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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1902
Page
10
The Daily Journal, official paper of city and county, is published in Muscatine. It issues the journals every evening on weekdays except Sunday and produces a semi weekly edition of eight pages on Tuesday and twelve pages on Friday nights.
Terms to City Subscribers outline daily and semi Weekly delivery options with rates for daily ten cents per week six months and one month and semi weekly options priced at 1.50 for yearly and 0.75 for six months circulation claims state dominance over other Muscatine papers with at least three times their daily reach.
Representatives G Logan Payne esq 935 Marquette Building Chicago and Lacoste and Maxwell 140 Nassau Street New York serve as legal contacts and offices for client matters and correspondence.
The Journal lists agency locations Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery and an end of street car track. Extra papers will be on sale each night at these agencies for missed subscribers by the carrier.
A call declares a Republican delegate convention for Iowa to meet in Des Moines on July 30 1902 at 11 a m to nominate state officers and judges and to transact other business. It outlines representation by county and vote share for Cummins 1901 governor, names delegates and officers A M Spence chairman and C Phillips secretary.
Congress weighed a plan to publish The Morals of Jesus of Nazareth by Thomas Jefferson. Proponents argued the text exists in the national collection and deserves public access, while opponents warned it questions biblical authorship and divine origins. The House reconsidered, and publication hopes waned.
The passage praises Thomas Paine for his service to the American cause and notes his deist views. It argues Congress may publish his works on public affairs but objects to releasing any Paine writings on religion, even if those writings argue for a personal God.
Clinton Age recalls Judge Hubbard a remarkable figure. He arrived in Muscatine from an up river boat and sought to study law with minimal volumes, insisting the Iowa code sufficed. Reminiscences note his sharp indictments against liquor traders and traveling men, shaping a storied career and influence.
Polk County Woman’s Christian Temperance Union voices regret over a supreme court decision blocking the anti order taking law on liquor orders by outsiders. They argue interstate commerce limits a state’s police power yet assert state quarantine powers for health and morals, proposing Iowa quarantine against Illinois whisky and beer and inviting answers from federal judges.
The piece notes more than 50,000 lives lost since 1902 to natural forces and lists counts for eruptions, earthquakes, storms, floods, avalanches and other calamities. It cites the North Western Christian Advocate on the Sodom and Gomorrah account to contrast belief with historical record.
The writing compares biblical Sodom and Gomorrah with St Pierre in Martinique, arguing that biblical prophecies have factual support from nature and ancient records, and asserts the Bible’s truthfulness over rationalist disbelief.
Sidelights note Albia stirs over licensed saloons as temperance groups and churches resist the encroachment. The dispute centers on granting liquor licenses amid local opposition from moral reformers.
Iowa Central employees discuss striking due to lower pay compared with workers on greater roads. Officials admit the gap but contend they also earn less and must accept lower wages as a necessity.
The Navy Department questions Lt Hob son receiving extended leaves arguing his health and eyes are cited while allegations arise that he lectures for pay while on leave and draws three fourths pay from the government.
Burlington and Northwestern lines to Washington formally transferred to Burlington and Western. In a few days narrow gauge tracks will be converted to standard gauge to benefit the regions they serve.
Bishop Nicholson of Wisconsin issues a statement deprecating tobacco use in any form. The note targets ministers in the diocese and has stirred Episcopal circles though it stops short of an outright prohibition.
An inventor presents a contrivance to recover power lost in starting and stopping motor vehicles. The idea stores energy as compressed air for later use in locomotion or emergencies when power fails, aiming to aid electricity use on railway trains.
Interest centers on the Great American Derby at Chicago today with Washington Park filled by fashionable spectators and ordinary citizens alike. The race pits favored eastern horses against promising western contenders in a winner take all contest.
In a town in Indiana Epworthians march and sing marching to Zion to drown out a concurrent street carnival. Ministers and delegates denounce the carnival and city authorities for the fair’s conduct, calling it an exhibition of gross immorality. Street fairs are criticized as a reproach to the cities hosting them.
In Italy J Pierpont Morgan ordered railway authorities in Naples to send a special dining car to Rome for meals en route to Turin. Officials refused, sparking Morgan to hire a cook and waiters to serve meals on a Pullman car. His arrogance may not win friends in Europe.
The Illinois Supreme Court holds that riding on another’s pass cannot lead to criminal prosecution and deems the related statute invalid for criminal use. The ruling clarifies how the law may be applied to such passenger situations.
The Journal clears Lewis Picturesque Muscatines remaining stock offering to all subscribers and new signups. New subscribers pay three months. all old subscribers may buy at 15 cents each, unlimited quantities, while they last. Former price was 50 cents.
A brief dialog fragment shows a landlord clashing with a tenant over a singer training under Patti. The exchange hints at personal tensions and a dispute about mentorship.
At the national gathering of the Degree of Honor in Portland Oregon Miss Elizabeth Alburn of Sioux City was elected as reporter.
A new building is being erected at Simpson College to house the Conservatory of Music. The project advances campus facilities, aiming to expand performance spaces and classroom capacity for music programs.
The piece lampoons the knocker a talkative skeptic who opposes reform and avoids effort. It portrays a yoked critic at church and in civic life, mocking laziness, negativity, and hypocritical attitudes toward duty and family. It ends with a caution against marrying such a person.
A humorous meditation on dairy modernization notes the milkmaid’s replacement by an airpump system with rubber tubes. The piece imagines future verses where the milking routine becomes a practical business, not amusement, and jokes about changes in the traditional rhyme.
Secretary Shaw of the Treasury spoke to 156 graduates in Washington about doing things better and pursuing usefulness over salary. He urged self reliance and emphasized education beyond school, citing examples of industry, law, and commerce to inspire the young businessmen. Haugen Felicitated. Congressman Heugen is praised for his steadiness and effectiveness in representing the fourth district.
Iowa Central lists train fares for July to September 1902 for many events. Rates include one fare plus 2.00 round trip, with an executive fee of 0.50 to extend to Sept. 1. 1902. Excursions to Colorado and Utah have dates in June July August and September with reduced or special fares. Final return limits range to Oct. 31 1902 or Sept. 30 1902 depending on event.
George Wilson received a three year sentence at Ottumwa penitentiary for larceny. He was adjudged guilty in a local court and committed to the state facility for the term.
Reverend Charles E. Perkins, longtime pastor of the Congregational church at Keo Sauqua, has submitted his resignation effective immediately. He led the church through years of service and community outreach.
Legal action taken against two Badger establishments for alleged violations of the mulci law. Proceedings seek court orders halting operations until compliance is proven. Government officials tied to the case urge strict enforcement.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Lueck of Dyersville observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary with family and friends, marking a half century of marriage and shared life.
Woodbury county socialists will place a ticket in the field and expect to poll a thousand votes. Rev. J. A. Seaton, pastor of the Christian church at Webster City, resigned on account of ill health.
Pemberton a pioneering Friends preacher dies in Iowa Falls. The report also denies that James Cochran a Keosauqua farmer attempted suicide by poisoning.
The Pottawattamie County Veterans association announces its annual reunion to be held in Avoca from August 6 through August 8. Members from local posts are invited to attend and participate in the program.
Mabel Wilson daughter of a Hastings area farmer was bitten twice by a rattlesnake and remains in serious condition. Medical staff treat her as her condition persists with concerns for her recovery.
The First Congregational church of Central City calls Rev. Pease of Altona Nebraska as permanent pastor. The church announces the appointment and notes the change will take effect soon.
Waterloo city officials formally opened their new city stone pile facility showcasing updated storage and access to local building materials for public works projects and contractor use.
The new M. E. church at Toledo sustained considerable damage from a lightning strike.
The Creston Masonic Temple contract has been approved with a total price of 22 thousand dollars. Work commences as planned under the new agreement.
The Creek nation has 14,000 eligible citizens for tribal lands. about 5,000 are black. Creeks, like other civilized tribes, owned slaves and after the war admitted former slaves to full citizenship. Many people possess mixed Indian and Negro ancestry.
In Brooklyn Life, Johnnie Wilkins hides a quarrel after school. The principal questions him about the cause as he admits a fight occurred with his own teacher.
An American Duchess will occupy a prominent role at King Edward VII's coronation. The Duchess of Manchester is Helen Zimmermann from Cincinnati, an American woman who will be highly visible at the ceremony. In England a duke ranks next to princes of the blood.
The brief note compares two American duchesses the Duchess of Marlborough and another titled Duchess, highlighting titles and social standing in a late 19th or early 20th century society column. It mentions public attention and fashion context surrounding these aristocratic figures.
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