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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1902
Page
3
Notice states Muscatine mailing status as Second Class Mail Matter. The Daily Journal publishes every evening on weekdays except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal runs 8 pages on Tuesday and 12 pages on Friday nights.
Circulation guarantees exceed all other Muscatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily. Subscriptions offered include daily, semi weekly, and longer terms with varying rates and prepaid postage.
The Journal lists city agencies in Kecklerville Chayka grocery West Muscatine Sharrar grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn grocery to distribute extra papers nightly. Subscribers missing deliveries may pick up papers at these locations.
The text lists officials including Secretary of W B Martin Auditor of State B F Carroll Davis County Treasurer G S Gilbertson Winnebago County Clerk Sir J C Crockett Supreme Reporter Supreme Court W W Cornwall Clay County Railroad Commissioner E A Dawson Bremer County. The fragment mentions multiple offices without a connected event or actions.
A ballot slate lists Auditor Aaron C. Noble, Clerk Charles Richman, Recorder Charles H. Reesink, Attorney, and Supervisor candidates Ed. P. Ingham and M. Bernick seeking election to county offices.
The piece cites Speaker Henderson on equitable sharing of profits between capital and labor. It cites Census of Manufactures data for 1900 and 1890, showing establishments, salaried officials, wage earners, expenses, cost of materials, and value of products, calculating capital’s share at about 20 percent and noting shifts in employment and salaries.
A report notes wages fell from 445 to 438 dollars annually between 1890 and 1900 while salaries rose from 800 to 1018 dollars. The rise is blamed largely on a sharp drop of 63,835 salaried officials and clerks. It questions how to divide the fruits of a vast workforce across 512,339 establishments and 5,316,802 wage earners.
The piece notes a projected Republican gain in Muscatine county with majorities over 1000. It asserts Auditor Noble will continue another term, praises Charley Richman at the clerk’s desk, and endorses Days, Bernick, and C. H. Reesink for continued county service. Speech by William Hoffman in Clinton supports his bid for congress.
Ed. P. Ingham has been a energetic county attorney with successful trials. The Republican convention harmony drew criticism from some who wanted mistakes. With renominated officials, the opposition seeks to disparage them, but voters favor continued proven leadership over untried men.
A landlady's daughter, offended by a gift from a married man, rejects a book. A legal document from Elizabeth Jenks claims consent to present books to the landlady's daughter, sworn before a notary. The landlady's daughter's reaction remains unknown, per Mrs. Jenks.
The Black Diamond Express departs Buffalo at noon via the Lehigh Valley railroad bound for New York. It offers a la carte dining car service and luxurious parlor and day coaches with stop-overs allowed at Niagara Falls on all through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
Denver reports a Santa Fe passenger train crashed with a freight near Littleton. Engineer Mack Eberhart Fireman Edward Pettingill and John Rogers were killed. Engineer Stewart and several passengers were injured. The freight was descending a steep grade at high speed.
A travel essay from Whifville Nova Scotia Sept 9 1902 reflecting on Grand Pre Evangeline history the Acadian deportations of 1755 and two sides of the story. The author visits Wolfville Blomidon Lookoff and Annapolis valleys noting tourism folklore culture the Evangeline country tides apples and Dominion Atlantic railway routes.
Washington notes the treasury chief faces a hard task moving funds for record crops. The article explains silver shipments, bank transfers, and how modern credit reduces cash movement, with specifics on currency packing, regional demand, and the contrast to historical transport methods.
Promote $8.50 round trip to Cleveland with service on September 26 and 27 and a return deadline of October 28. Three daily trains with vestibuled sleeping cars and American Club meals priced 35 cents to $1.00 alongside a la carte dining. City Ticket Office Chicago Adams Street. General Agent John Y. Calahan, 113 Adams Street.
Dialogue captures a playful exchange about sightseeing in New York. One character teases that while many sights exist, some will remain unseen because the companion plans to accompany them. The tone is informal and humorous, reflecting a casual notification.
Advertises round trip rail fare to Cleveland via Nickel Plate Road for September 26 and 27 with return extended to October 28 on ticket deposit in Cleveland. First class equipment and service. Three daily trains from Chicago Passenger Station Harrison Street and 6th Avenue. John Y. Callahan general agent Chicago address for particulars.
In Czenstopau Hungary an antisemitic riot resulted in fourteen Jewish deaths and one police officer killed, with forty three others wounded as the violence erupted yesterday in Vienna reporting.
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