14 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1902
Page
1
The report notes Phillips failing again as Corn King could not withstand the repeated onslaughts. Strong actions by Phillips and Corn King define the struggle with notable competitive tension and a decisive outcome.
Geo H Phillips, once a corn magnate, posts a notice at the board of trade announcing all corn trades closed. He cites margin failures and hostile actions by two local houses that squeezed him after past deals. Wheat and rye suffered declines as the raid escalated. Phillips must repay customers and ends up flat broke.
Iowa City announces the freshman banquet of the college of liberal arts on January 23. The class of 1905 says this social event will eclipse all past freshman banquets and capture the campus attention for the year.
Luella Packer employed at Hawkeye laundry Boone Iowa was crushed when her arm jammed in a clothes wringer this morning. The injury proved fatal at once.
Washington January 14 The house resumed debate on the pension appropriation bill as Senator Mason of Illinois addressed the senate. He urged reciprocity with Cuba noting Cuban constitutional pledges bar political treaties without U S consent and would affect commercial treaties.
Des Moines Iowa January 14 The senate was in session forenoon with routine business except the Bruce Emmert contest case. Houses plan joint session this afternoon to canvass the vote and adjourn from Thursday until Tuesday.
Annapolis Md January 11 Arthur P Gorman was chosen U S senator by joint ballot of the legislature. He received all Democratic votes while Republicans backed Congressman Jackson.
Grandview Iowa January 14 Special Mrs Gast an 85 year old woman was burned to death in her home about four o clock Monday afternoon She had been visiting her son Herman Gast next door and returned to her residence where the blaze began Unknown cause prevented escape The body was found after the building burned down and was badly disfigured Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon
Des Moines reports that if the allegations of quail served at the Shaw banquet are proven the caterer faces a fine of 8000 dollars. The only relief is for Governor Shaw to commute or wipe out the sentence. The governor would be asked to commute a sentence against the caterer who supplied the dishes for a banquet honoring him.
New York January 14 Russell Sage veteran capitalist and broker is named defendant in a supreme court action by Isabella d Ajuria who seeks 75000 dollars or its real estate value for an alleged attack she says occurred more than seventeen years ago She alleges Sage promised to give the sum if she would drop a pending suit for 100000 dollars damages.
A pamphlet campaign scatters through the area denouncing a proposed exclusion law. The flyer frames the measure as targeting Chinese residents and calls for organized resistance. Local officials have not commented.
An anonymous pamphlet was scattered in Washington this morning opposing the Chinese exclusion law. It warns China will retaliate by blocking American trade. If Minister Wu is involved, a complaint will be made to his government. Also notes a Senate canal poll with 31 for Nicaragua, 40 for Panama, and opposition to any Isthmian canal.
The page names a British ceremony as the coronation event for the new embassy in London. Details emphasize the formal recognition and a ceremonial designation tied to diplomatic presence. International observers note the historic significance and the imminent official proceedings.
President Roosevelt announces Whitelaw Reid as special ambassador to King Edward's coronation at the cabinet meeting. The embassy also lists General James H. Wilson, Captain Chas. E. Clark, J. P. Morgan Jr., Edmund Baylies, and Wm. Wetmore as members with noted pedigrees and roles in the mission.
London reports the Boers aim to strike heavy blows before the king's coronation to spoil celebrations. General Kitchener is urged to intensify efforts to end the war beforehand. Boer losses since the sixth amount to 200 killed 9 wounded 203 captured 95 surrendered.
Washington reports the appointment of Oscar Straus former minister to Turkey as a permanent member of the Hague Arbitration Commission announced at the White House today January 14.
Senator Hoar called up a resolution for a congressional inquiry into the conduct of the war in the Philippines. He proposed a committee similar to the Civil War probe, aiming to examine public questions without obstructing current deliberations.
Mrs. Henry Thompson died at 11 o clock this morning in Grandview Iowa. Funeral arrangements were not yet made.
Mrs. Frank Parham was thrown from a buggy yesterday around 4 pm on West Second Street near the Seouth Muscatine car line turn for Front Street. A careless grocery wagon hub caught in the buggy wheel causing the upset. She was not seriously injured.
Advertising copy promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It states druggists refund money if it fails and notes E. W. Grove's signature on each box, with the number 256.
A reporter witnessed William Held directing Bly Held to rearrange council chamber seating. The aim is to bring the public closer to the gathering of the council and its so called minds. Spectators welcomed the change as the two tradesmen reshaped the space.
Archbishop Keane of Dubuque signals Catholic church will actively participate in the January municipal election to curb or stamp out saloon influence. He has long opposed liquor and warned parishioners against intoxication in confirmations.
On Wednesday the 15th the Randolph Tea and Coffee Co offers a free bread plate with any purchase of three pounds of coffee. The deal applies at 415 Mulberry Street with phone 1043.
Chicago records indicate fair conditions tonight with a cooler spell expected Wednesday. The west portion may turn cooler tonight, with indications pointing to a generally cooler trend through midweek.
B F Clayton of Indianola and president of the National Farmers Congress has traveled to Des Moines for a special mission on a Des Moines river shipping canal between Des Moines and the Mississippi. John S Emery provided the data, and the duo expect a ten year effort to persuade Iowa farmers.
Washington Jan 14 Congressmen Smith and Hepburn pushed private pension measures in the house with 47 and 28 bills respectively. Smith also introduced land expansion bills for the Council Bluffs court house and post office and for the Ottumwa public building.
Charles Thomas, jailed Saturday for Mabel Schofield’s two year old murder, faces a prosecution claiming he drugged women to gain a motive. Two former victims found unconscious from chloral hydrate support the theory, with the body dumped in the Des Moines river after being last seen at the depot.
Des Moines Iowa January 13 Special correspondence the twenty ninth general assembly began with a neck and neck organizational vote in both houses. Report notes diverse lawmakers old and new and describes the first day as impressive with oath taking and a renewed faith in popular government.
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