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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
3
Journal Subscription Rates and Payment Methods
Daily delivery by carrier yearly at 520 dollars and weekly collection. Semi weekly Tuesday and Friday at 150 dollars paid in advance. Orders by postal card or telephone No 27. 411 remittances by draft express or money order payable to Journal Printing Company.
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Journal Printing Company
Republican Senatorial Convention at Muscatine Iowa
The Republicans of the eighth Senatorial District comprising Louisa and Muscatine counties will meet in a delegate convention at the courthouse in Muscatine Iowa at 2 o clock p m on Wednesday the thirtieth day of July A D for nominating a candidate for Senator and other proper business. Representation by county is fixed as in the state call Louisa County twelve delegates Muscatine County six hundred? The text states delegates. attendees invited regardless of affiliations who support Republican principles in 1900 and wish to affiliate this year. County chairmen are to call county conventions to elect delegates. J W Eells Muscatine County Senatorial Committeeman. Dr W Garver Louisa County Senatorial Committeeman.
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Louisa
Muscatine
Delegale
Court Lowse
Iowa
Louisa County
Muscatine County
Cccsevak
Republic
Republican Party
J. W. Eells
Dr. W. Garver
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Davenport Times
Amos Cumminse
Albert Cummins
Times
Park Co
Albert
Amos
Republican Convention Call for Towa Delegates in Cedar Rapids
A call announces a Republican delegate convention for Towa in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday August 7 1901 at 11:00 AM to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Superintendent of Public Instruction Railroad Commissioner and other business. All Republican supporters are invited to unite and select delegates. representation will follow the stated rules.
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Supreme Court
Republican County Convention in Muscatine July 2 191?
The Republican County Central committee calls Muscatine County residents to a July 2 convention at the Court House to nominate 21 delegates to the State Convention in Cedar Rapids on August 7 and 21 delegates to the Twentieth Senatorial District convention on July 31. Also to choose township and ward committeemen and a county chairman. Per order, with extensive district representation details and local town listings.
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Otel
Ward
Republican County Central Committee
O. D. Longstreth
J. W. McKee
Creameries of Iowa Report Highlights Dairy Growth
The Year Book report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture shows cows totaling 1,295,960 valued at 38.36 million dollars, an average of 29.60 per cow. Butter prices varied from 27 cents in 1893 to 22 cents in 1900, with many cream ies adopting separator or gathered cream plans and extensive county butter shipments exceeding 1,000,000 pounds in a year.
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Iowa
William
Department of Agriculture
van Houten
Dairy Commission
Buchanan
Bremer
Chickasaw
Fayette
Jones
Delaware
Clayton
Butler
Dubuane
Kossuth
Hardin
Blackhawk
Hamilton
Palo Alto
Winneshiek
Mitchell
Story
Buena Vista
Howard
Allamakee
Linn
Audunon
Greene
Winnebago
State University reports record ISU attendance and new schools
President MacLean states ISU reached a historic attendance of 1,542 with 337 graduates across Wheral arts law homeopathic dental and pharmacy. Income rose to 256,000. Liberal arts law and dentistry offer combined courses. Town school of political and social science summer and library schools added. Law extended to three years. Journalism saw low enrollment but the year is deemed most successful overall.
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MacLean
Regents
Iowa State University
College of Wheral Arts
Law
Liberal Arts
Town School of Political and Social Science
Lincoln Casket Sealed In Tomb Amid Security Concerns
The Lincoln casket, last opened 24 years ago, lies in excellent condition according to attendees. Repdbert T. Lincoln visited the new tomb and criticized the site for lack of a night watchman, noting past theft attempts. Authorities decide the casket may be hidden inside the monument or buried beneath cement, with another opening likely before interment.
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Abraham Lincoln
Repdbert T. Lincoln
The Sun Becoming Extinct Says Scientist Predicts Long Dark Era
An eminent scientist warns the sun's heat is exhaust ing and will become extinct in the distant future leaving Earth in a frozen state though centuries away. In the meantime he urges enjoying life with good health and a strong stomach. Hastetter's Stomach Bitters is advertised to aid digestion and regulate bowels with a 50 year reputation and a private revenue stamp on the bottle.
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Hastetter
To Black Hawk Tower tickets news brief
A new manager at the park introduces a pleasant visit this year with easy access for groups. Tickets for ten or more to the Young to Black Hawk Tower are priced at 75e each.
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Black Hawk Tower
Explosive Maximite May End Battleships Power Shift
Hudson Maxim announces Maximite tests at Sandy Hook proving grounds show armor piercing and inside detonation. Government buys the secret. predicts end of ponderous battleships and rise of fast torpedo craft as armorless ships face rival missiles.
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Hudson Maxim
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
New York
Maxim
Mr. Maxim
New East River Bridge Nears Completion as Suspension Span
The upcoming East River bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn advances toward completion as a suspension span. It will be four times as strong as the present Brooklyn bridge and thirty three feet wider, with six railroad tracks two carriageways two footwalks and two bicycle paths. The old Brooklyn bridge has a channel span of 1.50514 feet and a total length of .000 feet. The new bridge measures 1.600 feet and 7.200 feet in key dimensions. Its steel towers rise about fifty nine feet taller than the masonry spires of the old Brooklyn bridge.
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East River
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge
New Bridge
Davenport Times Mixes Cummins Names in Press Opinion
Mason City Globe-Gazette reports the Davenport Times wrongly conflates Amos Cummins and Albert Cummins. The piece portrays Amos as a lifelong Democrat and Albert as a Republican with a fluctuating stance on prohibition and religion, noting past roles and failures while urging clarity and an apology from the Times.
Old Indian Would Suit As Governor in Keokuk County News
The Keokuk County News notes the gubernatorial contest suggesting Al Swaim for governor. It adds a quip that “the old Indian” would call the boys in Keokuk.
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Keokuk County
al Swaim
Keokuk
A Natural Result Joke About a Kiss
He recalls telling Miss Anne Teek in a joke that her smile nearly made him kiss her. She responded with hysterics and laughter.
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Anne Teek
Rockefeller gifts Cornell 250000 for matched endowment
Rockefeller expands educational philanthropy beyond Chicago by giving Cornell 250000 with a demand for equivalent raise from others. The piece argues American colleges will soon rival the world in research facilities and that the nation may lead scientific progress ahead of philosophy. It contrasts Kansas farmers seeking harvest help with Commoner readers’ discontent.
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John D. Rockefeller
Chicago University
Dispatches
Cornell
Ithaca
N. Y
America
Fredonia
Kansas
Bryan
Boyinme
Moon smiles on river picnics in Mississippi summer scene
A river city is urged to recognize the charm of living along the Mississippi in summer. The author notes the joy of river sports and pastimes, contrasting it with the dullness of interior towns.
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Mississippi
Muscatine
Pearsons Gift to Albion Aids Colleges Drive
Veteran philanthropist D K Pearsons donates 200000 dollars to Albion College with the stipulation that another 150009 dollars be raised. The grant aims to strengthen programs and broaden funding for the school and its students.
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D. K. Pearsons
Albion
Speakng of onions and a black eye tale in the street
A humorous, meandering old column recounts a man who tries to woo a woman after an onion scented kiss ending in a dog chase and an ambulance, with a side gag about a tramp vowing not to work until women earn equal wages. The piece captures light social miscues and street banter with dated humor.
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Dobbs
Bruno
London tenor in Muscatine provokes hotel theater clash
A young London tenor visiting Muscatine entertained travelers with a fair rendition of Happy Be Thy Dreams ruling out the letter h entirely. A bald critic ridiculed the delivery claiming the song was full of am. The singer replied that the pitch did not rise above G. A report also notes a harsh call-down aimed at a new actor by the opera house manager who deemed Hemlet the worst performance seen.
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London
Muscatine
D’enity
Hemlet
A six year old pleads for money in a curious tale
In a dated anecdote a father refuses to give his son spending money. The boy then imagines meeting a highwayman who would demand money or life. The dialogue captures childish reasoning and the parent's cautious stance.
Mark Twain Pranks Missouri Society Banquet Jokes
Stories of the day recount Mark Twain in Missouri humor across New York Times notes. Twain refuses Missouri ties proclaiming world citizenship while quietly attending a banquet as speakers present. A Chicago Tribune piece recalls a banker encounter with a Wall Street reporter about financial woes.
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Mark Twain
New York Times
Mark
Hannibal
Missouri Society of New York
Missouri
Missouri Society
Financial
New York Paper
Western Railway
Chicago Tribune
Wall Street
Epitaph for Mitchell Coots at Lost Creek Cemetery
An epitaph for Mitchell Coots notes his sudden death and recalls a jokers trick he tried to deploy. The verse hints at a past deception and alludes to Gabriel's trump, with a somber, ironic tone from the Denver Post.
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Lost Creek
Mitchell Coots
Mitch
Gabriel
Trump
Denver Post
The Ideal Editor and His Demands
In a Pottery Mass Democrat letter, a country editor is praised as the community’s keeper of secrets and multitasker who must cover politics, farming, religion, society, and local news. The piece extols relentless service, modest pay, loyalty, and flawless timing, ending with a note about his paper being a fine example.
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Mass
Poland
China
Wameyer
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