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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1900
Page
3
Rates listed for yearly and weekly carrier delivery with tri weekly delivery on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Payments are in advance by postal card telephone draft express or money order payable to Journal Printing Co Muscatine Iowa.
Irregular or tardy delivery of The Journal should be reported to the business office. Every copy should be delivered before 6 30 p m. Complaints about late delivery should be made promptly. Subscribers are asked to provide secure drop spots or boxes to protect papers from weather or molestation.
The Daily Journal offers seasonal readers a mail forwarding service for summer trips. Notify the Journal business office in person by mail or phone to have the paper sent to the new address, with changes as often as desired.
A fragmented notice in the Democratic and Republican party channels mentions Kansas City and Des Moines with July and August dates. It references First District in Keokuk and Sixth District in Albia, signaling regional party activity and candidate or event placement across Iowa and nearby areas.
The Republican Party announces William McKinley of Ohio for president with Theodore Roosevelt of New York as vice president, outlining the national ticket for the forthcoming election.
The Journal sets ad copy in by 9 a.m. for same day changes. Daily sale points include R. A Holmes FE Davidson and C. W. Hodges news stands, with all customers supplied.
The Muscatine voters face a decision on city purchase of the water works. The Journal presents impartial information to aid intelligent voting. It avoids taking a side but hints the proposition is a hazardous experiment and expects conservative citizens to vote against it. It hopes the outcome safeguards the city from political robbery and supports growth and prosperity.
The excerpt notes Samuel Gompers as AFL president and cites two dates. In 1893 he described a severe industrial depression with millions unemployed since August. In 1899 he praised an industry revival with higher wages and shorter or steady hours for organized workers. It also states Gompers is a Democrat.
In Des Moines judges Holmes and Bishop ruled the board of supervisors need not probe fraud and forgery charges on a saloon petition. They stated the petition is legal if names equal 50 percent of voters, a decision critics call outrageous and a threat to citizens' rights. If unchecked by the supreme court, the ruling could enshrine dishonesty as a public right.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat reports Senator Clark will give $1,000,000 to the Democratic campaign fund with the understanding the money be used only for the legitimate purchase of votes.
The report states 563 lightning deaths nationwide with Pennsylvania leading at fifty. No fatalities occurred in the Pacific slope state.
The Keokuk Gate City remarks on Roosevelt as spectacular, always seeming near folly but never slipping, noting his poised restraint and consistent conduct.
Bryan asserts he remains in the same political position as four years earlier, arguing this continuity would make him a softer target for Republican challengers than in the previous campaign.
A remark notes the modern Democrat advantage that members need not bind themselves to a fixed set of principles, implying flexibility in party loyalty and policy stance.
Analysis from Des Moines compares the 1898 Congress vote with the 1899 governor race. Democrats gain in the first, second, third, fourth and seventh districts while Republicans gain in the fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh. Detailed district pluarilities and county results are listed, noting key counties where parties advanced or retreated. A State ticket for United Christian party is named with seven nominees from Muscatine and Des Moines areas.
W L Roach of Muscatine was in Clinton on business and discussed the Congressional race. He favors selecting the most available man and expects no contest for the nomination to keep the party united. Roach, a Philadelphia convention delegate, may be temporary chairman at the Republican State Convention.
The Washington Press argues against towns boasting large census counts. It warns that hell would have a high population, yet no one brags about it, urging humility over inflated figures.
The New York World argues that a 16 to 1 win will occur solely in states deemed not essential, suggesting the outcome hinges on which states are considered critical. The piece frames the view as confident but contingent on state importance.
An old advertisement touts Cas Carets as a cure for many ailments by cleansing the bowels. It promises gentle, natural relief with ten cent starting cost and warns against imitations. The genuine tablets bear C C C stamped on each metal box.
The question ponders what advantage William J. Bryan would reap if his odds favored a 16 to 1 win while he also faced a loss in New York. The snippet frames a political betting metaphor without detailing outcomes or context.
Des Moines News mocks a move against David Bennett Hill at Kansas City. The Burlington Hawkeye questions why women write as they do, while Des Moines Leader notes Tammany's pull and Bryan's risky ties to Richard Croker in a New York political context.
Article argues that life is sacrificed for an honest principle, urging prevention of illnesses like dyspepsia and constipation. Promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a natural remedy to aid digestion and prevent ill effects, claiming broad benefit and availability at drug stores.
Randolph Evans, a colored man, was hanged in Quitman Mississippi for the murder of T G Short near Enterprise last Christmas. He defied the sheriff in his cell, was shot while resisting, and was carried to the gallows after refusing to walk. He confessed and died cursing.
In Indianapolis on July 9 Amos Laws a 6 year old boy held up a shoe dealer and grocer with a cocked revolver and helped himself to their stocks. He was arrested while asleep with a revolver in his pocket and another nearby and sent to the work house on a suspended sentence.
Columbus Ohio July 9 A portion of the National Steel company plant has again shut down leaving many workers idle. Officials withheld details but the closure is said to be indefinite with repairs and invoice cited as the cause.
Representative Hall of Iowa, vice chairman of the Republican congressional committee, arrived in Chicago and will assist Chairman Babcock at headquarters in the Auditorium hotel for the next month.
The Republicans of Muscatine county Iowa plan a July 21 delegate caucus at 1 30 p m to elect 17 delegates to the State convention in Des Moines August 1 1900 and 17 to the Davenport Congressional convention August 16 1900. It sets representation by township ward and votes for Shaw in 1899 as base.
Lowellville Ohio July 9 bids were opened by Council for construction of an electric railroad between Lowellville and Youngstown. Award has not yet been made.
Homeseekers can buy excursion tickets first and third Tuesdays in May June July and August for Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo. One fare plus two dollars round trip. Ask coupon ticket agents for territory dates limits and other information or write Geo S Batty Marshalltown Iowa G P T A.
Iowa in brief reports two men Oliver McKinney and J W Benson killed when a wagon is struck at a narrow gauge railroad crossing near Hedrick. Horses escaped to return home. No railroad fault alleged. Also notes Clinton murder robbery last week and a farmer George Brown found murdered near Camanche with no suspects. Davenport merchant Robert Krause dies.
Knights of Khorassan in Omaha plan a banquet and initiation tonight with nearly two hundred candidates expected. The group compares to the Knights Templar and Mystic Shrine, with lodges in Omaha and Lincoln and members from across the United States arriving for the ceremony.
A compact vintage ad warns against using Couch Cure for lung trouble or consumption and urges disposing of the item quickly. It claims safety for children and notes a 50 cent price, advising readers to ask their druggist.
Dover Delaware July 9 the summer institute opened today in the Conus House and runs through the month focusing on history reading arithmetic geography school management languages and nature study
Ir. Chas. A. Behm of the Chicago Health Department states he has used the Formaldehyde Inhaler and found it effective. He emphasizes potential health benefits and practical applications for medical use.
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