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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1901
Page
3
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Republicans of Muscatine and Louisa counties will meet in a delegate convention at the courthouse in Muscatine Iowa at 2 o clock p m on Wednesday June 6 to nominate a candidate for Senator and conduct other proper business. Delegates from each county are set by the state convention rules with Louisa and Muscatine each receiving a specified number. All Republicans supporting the 1900 principles and seeking affiliation are invited to participate. County chairmen are urged to forward delegates to the convention. Signed J W Bell and J W Garner."
The Republican delegates of Iowa are invited to a convention in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday August T th ival at eleven oclock a m to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Judge of the Supreme Court Superintendent of Public Instruction Railroad Commissioner and other proper business. Delegates to be chosen by the party in accordance with a set ratio of representation.
Republican officials in Muscatine announce conventions to select delegates for state and district meetings. The Muscatine gathering fixes July 31 and July 2001 dates with 2 PM start times and seats delegates by precinct votes.
The Burlington Gazette notes that Iowa Democrats will vigorously back A B Cummins. Democratic papers will crown his nomination, while he aided Horace Boies in past campaigns. The piece warns Cummins will share spoils with supporters regardless of party.
A Des Moines Capital column mocks a cheerful idiot who wears a live animal on his lapel and imagines new sensational antics. The piece ridicules his constant quest for novelty and foresees him likely adopting a young skunk as a future watch charm.
The New York Sun humorously reviews Hon. David B. Henderson’s Buckingham Palace interview with King Edward VII. It praises Henderson for affirming Anglo American friendship and suggests it supports his re election as Speaker of the House in the fifty seventh Congress. The piece notes England’s reliability in disputes and compares Henderson to Senator Depew, highlighting international implications.
Archbishop Ireland told St. Joseph's college graduates in St. Paul that women in high society are increasingly tolerating breaches of moral and civic law by their sex. He urged women to preserve the moral and spiritual side of life amid a material era.
A Toronto Monetary Times piece lists plain reasons to advertise. It claims advertising makes work easy enriches purse brings peace of mind proves its value even when unseen informs knowledge satisfies desire for recognition creates demand and allows a gentlemanly challenge to rivals while developing ideas.
The Iowa Congress of Mothers will hold its session in Des Moines in January rather than October. Marshalltown will host the Iowa State Firemen’s association tournament August 27 to 29. Dr J C Shrader of Iowa City attends the international tuberculosis congress in Europe starting July 23. Ed Howard, five Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Iowa are named. D B Miller of Red Oak named bank examiner to replace Gen Stone. office pays 20 to 25 dollars per bank exam with annual pay 4500 to 7000 dollars depending on work.
Capt William A Edwards recalls Gen Cailles a Filipino leader who resisted American encroachment. He describes a 40 soldier casualty incident where Cailles ordered a truce and returned fallen Americans unmolested. He notes American gold in belts untouched, praising civilized warfare.
In 1866 Americans paid 146 million dollars in interest on the public debt. Now the amount is 29 thousand dollars, with the interest rate dropping from 7.30 percent to 2 percent. Uncle Sam’s credit remains the best in the world.
At the recent St Paul session the organization with 6000 plus members clarified that drummers employed by liquor establishments cannot join the Modern Woodmen of America.
The Northwestern Safe Insurance Company of MilwaukeeWisconsin refuses to insure anyone connected with the beer business. The firm cites industry risk and cautions applicants with ties to brewing hops or distribution.
The passage argues that only a strong and oppressive government can protect the weak and poor, while the rich require little aid. It contends that revolutionary rhetoric failed to gain traction, proving the nation’s instincts are sound and stable and that the people will answer the question honestly.
The article lists counts of paid and volunteer firemen across major U.S. cities, totaling about 65 000 paid firefighters and 100 600 to 150 000 volunteers. It also reports New York police court fines for recent years, with notable historical totals and prior averages. The excerpt ends with a verse about the Fourth of July and a children’s poem about holiday mischief.
Fragments of a wall beneath Kleber square in Strasburg Alsace yield two beautiful pictures when assembled. The discovery notes numbers of Roman antiquities unearthed at the site.
A verse profile of Mr Jinks a fearless man with a mighty mind who spoke and wrote to spread his ideas. It notes his early stand in party strife his defeats and rise and ends with a weekly song accusing government and airing bitter thoughts.
The town of Prosperity Missouri highlights the locally notable Poor family as its most prominent lineage. The surname draws attention amid community interest and social dynamics in the town.
Senator John L. McLaurin of South Carolina drew sharp criticism for a talk in which he claimed the army would establish a fort near every great city and shoot down discontent to be cured by legislation. The speech provoked intense debate though it produced one notable effect.
What Our Flag Stands For explains that the flag represents liberty independence and equality for all under it and that refugees receive privileges without regard to race or color. It then promotes Hostetter s Stomach Bitters claiming it relieves indigestion nervous sleep and stomach upset while aiding digestion and kidney function.
The New York Evening Sun reports Mary Baker Eddy appears at least 90 years old and frail, despite claims of youth. At her Concord home she avoids sight of critics, uses a red veil in business, and spends two hours daily riding in a closed carriage with aides on the box.
From July 6 to 13 the Iowa Central Railway offers round trip excursion tickets to Portland Tacoma and Seattle at very low rates with a final return by August 31 1901. For routes stopovers and details contact Iowa Central ticket agents or Geo S Batty G P and T A Marshalltown Iowa.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes a quip about Senator Allison and Governor Shaw drawing straws for Iowa. The remark highlights political maneuvering and media reaction across the country.
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