Gambler Offers to Resign Schwab Reported to Have Done
A gambler announced an offer to resign and Schwab was reported to have followed through with the action. The incident appears in a brief notice documenting related developments and responses.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
1
Schwab May Quit Steel Presidency Says Cablegrams Warn
The Commercial reports Charles Schwab prepared to resign the steel company presidency if J Pierpont Morgan and associates deem it expedient. Cables from Monte Carlo cited Morgan’s sharp responses as criticism, with Schwab's gambling reportedly influencing the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Commercial
Chas. Schwab
Monte Carlo
J. Pierpont Morgan
Steel Corporation
Morgan
Schwab
Great Coal Combine to Merge Northwest Coal Trade
The Journal reports near finishing a merger of almost all northwest coal interests. A single selling agency will operate in Minneapolis and St Paul, squeezing out smaller retailers. President C E Wales will be general northwestern manager as anthracite and bituminous branches join under one umbrella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Minneapolis
Journal
St. Paul
C. E. Wales
Pioneer Fuel Company
Northwestern
Duluth
Van Sant Answers Critics Over Railroad Merger
Governor Van Sant replies to Minneapolis businessmen urging him to drop the fight against the railroad merger. In a letter to Janney Semple Hill & Co. he cites state law as clear and unmistakable and says the consolidation would violate statute and state policy against parallel competing lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
van Sant
Minneapolis
Janney Semple
Boer laager surprise nets seventeen captured in Poplar Grove
The story from Pretoria reports a Boer laager at Poplar Grove was surprised yesterday. Seventeen Boers were captured and Field Cornet Grobelaar died of wounds. Premier Kuyper allegedly sought peace terms only after England agreed to listen. Continental powers are said to back his proposals informally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hague
Kuyper
South Africa
England
Pretoria
Poplar Grove
Cornet Grobelaar
Dedicatory Exercises At State Normal In Des Moines
About 280 legislators and friends attend the dedication of the state normal school in Des Moines. Governor Cummins delivers the principal address at the opening ceremony. A large crowd greets the legislature and the events are kept brief for an early return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Normal School
Cummins
Dutch Peace Proposal Reply Planned for Tomorrow
In the House of Commons, Balfour said the Dutch government will have the British reply to their South African peace proposal tomorrow. The statement came from London on January 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
House of Commons
Balfour
Lime Kiln Habit Endangers Men in Richmond
Four men were rescued unconscious from a lime kiln top at Twenty Seventh and Gary streets and sentenced to sixty days on the chain gang. Officials warn fumes from the kiln produce an opiate like effect and that fifty to seventy five men have slowly roasted to death in recent years, with hundreds rescued by police draggings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Gary
Dickinson’s Troubles: Dickinsons Cleared of Lewdness
Independence Iowa Jan 30 George Dickinson cleared of lewdness in sensational suits. His wife starts divorce action seeking 5000 alimony. James Bloom injured husband pursues 25000 damage suit. All Dickinson property in county attached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
George Dickinson
James Bloom
Dickinson
Dawson Chooses Mayor Government in Territorial Vote
A Dawson letter reports residents approved a city government with a mayor and council over a governor appointed commission. Voter registration totaled 63, with only British subjects eligible to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Dawson
Chicago Considers Des Moines Smallpox Quarantine
Health Commissioner Reynolds seeks drastic action as reports indicate 500 smallpox cases in Des Moines with Appleton Wisconsin and Indiana also affected. Quarantines for cities in three states are possible with inspectors boarding trains and vaccinating passengers at junctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Des Moines
Reynolds
Appleton
Wis
Indiana
Marconi Sets a New Wireless Communication Mark
London observers report Marconi achieved a record ship to shore wireless contact as the Philadelphia 120 miles off the coast communicated with the Lizard station. Reporters say the distance may reach 300 miles with Marconi's apparatus aboard the steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lizard
Isle of Wight
Marconi
Philadelphia
England
Illinois Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias Meets in Nashville
Illinois Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias met in Nashville Illinois on January 29 with Charles H. Cushing of Chicago presiding. Past chancellors were ranked and a school of instruction was held. Delegates from southern Illinois lodges numbered about 200 all represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Knights
Nashville
Ilinois Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
Charles H. Cushing
Chicago
Grand Lodge
Southern Illinois Lodges
Rumple Secures Railway Post Office for Davenport Route
Congressman Rumple wins Post Office Department order for a full railway post office on the Davenport Rock Island Northwestern line from Dubuque to Davenport. Service to start once department readiness allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Davenport
Dubuque
Washington, D. C
Rumple
Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern
Escape of Ed and Jack Biddle From County Jail
Pittsburg dispatch says Ed and Jack Biddle condemned for murder escaped from the county jail after locking guards in cells and grabbing a revolver. They shot another guard, donned citizens clothes, leaped a sixteen foot fence, and walked out. Warden Soffel suspects Mrs Soffel assisted the escape. she has not been seen since. The fugitives left no clear clues to their tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Jack Biddle
Soffel
Wainwright Named in Suburban Rail Bribery Probe
Grand jury in St Louis issues bench warrant for Elliot Wainwright millionaire brewer and Suburban railroad director. Wainwright, now in New York, cannot be found. Phil Stock, brewing association secretary and safe deposit custodian, reappears before the panel and meets with Circuit Attorney Folk, with strong indication of new indictments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Grand
Wood
Elliot Wainwright
Wainwright
New York City
Phil Stock
Brewing Association
Grand Jury
Folk
Means Hall for Drake
Des Moines reports the death of David R. Ewing a pioneer lumber merchant and wealthy resident. His will provides at least 40 000 for a memorial hall at Drake University and likely additional bequests, prompting plans for a new university hall in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Ewing
Des Moines
Iowa
Drake University
Ewing
Bettendorf Axle Works Fire Causes $200,000 Loss
A Davenport report details the Bettendorf Axle works blaze reducing the die room contents by fire and water. The damage totals about $200,000 with many tempered steel dies and valuable patterns destroyed, necessitating costly replacement and time to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Bettendorf Axle Works
Bowling Alley Pin Setter Hurt In Accident
Audubon Iowa January 30. At Staley and Kemps bowling alleys Louis Caldwell, a pin setter, was struck on the knee by a pin. He collapsed and was carried to his boarding house in an unconscious state. Doctors fear the knee cap is permanently dislocated possibly leaving him crippled for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon
Staley and Kempfs
Louis Caldwell
Caldwell
Jim Howard Convicted in Goebel Murder Case
Frankfort Kentucky January 30 The jury found Jim Howard guilty of complicity in the Goebel assassination and fixed life imprisonment in the verdict delivered today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goebel
Frankfort
Jim Howard
Genilty
Immortality of the soul debated by church leaders
The Rev J P Delaney chancellor of the Diocese of Manchester objects to Dr Charles H Parkhurst New York asserting soul immortality. Delaney says immortality is inherent in the soul and cannot be cultivated or destroyed by human effort or thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
J. P. Delaney
Charles H. Parkhurst
New York
Parkhurst
Father Delaney
Rumor of Philippine Sale to Germany Emerges
Vienna reports from Neues Wiener Tageblatt that the sale of the Philippine islands by the United States to Germany is probable. Negotiations have been underway for some time and the visit of Prince Henry to the United States is described as a prelude to an official announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Neues Wiener Tageblatt
Phillippine Islands
Germany
United States
Prince Henry
Woman Burned to Death Trying to Extinguish Fire
In St Joseph Michigan Mrs Joseph H Berringer of Eau Claire was burned to death when a lamp overturned and ignited flames. She and her two children were in the room. the children knocked the lamp from the table and the woman’s clothing caught fire as she attempted to stamp out the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Mich
Joseph H. Berringer
Eau Claire
Berringer
Roof collapses in Teplitz fire kills ten
A Teplitz Bohemia building roof collapsed and fire trapped ten people who died. In Passaic New Jersey a North Jersey Traction storehouse burned causing losses estimated at about $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Teplitz
Bohemia
New Jersey
Passaic
N. J
North Jersey Traction Company
Iowa men strike oil in Texas gusher
Des Moines residents learn the Iowa-Nebraska-Beaumont Oil company struck a Texas gusher. The well near Beaumont reportedly yields 160000 barrels a day after D B Lyons and C A Starr organized the venture and Lyons traveled to Texas to witness the opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Des Moines
Texas
Iowa
Iowa-Nebraska-Beaumont Oil Company
D. B. Lyons
C. A. Starr
Miners Vote $1000 Aid To Iowa Widows Orphans
The miners convention amended the constitution to elect officers by popular vote and adjourned after agreeing to meet here next year. It voted $1000 for aid to widows and orphans of miners killed in the Iowa disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Iowa
Three Bodies Found In Crib Disaster
The bodies of Ray Trotochaud and James Williams of Sarnia Ontario and Daniel Higgins of Cleveland were recovered yesterday. Authorities report no more bodies remain in the water works tunnel from last summer’s incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ray Trotochaud
James Williams
Sarnia
Ont
Daniel Higgins
Water Works
Permanent Census Bureau Bill Advances in House
In Washington on January 30 the House in committee of the whole began debating a bill to establish a permanent census bureau. The measure aims to reorganize census functions and create ongoing national demographic data collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Sampson To Be Retired From Navy Posts
Washington reports Navy orders announce the retirement of Admiral Sampson on February 9 after more than three decades of service. The formal notice specifies the date and marks the end of a long naval career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sampson
Riot at Parliament as 86 Hurt in Budapest Clash
Ten thousand workers attacked the parliament building in Budapest. Mounted police charged the crowd wounding many. eight six people were carried away in ambulances to hospitals as anti-government protests disrupted the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Parliament House
Carnegie Institution Receives 10 Million Dollar Gift
Washington, January 30. Trustees approved the deed of gift of 10,000,000 dollars and elected Daniel C. Gilman president. Income funds a Washington institute to promote research and discovery, provide buildings, laboratories, books, and advanced instruction, with unspent income kept as a reserve for buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Carnegie Institution
State Department
Daniel C. Gilman
Washington
Two Burglars Killed in Ohio Robbery Attempt
In Gallipolis Ohio two burglars were killed and Deputy Sheriff Mannering and Athens Marshal Fritzenwald were wounded after a planned robbery at Mrs. Mary Priest’s home. Athens officers had been tipped off and waited as the criminals arrived, leading to a fatal exchange of gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Gallipolis
Mannering
Fritzenwald
Athens
Mary Priest
Hart Takes Controlling Interest in First National Bank
Ernest E. Hart completed a major banking deal in Council Bluffs Iowa purchasing the controlling interest of Charles R Hannon in the First National Bank. The transaction transfers control to Hart a figure understood to run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars though the exact amount is not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest E. Hart
Council
Shaw Passes Through City to Take Treasury Post
Ex Governor Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa traveled through Chicago on January 29 en route to Washington to assume duties as secretary of the treasury. He arrived with Mrs Shaw and spent part of the day at the Auditorium hotel before leaving for Washington at 2 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Washington
Treasury
Chicago
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
City
Shaw
Auditorium Hotel
Threatening With Snow Flurries In Iowa Forecast
Indications for Iowa show threat of snow flurries tonight and Friday with likely light accumulation. Warmer temperatures expected in the extreme western portion tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iowa
Remarkable breach of promise verdict in Iowa case
Onawa Iowa January 30 a verdict for six thousand dollars was awarded in a breach of promise suit filed by Mary Christiansen against the estate of Frank Crum her deceased fiancé. The court found Crum promised to marry but postponed the date before his death last summer, constituting breach. The plaintiff sought thirty seven thousand dollars but recovered all but one thousand in a friendly suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onawa
Mary Christiansen
Frank Crum
Crum
Last of Cuban League Ends With Palma Inauguration
The Cuban American league issues a statement that with President Palma inaugurated and the Cuban government’s legislature and judiciary organized, the league will cease to exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Repeal All the Taxes War Revenue Plan Moves
Washington January 30 The ways and means committee instructed Chairman Payne to draft a bill to repeal all war revenue taxes as soon as possible. The proposal would abolish all taxes except the tax on mixed flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Payne
William P Beedle dies in Muscatine at 89
William P Beedle died last evening at his mother Mrs Clara Beedle s home 595 West Third street from diabetes He had lived in Muscatine for 40 years born Sept 7 1849 in Denmark Lee County Iowa He worked 27 years as a switchman for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad and later five years in Missouri A 1898 accident on the Muscatine North and South railroad left a spine injury He leaves his invalid mother an aunt a cousin and an uncle The funeral will be Friday at 2 pm from the West Third Street house with Dr C L Stafford and Father Davidson officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Beedle
Clara E. Beedle
West Third Street
Beedle
Muscatine
Denmark
Lee County
Clara Beedle
S. H. Parvin
James H. Selden
William P. Allyn
Sioux City
Iowa
C. L. Stafford
Davidson
Home Day Observed at U B Church Next Sabbath
Next Sabbath at 10 30 a m will be observed Home Day at the U B church Children of the Sabbath school and their parents are invited to attend and sit together in family groups Reception of members will be a feature of the service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. B
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gambler
Cablegrams
Great Coal Combine
Minnesota
Legislature
Klondike Gold Fields
Grand Lodge Pythians
ST. Louis Scandals
Drake
Bettendorf
Delaney
Dr. Parkhurst
Philippines
Permanent Census Bureau
Carnegie
Hich
Law Cloce Atchison
Mo. Pac
UN Pac
So. Ry
U. S. Steel
BR. T
Manbun
Palma
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