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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
3
The Daily Journal of Muscatine announces biweekly publication with evening editions Monday through Saturday and a semi weekly eight pages on Tuesday and Friday nights. Subscription rates are 10 cents per week for daily carrier delivery, 3.00 per year for semi weekly by mail, and 1.60 for weekly. Circulation claims top among Muscatine papers.
The Journal lists several agency locations for convenient access to extra papers. Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery End of street car track. If a regular subscriber misses delivery they can buy papers at these places each night.
Republican county delegates to the state convention to Des Moines on July 1 1903 will be chosen at a Muscatine courthouse convention June 20 1903 at 1 30 pm. One delegate per township ward plus one for every twenty votes or fraction of ten cast for W B Martin in 1902 governs representation. county chairman to be elected for the following year. Township and ward caucuses to be called by committee men. J C Coster chairman. Chas P Hanley secretary.
The Washington Post argues Mr. Bryan rejects harmony with Cleveland era Republicans and dismisses a broad silver program. It notes Bryan still clings to free coinage at 16 to 1, while many Democrats question bimetallism, suggesting his influence wanes and party dynamics would block silver if he won in 1900.
The piece argues Democrats in Iowa favor Bryan and oppose free silver. It notes Populist allies once supported silver but now distant from political lines. It suggests Muscatine County Democrats may desert party leadership yet keep rank and file loyalty to Bryan’s anti silver stand.
The Journal reports Judge Van Wagenen’s government ownership idea appears aimed at sidestepping the free silver issue. Democrats cheer that the plan is unlikely to become a major political burden.
The Ottumwa Democrat declares that democracy in Iowa has no chance of success and calls the admission a historic confession by a leading paper. The piece frames the Democrat as a pioneer in making such a brutal admission about the state’s political system.
The Republicans of the First Ward will meet at the Excelsior hose house on Monday evening June 15 to select nineteen delegates to the county convention. Wm Van Zyle serves as chairman.
The Republicans of the second ward will meet at the city hall on Monday evening June 15 to select twenty two delegates to the county convention. Charles Hanley, Chairman.
The Republicans of the Third Ward convene at the Rescue Hose House on Monday evening June 15 to choose twenty five delegates. L. M. Woods serves as Chairman.
Fourth Ward Republicans will gather at the Relief Hose House to select nineteen delegates for the county convention. Frank Fisher serves as chairman.
Fruitland township Republicans convene at Lone Tree Schoolhouse on Thursday June 18 at 8 p m to select delegates for the county convention scheduled June 20. Addison Hopson, Committeeman.
Moscow township Republicans meet Thursday evening June 18 at 7 30 to choose five delegates for the county convention in Muscatine June 20 and to select delegates for the state convention. S M Hoskins, Committeeman.
Bloomington township republicans convene at Kalorama school house on Saturday June 18 at 8 PM to choose delegates for the county convention in Muscatine on June 20. J. C. Stuart named as a participant.
The Republicans of Sweetland are asked to convene at Mount Grove school house on Saturday June 13 at 8 p m to elect seven delegates to the county convention and conduct other important business. J H Van Camp Com.
The Goshen township Republicans meet at Woodman hall in Atalissa on Saturday June 13 at 8 p m to choose seven delegates to the county convention and conduct any other business that arises for the convention Co C Croxen
An old advertisement touts Cascarets candy as a cure for constipation with a money back guarantee if it fails. Prices shown are 10c and 25c.
The 1903 senior class recounts trips to Wild Cats Den and Eagle Point cottage, notes friendships, and honors Miss Underwood and Homer Junkin while celebrating four years of study in science, languages, and literature. It remembers a death, civic events, and looks forward to the next phase with humor and pride.
Criticism by Katie E. Mathis invites readers to explore a class picture gallery and study the 1903 cohort together, inviting reflective observations on faces, era, and education.
The Muscatine High School class of 1903 leaves a testament and gifts to the school. They bequeath to the physical laboratory maps and apparatus and to the athletic association and clubs positions created by seniors who graduate. They give to the classes the 1902 possessions plus the class poem.
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