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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
1
One serious report notes the destroyer Ribble or a related vessel damaged in an accident during maneuvering. The ship was engaged in maneuvers when a shock occurred and caused damage to the vessel or nearby craft.
Wireless report says the British battleship Britania suffered a boiler explosion with several injured. she is expected to arrive at Portsmouth that evening. In Hartwich, the torpedo boat destroyer Gala was cut in two and sunk near the Kentish Knock by the scout cruiser Attentive. Ribble aided, with two compartments flooded. Engineer Lieutenant Fletcher of Gala drowned. two other British warships recently suffered serious accidents including the Gipralter collision with the American liner St Paul with heavy loss of life.
Des Moines authority ruling denies a state permit to the Co- Operative Company of Sioux City to issue stock. Attorney General Byers says state liquor laws prohibit corporate retail sale of intoxicating liquors, reserving such business for individuals to ensure personal responsibility.
President J. H. Walker and UMW officers issued a circular to Illinois miners advising against striking and urging acceptance of the operators contract, calling it the best in the history of the organization.
Kurdish populations in Armenian provinces bordering Russia have grown aggressive and engaged in disorder and massacre. Armenian civilians flee across the border into Russian territory as waves of unrest unfold.
Washington April 28 Roosevelt says he has built two battleships this year and expects two more annually as part of a naval plan. He argues four ships now would have let the United States dictate disarmament terms, while two now and two later keeps the nation among world leaders in naval growth but not in power to stop aggression.
Iawn and Illinois forecast partly cloudy with continued cool air. Tonight and Wednesday show continued cool temperatures and likely frost. Sunrise at 4 51, sunset 6 46, moonrise 4 13 a m.
Washington dispatch reports the presidents message to Congress was read in the senate only after postponement and not read in full. house attendance was low under new rules, delaying formal reception. The message calls for employer liability, district child labor law, waterways funding, tariff study, and postal savings banks. It urges temporary financial measures and a commission of experts to revise the tariff and financial system.
New York April 28 Six thousand assembled at St Patrick’s Cathedral for a thanksgiving service marking a century of Catholic progress in the city Cardinal Gibbons preached a sermon and congratulatory messages came from Pope Pius X Roosevelt and other religious figures He urged the laity to unite with bishops and clergy in promoting religion and humanity and to take an active role in civic life
Bush Bradfield a cigar maker at Dehner Cigar Co in Burlington Iowa cut his throat at work today Despondent over ill health He leaves a wife and six children The tragedy occurred April 28 and was reported as a special dispatch
La Plata Missouri April 28 fire last night threatened the town and destroyed ten business buildings causing about fifty thousand dollars in losses.
In Charleston Illinois the Sunday revivals ended after 2,467 conversions. The formal last day was Sunday though the revival concluded the previous evening. The free will offering for Mr Sunday reached the $6,000 mark today.
In Elizabeth New Jersey on April 28 a freight and a passenger train collision near South Elizabeth station left one man fatally endangered and many injured. A telephone pole near the track prevented a coach carrying passengers from tumbling down a 15 foot embankment following the crash. Railroad traffic was blocked for hours.
Western delegation for Taft as a unit likely Arkansas will instruct for him. Pueblo Colorado April 28 Republicans held a state convention selecting delegates-at-large to the national convention with the entire delegation going to Chicago for Taft. Hot Springs Arkansas April 28 delegates expect to instruct for Taft. Trenton New Jersey April 28 Democrats convene to name twenty four national delegates with anticipated uninstructed delegation.
La Porte Indiana April 28 Mrs Belle Gunnerson and her three young children perished in an incendiary fire that gutted their country home. The hired man Joseph Maxson barely escaped with his life. A persistent young man has harassed Mrs Gunnerson but cannot be found.
Mason City Iowa April 28 Irving Wells a factory laborer was critically poisoned by strychnine after eating a pie from a tin lunch pail at noon. Police investigate how poison entered the pie while exonerating plant workers.
John H. Baker, a farmer near Ottumwa, sues W. S. Pumphrey a South Ottumwa grocer and former alderman for 5000 damages alleging offenses against his wife Rosa who had dealings at the Pumphrey store over the years.
Selig Silverstein, who attempted to bomb a group of policemen in Union Square weeks ago and was injured by the premature explosion, died today. His companion was killed in the blast.
Opera star Emma Eames sues her ex husband for return of clothes and furniture. The case, filed in New York, seeks recovery of personal property allegedly held by the former spouse.
John Norris of the New York Times testified before the House special committee on news print paper and wood pulp detailing a concerted action by manufacturers. He alleged mills coordinated prices and restricted sales, with output shaves and one year contracts. Norris cited a 202 newspaper price increase list from $2 to $17 per ton over two years.
Washington April 28 Lawrence O Murray took the oath of office as comptroller of the currency and immediately began duties in the new role.
Cleveland of Ohio begins a new era as a restructured transit system offers free rides today signaling the end of a seven year fare dispute. President Dupont assumes control of the newly organized Cleveland Railway Company at midnight, promising continued free transportation to residents.
The United States Steel Company directors declare a quarterly dividend of 1 percent on preferred stock and 0.5 percent on common stock, unchanged from the prior quarter. For the quarter ending March 31, net earnings total $18,229,000, down $20,893,000 from the same quarter last year, with a quarter surplus of $7,900, a decline of $5,677,000.
A cyclone on the St Francis river capsized the sixty-two ton steamboat Marion near Helena Arkansas. Captain W A Joyce commanded the vessel with seventy two aboard including the Wright Exposition Company carnival troupe. Twelve passengers died and seven were injured in the disaster that occurred Sunday afternoon while heading from Helena to Caruthersville.
The body of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman ex premier of Great Britain was laid to rest beside his wife in Meigle Scotland in the village churchyard today in front of a large crowd of mourners.
The body of Theron Illick, son of attorney J. T. Illick, who drowned when a sailboat capsized on March 12, was recovered this morning about a mile south of Burlington.
Representative Olmstead said Lilley may be called before the house bar and expelled. Lilley was absent due to illness and near nervous collapse, with his attorney Frank L. Brown of Connecticut surprised by the threat. Lilley admitted no charges were proven and said only rumor supported the inquiry.
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