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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1902
Page
1
Dunlap Trial Near Ends as State Builds Strong Arguments
In Aledo Illinois December 31 the state rests its case as rebuttal testimony concludes. The defense and state prepare final arguments over three days with juror instructions likely Friday night or Saturday. The trial features Tona Dunlap amid emotional testimony from relatives and questions over poisoning details and foreordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dunlap
Tona Dunlap
Standard Oil Announces New Crude Oil Price Increase
Toledo dispatch reports Standard Oil posted a notice raising crude oil prices from all fields by three points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company
Toledo
Standard Oil Company
Warships Ordered to Morocco From Spain and Portugal
Barilona reports a Spanish warship is ordered to Tangier. Lisbon notes Portugal will send warships to protect its interests in Morocco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
Barilona
Tangier
Lisbon
Doctor Beller waived examination in threat case
At Vinton Dr O B Beller was held to the grand jury under a $1000 bond for threatening his former fiancée after waiving examination according to Cedar Rapids dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
O. B. Beller
Bulls Stampede At Madrid Bull Fight Kills Three
Spectators angered by poor show quality prompted threats to destroy the venue in Madrid. The manager shut lights and released two bulls causing a panic that left three dead and fifty two injured among the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Castro Agrees to Arbitrate Under Allied Demands
In Washington on December 31 Castro said he would meet just demands of the allies, a statement relayed by Minister Bowen to the State Department. A fuller, clearer view of Castro's intents was awaited, with some doubt whether all conditions are unequivocally accepted. If taken as compliant, the matter may be referred to the Hague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dunlap
Allie Dool
United Presbyterian
Miss Dool
Felix
C. W. Carter
B. F. Felix
Maud Butcher
Mabel Coleman
Olive Hammond
Ada Derr
Most Gold Ever Seen in United States Reaches Record
Authorities report the United States holds over six hundred million in gold, marking a historic peak in national reserves and signaling substantial financial significance for the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury vaults hold record gold in 1900s era
The United States treasury reports $615,319,367 in gold across the Treasury Building and sub-treasuries, a sum four times the Bank of England and higher than holdings of France Germany Russia and others, signaling an unprecedented national gold stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
Treasury
Bank of England
France
Imperial Bank of
Germany
Russia
Chicago Markets show mixed wheat and steady corn as holidays loom
Special market dispatch reports fair wheat trade with a 1 4 point decline on holiday anticipation. Government reports and favorable conditions weighed on prices while buyers in New York and Irwin Green and Pringle supported levels. Corn held steady with liberal support from Comstock and Pringle and noted government impact pending. Oats eased then firm with slight early selling by Knight Donelly and Williams. Receipts listed for Wheat 51, Corn 234, Oats 104. hogs 45,000 in Chicago. Kansas City and Omaha hogs and cattle also noted. Liverpool markets inactive with slight declines. clearances totaled Wheat and flour 547,000, Corn 585,000, Oats 14,000. Cattle prices ranged Beeves 3.25-6.65, Cows 1.25-5.00, Texas 3.40-4.85, Stockers 2.25-4.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dunn
Counselman & Co
Irwin Green
Pringle
New York
Armour
Minneapolis
Comstock and
Harris, Gates and
McReynolds
Knight Donelly
Williams
Updike
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Texas
Starving masses in New Guinea turn to extreme survival acts
Sydney, N S December 31 Thousands are starving in New Guinea due to a long drought. Some subsist on roots grubs and vermin while others resort to cannibalism, eating bodies of those who died of starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Dealers Speculate Coal Kept on Cars in Chicago
Chicago reports reveal speculation in coal by dealers who store supplies on suburban sidetracks while prices rise with each sale. Railroad spokesmen deny hindering shipper or miner deliveries, claiming two day guaranteed car delivery after orders. Some railways admit widespread coal confiscation amid acute shortages, with Burlington halting commercial coal and seizing a fifteen car train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Burlington
Dealers and Railroads Clash Over Chicago Coal Scarcity
Chicago officials report Attorney General Hamlin investigating a coal shortage blamed on dealers manipulating the market. Railroads counter that mines with held supplies created artificial scarcity to push prices up. Overnight hundreds of coal cars disappeared from yards, and no deliveries to Chicago dealers were observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hamlin
Wilton Woman Sues Over Liquor Search Damages
Mrs. Cath arine Duncan of Wilton sues William Berg L N Ayres George Sherberger Frank McCartney and A R Whitmer for 10000 damages claiming a search for intoxicating liquors caused mental shock while ill. She says officers found beer and whisky and tore the carpet during the search. A second suit Thompson Bros v Charles Passmore seeks 43 37 on note and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine Duncan
Wilton
William Berg
L. N. Ayres
George Sherberger
Frank McCartney
A. R. Whitmer
John Duncan
Thompson Bros
Charles Passmore
Methodists Raise Big Sum In Century Offering
La Porte Indiana December 31 Bishop Joyce of Minneapolis announced the Twentieth Century Thank Offering for the Methodist church would pass 21 million dollars. He said the fund is the largest raised by a single denomination as a bank offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte
Ind
Joyce
Minneapolis
Methodist Church
H. M. Sheldon Found After Monthlong Disappearance
Cedar Rapids reports H. M. Sheldon longtime mayor of Coggen was located in Anamosa after a monthlong absence. He had wandered away while temporarily deranged and had reached as far as Georgia. Rumbles of crime are false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
H. M. Sheldon
Coggen
Anamosa
Georgia
Ordered dynamite stopped at Waterloo dam
Waterloo Iowa December 31 the Cedar river ice gorges have nearly halted the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Union Mill Co. A superintendent began blasting with dynamite to clear the lower dam but deputy game warden La Tier halted the action. Illingworth insisted the work was essential to keep water for operations and refused to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cedar River
Cedar Falls
Mr. Illingworth
Telephone Strike Costs Des Moines Unions
Reports from the Trades Assembly advisory committee show the Iowa Telephone operators strike cost Des Moines and Iowa unions 7568.68 dollars. All but 1269.43 dollars is paid. the due amount goes to attorneys. The committee received 5237.02 from unions and others, with 3949.35 paid in wages to striking girls and electrical workers. The six month strike kept wages intact for operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Trades Assembly Advisory Committee
Iowa
United States
Centerville Library Dedication Placed for January
Des Moines reports the dedication of the Centerville public library donated by ex Governor Francia Marion Drake set for January 15. A special train will carry several hundred Drake University students and friends to Centerville to attend the exercises and honor the benefactor of Old D U.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Centerville
Francia Marion Drake
Drake University
D. U
Crowded Car Tragedy Claims Known Metallurgist
New York December 31. Charles Wessel a renowned metal lurgist collapsed and died aboard a packed Ninth Avenue elevated train at Rector Street as it neared Cortlandt Street station after forcing his way into a crowded car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rector Street
Ninth Avenue
Charles Wessel
Cortlandt Street
Fair Then Threatening Weather in Iowa
Chicago dispatch notes indicators for Iowa show fair conditions tonight with likely threatening weather later. Thursday expected moderate temperatures and unsettled skies are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iowa
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Mrs. Dunlap
Will Dunlap
Thomason
Will
Mr. Scott
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Castro
Washington, D. C
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State Department
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United
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Dividual
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H. E McKay
Muscatine
Market Review
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Liverpool
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Doal
ASK
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