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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1903
Page
1
Eighty-five men from two Muscatine button plants quit jobs after price cuts lowered blanks by a cent for most sizes and a half cent for small sizes. South Muscatine and Front Street shops shut. finishing plant at the other site keeps running. Proprieties claim business is poor and aim to resume pay terms when profitable.
In Salt Lake City on August 17 Andy Adams a waiter cut the throat of Mrs. Gerrald divorced wife of a Butte restaurant man then threw himself from a second story window after slashing his own throat Both are reported dying.
One man is hurt after cars and engines pile up at Iowa City as a wargame event continues. An Oskaloosa boy and girl suffer fatal injuries in separate incidents as President reviews warships.
President Roosevelt took part in a naval war game on the yacht Mayflower with Secretary Moody Admiral Dewey and guests. Nineteen fighting ships carried out maneuvers in the sound off Center Island as excursion boats gathered from New York Connecticut and Massachusetts. Authorities report strong winds sun and waves aiding the display.
Commodore Grossheim says a fall regatta is likely in the first week of October as many unofficial races continue nightly and local yachtmen seek official competition. The event follows a sequence of naval salutes aboard the Mayflower and Erin with Admiral Dewey present, while incidents include a fatal gun accident involving Earle Morgan and Orville Wright, and Miss Lillie Smith sustaining severe injuries from a runaway crash.
Senator Allison of Iowa and Congressman Joseph Cannon, slated as speaker of the next house, held a conference at the Auditorium Annex. Cannon declined to discuss the meeting or any possible legislation and said he was bound for Nebraska.
San Francisco reports General Miles the former regular army leader would not decline to serve as commander of the Grand Army of the Republic if elected. Connecticut and New York veterans campaign for him as delegates flood the encampment, challenging General Black amid administration criticisms.
In Kansas City Hyde Park, fashionable women shun peek-a-boo waists and open work stockings as fleas invade society. The pest targets all but favors refined social girls, causing discreet wincing and single foot wiggles as a sign of a bite.
In St. Petersburg on August 17 thousands of Jews formed a procession to bury sacred relics desecrated during the Kisheneff riots. The relics were laid to rest in an Izraelite cemetery amid a large religious ceremony.
Special market dispatch from M. J. Toher & Co. Chicago, Aug 17 reports Wheat, Corn, Oats, Hogs, Cattle and Sheep futures with bid/ask ranges and daily closes. Includes park and rib futures, Chicago live stock receipts, and weekly visible supplies. notes mixed gains and declines across commodities and regional receipts.
Salisbury reported a restless night as former Prime Minister Salisbury underwent disturbance after his visit to London on August 17.
Newport R I Aug 17 Mr and Mrs Peter D Martin hosted a unique afternoon and evening at the Casino violating the old New England Sabbath spirit by opening the grounds for a fairy like Japanese style entertainment after their morning devotions at St Marys church Ninety guests described as the cream of society attended as electric lights lit the grounds making the scene bright as day
Charles J. Glidden sends a private cablegram from Haparanda Sweden confirming progress on his Arctic crossing attempt. The Boston automobilist says latitude 65 50 and that he is progressing with the big touring machine toward the Arctic Circle.
Champ Clark of Missouri declares at Chautauqua in Atlantic that Missouri will send a solid delegation to the Democratic national convention for Senator Cockrell. He asserts Missouri Democrats are unified for Cockrell and believes his nomination would lead to his election as president.
Stephen E. Hall formerly of Aurora HL and a clerk in the department of commerce and labor killed himself with a revolver at his Washington DC home Sunday. A large picture of President Theodore Roosevelt hung on the wall behind him and the poem How to Die by Edward Vance Cook lay on the table beside him.
President Roosevelt welcomed about 2000 members of the Society of the Holy Name from Brooklyn and Long Island cities at a quarterly gathering in Oyster Bay. Special trains delivered hundreds of attendees. rain and threatening weather limited participation, yet the crowd remained attentive through the exercises.
Madrid Aug 17 Senor Jose Mace do a Spanish nobleman who resigned the artillery post to become a bull fighter made his debut Sunday killing six bulls in a dexterous fashion. Society is scandalized by the public acclaim for the new matador.
Michael Notkin travels to Carlsbad to press a claim to a $50,000 share of his mother's estate based on being recognized by a sister he has not seen for eighteen years. If the sister can identify him and prove the relationship in court they will share the estate. otherwise the fortune remains undisputed.
Mrs. Lorene Diver files in district court to block a special assessment in front of her Keokuk property. She claims the contractor hired only Keokuk citizens, making the contract void and seeks an injunction to stop collection and to declare city tax certificates null and void.
A Belgrade dispatch says Russian Vice-Consul Mandelstrom was shot near Monastir with no official confirmation yet. The report comes from Uskub and remains unverified.
Constantinople reports fifty two additional battalions have been called out as the insurrection in Macedonia spreads.
W L Pettit assistant cashier of the First National Bank and a prominent citizen shot himself this morning in Fort Wayne Indiana reportedly due to ill health.
In Branchville Indiana on August 17 Mrs Nellie Ashton horsewhipped William Carney a prospective son in law after accusing him of insulting her daughter. The rawhide whip cut the victim’s face while bright reputations of both families added to the street scene.
In New York a hotel magnate earns 500000 a year for running the Waldorf Astoria. George C Boldt, long noted as proprietor, heads the operation of the famed New York hotel, with the Waldorf chain referenced amid discussions of executive pay versus corporate capitalization.
Paris held solemn memorial services for last week's underground railroad disaster victims in Notre Dame cathedral. Cardinal Ricard pronounced absolution over the dead.
Washington August 17 The federal grand jury is expected to bring a batch of indictments this week to close the post office department investigation. Two or three indictments will target persons already indicted in the case.
The Wo men's Relief Corps will meet at Mrs. Clara E Batterson's East Front street home for a farewell reception to honor Mrs. Patterson who leaves soon for California to establish her new home. Batterson, a past president, is noted for her devoted work and will keep her local order membership, a welcome note for her Corps friends.
Chicago August 17 Special reports generally fair conditions across Iowa tonight with the east portion clear. Tuesday is expected to bring showers in the western portion and warmer temperatures overall, except the extreme southeast.
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