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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1900
Page
6
A local grocer invites patrons with assurance of pure fresh groceries and stable prices to secure ongoing trade. The message emphasizes dependable quality and continued patronage without fluctuating costs.
New York and railroad executives plan a lake and rail grain pool with Vanderbilts, Erie, Lehigh Valley and Lackawanna sharing traffic: Harriot will set and enforce rates east of Buffalo to maintain fixed percentages. The pool abolishes New York competition, targets Philadelphia Baltimore and Virginia ports, and is the third such effort following An nan and a 1808 trunk line pool.
Kid McCoy rebuts his wife’s charge of a fake fight saying he sent only one message during training and directed none other. He claims his wife forged telegrams and offers to pay for any cipher or plain telegrams about the bout except the one to Harry Hynds confirming a win in ten rounds. He invites telegraph companies to reveal all messages.
An advertisement extols Zall’s Lightning Cough Cure claiming fast throat relief. The copy emphasizes rapid action and consumer benefit, presenting the product as a superior remedy for persistent coughing. The misspelled brand style suggests a historical ad tone.
Three armed men robbed the First National Bank in Winnemucca Nevada at noon. They forced cashiers and staff to surrender, opened the safe taking three sacks of gold coins plus the office coins, then escaped on horses after five minutes. Shots exchanged but no injuries reported.
In Ivansville Indiana on September 20 a circuit court trial debated a chicken valued at 25 cents. Lula James of Howell swore out a malicious trespass affidavit against Charles Walters for wounding the chicken. Walters appealed a prior justice court conviction and won after a full day in court with notable local businessmen on the jury.
Liszie Hamilton and Grace Hughes, members of the Victoria Burlesquers, a New York troupe in Paterson at the Bijou theater, were asphyxiated by escaping gas. Their bodies lay near the doorway after a late night party, found by Minnie Desmond at 11 in the morning.
Manila reports 1000 Filipinos clashed with detachments of the Fifteenth and Thirty-seventh infantry regiments. American losses were twelve killed, twenty six wounded and five missing. Other items include a Staunton, Illinois shooting, court ruling on Standard Oil, Galveston relief progress, and Transvaal and labor notes.
A Muscatine Journal item voices sorrow over widespread saloon activity and its toll on women and children. It denounces open saloons on Sundays, calls for police action, and laments drunkenness harming mothers, fathers, and homes in South Muscatine.
The poem The Passing reflects on life's end and a son’s sacrifice earning divine praise. A second piece, Another Question, questions finding a wealthy maiden for financial ease, lampooning matchmaking with a father’s wealth and installment plans.
A correspondent praises the Journal for condemning the street fair and supporting lawful conduct. The piece argues city officials failed to enforce law during the event, urges voters to demand change, and cites Mr. Fowler’s sermon on duty and oath. It advocates broad moral accountability from public officeholders.
In Indiana at Madison Judge Bear travels to Vevay to preside over the trial of Frederick Gilbert a 20 year old farmer charged with shooting Mrs James Banta at Craig Switzerland county. Gilbert claims jealousy and revenge spurred him to use a shotgun. In Wisconsin two well dressed men arrested at Tomah are charged with a Wilton bank robbery last Sunday night they gave no names and fled into the woods after the blast and a volley from the bank.
Thomas Hubbard, once contracted as superintendent for the Illinois Cotton Compress Co, refuses discharge and uses force to control a East St Louis warehouse. He blocks $50,000 worth of goods and threatens violence to anyone attempting delivery. The case seeks a writ of ejectment in Belleville court.
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