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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1902
Page
3
The Daily Journal and Semi Weekly Journal operate in Muscatine Iowa under the Lee Syndicate, with the Daily Journal issued every evening except Sunday and the Semi Weekly Journal published eight pages on Tuesday and twelve pages on Friday nights.
Circulation claims Muscatine papers lead the market with guaranteed figures. The excerpt presents pricing for daily and semi weekly subscriptions and emphasizes dominance over competitors.
G Logan Payne and firms LACOSTE and MAXWELL are connected to offices at 935 Marquette Building Chicago and 140 Nassau Street New York per listed representations. The snippet presents their names and addresses without further context or dates.
The Journal lists agencies for city readers including Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery and end of street car track where extra papers are on sale each night. Missed subscribers can pick up papers at these agencies.
The Republican electors of Iowa are called to a delegate convention in Des Moines on July 30 1902 at 11 a m to nominate candidates for state offices and conduct other business. Delegates are allotted by county and by votes for Albert B Cummins in 1901 with total delegates 1233 and officers R H Spence chairman and V Phillips secretary.
The writer argues the current mulct law cannot be fully enforced in saloons. A Muscatine citizen, now deceased, once said no saloon can comply with it. Ottumwa enforcement attempts failed as cases pile up, suggesting the law was designed to allow continued violation.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes Bryan remains strong west of the Mississippi after 1896 and 1900 conventions. Missouri’s Democratic congressmen and rural voters from Iowa to the Dakotas stay Bryanites, fueling concerns for a national Democratic nominee. Bryan says he won’t seek 1904 nomination but could defeat Cleveland Hill or German rivals.
The New Orleans Picayune notes the party’s reorganization gloom and argues that major defeats will force harmony. It cites Kansas and Nebraska conventions as warnings that Democratic papers push the Bryan setback cure. It also questions the senate’s removal of a liquor ban from an immigration bill.
George E. Roberts, who recently bought the Register, has also acquired the Leader. The two Des Moines morning papers will be consolidated, ending the Leader’s independent Democratic stance and leaving the city without a distinct Democratic daily.
The note recalls that Washington and Muscatine normal schools closed the same day as enrollment nears 200. It quotes Cleveland saying Bryan, twice defeated, was never a Democrat and questions Bryan’s own party loyalty. It mentions a Maquoketa boy losing an eye and notes calls to wait for the Fourth to avoid scattered carnage.
Senator Cullom of Illinois declares Roosevelt the likely Republican nominee as states rally behind him. The paper warns that Clinton date line stories hint at sensational campaigns and Webster City notoriety rumors from up the river town.
The Burlington Gazette argues for a democratic candidate in the First district and outlines the desired man. He must be able, trusted by the masses, and resistant to special interests, ready to stand with democracy against concentrated capital and its power over money.
Henry Clews reports crop development slowed by cool weather with limited damage. Corn affected but not seriously, except in parts of Texas. Spring wheat and winter wheat prospects are favorable, oats good, cotton uneven in Texas, overall outlook favorable for the season.
Admiral Dewey testifies he suspected Aguinaldo was not loyal to the U S he says Aguinaldo acted for gain loot and money and that independence never entered his head He says Aguinaldo was in Manila less than 48 hours before he began taking valuables from all and sundry and likely kept the lion's share.
For the Great N E A Meeting at Minneapolis July 7 to 11, Iowa Central railway sells tickets at greatly reduced rates. Tickets go on sale July 5 6 and 7 and are good to return until September 1. Local ticket agents can provide further particulars.
Washington Bureau dispatch details Congressman McDermott's playful pension bill spoof. It sketches a satire of pension procedures and the committee's possible response, plus notes on other congressional actions and residents, including Judge Smith and Speaker Henderson.
A clothing man said he sold a fur overcoat recently. The notice notes the sale may not be surprising given the garment’s style and timing.
A restored king and easing royal duties prompt newspapers to reframe front page focus. Editors weigh profiles of key figures, cultural rebound, and upcoming national events to gauge reader interest and renew investigative ambitions.
Workers at the lumber mills in South Muscatine express happiness despite gloomy weather, rating themselves as the happiest people in Muscatine today.
The question asks how many strikes would occur in a year if every manufacturing concern and employee had the same spirit that achieved a ten hour day at the saw mills. It implies universal harmony would prevent strikes.
Church leaders across the city took stock of turnout at a community fair held yesterday, assessing crowd size and interest across different denominations. The event drew a mix of residents and families, with volunteers coordinating activities and outreach efforts.
The school board and furnace workers fought over a heating proposition in one building, yet the city should not suffer cold and rain as a frost threatens.
A local report praises Muscatine for resolving the ten hour day matter between mills and employers. The piece contrasts Muscatine’s clean streets with muddy nearby towns and notes no frost last night while predicting tax collection. Citizens express pride in the orderly demonstration.
A sharp public quarrel between the thermometer and the calendar reflects weather moodiness and seasonal discomfort. Citizens voice frustration as temperature signs contradict calendar expectations, stirring debate over forecasting and seasonal labeling.
A fragmented line notes town anger at the weather forecaster. The speaker suggests mob violence in a tense scene, implying a dangerous mood and imminent confrontation rather than actual events.
Train Number Eight of the Grand Trunk Railway departs Chicago daily at 11 95 a m for Detroit Mt Clemens Niagara Falls New York and Philadelphia. It features wide vestibule coaches cafe parlor car and Pullman sleeping cars. Information and timetables available from Geo W Vaux A G P T A room 917 135 Adams St Chicago.
The 1902 Iowa Labor Gazette, first of its kind in the state, catalogs 586 unions with 38 650 members across 106 towns. It highlights strong craft and trade groups from miners to street railway workers and notes the publication includes the tenth Iowa State Federation of Labor convention in Cedar Rapids, May 14–18.
An advertising notice touts Cascarets as an education for bowels and a candy cathartic that cures constipation forever. It offers 0c and 25e prices with a druggist refund if CCC fails.
A common report from Spain suggests the king may wed his cousin Princess Medina Coeli. The tale notes childhood playmates who believed they were betrothed, with the princess once calling him a nasty boy and the prince wryly replying he would rather marry the pastry cook's daughter to enjoy free cakes.
A relic trust organized by the Omaha and Winnebago Indians with Great Thunder as president will fix prices of Indian goods sold to white buyers. Directors include Green Rainbow Prairie Chicken and John A. Logan, all noted makers of bows and arrows belts and eagle feather headdresses.
The Zuni Indians are sentimental and marry young. A youth wooing a maid sits facing away, unties his head cloth, and the girl responds by softly leaving or by caressing his loose hair to indicate acceptance.
Rail travelers to National Education Association in Minneapolis and Elks Grand Lodge in Salt Lake City receive reduced round trip fares. Iowa Central and related routes offer one fare plus $2 or less for the round trip with final return limits in late 1902. Further details list dates June through September for Colorado Utah excursions and Tacoma Seattle options, plus Knights of Pythias biennial in San Francisco with similar terms.
On and after June th the Iowa Central railway will operate through sleeping cars and coaches between Peoria and St Paul and Minneapolis making quick time and giving improved service from all points on the Iowa Central railway to either St Paul and Minneapolis or Peoria. For further particulars call on Iowa Central agents.
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 summer resorts are praised for health pleasure and recreation and fishing. Contact Iowa Central agents for details.
The Town Central railway offers excursion tickets to points within 200 miles at one and one third fare. Tickets go on sale July and remain through July 7. Contact local ticket agent for more information.
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