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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1909
Page
11
General Estrada, head of the revolutionary army, declares the struggle will persist until Zelaya and his followers are excluded. He asks the American secretary of state to recognize his government in a telegram sent from Bluefields via Colon.
Judge Howe, aware of Christmas, presided over a lighter Monday police court docket. Two defendants received short jail terms of five days, with fines totaling $10 plus costs for Frank Johnson. Jos. Howard and Hugh Cavanaugh also drew five days each for intoxication.
In Britt Iowa Judge Clark in district court sentenced Gus Grimes to twenty years in the penitentiary for burglary committed here. The sentence was handed down today in Britt district court.
Columbus Junction Iowa December 20. The water works stopped Sunday morning as engineer T Luckey vanished leaving a desert town near dry. He reportedly took his salary Friday night then bought a ticket to Davenport after moving belongings while his wife had left three weeks earlier. Luckey had been hired from Kansas City to operate the plant.
Gov Deneen orders eight infantry companies to stand ready to move to East St Louis or Belleville to protect Negro prisoners after the killing of Motorman Goodey and wounding of Conductor OBrien. Sheriff Cashel orders extra riot guns for Belleville jail as police report Clark admits his role.
Davenport reports 10 year old Arnold Sindt feared telling parents about an accident while coasting. He returned to school, suffered with a swollen arm for hours until a teacher found him and sent him to a doctor. Doctors fear potential arm loss.
G. T. Burns aged 72 from Des Moines collapsed while at work as a shoemaker in Davenport. Death came suddenly from apoplexy this morning.
S. S. Darward, formerly assistant treasurer of the Rock Island Railway, has been appointed paymaster for the Rock Island system with offices in Chicago. The action was announced from Cedar Rapids on December 20.
President Taft sent to the senate multiple nominations of diplomats including Robert Bacon to France Richard E Kerens to Austria Hungary Henry Lane Wilson to Mexico and ministers Charles Page Bryam to Belgium William Calhoun to China R S Hitt to Panama Fenton MecCreery to Honduras Laurits Swenson to Switzerland plus district attorney William Trautman and Northcott Alba Vanvalkenburgh and Marshal Charles Hitch The Hitch nomination surprised as Roosevelt had reportedly chosen James Sloan for the eastern Illinois marshal post and Speaker Cannon and Senator Cullom supported Hitch.
Dubuque, Dec 20. Police Captain Markey seeks reinstatement after being ousted following a clash with the mayor. A writ of mandamus ordered his return, but the council then cut two captain posts to one, reducing Markey to patrolman, a move upheld by the police commissioners. The suit challenges this action as unlawful.
Emil W. Koeneke a 15 year old from Waterloo Iowa died after ten weeks of full body paralysis from neck down following a fall from a high tree while gathering nuts last October. The death was reported by the Iowa Evening Press in Waterloo.
Fast mail train No. 15 on the Burlington suffered a wheel flange failure five miles west of Burlington. The locomotive left the track but remained upright with no casualties. The track was blocked for several hours while repairs were made.
Waterloo Iowa December 20 Dr G H Summer the newly elected secretary of the state board of health will leave soon for Des Moines to assume duties and will take an entire new office force with him His wife will be registrar of vital statistics.
The Mississippi river at this point is frozen over allowing teams and foot passengers to cross over to Illinois.
Ottumwa Iowa December 20 Rev B F Abner local colored minister has gone to Marshall Texas where he will share in a fortune of 59000 left by his father in law and testament.
Gary Indiana mayor declares the entire police force will be used to stop a prize fight between Conlon and Denning announced for tonight at a local playhouse. The action comes as officials consider crowd control and public safety in the city.
The U S Supreme Court refused Charles Thomas’s writ of error for a second time, upholding a life sentence for the 1899 murder of Mabel Scofield in Des Moines. Court ruled lack of jurisdiction, denying relief.
In Kansas City Missouri a pistol battle in a pawn shop left an unknown black suspect dead and County Marshal Mayes severely wounded. Policeman Logan also took part as officers tried to arrest the suspect. The brief melee occurred during the arrest attempt in the pawn shop.
Garner December 20 officer Gifford had his ear bitten off by a horse Sunday. He held the detached ear and walked to a doctor who sewed it back on. The physician said it should grow back quickly.
Katherine Haight the 16 year old daughter of William D. Haight was found in Flint Michigan as she prepared to marry a bellboy at a Flint hotel. Chicago police had searched for weeks and arrested three men Eugene McNeal Elmer Carr and Charles A Monahan in connection with her disappearance.
In South Chicago a three children Corrodio siblings aged seven, two, and four died in a home fire caused by an unknown origin. The blaze occurred while their parents were away, authorities said.
Ashland Wisconsin December 20 A Johnson was arrested and brought here charged with murdering Mrs Anna Shirley near Hannibal. Johnson pleaded not guilty. It is alleged he confessed the crime but afterwards recanted it.
Davenport Iowa December 20 a man believed to be the same robber who previously held up a railway agent in Clinton and a West Liberty restaurant last night robbed the Casino saloon in Rock Island and escaped with 96 dollars no clue.
Robert Cunniff, a farmer five miles south of Sterling Illinois, was found frozen to death near the Rock River yesterday morning. Authorities believe he died while out hunting in cold December conditions.
Washington dispatch reports the river and harbor bill will be issued around February first and is expected to exceed 36 million dollars. The Erdman act mediation panel approved arbitration between Illinois Central and telegraphers. Also notes Thaw denied petition, Lurton confirmed to the Supreme Court, and cotton bales 9,302,222 in 1909 gains versus 11,909,565 in 1908.
New York December reports William Loeb Jr approved Richard Parr s claim for a moiety from 2 135 486 restitution paid by American Sugar Refining Co for evaded duties. If treasury approves, Parr would get about 1 000 000, likely 700 000 after 20 percent share law. Debts tied to discovery of a steel spring used to rig sugar weights aided a civil verdict and penalties.
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