Illinois Central Excursion Fares to Western Points
Illinois Central announces special round trip fares from all northern stations for July 3 9 17 and August 1 7 21 to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Ogden Salt Lake City Hot Springs Spearfish Deadwood Rapid City Custer and nearby towns. Tickets allow continuous passage with limited stopovers and final return by October 31 1900 with details via agents. J F Merry A G P A Dubuque.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood Springs
Colo. Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hot Springs
Spearfish
Deadwood
Rapid City
Custer, S. C
Sheridan
Casper
Wyoming
Illinois Central
Cairo
Faducah
Colorado
South Dakota
Missouri River
Manitou
Ogden
Chicago
Omaha
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Muscatine Journal Subscription Rates Notice
Muscatine Journal announces rates for daily and semi weekly delivery. Subscriptions payable in advance via postal card or telephone No. 27, with remittances by draft, express, or money order made payable to Journal Printing Co., Muscatine, Iowa.
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Journal
Journal Printing Co
Muscatine
Iowa
Sioux City Journal backs Cummins amid Senate vacancy
The Sioux City Journal notes Des Moines' Democrat praises A. B. Cummins, Republican, for likely not being appointed to the vacant Senate seat by Gov. Shaw, while urging the US to avoid plans for Germany.
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Sioux City Journal
Des Moines’ Democrat
A. B. Cummins
Cummins
Shaw
Editorial Denounces Life as a Failure Motto
The Cedar Rapids Republican editor publishes a lengthy defense of living fully, rejecting the Latin tag dum vivimus vivimus as a negative outlook and urging readers to embrace vitality and purpose.
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Cedar Rapids Republican
Bryan Praised as Nicest Man Among Presidential Candidates
The passage extols William Jennings Bryan as the kindest among ten or twelve contenders for the presidency, calling him the nicest man in the field.
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Bryan
Political Commentary Glances From Press Opinions
Opinion excerpts critique campaigns and platform ideas, noting Democratic platform lines about flags and dollars. The Fairfield Ledger mocks Herron’s alignment with Debs and the Social Democratic ticket. The Sac Sun extols the farmer’s honest profit from his land versus sharpeners and peddlers who profit from others.
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Fairfield Ledger
Herron
Iowa College
Debs
Sac Sun
Delivery Notice for Journal Subscribers
Irregular or tardy delivery of The Journal should be reported to the business office. Each copy should be delivered before 6 30 p m. Complaints must be made promptly if the delivery is late and subscribers are asked to provide secure delivery locations.
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Journal
Daily Journal
Summer Vacation Home Delivery Notice
People leaving for summer outings can have The Daily Journal sent to them regularly by notifying the Journal business office in person by mail or telephone. The paper will follow you wherever you go with home news and the address can be changed as often as desired.
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Daily Journal
the Journal Business Office
Notice to Advertisers From The Journal
The Journal guarantees ad changes only when copy is in the office by 9 a.m. Daily sale at specified news stands. All customers can be supplied.
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R. A. Holmes
E. E. Davidson
C. W. Hodges
Rural Mail Routes Planned From Iowa City
Postmaster Overholt is notified that five rural mail deliveries will start out of Iowa City on August 15. The Sioux City Journal notes a locomotive pilot arrival from Eagan South Dakota coated in green scum from meadow grasshoppers that are non migratory and harmless.
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Overholt
Iowa City
The
Sioux City Journal
Eagan
S. D
Ot tumwa Debates Brewery Warehouse and Park Expansion
Ottumwa residents oppose a St Louis brewery plan to build a warehouse and saloon opposite the union depot on land donated for a public park. City council control by brewery interests delays any park integration, amid broader 1897 manufacturing bill tensions and Prohibition debates.
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St. Louis
Ottumwa
Union Depot
Peter Ballingall
Milwaukee
Chicago
Iowa
Journal
Emperor William speech advocates German brutalization in China
The address to German troops departing for China urges ruthless warfare with no quarter and calls for awe of the German name. Critics denounce the Emperor's words as barbaric and contrary to progress urging mercy and distinction between innocent and guilty.
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William
China
Etzel
Germany
Steamer Young Offers Rock Island to Black Hawk Tower Excursions
The steamer Young will run from Muscatine to Rock Island and then electric cars to Black Hawk Tower now open with extra attractions. A 60 mile ride costs 75 cents with free tickets for groups of ten or more from Rock Island to Black Hawk and back. Basket dinner accommodations are excellent. Departures are 6:30 a.m. on Sunday Monday Wednesday and Friday, returning by 7:45 p.m. For details contact agent Wm. G. Block.
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Rock Island
Black Hawk Tower
Young
Black Hawk
Muscatine
Wm. G. Block
Whitman Discharged for Good of the Service in San Francisco
Captain Frank S. Whitman of the Twenty ninth Infantry was discharged for the good of the service by direction of President McKinley after arriving from the Philippines. He had offered his resignation upon arrival, with final disposition of the case made this afternoon.
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San Francisco
Cal
McKinley
Frank S. Whitman
Twentyninth Infantry
Philippines
Whitman
Hair Renovator Claims Hair Regrowth in Ad
J. A. Linder editor Advocate Humeston Iowa touts Beggs Hair Renewer promising complete hair loss recovery. Guaranteed for all scalp diseases it restores growth and color. Available at J. J. Havercamp's.
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J. A. Linder
Advocate
Humeston
Iowa
J. J. Havercamp’s
Rescue on Clark Street Bridge as Two Men Save Woman
Several hundred onlookers watched Alfred Lyons and Jock Mackin jump after Lilian Owensly who drank carbolic acid on the Clark Street bridge. The Illinois fire tug crew arrived with a small boat just as all three began to drown, saving them from a deadly outcome.
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Chicago
Clark Street
Illippis
Lilian Owensly
Monmouth
Ills
Alfred Lyons
Jock Mackin
Mackin
Lyons
Illinois
Finley may flee Kentucky as court drama grows
Indianapolis reports Governor Mount refuses to honor a Kentucky requisition for Charles E. Finley amid new evidence in the Powers trial. Finley fears leaving the state soon as friends press him, while Governor Mount stays noncommittal and Governor Taylor grows uneasy.
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C. I. Finley
Indianapolis
Moung
Kentucky
Charles E. Finley
Powers
Georgetown
Finley
Frankfort
Mount
Taylor
Hen Sets Wheat Riches for Clay County Farmer
A Clay county farmer found a hen occupying a bin with about 500 bushels of wheat meant for market. He let the hen hatch the brood, and while waiting the wheat price rose, leaving him $100 richer than planned from the carried over wheat.
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Stonx Falls
Clay County
Trades and Labor Assembly Forms Labor Temple Plan
Des Moines Louisiana July 31 The Trades and Labor assembly formed a labor temple association with forty unions. Plans call for a 66 by 132 foot four story building costing 60000 dollars. Non interest bearing bonds redeemable in ten years will raise the funds.
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Des Moines
The
Trades and Labor Assembly
Eldora man kills wife and endangers others in Owasa
Otto Pennington, a laborer from Eldora, killed his wife in Owasa during a jealous rage and wounded J. F. Kirkpatrick and family before fleeing into a corn field. Sheriff Mitterer and a posse with bloodhounds pursue him as the community reacts with anger. In Rock Rapids a separate report says Mary Hale was attacked with a hatchet by H. A. Bliss at her home six miles away, suffering three skull fractures. Bliss surrendered. jealousy labeled as the motive.
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Eldora
Otto Pennington
Owasa
J. F. Kirkpatrick
Pennington
Mitterer
Rock Rapids
Mary Hale
H. A. Bliss
Here
Bliss
Notable 19th Century Figures and Incidents Across the World
Summary of diverse historical items including King Humbert’s alleged 7 million dollar insurance, Charles Cross a.k.a. Joe Rodgers’s army service and death in the Philippines, Cork seditious handbills at a home rule demonstration, a Russian Paris fair death by suicide, Navy secretary’s aide Finney’s death, Cardinal Richard guiding clergy at Paris exposition, a fatal Matehuala mine blast in Mexico, priest Sullivan’s mob rescue in Chicago, Rockefeller's Wellesley gift amid faculty objections, the dowager empress’s long name, Archibald Dyes’s apparent suicide, a boy’s hat fire aboard a steamer, the Duchess of Arcos at a Chicago G A R event, and Salva Ben Mohammed’s hotel incident in Springfield Virginia.
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King Humbert
Charles Cross
Joe” Rodgers
Cook County
Chicago
United States Army
Philippines
Cork
Count Mengden
Lewis Harvine Finney
Navy Long
Warm Springs
Richard
Matehuala
Mexico
Henry H. Sullivan
John D. Rockefeller
Wellesley
Tzehi Toanyu Kangi Chonyu Chuangcheng
People keep special funeral wear for certain occasions
Some individuals retain clothing reserved for funeral visits and ceremonies. This practice reflects a habit of preparing for mourning events with designated attire.
International Tennis Tournament Opens in Froboken
The inter national tennis tournament opened today in Froboken New Jersey for the Davis Challenge Cup. British visitors are prominent and the best players from the UK will compete for prizes. Canada sends the largest foreign delegation with France and Germany also represented. American players arrive from cities including San Francisco Chicago Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia and more. The event runs through Saturday.
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Froboken
N. J
Canada
France
Germany
San Francisco
Chicago
Detoit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Rock River Assembly Opens With Wide Attendance
The Rockford Choral Union of 200 voices and orchestra arrived by special train for the Rock River assembly, attracting an estimated 50,000 attendees. Cottages, tenting grounds, and interest have all grown beyond prior years as top lecturers and performers are lined up, including William Biddel Frost, De Witt Miller, Anna Shaw, Booker T. Washington, Parks Cadman, and Champ Clark.
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Parks Cadman
R. J. Bennett
Farther Hobnett
Maud Bellington Booth
J. P. Dolliver
Champ Clark
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Digestive Aid and Blood Purity
Medicine ad urges early treatment for indigestion anxiety and impure blood. It presents Hood's Sarsaparilla as restoring stomach function calming nerves and enriching blood. Also promotes Hood's Pills at 25 cents as a liver cure.
Dr Elmer E Brown to Speak in Paris Congress
Dr Elmer E Brown professor of pedagogy at the University of California will deliver an address at the International Congress of Secondary Education opening in Paris. Delegates from nearly all countries attend and the congress runs through Aug 6 with daily programs prepared with care.
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Paris
Elmer E. Brown
University of California
International Congress of Secondary Education
Beggs' Hair Renewer Ad Sparks Hair Growth Claim
An advertisement touts Beggs' Hair Renewer as a cure for scalp diseases stops hair loss and grows hair on bald heads. It guarantees satisfaction and points readers to J. J. Havercamp's for purchase.
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J. J. Havercamp’s
Thousands at Ocean Grove Camp Meeting
Ocean Grove New Jersey July 31 A memorial and anniversary service on the camp ground drew the largest crowd yet seen at the camp meeting. The event attracted thousands of young people alongside a large older attendance, aiming to please both generations.
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Ocean Grove
N. J
Sons of St. George Convention Opens in Fall River
The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Sons of St. George begins its annual convention in Fall River Mass. Officers for the coming year will be elected and general business of the order will be transacted.
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Sons of St. George
Fall River
Mass
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Proverbs of hardship and humor from daily life
A terse collection of rural wisdom observing fortunes and marriages. A poor man’s ascent, a humorist’s reminder, and a husband’s fate tied to his wife’s mood.
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J. F. Merry
Dubuque
Barnard’s Model
Wvcoll, Seomans & Benedict
Madison St
the Oriental
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Mull
Dl Druggists
the Muscatine Journal
John Mahin and Sons
United States
Council Bluffs
New Orleans
Republic
WM. McKinley
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Iowan Brief
Emery
Johnson County
Iowa Homestead
Henry Wallace
James Pierce
Pierce
Stewart
Mount and
Rock River Assembly
Hood
Dr. Brown
Carters
Carter
Carter Medicine CO
Bilechan
BES En
Aeonetes
Merrick, Walsh & Phelps Jewelry Co
Olive St
J. T
Wade
Keen Kutter
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Ellver
Association
Niexel
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Rogers
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Buck Bern
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Hamainer
Regina Music Box
Continental Tobacco CO
St. Louis, Mo
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