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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1911
Page
17
Terms to subscribers for the Muscatine Daily Journal state circulation guarantees and pricing. The Daily Journal is published every evening except Sunday, with a semi weekly issue on Tuesday and Friday nights. City delivery by carrier. weekly collection 10 cents. Annual mail rates listed for daily and semi weekly subscriptions, all in advance.
Payne and Young manage representation in the New York office at 90 34 West 88th Street and in the Chicago office at 75% Marquete Building.
Fue Journal outlines a network of city agencies for reader convenience. Stores named include Faet Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd Street South Muscatine Toborre Bros grocery A Busch's Drug Store Herehev Avenue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery and Van Zyl Grocery.
The notes show private exchange numbers 26 and 27 and instruct callers to request a person or department by number. Names include D. F. Throop publisher and multiple editors. An item mentions Ford beating an office count to either number 26 or 27.
A symposium on the Supreme Court decision in Standard Oil features Wm. J. Bryan Judge Peter S. Grosscan Samuel Untermeyer James M. Beck and others. Bryan argues bias may influence judicial selection and presses for broader anti trust restraint while questioning the court as a potential legislative body and pondering enforcement of the Sherman Act as a civil statute.
The text argues that Presidents and Attorneys General avoid enforcing the Sherman law, effectively condoning violations. It cites Mr. Untermeyer and James M. Beck saying enforcement was impossible, with only a few large combinations sued while others operated with impunity.
W C Bliss and his wife and six children travel with a team and wagon from a Minnesota Canada border homestead toward their old Massachusetts home. Their crops failed and they rely on strangers for hospitality as they head south through Iowa. Mrs Bliss plans to chronicle their journey.
The Britt Tribune questions the visibility of Rep Frank P Woods of Estherville in the Tenth district saying many voters do not know he represents them in Washington. The article notes Woods may seek re election and criticizes his vitality and public presence despite long residence in the area.
The Times advocates reciprocity and supports broader trade toward Canada while criticizing the Taft plan as weak. It urges approval as a step toward better conditions, noting amendments would improve acceptance for longtime advocates of reciprocal policy.
A Monticello Express note describes a bootlegger facing a law after July 1 that demands his name be registered in the county auditor's office and show an internal revenue tax receipt. It warns he must dodge authorities or submit to public evidence of an unlawful calling, with honest work as the safe alternative.
The Webster City Freeman Tribune notes Governor Carroll has long faced strong opponents and earned a tough reputation. It reports a current clash with Dave Brant on the reservation, suggesting Brant may not prevail as the biblical David did.
Fifty years ago a secession flag captured in Missouri by Orderly Crocker of Company C was shown at the Post Office yesterday. The flag, about four feet long and two and a half wide, hung upside down and described as an ugly object.
Forty years ago J P Walton caught a boy going through his orchard. He grabbed the youth and tried to drag him toward the road as the lad clung to a fence like iron. After much pleading the offender was released.
Thirty years ago heavy rain caused a water spout like burst over the area between four and five o'clock yesterday afternoon. Residents reported damage as streets flooded and trees and debris were scattered. Local crews began assessments and cleanup in the affected neighborhoods.
The Dubuque Times Journal reports State Labor Commissioner Van Duyn will publish a list of Iowa farmers seeking boys and young men for summer farm work. It argues a summer on the farm offers healthful exercise and knowledge, and envisions year round schooling with seasonal adaptations.
The Palo Alto Reporter notes a shift in sentiment as papers that praised Woods last year now oppose his renomination, reflecting changing views in the Tenth district on his record and candidacy.
Former Senator Hopkins testified in the Lorimer inquiry that before the Illinois legislature he sought the senatorship, not a penitentiary role. He argued he should not be associated with the Illinois legislature in that context.
The Billingslys set out for a week or two in the country. Hiram notices a heavy valise and jokes with Fidelia about the family silver. She reveals the weight is due to a new set of patent flatirons for her own ironing at the seaside retreat.
A portly policeman uses a single finger to halt traffic and bask in authority until a shabby cab driver stares and answers with humor about trying to name the moment.
Colonel Lione endorses a bill to ban aigrettes and paradise plumes in women's hats citing moral and financial reasons. The speech urged swift passage and highlighted fashion and trade implications.
A severe rainstorm drenched the area with the heaviest rainfall of the season. Forewarned by dark skies, residents needed lights to read. Iowa avenue flooded again yet only cellars reported water. Papoose and Mad Creek swelled to high levels, though no major damage was noted.
Twenty years ago at the Huttig plant Frank Neavitt bent for a wrench under a sanding machine. A belt hook struck his head above the ear tearing a three inch gash. Dr Lezotte dressed the wound and left him comfortable.
Ten years ago plans note the Fiftieth regiment goes into camp at Dubuque on July 23. Local company schedules drills twice weekly to reach peak form. Mondays and Thursdays at 8 pm are reserved for training with all men urged to attend.
Memphis ornithologist C Harris laments the cost of aigrettes and paradise plumes. He recalls a Virot hat priced at 200 dollars and quotes a publisher sending a fifty dollar advance to a novelist who joked about buying a hat rather than a veil for a June wedding.
A Pasadena drug firm promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an efficient non narcotic expectorant suitable for children. The letter from C H Ward Drug Co and C L Parsons notes relief from colds without nausea or digestion interference.
Richard Le Gallienne argues humans favor blondness as a sign of innocence and divine favor. He links sun worship and medieval taste for blond wigs to idealized figures like Apollo Balder Dionysos and the Madonna, noting many revered beings are depicted with golden hair.
An account recalls General Funston witnessing bayonet use by U S forces at a critical dike engagement. The troops remained composed and fired in volleys as they advanced at a walking pace, delivering point-blank fire that disrupted the enemy's aim. The opposition used Mausers and kept to cover to avoid exposure.
In Brigadier General Frederick Funston's account from Caloocan and Its Trenches in Scribner, a Philippine engagement describes a night march with smoke limiting, a charge at eighty yards, rapid advance, and hand to hand melee as Filipinos rise after the dike. The narrator notes calm troops, a high casuality mix, and Cuban-style resistance amid a chaotic close.
Frederick J. Waskin, renowned traveller and humorist, faced a hostile Shanghai during a native boycott of American goods. He ignored warnings, faced mobs pelting him with objects, hid in a store, and bought only dollar items after the mob delayed him. He was briefly imprisoned and paid nearly two hundred dollars for his escape.
John Hays Hammond was told by Senator Crane he must wear a velvet, silk, and gold braid court uniform to a royal function. Hammond replied he would buy such a suit only if Crane walked Broadway in knee trousers and silk stockings.
Grace Frase, staying with Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Goeldner on North Jefferson Street, was found dead late in the evening. An iron bedstead formed a triangle around her neck, and the tongue hung out, indicating strangulation. A physician said she had been dead about three hours.
In Forest City Iowa on June 27 twenty three of fifty local cowboys in a wild west show for the Fourth of July celebration were arrested by the city marshal for reckless riding while practicing down Main Street. The remaining twenty seven escaped through alleys and side streets during the incident.
A large mob gathered at the mayor’s office when the defendants asked for a continuance. The rough riders include several prominent Forest City citizens amid the tense scene and excitement.
Lily Jones the white woman shot by Jack Roland last Tuesday remains barely alive at Graham hospital Keokuk Iowa. Doctors report fifteen intestinal punctures from bullets and seven inches of intestine removed in surgery though she has managed light nourishment in recent days.
Eight year old Alfred Jaeger of 2103 Fifth Street Fort Madison Iowa was bitten on the right cheek upper lip and forehead by a dog the injury is painful and may scar for life the dog is under close watch for hydrophobia possible symptoms and is being observed by local authorities
Three youths Iney Trong Fred Nelson and Noah Larsen swam from their sail boat on Cedar lake Sunday when the boat capsized. They lost three gold watches and nearly 50 dollars in money. clothes were recovered but the money and watches were not.
Albert Fisk age 26 a car repairer for the Iowa Central Railway company was killed in Marshalltown Iowa when a jack handle struck him on the head as he helped lower a loaded freight car. He leaves a wife and baby.
Oscar C Wilcox assistant postmaster of this city declines to quit after dismissal and has wired the department for directions He is not under civil service rules Postmaster Kotchell recommended J H Steinberg for his assistant
Elihu Park formerly of Seymour and William Gregg of Amos West Virginia represent West Virginia Oil and Gas company in Seymour to arrange oil and gas prospecting. Several local farmers consent to drilling on their land. The company asks no bonus.
June 27 report from Mount Ayr notes the 50th anniversary of Company G of the Fourth Iowa Infantry mustered out July 4 at the old court house site where G A Slentz's store stands. Only four veterans remain Major D B Marshall William Freshwater F B Soles and Casper Denhart.
Vera Hammet a hotel waitress at Clear Lake is hospitalized in Mason City with three broken ribs and other injuries after an auto accident. The car was driven by George Johnson of Clear Lake. Two girls were involved.
A fragment notes that another man was with them and escaped uninjured.
Ottumwa Iowa June 27 Hubert Beall a year and a half old son of Ralf Beall of Haysville died after drinking benzine at Roy James home in Hedrick while visiting on Sunday. The incident occurred immediately with the child passing away.
W O Wall of Ottumwa Iowa learned he inherited thirty thousand dollars from his aunt Miss Louisa Isle who died recently in Swindon England He plans to travel to claim the funds promptly.
Webster City Iowa June 27 The Webster City Gun club will hold a registered shooting tournament July 6 and 7 with 150 dollars in added purses.
A. W. Morgan endorses Foley Kidney Pills for middle aged and elderly users to address kidney and bladder troubles. The notice claims rapid, lasting relief from painful irregularities.
Lone Tree Iowa June 27. Mr and Mrs Louis Beams and Miss Genevieve Oaks of Spokane Wash visit relatives including Mrs J M Lee and Mrs George Cipperley. Rev D Phillips preached memorial I O O F lodge. Miss Alice Hunt returned home from Iowa City recovering from surgery. Ida Cotter heads to Salt Lake City for summer. Families and neighbors shared weekend visits and local trips.
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