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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
3
The Muscatine Journal lists editor John Mahin and manager Harold J. Mahin. It notes mailing options, daily and semi weekly delivery, and annual rates with payment methods by postal card telephone or money order to Journal Printing Company.
The Republican electors of Iowa are called to a delegate convention in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday August 1 1901 at eleven o'clock a m. The meeting aims to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Judge of the Supreme Court Superintendent of Public Instruction and Railroad Commissioner. Eligible voters endorsing Republican principles are invited to participate with representation ratios to follow.
A Polk County convention speech by A Ed Cummins drew criticism for alleging a split between Cummins and anti Cummins allies. The piece asserts the journal holds no ties to Blythe or Hubbard and labels the claim as a false issue backed by no facts.
A Iowa political dispute revolves around Cummins who accuses others of undue railroad influence while defending his past loyalties. The piece notes his grievances against railroad attorneys and criticizes railroads passes in politics, urging voters to stay out of a perceived railroad clash between Rock Island and Great Western versus North Western and Burlington.
Times interviews reveal Davenport residents split over greeting style for the June 1 presidential visit. Some favor a motor tour, others a city trip, while a group urges a focus on the arsenal. A planning meeting will be held soon to settle plans.
The Clarinda Herald released a women’s edition highlighting female contributions that showcase women’s aptitude for newspaper work. Congratulations to Clarinda women and to Editor Lisle for successfully carrying out the idea.
John Mahan who treated John Russell was shot by Russell in a saloon without apparent cause and is likely to die. The report notes a similar named Iowa man who should have stayed out of a saloon, reflecting a common practice in the state.
Opinion piece asserts Milwaukee to Kansas City route realignment, using D R I & N W to Davenport and Rock Island to Muscatine, with potential extension to Columbus City. Claims the plan enhances Clinton by placing it on the main division of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line to Kansas City.
The U S Supreme Court settles the dispute over local governments' power to charge abutting property for improvements. The ruling on brief confirms that municipalities do have the right to levy assessments for payments tied to local improvements.
Iowa brief notes Clinton Smith of Clinton amazed observers by self hypnosis at a church exhibition watched by companions. He became rigid and was studied for hours before awakening. He will not repeat the experiment. Also, Clay county investors form The Clay County Oil and Mineral Company with 100000 dollars to develop petroleum natural gas artesian water coal and minerals.
George D. Herron told Williamsburghers at a Brooklyn Philosophical Association meeting that if no gods existed the moral world would rely on human life and experience. He argued faith should come from within, not from fear of skies, and that truth is a state of mind found in everyday life.
A Washington special criticizes seven abbreviations used in the latest congressional directory to designate senators party affiliation. It lists Kyle, Stewart as Republicans. Heitfeld Harris Teller Turner as Democrats, with Jones of Nevada undecided. The Baltimore Sun calls pensions “the pension waste” while noting per capita debt and currency changes since 1868.
Mrs McKinley will inaugurate the battleship Ohio in San Francisco using an electric button release to sever a supporting rope and start the launch. Miss Helen Desher of Columbus will break a bottle of California wine over the bow and name the vessel Ohio.
Druggist A. W. Sawtelle of Hartford endorses Chamberlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. A female customer credits it with saving her life at the shore and a man who collapsed from cold pains recovered after doses. Sold by J. J. Havercamp and W. C. A. Busch, druggists.
A reflective line on friendship stressing that true value shows under pressure and hardship, implying endurance tests reveal character.
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