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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
3
The notice advertises daily subscription rates per year delivered by carrier with weekly remittance. All payments by draft or money order should be payable to Jour Printing Company.
Republicans of the 20th Senatorial District will meet in Muscatine Iowa at 2 oclock p m on the listed day of July to nominate a candidate for Senator and conduct other business. Delegates statewide are set as Louisa 12 and Muscatine 71 with party affiliates invited to participate in caucuses. County chairmen are to call the conventions and select delegates. Eells and Garner are the senatorial committeemen.
A Republican delegate convention for Iowa Republicans will be held in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday August 7 1901 at eleven o clock in the morning to nominate and select delegates to the national convention for the candidate slate.
Manila shows a population of 244732 placing it below Newark New Jersey and seventeenth among United States cities, reflecting a notable demographic position in the national list.
The president promotes a united nation and legitimate American trade growth during his western journey. He calls on all citizens to support both goals regardless of party affiliation.
The Bank of France requires customers paying with money to accept at least one fifth in gold coin. The Globe-Democrat notes a forthcoming meeting to tackle the issues caused by a flood of gold.
The article argues that the Pacific railroads repaid the government in full with principal and interest and suffered no loss. It declares transcontinental railroad improvements and investments vindicated and turns to support for the Nicaragua canal project.
The Vinton Eagle notes a strong shift in political sentiment under McKinley but suggests little likelihood of ticket changes. It emphasizes the white element’s fear of altering its established position and loyalties.
An excerpt discusses the North American Review piece by Russell Sage attacking trusts and the contrasting views of C M Schwab J J Hill C R Flint and labor leaders. It notes few labor difficulties under large capital, cites Rockefeller wages, and quotes Gompers Tobin on wage levels and cooperation between labor and capital. It ends observing courts link labor and capital unions and trusts under law.
The Sioux City Journal editor George D. Perkins is praised as principled yet accepting of political defeat. He quips that being politically dead means more time to ponder the cosmos and enjoy liberty, while urging not to retaliate with bitterness.
In New York eighty seven carriage horses were auctioned recently at an average price above one thousand dollars per horse. The horseless era has been definitely postponed.
Rockford candidate Jo Trigg runs for state senator claiming election is warranted. He suggests farming and dairy hints be allowed in the senate before opening prayers to produce a beneficial effect.
If genius equals a great capacity for patience, then the patriarch Job stands as the world’s greatest genius. The remark elevates Job’s endurance and wisdom as defining traits that outshine other figures in ancient lore.
The Davenport Republican is credited with a local scoop after discovering water can be used as a beverage, challenging rival outlets in Council Bluffs Nonparcil.
Iowa Democrats abandon references to populists after a GOP plurality of 98,353 last November, narrowing the scope of party alignment and strategy.
Davenport Times laments increasing cyclones floods murders and personal crisis reports across the nation. The piece argues for stronger moral restraint and cites escalating violence and criminal punishment as evidence of a faltering society.
A South End farmer says his girlfriend is learning to play The Anvil Chorus, while a North End farmer recalls visiting and hearing her thump on a planner. The Yonkers Statesman source records light local chatter about music and farm life.
A short classroom scene from Harper’s Bazar features a boy named Johnny arguing about pronouncing the letter aitch. The exchange highlights language and accent in a humorous domestic vignette.
In a Yonkere Statesman note, a man writes a poem on a fifty dollar bill then the editor keeps it and later returns it, sparking curiosity about the unusual display and the editor's actions.
A dialogue fragment shows Katy considering mailing photographs rather than sending them in person. The mistress notes the cousin sails on Saturday and suggests taking the mother’s address, while Katy worries ships may roll and toss.
A humor exchange from Harlem Life and Harper’s Bazar features Ramsey and Arthur quipping about directions and rhetoric. The Spaniard asks for a hospital route. Ramsey replies with a street-side yell for Spain.
A speaker laments misinformation and idle rumor in print about leaders of large affairs. He notes limited time to read newspapers and relies on hearsay, asserting the public is fed with false impressions and speculation.
Rev. J. E. Cathell denounces Minister Wu as a liar accusing him of misrepresenting Chinese civilization and Christian missionary methods in China. He warns the public that Wu deceives people with untruths.
Booker T. Washington asserts after years in the black belt that the race is making slow but steady progress despite discouraging remarks. He cites observations from the recent Tuskegee conference to support his view.
Investigation finds over one third of nearly 2 000 attendees now own homes and have ceased mortgaging their crops.
Gen. 8S. B. Young claims the Filipino is exceedingly cheerful and a persistent liar. He asserts the truth is a last resort, used only after lies fail, and maintains that successful lying shows cleverness while truth-telling is easy.
The Interstate Commerce law spurred railroad mergers as small lines could not survive alone. Larger lines absorbed smaller ones, forming bigger systems. The process is expected to continue, with territorially allied lines joining into broader networks.
Hank Ai LiveNCE-605 at Weat Third street advertises H. J. Dean as a specialist in eye ear nose and throat diseases with telephone residence 3953 and office 5320 services in the area.
An attorney at law advertises practice in general courts and collections with a deputy public tone. The office is located over Braunworths drug store at 114 East Second Street.
Attorney at law address details list firms Thompson Browning and Thompson & Co. operating in Muscatine Iowa with offices on 20th Street and near Iowa Avenue and 2nd Street including real estate and loan services and life insurance offerings.
On the Milwaukee board of trade Ed Furlong, noted for practical jokes, tested a new janitor and learned the telephone had been removed from the smoking room. The janitor said it was done to save expenses, revealing a lighthearted exchange amid board humor.
Months before Father Boyle of Washington died he found an old junk shop bell. A Georgetown foundry pared the rim to fix a crack and a Presbyterian parson could not believe the change. Boyle said he blessed it until the Presbyterian devil vanished and the bell sounded right.
A new fast time is recorded by Train No 9 on the Lehigh Valley line on April 1901. The run from Weldon to Manchester covers 171.1 miles in 179 minutes, averaging 53.3 mph. Allowing 28 minutes for stops, the schedule would yield 171.1 miles in 151 minutes or 67.9 mph.
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