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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1907
Page
3
The item lists W. L. Lane as publisher and b. Dd. ithhour as managing editor. It notes membership in the Lee Syndicate of Evening Newspapers and the Iowa Evening Press Association.
Representatives listed for New York at Nassau Street Clive 14av and La Coste Manweil in charge, and Chicago office at Marguerite Building 760 with Vayue Donvy in charge.
The Daily Journal is issued every evening except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal comes 10 pages on Tuesday and 5 pages on Friday nights. Daily delivery in the city by carrier and weekly collection is 10 cents. By mail in one year 3.00. Semi-Weekly one year 1.50.
The Journal lists local agencies for reader convenience including last Hill Clay Kneese Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Morse Washburns grocery and street car track W C A Buschs Drug Store Hershey venue Kecklerville Chaykas Grocery West Hill Shar rs Grocery.
Telephone exchange and office lines listed with Bell Telephone entries for business and editorial offices, and regional references to Mississippi Valley. This fragmented OCR shows directory-style listings with station names and numbers.
The Moyer and Heywood labor leaders trial over Governor Steunenberg’s death will begin in Boise Idaho with wide national interest. Hotels are full and press crews converge as Roosevelt’s stance shapes coverage with promises to pursue justice regardless of outcome.
A plea urges all residents to vote in the final opportunity for the new court house and jail. The message ties turnout to progressive civic progress and urges citizens to participate before polls close.
The election closes at 7 o'clock to give late voters a chance to cast ballots. Polling locations remain at the usual ward sites across the city, and ample time remains for anyone who has not yet voted to reach them.
A New Orleans judge states the United States may seize any railroad any time to regulate these corporations. The decision notes Uncle Sam could oust current management and operate the road as he sees fit if conditions warrant.
The piece notes widespread talk that President Roosevelt may not seek another term, yet if nominated he is seen by many as the decisive leader needed to steer the nation.
Dispatches describe uprisings against Europeans and Christians as native peoples resist monarchic oppression. The text portrays a broad epidemic of strife and warfare in the east, highlighting rebellions, uprisings, and conflicts impacting colonial powers.
Voters in Muscatine County await today’s election outcome to determine whether the courthouse proposition will pass. The result will shape the county’s judicial building plans and future public funding.
Secretary Wilson promotes active agitation to ensure the new pure food law is started properly and maintained through ongoing oversight.
Polls close at 7 o'clock this evening with voters urged to cast ballots before the count. Residents are reminded to place their vote in the box to ensure their ballot is tallied.
A concise reminder urging eligible voters to reach the polls before closing time and cast their ballots today. The message emphasizes there is still time to vote.
The Iowa Press Comment quotes a loyal Republican urging Taft to pursue or withdraw his nomination. The Charter Oak Times criticizes the new primary election law, saying it no longer appears favorable to many readers.
The Manson Democrat declares there is no worry in the Democratic camp and that only death could save parity from Mr. Bryan, implying Bryan's dominance or influence in the party matters.
Washington reports say Senator William B. Allison's health has declined, raising fears he will not run for re election or return for the opening of a new Congress. Born in 1831, Allison has served since 1873, totaling 26 years in the Senate and long leadership in key committees and the unofficial steering group.
A compact historical notice recalls city officials and a reduced railroad schedule noting one daily train until the Cedar River bridge is repaired. It also recounts fires, trapping party returns, frost observations, a land slide near Water street, and notices of a Sunday School convention and a death in the Coe family.
Twenty years ago the community mourned for six year old Charlie Neidig son of Mr and Mrs A Neidig who died at 10 30 AM from diphtheria. J S Kulp was elected treasurer of the State Dental association at the session in Cedar Rapids yesterday. Ten years ago Miss Lillian Hackley hosted a May birthday party for a dozen junior friends at the Methodist parsonage yesterday afternoon from 4 to 8 36.
City council met in a special session chaired by Mayor Asthalter to hear Citizens' Ry. & Lt. Co. proposals. The company seeks to abandon the Park Place line north of the bridge, build a double loop on Third and Walnut, adjust excavation fees, and other street measures. The session, with multiple motions, deferred some actions and referred others to committees, ending with adjournment.
Aldermen hear proposals from Citizens Railway & Light Co to lay a double loop track along Third Walnut and Sixth streets and to omit Park Place line operations near the bridge. City may require a depot at Weed Park and street lighting, with timelines of one and three years for extensions to Town Avenue Broadway and Newell Avenue.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a potent restorative for nursing mothers and women with various weakness symptoms. It claims benefits for milk supply, reduced childbirth discomfort, and relief from nerve, pelvic, and monthly problems, urging a card request for more information and endorsing its alcohol-free glyceric extract composition.
An intensely interesting 1906 novel with highly romantic scenes and climaxes. Copyright Bobbs-Merrill Company.
A man, just dismissed by Luella Knapp, contemplates exposing troubling truths yet fears the cost. Two shadowy observers pursue him as he moves toward Pine Street, then flees toward Market by streetlight and catches a Sutter Street car escaping their pursuit.
The narrator hides from an assassin then fears Henry Wilton's room on Montgomery Street. A night of uneasy sleep ends with a tense morning in a room ransacked by intruders seeking documents. Dicky Nah enters as the scene closes with a tease of continuation.
Advertising copy touts Elixir Rosine as a guaranteed epilepsy remedy for all ages and both sexes. W. M. Federmann of Kansas City endorses its effectiveness, noting dramatic improvements and offering a money back guarantee. The product claims no alcohol or narcotics and invites mail orders from the Rosine Company in Washington, D. C. or A. W. Morgan in Washington, D. C.
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