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Newspaper
Davenport Daily Republican
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1901
Page
1
A fragment notes figures who adorned the throne of the Hohenzollerns, signaling a closing chapter in the dynasty's storied reign and inviting readers to consider its legacy within European history.
In a dinner honoring Prince Nicholas of Greece at Kifissia a former cavalry captain, Prince Muruzi, burst in and throttled Lieutenant Palliot, adjutant to Prince Nicholas. The prince struck Muruzi with a stick, and the assailant fought back before guests overpowered him and carried him away.
H M S Viper the torpedo boat destroyer once hailed as the fastest afloat was wrecked on rocks off Alderney Island in the English channel during a mimic fleet battle. The crew was rescued and landed at St Anne's. The wreck occurred in the narrow strait between Alderney and the Jersey coast, a perilous passage in rough seas.
A Vienna dispatch to the Daily Express reports Klausenberg in Transylvania rising against Hungarian rule. Germans form the majority, menacing Maygar dominance. officials’ house occupants escaped, municipal buildings stormed and wrecked. Troops summoned. casualties reported.
Philadelphia reacts to William Moland's crop survey noting promising conditions in Minnesota and Dakota. Wheat expected about 15 bushels per acre with oats rye barley and corn also yielding well and acreage rising from last year. Local dealers sought Western crop updates as relief from drought fears eased.
Emma Andrews an actress dying in wretched lodgings confesses Dora Richards daughter of John Richards a wealthy Brazilian merchant is in her custody. The father had searched for ten years. Read the Daily Republican for the news.
Pittsburg August day reports limited strike results in the city while Leechburg Hyde Park and Wellsville restart operations. Five plants run, McKeesport fears flare. Amalgamated fights to keep nonmembers out. Warrants out for 17 strikers, several arrested and bailed. Hender son backed by potters union. President Shaffer extends time, awaiting settlement prospects.
President Shaffer voiced a faint glimmer of hope for settling the steel workers strike in Pittsburg. He said his firm stance prevented a general strike, and noted he warned manufacturers to settle within ten days before calling out the tin plate mills, prompting a conference that broke off without final agreement.
The national board of United Mine Workers met Illinois coal operators in Indianapolis to resolve a strike of 200 Belleville hoisting engineers. Illinois Operators Assoc. leaders and Scroggs Cutts Morehead attended. progress expected, with President Mitchell due tomorrow and another meeting planned.
San Francisco August 5 The strike outlook worsens as Mayor Phelan loses mediation and labor council takes control. Up to 50 more unions could be called, about 25 000 workers empowered. Waterfront activity shows modest gains but inexperience limits progress, delaying freight relief.
In San Francisco on August 5 the labor council ordered out 660 sand teamsters. The move threatens a building stoppage and could force about 5,000 carpenters to quit work due to inability to secure supplies.
Washington August 5 Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Taylor received a telegram from ship owners and masters in San Francisco reporting a strike prevents loading and asking that Chinese workers be allowed to unload vessels under guard near the wharfs. Taylor refused citing the Chinese exclusion act and keeping Chinamen off the docks.
St. Paul Aug 5 the state game and fish commission vows strict action to curb out of season shooting. Hunters catching prairie chickens during plover and woodcock season face seizure of dogs guns rigs and wagons plus camps provisions and horses for big game poachers. Agent Fullerton has dispatched numerous wardens with over 100 watchers in the field, many unfamiliar to hunters.
New York, Aug. 5. George C. Thomas, a director at the Consolidated Stock Exchange, risks a one million dollar fine and a thousand years in prison as prosecutors allege he violated the stamp tax law by failing to attach $2 worth of stamps to every hundred shares sold. Thomas contends the law is unconstitutional and has challenged internal revenue officials to arrest him. authorities now proceed to test the case.
Audubon Iowa August 5 Nerman Hohn 19 son of Chris Hohn farmer north of town killed last night around 7. He tied a rope about 25 feet around a horse s neck and started to move. The rope loop caught his foot as the horse fled dragging him through barbed wire fences. He died before aid could reach him. This is the second son lost by the Horns in recent years.
Initial steps toward a two day Iowa Falls baseball tournament this month promise a strong state lineup. Adrian C. Anson will umpire four games between four top Iowa teams as subscriptions cover expenses. Committees are organizing details and the event may be held mid to late month.
At a preliminary hearing in Sioux City Ben McKnight was ordered to stand for the grand jury on a second degree murder charge in his wife’s death on June 14. Bond set at 10000 but not posted. Defense argued lack of admissible evidence due to questioned witness statements. No eyewitnesses to the beating.
Des Moines report states Governor Shaw has ordered payment of a $250 reward offered by Governor Drake in 1897 for the capture of Joe Wolverton. Wolverton is accused of killing Mary Gilfillin in Clarke County in 1896, with Marion F. King of Cambridge receiving $150 and W A Swearingen of Berlin Nebraska receiving $100 of the reward.
Sioux City reports B C Wood head consul of the Fraternal Choppers of America died Wednesday night in Moline Ill. His death may elevate Prof. H A Miller president of Metropolitan Business College and Sioux City's head adviser next in line to the head consulship. The event could move the head camp from Boone to Sioux City.
Mack McCumsey, who shot Miss Mamie Reed ten days ago and then fired two bullets into his own brain, remains alive and has been moved to Esmerville hospital. Doctors call the case extraordinary as the patient has stayed conscious, walked unassisted, and doctors expect possible full recovery before any murder trial.
Word arrives that Father Flavin will reach Des Moines within ten days, likely between August 8 and 15. Members of St Ambrose parish eagerly await their spiritual adviser after his several weeks in Ireland.
The Democratic state convention will be held in Des Moines on August 21. In other news, Henry Hamm shot his neighbor William Bunten bach over a dispute about a wandering calf on Mutith’s premises, likely fata lly wounding him. A prison census update from Anamosa shows 442 inmates on July 1 and 419 on July 31, with a net annual decrease of 54. Crop reports from Clarinda State Hospital note green corn and minor damage, with potato crops seriously hurt. A fire at the Doon area farm of comins destroyed ten horses and much machinery. Joseph James of Creston sues the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad for 1 999.99 in damages.
A band car struck near Prescott a few weeks ago as it crossed a bridge, sending occupants jumping from the vehicle. Details remain sparse while authorities review the incident and seek witnesses.
Daniel W. Martin of Guthrie recalls joining a vigilante group that pursued the Benders in 1873. He says a court was formed, Old Man Bender confessed, and ten vigilantes were chosen to execute the plan. Kate Bender reportedly fought and was shot, with the others killed, horses shot, and the Benders’ hoard burned and scattered.
New York August 5 J C Charpentier president of the French railway in Porto Rico visits to discuss establishing a central sugar factory near Arecibo with Have Meyers. He cites sugar crop values rising from 5 to 12 million dollars next year, notes widespread poverty and cyclone damage, and notes English instruction in 850 schools amid a shifting American presence and a potential cigar industry.
Chicago authorities enforce a 20 car limit for freight trains with Chief ONeill and Acting Health Commissioner Reilly ordering curbs on longer runs. Police may arrest engineers operating trains exceeding the legal limit amid citywide transport crackdowns.
Rochester, Aug 5. Walter Scott, inventor, reports a breakthrough in his new liquid gas. He can liquefy it at will and produce it by a cold chemical process. He also claims to compress it into a bottle and, with a pipe and burner, obtain a brilliant light as if using ordinary gas.
Boston Sub marine Signal company has government permission to build a cable house at Lone Rock Nahant and a similar house at Minot's lodge. The system will guide vessels entering Boston harbor by signaling from up to twelve miles offshore. A dynamo for the Nahant bell station will be placed at Egg harbor and the system should be operative within weeks after completion.
An ad promoting Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for stomach and digestion related diseases. It claims the product enables complete digestion and assimilation of food, builds the body, and restores strength. A testimonial from J. L. Lumsden of Atlanta praises recovery from asthma and nasal catarrh after treatment, noting significant weight gain and lifelong health.
The Kosta Glass works at Stockholm the largest in Sweden were burned on Monday. The item notes other international affairs including congresses in Berlin and a Brooklyn bridge examination, plus cultural trades and social happenings from Europe and America.
Insanely jealous carpenter William Schultz stabbed his wife to death and then shot himself, with the bodies found by Schultz's daughter.
At the National Amateur Championship Meet in Buffalo, Walter Smith of New York lowered the five mile amateur paced record with a time of 8 minutes 27 5/6 seconds. The event was part of the Pan American Exposition Stadium program.
Rockton won the opening Saratoga handicap race of the meeting with odds of 10 to 1. The mile and furlong event finished in 1 53 1-5, Water Cure took second and Water Color finished third in the field of contestants.
Paris Matin proclaims Gaston Stiegler the champion globe trotter after a 63 day circumnavigation. The Globe reports from Hearst’s Chicago American that Stiegler did not receive a congratulatory note from Fitzmorris and accuses the rival journalist of lies and fakery regarding dispatches and the journey, noting Stiegler’s route via Flushing Vancouver and a waiting train.
T Mason of Boone and H W Byers of Harland lead a list of attendees including Senator A B Funk Spirit Lake and Judge I H Hessel Sioux Rapids with L K Wynn Des Moines visiting for the Cummins State Convention club. Harriman supporters F A Harriman B H Mallory and Col L B Raymond arrive as D H Young Rochester officials join. Trewin aides J B Bythe Mason City and A G Stewart D H Bowen headquarters. Barrett State Superintendent to Marion institute with Clifton base. Foster Guthrie Center and Wilson Adair run Herriott HQ.
Steamship arrivals noted include the London Minnehaha from New York, Glasgow Sardinian from New York via Southampton, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse from New York, Liverpool Tunisian from Montreal, and New York Marqueste from London.
King Oscar of Sweden revises his memoirs to be published as Leisure Hours. The 253 notebooks, written in a fine hand, will form two volumes when released.
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