Republican Electors Hold Iowa Delegate Convention July 30 1902
The Republican electors of Iowa call a Des Moines convention on July 30 1902 at 11 am to nominate candidates for state offices and transact related business. Delegates are apportioned by county and by votes for Albert B. Cummins, with 1,233 total delegates, R. H. Spence chairman and W. Phillips secretary.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Albert B. Cummins
R. H. Spence
Co. W. Phillips
Notice to Readers at The Chicago Inter Ocean Building
Readers are invited to visit the Inter Ocean offices at 106 108 110 East Monroe Street Chicago to tour the impressive newspaper building and view its mechanical and scientific improvements. The offer promises a great treatment for anyone interested in such subjects and should be taken advantage of.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
East Mooroe Street
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
Harvest Hands Needed for Kansas Wheat Crop
Kansas seeks 20000 harvest hands and 5000 teams to gather a potential hundred million bushels of wheat. State agencies coordinate workers, with Kansas City as the main recruiting hub. Workers are brought in by freight trains and hired by farmers on appointed days in each town.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Des Moines Prohibition Repeal and Saloon System
The city rejected prohibition and adopted saloons, boosting prosperity and population but raising taxes. The Leader notes deficits and unpaid warrants accruing six percent interest, effectively portraying Des Moines as financially bankrupt. It criticizes local businessmen and politicians calling themselves men of affairs while opponents are labeled cranks.
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Des Moines
Burlington Votes on 400000 Water Bond Plan
Burlington schedules a June 19 election on issuing 400000 in four percent water bonds to buy the city water works. The Hawkeye opposes the measure arguing it is insufficient for filtered water and may violate the constitution by exceeding city indebtedness limits. It also contends bonds should not be confined to the water works plant to avoid constitutional requirements.
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Burlington
Hawkeye
Slu
Catine Nf
House Passes Statehood Bill for Three Territories
A bill admitting Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma has passed the house but is expected to die in senate committee. Critics doubt the wisdom of statehood with New Mexico’s character, Arizona’s population size, and Oklahoma’s mixed readiness.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
House
Senate
1902 Brims With Earthquakes Disasters and Murders
The year opens under a grim cloud with earthquakes, mine disasters, railroad wrecks, tornadoes, murders, and personal crises. Comparisons to prior years suggest an unusual spate of horrors across four months, raising questions about what the pattern means.
Rabbi Hirsch calls for replacing Jewish Sabbath with Sunday observance
Rabbi Hirsch of Chicago advocates dropping the Jewish Sabbath and adopting Sunday as the general day of rest and worship. He argues religion should serve people, not God, and says the seventh day was not ordained by God. He criticizes the need for rest for merchants and calls Sunday the practical rest day amid modern life. The article also lists state insurance disbursements, highlighting Iowa towns and their received sums.
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Rabbi Hirsch
Chicago
West
Temple Israel
God
United States
New York City
Iowa
Des Moines
Dubuque
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Clinton
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
Iowa City
Keota
Kalona
Kinross
Montezuma
Morning Sun
Nichols
Port Allen
Riverside
Tipton
Wapello
Washington
West Liberty
Supreme Court Reverses Judge Weaver Ruling on Fees
The Iowa Supreme Court, in a sweeping opinion by Judge Ladd, holds that an attorney prosecuting disbarment proceedings is not entitled to fees. The court states lawyers owe the profession a duty to report improper conduct and to disclose it to the court, even without compensation.
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Weaver
Supreme Bench
Supreme Court
Ladd
Iowa
Coroner’s question on law requiring liquor dealers to supply bloodhounds
A Journal correspondent questions a proposed law that would force every liquor dealer to provide a pair of bloodhounds for catching criminals. He notes it could create a new lucrative industry in hound breeding and training. He argues saloons are hotbeds of crime and supports the measure.
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Journal
Iowa party guests tour deep south at Thomp son plantation Alabama
An Iowa gathering in Washington includes Secretary and Mrs Shaw Secretary Wilson Congressman Rumple Judge Smith Judge Conner and Assistant Attorney General W E Fuller as special guests of Congressman Charles W Thompson who lives on a large Alabama plantation near the Tuskee Institute led by Booker Washington president.
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Iowa
Washington
Shaw
Wilson
Rumple
Smith
Conner
W. E. Fuller
Charles W. Thompson
Alabama
Tuscogee Institute
Booker Washington
Railroad Rumor Links C B Q to Muscatine Bridge Plan
Rumors say the C B Q railway seeks an entry to the city via the Muscatine high bridge while planning a new line along the Illinois shore from Milan to Keithsburg, challenging access to the town.
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Iown
Muscatine High Bridge
Illinois
Milan
Keithsburg
Dr Fulhiam Billing Disputed by Local Resident
Nicholas Schumacher of 309 East Ninth Street disputes a council report item showing Dr J D Fulham’s charge for smallpox care and four visits totaling eight dollars claiming no such home visit occurred. The letter questions accuracy of the council’s published billing entry and asserts no treatment at Schumacher home.
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Council
J. D. Fulhiam
Nicholas Schumacher
East Ninth Street
Fulham
Rankin forms Loyal Citizens State Marshal club
A. C. Rankin closed meetings Friday night with a crowded church. He organized a society of fifty five men, voters and honored citizens, in Scranton to support the State Enforcement Movement. The group is named The Loyal Citizens' State Marshal club.
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State Enforcement Movement
Scranton
A. C. Rankin
Loyal Citizens’ State Marshal Club
Congregational Jubilee Letters Toast Debt Paid
A Muscatine Congregational jubilee recalls debt payment with readings from former pastors and friends. Clerks R. B. Baird and letters from Kansas City, South Paris and LeMars Iowa as well as Burlington Iowa send congratulations and prayers for spiritual blessings.
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R. B. Baird
Kansas City
First Congregational Church
Muscatine
Iowa
Evanston
Muscatine Church Debt Jubilee Honored in Letters
Letters from Iowa church leaders commend Muscatine on paying off its mortgage. They recall early church beginnings, praise pastors like Alden B. Robbins, Ephraim Adams, and Turner, and urge renewed service for the Kingdom of God as the 1902 observance reflects on Liberty through faith.
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W. E. Brooks
Brooks
Lee
L. G. Kent
LeMars
Iowa
R. B. Baird
Muscatine
Davenport Hospital
Pastor Herr
Burlington
H. D. Herr
Robbins
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
Edward Robinson
Palestine
Henry White
New School
A. B. Hitchcock
Davenport
Congregational Association of
Northern Iowa
Samuel Lucas
Brighton
Denmark
Fay
Jacob Butler
G. C. Stone
Mr. Stone
Ny Fay
Judge Woodward
Whicher
Suel Foster & Co
Waterloo
Lucas
Boston
Bloomington
Mississippi Valley
Salter
Adams
Grinnell
Herr
Iova
Kingdom of God
Alden B. Robbins
Ephriam Adams
Father Turner
Muscatine Church
T. O. Douglass
Douglass
The
Iowa Home Missionary Society
City grants lease for Great Western Cereal Co building
An ordinance grants The Great Western Cereal Company the right to construct a brick two story building on Front Street in Muscatine to serve its oat meal mill, with overhead passageways and ties to the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway. The lease runs 15 years at $25 yearly rent, subject to railroad needs and city safety and indemnity provisions.
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Great Western Cereal Company
Front Street
Pine Street
Chestnut Street
New Jersey
Muscatine
Chicago, Rock Ieland & Pacific Railway Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Muscatine Electric Railway
City of
Great Western Cereal Co
City of Muscatine
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co
Water Works Company
Great Western Ceren! Co
East Lynne Revival At Grand Opera House
Miss Courtenay Morgan stages East Lynne in a one night engagement at the Grand Opera House on Monday May 25. Critics praise the wardrobe and the London Paris wardrobe display as a remarkable attraction for theatergoers. The show features a carefully selected supporting company and a Frohman alumnus in Miss Morgan.
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Miss Morgan
Charles Frohman
G A R Encampment in Des Moines Tickets On Sale
The G A R encampment in Des Moines announces ticket sales from May 19 through May 21 for a round trip with a single fare. Return by May 24. Event details provided by C M Gould.
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Des Moines
C. M. Gould
Muscatine summer tales and idle club talk
A clipped Muscatine page comments on baseball enthusiasm fading after a Bloomer game. It notes summer brings launches to town, hints at rumors about June readings, and mentions Cuba’s independence. The piece lampoons local editors, moonlight trips, courthouse loafers, and competition with tennis croquet and ping pong at a new club house.
The Bootlegger's Victory in Iowa Supreme Court Ruling
Opinion pieces comment on the Iowa supreme court mulci law decision. The court acted reluctantly yet upheld its oath and the U S supreme court ruling. The piece asks how saloon-keepers taxed town benefit from a ruling granting a traveling agent a free ticket.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Iowa Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Cheap Democratic By-Play
Carroll Herald rails against a southern bloc view of Philippine affairs claiming hypocrisy in disfranchisement and mob violence against Black residents at home while professing sympathy for Filipinos abroad. It condemns selective humane doctrines.
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Carroll Herald
Sena
Birds die at Fairfield tower and rail plans loom
Dead birds found across Fairfield parks, many species unfamiliar to the area, likely from contact with a 200 foot electric tower. Iowa & St. Louis railway expansion targets Centerville to Des Moines or Sioux City with Des Moines as northern terminus.
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Fairfield
Iowa & St. Louis Railway
Centerville
Macon
Des Moines
Sioux City
St. Louis
Iowa & St. Louis
Plack Diamond Express Trains Between Buffalo and Philadelphia
The Plack Diamond Express is described as a symbol of comfort elegance and speed for travelers. The service operates between Buffalo New York and Philadelphia via the Lehigh Valley railroad corridor.
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Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
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Muscatine Journal
John Mahin
Tdntor
H. J. Mahin
Uwa
Payavie
Rder
Imade Payaoie
Journal Printing Company
Lox Syndicate
Eveninu Newspapers
Fayne & Young
Marquette Building
Cacoste & Maxwell
Nassau Street
Kent
Dr. Brooks
Dr. Salter
William Walter
F. H. Stone
Bert
Benham
City Recorder
R. S. McNutt
East Lynne
Erst
Bluff
Cuba
Court House
Gwa
Alma Miller
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