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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
3
A Muscatine Journal entry acknowledges postal handling and classification as second class matter, indicating standard publication and mailing procedures for the period.
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Republicans of Louisa and Muscatine counties will meet in a delegate convention at the Muscatine courthouse at 2 p.m. on the listed July date to nominate a candidate for Senator and conduct routine business. Delegates will be allocated 12 to Louisa and 21 to Muscatine, with invitations extended to all pro Republican National Principles supporters to participate in the caucus. County chairmen are urged to arrange county conventions to select delegates.
The Republican Electors of Iowa announce a delegate convention in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday August 7 1901 at eleven am to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Judge Superintendent of Public Instruction and Railroad Commissioner. All voters who endorse Republican principles are invited to unite in electing delegates. representation ratio to be determined.
The Epworth Herald reveals how city papers obtain sermon outlines without attending services. Reporters select sensational Sunday themes sent by preachers and have advertisers supply extracts. Grotesque and sensational paragraphs are published, inflating the influence of cheap reporters in the press.
The vessel sailing from Chicago to Europe finishes its 35 day voyage, signaling a new era in western product transport to foreign markets. The all water route promises benefits for western producers, though the New York Tribune doubts New York will cede ocean commerce to Chicago unless voyage times fall well below 35 days.
Southern leaders including Governor Tyler of Virginia Representative Livingston of Georgia and ex Governor Jones of Alabama show divided views on disfranchising Black voters as Congress and states debate race policy Their concerns range from constitutional implications to fear of federal enforcement and disruption of regional progress in Georgia and beyond. The North watches closely as these debates influence future action and the balance of power in Congress and the Electoral College.
The article argues that imperial powers are rapidly laying undersea cables to connect empires and avoid foreign soil. Britain plans a Pacific cable of 3500 miles, Alaska routes are unlikely to dominate, and the U S must link new territories to Washington. Hawaii Philippines Alaska Porto Rico all need independent lines, with costs estimated at 25 to 30 million dollars.
The Tipton Advertiser reports Cummins managers erred by sending outside men to Linn county caucuses. The issue shifted from Cummins vs anti Cummins to a question of home rule and bossism, a dynamic Iowa State Register says has never been equalled in this state or any other.
The Center ville Citizen argues bandwagon politics are losing support in Iowa. It says there was little merit to the approach and it is eroding as the public's convictions are compromised. Defeat for a principle is preferable to success bought at the cost of beliefs.
The writer commends beautifying railroad stations and surroundings while condemning the hideous large advertising signs along the Burlington railway in Iowa, especially freestanding Milwaukee brewery signs polluting the view from passing cars.
A brief note in dialect describes a mother in law suit where a lawyer offers ten dollars to swear to something, illustrating the perceived coercion and value attached to an oath in a small community dispute.
Five rural mail routes to be set from Denison. Mason City paves fourteen blocks this year. Cedar Falls state school building nears completion. Mason City man received a year old alligator from a southern friend. Sigourney man shipped Arkansas hogs. Gold found depth testing about 40 dollars per ton at Keosauqua. A Dows man at Spirit Lake sent fish home and dodged questions about catching them. a bystander asked about Cain’s wife, prompting the minister to caution about protecting souls and advising young men toward light rather than others’ wives.
The piece extols U S occupation as sanitary, noting rapid cleanup of Peking streets and offal, and Havana under American control shows greatly reduced yellow fever. It argues civilization can purify even the worst stretches of China and Cuba.
A Harper's Magazine contributor recounts a washerwoman of color who, with urgency, asks about sparatualism and cites her daughter Sarah’s move to live with a claimed spiritualist mistress. The tale intersects with a Cardiff Wales revival led by Rev John McNeill.
The Chicago Chronicle argues Republicans seek to build a white southern party by patronage, noting appointments to Southern Democrats and questioning motives. It contends northern losses push a shift to gain hold in the South, describing the administration’s tactics as deliberate and planned.
A portrait of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, eighty, Concord NH founder of Christian Science. Described as tall, cordial, with blue eyes, seven horses, and a life of writing inspirational works. She lives with secretaries, avoids public contact, and has a complex personal history including multiple marriages and a fostered physician.
Howard A. Burrell extols birds and bats as allies in farms and orchards. Hawks curb grasshoppers, owls guard crops, and many species aid garden health. He warns farmers against destroying birds, noting lines and lights aid roosts while bats sense air currents and avoid open windows.
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