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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
1
Miss Tona Dunlap shows strong strain in condition with steady posture, indicating resilience and poise amid tests. Report notes calm demeanor and routine activities continuing despite limited mobility.
In Dunlap murder hearings at Aledo Illinois, 185 jurors examined and ten accepted with fifty more eyed. The grand jury also weighs indictments over a Sherrard case involving Dr Manon and Miss Frances Edgar accused of conspiring to defeat justice using poisoned candy.
A female bookkeeper is officially entitled to the title of countess, tracing a formal recognition of noble rank and social status within the documented designation.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania openly acknowledged sending a letter to the statehood committee urging a Democratic tilt in the omnibus statehood bill. He stated he would vote next Wednesday with a senate majority, despite Republican resentment as he was the lone committee member to back Arizona and New Mexico admission.
James J. Corbett filed suit for 25000 dollars against an evening paper that claimed he attempted to smoke in front of women aboard a Baltimore and Ohio train and was halted by a conductor. He says the report harmed his reputation as a gentleman.
A severe snow storm rages from Philadelphia to the east, nearly a blizzard with railroad service crippled telegraph and telephone wires down. Anthracite coal regions report coal mines shut down while shipping sustains heavy damage along the Virginia and Carolina coasts.
Chicago December 5. F A Smith owner and Edward Weber night clerk of the Lincoln hotel face manslaughter charges as 14 died in Thursday morning blaze. Case continued to the fifteenth. public outrage over fire safety at cheap hotels grows. Victims identified include the Yocum father and son from Davenport. Survivors named include David Neuman West Liberty and S H Noel Davenport. W J Thomas Cedar Rapids among the injured.
The Milo Doran building in Nichols saw burglars enter the post office on Wednesday night. They blew open the safe, stealing $58 in cash and a quantity of stamps before escaping. Officials, led by J. E. Hesser, seek clues to identify the criminals.
Three masked men entered the Eagle club room in Pocatello Idaho last night and held up 35 inmates. They escaped with 1000 dollars. In Los Angeles the Wells Fargo wagon strong box was looted on the way to the depot with a large sum taken and driver Spalding missing.
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin introduced a bill in the house making publication of personal crisis report details a misdemeanor. It provides punishment by fine, imprisonment, or both.
A early morning blaze in Legrand, Marshall County, Iowa, destroyed the drug store and residence of Mrs. M. H. Dobson. The fire caused by a defective furnace resulted in a $10,000 loss with $5,000 covered by insurance.
Chicago December 5 Special Indications show threats tonight and Saturday with possibly light snow flurries across Iowa.
Washington reports doctors say Reed shows constant improvement in temperature and pulse. Breathing normal, aroused from initial misdiagnoses of gastritis and appendicitis to uraemia as the likely cause. Liverpool wheat and corn futures move with minor changes while market quotes list cattle prices from Reeves to Texas stockers.
Chicago market update from J. Tober and Co. Hogs receipts 33,000, mixed to lower. prices 5.90 to 6.65. Cattle receipts 4,000, steady open. Sheep 14,000, steady to strong. Kansas City and Omaha hog and cattle receipts listed. Minneapolis and Duluth figures for today, last week, and last year provided.
Wheat traded in a tight range with Armour and Counselman selling to push to 75% before closing steady with partial recovery as Argentine harvest hopes buoy sentiment. Corn was dull with May selling pressure by Bartlett F and later support from commissions. December steadied. Oats firm on limited selling. December strongest with cash demand underpinning. Provisions active as packers supported gains, some profit taking limiting advance but overall bullish tone.
The Journal advises readers to check the evening edition for a full set of Christmas advertisements. It promises gift ideas, sale details, and holiday options to help shoppers plan purchases.
Iowa City December news reports Charles Holada sentenced to life in Ft. Madison for the June 20 1902 River Junction murder of James Gallaugher. Judge Wade cites records and a second degree murder plea, while petitions for mercy surface. Mrs Pia Gallaugher, recently acquitted of murder, is indicted for perjury and remains elusive possibly in Canada.
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