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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
3
The notice lists yearly delivery by carrier at five dollars and semi weekly Tuesday and Friday options. It instructs payment in advance by postal card or telephone and notes Pete owes one hundred fifty dollars. Remittances should be made payable to Journal Printing Company by draft, express, or money order.
The Republicans of the th Senatorial District comprising Louisa and Muscatine counties will meet at the Muscatine court house at 2 o clock p m on the List day of July A D for nominating a candidate for Senator and other business. Representation follows state call with Louisa 12 delegates and Muscatine 21 delegates. Party adherents who support Republican national principles are invited to participate in the caucus. County chairs are to call county conventions to select delegates for Wisconsin. J W Kelly Muscatine County Senatorial Committeeman and J W Garner Louisa County Committeeman preside.
The Republican Electors of Iowa call a delegate convention in Cedar Rapids on August 7, 1901 at 11 a.m. to nominate a Governor and other statewide officers and to discuss related business. All voters who support Republican principles are invited to unite and participate, with representation ratios outlined.
The mint director George E. Roberts suggests a token dollar valued at 50 cents in gold for the Philippines. This 50 cent gold standard would be stable in value, pegged to gold, and easier for Orientals and Mexicans to accept, potentially expanding demand for American silver dollars if Mexican circulation declines.
A young girl reads a composition before a minister. The piece on the cow includes a closing line praising its usefulness while noting that religion surpasses it in value. The remark is attributed to a line from Leslie's Weekly as a quoted compliment.
A country servant was handed a concert ticket by her mistress. She came home late and was questioned. She said she left before it finished as the concert was hurried along with two singers at a time when she departed.
Wealthy Standard Oil magnate Henry M. Flagler seeks divorce from his wife Ida Shroud and keeps her in a Pleasantville New York sanitarium for insanity. She has lived in luxury for years while Flagler funds her care at about 1000 dollars monthly. The Florida suit cites a new law aimed to aid this millionaire and is tied to a related alienation of affection case in the same supreme court.
Some boys who enjoy riding the bandwagon now view the road with more anxiety than they did a week or two ago, according to the Fairfield Ledger and Cummins.
Opinion column from the Council Bluffs Nonpareil discusses the Democratic platform for the year, outlining what will be included and what will be excluded, and the implications for voters and party stance.
The Chicago Record Herald reports the creation of a 375 million plow trust triggering sharp reactions. Critics warn the trust may ruin the sector while defenders say it stabilizes prices and distribution. The debate highlights industry risks and potential consolidation within agriculture finance.
Montezuma Republican notes the Brooklyn Chronicle criticizes Grinnell Herald over delegate selection at the county convention. The Herald claims farmers were ignored, while Jackson township delegates all reside in Montezuma, with seventeen chosen from the large township near Nassau.
In Marion county thousands circulate an anonymous flyer denouncing Major Conger’s friends urging him for governor, claiming he would not be a candidate. The circular is denounced as untruthful and unfair by critics.
A Philadelphia Evening Bulletin item reprints a classic quip about George Washington and the lie tale. The exchange plays on the implied speech impediment and the famous honesty legend.
An opinion exchange in the Detroit Free Press centers on a tiff between two individuals. One emphasis is on generosity versus business fairness as they debate who should buy or be given a dog. The quarrel reflects personal standards and expectations about friendship and transactions.
Chicago News reports a bank director questions the cashier's integrity while the president cites inability to afford a vacation this year as a potential motive. The exchange frames concerns over misdeeds and financial pressure within the institution.
Senator Platt predicts Odell will be re elected and later seek the presidency. Conesville declares its Fourth of July celebration will be unique and memorable. The state board of control refines salaries for state institutions with anticipated raises. Proposals include founding a new Ireland on Pacific islands for heirs of ancient Irish kings. Many will watch next Sunday if a lone saloon’s example will be followed or barred from operation.
Oskaloosa residents awoke to a deadly day as four sensational deaths were reported and a fatal injury occurred. Gasoline explosions added to the peril, making the day notably violent and unsettling for the community.
City pastors approve last summer’s open air services in Court Square and support repeating the plan. The first Sunday in July will inaugurate the season’s series of meetings.
The Clinton Herald notes Venezuela's leader will replace the recalled minister Loomis with an experienced diplomat who will insist on U S respect. It also mentions mispronunciations of Senator Trewin's name and lingering spellings of Cummings in state papers.
The Muscatine writer notes relief at not living in Des Moines where politics grow more intense with rising summer heat. He says agitation in the air occasionally sends ripples from the center across the prairie, reaching even distant regions.
R. J. O'Hanlon, who organized Muscatine's humane society last winter, is active in Nebraska against a planned South Omaha bullfight. The governor vows to stop the show if blood is shed or sharp instruments used, promising penalties for the guilty. the organizers promise a cruelty level resembling a Mexican exhibition.
Citizens expect a careful council review of the electric and gas light and street railway franchise. The council is urged to act in the city’s best interest, with accountability looming if they err. City officials are urged to investigate diligently and avoid mistakes in the decision.
The Zion prophet Dowie, declaring himself the second Elijah, has added wings to his garments after his sermon. Four hundred Zion members watched the newly added ornaments, amid claims that Chicago could supply followers for any belief.
An eminent scientist warns the sun’s heat is being exhausted and will fade in distant centuries, risking a frozen world. He says life should be enjoyed, aided by good health. An advertisement promotes Honstetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia and more, claiming 50 years as the standard medicine.
A Yorkshire asylum inmate toils at a piece of wood with a saw held upside down teeth in the air. An attendant protests, but the man insists the inverted method is easier, citing prior attempts with both orientations. The exchange ends with the inmate asserting the upside down approach is simplest.
Mississippi's Private John Allen challenged former Confederate General Tucker for a congressional nomination. Tucker claimed distant Civil War glory while Allen attacked, declaring he once stood as vidette picket while Tucker slept and urged voters to back him in the primaries. The crowd reacted with cautious support.
A self styled scientist writes to the New York Sun asserting the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo uses Niagara Falls generated electricity and risks altering weather within 100 miles leading to storms. The letter mocks the claim saying ordinary thunderstorms outproduce New York state dynamos and predicts future scientists will render dynamos unnecessary.
The Mt. Pleasant Journal notes a past slug head linking a marriage to paralysis. It clarifies the claim was erroneous and that B. G. Walters was not paralyzed by the wedding. Friends of Walters were shocked by the mistaken connection.
The Rough Riders will hold their annual reunion in Colorado Springs during the first week of August. The history making organization is celebrated for its enduring place in American history.
In Tuesday’s Journal the editors cite Mrs. Alice Walton Beatty appeal in the People’s Pulpit urging Muscatine county residents to help gather names of all who favor ending the saloon business. The piece notes voters’ names may suffice and need not be public, and that Corwin Lestey will assist in the movement.
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