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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1901
Page
4
Pekin June 3. Allied generals meet and decide to transfer city administration to Chinese gradually through June. Two special trains will run all week transporting troops to Ta ku. Germans remove large baggage including Chinese carts jin rickshaws tables chairs and more.
Children’s Day exercises at United Brethren Church drew a large audience with a strong school chorus led by Mrs. Estella Bond. The program featured songs, recitations, duets, and a rose garland by eleven girls, with Rev. L. B. Hix praising the children’s efforts and Miss Winifred Gieskerle highlighted for her untiring work.
New Orleans June 3 General Samuel Peason a Boer representative says he has received a cablegram from this country indicating that the South African republic will speedily reach an honorable peace.
A railroad torpedo misidentified as a harmless prop caused a blast when Mrs. Lohr struck it with a butcher knife. She was knocked unconscious with a neck wound and arm injury, but doctors say she is recovering and should be fine soon.
A short advertisement notes Chase and Sanborns celebrated coffees promoted for breakfast meals and evening dining across general households. Strong branding highlights ease and consistency for daily use.
Local firm announces it is the sole agent in Muscatine for Choice Rio coffees praised as the best available. The note emphasizes exclusive distribution and quality appeal to buyers in the area.
Yeomen topics include Keffle's illness and the order's equal benefits policy. Local visits abound with Joseph King returning from Ames college, Mrs Fleitz and Clara visiting Davenport, and Mrs Parmalee hosting a Indianapolis guest. Upcoming events include W C T U meeting at the Y M C A, Kirkwood academy commencement, and high school graduation at the Grand Opera House with gallery and reserved-seat pricing.
In Chicago at the Auditorium theatre, John Alex Dowie proclaimed he is Elijah and the messenger of the covenant. He spoke for over two hours, urging followers as he asserted to be the restorer of all things and the swift witness against the wicked.
The Chicago Equal Suffragists celebrate defeating a constitutional amendment to bar women from practicing law in Pennsylvania. Judge Bradwell mocks the opponents while The Philadelphia Item notes that allowing women access to courts signals the dawning of the twentieth century.
Mingled races forge a Mexican national future with Maya Taraskan and Zapotecan strands blending with Spaniards. Education reveals Indians as loyal, strong, and capable of great mental poise, with stamina for intense work. The article notes educated Indians imagining an Indian Mexico, praises their vitality, and contrasts them with social barriers in the United States.
Rome reports quiet satisfaction in Vatican circles that no male heir to the Italian throne was born. The birth of a daughter to the king and queen is viewed as God’s punishment for the country’s treatment of the papacy.
Fragmented notice lists cash payments for death and total disability with figures like 500 1,000 1,500 and 100 200 300. Mentions PRA cat and OPW terms, with sums tied to ages and yearly disability payments. Includes scattered codes S56 500 750 and Ra references.
After the September flood devastated Galveston with immense property loss and thousands of deaths, the city quickly rebuilt. In seven days the railway bridge was restored and within six months tracks wharves warehouses and many homes were rebuilt. Plans for future safety include sea walls or land filling raising surface five to six feet, as local papers laud the island’s courage and recuperative energy.
The White House grounds keeper wonders if a pair of hawks that nested near the executive mansion will reappear in spring. Usually they stay through winter, but they vanished months ago. If they return, they may be shot for preying on robins, starlings, and blackbirds in the grounds. Washington Letter.
The Utica Globe reports a new peat fuel plant converts bog peat into a smokeless, odorless fuel with 1,000 cubic yards daily producing about 300 tons per day at 38 6d to 5s per ton. Peat charcoal may follow at 15s to 17s per ton, offering bright flame and long burn with minimal smoke. Ireland’s 3,000,000 acres of peat bogs underline potential uptake across the kingdom.
Men and women of good address to represent us travel appointing agents and local work. $900 salary guaranteed yearly plus commissions and expenses. Rapid advancement with an old established house. Pleasant permanent position and liberal income. Write at once. Stafford Press 23 Church St New Haven Conn.
An advertisement by J J Havercamp promises a pile cure with a guaranteed result. It offers a pile pipe free with each package and a no cure, no pay policy at 50 cents, with free samples.
Miss Hattie King rode the 7 58 train this morning bound for Letts, traveling as a passenger.
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