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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1902
Page
3
Journal Agencies for city readers listed
The Journal declares agency stations at Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery End of street car track. Extra papers will be on sale nightly at these agencies for missed regular subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kecklerville
Chayka’s
West Muscatine
Sharrar’s Grocery
South Muscatine
Morse Washburn’s
Republican State Convention Call for Iowa Delegates
The Republican electors of Iowa announce a delegate convention in Des Moines on Wednesday July 30 1902 at 11 a m. Delegates are chosen to nominate state officers and judges and conduct other party business. Delegates are apportioned by county and votes for Albert B Cummins in 1901 with a 1233 total delegate cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Albert B. Cummins
Hss
Sian Acainconn
Muscatine
Louisa
Washington
R. H. Spence
Marriage of Defectives Becomes Bar Association Topic
The state bar association in Dubuque will discuss prohibiting marriages for defectives July 15-16. The Minnesota legislature faced opposition with the Hospital arguing the plan impractical and likely to burden lawyers. Iowa law already restricts licenses for those lacking age or mental capacity, requiring court clerks to verify competency with witnesses when issuing licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bar Association
Dubuque
Minnesota
Iowa
Democrats At Illinois Convention Sidestep Free Silver Endorsement
Illinois Democrats in convention avoided endorsing free silver by backing platforms repeatedly affirmed by past conventions. The stance, touching the party’s foundation including slavery and the war, threatens to overwhelm the party with its burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Unity promoters likened to Mrs McWilliams compromise method
The passage compares ex President Cleveland and ex Governor Hill as unity promoters in the Democratic party to Mrs McWilliams method of settling domestic disputes. She describes compromising differences to secure her own way, a parallel the Bryanites may quickly recognize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Hill
Democratic Party
McWilliams
Death of H. W. Tilton Council Bluffs Editor
The press of Iowa mourns the loss of H. W. Tilton, editor of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil for six years, honored member of the journalism community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Press of Iowa
H. W. Tilton
Council Bluffs
Esteemed Editor and Gold Standard Milestone Report
The editor is praised for both professional skill and a genial spirit. The gold standard surpassed greenbacks on June 1, with gold certificates at $347,021,089 and greenbacks at $346,681,016. Treasury gold stock reached $554,000,000, a peak versus $97,000,000 in January 1895 and $186,000,000 before McKinley’s 1897 inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Senator Billy Mason’s presidential boom echoes Dewey era
The St. Louis Globe Democrat notes Mason’s campaign surge carries weight comparable to Admiral Dewey’s enduring notoriety, warning the country tends to forget such signals and must be repeatedly reminded of them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Billy Mason
Admiral Dewey
Des Moines Capital Targets Cummins on Free Trade Speech
The Des Moines Capital continues coverage of Gov. Cummins’ remarks in Minneapolis as supporters push a pro free trade stance. The article frames Cummins’ speech as a key moment in ongoing state and national debates on trade policy.
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Des Moines
Gov. Cummins
Minneapolis
State prohibition convention gathers in Waterloo
The Waterloo meeting on the state prohibition convention is noted for officials arriving early and staying late. Secretary Shaw is highlighted for his routine of early rising, long hours, and presiding in his chair before clerks arrive and after they depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Shaw
Washington
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Financial
New York
From Far Off Shores A Voiced Dismay Over Costs
A brief remark laments distant nations and compares financial impact to a puny thirty cents, noting even an Iowa pocketbook would look worse after the show ends.
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Iowa
Judge Bishop Named to Succeed Waterman on Supreme Bench
Judge Bishop is set to take over the supreme bench after Judge Waterman leaves. The question now is whether the governor will nominate him to the appointed position.
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Bishop
Judge Waterman
Supreme Bench
Des Moines Register Aims for Broad Popularity
The Des Moines Register may rise in prominence within months. Under editorial director George E. Roberts it should become a powerful influence with an abundant news lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
George E. Roberts
St Louis Eyes Dual 1904 Conventions as Expo Adjuncts
St Louis plans to host both major party conventions in 1904 to complement the exposition. The city has already hosted two conventions on three prior occasions in 1876 1888 and 1896. In 1896 the populists held one convention while the republicans held the other.
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St. Louis
Iowa Town Burr Leads to Fatal Shootout
In Jefferson Iowa on a Saturday a mob formed amid excitement over a noise downstate. A marshal named John Swearingen was shot while attempting an arrest and the assailant fired from a sheltering house. He was killed by bullets from the attacking crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Jefferson
Marshall
John Swearingen
Crop Prospects Signal Year of Prosperity Ahead
Henry Clews notes favorable crop news with abundant rainfall and strong corn and wheat conditions. He says export demand should improve despite weaker foreign reports, and a good harvest could delay any industrial downturn. He warns continued drought in crops would hit export trade and exchange, but relief may come from higher breadstuffs and cotton shipments.
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Henry Clews
New York
Europe
United States
Journal offers Lewis Muscatines at 15 cents each
Special notice announces clearance sale of Lewis Picturesque Muscatines. The Journal will sell to current and new subscribers at 15 cents per copy, with no limit per person, after reducing price from 50 cents. Subscribers can receive the books without advance payment by subscribing three months for new readers.
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Journal
Lewis
Muscatines
Change in Time and Improved Service on Iowa Central
Beginning June 8 the Iowa Central Railway will run through sleeping cars and coaches between Peoria and St Paul and Minneapolis. The service will provide quicker travel and better connections from all points on the line to either St Paul and Minneapolis or Peoria. For details contact Iowa Central agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central Railway
Peoria
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Iowa Central
Purchase of Register Gives all Satisfaction
Washington report notes Iowa officials and congressmen express unalloyed gratification over the sale of the Des Moines Register to George E Roberts. They hail his expected leadership, while praising the long service of the Clark family and confirming Roberts will organize a modern, representative paper in Iowa.
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Washington Bureau Journal
Washington, DC
Des Moines Register
George E Roberts
Iowa
Wahington
Washington
George Roberts
Register
Clarksons
Ret” Clarkson
Dick” Clarkson
George E. Roberts
Roberts
Shaw
Frank W. Palmer
The
Gossip of the Capitol under talk of Mason and convivial quips
Washington gossip notes Senator Mason of Illinois faces re election hurdles amid presidential talk. A humorous lamp post and tree box story is cited as a dig at Mason. Congress members trade polite jests about peers including Frye Mondell Lanham Littlefield Hopkins Hoar Morgan in light banter.
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Washington Post
Mason
Ilinois
Senate
Frye
Jalned
Pat
Alphonse
Gaston
Congress
Wyoming
Mr. Ray
New York
Mondell
Maine
Lanham
Texas
Littlefield
Ray
Representative Hopkins
Illinois
Hopkins
Hoar
Morgan
Connecticut Platt Spars Over Senate Resolution
The report notes the alert Platt of Connecticut presiding as a resolution to authorize a committee was before the senate. The description emphasizes vigilance and active parliamentary proceedings without pauses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platt
Connecticut
Senate
Ha waii inquiry on trip to island debated by committee
Mr Platt questions whether the committee will journey to the island amid a tense debate. Representative Cannon defeats several bills by striking the enacting clause, while Crumpacker vows to strip enacting language from future bills to outmaneuver him.
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Hawaii
Mr. Platt
Cannon
Representative Crumbacker
Indiana
Crumpacker
Iowa Central Rates for National Meetings and Expositions
Several special travel offers from Iowa Central include reduced round trip fares for the National Education Association in Minneapolis July 7 to 11 with a $2 surcharge and 50 cent executive fee extending to September 1 1902. Excursion dates cover June 22 to 24 July 1 to 13 Aug 1 to 14 and Sept 23 to 30 with routes to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Junction Ogden and Salt Lake City at less than one fare. Final return limit October 31 1902. Additional events include Elks in Salt Lake City August 12 to 14 with return limit September 30 1902 and Young People’s Christian Union Tacoma July 23–27 1902 with Portland Tacoma or Seattle options and Iowa Central rates from Peoria to Farmington at 48 dollars and other stations at 47.50 with sixty day ticket validity. Knights of Pythias biennial meeting in San Francisco August 12–14 1902 with Peoria to Marshalltown rates 48 dollars and similar low rates from northern points. sixty day limit.
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National Educational Association
Minneapolis
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood Junction
Colorado
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Grand Lodge Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Young People’s Christian Union Society of the United Presbyterian Church
Tacoma
Wash
Portland
Seattle
Peoria
Farmington
Iowa Central
Knights of Pythias
San Francisco
Cal
Marshalltown
Branch
Tobacco ban by Rock Island also a business move
The Rock Island railroad forbids tobacco use by employees, presenting the prohibition as a cost efficiency measure rather than a moral stance. It argues that time wasted on smoking or chewing reduces output and questions how anyone with limited work hours can afford such habits.
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Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island Road
Thought a Manly Thing to Do
A terse item in the Emporia Gazette presents a bold, masculine ethos as a cultural reflection. The short line suggests a civic or personal dare framed in regional voice.
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Emporia Gazette
Bits of Humor: Same Thing Only Different
A humorous exchange about marriage and sympathy. The speaker quips that marrying for sympathy yields a universally sympathetic response, highlighting comic misunderstanding and social play.
Poems You Ought to Know Verse Incident
A poem fragment describes a disturbing scene where a child is harmed by a caregiver and the mother reacts with shock. The verses focus on a shocking act and the emotional response of the mother in a terse, morbid tone.
Kid to ex sweetheart in quirky outburst over past spending
A juvenile voice accuses a former sweetheart of memory loss and contrasts fraught finances. The speech frames a six month flashpoint with a boastful claim about not squandering a dime all at once, hinting at a comic domestic moment.
Local quarrel over baseball views sparks schoolyard dispute
Two youths clash over baseball knowledge in a spirited exchange. One boy claims expertise while the other retorts with a blunt comparison between a scorecard and a court injunction, ending in a tense but nonviolent confrontation at the playground.
Straw hats fall out of fashion this summer
A terse exchange notes straw hats losing style this season, with a quick retort about finding one from a Fifth Street ash can.
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Smarty
Fifth Street
Dick Seitz Dog Kills Cat Near Orphans Home
A bull dog owned by Dick Seitz killed a cat near the Orphans' home last night. The animal proved to be a pole cat and Seitz' dog has lost its happy home.
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Dick Seitz
Seitz
Atchison Globe
Bathing Suit Debate Sparks Family Tease
Mrs. Towe An aps teases about a swimsuit choice while Miss Unda Towe Oh pleads innocence, revealing a light family moment of fashion and mischief.
Barrels and Bravado: Whisky’s Iron Help
A man recalls a doctor’s advice that whisky makes him strong. He bought a barrel last month and could not lift it, but now carries it around the house with ease. The tale frames a humorous barroom tall tale rather than medical fact.
Luck and honesty pay off in a pocketbook find
Hix found a pocketbook with valuable papers and $1000, returned it to old Groucherly. Dix expected a reward but got none as Groucherly did not charge interest on the money during the hold.
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Dix
Hix
Old Groucherly
Bargain in War Material for Sale at War Office
One large lot of printed blanks bearing a fragment about Boers surrounding and capturing officers and men offered for sale through the War Office in London.
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War Office
London
Don’t Accept a Substitute for Cascarets Candy Cathartic
Consumer alert urges buyers to demand genuine Cascarets tablets stamped C C C and avoid fraudulent substitutes. Indicates genuine products not sold in bulk and available through all druggists ro c.
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C.C.C
Low Summer Excursion Rates to St Paul and Minneapolis
The Iowa Central railway offers very low round trip tickets to St Paul Minneapolis and Minnesota resorts with return valid through October 31. The Minnesota resorts are praised for health and recreation and include fine fishing. Consult Iowa Central agents for further particulars.
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St Paul
Minneapolis
Iowa Central Railway
St. Paul
Minnesota
Iowa Central
Commercial Alaska in 1902 highlights and values
Washington June 23. A treasury bureau monograph outlines Alaska’s commercial conditions, routes, and prospects. It cites Alaska’s total value from furs fish and gold since 1867 at about 159 million, US capital investments near 25 million, annual shipments over 12 million, and population growth to around 75 thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Alaska
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
United States
Pribilof Islands
Treasury Department
Mint Bureau
Russia
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G. Logan Payne
Eer
Marquette Building
Chicago
Lacoste & Maxwell
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Lu Iy
Department of Iowa
National Grand Army of the Republic
Hotel
Geo. E. Roberts
Judge Leeds
War Department
Manchester
Mr. Roberts
Deleware County
Leeds
Sid Foster
Delaware County
Fred Hope
Mount Pleasant
Army of the Tennessee
New York Avenue
Robert B. Armstrong
Frank J. Stillman
Capitol
Mike
Senator Frye
Iowa Central Rates
Bobby
Mamma
Cat Kid
Tinks
Fido
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