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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
4
Local notes mention visitors and residents from Cranston Burlington Grinnell Des Moines and Muscatine. Social items include a Mercy and Help Sewing Society meeting at 1202 East Second street and the Royal Neighbors Sunshine club outing at Electric Park with a 6 pm picnic.
Iowa City July 8 Professor Raymond dean of the college of engineering of Iowa university is now acting president in the absence of President MacLean who is on an extended visit in the east. Dean Raymond and Professor Bolton dean of the summer school recently returned from a national educational meeting at Cleveland.
Delegates were chosen and committees named for the German Baptist Young People's Union state convention to be held in Muscatine August 11 and 12 at the German Baptist church. A large turnout heard program notes and saw plans for sessions, with delegates from local societies and a two-convention schedule in Muscatine August 12 13 14.
County supervisors spent the day hearing a road dispute a mile and a half south of Cranston. Landowners Thomas Manning Joe Fry Theodore Townsley and Frank McColm petitioned to vacate the road while W S Hunter and Will Walters urged keeping it open as access to Letts and Cranston. The decision was not finished by press time. officials expect to conclude and adjourn later today.
The July meeting of Trinity Church Club will be held Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the Rectory. Matters of interest to the club will be discussed and the date for the mid summer picnic will be fixed. A social session with light refreshments will conclude the evening.
The Ladies Aid Society of the United Brethren church will finalize plans tonight for the annual Burling ton excursion and return scheduled for August 12. All members are urged to attend.
The writer argues eastern delegates distrust Bryan and fear he cannot win, while Roosevelt and Bryan divide the nation’s progressive forces. He notes Wall Street and Tammany are not the main opposition, but rank and file eastern Democrats threatening Bryan’s path.
The banner event continues with Maryland banners moved to the front as delegates march and the crowd cheers. Three states New Jersey Georgia New York remain in the audience while Massachusetts rises in applause and flags wave. The band plays patriotic airs as attendees stand on chairs, hats tossed, and order is restored after a 1 hour 27 minute demonstration. Recess follows at 2 50 with night session planned.
County Clerk W. S. McKee issued marriage licenses to four couples: F. W. Collier and Miss Anna Dill, Raymond C. Townsley and Margaret A. Stoker. The entries list the names in full with no further details.
Visiting Civil War survivors will come to the city during the chautauqua assembly to hear General John C. Black. Shelby Norman Post extended an invitation to Wapello Post veterans and auxiliaries to join the event and platform seating.
Miss Ira M. Thompson of Grandview will wed Ira J. Chamberlain near Iowa City at 6 p.m. Rev. Chamberlain will officiate. The ceremony at the Thompson home features white and green decor and sweet peas. The couple plans a two month northern honeymoon. Family friends from Culver street and West Seventh street journeyed to attend.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church will hold its annual meeting Thursday at 3 p.m. at Mrs. Charles Kincaid's home 501 West Fourth Street. Officers will be elected and reports on the year's work presented. Miss Elsie Will will present a paper titled Our Work Under Our Flag.
At seven this morning the credentials committee finished work on the Pennsylvania contest but held results. Sullivan argued against contestants for Illinois, with Prentiss and Mulligan supporting them. The tally showed many states backing the Guffey faction as Prentiss delivered a vehement rebuttal recalling the Springfield convention.
Missouri congressman James T. Lloyd, delegate from Alaska, says Gray is the most desirable for vice president and could win second place once New York backs Bryan. Lloyd commends Gray as a conservative statesman with a strong postsilver record, contrasting with Johnson. New York support for Gaynor or Harrison is uncertain as in Chicago.
The report covers exchanges among Sullivan Hopkins and McCarren about Brooklyn Brooklynites, accusations of conspiracies with Guffey and Sheehan, and Pennsylvania contest claims. It notes anti Bryan sentiment and a minority report being prepared. The resolutions sub committee advances a plank on campaign finance disclosure and immigration limits.
A committee trio assigns the injunction and labor topics to George Fred Williams ex Judge Parker and Mr Sullivan. Tariff questions go to Pettigrew Brown and Alschuler. Senator Newlands leads the sub committee to draft the conservation plank.
Tomorrow at seven the Degree of Honor Industrial members depart on the steamer Columbia for Davenport for their annual picnic. The lodge has held outings for several years and expects record attendance with many members planning to go.
Literary notes discuss S. H. Kemper’s piece The Defeated from the July Metropolitan Magazine. The speaker cherishes fighting spirit, vows to fight harder after bitter defeat, and believes future triumph will redeem past efforts and sharpen knowledge of victory.
The article traces the history of blood transfusion from Pope Innocent VIII in April 1492 through 1667 attempts in France and England, its 1824 revival by Dr. Blundell, and the long period of dormancy before the technique was accepted as a legitimate operation.
Railway timetable lists east bound trains from Davenport Chicago Nos 12 62 50 4 88 2 1 57am 4:35pm 11:05pm 9:30am 8:08 am 8:19pm Westbound trains from Davenport Chicago Nos 401 402 and 61 11 89 1 49. All trains run daily except Sunday. Agent W B Underdonk.
Rail timetable notes show passenger and freight services with times across multiple trains. Entries list No 12 passenger at 2 30 am No 8 at 5 00 pm freight services No 92 and No 01 with passenger and freight designations and early morning times 7 19 am 7 58 am.
Railroad timetable for Wilton and Muscatine area lists multiple trains with numbers, times, and daily or Sunday restrictions. Includes connections at Wapello, Elrick Junction, and Grandview, plus links to Iowa Central and R. I. & P. services.
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