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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
11
State Department officials offered polite smiles yet refused to discuss any possible action regarding Telaya’s flight from the capital. No details emerged on the handling or implications of the incident.
Zelaya flees Managua under cover of darkness with fifty guards and a Maxim gun. He sails from Corinto on the Mexican gunboat General Guerrero and travels by train to Monotombo and Diamante plantation before reaching Corinto. Officials in Washington respond with cautious interest and refuse to comment.
HM Dwight Fortner of St Louis was sentenced to two years after a jury found him guilty of uttering a $12,000 check with a forged endorsement of Henry C Tulley. He had sought to sell Tulley's apartment to F C Steen, cashing the check as earnest money before Tulley repudiated the deal. Fortner fled to Panama and was arrested in Paris after an eight hour jury deliberation.
The German emperor awarded the Order of the Red Eagle second class to Count Von Bernstorff, Germany's ambassador in Washington, a distinction second only to the Black Eagle. The act, usually given on the emperor's Jan 2 birthday, is seen as approval of Von Bernstorff's Philadelphia speech indicating no further colonial expansion. Some German press criticized the stance.
Labor leader Gompers criticizes Taft’s call for notice and hearing before injunction writs in a Federationalist editorial. He says Taft’s recommendation would not improve existing law and would merely reflect judge-made practice, not a statutory change.
In Indianapolis on December 25 street car conductors and motormen employed three years or more were granted a one cent an hour wage increase. Workers in Fort Wayne Wabash Peru Logansport and Evansville also received the raise as part of the same announcement.
Joe Guinn of Cotter receives notice that his mother Mrs Eliza Guinn died in Hebern Indiana. Her body will be brought to Columbus Junction for a 2 PM funeral at the Reformed church. Miss Grace Allen of Columbus City dies of tuberculosis at 2 AM age 28. Her funeral is Sunday at 2 PM with interment in Columbus City cemetery.
Miss Belle Turkington and Bert Garrett wed last spring in Clinton, Iowa. The couple, longtime county residents, disclosed the marriage to relatives and a few intimates Thursday evening before departing for Kansas City on their belated wedding trip.
Judge Howe greeted two Christmas visitors this morning after police influence and holiday liquor. George Strong paid a $10 fine plus costs. A second offender named Charles Doe contributed $5 plus costs. Capt. Binhoff and Officer Koenig made arrests. Two more were gathered this morning.
New York December 25 Governor Spry of Utah, visiting during Christmas, declares the Jeffries Johnson boxing match will not be held in Utah. He cites existing laws against such a fight.
In New York on December 25 Mrs. Caroline Martin and Mrs. Mary Snead were recommitted to the Tombs for thirty days pending extradition proceedings to New Jersey. They face trial on charges of responsibility for Ocey Snead death.
Fred Walker, a Black man from Memphis, rode the train in a blizzard to return to his mother Frances Walker at 402 Walnut Street for a Christmas reunion. He traveled without money, rode the blind to endure the cold, and arrived on train No. 62 frozen but relieved to be home.
The Hofmans quietly marked their fifty second wedding anniversary with a family dinner at 6 p m at 609 East Fourth Street followed by a social evening. Christmas was observed with relatives in attendance and the couple received many handsome gifts reflecting their esteem.
The second will of George Rhodius will be filed soon in Indianapolis. It leaves most of his estate to Elma Dare instead of $750,000 to the city as in the first will. Elma and Rhodius, married in January 1907, faced allegations of abduction and insanity. a guardian was appointed and the marriage annulled by the county court, with final supreme court action pending.
Rome December 25 Cardinal Satolli’s condition grows constantly worse and at intervals today he became delirious The pope is greatly grieved over the serious illness and often sends his private secretary to inquire into the cardinal’s state.
In LaSalle Illinois on December 25 Margaret Brodinski of Kewanee revived in hospital with memory of identity. She said she kept a long vigil at the mouth of the St Paul mine at Cherry believing her two brothers were among the victims and wandered away after they failed to appear.
Shawnee Oklahoma December 25 Three men are dead and 13 injured after a locomotive explosion in Rock Island shops yesterday afternoon. Most workers were at lunch so casualties were lighter. The blast shattered a wall and hurled machinery across the yard as windows broke townwide.
Ora Gallaway shot and killed his wife in California while a brutal struggle appeared to have occurred in the room. Gallaway claims no memory of the event and was arrested. In Riverside a 16 year old, Harold McLean, son of Mrs. William McLean of Nokomis, Illinois, was accidentally shot and killed by Roy Salter during a shooting trip.
Muscatine woke to a heavy snow blanketing the area with about 14 inches in places, the heaviest in years. Streetcar service was briefly hindered but remained mostly functional as snow plows cleared tracks and trains faced delays. Davenport reported seven inches of snow with chilly, variable temperatures, while an ice gorge on a river further disrupted water power and halted small arms production at a government arsenal.
An excellent program will be presented Sunday evening at Turner Hall by the Muscatine Maennercher Society. The event starts promptly at 7 o clock and is expected to be one of the society's most successful affairs.
Fraternal Aid Association met on Christmas Eve and conducted a brief session. Three applications for membership were received and favorable ballot was recorded.
President Taft walked with Captain Butt and two secret service men as crowds gathered for Christmas shopping. He bought books, handed one to his aide, and distributed gifts to White House staff including $5 to clerks and $500 in personal presents. Cabinet members planned Christmas at the White House with Dickinson and Wickersham away.
A Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul passenger train collided with a Rock Island train at a Plymouth crossing. Patrick O Neil of a landseeker died and C K Hildreth of Kensett Iowa was seriously injured. Several others hurt as engines jumped and cars smashed. Signals reportedly caused the wreck.
A Christmas gathering last evening at A. A. Petersen's Mulberry avenue home hosted the ABC club members. Yuletide decorations and a Christmas tree enhanced the event with exchanging presents among members. Refreshments followed the festive activities.
Washington December 25 Papa Dele gate Falconio says no discussion of an embassy from the United States to the Vatican has occurred and calls the circulating story a pure invention, insisting no such proposition has even been considered.
London reports Lord Avebury criticizes Robert Blatchford’s claim that Germany plans large scale war. He calls the assertion ridiculous and argues war would be disastrous for both nations.
The Barry Manufacturing Company remembered its men with a day’s wage in each envelope at payday, a gift amounting to nearly a full week’s pay. The presentation occurred last evening as the men were paid off, with Christmas day as the men enjoyed the holiday.
The workers gifted a handsome office chair to their employers last evening as a token of regard. The chair is described as a most acceptable present reflecting appreciation from the staff.
Despite heavy snow and record business, Muscatine’s post office and express companies maintained efficient service. Delivery wagons eased handling of bulky parcels while eastbound trains faced delays. stores and public buildings closed for a citywide Christmas break.
Budapest December 25 Emperor Francis Joseph names Dr Von Lukacs former finance minister as Hungarian premier He will negotiate with political factions to form a cabinet
Redding Conn December 25 Samuel L Clemens known as Mark Twain has borne up well after the death of his daughter Miss Jean He remained composed and gave directions for the removal of the body to Elmira New York Many messages of sympathy from across the country reached Clemens today
In Minneapolis the State university medical building housing the dental department burned last night causing about 75000 dollars in losses mainly for apparatus and instruments due to suspected wiring fault. President Has Narrow Escape in Fargo fire at North Dakota college where the chemical laboratory burned and President Worth barely avoided a fall from the roof as students aided him.
A heavy snowstorm swept the northwest during the last day, delaying trains and suspending street railway traffic in Chicago as service hardships spread across the city.
Ten persons were killed and 28 seriously wounded in a Bohemia railway wreck at Upersko today, many others sustaining minor injuries. Ballast and debris blocked tracks as rescue teams aided victims in the December incident.
Muscatine enjoys a bright white Christmas with strong charitable spirit. Merchants report record holiday business for the past five years as several city groups aid needy families with baskets and dinners. The Salvation Army Elks Eagles and Major John Circle volunteer generosity to ensure a joyful season for the less fortunate.
Rev. Thomas Osborn learns his father J. O. Osborn is dangerously ill at Knoxville Iowa. The 72 year old man has been in poor health and the pastor will leave this evening to be at his bedside amid alarm about his condition.
Wilton Iowa December 25 Reports from the bedside of Postmaster C. Van Zandt who was stricken with apoplexy Wednesday evening are not as encouraging this morning as his friends would wish. His condition remains about the same no improvement being noticed by the attending physician.
Fifteen dormitory residents of the local Y M C A enjoyed a well prepared breakfast in the auditorium this morning. The luncheon was neatly served and the gathering was enjoyed by the boarders.
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