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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
1
Authorities search for a man who forced entry into a hall crying panic words. The Christmas disaster caused seventy-one deaths and many injured as crowds panicked amid the holiday event.
Christmas Eve entertainment at Italian Hall in Calumet ends in disaster as a man’s shouted fire triggers a deadly stampede. Dozens of children among the dead, many under ten, with authorities probing the cause and possible lynching threats amid a bitter miners strike. Authorities report many bodies cleared, a vigil and relief drives underway as Coroner investigates.
The article extols a universal Christmas spirit of goodwill and mutual cooperation as a daily guide for personal conduct and business. It notes advertising should reflect helpfulness and service, not mere profit, and wishes readers a merry Christmas while hoping the pieces ease Christmas shopping.
President Wilson spent Christmas Day in quiet at a Gulf of Mexico cottage in Mias. Dec 2. He and family settled in for a three week stay aboard a special train that reached the area. Mayor Saucier welcomed him and villagers cheered as the party prepared for a private vacation with guards ensuring privacy. The Herndon cottage received the party with Mrs Herndon and Miss Alice Herndon.
An explosion in Des Moines Iowa likely fatally injured Sophronio Johnson and her 11 year old daughter when dynamite placed under the mother's bed exploded. Police say a 75 foot fuse ran from the bomb through the bedroom to the alley. Detectives had no suspect early today and Mrs Johnson faced possible double amputation.
Chicago dispatch reports a jail inmate seeking to celebrate Christmas at home with his eight children. Captain Porter and U S Grant service personnel aided by locating missing presents tied to the Westcott home. The prisoner agreed to stay in jail as authorities reviewed the Christmas arrangements and potential return of the suspect.
A Wisconsin shopper dies after a Christmas Eve incident at a store as a clerk handoff goes wrong. In Des Moines, a mother dies during Christmas tree preparations by her children. Other reports cover a Missouri man burned in a box car accident, a Chicago tree lighting drawing 80,000 people, and Colorado miners pausing strikes for holiday cheer. Washington reports a quiet Christmas Day with fewer officials in town while charity efforts reach children in need. An Indianapolis shooting ends in death, a Dutch holiday train wreck leaves multiple dead and injured.
Mrs Sophie Lechner, 41, a German immigrant who arrived with husband Samuel a year ago, died Christmas morning at Hershey hospital after gallbladder surgery. Funeral held at Zion Lutheran Greenwood chapel with Rev F Haetner officiating. In Ottumwa John W Rowley announced candidacy for governor in protest of capitol grounds tax and recent court rulings. He vows a real political fight defending voters rights.
An attorney notes a death by own action with fragmented wording indicating possible self-inflicted harm and related commentary. The text mentions threats or statements tied to an inquest or commentary on responsibility and the timing remains unclear.
A disturbance in the northwest this morning awoke residents as concerns rose over 75 damage. Police investigated the incident and began collecting witness statements.
New York Dec 23 Major Clinton H Smith secretary of the board of park commissioners died at his home last night after a long illness He had served in the park department for 54 years His death recalls a long and hammy but successful fight he waged against charges arising from the Spanish American War
Complete arrangements for the funeral of late Congressman Pepper of Muscatine are set for Friday afternoon. The body will be taken from the Pepper home to the First Methodist Episcopal church at 4 pm with Knight Templars in guard and service duties. eulogies will be delivered by five congressional committee members. Honorary pall bearers from Iowa's eleven districts will attend, with Judge Wade of Iowa City added as twelfth man in friendship.
In Philadelphia today many organizations helped poor families with food baskets and gifts. Salvation Army, Volunteers of America, Rotary Club and others distributed dinners, groceries, toys, and clothing to thousands, including meals for hospital inmates and marines aboard ships at Atlantic fleet yards.
Fragmentary text mentions the Weathers family and a local notice in a 19th or early 20th century newspaper. Details are unreadable, but the fragment indicates a community or property matter involving the Weathers.
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