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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1902
Page
3
The Daily Journal is issued every evening on weekdays except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal appears 8 pages on Tuesday and 12 pages on Friday nights.
The Journal names agency points in several neighborhoods for convenient access. Agencies include Chayka's and Sharrar's groceries in West and South Muscatine plus Morse Washburn's store, near the end of the street car track, with extra papers on sale each night for missed subscribers.
The Iowa Republican delegates meet in Des Moines July 30 1902 at 11 am to nominate candidates for state offices and address other business. Representation is by county plus votes for Cummins in 1901, with 1 233 total delegates. R B Spence chairs, C V Phillips secretary.
The article analyzes the forthcoming 386 member House with 194 needed for a majority, detailing southern seats and the GOP's limited gains from Missouri and Maryland. It argues Democratic gerrymandering reduces Republican influence, noting removal of Black representation and shifts in Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, and North Carolina. The Senate is deemed temporarily safer with three Republican retirements.
The piece analyzes Senate party shifts and House prospects with Republicans eying gains in Illinois and Colorado, while Democrats face uphill battles in northern states. It notes potential risks to tariffs and imperial policy as elections approach. It also mentions Captain Harry Tracy's pursuit and a July Fourth peace celebration in the Philippines. Farmers in Scott County anticipate an onion yield boosted by cool rains, with solid prices.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye criticizes Gov. Cummins for filling the vacancy caused by Judge Waterman’s resignation from the supreme bench. It argues delaying until after the July 30 Republican state convention would have been wiser and that the convention’s nominee would have been the proper choice for the governor to appoint.
The Register and Leader criticizes party pre convention strife saying the paper withholds support for divisive nomination fights. It questions Des Moines republican papers for taking sides and creating divisions that hinder electing their ticket.
The Wapello Tribune features a colored cover for the Fourth and reports a large celebration at the Louisa county seat. It calls the event one of the best in the region, highlighting Wapello as the standout festivity site.
Kansas forms milling trust led by Walter Vrooman the socialist experimenter with a Topeka conference on July 9 to consider organizing a milling and grain shipping industry including farmers who produce the grain.
In Newton Iowa Rex Hook a 15 year old grandson of Sheriff C H Hook lost both eyes and his right hand when a large cannon cracker exploded as he and friends lit it The accident cast a pall over the town as the well known boy was a favorite among his peers and the holiday plans were dampened by the tragedy.
Democrats in Des Moines urge supporters to back a daily paper enterprise with capital stock of 50000 dollars purchased in small lots across the state aiming to mobilize party faithful.
Harold J. Mahin, longtime manager of the Evening Journal, will leave in two weeks for Washington D C to take a position created by a bill from Congressman Lacey. He will also serve as capital correspondent for the Lee Syndicate, covering the Davenport Times Ottumwa Courier and Muscatine Journal.
A fragment from The Journal of Chicago hints at health advice and home remedies regarding kidney ailments. It mentions De Bie Hobbs and promotional phrases for spa treatment and sample offers, reflecting a period health issue angle in a newspaper blurb.
Washington dispatch recalls the final hour of Congress with President Theodore Roosevelt in the Capitol President's Room. He signs items, chats with senators and aides, and shows a plain, democratic manner as a crowd of visitors, including many children, gathers for autographs and conversation.
The Iowa Central railway offers tickets at very low rates to St Paul Minneapolis and Minnesota resorts with return valid to Oct 31. The summer resorts of Minnesota are superior and cater to health pleasure or recreation with fish ing and low rates. Consult Iowa Central agents for details.
Poetic tribute praising the Great Lakes region for its natural beauty and economic power. The author extols Superior and Ontario as jewels of liberty, whose waters and ships drive commerce in iron, lumber, coal, and grain, and imagines a future of boundless freedom and peaceful skies.
Wash Hancock claims two geese ended up at his farm, sparking a tale of mistaken ownership. Miss Pakenham accuses Abe Hancock of stealing her geese, returns come via a roast goose dinner, and the feud over feathers and honesty plays out to a moral end in a small-town row.
John Sebastian, G P A of the Great Rock Island Route advertises a free description of Colorado titled Under the Turquoise Sky and a Camping in Colorado booklet. It promises full details for beginners, including hotel and boarding house information, and notes cheap summer rates by Rock Island with a postal request to obtain the literature.
A vintage ad promotes Cascarets as a cure for constipation with a money back guarantee if it fails. The copy claims dramatic results and branded character appeal to educate bowel health.
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