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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
3
Missed details show B., C. B. and N-Muskatine division schedules with daily except Sunday service. Times include Montezuma departures at 8:10 am and 8:40 am freight, arrivals at 7:10 pm and 6:00 pm respectively, and Wilton Muscatine listings with multiple daily slots.
The system links Rock Island Davenport and Clinton offering faster service for Muscatine citizens. Southbound and northbound listings show station times from Clinton to Rock Island and vice versa with through sleeper cars to Chicago via Clinton and C N W R R. All trains run daily except freight Nos 15 and 16 which carry passengers.
Short line service between Tri Cities Chicago Clinton and via the CNW runs starting June 10 1990. Details list departures from Davenport Iowa to Clinton Sterling Dixon Belvidere Rockford Madison Cedar Rapids and Descriptions of trains No 2 4 6 7 8 with daily or Sunday frequency and arrival times. Includes agent signature L F Berry and schedules to Sioux City Chicago Omaha Denver and the Pacific Coast route.
The Republican Electors of Iowa announce a delegate convention in Des Moines on Wednesday August 1 1900 at 11 am to nominate candidates for Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer Attorney General Supreme Court Judge Railroad Commissioner Two Electors at Large and one Elector per Congressional District. Representation: one delegate per county plus one for every two hundred votes or fraction for Leslie M Shaw in 1899. H O Weaver chairs. W Phillips secretary.
The Carroll Herald prints a bold notice describing a loud complaint about the Porto Rico tariff as a creative cry of mischief or protest. The wording resembles a playful wartime style used to draw attention to frustrations with policy.
Both major parties plan to base their national headquarters in Chicago as they prepare for the upcoming presidential campaign. The move signals the city’s central role in national politics and logistics for party operations and outreach.
The report notes Colorado has produced 75 million dollars in gold since 1891 as a factor in its return to the Republican fold. It cites economic strength and party alignment shifts shaping state politics.
In a Denver Republican cartoon a Chinese boxer wearing gloves faces a buzz saw. The saw teeth are labeled Fuiglhand Germany Russia, suggesting an aggressive or confrontational stance in a tense, international context.
The sugar trust in Germany has issued an order suspending all mill sales for two weeks to enable price equalization. The message notes potential material for a plank at the Kansas City convention.
The free homes act becomes law permitting patenting of homesteads on lands bought from Indians with standard fees. It opens millions of acres in the western public domain to free entry, replacing prior sales at set per acre prices.
One of sixteen delegates from the first Republican national convention in 1856 is Wm Penn Clark of Iowa. Clark, former Iowa constitutional convention member, has lived in Washington, D. C. for years and now joins other survivors invited to the Philadelphia gathering.
The Audubon Society of the United States secures a pledge from the Milliners Protective Association to stop buying or selling North American birds. The association may use up stock on hand and to use feathers and skins of domestic fowl game birds seasonally killed and of foreign birds. The move aims to preserve US bird life after women nationwide declined to act.
The Pittsburg Chronicle criticizes the Boer envoys showing mixed aims in their mission and suggests their visit resembles a vacation more than a productive negotiation.
The Minneapolis Journal depicts a Methodist pastor arriving from conference and joking about hanging up his hat and removing furniture from the wheels. A mobile interior includes a writing desk library on wheels a barrel of sermons and a baby in a rolling frame with wall pictures hinting at travel and biblical wanderings.
The general pension statutes were materially changed by the present congress through the efforts of the Grand Army of the Republic. The bill amended the law of June 27, 1390 to allow aggregating disabilities and altered widow provisions so a widow may draw a pension if she lacks other support and her net income does not exceed 250 dollars.
The Des Moines Capital notes the Iowa delegation to the Republican national convention will be solid for Dolliver. About three car loads of Iowa supporters will depart Chicago Friday morning with a Dolliver banner, while Republicans statewide back the presidential ticket, hoping for McKinley and Dolliver.
Robert B Roosevelt, uncle of the governor, denounces the Paris exposition as the worst fraud on mankind costing 1500 francs to view each fake. The Chicago Tribune notes it lacks the World’s Fair Chicago 1893 standard of beauty due to no Board of Lady Managers.
The Des Moines Leader notes a weak launch for the anti trust campaign as the amendment to the constitution, urged six months ago by Mr. Bryan, is defeated by Democrats who claim to support it.
The St Louis Globe Democrat voices a sharp opinion that with Carl Schurz backing Bryan the young orator of the Plate should feel as uneasy as a man whose trousers are stung by a crawling wasp.
Broad clipping of editorials criticizes Dewey and McKinley, with remarks on campaign rhetoric and party contrasts. It cites Dolliver praising McKinley as an advance agent of prosperity, opposes Democratic claims on the economy, and argues labor strikes spark violence while rights must be balanced with others' rights.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat notes that Admiral Dewey faces only a condemning resolution at the Democratic convention in Kansas City as his federal bounty claim is cut to 50 cents on the dollar.
Manila report dated June 4 1900 cites 10780 Filipinos killed 2104 wounded and 10424 captured or surrendered with about 2000 prisoners in U S possession no complete records exist at headquarters and estimates may shift with time MacArthur notes many wounded were removed from the field and most prisoners to be released soon
A Des Moines News summary notes the Federation of Woman's Clubs in Milwaukee praised workers and offered hopeful resolutions while denying entry to a woman with credentials due to her darker complexion. The piece questions which race has endured more and driven labor with sorrow laden hearts.
In Osceola a letter critiques Democratic papers for hypocrisy. It lists votes on a trust regulation amendment: Republicans for and against, Democrats mostly yea or nay, with Silverites mostly yea. A Democrat cites campaign funds and trust support as motives behind the party's votes.
Elmer Higginbotham of Wapello visited the city Tuesday. Deane McNemir plans a new Wellington avenue bridge at the Vincent farm. Elder Williams will preach at St. John’s church next Wednesday evening. A light rain refreshed the area and people enjoyed an excursion day in Davenport. A new iron awning frame rises at the Bank’s Main and Cherry corner. Rev. D C Beven and wife from Morning Sun attended the golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Courtney Buck at High Prairie. Rev C H Kephart of Moravia was called to pastor the funeral of Mrs Estella Buck Tuesday afternoon at 2.
The Alumni committee endorses a warm welcome for graduates and urges older alumni to attend and host, sharing songs from Song Echoes and Song King to make the reunion a success. Alice Walton Beatty notes memories, but cautions against excluding newcomers. committee approves.
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Fase powder. It cushions tight or new shoes and gives instant relief to corns bunions and swollen feet. Cures sweating and sore feet and prevents blisters callous and hot aching feet. Trial package free by mail.
The Iowa Central Railway offers the most direct home seekers line for excursionists with tickets on the first and third Tuesdays each month to western northern southern and southeastern points. Round trip fare is one dollar plus two dollars, including Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Contact coupon ticket agents or Geo. S. Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa for sale dates and territory limits.
A Philadelphia Times remark notes German policies excluding American sausage weaken ties between the two nations, highlighting trade and cultural frictions but without detailed actions or dates.
A Long Island girl died from poisoning after consuming an ice cream soda. The Washington Post notes the incident as a warning tale presented in a wise, cautionary voice. A young man plans to paste the item in his straw hat as a mnemonic.
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