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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1906
Page
3
The Evening Daily Journal of Muscatine issues most nights with a weekly semi weekly edition. Publisher W L Lane and editor F D Throop lead the paper as a Lee Syndicate member and AP member with circulation claimed to exceed all Muscatine papers.
Daily delivered in the city by carrier and collected for weekly ten cents per week. Daily one year by mail three dollars. Semi weekly one year ind bee.
Editorial and business office lines for Bell Telephones are listed in a Mississippi Valley memo with scattered, incomplete text references to Bell offices and telephone exchanges. The fragment hints at internal directory entries and cross references without clear dates or full addresses.
The Journal itemizes local agencies across the city for reader convenience. It names Fast Hill Clay Kneese Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery End of street car track W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery.
Readers get an inside look at Iowa's two legislative bodies amid a bitter governorship fight. Senator Mossberry emerges as a key debater defending child labor limits while Senator Bruce challenges farm labor inclusion. Dowell backs organized labor as party lines stretch across the senate chamber.
The investigation on an insurance matter remains pending before a committee but could be reported soon. Senator Mossberry campaigns in the first district buoyed by strong assurances of backing and groundwork for a vigorous congressional nomination fight.
Senator Young of the Washington-Henry district enters the first district fight for Congress as a Progressive candidate. He supported by Governor Cummins friends and aimed to defeat Hedge, who later withdrew. Young, from near Grandview, says he aims to oppose the Burlington man with spunk and focuses on banking law interests.
Senator John L. Bleakly of Ida Grove stirred the Iowa senate with a forceful repudiation of a northwestern newspaper’s declaration of principles. He blasted the paper for rude language and defended the press as an educational factor while defending his district’s admiration after the session.
The lieutenant governor discusses governing style and impartiality while in the senate, noting plans may form a gubernatorial bid after this session. He urges tighter scrutiny of state spending, calling attention to budgets and the destinations of appropriated funds.
He argues that existing laws are often not enforced and measures should be taken to repeal ineffective provisions or increase enforcement. The speaker emphasizes that enforcement is as essential as enactment for the system to function properly.
State Superintendent Riggs, a former county and city school leader, advocates bills on teacher certification and state marking of exam papers. A senate session devolved into peanut politics as Senator Lewis sought to adjourn for Iowa City trips aboard a Rock Island train, prompting sharp exchanges and a Thursday adjournment.
The Webster City Freeman Tribune argues Dolliver faces opposition not from progressives but from the "dictator of the reservation" Blythe, who will seek Dolliver’s scalp while pursuing Cummins. The LeMars Sentinel notes Crossley bill defeat may still leave room for primary legislation this session, as petitions drive interest and house debate.
The Des Moines Capital questions Gov. Cummins seven year record and ambition. It asks readers whether they trust him as the sole reliable Republican candidate and challenges his claim to be the only one fit for governor.
The Marshalltown paper quotes the Carroll Herald urging consistency while accusing the Herald of sharp digs into the Cummins movement. The Times-Republican retorts it will be as consistent as possible and retain its post offices.
The Coon Rapids Enterprise calls for a showdown of proof or a confession regarding the governor's charges and the Gilliland resolution. It argues the governor must substantiate his accusations to stand a fair chance at a third term.
A Boone Republic observes a split within Iowa Republicans, praising the governor as a straight shooter and condemning alleged sneaking deception and political trickery by the Blythe faction.
The Waterloo Courier condemns the substitute for the Crossley bill as a Blythe measure meant to preserve the caucus system. It argues lobby allies will push changes to advance a deceptive plan.
The Cedar Falls Record laments intense demagoguery in Republican Iowa in 1906. The piece notes heavy political rhetoric during the era of populism and suggests the Blythe racket is being pushed hard in public discourse.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes that Senator Dolliver’s current prominence prompts Iowa politicians who previously opposed him to seek alignment with his influence and coattails.
The Des Moines Capital reports a whaling themed exhibition at a LeMars meeting, celebrated as a thrilling success after creating a man of straw and tearing apart the stuffing.
The Parkerburg Eclipse asks if Iowa will furnish a candidate to succeed Roosevelt and speculates on how President Deliver might sound as a potential successor.
Boone News notes two proper options in the United States Senate to handle the Dolliver Hepburn railroad rate bill either passage or outright rejection. The statement frames the choice as decisive for lawmakers and the bill’s fate.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Discovery for bronchitis laryngitis and chronic coughs using native medicinal roots without alcohol. It touts Black Cherry bark Queen's root Golden Seal Bloodroot and Stone root as key ingredients plus endorsements by medical writers. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets Common Sense Medical Adviser and offers a book for 21 stamps from Buffalo NY.
In a tense scene the narrator and Sam press for political support after a heated exchange. A plan to back a candidate is launched, with Langdon and a secondary figure promised as a backer. A state bill reveals powers to condemn canals within the state system, escalating the conflict and the narrator’s fury at a colleague.
The narrative details a financier Mr. Blacklock uncovering a missing bill, House Bill No. 427, defining the power of sundry commissions. He confronts Browne Saxe and Einstein lawyer Saxe about the gap in their files and questions the integrity of staff, revealing a dangerous pattern of concealment and potential corruption among major financiers.
The Lincoln Journal critiques Iowa's senate approved anti pass bill as limited and outdated. It notes the law would ban free passes for public officers but not curb convention packing or pass use to aid campaigners. The piece argues true reform requires banning passes for all except railroad employees.
No case on record of a cough or cold leading to pneumonia after Foley's Honey and Tar. Refuse any but the genuine Foley's in a yellow package. Contains no opiates and is safe and sure. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Society cards list regular meeting dates for Iowa Lodge No. 2 A F and A M and Washington Chapter No. 4 BR AM with officers A W Scott S L Johnson W McCoy and H F Webb, plus Council of Rural and Select Masters and Pe-Mo Ley Commandery No 1 K T with G D Lezotte BE C W H Graff and others.
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