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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
3
W L Lane is listed as publisher with FR D Throop as managing editor. The Daily Journal publishes every evening except Sundays. The Semi Weekly Journal runs 8 pages on Tuesday and 12 pages on Friday nights.
Daily delivered by carrier in city and collected weekly ten cents. Daily by mail in one year three dollars. Semi weekly by mail one year one dollar fifty.
New York Office at 140 Nassau Street with La Coste and Maxwell in charge. Chicago Office at 750 Marquette Building with Payne and Young in charge.
The Journal outlines agencies around the city for reader convenience. It names East Hill areas including Clay Kneese Grocery on East 20d street and South Muscatine’s Morse Washburn's grocery near the end of the street car track. W. C. A. Busch's Drug Store on Vershey Avenue and Kecklerville’s Chayka's grocery are listed along with West Muscatine's Sharrar's grocery.
A terse note from the Bell business office references an editorial office entry with unclear codes and a Mississippi Valley tag. The fragment hints at interdepartmental accounting or routing, but lacks details on people or actions.
W L Lane publisher swears the Muscatine Journal circulated the stated totals for May 1905. The document lists daily circulation figures with a final total of 143,310 copies.
The author reflects on the Lake Shore Limited wreck between Chicago and New York, arguing that extreme schedules and high-speed trains push safety past limits. Railroads push to annihilating time despite danger, driven by public demand and business needs. The piece questions whether the public will recognize the peril of rushing progress.
Roosevelt clears Secretary Morton in the rate dispute, rewarding his bold stand. Observers with knowledge of the proceedings view the president’s action as vindication of Morton against critics.
The piece defends Paul Morton against unjust accusations, noting his past record and praising his victory as vindication. It credits Roosevelt for endorsing Morton and counters enemy claims, asserting the Journal did not take part but supported the settlement and Morton’s supporters applaud the outcome.
Telegraph dispatches report District Attorney Jerome will intervene in the Equitable Insurance Association situation. He is known for decisive action, and the public expects strong measures if charges against management prove true. Supporters hope the new board chair Mr. Morton will reform the organization and ensure fair treatment for all policy holders.
The editorial blasts Muscatine County for delaying a new courthouse despite strong finances. It calls the current building a disgrace and urges progress, arguing there is no debt or obligation blocking construction, only a reluctance by a few to spend.
The Burlington Hawkeye faces criticism for seeming to overlook large cities in Iowa and may reconsider its stance on matters of statewide importance.
A brief regional note mentions Nebraska returning to yearly elections and Iowa undergoing similar changes prior to settling on a biennial system. The tone hints at political reform debates and potential delay before lasting adjustments.
The piece argues that a bank deposit surge of thirty million triggers a land craze and mortgage lending growth. With cheap money, bankers push borrowers to repay mortgages, flood mortgage funds, and lower rates, fueling more land purchases. Easy credit also spurs eastern land speculation and encourages investment in industrial bonds and new ventures, signaling coming expansion.
Boston Herald reports Henry James at Bryn Mawr commencement criticizing American speech as untidy and slovenly. He blames schools and newspapers, mocks vulgar terms, urges imitation of proper tone and enunciation, and warns that unconscious speech must become second nature to be presentable in good society.
In Muscatine the Anti-Saloon League reports its second county victory in temperance efforts. The City Railway Park will no longer sell intoxicants after protests from pulpits and the public. Protest intensified when Otto Seidlitz’s saloon liquor permission drew backlash and a vaudeville lease failed due to declining patronage.
The Iowa Music Teachers' association has declared against rag time, warning that if left unchecked the genre could push its members into the spotlight for the wrong reasons. The move frames a broader debate over modern music styles within the group.
Mississippi river residents breathe easier as the Father of Waters remains stationary for a full day, alleviating flooding fears and allowing communities to assess damage and plan relief actions.
Muscatine has fulfilled her duties nobly to date as the schedule continues with weddings running for an additional week.
Muscatine weighs loaning former Senator Titus to Nebraska for a brief period to instruct on improving a biennial business operation. The move aims to share expertise and speed up reforms in the state.
Marshalltown Times Republican notes that decades of farm lending and mortgage work in Grinnell show low rates spur land purchases and raise prices. A three to four percent rate drop could lift farm land costs by five to ten dollars per acre, with Iowa banking deposits swelling and land speculation likely to revive next year.
Judson Kempton notes public sentiment in Muscatine favors legality over illicit beer sales after City Railway Park stops selling beer. He cites Otto Seidlitz quitting and E M Warner confirming no more liquor this year, signaling a statewide shift urged by the Anti-Saloon League toward lawful conduct.
The June social by the Reformed Ladies draws good attendance. Residents visit relatives, attend Gazette picnics in Columbus Junction, and plan the new minister’s first sermon next Sunday. The M. E. Aid Society held an all day meeting, the band plans a Fourth celebration, and locals attended shows in Muscatine.
Local items report Mr and Mrs Thomas Nugent and son Harry visiting Nichols native father in Kalona. Nellie Trautman teaching at Sand Prairie returns home. Laura Nash and Bertha Shew head to Muscatine for normal institute. Myrtle Foster visits Anita Jean in West Liberty. Nettie Hawkins improves and visits sister Lou Ripley. Conrad Brown family visits Hooley home. Swickard women visit Baker family in Mount Pleasant. Swickard returns home. Willing Workers Ladies Aid meet at Mrs Allie Ater's home Thursday.
Haskins Iowa reporters note McCurdy and Benn shipped hogs and cattle to Chicago on Wednesday. Earl Rice returns to the depot after four or five weeks with his sister in Iowa City. Jack Quinn John Angel and J N Pickens left for Chamberlin South Dakota and Oszama as land prospectors. Mrs Charles McCurdy departed for Washington to visit. Miss Critz of Riverside visited Mrs E K Annas this week.
Miss Lena E. Lunn died June 20 at 7 p.m. at her grandfather Thomas Macafee's after months of consumption. She was nearly 24. Funeral held June 22 at 2 p.m. at the M. E. church. Rev. W. H. Craine preached. Several local residents are reported improving.
In the northern frost of Torgau, Charlotte prepares for a long journey to Russia. De la Mar guards the royal escort as D AUBANT plans caution while Charlotte searches for a last sign of him. The cortege departs, Minna’s bread crust in hand, and the Empress hopeful yet unsettled by D AUBANT’s absence.
The report mentions sermons at the L D S chapel on June 18 and 19. Mrs Mary Curry is at Reynolds. Lora Dickey visited Viola and the Walker family. A 10-pound girl was born June 13 to Mr and Mrs E Strnley. The Ellsworth family from Illinois City visited their relatives on June 18. Mrs John Epperly visited with son Emery Epperly last week.
Mrs Moots and children visited relatives in Muscatine over the Sabbath. William Weikert and family visited Mr and Mrs Taylor in Weed's lane Muscatine. J H Van Camp and family visited Joe Bowser in Bloomington township. Charles Corell and family dined with Mack McGillvary. Mr and Mrs J C Aldinger and Mr and Mrs Walter Johnson visited Mrs Marsh and son James.
From Denver, Frank reports the death of his two year old daughter Olive. Also update on Mrs. S. D. Haifleigh who was injured in a Muscatine runaway last week and is recovering though her arm remains painful.
One fare for the round trip plus twenty five cents applies from Chicago on July 1 2 3 and 4 to any Nickel Plate road destination. Return by July 5 from Chicago Depot La Salle and Van Buren Streets City ticket offices 111 Adams Street and Auditorium Annex.
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