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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1902
Page
1
A man identified as Chinsman was arrested on suspicion of a terrible crime. Police and investigators closed in after a reported incident, with authorities stating the case remains under investigation and no motive has been released.
Buffalo reports Charlie Wee a Chinese laundryman held for the murder of five year old Marian Murphy found in the lake. Washington Indiana notes Joseph Herbert, who escaped jail, captured at his home. Bill Edson, ravisher of Irma Pfohl, still at large with a vigorous search ongoing.
Philadelphia July 2. It is said no contract signed between Pennsylvania railroad and Postal telegraph as Harriman and J Pierpont Morgan object to how the Pennsylvania road has acted in severing business with Western Union telegraph company.
Vincenzo Luigi a miner was shot to death by a deputy at the William A colliery near Connelston two miles north of Pittston. Indications point to hasty indiscreet action by deputies as the cause. Supt. Thomas in charge refused to discuss the affair.
Taft sends a note to the Vatican about the Philippines proposing to pay Friar lands in three installments. An immediate one third, followed by three monthly installments for the remainder.
Albion Michigan July 2 President Dickie announced a gift of twenty one thousand dollars from Governor A T Bliss of Michigan to Albion College to help pay debts.
The cruiser Brooklyn bearing the body of Lord Pauncefote departed Norfolk at dawn today bound for England. The voyage follows funeral arrangements in the United States with naval honors and a formal escort.
Ottumwa Iowa July 2 passengers on the Iowa Central report air was filled with snow between Coalfield and Maxon yesterday during a rare atmospheric phenomenon witnessed in Iowa.
Kansas City reports C. C. Cline, a newspaper man, has just returned from Thunder Mountain Idaho. He says the gold finds are a fake, noting there is not a chunk of free milling ore in the region and that any extraction would require substantial machinery and railroads to process.
Mineva Ohio July 2 a tunnel on the Lake Erie Alliance and Wheeling railway collapsed early this morning. The roar was heard for miles. It is believed only a few workers were caught though hundreds were entering at the time. A half dozen Italians were hurt with one seriously.
A brief Buckingham Bulletin notes the progress of the king after his operation. Indian troops march with 1300 personnel in a colonial parade near Connaugh queen, amid decorations. The English lines are reviewed by the duke of acting the orders as crowds gather.
The court martial found Gen Jacob Smith exceeded authority by issuing the Kill and Burn and Howling Wilderness orders but did not convict him. The sentence directs a caution from the president, effectively saying not guilty but not to repeat the acts. The decision attributes some palliation to Samar campaign conditions.
Des Moines reports show June rainfall up 44 percent over normal while temperatures ran five degrees below average. Director Sage of the weather and crop service says only notably favorable July conditions can yield fair crops.
The Columbus Junction district fair association issues the premium list for the 11th annual fair to be held August 26 through 29 in Columbus Junction Iowa. The event offers 8000 dollars in premiums and 7000 dollars in purses for racing events. The speed program includes five trotting and five pacing races along with running races.
Prince Francis Joseph of Draganza, 22, an Austrian army lieutenant, faced charges in Southward police court with a young clerk. Remanded with another person amid secrecy over his London visit as an envoy to a coronation and a tour of a slum district.
Carrie Nation arrived in Peoria to attend the state prohibition convention despite telegrams urging her not to come. The ticket was nominated before her arrival, with J. H. Wilson named state treasurer and R. H. Harding clerk of the supreme court. Nation sent her acceptance and departed after a terse telegram battle to head her off.
In Hazleton Pennsylvania on July 2 clashes erupted between special deputies coal and iron police and miners. Police drew pistols and fired after confrontations at Freeland where a striker drew a revolver. Four miners were arrested as tension rose.
Minnesota Republicans in convention nominate a full state ticket led by Governor Samuel R. Van Sant of Winona for re election. Ray W. Jones is named lieutenant governor and others include Peter E. Hanson secretary of state and W. B. Douglas attorney general. The platform backs the 1900 Republican program and Roosevelt for president in 1904 while praising Governor Van Sant for enforcing state railway laws and mourning Cushman K. Davis.
Washington July 2 Congress has quit after a long session marked by cordial handshaking and a ceremonial close. Senators exchanged good will as the body adjourned with no dramatic clashes, and reactions varied to the final moments of the session.
Bombay July 2 A train derailment on the track claimed thirteen lives and left fifteen injured. Eyewitnesses reported a catastrophic blast as cars toppled and debris scattered along the route. Rescue efforts mobilized quickly with local authorities coordinating relief and medical aid.
The Iowa Central railway offers excursion tickets to points within 200 miles at one and third fare. Tickets go on sale July 3, 4, and 4.4. The offer ends July 7. See agent for details.
Washington July 2 The War Department sent the House an itemized statement of payments to and through F B Thurber for circulating literature on reciprocity with Cuba. Vouchers total 15626 dollars with a Gen Leonard Wood letter explaining disbursements as military governor to inform U S readers of Cuba trade wishes, approved by Cuban officials.
A major fire in Christiana Norway destroys 150 buildings at Laur vig in Jarlsberg province. Estimated loss runs to about one million kroner.
In Vienna on July 2 a duel between a student and Pan German Deputy Berger ended with Berger's ear cut off. The clash occurred in the capital and drew attention to the violent confrontation between rival factions.
Insufficient readable content to identify a coherent event or subject. The fragment references Venezuela, Cuba, Castro, General Uribe, and American safeguarding, but no definite actions, dates, or outcomes are discernible.
Mrs A G Whitaker leaves for Chicago today to visit her sister, traveling from her home and expecting a brief trip.
Oyster Bay locals report a tense scene as a gubernatorial figure is seen near the waterfront, causing residents to pause. Authorities warn of potential disruption while observers note the political tension in the coastal town.
The president plans to be in Oyster Bay this summer with a private office three and a half miles from his home and will maintain standard business hours. He intends to discourage political callers outside those hours and will travel to Pittsburg for the Fourth of July celebration before returning.
Sioux City dispatch reports John Cole James Story and Fred Thompson horse thieves and James Henry a burglar escaped last night by sawing jail bars and slipping through a 7 by 14 inch hole in the window.
Sigmund Guthmann, vice president of Guthmann, Carpenter & Telling, a Chicago wholesale shoe firm, died this morning by shooting. Ill health is cited as the alleged cause.
Davenport Iowa July 2 Three children of Mr and Mrs Herman Offer man died yesterday from eating green grapes while scarlet fever raged Cholera morbus caused complications that quickly proved fatal A fourth child remains seriously ill from the same illness
A new order on the Rock Island line between Muscatine and Davenport requires all night trains to use both tracks with eastbound on the right and westbound on the other. Regular night operation begins now while daytime work by ballast trains continues on the new grading and surfacing.
Weather bulletin from Chicago on July 2 indicates unsettled skies over Iowa with likely showers and local thunderstorms tonight and Thursday. Warmer temperatures expected in the northeast portion tonight.
Representative Mercer pressed a quick measure in Nebraska’s capital. The $75,000 appropriation for a quartermaster warehouse at Omaha moved from house passage to senate approval within two hours, with rapid drafting and presidential signature steps amid Roosevelt’s Capitol visit.
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