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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
3
Obituary note for L. P. Loomis editor and publisher Shroop listed in a provincial paper. Mentions local civic ties and roles within the city and county press community. No further biographical details provided in the fragment.
The Daily journal is issued every evening at 10 and the weekly issues appear on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Carrier delivery provides weekly circulation and payment details.
Read as a list of firms and locations including New York Usive-a5 W and Sata St Mono lith Bidg La Coste Muswell 10 charge Chicago Onice-750 Marquette Building Kayne Loung iD charge. The brief notes possible fee or billing entries tied to law or office firms.
The Journal lists agencies for readers across the city including East Hildumbut on East 20d Street and South Muscatice with W F Aliksch Grocery on Usegou Street. Keckierville’s Chayka’s Grocery and Versbey Avenue drug store appear with J H Builder Grocery and Bell telephone offices.
A historical ballot listing the Republican candidates for national and state offices. It names W H Taft as President and J S Sherman as Vice President with electors and numerous state positions including Governor B F Carroll and other statewide and county roles.
The piece argues the Democratic Party has made Roosevelt an issue, while Republicans accept the test by the electorate. It praises Roosevelt for duty to all people, condemns Bryan as representing Bourbonism, and cites enemies of popular government aligned against Roosevelt in the 1912 race.
The piece argues union labor should oppose Judge Taft, praising Samuel Gompers as a great humanitarian yet noting a paradox in union stance. It acknowledges Gompers’ honesty and contributions to labor, compares possible missteps to Napoleon’s Russian campaign, and warns his alliance with Bryan could become a costly blunder.
The piece mocks talk of an alliance between Hearst and Roosevelt and compares it to past Republican suspicions in Iowa. It suggests a tacit pact not to attack each other as long as one sees the other first, using sharp political satire about factions and loyalty.
An aged quip frames Gov. Has kell in a moment of scrutiny. The saying notes that every life reaches a time when others seek to soak him. The piece asks whether he will act when that time arrives.
A fragment from an opinion piece discusses Haskell accused of insane fanaticism and pure gall, noting his provocative action prompts debate over courage and restraint in political conduct.
The report notes a public appeal for funds to aid a figure fighting perceived enemies of the people, described as absolute vindication in the ongoing dispute.
A sharply worded critique condemns reforms as unsound and subversive to stable finance, arguing they mislead investors and weaken strong banks while propping up weak ones. The rhetoric questions honesty and conservatism in the banking sector amid ongoing discussions.
Walter Wellman extols Hearst and his supporters as the standout feature of his latest public remarks, calling the contributions a high point in his career.
The note hints at a Bryan error tied to Governor Haskell in Oklahoma and mentions deposit guarantees, implying a political or economic issue of the era.
The article questions banker silence on Mr. Bryan's newest banking maneuvers while outlining reactions from financial figures and market observers. It notes skepticism about policy shifts and potential impacts on lending and investment climate.
A. F. Dawson Republican candidate touts his record of naval reform. He visited navy yards, exposed old 70 year old systems, proposed a bill to reorganize the navy, and pressed it through Congress with Roosevelt backing. Navy authorities say the plan saves about 10,000,000 annually.
In a tense scene Hugo urges a man to fetch a doctor as a nurse pleads for a tracheotomy to save a dying child. The nurse insists an incision and tube could help, but fear and lack of a medical tube leave the child clinging to life.
Fifty years ago Mr Snell Foster returned from the state fair in Oskaloosa praising it. Seven dead dogs lay along the riverbank between Pappoose creek mouth and Avenue street prompting an immediate investigation. River news notes the steamer Henrietta now operates the St Louis to St Paul route under Capt East erbrook while the Cedar river runs very low and the steamer Rapid is aground on a sandbar between Overman’s and Brown’s ferries. Thirty years ago a Wilton accident killed a 13 year old boy named Dwyer who, while jumping on moving freight cars, fell between them and died shortly after.
A child of A Kanada near Sweetland Center broke an arm last evening with accident details not learned. Fred Tappe returned from Europe after visits to Germany England and other eastern countries. Charles Baker of the Wilton Chronicle married. River freight cuts reported by racket companies in today’s exchanges.
Mrs. Rice of Davenport and Mrs. Oaks of Des Moines have been summoned to Seventy Six township due to their mother Mrs. Thomas Bowlby’s serious illness. The new St. Matthias school was dedicated by Bishop Cosgrove. P. T. Smith bought the vacant Eighth and Orange corner lot to build a residence. B F Heinley of Creston visits his mother on East Fifth Street.
Hugo Charters performs a tracheotomy using a hairpin as a life saving incision when a child’s breathing collapses. The nurse and onlookers witness a tense, nearly fatal moment before the motor returns and the child improves. Joy thanks Hugo. the community begins a makeshift hospital effort at Jordan Cottage.
Services for David Smith will be held at his home in West Liberty Iowa on Saturday at 2 pm before burial in Alliance Ohio. The column lists visitors, travel, farm news, theft of 300 chickens near eight miles north of town, and numerous social calls and local business trips across the area including Iowa City Cedar Rapids West Branch Atalissa Twin Falls Idaho and more.
In 1828 voters faced a personal clash between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. The House backed Adams in 1824 amid a Jacksonian popular lead and a rumored Clay bargain. Adams refused to run to gain power, insisting he would serve if the people wished, while Jackson’s allies painted the administration as corrupt. No clear policy split defined the race, only rivalry between two personalities.
The narrative notes Andrew Jackson’s landslide win in 1828, carrying all states west of the Alleghenies and south of Mason Dixon, with 178 electoral votes to Adams’s 83, and John Calhoun reelected as vice president. It marks the rise of the Democratic wing within the old Republican party and the start of a new era in American history with Jackson’s presidency beginning in 1829.
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