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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
6
A fragmentary review notes a new song rivaling Silver Threads Among the Gold. It features a pretty sentiment on woman’s resignation and fidelity, with a two part chorus excerpt. The melody ascends to a striking climax, suited for male and female quartettes.
Chicago reports Judge Mary H Bartelme presiding over a women staff juvenile court for wayward girls. Only women attend the courtroom with female probation officers and a woman clerk. The aim is to let girls tell their stories to women, hoping to deliver just outcomes.
In Ay Neary Iowa communities factions form about highway bills. Some praise legislators for starting improved road laws while others view the process as near criminal for omitting popular requests. Senators and reps cite informed voters, calls for revisions, and resistance to new taxes or commissions.
Windom Kansas woman Mary A Horner describes long years of bladder trouble and weakness. After trying doctors she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her and urges others with female troubles to try it.
Iowa legislators press ahead on road reform amid mixed public interest. Senators Hilsinger and Brockway defend plans for tax aid, county bonds, and revenue methods, saying the road bill is a framework for future growth and that statewide support is growing as people learn the details.
Paris March 6 The cabinet submitted to parliament a bill increasing army service to three years with exceptions for large families. The ministry argues the measure is essential for France and Europe’s peace, urging citizens to accept sacrifices with patriotism. Affected youths from large families may serve two years.
Washington reports Mrs Woodrow Wilson will debut as patroness and honorary chair of a semi public meeting of the Women's National Democratic League. She will attend a lecture at the league headquarters by Dr J A Holmes on mine safety devices and mine construction.
Four White Coal Line steamers are being extensively repaired in winter harbor near Suburban Island below Davenport. The Sidney and St Paul on the Streckton line will receive fresh paint at Moline Docks within weeks. The Pallattal Barge Mississippi and the Frontenac, to operate in local waters for excursions, are being remodeled to handle larger crowds.
Samuel Alschuler, former Democratic candidate for governor of Islaeg, urged in Chicago that July Fourth be a nationwide election day and Memorial Day a country wide primary day. He argued for more voter turnout, separate ballots for judiciary, state, nation and city, and voting on holidays as patriotic duty.
A man who signed meal checks as Col. Geo. M. Dewey and A. S. Nut swindled several first class Chicago cafes by charging meals to rooms and requesting large tips. Arrested after a week of surveillance, he claimed to be a cavalryman of Admiral Dewey but recanted, saying his father was an Indian from Montana.
Delegates from Iowa Nebraska Colorado Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Texas gather in Kansas City for the Southwestern Ice Manufacturers association annual convention opening session. The event runs through next Saturday with several hundred delegates in attendance.
Berlin reports the toll from a Torpeco boat destroyer incident near Belzoland, caused by a Yorck unit. The official death total rises to 1, with most of the crew rescued or missing, while survivors recount clinging to spars amid the chaos.
Aboard a sinking destroyer in heavy seas many crew perished by freezing as rescue efforts faltered, with 172 including two officers and 63 men. Amidst the Orlando inauguration bustle, Code Hill receives his first haircut in sixteen years, while local notes recount visits and movements of residents in Muscatine and nearby areas.
Pleasant Prairie March 6. Mr Fowler transacted business in Davenport Saturday. Mrs Pottiery fell down stairs Monday night but no bones were broken and she is getting along.
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