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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1902
Page
3
Readers are invited to visit The Chicago Inter Ocean at 160 110 East Monroe Street Chicago for a tour of the magnificent building and its mechanical and scientific improvements connected with a great newspaper. The visit offers sight-seeing and education for those interested.
Democrats press the Philippine civil government bill as a national issue. They seek witnesses to attack U S military policy, urging calls for Aguinaldo and Atkinson while Republicans resist ungrounded testimony and emphasize personal experience over secondhand letters.
The passing of Potter Palmer at 76 marks the end of a fifty year business era in Chicago. He witnessed the city grow from about 35,000 in 1852 to nearly 2,000,000, a booming trade center second only to a single American city. The note reflects on modern progress and longevity of life compared with antediluvians.
A St Louis Globe-Democrat summary says about seventy American soldiers were killed in Samar by supposedly allied forces. General Smith was sent to the island where remaining rebels began surrendering. The piece notes Smith faced dismissal or court martial, and implies failure would have led to relief anyway.
With butter at thirty cents a pound eggs at fourteen cents a dozen and beefsteak at fifteen cents a pound living in the country town isn’t as cheap as it used to be. Yet with labor fully employed and farmers getting good prices for all products most are better prepared to pay higher costs than the lower prices of a few years ago.
City officials announce four miles of new gas mains for Des Moines to improve service. Project aims to boost supply reliability and support growing neighborhoods and businesses.
Henry county Illinois farmers along the new Hennepin canal contend recent winds shifted sand along the canal bank over wide stretches of level ground.
Farmers claim their nearby land is ruined by drifting and seek government compensation. The Cedar Rapids Republican accuses sensationalism in a dispatch misreporting Judge Remsey calling sweet cider intoxicating. A New York man endures the water cure as a voluntary test of its torture claims.
Charles A. Walsh, secretary of the national democratic committee, says Bryan and Hill won’t be the 1904 nominee. He expects Bryan to influence the choice, but dismisses Hill as unworthy. Walsh stresses financial combinations and opposes silver and the Philippine issue as central.
Indications point to Miss Stone the released missionary appearing at the Moline Chautauqua with lectures and writings. If confirmed she will speak July 16 to 19 while the assembly runs July 10 to 21. She aims to repay funds used for her release and has earned wide public interest for her experiences.
Admiral Sampson is dead and his passing stirs public sympathy. He faced enemies and partisans alike amid a heated naval dispute over honors. Though belittled by some, he remains an officer of the American navy whose service helped win and sustain the nation’s wartime glory.
A reader cites Congressman Cushman of Washington as a farm boy from Iowa who grew up with his uncle Thomas Newell in Louisa County near Fredonia. The letter notes Cushman’s Iowa upbringing, kinship to John F. Lacey, and a long association with Iowa households over the past fifteen years.
Observation on growth and Davenport affection. References to Sampson-Schley dispute, rural routes for Muscatine, sewer district bids, and city council actions. Mentions cabin boats, Front street, P. M. Musser library, Carnival City Packet, and safety of Helen Blair and W. J. Young Jr. Avenue merchants report two serious runaways.
The Journal reveals the final stock of H W Lewis Picturesque Muscatine is offered to subscribers for 15 cents. New subscribers who commit to three months receive the book, and old subscribers paying two months in advance can also buy it for 15 cents. Limited copies remain. first come, first served.
The piece notes that week breaks the regular plan for the lighted avenue, Muscatine grows crowded as hotels cannot host more than ten guests and houseboat residents are pushed to the river edge. Admiral Sampson's death softens past prejudice, turning hostile reactions to pity and framing his earthly struggle as poignant before death.
The Grand lists week long shows including The Princes of Patches Circus Girl The Fishermans Daughter Winning Hand Hand of Man Musical Union Old Arkansaw The Chaperons Chas Handford in The Taming of the Shrew with dates spread across Wednesday through Friday and the following Monday to Tuesday.
Grand presents the melodrama Old Arkansaw by Fred Raymond. The play features backwoods Arkansas characters and a blend of drama and comedy. Prices at the Grand are 25c 35c and 50c.
A London style article previews a May 16 Grand Theatre production of The Taming of the Shrew. Star Charles B Hanford returns as Petruchio, with Marie Drofuah as the leading lady and Owen Faucett cast as Grimm, plus a seasoned Shakespearian cast.
Remaining unclaimed letters listed by Men s and Ladies lists and a Foreign list for week ending May 6 1902 at Muscatine Iowa. Patrons are asked to say Advertised when calling for their mail as published by Wm L Roach P M.
National League games include New York at Chicago and Boston at Cincinnati. American League features Chicago at Cleveland, St Louis at Detroit, Washington at Philadelphia, and Baltimore at Boston with Philadelphia at St Louis and Brooklyn at Pittsburg also on the slate.
The Courier Journal argues for a simple postal paper system to handle small mail transactions. It condemns the current money order system as inadequate and calls on Congress to provide a convenient, safe, and inexpensive solution for the public.
A writer notes that printers and newspaper workers are not overrepresented in Texas penitentiaries. Among 3,890 inmates, no printer or newspaper man is listed, while ministers and lawyers are mentioned as present.
A printer explains why his trade trains him to spot frauds and scorns hypocrites, noting that his work sharpens judgment against sham professions and false pretenses across many callings from teachers to photographers.
Elizabeth Drake known as Grandma Drake died May 1 in Cedar Valley after months of suffering. Born October 26, 1825 in Blairstown New Jersey she married Andrew S. Drake in 1848 and moved to Iowa in 1851. Survived by three children Ida Oscar Rajal and a brother Wm Risenbarry. Funeral at Melpine church conducted by Rev Griscel. remains interred in Melpine cemetery. Her life included faithful Presbyterian service and work on the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad project where a cottage was built in her honor.
Mrs Jane Mears an Ireland native and longtime Martin's Ferry Ohio resident died Sunday in her eighty fourth year. She was widow of Thomas Mears a railroad man.
Berkeley May 6 Professor Leuscher of the University of California reports his theoretical astronomy class has deduced that the recently found comet, possibly identical to the 1748 second comet, likely has a period under one year though exact orbit cannot be fixed due to scanty data.
April 1902 recorded a maximum of 89 degrees and a minimum of 24 with a mean 50.10. The highest barometer reached 29.66 inches and the lowest 28.54 inches. Rainfall totaled 2.14 inches versus a 50 year mean of 3.16. Noted is Mrs. J. P. Watton.
The Lehigh Valley railroad offers luxuriously furnished cars with dining service a la carte. Passengers may stop over at Niagara Falls on through tickets to New York or Philadelphia, ensuring comfort and ease during travel.
A Philadelphia Record snippet recalls a boy crying after being paid a dime to sit on a barb wire fence while a student artist sketched him. The exchange highlights surprise from the fence’s dangerous edge and the uneasy moment for the child and observer.
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