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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1902
Page
3
The note asserts that circulation is greater than all other Muscatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily, signaling dominant regional readership.
The Journal has set up agencies at Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery. End of street car trace. Extra papers will be on sale nightly at these locations. Regular subscribers who miss delivery can pick up papers at these agencies.
The list names Secretary of State W. B. Martin Adair County Auditor of State B. F. Carroll Davis County Treasurer of State G. S. Gilbertson Winnebago County Raile E. A Dawson and Commissioner Bremer County
A Republican delegate convention will be held in Muscatine Iowa at the courthouse on Saturday September 13 1902 at 11 am. Delegates from townships and wards will nominate candidates for county offices including Auditor Clerk Recorder Attorney and two Supervisors. Representation is one delegate per township ward and for every 26 votes or fraction of 10 or more cast for Governor Cummins in 1901.
The article extols rice as a wholesome staple and notes rising production in Louisiana and the Gulf states. It contrasts current output with that of 50–60 years earlier, highlights irrigation and technology as drivers, and observes that the United States still imports about as much rice as it grows.
President Palma lacks newspaper support as opposition grows over the Castanea concession for an electric light plant. Congress members call for impeachment while critics accuse him of overreaching independence and risking party alignment to secure a majority in both houses.
The Washington Star reports a chalked cross on his door and a looming tally of doom. It says suffrage revision secures Democratic control of elections and that those running it are adept, leaving death and taxes as the only certain outcomes in North Carolina races.
A Kansas exchange from the Iola Register recounts a passerby remarking on corn. The farmer’s boy responds that the yellow corn is intentional and jokes about the landlord taking half the crop, then counters a farmer’s insult with a quip about a fence separating fools and themselves.
The article critiques the Democratic council for failing to implement an order to rip rap the East Fifth street bridge. It notes the July 18 1901 motion by Alderman Gremmel and the council’s inactivity until the following March, contrasting it with rain and time for work and blaming Democratic negligence for property losses. It accuses opponents of shifting blame and demands explanation of why the order was not executed.
A study of the New York World week August 3 to 9 shows a small set of names dominating public attention. Roosevelt, Warrrtie, Gov Odell and others appear multiple times, highlighting media concentration on a few prominent figures.
The article extols irrigation as a modern farming science. It cites England and India spending vast sums on Nile and Indian irrigation, and cites Mr. Elmwood Mead on Missouri river irrigation potential. It projects huge productive gains and population growth from controlled waterways and larger arid regions.
In the Sixth district Democrats endorse the Kansas City platform while Des Moines delegates repudiate it. Republicans seek out Mr. Reese’s stance as Ottumwa Cour- reports hint at campaign temperature.
In St. Louis the chase continues to locate a suspect while retribution falls on local aldermen. Several have begun to testify, creating an awkward scene as others weigh how much information is safe to reveal and how much remains hidden.
The national platform bolters in the Second district deduced regular Democrats would back the Wade ticket to avoid supporting the Republicans. Now they fear the regulars may run their own ticket or abstain from voting.
The county Republican convention on Saturday will nominate men who appear to have strong support behind them. Democrats meanwhile search for candidates who can mount a competitive challenge to the party lineup.
A cautious forecast warns Jack Frost may have finally touched corn fields and flower gardens, with early morning evidence expected to appear as temperatures dip.
The article extols Muscatine as the top breakfast stop for Rock Island trains and praises the town as the best place in the west for good fare. It highlights the Muscatine island as a source of substantial luxuries.
William Zeigler reports sending for Explorer Baldwin and says definite information on the Arctic traveler’s accomplishments may be forthcoming.
The Muscatine sweet potato will serve as a proud representative of its native home for the coming months, despite a challenging year for melons.
The Third district Democrats nominated Horace Boies and requested that he draft his own political platform.
Professor Taylor of the Washing ton agricultural department notes June 1 1901 bearing trees in commercial orchards up 40 percent from 1899. He cites the Ben Davis winesap region containing nearly twice as many trees as Baldwin Northern Spy, signaling a westward shift in the apple bin of the Union and prospects for steadier prices.
Boston and Return priced at 19.00 with 19.00 via Nickel Plate Road from October 7 to 11 and valid return to November 12 by ticket deposit. Three daily trains with through sleeping cars and dining car meals 35c to 1.00. City ticket office 111 Adams St Chicago. info from John Y Calahan, 113 Adams St Chicago.
Secretary Shaw outlines a thirty day public input period for choosing post office sites in towns like Muscatine Marshalltown and Centerville with a petition method as a potential tiebreaker. A posted notice will invite views and protests before finalizing a site selection and purchase.
Paris papers claim a mystery horse changed color overnight at the Jardin des Plantes. Officials say the wild horse sheds hair seasonally, causing the hue shift. Now residents mockingly expect a sea serpent in the Seine.
Abraham Miller of Curveton Indiana, long time postmaster, finally forced off the payroll after fourteen resignations. Appointed thirteen years ago, he first offered to resign two years later but the government refused. Resignations ignored until rural delivery reached his district last week. Miller says he seeks no further government offices.
The Republicans of Seventy Six Township will meet in caucus Friday September 12 at 7 p m for nominating a township ticket and electing four delegates to attend the county convention. Per order Committeeman.
A Nebraska York county post office serves a flood of reading material with Chicago Omaha and Lincoln newspapers and a high volume of weekly and monthly magazines. The postmistress notes readers gain quality and quantity, arguing farmers and communities in Iowa and Nebraska share strong culture and interest in current affairs.
The Iowa Central railway offers greatly reduced one way tickets for harvest hands and laborers to Minnesota and the Dakotas through August 19. Visit your local ticket agent for details.
A list of Washington county Iowa Democrats pledges loyalty to the Kansas City platform and denounces re organizers opposed to it. The document states non support for candidates from conventions not adopting the platform and names numerous signatories including Miller Burns Wheelan Black Casey Minick Bongett Schoenaker McClelland Purvis Hout Schilling Casey Ziegler Patters Reis Lohberge McLean Graff Lombardo Martin Lohrer Neudigate Stewart Boyd Ferguson Ross Purvis Schilling Diller Johnson Schoesser Swift Wheelen VanDorn Knupp Gallagher Welch Springman Patterson and others.
On September 2 9 16 and 23 1902 round trip excursion tickets will be sold at all Iowa Central rail way stations to Ohio and Indiana at a low rate. Tickets valid 30 days from sale for Ohio and Indiana settlers in the west visiting the old home. For details contact your local ticket agent or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
One way fare for round trip to Boston and return by Nicxel Plate road from October 7 to 11, with meeting of Brotherhood of St. Andrews. Tickets deposited at Boston and 50 cent fee grants extended return to November 12. Vestibuled sleeping cars and first class service. Low rates to all New England points. John Y. Calahan, 113 Adams St., Chicago.
Louie Fay failed to secure the Second district seat on the resolutions committee at the Democratic state convention. Angered, he nominated Judge Thayer for mayor at the city Democratic convention on Thursday night to even the matter.
Geo J Lang declares his run for the board of supervisors pending the Republican county convention.
Howard A. Burrell describes Sunday town squawks by young roosters. The fledgling, cradled by jays and sparrows, struggles to talk, flaps, hacks, and stumbles while hens watch amused. The baby bird aims for clear speech through noisy practice.
A column describes a "pole kittie" shot in a tree on the J. C. Conger grounds and riffs on animal behavior. It lampoons a dainty gait, compares tail signals across species, and ends with a parable about a rooster and a chicken-devouring minister chasing prey.
Furs grow scarce and prices jump about a third this fall as dealers report a nearly 50 percent drop in skins over the year. Sealskin supply tightens while costly Persian lamb jackets and skirts appear, and traders deny a fur trust, citing global hunting decline and competition for scarce skins.
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