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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1902
Page
1
A rebounding look at an innocence trial implied by the headline text. The piece suggests a legal or moral ordeal surrounding a young subject, with emphasis on perception and judgment within a fraught social setting.
Miss Tona Dunlap testified in a Mercer County murder trial over poisoned candy. She described obtaining strychnine and giving it to her mother for candy treats, while detailing the August 3 candy incident at Felix store and subsequent illness. The defense seeks Washington Iowa witness testimony as key corroboration.
Members of Banner Lodge Degree of Honor held a successful meeting at Workmen Hall and initiated several candidates. Mrs. Gussie Muir was elected representative to Grand Lodge with Mrs. Hattie Fahey as alternate. Grand Lodge sessions will be in Sioux City next May. Installation of officers for the coming year is planned at the next Banner Lodge meeting.
A. Titercks left this morning for Allerton Iowa to visit for a few weeks and enjoy a winter vacation.
Iowa City boards of education and health ordered the Fourth ward school closed and fumigated to prevent a larger outbreak. The closure may last beyond New Year if parents fail to observe health laws, though current smallpox cases are few and mild.
Des Moines Iowa December 24 Judge Calvin P Holmes of the Ninth Judicial District Iowa died at his home at 115 this afternoon after a sustained illness of more than a week He had been far from well for two years and his passing marks the end of a long public career.
F Churcimsky failed to describe contents of a box sent home. When the box arrived at Tama the $500 was missing and replaced with white paper. The express company refused payment.
Clarence Bowman, one year old son of Frank Bowman a Marshalltown bartender, was burned to death today after being left alone in the kitchen and playing with a cook stove. The incident occurred in Marshalltown Iowa on December 24.
Julius Lischer, prominent Republican politician and longtime county attorney, died this morning in Davenport after a prolonged illness described as dropsy. The widely loved figure had been in a coma for several days, with no hope for recovery, and his death drew deep sorrow across eastern Iowa where he was highly popular. He was of German descent.
A strike by Iowa Central switchmen began at 9 am causing yard traffic to halt. The standstill followed the refusal of General Superintendent Sweeney to grant the recent schedule.
Dr. J A Anderson recounts initiation rituals of Mrs Catherine Tingley and the Theosophical Society of Lost Mysteries of Antiquity at Point Loma. Babies starved to “drive out lower natures” while a dog named Spot figures prominently in tales of symbolic foods and visions. Moonlit parades in abbreviated muslin costumes and barefoot rites are described. Parents faced fines and limited visiting rights as discipline.
Reports from Grand Rapids Corunna and Pittsburg describe a Pere Marquette No 2 collision injuring five crew and several passengers at McCord's station, the towboat Margaret sinking with the entire crew aboard and unknown losses, and a fire destroying the First National Bank building and Lena Miller with losses around 40 000 dollars.
Washington dispatch reports E. H. Harriman pledges to pull New York to San Francisco service into 84 hours, with completion expected within three years. He asserts Union and Southern Pacific lines will offer equal speed and service from Omaha to San Francisco as the New York to Chicago route.
Mrs W A Clark J daughter-in-law of Senator Clark of Montana and mother of the Clark millions heir was near death. Six physicians consulted and a Denver specialist was to arrive by special train as of December 24 in Butte.
Clark Ball posted a $1000 forfeit to be paid to Jack Munroe if he lasts four rounds with J J Jeffries in a Pacific coast heavyweight bout. Munroe earned $250 for four rounds last Saturday. The fight may be staged in Butte this week.
Chicago police officer Patrick Mahoney was found guilty of burglary this morning. He received an indeterminate sentence in the penitentiary after stealing from a jewelry store on his beat with two other burglars.
Alto Pass Illinois reports ten men wounded at a shooting match when Martin Batson, resting a cocked gun across his arm, pulled the trigger. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon as the group stood about twenty five yards away.
Cardinals living in Rome gathered in the pope's private library at noon on Tuesday to present Christmas greetings. All visitors wore their red robes as the scene unfolded in the papal residence.
Des Moines, Iowa December 24 The new state auditor B F Carroll is moving his family and household goods from Bloomfield to Des Moines. He will occupy a residence on Eighth Street and is here to remain.
In Washington and London on December 24, officials report the pending Venezuelan arbitration issue is under review. The United States will consider England’s proposed terms and Roosevelt’s formal reply will follow, with keen English interest in his role. The London press favors Roosevelt as arbiter despite American journalistic criticisms.
Col. W. F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill hosted the British and American press and others at Olympian hall in London last night entertaining about 100 guests from both nations.
Five men Norman Butler George Mender Jim Morgan Charley Ruthenberger and a stranger escaped drowning after their boats broke through ice on the Iowa chute near Geneva island. They swam through an air hole to shore 760 feet away as ice gave way and pulled their vessels under. Helpers from Vanatta and Garrison aided their rescue and provided coats for warmth.
A Wall Street wire house sent a seven word inquiry to San Francisco and received a five word reply in two minutes eighteen seconds. The stopwatch timing measured from handling the message to the operator receiving the reply, a near-record for written messages. Reed of Edward Sweet & Co. also set a fifteen second NY to Chicago trade and return.
The Muscatine boot and shoe dealers union votes to close all shops by 6 o clock each night except Wednesdays and Saturdays from December 25, 1902, to December 1, 1903. Signatures include Wilson's Shoe Store B Schmidt T W Cherry J P Leysen Chas Braunworth, Muscatine.
Park Avenue M E church members plan Christmas exercises this evening at the church. A pretty cantata is a principal feature of the program, with an entertaining evening anticipated by all attendees.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bramwell left this morning for Vinton to visit relatives and friends over the holiday period.
Fair and colder conditions dominate Iowa through tonight and Thursday. Increasing cold with especially cold tonight in the eastern portion.
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