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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1903
Page
2
A stranger at the Winchester jail offered Curtis Jett a bottle of whisky that was later found to contain poison. Jailor Boone seized the bottle and the man left abruptly. The whisky will be sent to the state college for analysis.
Captain William B. Martin of the New Jersey national guard leads for third place on the All American rifle team after three ranges totaling 63 of 225. Private Cook of the District of Columbia regiments scored 200 after 212 yesterday. Over two days Martin posts 218 and Cook 412. The Palma match record at Ottawa last September stood at 194 by Lt Thomas Holcomb. this year ten shooters exceed 194 with three tying it.
Ernst Von Halle of Berlin University told the American Chamber of Commerce that American trusts grew with foreign money and that American bills circulated widely in Europe. He said German bourse taxation limited transactions, diverting capital abroad and aiding foreign ventures.
The railway conductors convention adjourned to meet in Portland Oregon. The insurance committee was re elected. Mrs J H Moore of Tedo Ohio was elected president of the Ladies auxiliary and of the insurance association. Salaries of the grand president and secretary were increased by 20 dollars.
A Cheyenne report states the Union Pacific strike is won and all striking shop workers will be discharged. Superintendent Park and Master Mechanic Miland deny any settlement while crowds celebrate the supposed victory amid Great Plains tension.
Buffalo May 20 The Women s Baptist Home Missions Society adopted resolutions opposing Reed Smoot s seating in the Senate and supporting a constitutional amendment making polygamy a crime. The directors report against consolidating Baptist organizations was adopted.
London May 20 The prince and princess of Wales opened the new sailors palace in Limehouse at a cost of 180000. American women attended and contributed purses for the American room. Ambassador Choate praised American support and noted the room will welcome American sailors with Old Glory on display.
Washington reports Admiral Melville replies to Count Von Reventlow’s Berlin attack on his claims Germany’s battleships outrank others for tonnage. Melville cites higher speeds at 10 000 ton displacement, triple screw machinery for better maneuvering, and fewer luxuries freeing space for motive apparatus, arguing triple shafts improve safety radius and radar readiness.
President Roosevelt spent 15 minutes in Truckee California on May 20 delivering two brief remarks before departing for Sacramento. In Sacramento a citizen, F A Woodson, arrested a man after overhearing a statement about death and another possible. The suspect, who gave the name Randleman, had a revolver in his vest and extra cartridges and offered no explanation.
A mob seized the jail keys from the night watchman in Isdron Florida on May 20 and lynched Washington Jarvis, a white man accused of murdering his cousin Job Waldrop. Jarvis was hanged near the city, tied to a tree, after being taken from custody.
Fire levels the mining town of Little Bay in St. Johns area. The copper mine area, three churches, company stores, government buildings and 40 dwellings burned. Estimated loss runs to 50 000 dollars leaving 250 people homeless. An unrelated report notes six men knocked unconscious in a structure hit by lightning at Athelstane and a Masonic Temple fire in Bay City caused 190 000 dollars in damage.
Reports from St Joseph Missouri and nearby areas describe a fatal shooting in St Joseph as ex Lieutenant Governor Knoblock was killed after a gun misfired. Other items note a Burlington extortion attempt halted by a posse and a barber God Garault alleged self defense in Knoblock shooting.
W W Montgomery, charged with bigamy in Iowa Nebraska and Oklahoma, who escaped last Thursday after killing Jailer Jerry Emerson, is again in custody. He was found wounded under the residence of Mrs Kate W Yeth who allegedly aided his escape by giving him a revolver. Montgomery has a gunshot wound through the left lung and another through the right groin.
New York May 19 Mr Iselin says no decision yet on the Reliance and no comparison with other boats until they sail together. He adds he is not sure the Reliance will defend the cup and that the Constitution of Columbia might outsail her.
Professor Alexander Graham Bell steps down as president of the National Geographic Society. He cites inability to balance duties with his work on a new kite-flying device, promising continued scientific pursuit for more than a year.
The Woodmen of the World broadened eligibility to include bituminous coal miners and lake and river seamen. Sailor keepers were debated and rejected on May 13.
Cleveland May 39 President Roosevelt telegraphed Senator Hanna accepting the invitation to attend the wedding of Miss Ruth Hanna and Joseph Medill McCormick of Chicago to be held in Cleveland on June 16.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for indigestion and loss of flesh amid stomach and digestion disorders. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. M. J. Fagan of Syracuse praising improved health after nine bottles, plus notice of optional pellets and a mail offer for The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser.
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