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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
1
Chicago transit operators walk off without warning seeking higher pay and shorter work hours. Agency reports widespread disruption across bus and rail service as crews stage multiple protests.
Chicago union claims only 28 of 800 operators at work while company counters with higher figures. Reports from St Louis Denver Salt Lake indicate sympathy strikes. Western Union night shift joins walkout, with 985 expected to leave at dawn and 700 daytime workers affected in Chicago.
San Francisco on August 9 reports that representatives of Jimmie Britt and Joe Gans signed articles for a lightweight bout in the city this September.
Washington reports Georgia Democrat James M Griggs predicts William Jennings Bryan will be nominated for the presidency by the Democrats next year. He says Bryan commands strong party support across the south west and east and could unite the party if elected. Griggs favoring southern candidates like Culberson Williams and Daniels if Bryan declines.
J E Williams, enraged after being forced off a passenger train at West Liberty, tried to molest the fast express No 8 throwing stones at moving coaches. He and companions damaged an observation car window and fled toward Atalissa after riding a passing engine.
Frank Ratzlaff a 50 year old prominent farmer and church worker in Sharon township Johnson county Iowa shot himself before dawn. The coroner says he was insane and had attacked his wife with a revolver beating her over the head twice. Authorities note domestic trouble and a prior head blow may explain the tragedy. He leaves a wife and four daughters.
Secretary Taft plans to attend the inaugural session of the Philippine assembly. Governor General Smith reports the body will convene October 16 with Taft arriving in Manila on October 14 for the opening ceremony.
In Mannheim Germany on August 9 Baron Karl Lindenau, who claimed Prof Karl Hall did not kill Frau Molitor, was arrested on blackmail charges. He allegedly wrote Olga Molitor a letter asserting she fired the fatal shot and promised silence for marriage. she handed the letter to police after Hall’s trial and subsequent death sentence.
Funeral services for Paul Seevers longtime railroad official and Muscatine native were held at his father's home with Rev. Jay W Somerville officiating. Burial followed at Forest Cemetery in a procession noted as one of the city's longest. Honorary Masonic pallbearers and Seevers relatives attended, with several Minneapolis and St Louis railroad officials among mourners.
Passengers arriving in Tangier tell of the slaughter of Jews and abuse of women at Casablanca. The city is said to be largely burned with streets strewn with decomposing bodies and an epidemic feared. Paris reports Admiral Philibert telegraphs that General Drudes’ camp near Casablanca was attacked by six thousand horsemen and repelled.
State officials led by Governor Comer reach a deal with Southern railroad to reinstate its Alabama license. Starting September 1, 1907 the two and a half cent passenger fare act and freight rate cuts on 110 Alabama commodities take effect, pending final constitutional tests by the court. Federal injunctions stay in force for other railroad laws from the winter session.
Four railroad employees are dead and three seriously injured in a head on collision between freight trains on the Western and Atlantic lines, one mile north of Dalton, Georgia, late yesterday afternoon.
Denver reports Moyer will pick his defense attorney. He is conferring with Darrow and if the choice rests with him, Darrow will be selected.
Jacob Leutzke suffered serious injuries when his wagon was struck by a street car at Second and Oak streets about 11 30 am. The horse fled briefly before being recaptured. Leutzke was treated at home by Dr Klein after being knocked to the ground. conflict arose over which vehicle yielded.
A telegram from Maxatlan reports a pitched clash at the El Fuerte construction camp of the Kansas City Mexican and Orient railway. Three Japanese were killed and three seriously injured, while three Mexicans were mortally wounded and one killed. The clash followed a dispute between a Japanese and a Mexican days earlier.
South Bend Indiana August 9 The Lake Shore Twentieth Century Limited west bound collided with a wrecked freight train at Chesterton. Passengers were shaken but none injured. two trainmen suffered minor injuries.
A marshal escorted Williams and three other men back to West Liberty after a tense encounter on a train to Atalissa. Williams resisted but eventually accompanied the marshal. another man was taken as a witness. Williams’ hearing was scheduled for this afternoon with possible binding over to the grand jury and transport to Muscatine that evening.
In Boston on August 9, Daniel J. Tobin of Boston won the presidency of the Team Drivers and Helpers International Union, defeating incumbent Cornelius P. Shea who had led for four years. Tobin 104 votes to Shea 94.
E M Warner and family and Henry Meyers returned home last evening at 9 o clock after a Rambler trip. They left Chicago at 6 40 Wednesday evening, stayed in Wheaton Illinois 25 miles from Chicago, then drove 220 miles to Muscatine. No tire trouble occurred throughout the 841 mile journey.
While hauling baled hay from the cars near the fish market to the Whittaker barn a burr dropped off Peter Brauer's wagon and spilled the hay. With help from several men the burr was replaced and the hay reloaded.
The forecast notes showers tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures on Saturday. Sunrise is 4 53 and sunset 7 04 with the moon visible.
Giorgio Quagenti and Giovanni Grasiano, Italians, were hanged this morning in the county jail for the murder of Angelo Cappabianca, a Pittsburg merchant.
The article argues the practical path to reach the intended end is by extending the Erdman Law’s scope to encompass every employer and employee. It emphasizes a comprehensive application over selective enforcement.
Washington officials weigh general arbitration to settle labor disputes with capital. The Erdman act is discussed as a model, with officials noting mediation first and arbitration later, not compulsory. Lawmakers may extend arbitration beyond railroads to other common carriers and watershipping, though officials doubt compulsory or publicized causes will suffice.
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