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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1906
Page
3
The Daily Journal appears every evening except Sunday while the Semi-Weekly Journal comes on Tuesday and Friday evenings. Subscriptions cost 3.00 per year by mail for daily and 1.50 for semi weekly. Local delivery by carrier is 10 cents weekly. Telegraph and editorial offices listed with Bell telephone numbers.
The Republican delegates of Iowa are called to a convention in Des Moines on August 1 1906 at 7 30 a m to nominate candidates for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state auditor treasurer attorney general and supreme court positions plus railroad commissioner two seats and other business. All Republican voters are invited to join in selecting delegates with representation to be determined.
Chicago clergy announce a city wide day of prayer for Mayor Dunne amid sharp criticism from the press and preachers. Supporters insist the prayer effort could mirror Philadelphia’s political reversal under Mayor Weaver, who stood firm while facing consternation. Dunne maintains composure, defending his motives and duty despite relentless scrutiny.
The essay urges ministers to pray for the mayor facing both overt and subtle pressures. It argues he must be treated as a human being in a difficult position and that public support should follow earnest prayer if he takes firm action.
A reader lists long series of dry summers with 123 days in 1762 the longest drought on record. Many settlers sent for hay and grain as rain failed from May to September in that year, with 56 days between showers in another season.
Baron Speck Van Sternberg, German ambassador to the United States, told Illinois University graduates that the United States embodies more than profits. He praised American idealism and optimism and said disclosures about big corporations reveal a national conscience, not a pot of decay.
Reports from England indicate a shrinking consumption of alcoholic drinks as temperance groups gain momentum. Consul Frank W. Mahin, formerly of Muscatine, is noted in connection with the evolving social reform.
An article extols Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a blood and nerve tonic with six boxes priced at $2 50 and notes the portrait of the creator on every box. Separate political commentary from Des Moines discusses Republican faction tensions and potential convention splits in Iowa during the campaign.
The United States consul at Nottingham reports a decline in drinking among the populace supported by social condition studies and temperance reports. Public sentiment trends toward sobriety, temperance societies grow, and attention to intoxicants’ health effects rises. a committee’s exhaustive inquiry influenced placards published in London and provincial boroughs.
Iowa press comments reflect division over the 1900s political landscape. Hartley Journal calls the governor race bosic while Fort Dodge Post favors Bryan for the presidency. Creston American attacks standpatter views. Burlington Hawkeye notes AP pressure from Cummins correspondents.
The Clinton Herald quotes a local reaction calling the idea of bolting a baseless threat. Iowa Republicans are urged to follow no man into what is deemed a foolish arrangement and to reject any such proposal.
The Cedar Rapids Republican observes that people are quicker to accept that something is wrong than to trust that everything is right, framing a commentary on skepticism and public perception.
The Coon Rapids Enterprise states that Cummins faction forfeited any title to purity in the Waterloo and Jasper county contests, signaling a decisive setback for their claim.
The Charles City Intelligencer notes some backers who pledged for Cummins early in the campaign may now seek alignment with the opposing side. The piece reflects fluctuating loyalties among early supporters.
The Rockwell City Advocate argues the governor’s hold on the railroad vote discredits the anti-railroad arguments used to bolster his campaign.
The Waterloo Courier declares no compromise candidate for governor. It insists the choice is between Gov. Cummins and an opponent who opposes his cause. The paper frames the issue as a for or against Cummins position.
Davenport Times notes delegates may need a month to cool off before the Des Moines convention. The paper suggests they will be less excited yet remain attentive as time passes.
The Webster City Freeman-Tribune, pro-Cummins, states the contest invites a fight to a finish in the early campaign. It argues the GOP must endure the ordeal now to emerge improved and rejuvenated with Blythe’s insignia removed from its escutcheon.
The Cedar Falls Gazette disputes the idea that Roosevelt is the only Republican who can defeat Bryan. It argues the party has many men as qualified and says it will risk predicting that Roosevelt will not be the next nominee.
The Dubuque Times argues Kretschmer’s naming of a delegation resembles a barter and sale. It notes the offense lies not in a unilateral offer but in dealing with the wrong crowd, framed by a code that deems a trade wicked unless the governor benefits.
Literary Notes recount Carl Schurz’s perilous Paris sojourn with Kinkel as Napoleon III’s coup unfolds. Schurz faces spies, arrest, and a jail cell while describing Latin Quarter life and meetings with famed artists. The Governor learns a trusted lieutenant’s report implicates Raoul de Chatignac in treason and the despondent ruler contemplates the loyalty test.
The July issue features Howard Fitzalan’s novelette The Men with the Scars about a down and out New York youth facing danger with the House of the Red Eyred Owl and its Scarred men. Serialists include E Phillips Oppenheim Richard Marsh Burt Standish and short stories by Vance Bronson Howard Ferguson Foster Stellmann and others.
An advertisement extols glycerine in Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as enhancing medicinal effects, nourishing and antiseptic, aiding digestion and appetite, and supporting recovery in lingering coughs and early consumption. It notes no alcohol, offers a free book, and invites letters to Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, with prices for his adviser.
A shuddering awakening reveals a forged document match with a British commander. The conspirators discuss an impending assault, noting a missing fortifications plan and a messenger to meet at the river after sunset on the seventh, with the scene labeled To Be Continued.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promises $100 for any failing case, and urges readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Amusements notes Harry Askin's production of The Umpire with 315 Chicago performances. The show by Hough Adams and Howard features Morocco as the setting, a strong score, and a standout cast led by Fred Mace with Julian Mitchell directing the chorus.
Open bids for cleaning and reopening of the Goshen Ditch are due July 31 1906 at 2 p m in Muscatine. Bids may be sealed before July 2 1906 5 p m. Sections list ditch lengths and excavation estimates totaling 16390 cu yds. Cash or certified check 10 percent, bond 25 percent, bids open to rejection, work complete by Jan 1 1907.
The Rock Island timetable lists trains Going Vast and Going Southwest with numbers and schedule times for Davenport Chicago Kansas City Denver California Limited Washington Oskaloosa Ft Worth and local freight services. It shows daily departures and arrivals including No 12 No 50 No 30 No 364 No 363 No 4 No 74 No 3 No 29 No 49 No 11 No 73 and end date noted as dated.
Train schedule for Wilton line listing eastbound and westbound departures and freight services. Notable times include No 249 at 11:13pm eastbound and No 87 westbound at 7:18am, with daily services and freight stops. Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul timetable shows No 12 at 2:34am and No 91 freight at 7:15am.
Passenger No. 102 arrives as freight service times update announces daily tariffs except Sunday. Passenger No. 101L leaves W. S. Underdonk, agent. Evening 7 10 pm and 4 00 pm schedule lines appear in the notice.
Train times show Nos 4 2 6 and 5 routes between Muscatine Round House Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction and Sinai with daily exceptions and Saturday operation. Times run late evening to next morning across multiple stations, listing departures arrivals and connections.
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