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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1902
Page
1
Ed Biddle lies unconscious as brothers Jack and Ed with Mrs Soffel are reported to have plotted a deadly escape from Pittsburg penitentiary. Jack claims the trio planned suicide if captured, while Mrs Soffel aided their escape after chloroforming the warden.
President Roosevelt issues an executive order forbidding all officers and employees in federal departments from soliciting pay increases or influencing legislation for personal gain. Violators face dismissal from government service. The White House memo is dated January 31, 1902.
In The Hague on February 1 a conference between the British minister and the Dutch foreign affairs minister took place. Officials believe the Dutch government peace proposals were under discussion.
New York February 1 Albert T Patrick faces ten days of trial for the murder of William Marsh Rice. Prosecutors have not produced direct evidence linking Patrick to the crime or proving a conspiracy with Charles F Jones Rice’s valet who testified that he killed the millionaire with chloroform at Patrick's urging.
Thirty six men and eighteen women earned diplomas at the Still Institute of Osteopathy in Des Moines Iowa on Thursday night. Exercises occurred in the college auditorium on West Locust street with brief addresses by President S S Still Col A B Shaw and Dr B S Ely who offered the benediction. About one thousand students and friends attended the ceremony.
Fire in Norwalk twenty miles south of Des Moines destroyed most of the town’s business section early Friday. Principal losses included H. S. Trusler’s harness shop the Norwalk Journal Wells’ drug store and Casady’s bank with total losses around 26000 dollars.
Washington Iowa February 1 a committee in charge of the spring Teachers Association meeting reports an excellent lecture lineup. Speakers may include State Superintendent Barrett President McClean I S A Supt Greenwood Kansas City Dr Vincent Chicago University Prof Hanover Mt Pleasant and Pres Seer ley Cedar Falls. An additional Friday night lecture is being sought from a highly capable figure.
Mendota Illinois records no deaths from diphtheria or typhoid fever for fourteen years and no infectious disease death for over a year. Mayor E S Brown credits pure water sewerage filter beds and clean streets creeks and alleys for the health achievement.
London reports 82 new smallpox cases up to 7 pm raising total to 1 045 for the outbreak. Health officials note the spike breaks the single day record as authorities monitor spread and containment efforts.
Final grand jury report due tonight promises sensational reading. Bench warrants for bribery and perjury will be issued this afternoon. Bank clerks have been subpoenaed and investigators reportedly traced another boodie fund.
Iowa City reports four hundred University of Iowa students did not appear before Johnson county grand jury investigating recent debates with Minnesota. A stranger named J G McLain claimed he was assaulted and notes destroyed after a debate at the opera house prompting his suit against students including R A Cook and F C Drake.
Washington February 1 There is a notable shift among the House Ways and Means Committee members as public opinion favors Cuban reciprocity. Several Republicans who yesterday argued against concession now hint they will back Roosevelt’s policy if the president signals approval.
Government board of trade submitted plans for a mono-rail transit system between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The proposed line would travel 49 miles in 25 minutes at a top speed of 117 miles per hour.
South Bend police turned over Robert J. Neenan alias R Thompson alias R J Mayo to a deputy marshal from Oak Harbor Ohio. Neenan faced charges of arson and defrauding insurance companies after an eighteen month chase across Ohio Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin ending in South Bend.
St Louis Michigan February 1 Clint Nelson a wealthy Gratiot county farmer is accused of leading a gang that robbed farmers of cattle sheep and other property. Sheriff Parrish secured evidence to arrest James Hazzard William Marble and Martin Hake. Marble confessed the gang stole for years and Nelson acted as the fence. Nelson faces burglary and accessory after the fact charges while feeding about 600 head of livestock for the city market and wintering nearly as many more valued around 100000.
Delaware Ohio February 1 Professor William G Williams longtime Ohio Wesleyan University educator died at his home aged 89 He was the oldest Methodist educator in the state
A telegram from Mexico City reports the Pan American Congress adjourned sine die today. The message was sent to the state department in Washington.
Washington report from the commissioner of public health shows 778 plague cases since December and 618 deaths. Efforts focus on rat destruction as rats are seen as the disease’s main spreader.
Leavenworth Kansas February 1 conductors and motormen on all street car lines began a strike this morning. Not a car is running indicating a citywide transit shutdown.
London reports seals claimed to belong to the Dowager Empress of China and looted at Pekin were sold at auction for 1930 dollars.
Professor Charles W. Pearson of Northwestern University faces a potential Methodist church trial over liberal views and biblical fallibility. He says he would resign from his chair and church if found ethically improper, but presses Northwestern for fair judgment. He insists Northwestern is open minded and will accept trustees’ decision.
Prices of chickens ducks and turkeys are rising in Chicago as cold storage holds thousands of birds. Hotels and restaurants seek supply on the street while commission merchants acknowledge no single buyer controls the market and speculate that strong financiers hold frozen fowl until a healthy market returns.
Urbana I ll Feb 1 The final day of the Corn Growers and Stockmen convention at the University of Illinois featured exams for expert corn judges. Discussions covered soil fertility loss prevention in Illinois lands. Professors Forbes Davenport and others addressed corn insects milk and food and household science work. Delegates toured the model dairy and heard department reports.
A vast gale in the English Channel leaves the mail boat Marie Henrietta adrift for twenty hours. No help has reached the vessel though many passengers remain aboard. Dover reports the ongoing storm and peril in the waters.
The Rev. William Hastings of Toronto, Ohio, a well known preacher, who was given a jack-knife by Abraham Lincoln after his face was judged homelier than Lincoln’s, has died in Liverpool. Hastings gained local fame for his unique anecdote and public ministry.
A direct one day telegraph from Fort Egbert Alaska reached Washington marking the first such message. The signal officer there requested more dogs and General Greely received an immediate reply the same day.
Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa succeeds Lyman J. Gage as secretary of the treasury and is sworn in by Justice Shiras. A large audience including Iowa members of Congress and many bureau chiefs witnessed the ceremony and Shaw’s remarks.
In Washington, February 1, the house agenda for next week includes the margarine bill, the legislative appropriation bill, the Indian appropriation bill, and a bill to abolish the war tax likely to be railroaded. Senate business centers on the Philippines tariff bill as the major item.
The Iowa Mothers Congress adjourned in Des Moines after approving strong resolutions against licensed vice in the Philippines. A copy was ordered sent to President Roosevelt. Officers elected include President Mrs Isaac Lea Hillis and vice presidents Mrs J A Schmidt Mrs Cato Sells and Mrs J W Cory.
Rome reports Dowager Queen Margherita intends to visit the United States visiting Niagara Falls Yellowstone Park and possibly California during a forthcoming trip.
The Musserville M E church series led by Rev W L Clapp draws large, eager audiences. One hundred new song books arrive for the service and a choir will lead a 30 minute song service at each meeting. The success prompts him to extend the meetings at least one more week.
Chicago special report indicates snow this afternoon and tonight for southern and eastern Iowa with colder conditions in the south and west. Sunday to be generally fair with colder temperatures in the southeast.
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