable western man, noting appeal of leadership in the Pacific territory and the prospects it offers to a suitable candidate.
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The
Dubuque Times
Hawaii
Defying the Law in Kansas City Automobile Circle
The Kansas City Automobile club is criticized for advising members to resist city safety ordinances. The piece argues that while recognizing motorists' rights, authorities are justified in restraining reckless driving to protect pedestrians. It warns defiance damages public opinion and harms automobiIe interests.
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Kansas City Journal
Kansas City Automobile Club
Yale student Cornelius E Days expelled for cribbing
Marshalltown Times Republican reports Yale University expelled Cornelius E Days a senior and varsity crew member after a four year tenure for cribbing in an exam. The student body opposes the decision arguing it was a minor offense, while Days, a poor boy who worked his way through college, is left with few supporters.
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Marshalltown Times- Republican
Yale University
Cornelius E. Days
Daly
Harvard
The Daly Case and the Tone of Honesty in Exams
An editorial argues against cheating in colleges and praises firm ethics. It suggests Cornelius E Daly faces consequences but deserves perspective as a young student. It urges schools to stamp out cribbing and teach that honesty matters more than mere knowledge.
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Cornelius E. Daly
Richard
Daly
Cadillac Grant to Mount Desert Island and Its Rise as a Retreat
The piece traces 17th to 19th century ownership of Mount Desert Island. Cadillac’s heirs regain the grant after Acadia shifts to English rule, then Bernard’s estate gains confiscation due to loyalty to the Crown. Island isolation yields to artists and seasonal travelers, cottages emerge, and land values soar from $300 per site to tens of thousands per acre as fashion settles in.
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Cadillac
Acadia
England
Bernard
King George
M. Bartholomew Gregoire
Maria Theresa
Four Track
Grinding Incense Mills on the Lan River in Mongolia
A missionary notes 31 rapid rapids along the Lan river where water mills grind aromatic trees into incense powder. Each pair of mills can process about 200 catties daily in the rainy season, producing bundles sold locally for fifty strings of cash about six dollars.
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China
Lan River
Mongolia
The Original Pygmies Measure Thirteen and a Half Inches
The article notes African pygmies stand four feet tall, yet the original pygmies were said to be thirteen and a half inches high. Homer linked them to distant southern lands and cranes, while Herodotus placed them in Africa. The name derives from the Greek pygme meaning a fist, the distance from elbow to knuckles, eighteen dactyli.
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Herodotus
Africa
Colonel McSchwartz Describes Town Growth in Quirky Callers
A Chicago Tribune piece recounts Colonel McSchwartz praising the town's growth while a humorous interruption from his daughter Miss McSchwartz, who spots a mosquito on his neck and offers to pinch it off during his reminiscences.
Detective spots thief through disguise in bold moment
Detective Captain recalls spotting a thief in a woman's disguise by watching him hitch his skirt with both hands and seize him as he sat down. The Washington Star details how the deduction led to the arrest in a brisk interview.
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Washington Star
An Undeserved Imputation Magistrate Card Game Charge
A courtroom exchange has the magistrate confronting a prisoner about playing cards for money. The prisoner denies the charge, claiming the other man was the one engaging in card gambling and asserts the accusation is false.
Generosity and economy mingle with extravagance and avarice
A concise reflection notes how generosity can join extravagance, while prudent economy sometimes aligns with avarice, suggesting contrasting drives in human behavior and spending.
Fireproof Sioux City building planned
A building designed to be perfectly fireproof with no timber in its construction is being planned for Sioux City.
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Sioux City
The Tsar’s Wife Faces Brutal Session in Russian Court
In a tense scene, Alexis confronts Madame Charlotte as the tsar’s wife resists punishment. Charlotte stands firm, meeting the whip with defiant calm while peers avert their eyes, and Larnon and Lubomirska intervene to curb the assault.
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Larion
Madame
Charlotte
Russia
Larnon
Lubomirska
Green Coconut Milk Advice From a Tropics Dweller
A tropical resident extols coconut milk as a delicious early morning drink. He recalls a Singapore doctor prescribing coconut milk, notes the need for a cold coconut, and shares a hunting memory of eating heart of palm with wild honey.
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Tropics
Singapore
The Way of the Arab in Egypt Camel Caravan
A traveler recalls a camel caravan in the desert with a beast carrying a huge load of cases. The left side lists under heavy weight, so a small Arab is slung in a sling as trimming ballast to balance the camel.
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Egypt
Homeseekers Rates on Central Ry to Western States
On first and third Tuesdays each month Homeseekers rates apply via the Iowa Central Ry to Nebraska Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas New Mexico Colorado and other states. Stop-overs allowed tickets limited 21 days contact agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn.
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Fragment from a dramatic scene with a scarlet welt
A wounded woman resists speaking as blood beads form on her neck and shoulders. She words fail, and Charlotte exits the room as if victorious, leaving the room after a tense exchange. The fragment conveys injury and emotional tension amid the action.
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Charlotte
Charlotte's Dream-Child The plan to flee with D Aubant
Charlotte endures a violent flash of memory and pain as she fights to stay composed. She contemplates escape with D Aubant to a distant land, envisioning a simple cottage and a future free from past wrongs.
Iowa Pharmaceutical Convention Set for Des Moines July
The Iowa Pharmaceutical association will host its annual convention in Des Moines from July 12 to 14. Thirty premiums have been offered for literary and athletic events.
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Iowa Pharmaceutical Association
Des Moines
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