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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1902
Page
3
The Daily Journal is published every evening on weekdays except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal appears as 8 pages on Tuesdays and 12 pages on Fridays.
The passage argues that Speaker Henderson's action is not like Samson pulling down the temple of Dagon. It asserts the Republican party is not a temple of Dagon and no man can topple its pillars. Henderson's declination is likened to Senator Conkling's resignation over Garfield appointments, a misdirected protest that harmed him more than others.
The article argues that business leaders in the southern democracy will consolidate cannery interests into a single trust with headquarters in New Orleans. It critiques democratic orators for citing trusts as evidence of corrupting power and notes that while theoretically opposed, many Democrats profit from trusts.
An exchange argues that Democrats pretend to fight trusts while repurposing old free trade arguments. The piece contends their editorials reveal a deceptive pivot to push familiar policies in a new guise.
The speaker accuses the Democrats of having no plan or policy and opposing the government. Republicans are described as disorganized and lacking a unifying issue. Whitney is cited saying the party is without an issue or a leader and aims only to access the public treasury.
The American free traders argue they are the only group proposing to dismantle their own trusts by methods that would foster the importation of trust products from other nations.
The Census Bureau in Washington issues a statement highlighting a steady rise in the average age of the population from one decade to the next, noting implications for policy and planning.
The report notes the 1900 total population median age at 22.8 compared with 21.9 in 1900. White median is 23.4 while colored is 19.7. in 1890 whites 22.4 and colored 18.3. Over 1810 to 1900 white median rose 7.4 years. Causes include medical advances, fewer births, and large adult emigration since 1840.
A local library adds new books to entertain readers for weeks and a Muscatine figure anticipates news on a new post office site. Riverside park prospects rise as Columbus Junction foresees a bright fair with a large turnout.
Since the Maine election Republicans carried the state by a remarkable majority for an off year, the Democratic hope of success has been decidedly less.
Many investigate Henderson's withdrawal beyond his letter and statement, creating a broad field for speculation and generous opportunity for imagination to run.
Democrats completed actions last night to organize the caucus and appoint committees for forming the delegations. If left to those present, vacancies would have appeared in the convention Saturday.
The Sweetland correspondent reports wide Republican enthusiasm across the county. Farmers plan to heed Congressman Smith’s advice and stop gathering crops for a day to stabilize prices for the year.
William Hoffman attends district county conventions and convinces attendees he is fully qualified to serve in Congress. Supporters believe a strong win is possible, and the campaign aims to erode opposition by proving Hoffman's broad appeal and competence.
A father quizzes his son after a visit to Wall Street with Uncle Jake. They discuss trusts mergers corners deals prosperity and a ticket. The boy offers stark comical definitions while the father affirms his cleverness in a light reader tone.
For harvest hands and laborers the Iowa Central railway offers greatly reduced one way rates to points in Minnesota and North and South Dakota through August 19. See your local ticket agent.
Special Correspondence from Digby Nova Scotia September 13 1902 recalls Annapolis Forts and Port Royal history, St John and Digby Basins, Loyalists, Reversing Falls and the Dominion and Atlantic Railway. The piece blends travel notes with historical anecdotes, local hospitality, Boer War losses, royal references, health remarks, and practical travel tips for the Nova Scotia circuit. It highlights landmarks, scenic drives, ferry routes, and the charm of the Garden Spot of Nova Scotia.
Washington dispatch notes Iowa ranks second to Nebraska for literacy among 10 to 14 year olds, with 99.63 percent able to read and write. It discusses census findings, contrasts with New York and Illinois, and mentions looming Roosevelt western trip focusing on tariff, trusts, and reciprocity. It covers Democratic campaign readiness and funding versus trust reactions.
On September 2 9 16 and 23 1902 round trip excursion tickets will be sold at all Iowa Central railway stations to Ohio and Indiana destinations at a very low rate. Tickets valid 30 days from sale. This rate aids Ohio and Indiana settlers in the west visiting the old home. Contact your local ticket agent or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minn for details.
Chicago suffers foul water supplies with typhoid fears. Water is imported, boiled or risked. Schools cut off water. children told to bring boiled water in bottles. City urged to find filtration or purification method for pupil safety.
A nickel plate line offer lists a Chicago to New York round trip at 23 dollars and 30 cents with return on or after October 14 1902. Three vestibuled trains daily at convenient hours operate October 3 to 6 with return limit specified.
American Club meals priced 35 cents to one dollar offered in dining cars on the Nickel Plate road with meals a la carte. Chicago depot at Harrison Street and Fifth Avenue. City Ticket office at 111 Adams Street, phone Central 2087. John Y. Calahan, General Agent, 113 Adams Street, Chicago, for particulars.
The Republican state convention in Birmingham endorsed Roosevelt for renomination after a vigorous debate. A substitute proposing no endorsement failed 158 to 146. Critics blamed the president’s removal of William Vaughan as North Alabama district attorney for alleged neglect of duty.
Secretary Shaw spoke in Morrisville Vermont on August 19 1902 noting that while a protective tariff does not create trusts it fosters conditions that allow capital to combine and labor to organize making it profitable. He argued tariffs influence industrial coordination.
Kansas City Journal reports no evidence tying George Fred Williams to the assault on a party of imperialists at Pitfield. The piece notes investigators have yet to connect him to the events, emphasizing ongoing probes and lack of charges.
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