27 Feb 1907
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
1
Former secretary voices that L M Shaw will run for president if the public wants him to. An interview reveals Shaw will be a candidate only upon widespread support.
Delmas tells Jerome the famous Thaw trial will conclude by week's end. The remark signals an imminent ruling in the high profile case.
A heartfelt profile recalls a resident who cherishes Iowa roots, speaking fondly of hometown and declaring the state will forever be home. The piece emphasizes enduring ties to place and identity rooted in Iowa.
Shaw announces acceptance of the president role at Carnegie Trust, noting the position was not sought. He cites past presidents who were not chosen for seeking office, declares his home in Denison, Iowa, and states the party will decide whether he is invited again to public service.
Chicago February 27 three hundred fifty Garfield school pupils fled panicked from classrooms when children playing with a stereopticon burned out a fuse causing a hallway stampede. Teachers struggled to control the smaller children though none were seriously injured.
Immigrant officials allowed 600 Japanese aboard the Mongolia to land in San Francisco after morning arrivals. Commissioner North stated no instruction to hold them had been received and the immigration bill amendment was not yet in force.
The New York National League team departed Chicago for Los Angeles on Feb 27, with 34 players led by Secretary Fred Knowles to prepare for spring training in California.
Winsted Connecticut February 27. John Hurley a Litchfield Gaelic student who earlier asserted Virgil and Shakespeare were Irish now says Roosevelt and Jonathan Trumbull the Revolutionary War governor of Connecticut have a common Irish ancestry.
Arthur Lefkovits, 57, a retired mining man, shot himself in his room at 129 San Pablo avenue Oakland after failing to reconcile with his separated wife. The Feb 27 report states he ended his life due to despondency.
Adolph Tingle a British subject was court martialed and hanged at the citadel in Warsaw on Monday for robbery.
In Waverly on February 27, George D. Bradford a prominent merchant reportedly shot himself making death by own action the apparent cause. Local health concerns were cited as possible motive while authorities investigate the incident.
Senator Patterson of Colorado predicts government ownership of railroads within the senate’s lifetime but expects no rapid action. He bases his remarks on a bill to acquire railroads for the government. Also, the President accepts the resignation of Second Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger. Minnesota Representative McCleary will be named successor.
Ellen Puckett formerly in the agricultural department pleaded guilty to forgery and was sentenced by Justice Bernard to serve five years in the penitentiary.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is recalled to test credibility as Jerome questions statements and plans to call her brother Edward Nesbit to contradict her. Doctors testify Thaw showed nerves and delusions. the defense plans to finish this week. Separate coverage notes an interstate commerce hearing with Edward Harriman and Otto Kahn discussing Union Pacific transactions.
A census bureau report cites 1905 deaths from disease for a U S population at two fifths rate. Tuberculosis tops causes with 50 770 deaths, pneumonia 29 068, and cancer 24 330, noting rising nephritis and diabetes while other conditions decline.
Part of a witness testimony centered on a paper she signed for White which the defense claims was an affidavit accusing Thaw of cruelty and abduction. The effort to press the charge failed signally.
Lincoln Neb Feb 27. In the Nebraska House a bill was introduced reducing prices on Fullman bars by 30 percent. The measure aims to lower berth rates for rail travelers.
Mrs Bywaters sister of the defendant and widow of murdered Wm F Bywaters testified in the Strothers brothers murder trial at Cucpepper Virginia. She described relations with Bywaters starting three years ago and an operation performed at his suggestion before the tragedy in December last.
In Chicago on February 27 the $173,000 subtreasury theft baffled investigators. Officials Bantz Boldenweck and Porter reviewed books all day amid denials of robbery and alternate theories, ending with the clear conclusion that the money was stolen.
Washington February 27 the senate passed the Aldrich currency bill by a 42 to 14 vote. The Nelson amendment requiring national banks to pay interest on government deposits was defeated by 43 to 17.
Albert Vogt of Wisconsin shore crossed the Mississippi near Dubuque with a team. Ice honeycombed and broke as Vogt broke through, losing his horses but narrowly escaping with his life yesterday.
Dubuque Iowa February 27 Conductor Henry Martin injured in last Friday Milwaukee road wreck at Washington Mills remains unconscious.
A fogbound train collision near Mexico, Missouri on the Wabash railroad killed one person and injured twenty others. Local authorities reported the crash occurred in heavy fog this morning and the incident adds to recent railroad tragedies.
The House approves Senate amendments to a farebill and reverses the decision on appropriations. The action marks a shift in the legislative process as amendments pass between chambers.
Des Moines reports the Iowa House concurred with Senate amendments to the two-cent fare bill and passed the appropriation for a tuberculosis sanitarium in Iowa City. The session featured appeals, committee actions, and a note of respect for a deceased member's mother.
Des Moines reports Secretary Louis A. Thomas of the state board of health advocates health certificates before issuing marriage licenses in the current Iowa health bulletin. The proposal frames health as a social reform and notes the plan as a measure to curb birth and social ills.
Chicago friends learned yesterday that John F. Stevens has resigned as chief engineer of the Panama Canal Commission. The announcement came in Chicago, Illinois, on February 27.
Chicago reports snow likely tonight and Thursday in Iowa. Temperatures expected to stay steady with sunrise at 6 31 and sunset at 5 37 and the moonrise at 6 09 p m.
Kokomo Indiana February 27 Reverend Frank Burkett pastor of Green Town Christian church was fined fifty nine dollars yesterday for wife desertion The minister later paid the assessment and joined his wife on a trip
W A Garrett of New York was elected president of the Seaboard Air Line Railway today in New York City. Garrett will head the railroad headquartered in New York N Y and assumes duties shortly.
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