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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
3
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The Republican electors of Iowa are called to a delegate convention in Cedar Rapids on August 7, 1901 at 11 a.m. to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Judge Superintendent of Public Instruction and Railroad Commissioner. All Republicans are invited to join and elect delegates. no representation ratio is stated.
A St Louis Republic editorial titled Poor Carrie considers Carrie Nation’s hatchet campaign a force that shaped liquor law. It notes laws tightening licensing, witness summoning, and contempt procedures, praising her impact while condemning excesses. The piece cites Kansas City saloon closures as linked to her crusade and mentions a $500 fine.
City officers vow strict law enforcement after statements by police officials. A frail, reportedly half demented elderly woman emerges as a surprising force for good, inspiring action and scrutiny of local governance.
Congressman Landis of Indiana cites General Grant's wartime conduct and postwar acts in New York celebrating his seventy ninth birthday. He praises Grant for mercy after Vicksburg, aid to the defeated, restraint on demonstrations, and opposition to a national portrayal of Lee's surrender. Great, mighty, modest, thoughtful Grant.
The inquiry notes Mr Coby’s willingness to give up a $12,000 China post for an Iowa governorship. It argues Conger’s China role lacks financial reward, cites high expenses abroad, and suggests Conger’s nomination chances rely on support from Republican allies statewide.
A response to magazine pieces claiming families cannot live well on 500 dollars yearly. The author cites a man with eight in a household who earns nine dollars a week, works long hours, owns a home and garden, a cow, a rig and a horse, and saves money, proving comfort without a princely salary.
A vivid portrait of a rail journey along the Lehigh Valley route from Niagara Falls or Buffalo to New York and Philadelphia. It highlights magnificent scenery, historic regions, and superb service on the line.
The article outlines the Antarctic region as the globe’s greatest unexplored area with unique meteorology and ice formations. It lists major fires, historic earthquakes, and the vast production of royal photographs, highlighting persistent human interest in disasters and royalty.
The report details the Chicago fire of 1871, noting 17 450 buildings burned and 200 killed, with about 98 500 left homeless. It claims over 200 million dollars in losses, 21 000 acres burned, and a fire path three and three quarter miles long and over a mile wide, destroying homes at a staggering rate.
In Spirit Lake Beacon tone the article portrays Dr. Herron a professor of belief Christianity as preferring offenses over defenses and declining to mount a defense. The piece highlights his stance and a clash over religious views.
Joke-like comment suggests financier J Pierpont Morgan may need to buy oceans to secure water for corporate stock holdings. Mentions Morgan and water as a metaphor for resource needs.
John D. Rockefeller stated in a recent speech that over the past quarter century he has paid out more than 700 million dollars in wages.
The Wapello Republican advocates altering state leadership proposing Mr. Conger as governor and Mr. Cummins sent to a Chinese post. The paper argues this arrangement would better suit Iowa’s people than the current order.
A tender exchange between lovers is interrupted when the noble youth hesitates to reveal letters. The moment is pierced by a sudden chilling silence that fills the room and echoes like rain on the tin roof outside.
A Baltimore preacher claims saloon-keeping is a good and honorable trade and predicts broad public respect for it, while criticizing another preacher who denounces the profession as rot. The exchange highlights urban debates over morality and commerce in the era.
E. D. Leavitt argues that combinations are valid but should not be too large for human brains. He notes the Union Pacific kills a president every five years and that Andrew Carnegie’s forced retirement proves his financial shrewdness.
Col Henry Steele Olcott notes his long career in journalism dating to 1856 and recalls Charles A. Dana’s counsel to write as if sending a telegram. He emphasizes brevity and getting the core thought in as few words as possible, a habit that aided him throughout his work.
Ramon Reyes Lala voices strong preference for Philippine independence, warning that fear of anarchy and misrule could hinder self determination and national sovereignty.
The writer prefers President McKinley over Aguinaldo for guiding the country, calling Aguinaldo brave and capable of rebellion but uncertain about his ability to establish a stable republic, and expressing unease at the idea of a risky experiment.
Jules Siegfried, former French Finance Minister, advocates revising U S and French tariff laws to foster closer social and business ties between the two nations. He promotes reciprocity as the guiding doctrine for improved relations and trade.
The Memphis Scimitar reports a negro saloon porter in Memphis who endures a harsh domestic dispute as his wife visits his workplace, confronts him outside, and overrules him in a heated argument witnessed by his employer. The porter answers with a resigned acknowledgment of his status as her husband.
A hungry cabby in a London Tit-Bits tale orders taters and cousage but finds a piece of wood in his sausage. He shouts at the waiter that he will not eat the kennel, remarking he does not mind eating the dog but refuses the kennel.
A brave captain on an Americ an sailing ship that struck a rock off New Foundland ordered the boats lowered and was last to leave as the ship sank. No lives were lost. The narrative praises strong nerves and promotes Sipstetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia and related ailments.
The Lehigh Valley railroad line between Niagara Falls or Buffalo and New York and Philadelphia is praised for entrancing mountain scenery. The text highlights panoramic views and notes fast trains with dining cars and à la carte service.
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