Congress to Act on Schley's Friends Resolution
Congressional leaders push to adopt a resolution in support of Admiral Schley's allies. The move signals unified backing amid broader debate on naval affairs and wartime policy.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1902
Page
1
Schley Controversy Moves in Maryland Delegation
Maryland lawmakers aim to petition for a House vote recognizing Dewey's verdict as the American people's view on Schley. Iowa news notes Governor Shaw featured. tea duty repeal sought by grocers. May drop Mrs. McKinley pension. cable dispute with Asiatic-American groups continues. Next week’s House program unsettled with pensions and building bills likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maryland
Schley
House
Dewey
Iowa
Clarkson
Washington Star
Shaw
Lacey
Iowa and
Nebraska
Route Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
John Ford
Asiatic-American Business Organizations
Orient
Commercial Call Cable Company
Senate
New Oil Find Enriches Hogg
Austin Texas January 11 The discovery of oil in Texas in an entirely new field is said to have increased the wealth of former Governor Hogg by over eight million dollars He owns 270 acres of the 400 acre elevation where the oil is found The discovery is viewed as more important than the Beaumont strike as the field lies eighteen miles from the deep water port of Valesco The well is reported to be flowing at least 30000 barrels of oil daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Hogg
Beaumont
Valesco
German Vessels Leave West Indian Waters
Berlin reports the German Venezuellan crisis is practically over as warships Stein and Moltke are ordered to depart from West Indian waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Stein and Moltke
West Indian
Court Sustains Odd Will Bequeathing to Fight Secret Societies
Nebraska supreme court upholds the will of William C. Bissell of Humboldt granting property to oppose secret orders. The court ruled antipathy to secret societies does not prove insanity, noting many oppose lodges but this does not imply unbalanced mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Bissell
Lincoln
Neb
William C. Bissel
Humboldt
Supreme Court of
Nebraska
Schley Receives Cheers in Savannah Welcome
Rear Admiral W. S. Schley and his wife arrived in Savannah to a cheering crowd after waiting hours for the welcome. Mayor Myers and aldermen announced a formal reception at the city hall tomorrow, then the couple was escorted to General W. W. Gordon’s residence for a ten day visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
W. S. Schley
Myers
W. W. Gordon
Harvard Championship Claim Challenged by Harvard President
President Hollis announces that Cutts, Harvard's famed tackle, was ineligible for the Yale game last November due to paid boxing lessons making him a professional. Yale, once favored to win, lost decisively, and Harvard’s eastern title claim now faces criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hollis
Harvard
Cutts
Yale
Woman Is Cured By Prayer In Indiana Parish
Mrs Kniverle wife of a Baptist minister in Hobbs Tipton county was gravely ill for weeks. Rev Vokes from Clinton coun ty led prayers and hymns were sung. She smiled and grew stronger. She rose from bed and played piano. Her physician pronounces her well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ind
Kniverle
Hobbs
Tipton County
Vokes
Clinton County
Mr. Vokes
Measures Marconi Waves at Royal Institution
London scientist Professor Fleming says light and electric waves bend around obstacles and travel near 186000 miles per second. He notes Marconi’s transatlantic waves of about 1000 feet wavelength face the earth’s curvature of roughly 110 miles above the line from the Lizard to Newfoundland. He calls the question of sending an electric wave around the world an open one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fleming
Royal Institution
Marconi
Lizard
New Foundland
Depew Delayed By Stormy Seas En Route
New York January 11 Senator Depew and his bride cannot reach a town until late tonight as the steamer St Louis carrying them is delayed by stormy seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senator Depew
Bride
St. Louis
Young mother born in Sweden bears 57 sets of twins
Mrs Susanna Pennock of St Louis, aged 21, has given birth to three pairs of twins in her brief life. Her mother bore twenty four children, twelve couples. A sister in Georgia has five twins and another four. In total fifty seven twin sets and 114 children from one family. Pennock was born in Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Susanna Pennock
City Hospital
Pennock
Penock
Georgia
Sweden
Minnesota Wins Debate to Face Michigan in Final
Minnesota defeated Chicago at the University Chapel in Minneapolis in a debate on the question whether U S policy extending civil rights to blacks was hasty and ill advised. About a thousand people attended, the largest crowd in the state for a similar event, with Ann Arbor to decide the final round against Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Chicago
University Chapel
Ann Arbor
United States
Holder of Pass Loses Case over Injuries
Indiana supreme court rules a free pass holder who signs a release cannot sue for personal injuries or lost baggage. John R. Payne sued Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railway. court says contract releases company from all claims and damages cannot be recovered based on this ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
John R. Payne
Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railway Company
Despondent Teenager Dies by Carbolic Acid In Lincoln
Miss Lena Fitchen, 17, daughter of farmer Henry Fitchen near Emden Illinois, took carbolic acid to end her life in Lincoln after losing a job. She had come to Lincoln two months earlier seeking work and left a note saying she could not go home. No family troubles are known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Jealousy Suspect Annie Beaudory Shoots Girl Companion
In a fit of jealousy Annie Beaudory shot her girl companion, authorities report. The incident underscores rising tensions as investigators gather statements and search for motive and witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Beaudory
Jealousy Motive Tells of Factory Shooting and Suicide
In Manchester New Hampshire Annie Beaudry 27 entered the Amoskeag factory shot Jennie Gagnon 24 fatally wounded her then killed herself The attack stemmed from jealousy over a young man authorities report the incident aged white and black racial framing is noted in the clipping though no further context provided
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
Annie Beaudry
Jennie Gagnon
Seven Year Old Life Saver Rescues Ice Drowning Girls
Palmer Noble a seven year old son of Colonel C H Noble of the recruiting station saved Theresa Webber and Mattie McCarty who fell through the ice at Military Park pond. He heard their screams, reached them despite the ice giving way, and kept both girls above water until help arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Palmer Noble
C. H. Noble
Theresa Webber
Mattie McCarty
Military Park
Iowa hardware dealers set Feb 18 19 20 convention in Des Moines
President McIntyre of the Iowa retail hardware dealers association announced the annual meeting will be held in Des Moines on February 18 19 and 20. Ottumwa Iowa January 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
McIntyre
The
Iowa Retail Hardware Dealers Association
Des Moines
Panama Wins Likely Choice for Canal Route
Washington reports Panama as the probable winner in the canal battle. The Panama company offers to sell all its isthmus property for 40 million dollars, Roosevelt and Admiral Walker back the plan, and the isthmian canal commission is urged to act. The commission is expected to recommend Panama, with Congress and the President likely to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter Wellman
Record-Herald
Panama
Panama Company
Roosevelt
Admiral Walker
Isthmian Canal Commission
Congress
Board of Distinguished Engineers
Snobbery Peril Highlighted by Northwestern Professor
Professor George E. Coe of Northwestern University warned Evanston residents that the arrival of working people in wealthy suburbs would mainly benefit the rich. He urged that exclusiveness breeds moral degeneracy and snobbery, while not proposing universal social equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George E. Coe
Northwestern University
Speculate on Schley for President
Washington observers weigh Admiral Schley as a presidential contender though officials and friends say he has no such ambition. Democrats push to use the Schley case to rally support and blunt opposition, while Schley tours the south and planned western cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Admiral Schley
General Miles
South
Chicago
Schiey
Schley
Gage Remains Treasury Secretary to February First
Secretary Gage will stay as head of the Treasury Department until February 1. He had planned to retire January 25 but received a dispatch from Governor Shaw requesting an extension to accommodate the oath on the delayed date, and Gage agreed to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gage
Treasury Department
Shaw
Krupp Richest Man in Germany with 20 Million Marks Yearly
Berlin reports Herr Krupp is the wealthiest German, with income tax returns showing a yearly income between 20,000,000 and 21,000,000 marks. No one approaches him. he stands alone atop a long ladder of wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Herr Krupp
Cleveland Well Again After Pneumonia Attack
Former President Grover Cleveland has recovered enough to plan a hunting trip in the south. He will depart Princeton New Jersey January 22 for an island off Georgetown South Carolina with friends, remaining several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grover Cleveland
South
Princeton
N. J
Georgetown
S. C
Mob Lynches Jim Mayes in Springfield Killing
In Springfield Kentucky on January 11 a mob seized Jim Mayes a Black man from jail and hanged him accusing him of assaulting a white girl. The killing follows a night of tension after the alleged incident near town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Jim Mayes
Engineer Under Bond in Norwalk Express Crash
New York January 11 engineer John Wisker who directed the engine that telescoped the Norwalk express in the Central Tunnel was released on ten thousand dollar bond pending trial. The disaster killed fifteen passengers and injured many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Wisker
New York Central
Lexington Protest Seeks Removal of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Lexington Kentucky January 11 The local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy asks the opera house manager to stop booking Uncle Tom's Cabin, arguing the play portrays slave life as an extreme pre Civil War phase and misrepresents their forefathers. They contend many old families here were slave owners by inheritance and had generally friendly relations with Black people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Opera
People's Bank In Painesville Surrenders Under Strain
In Painesville Ohio on January 11 the People's Bank made a general assignment following the suspension of the Euclid Avenue Bank of Cleveland, its chief correspondent. Officials say the local bank will not be badly crippled despite the wider impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville, O
People’s Bank
Euclid Avenue Bank of Cleveland
Roosevelt and Root oppose Cuban tariff rebate plan
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root reject any compromise granting a tariff rebate for Cuban products. They demand a reciprocal tariff arrangement matching Cuba’s concessions to American goods. Root also emphasizes adherence to the third section of the Dingley tariff. The census from Marys Home Missouri records Mrs. Henry Smith bearing sixteen children in seven years including twins triplets and a quintet with one solitaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Secretary Root
United States
Cuba
Root
Mary
Miller County
Jefferson City
Henry Smith
Chicago Markets Open High Low Close Wire Summary
Chicago markets report open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats and hogs cattle and sheep with bids and receipts. Highlights show Chicago and Northwestern activity with bank reserve changes and Liverpool wheat closing higher while corn drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Liverpool
Passes for All Legislators Reach Three Railroads
In St Paul on January 11, the Minnesota House and Senate, numbering 189 members, receive passes on three trans continental railroads. This marks a first in the state’s history as passes are provided during an off year, a practice often tied to the anticipated extra session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minnesota
House
Senate
Local grocer Lindle sells store to Pitchforth
George W. Lindle sold his grocery yesterday afternoon to John H. Pitch forth of this city. The store at Mulberry and Fifth streets will be operated by Mr Pitchforth along the same lines as before. Pitchforth has many friends in Muscatine who wish him success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Lindle
John H. Pitchforth
Mr. Lindle
Mulberry and
Fifth Streets
Mr. Pitchforth
Pitchforth
Muscatine
Weather forecast for Ilona indicates fair tonight
Chicago on January 11 reports Indications for Ilona call for fair weather tonight with Sunday skies and slight temperature changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ilona
Glacial Period Foretold By Cambridge Professor
Sir Robert Ball of Cambridge University lecturing at Columbia University predicted a distant glacial period more severe than famine or pestilence. He described vast ice sheets advancing from the polar regions and transporting granite across regions, with climate driven by celestial cycles rather than proximity to the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Ball
Cambridge University
England
Columbia University
Greenland
Ball
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reso
Mrs. McKinley
Depew
Panion
Kentucky
Evanston
Shaws
KRUPP
Cleveland
Bond
Uncle Toms Cabin
the Daily Journal
H. J. Hoher & Co
H. B McKay
Atchison
Pac
Lea
Pac Hove
Aeeee
Vv Steel
Northern Pacific
Mulberry Street
Ireland
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