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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1902
Page
1
Former House speaker Reed dies after long public service career ending a influential era. Details on early life and political milestones are released by family and local officials. Funeral arrangements are pending public notices.
Washington dec 8 the eminent statesman and former house speaker Thomas Brackett Reed died in the Arlington hotel at 12 10 pm Sunday from uraemia Brights disease noted as the underlying cause family present and medical staff in attendance Reed born 1839 in Portland Me educated Bowdoin later a Maine attorney general congressman and famed author of Reed's Rules of Order his career marked by leadership in the Fifty first Fifty fourth and Fifty fifth congresses and a presidential bid in 1896.
Chicago news reports Shamrock, the grand champion steer, sold at auction after winning top prize at the Ames College stock show. The December event drew buyers and bidders seeking the premier prize animal.
Auction totals show a 1 805 pound Shamrock steer selling for 56 cents a pound to Richard Weaver of New York City, 6 cents higher than last year. Grand champion carload of fifteen Angus steers owned by C Escher of Varna Ia weighed 22 650 pounds and brought 3284 25 to Pittsburg Provision Company at 14 1/2 cents a pound.
A testimonial fund is started at Westville Bank to aid Wesley Reynolds’s family. The 16 year old was murdered while protecting entrusted treasure. His father is mentally incapable of self care and the family appeals for public benefaction in Laporte Ind. on December 8.
Barry Johnstone, the actor who shot Kate Hassett after killing her at Keith's Bijou theater stock company, died in Philadelphia. He had suffered peritonitis after the incident and died at Hahnemann hospital. His body was sent to Syracuse for burial. Hassett, in private life, was married to Everett Beckwith of Chicago. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Michael Hassett, live in Aurora Illinois.
Centerville Iowa reports Mrs John Krebbs indicted for murder in the first degree after she killed her husband last month for waking her with cold water. She remains in the county jail awaiting the January term. Her ten year old daughter stays with her and refuses to leave.
Miss Augusta Rueger died while serving as bridemaid at a friend's wedding in Bloomington Illinois. She was to be married next Wednesday and was buried Sunday in the dress that would have been her wedding gown, escorted by her chosen bridemaids and ushers.
The federal government states that price fluctuations in exchange caused residents of Mexico to pay 14 million dollars more for imported goods in the 1901 02 fiscal year than in the prior year.
England and Germany intensify efforts to press for unpaid dues and settlements. Officials signal coordinated steps to recover funds amid ongoing financial disputes and diplomatic talks.
London December 8 Premier Balfour announced in the house of commons that an ultimatum had been sent to Venezuela and that the reply was unsatisfactory. He said Britain and Germany would take measures to enforce claims, with the United States watching but not interfering unless England and Germany seek territory.
The Henry Dollman residence at Fairport burned Sunday morning after a defective chimney flue caused a kitchen fire. Neighbors saved most furniture, but the two story frame house and its contents were nearly all destroyed.
Premier Balfour is expected to appoint a royal commission to investigate municipal ownership of public utilities. The government seeks to address a major issue as success in large municipalities motivates smaller bodies to pursue similar undertakings.
Ottumwa Iowa proceeds with a new water works plant after a circuit court of appeals ruling. The city let a contract for a temporary plant and will not renew the private company’s franchise. The city has levied a tax and sold bonds as it aims to own its water system. The old company may seek an injunction and the case could reach the Supreme Court.
Iowa Agricultural College students won the Spoor trophy valued at 760 dollars at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. They also swept the student judging contest against teams from the United States and Canada, and previously claimed championships for fat steer Shamrock herds of cattle swine and sheep steer carcass and other premiums.
The weather forecast indicates a sharp cold wave will sweep the upper Ohio valley, the lower lake region, and the eastern states tonight. Temperatures are expected to fall ten to fifteen degrees below zero, bringing renewed harsh conditions.
Creston audience enjoyed Katherine Ridgeway, famed reader from the Ridgeway Concert company, despite learning just before the finale that her mother was dying. The performer maintained poise, showing the act was her professional achievement, not personal reception.
A vintage ad touts Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a cure for little colds and claims it also cures big colds down to the verge of consumption, suggesting wide effectiveness and health benefits.
The SIA Days bicycle race has already seen several accidents as it proceeds, prompting safety reviews and cautions from organizers and participants.
In New York a six day bicycle race began at midnight and ran through the night with Hedspeth, a negro rider, badly hurt in the spine after a collision. Despite a protruding collar bone he attempted to continue until officials sent him to hospital. Elkes and Bald of the American team withdrew after Bald’s fall.
New York December 8 The first annual convention of the national civic federation opened this morning. Chairman Hanna gave the opening address and said improving relations between capital and labor is the most important issue facing the nation. The meeting will discuss every phase of the question.
Alva C and Alvina A Buckles of Urbana Ohio filed suit in common pleas court seeking divorce. The brothers, both grocers, were married seven years ago four days apart and both wives left after two years, with unknown whereabouts. Each petition accuses the other spouse of gross neglect and willful absence and lists the same attorneys.
Reports detail alleged plot at Livadia with four youths found on the czar’s private grounds. Guards seal the palace as troops form an impregnable ring. A prisoner reportedly carried a small bomb and investigators suspect treachery by the czar’s attendants.
A Chicago Tribune profile recalls Thomas B Reed as a genial and candid speaker who mocked imposters, walked from capitol to hotel, and shaped rules of order around fairness. It notes his sharp humor at Springer’s expense and his plain, childlike directness in parliament.
Market dispatch from Chicago notes strength in wheat with limited trade and improved cash demand. May corn bought by Armour and Bartlett-Frazier while December offerings rise. oats firm near 33 cents for May. Hogs, cattle, and sheep arrivals and price moves summarized. northwest activity noted and Liverpool prices cited.
Quaraquil Ecuador Dec 8 Consul General Thomas Nast the famed cartoonist died Sunday at noon after three days illness from yellow fever He was interred at 5 o clock
Chicago December 8 report indicates Iowa will face threatful conditions tonight and Tuesday with possible light snow flurries in western areas and a rise in temperatures overall.
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