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SabJournal printed by Journal Printing Co. publishes as the official paper of City and County Muscatine. F D Throop publisher with L P Loomis as managing editor. Circulation stated to exceed all other Muscatine papers combined and triple any other daily. Member of Associated Press and Lee Syndicate. Member of Iowa Evening Press Association.
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Muscatine
Association of American Advertisers
New York City
NewspaperSubscription Rates and Delivery Details
Terms to Subscribers state the Daily Journal appears every evening except Sunday while the Semi Weekly Journal runs 10 pages on Tuesdays and 8 on Fridays. Daily delivery in the city by carrier, weekly 10 cents. yearly mail rates: Daily $3.00, Semi-Weekly $1.50.
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Daily Journal
Journal Agencies List City Convenience Vendors
The Journal outlines a network of city based agencies for reader convenience including Fast Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W C A Buschs Drug Store Hershey venue Kecklerville Chaykas Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zy Grocery New York Office 30 34 West 33rd Street.
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Journal
Fast Hill
Hurlbut
East 2Nd Street
South Muscatine
Toborg Bros
Oregon Street
A. Busch’s
Hersheyvenue
Kecklerville
Chayka'’s
West Hill
J. H. Fuller
Wm. van Zy
New York
West 33Rd Street
Representatives Payne and Young In Charge
In Chicago the office at 750 Marquette Building oversees telephones for business and editorial duties as representatives Payne and Young direct operations in the Mississippi Valley area.
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Representatives
Payne & Young
Chicago
Marquette Building
Bell
Mississippi Valley
Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal April 1909
Publisher F D Throop swears the Muscatine Journal printed and circulated 178100 copies in April 1909. Notary public F L Bihlmeier witnessed the sworn affidavit on May 3, 1909.
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Muscatine Journal
Hhe Gee
Sun
Barat
Fianna Manelik
Cpak
Shaess I
F. D. Throop
The
Muscatine Co
State of Iowa
F. L. Bihlmeier
Senator Dolliver Faces Critics Over Party Ties and Duty
The Rhode Island senator defends direct presidential and congressional responsibility to public opinion amid satire on his awareness of the bandwagon. He replies to Aldrich critics and argues a shift toward accountable governance, noting a past era of machine control and the need to align with constituents.
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Rhode Island
United States
Senator Dolliver
Dolliver
Aldrich
Dolliver’s reversal marks new epoch in US senate affairs
The piece argues that a senator named Dolliver abandoned prior positions to align with mass opinion. It contends representatives must serve the public will, even against party lines, to sustain democracy. It deems Dolliver a defender of enlightened public opinion becoming the true government.
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Washington
Willi
Dolliver
Iowa
United States Senate
United States
Red light district closures prompt tales of debt and coercion
In Davenport officials shut the houses in the red light area and stories emerged of women forced to confess they could not move out. Many wore house dresses unsuitable for street appearance, while debt to keepers bound them to the establishments, enforcing what was described as white slavery.
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Cedar Rapids
Fpepublican
Davenport
Des Moines architects accused of bribing city councilmen
Des Moines architects Hamery and Mc Vicar face bribery allegations as they claim offers of money to win the Des Moines city hall project. Hamery says he named men and set traps to obtain evidence while lamenting the state of affairs.
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Marshalltown
Des Moines
Hamery
McVicar
Church member explores beer drinking methods
A Keokuk Gate City report notes a Peoria woman asking how a church member should drink beer. It mentions two methods the German and American styles use and suggests either could work.
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Keokuk Gate City
Peoria
Convicts Organize Golden Rule Club in California Penitentiary
The Golden Rule club forms inside the California penitentiary with members pledging to do good be good and make good, a motto that could inspire better conduct beyond prison walls.
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Ottumwa
California
Summer heat fades as spring returns to Cedar Falls
The Cedar Falls item urges readers to recall pleasant spring days while noting the approach of warmer months and the waning intensity of the summer sun.
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Cedar Falls
Dr King’s New Discovery Ad At Havercamp Drug Store
An old advertisement claims a remedy for coughs and colds called Dr King’s New Discovery with a claim that it cures pneumonia. It lists prices of 50 cents and 1.00 and notes Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store as the seller.
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Dr. King
Havercamp
Reminiscences of Long Ago 50 Years Ago
A recollection column notes Pike's Peak humbug claims by C Kranz from St Joseph and ongoing emigration. It also reports the War Eagle and Keokuk steamers racing from Davenport with Keokuk arriving first. A cryptic aside remarks on an aerial descent and a later item mentions 30 years ago pension act first beneficiary Gen Bob Schenck. A break in at Louis Harbagh’s home found no theft.
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Pike’s Peak
Block
C. Kranz
St. Joseph
Wich
War Eagle
Keokuk
Davenport
Bob Schenck
Muscatine
Louis Harbagh
Neidig
New Brick Building Planned Between Speer Structures
Forty years ago citizen P B Speer moves his frame house back on Second Street to make space for a new two story brick building 28 by 40 feet. Iron rail work on the C R I P railroad advances a mile daily with trains expected to reach Council Bluffs by the 19th. An infant son of R B Baird crawled from a doorway onto a precipice and fell about twelve to fifteen feet but was found unharmed.
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P. B. Speer
Second Street
Council Bluffs
R. B. Baird
High School Notes and Local Moves Highlight Week
Hermie Schmidt leaves school for a job with his father’s store. Shakespeare’s plays captivate English class as Macbeth is set for next week. West Liberty game looms next Saturday. HS supporters urged to wear cardinal. George Wagner Jr. plans to resign from R I B Co Rock Island and join Terminal Bridge Railway Co Davenport.
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Hermie Schmidt
Pridge & Railway Co
Davenport
Commercial Club Reports On City Commission Plan For Muscatine
A special Commercial Club committee explains the proposed city government under the commission plan for Muscatine. The report details petition triggers, election timing, mayor and two councilmen structure, powers of the council, department divisions, officer appointments, civil service options, salaries, and ordinance submission procedures.
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The
Commercial Club
Commission
Muscatine
33Rd
General Assembly
Board of Public Works
Park Commissioners
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Board of Water Works
Department of Public Affairs
Department of Public Safety
Department of Buildings and Public Improvements
Department of Parks and Public Property
Department of Accounts and Finances
City of Muscatine
Civil Service Commission
Removal of Elective Officers and Commission Plan Abandonment
The text outlines procedures for special and general municipal elections, veto suspension, and referendum when protests arise. It covers removal of elective officers by petition of voters, the required grounds, and the election of a successor if the incumbent loses. It also describes the Abandonment of the Commission Plan allowing cities to switch to general state law.
Princess impulse changes plan in Monte Carlo letter reveal
Worth and companions debate accepting a villa offer from the mysterious Principessa di Monte Bianca. La Signorina insists she will go as the princess, imagining an adventurous chapter, while others fear arrest and risk. The letter promises Villa Ariadne near Florence with servants, security, and resources for an extended stay.
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O'Mally
Worth
Smith
Kitty
la Signorina
Italy
Principessa di Monte Bianca
Paris
the Herald
Capricciosa
la Principessa di
Lombardy
Florence
di Whadeya
Tom
Imperial
Monte Carlo
Pine Tree Lumber Company Holds Annual Meeting
The Pine Tree Lumber Company held its annual meeting at the Cook-Musser State Bank & Trust company. Old officers and directors were reelected: President Peter Musser Muse tine. Vice President M. G. Norton. Secretary Treasurer R. D. Musser. General Manager C. A. Weyerhaeuser. Attendees from outside Little Falls included F. S. Bell and William Laird of Winona. F. C. Denkmann of Rock Island. Frederick and J. P. Weyerhaeuser of St. Paul. William Musser of Iowa City.
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Pine Tree Lumber Company
Cook-Musser State Bank & Trust Company
Peter Musser
Musetine
M. G. Norton
Little Falls
R. D. Musser
C. A. Weyerhaeuser
F. S. Bell
William Laird
Winona
Minn
F. C. Denkmann
Rock Island
Frederick Weyerhaeuser
J. P. Weyerhaeuser
St. Paul
William Musser
Iowa City
Spring Delays Forging Warm Weather Feels Like Summer
The weather report shows temperatures near 87 degrees with hints that spring is late. People joke about spring arriving and forecasts call for cooler air and possible showers by Thursday. Frank Sample and Edmund Fulham dismiss rumors of spring’s arrival, waving straw hats at the warm spell.
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Farenheit
Frank Sample
Edmund Fulham
Court of Inquiry Opens in Congress Probe
Washington May 5 The court of inquiry appointed by Congress to probe the matter begins sessions in the capital. The panel will hear testimony and review records as part of the investigation.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
Enlisted Men Question Reenlistment After Brownsville Shooting
A court of inquiry appointed by Congress began sessions yesterday to determine which of the Negro soldiers discharged after the Brownsville shooting are eligible for reenlistment. The proceeding examines disciplinary actions and eligibility criteria for reinstatement within the force.
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Brownsville
Court of Inquiry
Congress
Citizens' Railway and Light company annual meeting brief reelects officers
The Citizens' Railway and Light company held its annual stockholders meeting on Tuesday at Fisch building offices. E. M. Walker was re elected general manager and E. M. Warner was re elected attorney. The gathering was unusually brief with election the main item. Dr. W Nevion of 116 W 2d street attended.
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Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
Fisch
E. M. Walker
E. M. Warner
East Fourth Street Resident Breaks Arm in Fall
Mrs. Walter Day of East Fourth street slipped at home this morning and broke her right arm. Dr. E. B. Fulham was called and set the fracture.
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Walter Day
East Fourth Street
E. B. Fulham
Davenport Muscatine Track Meet Notes
Fragmentary OCR data shows scattered times and scores for Davenport and Muscatine. No coherent full event details or results are readable to form a proper summary.
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Journal Printing CO
L. P. Loomis
Associated Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Iowa Evening Press Association
Mer
Tar
Harold Macgrath
Bobbs-Merrill Co
O’mally
Fiesole
O'’Mally
Annual Meeting OF Lumber Company
Cook
Musser
Clark
Madeira
Egypt
India
Ceylon
Burma
Java
Borneo
Philippines
Japan
Europe
Frank C. Clark
Times Bldg
Railway Company
W. Nevion
W. 2d Street
Mane
Loignt
Change
Atsess
Bee
Mississippi
Dubuque
W. S. Norton
Slaughter
Zillah
RosaBet
London
Chamberlin
H. Salisbury
Grand Opera House Stock Company
Adeal Printery
Hershey
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