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Muscatine
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1901
Page
3
Journal Subscription Rates and Payment Details
Rates listed for daily and weekly subscriptions delivered by carrier with payment in advance. Weekly editions on Tuesday and Friday, option to pay by post card or telephone. Make money orders or drafts payable to Journal Printing Company.
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Journal Printing Company
Republican Senatorial Convention Called in Iowa Counties
The Republican delegates from Louisa and Muscatine counties convene at Sheet House in Caline Iowa on the listed Wednesday date to nominate a candidate for Senator and conduct party business. Representation fixed as 12 for Louisa and 21 for Muscatine with party members urged to participate in caucus and county chairs to call conventions. The Muscatine County committeeman is J W Bella Yenstorial and Louisa County committeeman is J W Garner.
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Mibante Nal
Louise
Muscatin
Delegale
Sheet House
Oecaline
Iowa
Gom 'Tion
Ate
Louiss County
Muscatine County
Aliliatiers
Sampaixa
Republican Party
John N Baldwin
Adeir
Adamo
Johoson
Shlamakee
Sene Keokuk
Buena Visra
Madison Re
Butler
Roe Muabaska
Marion
Monroe
Chickasaw
Censk
Pocahontas
DecStar
Fayette
Floyd
Franklin
Fremont
Grundy
van Buren
Hamilton
Hancock
Washington
Hardin
Weeres
Warren A
Harrison
Wayne
Eas
Webster
Socring
Winnebago
Humboldt
Eeees
Winneshiek
Woodbury
Jackson
Seaas
Jasper
W. Phillip
Weaver
Republican Convention Call for Iowa Delegates 1901
Cedar Rapids Iowa August 7 1901 a delegate convention of Republicans convened at eleven in the morning for nominating a candidate for Governor Lieutenant Governor Judge of the Supreme Court Superintendent of Public Instruction Railroad Commissioner and other proper witnesses. All voters of the state who support Republican principles are invited to unite under the call for the election of delegates with representation ratio to follow.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court
Supreme Kansas irrigation ruling enables Pawnee Lake project
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the states irrigation law paving the way for Pawnee Lake and Irrigation Co to condemn land eight miles by twelve miles to build an Arkansas River reservoir. They will channel water through mains and laterals into neighboring counties, turning nearly worthless land productive in a large scale irrigation experiment with potential nationwide impact.
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Supreme Court of Kansas
Pawnee Lake and Irrigation Company
Arkansas
Coal output climbs but prices kept high by monopoly
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes year to date anthracite coal output near 5 million tons above last year but coal monopolies keep monthly price rises. If needed they may curb supply to sustain prices, fueling public anger at trusts and alleged outlawry.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
The daguerreotype locket from a Revolutionary nurse
A family heirloom daguerreotype connects eight generation of women from great-grandmother The Soldier's Friend through grandmother and mother to the narrator on her eighteenth birthday. Diamonds frame the portrait, but the moment of parting with Margaret reveals changing times and values. The tale ends with the narrator seeking solace from her mother.
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Mary
Lucy
Mother
Margaret
Alice
Mammy
South
The Great Steel Strike Analyzed As Union Versus Capital
The piece measures daily losses of 210000 dollars for American Sheet Steel and 150000 for idle workers, arguing the strike arose from a demand to unionize all mills or shut down. It compares forced unionism to natural law and calls out coercive tactics by both capital and labor in a broader consolidation.
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American Sheet Steel Company
Idie
Steel Trust
Postal Reform Cracks Down on Second Class Mail
Postmaster General Smith issues order restricting second class postal matter to stop abuses that cost government millions. Congress has debated a bill for years to end the subsidy, but lobbying defeats have stalled reform efforts.
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Smith
Scottish minister jokes about a plowman's new trousers
A Scottish divine famed for sharp sayings notices a sprightly plowman entering the kirk in new light corded trousers. The man seats himself slowly and the minister quips You can sit doon boo, my man. We've a' seen yer breeks.
Last Residence Clarified in Quirk of Courtroom Exchange
A courtroom exchanges a witty moment as a clerk asks for a last residence. The guest replies James Brownsmith and Kensington, London, then jokes that their last residence would be the cemetery.
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James Brownsmith
Kensington
London
Post Office Reforms Push Toward Penny Postage Era
The Postmaster General proposes amendments to sections 276 281 and 202 to restrict second class publications that resemble books raise subscription shows and prohibit unsold returns. Officials claim the order will save millions for the post office and advance penny postage while sparing legitimate newspapers.
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Postmaster General
Uch
Post Office Department
Republican delegate counts and nomination prospects in Iowa race
The Cedar Rapids Republican reports 775 anti Cummins votes and 599 Cummins votes among delegates chosen for the State convention. It projects final totals of 982 anti Cummins to 601 Cummins with 25 doubtful and 33 contested, and notes 821 votes needed to nominate. It favors Hariman over Trewin, though both remain possible. We shall see what we shall see.
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Cedar Rapids
Imet
Harriman
Trewin
Delegate with last name Guitar among Pottamattamie county delegation
A Pottamattamie county delegate named Guitar is noted as among those who will know how to pull the strings at the state convention. The remark highlights influence within the delegation and anticipated role at the gathering.
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Pottamattamie County
Guitar
Clinton Age Quotes Iowa Democrats On Reaffirmation
The Democratic Clinton Age reports that Iowa Democrats face a call to reaffirm their positions amid party tensions. Officials outline strategic aims and upcoming caucus considerations impacting local campaigns and voter outreach.
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Clinton Age
Iowa
Resolutions and Ticket at Des Moines Poll Stir Democratic Vote
The Kansas City resolutions and the ticket nominated at Des Moines polls claim more than half the Democratic vote of the state.
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Kansas City
Let the Tariff Alone Opinion Cites Caution
Burlington Hawkeye urges keeping tariffs unchanged until clear national needs emerge. It likens tariff tinkering to treating symptoms rather than the disease and warns that meddling may reflect quackish or unskilled approaches.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Free public baths on Burlington riverfront debated
The Burlington Hawkeye notes the town has long resisted funding free public baths along the riverfront. Despite years of press coverage and support for the project, residents continue to opt against it, leading to periodic drownings each season. The piece suggests public health and safety as the eventual rationale to win support.
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Burlington
Iowa Republicans and free silver split threaten democracy
The Fairfield Ledger notes infighting among Iowa Republicans this summer over the free silver issue. One faction seeks to drop it as a political issue while another argues it remains essential for democracy, signaling uncertainty about democratic gains amid party divisions.
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Fairfield Ledger
Iowa
Lawyers in Silk Ribbon Badges Hold Iowa State Bar Meeting
Marion Register notes lawyers at Council Bluffs wore silk ribbon badges reading Iowa State Bar Association. Clinton Herald recounts two strangers observing a crowded Grant lobby remarking that the gathering looked like the soberest group of saloonkeepers. The piece ruefully notes a name can have double meaning despite a Bard quote.
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Marion
Profich
Avon
Harvest labor scarce as farmers offer food wages
Rock Valley Gazette notes harvest hands are few and wages at two dollars per day, with some paying more. The paper laments seeing men begging on the streets while farmers need help and are ready to offer food wages.
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Rock Valley Gazette
Birth of Son to James Jones Celebrated in Kansas
A Kansas birth notice reports the wife of James Jones gave birth to a son. The item playfully notes the infant resembles his father in several traits and humorously mentions features such as a bald head and a noisy, spirited demeanor.
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Kansas
James Jones
Why Park Trees Die From Nightly Electric Light
A tree fancier explains that insomnia in trees caused by constant illumination weakens them. Continuous lights keep trees awake all night, drying them out and causing leaves to wither and drop, especially on the side facing the light, slowly killing city trees exposed to electricity.
Open season sparks top trotters and pacers to shine
The Grand Circuit opens as the 1901 season promises record bets and keen entries. The Abbot Crescens Beralma and Charley Herr lead the field with times around 2 0 minutes, while Ed Geers shapes The Abbot for a possible second record. Cresceus is praised for fresh trials as promoters expect high stakes and lively competition.
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Taeit
Abbot
Crescens
Beralma
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Charley Herr
Kentucky
Ed Geers
America
Cresceus
George H. Ketcham
Yacht Racing Limit in Defense Costs Questioned
Critics argue the price ceiling has been reached for hulls gear and construction in defending the America's Cup. The article notes the structural account as the basic expense and emphasizes sails and rigging can far exceed the value of the hull, shaping syndicate budgets.
Summer Sobriety In The Heat Of Dog Days
A reflective piece urges restraint in the heat, warning that bulges and haste expose weakness. It encourages swearing off troubling habits during summer and adopting a calm, cool, comfortable demeanor.
Ideal Iowa farmer boy praised by courtship verse
An Ottumwa Courier item quotes a Iowa girl describing the ideal Iowa farmer boy as strong and virtuous, a worker with good blood and a warm heart. She labels him the conquering prince of the twentieth century and humorously notes the love story may be as odd as July molasses.
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Ottumwa
Prayers of Generals Howard and Jackson
The New York Independent recounts Gen. Howard and Gen. Jackson both praying before a battle. Howard notes both prayers were answered, Jackson seeking immediate victory while Howard sought ultimate triumph, and each side achieved their aim.
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New York Independent
Gen. Howard
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Don’t Hurry and Don’t Worry in Summer Temperament
A homely prescription counsels patience and humor to stay cool and calm. The piece urges readers to recognize tempering tendencies, avoid hurry, and joke about feelings to achieve comfort in hot weather.
Beton's account of religious emotion in a church
Booker T Washington told of an old colored woman in an Episcopalian service who grew more ecstatic and noisy as she testified to finding religion. The sexton urged her to calm down insisting this is no place to get religion.
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Beton Herald
Booker T. Washington
Sexton
Chamberlain's Pain Balm Rated Best Liniment for Strains
Mr. F. H. Wells of Deer Park Long Island endorses Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the best liniment for strains. He cites using it for a severe side lameness from a strain last winter and achieving quick relief and cure. For sale by all druggists.
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F. H. Wells
Deer Park
Long Island
N. Y
Chamberlain
Brooklyn Club Emphasizes Constant Training For Success
The Brooklyn team credits its success to daily practice and drills. Captain Kelly supervises batting, fixing faults with repeated pitches and targeted drills. A good batter is seen as born, while coaching can elevate average players to improve fielding and quick decision making.
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Brooklyn
Kelly
Amateur champion swimmer changes allegiance to Philadelphia group
E. Carrom Schaeffer, once with the New York Athletic Club, will wear new colors and compete for the National Swimming Association of Philadelphia. New rules bar non residents from representing outside their territory, forcing Schaeffer to swim for a club in the Atlantic division of the BEAG.
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E. Carrom Schaeffer
Philadelphia
Schaeffer
New York Athletic Club
A. A
Seiizeffer
Be AG
Captain Tough and Smuggler Ranch In Kansas
Captain Tough a Kanes horseman sold Smuggler to Colonel H S Russell of Boston. The Union Pacific star company owns a 12 80 acre ranch in Gove County Kansas. It is said to be the largest and best appointed horse breeding ranch in the United States.
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Captain Tough
H. S. Russell
Boston
Union Pacific Star Company
Gove County
Kan
United States
Illinois Democrats Follow Ohio Lead on Bryan Nomination
Congressman J. Ross Mickey of Illinois notes that Illinois Democrats will align with Ohio Democrats on Bryan. David B. Hill of New York appears favored as the Democratic presidential candidate for 1904 in our state.
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J. Ross Mickey
Illinois
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
Ohio Democrats
Bryan
David B. Hill
Our State
Lord Pauncetote and the American Spirit
A British ambassador praises Americans as genial hosts who welcome foreigners openly. He credits their hospitality with sincere warmth, noting that fair dealings and humility foster mutual respect among nations.
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Lord Pauncetote
United States
Louisiana politics shift as McKinley visit influences voters
A. T. Wimberly of the New Orleans port reports that Louisiana citizens grow more conservative. Interparty intercourse fades as President McKinley's visit recently left a wholesome impression, with Democrats now calling him "our president."
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A. T. Wimberly
New Orleans
Washington Post
Louisiana
McKinley
Five government fish cars arrive in Cedar Rapids
A fish car train from Manchester Iowa dumped 12 009 fish into the Cedar River for propagation. The event follows word that Des Moines may not receive an army post as Secretary Root requires free city water and a railroad spur, causing local concern.
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Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Iowa
Cedar River
Des Moines
Root
War Department
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