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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1902
Page
1
Washington cablegram from Havana's American Club reads that with reciprocity Cuban imports of American manufactured goods would rise by thirty million dollars in a year, as American interests in Cuba face a financial crisis. The message was read to the House via Speaker Henderson.
Washington January 24. A senate clash saw Senator Hanna urge finding new markets or curbing production while Senator Hale countered that Europe already supplies trade and dismissed Oriental trade as not part of civilized markets.
Fraudelent Chinese certificates are said to be manufactured by Hip Lung & Co. of Chicago. The certificates are used to admit large numbers of Chinese into the United States in direct violation of law. Conclusive evidence was presented to the Senate committee on immigration.
In Peoria Illinois on January 24 a process yields one gallon of crude spirits and about three gallons of vinegar from one gallon of hydrol a sugar refining by product. Hydrol valued at 7 cents per gallon, crude spirits at 1.32 dollars with a 1.10 dollar tax and 3 cent production cost leaving 19 cents profit versus 7 cents for hydrol.
The Hague January 24. Four thousand five hundred diamond cutters have struck and likely will continue the fight indefinitely. The idle men and their families are supported by ample funds. The 3,000 workers who remain at work contribute ten percent of their earnings.
Dr Park A Findley of Des Moines Iowa has been appointed first lieutenant and assistant surgeon in the regular army. He is ordered to report February 1 at the Soldiers Home hospital in Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
Mail advices from the steamship Moana report a fierce heat wave in Australia with temperatures up to 130. Bush fires ravage vast Victoria districts, destroying crops and wiping out hundreds of homesteads as residents endure extreme conditions.
Thiesen's advertises round the clock telephone assistance answering calls both night and day, promising attentive service and immediate response for customers seeking help or information.
Iowa City reports the Iowa University regents will hold the next annual commencement in a canvas tent seating 2000. A Des Moines firm was contracted to erect the tent in Athletic Park or a similar large area. The university and seven colleges plan to hold exercises the same week under one tent.
In Chicago on January 24, the writer Richard Harding Davis, posing as a New York sport, explored the downtown and levee districts to see if an old friend now crippled and an invalid suffered mistreatment after an accident. He abandoned the search yesterday, convinced further probing would be futile.
W L Booker known as "the man full of needles" died suddenly in Louisville after years of sitting on a cushion loaded with pins. Needles embedded in his flesh later worked out through fingers toes arms and legs. Coroner says a needle may have pierced his heart causing death.
In Minneapolis on the 24th, lawyers for Milton L. Boulden and Sophia Barth Chapman filed in State District Court for an injunction to stop the transfer of Great Northern stock to the Northern Securities company. Boulden holds 400 shares and Mrs. Chapman 100 shares of Great Northern stock.
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley and Mrs Schley will arrive in Chicago tomorrow morning as the Hamilton club hosts him and the city welcomes him for a three day stay. He sails in from Washington after a brief rest following a tour of the southern states.
Colonel Bentley, a wealthy timberman, was shot and killed by Riley Ramey after a horseback confrontation on a public highway near Elkhorn City on the Big Sandy. Ramey surrendered to authorities. Both men are described as prominent in West Virginia.
Pat Sheedy, once of Chicago and now in New York, sat at a Charleston, South Carolina gambling house with $10,000. He left with nothing after briefly leading by as much as $50,000 in a faro game that night.
Berlin Jan 24 Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia has selected around fifty presents for Americans he will meet during his planned U S visit. The court jeweler will supply the gifts as the prince prepares for the trip to the United States.
J. J. Hill E. B. Harriman and other railroad leaders appeared in Chicago to explain merger plans to the Interstate Commerce Commission under a court summons. Witnesses testified that roads coordinated rates but denied schemes to destroy competition, with evasive denials about mergers and rate changes post consolidation.
Washington Jan 24 Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson the naval officer who sank the Merrimac at Santiago de Cuba appeared before the retiring board at the Washington navy yard If the president approves his retirement he would be pensioned about 3000 dollars a year for life The move is viewed as preliminary to a possible entry into politics
Washington January 24 The commander of the revenue cutter McCulloch was ordered to search for the British warship Condor. The vessel is to sail well out and far north of the mouth of the Columbia river in pursuit.
Mrs McKinley objects to naming a new Canton hotel Hotel McKinley a $150000 structure announced by local Cantonians.
A brilliant meteor was seen in the western sky over Webster City Iowa early yesterday morning. As it neared the horizon it exploded and cast a shadow, witnessed by local citizens in Webster City.
The national committee of the Socialist Party of the United States met in St. Louis on January 24 to organize for the 1904 campaign. The gathering focused on building party structure and planning activities for the coming year.
State Treasurer M. Q. Williamson has been confined to his bed at his Galesburg home for two days with a slight attack of pneumonia.
Articles of incorporation filed to build a rail line from Dubuque to Boone Iowa by the Dubuque and Western Railway Company. January filing confirms the new railroad project and its corporate structure.
Start for West Washington January 24. Admiral Schley and his wife left for a western tour this morning, accompanying them are their entourage and security detail as they depart from the capital.
Springfield Jan 24 The new Peoria asylum is finished as funds allow but lacks patient wards with only staff housed. Over a million spent and scandal dogged the project as cottages for patients remain unbuilt. capacity falls from 3000 to 300.
Mrs. George L. Henderson, a 55 year old bride of four months, lies in a small upstairs room at 909 McGee street suffering sciatica as her husband, a brother of Speaker David Henderson of Iowa, vanished last October. She awaits letters that have not reached him, feeling despair at his absence.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas Parry, supported by First Presbyterian Church trustees of Wilkinsburg, declined to grant the McKinley memorial committee use of the church for services planned Wednesday night. The committee expresses strong displeasure.
Speaker Henderson declares against any tariff revision by the current Congress. The statement replies to a petition signed by seventy Republican businessmen from Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa, urging changes. The letter dates from Waterloo on January 24.
A delegation of New York and Chicago bankers met with Internal Revenue Commissioner Yerkes in Washington to request deferral of his ruling taxing undivided bank profits the same as other bank surplus. The January 24 conference sought suspension of the new rule until further study.
Hartford City Ind Jan 24 J S Sturgeon rose to speak at a Sweetser religious meeting when his tongue became paralyzed and he has not spoken since. His condition otherwise is normal and many regard the event as a divine visitation.
The Illinois state executive committee set plans at its annual meeting to open a new field of work for the associations. The initiative targets manufacturing centers, with local associations started at manufacturers’ request and supported by them.
Jacob Spawr of Lexington Bloomington Illinois turned 100 yesterday and asserts he has lived longer in Illinois than any other citizen. Born January 24, 1802 in Pennsylvania he came to McLean County in 1826 and settled north of the city where he has resided for seventy six years.
Indianapolis Jan 24 Mrs Benjamin Harrison denied the report that she asked movement leaders to obtain a pension and not present the bill to Congress.
Robert McFetridge, mortally wounded by his brother William McFetridge during a feud rooted in ice business rivalry, died at 4 40 p m yesterday afternoon at Alexian Brothers Hospital after being shot Wednesday night in Chicago.
Willemstad Curaçao January 24 two French warships at Fort de France may sail to La Guaira Venezuela to demonstrate against Caracas for denying entry to Secrestat a French subject who seeks to guard the estate of revolutionary General Matos leased by Secrestat's father. Caracas says Secrestat cannot enter due to contact with Matos since the revolution began. This denial is disputed.
St Louis authorities began the inquest into the murder of millionaire Dean Cooper at a Turkish bath. After the jury was sworn the hearing was postponed to Saturday awaiting testimony from Katie Robinson aged 18 said to be Cooper's sweater.
The Denmark United States treaty transferring the Danish West Indies was signed by Secretary Hay and Danish Minister Brun. It will be sent to the Senate Monday where rapid ratification is anticipated.
A Toledo message dated January 24 reports Assistant County Prosecutor Hadden sending a letter to President Roosevelt requesting aid for Edward Lentz a mess mate of Ham Fish in the Rough Rider campaign. Lentz suffers rheumatism cannot work and awaits pension and admission to Sandusky Soldiers Home.
A blast at Lost Creek mines near Oskaloosa Iowa killed three men and left many more trapped underground. Rescue efforts continued as crews worked to reach the entombed workers.
Washington January 24 Democrats of the House plan a caucus tonight with no firm agreement. It is believed a resolution will declare it not within the caucus to formulate the party platform.
Mrs Chauncey M Depew hosted her first reception in Washington on January 23 drawing several hundred callers from official diplomatic and resident society circles.
Vienna dispatches report a failed assassination attempt on the king of Greece during the day in Vienna. The incident was described as putting the monarch in danger. Reports came from Vienna and were carried by London sources.
An unknown steamship, likely British, was stranded in fog near Vlissingen in the Netherlands today and sank. Many believed to have perished with the vessel.
The miners convention in Indianapolis Indiana on January 24 re elected the same officers as before. The meeting continued with no change in leadership as the association moves forward with its agenda.
Chicago markets show mixed openings with wheat futures around 76 to 79 percent for May and July. Corn and oats display varied early figures with pork and live stock futures reflecting a steady to soft tone on open trade. receipts and car lots estimate ongoing activity in Wheat Corn Oats and Hogs.
Washington officials report Attorney General Knox received a letter from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals accusing him of overdriving his horses. He has not replied and will not.
Harry Hortman was found guilty of first degree murder for killing Florence Porter after she refused his marriage proposal. The court fixed the death penalty by hanging.
A Washington Times afternoon edition prints a claimed signed statement by Chekib Bey Turkish minister claiming Miss Stone likely allowed herself to be captured by Bulgarian brigands to draw attention to the Macedonian situation.
Chicago January 23 special indicates generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with decidedly colder weather expected. The bulletin notes specific cold air moving into Iowa region.
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