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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
3
The fragment lists delivery terms and prices: daily or weekly service by carrier, with a 10 cents per week rate and annual options. It appears to show multiple subscription figures including one year and other unclear amounts, reflecting old local newspaper circulation pricing.
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 lists convenience agencies in the city including Fast Hill Clay Kneese Grocery on Fast 2nd street South Maccatine Morse Washburn's groc End of street car track W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery.
Unclear OCR text appears to reference a business or city office in Valley with stray fragments including names and numbers. The legible portion suggests an administrative notice but lacks concrete actions, dates, or entities to confirm details.
The Republican electors of Iowa call a delegate convention in Des Moines on August 1, 1906 at 10 30 a m to nominate candidates for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state auditor state treasurer attorney general supreme court judges clerk of supreme court superintendent of public instruction reporter of supreme court and railroad commissioner two candidates. All Republicans are invited to participate with representation by county plus increments based on Roosevelt vote from 1904. George R Fas Des Moines and H Spence chair the state central committee.
The column denounces Harry K Thaw and architect White amid sensational coverage of the murder at a roof garden theater. It condemns wealth influence and praise police handling while predicting more public revelations from the trial. It also urges insurers to honor obligations and pay San Francisco claims promptly.
Word from San Francisco reports insurers slow to settle disaster claims and dodging obligations. One eastern company offers 40 cents on the dollar for a 1 200 000 policy while another fights earthquake clauses deemed illegal. 2 700 San Francisco business leaders form a policyholders association seeking dues.
The Dominion attracts more immigrants by population and a higher quality, boosted by fifty thousand Americans seeking homes in the Canadian northwest. Canada’s gain equals about one-fourth of its population, while the U.S. rise is around one-eightieth. Rich northwest lands and low prices draw settlers, irrigation may shift the balance in time.
The Democratic papers and the Iowa Reform applaud Congressman Albert F. Dawson for his strong speech on immigration. He defended the German population in Iowa’s second district, arguing for fewer restrictions and credit to the state. The Davenport German paper calls his remarks worthy of praise and notes his potential political benefit.
Iowa editorials debate premeeting settlement of convention contests. Pro Cummins paper suggests three men Allison Larrabee and a third chosen by them as board. pledges square deal while welcoming alternate fair proposals. Other papers criticize governor and warn of bolt threats but expect fair state committee action.
The Stirlington Hawkeye condemns one man’s ambition that tramples justice and fair dealing, saying republicanism and 50 years of principle are being sacrificed for a single goal. The piece decries the humiliating spectacle and party dishonor.
The Creston Advertiser asks Iowa Republicans to consider a pause and seek a path out of the current troubling state. It urges advocates of any faction to place party future above personal fortunes and individual interests.
The Cedar Rapids Republican argues that if Cummins truly cared for the party he would resign his candidacy to avoid demoralizing Republicans. The governor, however, is not expected to take that step and remains silent on the matter.
Cummins supporters claim 1 000 delegates nearly meet the needed total and anticipate a first-ballot nomination while Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes concern over 600 remaining delegates potentially shifting the outcome.
The LeMars Sentinel asserts that in north western Iowa nine out of ten so called clean Democrats voting in Republican caucuses backed Perkins. It extends the claim as likely true in other parts of the state.
Capt. Rathbun's paper quotes the Nevada representative denouncing dark horse speculation. He says votes will be enough in the convention to prevent it and that any talk on the subject is folly.
The Dubuque Telegraph calls the crowd fighting Cummins desperate and cold blooded while the Des Moines Capital notes the state house machine sees contests not under its aegis as unlawful usurpation of authority.
The Waterloo Courier backs Cummins, asserting the majority will win its way regardless. The Ottumwa Courier adds a note of patience, predicting five more weeks until August 1.
New towns are opened on the railroad extension into South Dakota's heart. Excellent business opportunities for investors. For full particulars address Thomas A. Way, Townsite Agent, Watertown, S. Dak.
Aimee, grieving Raoul de Chatignac’s fate, seeks help from the Governor to avert the doom. Farouche, the loyal fool, learns the governor’s likely location and guides Aimee by night toward Mon sieur Guion’s house for crucial aid.
A heroine rides through moonlit country with Rex the horse to reach Monsieur Guion’s home before a fatal hour. She shows calm courage, dreams of surprising Pere Philippe, and presses on past hamlets and woodland toward the awaited meeting. (To Be Continued.)
The Iowa Central offers a second excursion on Saturday July 14 from Elrick Junction at 7 52 p m arriving Minneapolis 6 25 am and St Paul 9 00 am for 4 50 round trip tickets valid to July 17 See bills or agents for reservations and sleeper option attractions around the Twin Cities.
timetable extracts list trains including Davenport Chicago Fast Mail Local Freight California Limited and Kansas City Fort Worth routes with departure and arrival times across multiple corridors. details show eastbound and southwest schedules with numbers 3649 363 49 73 and daily freight service.
Wilton branch trains operate daily except Sunday with No 268 at 6:25 am No 467 at 12:30 pm No 262 at 3:20 pm and No 361 at 6:50 pm leaving and arriving in Muscatine.
A garbled OCR fragment shows multiple line numbers and daily local train notes. It lists entries like No. 24% .42 No. 2 daily Ma Breneeu No. 20 daily No. 727 local and No. 37 daily with unclear context.
A garbled OCR excerpt lists multiple train designations and times such as No 12 passenger 2 34 am No 8 50 pm No 92 freight carries passengers 5 50 pm going west No 3 passenger and No 5 passenger 11 44 pm No 91 freight carries passengers 7 15 em noting unclear wording and punctuation
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