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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1902
Page
3
The piece traces the 1882 start of the modern Navy, noting rapid growth after the Spanish War and proposals to boost funding. It cites appropriations rising from 12 million in 1880 to over 20 million by 1898, and urges Congress to support shipbuilding and merchant marine, with a call to improve the ship subsidy bill amid Iowa opposition.
President Roosevelt's enforcement of anti trust laws disrupts freight traffic associations. The Trunk Line Association votes to dissolve on April 1, signaling the breakup of major eastern rail freight pools. Chicago Kansas City and Chicago St Paul pools fade as leading lines withdraw, foreshadowing the end of freight and passenger bureaus.
A Richmond telegram reports women forced the state legislature to approve 300000 for Confederate veteran pensions a widows home and grave care. They swarmed the capitol applauded supporters and hissed opponents. Despite lack of woman suffrage, women appear to wield influence in Virginia.
Jerry Simpson, known as the “sockless” whiteman, announces another run for Congress. He argues Kansas farmers struggle to profit from crop proceeds due to low interest rates, contrasting his prior campaign that blamed high rates for rising farm mortgage costs since 1896.
The Des Moines Leader proclaims itself an independent paper fighting trusts yet shows consistent loyalty to the liquor power, described as the most destructive trust and combination in the land.
In Des Moines voters confront a contentious mayoral contest. One candidate permits rowdy behavior while the other presents no clear promise of better government, yet appears as a noisy figure. The description notes a climate of disruption around the election.
A Dallas News report records a young pilot declaring familiarity with every rock in the channel, then the vessel hits a rock. He quips there is one more rock as the impact occurs.
Prospective candidates Hubbard in the Cityx City district and Kendall in the Ottumwa district withdraw from the race. Their exits leave Congressmen Thom as and Lacey with clearer paths. Democratic delight over Courtright challenging Henderson hints at Republican unease.
The Chicago Chronicle questions how long the Barnaby Rudge of Lincoln Nebraska can lead a once principled Republican or Democratic faction. The piece condemns perpetual party paralysis and demands a true democratic stance free of populist chaos, asking for clear leadership and accountability.
The Sioux City Journal notes anticipation as Speaker Henderson may back the Waterloo public building bill and awaits the Waterloo Reporter’s forthcoming comment on the development.
The Iowa House of Representatives rejected without debate the resolution to submit woman suffrage to a public vote. Members showed reluctance to commit in public speeches. The 56 to 38 vote reflected opposition striving to avoid local explanations.
California timber totaling sixty thousand acres recently passed to Pennsylvania capitalists who will invest two million dollars to build a processing plant and establish a lumber market. A railroad of about fifty miles will be needed to access and open the tract.
John Rugg of near Waterloo received a letter threatening kidnapping if demands were not met, with $500 to be sent to a specified address. Sheriff Law identified the sender as Mrs. J. A. Carson of Hudson, an eccentric who recently attended a Jessie James performance. she is considered harmless and has not been arrested.
An ad offers a two dollar course teaching a quick safe method to open a cash register without a key. It instructs using a ten pound axe, swinging it around the head three times and striking the register until it opens, insisting the learner be alone with the register for success.
The Iowa senator Dolliver spoke for about an hour and a half in the senate on the olea bill. His remarks fused scripture and farmer home life to illustrate points, and the Journal provides the most complete report with a special correspondent on the spot.
Alvord reports rental shortages with rising rates while Schaller Herald notes scarce farm help this season. Bancroft and Rock Rapids items cover dating ads and a belt and corn salve scam, plus a Bedford mail weather joke and a puzzling lizard-in-pipe tale from Algona.
A railroad agents' meeting ruled that a dead traveler has the same baggage privileges as a living passenger. A funeral party carrying nine hundred pounds of baggage sought to check a trunk on the deceased's ticket, but the issue was referred to the association. The decision affirmed full fare and same baggage limits for the dead passenger.
The Clarinda Herald urges upholding the tax ferret law arguing it protects honest taxpayers. The editorial contends the measure should remain in effect to safeguard fiscal fairness.
The Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune weighs the question noting that some ministers earn salaries so low it would take a heroic effort to live on five dollars per week. The piece frames the issue as a debate about affordability and vocation.
The room where Prince Henry of Prussia slept at the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago was fully refurnished for the occasion. New wall paper designed with the German eagle, plus fresh carpet curtains and table linen were installed.
A satirist argues in clever form that Shakespeare wrote the psalms. He notes the name Shakes peare contains four vowels and six consonants making 46, links the 46th psalm to the 46th word from the start as shape and the 46th from the end as speare, asserting a plain connection.
Kentucky first allowed women to vote on school issues yet only 1700 colored women and 500 white women registered in Lexington in the recent election. A movement to disfranchise all women follows the turnout amid racial and registration concerns.
The Iowa City Citizen spars with D. B. Lyons over his push for the Des Moines Iowa City and Eastern railway. The paper offers sharp criticism without a clearly explained rationale for its stance.
A Boston professor says people may live to 150 years old. He notes it is possible but rare, with only a few likely reaching that age.
Washington Bureau report discusses Speaker Henderson’s stance in Cuba concessions and tariff revision talks. It cites private secretary Julian Richards and letters showing the speaker supports aiding Cuba without harming U.S. farmers, while opposing broad tariff changes. It notes Secretary Shaw’s steady management and Roosevelt’s favorable view.
A circular bed twelve feet in diameter features a dozen caning plants at the center, surrounded by varied colors. A fringe of dwarf nasturtiums along the outer edge adds a finishing touch to the landscaping.
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