Representatives and Local Offices Named in Estate Firm
The New York office at 140 Nassau Street and La Coste and Maxwell in charge. The Chicago office at 750 Marquette Building with Payne and Young in charge.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1907
Page
3
Publication schedule and subscription terms
Terms to Sunscribers. The Daily Journal is issued every evening in the week except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal is issued 10 pages Tuesday and 5 pages Friday nights. Daily delivered in the city by carrier and collected for weekly 10 cents per week. Daily, one year, by mail, $3.00. Semi-Weekly, one year. ii s-Le
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Local Agencies Listed by The Journal for City Readers
The Journal enumerates city agencies and businesses for reader convenience. Entries include East Hill with Clay Kneese Grocery on East 2nd et. Morse Washburn's Grocery at End of Street Car Track. W C A Busch's Drug Store on Hershey Avenue. Kecklerville with Chayka's Grocery. West Hill with Sharrar's Grocery.
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East Hill
Clay Kneese Grocery
East 2Nd Et
South Muscatine
Morse Washburn's
W. C. A. Busch’s Drug
Hershey Avenue
Kecklerville
Chayka's
West Hill
Sharrar's Grocery
Bell Telephone Office Ad Ends Silently
Fragmented OCR text shows an editorial note about a Bell Telephone business office closing or ceasing operations. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable.
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Muscatine man outlines town promotion plan for cities
E S Batterson of Muscatine presented a program to the Municipal Service League of Chicago on town promotion. He argued for a unified national approach, noting booster clubs have raised and spent large sums with mixed results.
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Saturday Evening
E. S. Batterson
Municipal Service League
Chicago
Illinois
Middle West
Muscatine
E.S. Batterson
Batterson
Fake murder dispatch labeled as fake by St Louis paper
A Muscatine news item claimed a former resident was murdered in St Louis for robbery but a St Louis paper and police denied the event. The Journal later branded the dispatch a fake after failed verification, noting fake stories arise from lazy fabrication.
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Associated Press
Journal
Iowa
St. Louis
Dispatch
Journal traces George Davis disappearance murder claim
The Muscatine Journal pursued a report about George Davis, a former Muscatine man, believed murdered by a former partner for pearls. Reporter Miller Hageman in St Louis secured the authentic timeline, with the paper later correcting the crime location to within a mile.
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Journal
Muscatine
St. Louis
Miller Hageman
George Davis
Minois
Davis
Associated Press Telegraph
Iowa Evening Press Association
Burlington Railways Sifts Grievances Through Box
The Burlington railroad adopts a complaint box system in cafes and observation cars. Passengers may write and sign notes about issues, place them in the locked box, and the superintendent will retrieve and investigate. The plan promises acknowledgment and action on improper treatment.
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Burlington Railroad
Arbitration Favored Over Strikes to Settle Disputes
The piece urges telegraphers to avoid strikes, arguing that dispute resolution should use arbitration rather than force. It contends that the country has had enough of strike methods and that fair dealing can be achieved without disrupting business interests.
Superintendent Cooley Critiques Common School Methods
Chicago educator Cooley criticizes common schools for prioritizing college readiness over practical daily living skills. He argues education should fit a child’s real world needs rather than academic prestige, and that intelligent people largely agree with his assessment.
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Cooley
Chicago
Boil the ice cream warning from health board
The state board of health issues a warning to boil ice cream ingredients before use. The note suggests boiling the ingredients beforehand would achieve the same end as boiling the finished product and compares it to drying a man’s ice by sun then refrigerating.
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State Board of Health
Express firms pay large dividends fueling parcel post debate
The Adams Express company will distribute twenty four million in dividends to its stockholders. Such payments are cited as arguments for parcel post legislation and prompt calls for government scrutiny of big express companies.
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Adams Express Company
Des Moines City Plans Herald New Statewide Scraps
The piece notes Des Moines has settled its city plan and the state will wonder what battles follow. It characterizes the city as never content unless in continual scrapes and political jousts.
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Des Moines
Fragmentary Speech on Poverty and Family
Fragmented dialogue notes a beggar arguing about marriage children and a claim of living in peace. The rough transcription hints at social issues and personal hardship without clear attribution or date.
Reminiscences of Long Ago and Local Elections
A historical column recalls a 15 minute ride on the Muscatine and Oska loosa railroad to Iowa River with notable passengers. It also notes Muscatine Academy trustees reelected, races in Cedar Rapids, and ward committees forming petitions for a railroad tax election.
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Iowa River
Reid
Muscatine and Oskaloosa
Messrs
Henry Farnam
Jos. Green
S. B. Reid
W. H. Jay
Root
Township Board of Trustees
First Ward
J. H. Monroe
H. H. Sharrar
H. Stoltzenau
J. M. Kemble
M. Freers
H. B. Achter
Hugh Smith
J. Linn Hoopes
G Ejitman
J. M. Anpel
C. Reesink
George Hahn
W Johnson
W. H. Franklin
Chas. Schmalz
Jno
Rosenmund
Kuehler
Ang. Bierman
Grebner
P. Whipplehauser
Thief Breaks Into Joseph Bilkey Home On Eighth Street
A thief entered the residence of Joseph Bilkey on Eighth street last night and was rewarded with thirty cents as a result of the crime. The report mentions Miss Lizzie Hatch Miss Lizzie Beard Mrs Will Musser and others in the vicinity following the incident.
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Joseph Bilkey
Eighth Street
Lizzie Hatch
Lizzie Beard
Will Musser
Georgia Melon Crop Destruction Sparks Regional Relief
A report states hail destroyed the Georgia melon crop but does not raise regional worry. Muscatine can supply melons nationwide and still meet local needs.
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Georgia
Madrid Iowa City Council Resigns in Surprise Wave
In Madrid Iowa the entire city council steps down stirring local shock and speculation. A veteran newspaper editor calls the move an unusual streak of luck not seen in every town.
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Madrid
Iowa
Judge McPherson Ruling on Two Cent Fare Law Titled Missouri Compromise
Judge McPherson issues a landmark decision on Missouri two cent fare law. The ruling, dubbed the Missouri Compromise, shapes transit pricing policy and raises questions about state authority and public transit funding.
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McPherson
Odebolt Chronicle Quotes Hughes Veto Claim Rejection
The Odebolt Chronicle says Gov. Hughes vetoed the 2 cent fare bill and renounced any presidential nomination. The paper argues New York railways should be state operated if they cannot carry passengers for 2 cents a mile.
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Hughes
Odebolt Chronicle
New York
Waverly Democrat on Cummins Retirement and Reminiscences
The Waverly Democrat regrets Gov. Cummins cannot retire to write personal reminiscences of his political career. It notes his trenchant pen and a career filled with thrilling adventures and hairbreadth escapes for posterity.
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Waverly
Cummins
Cummins speech echoed by old time Democrats
The Cedar Rapids Republican argues Cummins would have faced no rebuke if he spoke as an old time radical Democrat. It asserts that if his stance is sound, Democrats of Grover Cleveland and Mills era were also correct.
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Cedar Rapids
Cummins
Pittsburg
Grover Cleveland
Mills
Rumor of Taft Retirement Ties to Cummins Speech
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes a simultaneous rumor of Taft quitting the presidential race and Gov. Cummins delivering a Pittsburg speech. It suggests the timing appears like a premeditated coincidence.
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Council Bluffs
Taft
Gov. Cummins
Pittsburg
Political deftness noted by Dubuque paper
The Dubuque Times Journal credits Gov Cummins and Capt Hull with graceful handling of the government-by-commission question, saying such mastery comes only from long political experience.
Iowa newspapers quote on Cummins tariff and corn
The Sibley Tribune recalls Senator Allison lifting Cummins to prominence as he seeks the senatorship. The Ida Grove Pioneer praises corn sprouts while the Iowa City Republican notes likely tariff revision by the next Congress but finds no broad demand for action.
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Allison
Cummins
Sibley Tribune
Ida Grove
Iowa City
Republican
Allison Fights For Town and Country Cited by Ledger
The Fair field Ledger quotes a stance that Allison has given much for Town and country and should rely on friends to carry forward his fight rather than taking on another battle himself.
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Allison
The
Fairfield Ledger
Governor Pittsburg speech sparks trust official line
The Davenport Times quotes governor Pittsburg prompting Secretary Shaw to forget the dignity of a trust company presidency. Mason City Globe Gazette notes four dry Sundays in Dubuque yet some people evade miracles.
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Davenport Times
Pittsburg
Shaw
Trust Company
Dubuque
Mason City Globe Gazette
No Gainsaying Taft Gains Popularity in Region
The Atlantic Telegraph notes growing support for Taft in this part of the country as residents warm to his candidacy.
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Atlantic Telegraph
Taft
The July Century West ern Fiction and Color Portrait
The July Century offers a Western flavored issue with Miss Robin’s Alaskan novel installment "Come and find Me" alongside three Western motive stories by Mary Austin Emma Ghent Curtis and Florence M Riis. A color frontis portrait by Sigismond de Ivanowski features Miss Margaret Angiin as Ruth Jordan in William Vaughn Moody’s Western play The Great Savide.
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Miss Robin
Mary Austin
Emma Ghent Curtis
Florence M. Riis
Sigismond de Ivanowski
Margaret Angiin
Ruth Jordan
William Vaughon
Moody
Blindfolded Earle Ashley Walcott novel attracts readers
An intensely interesting 1906 novel by Bobbs Merrill Company known for its highly romantic scenes and dramatic climaxes.
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The
Bobbs- Merril Company
A Night Scene of Love Duty and Danger
In a charged room Luella presses for full details of the morning’s adventures while the narrator recalls battles for Omega and the stock board. Mrs. Knapp and Luella urge readiness for further peril as the Unknown’s threat remains. Outside, Broderick warns of urgent danger at Mother Barton’s with a call to gather forces.
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Luella
Pape
Omega
Stock Board
Company
Mrs. Knapp
Doddridge Knapp
Owens
Mother Barton’s
Livermore
Broderick
WIFE OF SICE EX PRESIDENT UPDATE AND COMMENCEMENT NOTES
Grover Cleveland, the only living ex president, has been seriously ill but is reported improved and out of danger. Fifty Second Annual Commencement at St. Mary's Academy Notre Dame Indiana held June 13 with degrees and medals awarded to numerous graduates across arts letters and other courses.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
St. Mary’s Academy
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Angelo’s Hall
St. Joseph
Helen Louise Graham
Terry Haute
Ind
Agatha Barbara Hert
Chica Eisebens
T. Herbert
Chicago
Ton
San Antonio
Kelly
Ottawa
Kuhn
Nashville
Webbe Morrison
Mary Genevieve
Lac
Wis
Helenport
Elsie Washington
D. C
D. C. Riessenman, Fran Grace Welch, Chik Diploma In Acad Blanche Obermier
Mary Ter
Mr Mich
Deyzzold
Boyle
Fond du
Helen Hanley
Des Phoebe Jeanette Rows
Mary Helen
Ke Rapids
Mich
Anne Fu
Flinor Peate
Blanche Anderso Bend
St. Mary’s
Fragmentary Fear Terrifies Woman in Teaser Note
A ghostly line hints at a woman struck by terror as a story fragment ends with To Be Continued. The brief indicates mounting worry without detailing events or identities.
Excursion to Minneapolis St Paul by Iowa Central Ry
Iowa Central Railway announces a popular excursion to Minneapolis and St Paul on Saturday July 20. Depart Oakville 7 43 p m arrive Minneapolis 8 25 a m and St Paul 9 00 a m Sunday. Return tickets valid on any train to July 23 with round trip price 4 50. See flyers or agents for details.
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Iowa Central Ry
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Oakville
Minneapolis
St. Paul
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