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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1906
Page
1
Three members of parliament urge calm submission to the imperial decree dissolving the parliament and preparing for new elections. Censorship tightens as press reporting of disorders is banned and protests across cities surge amid looming unrest.
New indictments issued by a Chicago grand jury accuse Cornelius P. Shea and 42 labor officials of conspiracy to hurt business. The charges supersede previous indictments from the great Teamsters strike last year, with 27 counts alleging conspiracy to control trade for several large local businesses and express companies.
Helena July 25 Alex Fairgrove president of the State Federation of Labor is expelled from the miners union for remarks insisting that western federation officials Moyer Haywood and Pettibone, accused in Idaho ex Gov Steunenberg's death, should stay in jail.
Mary Pribil aged 20 in Iowa City was badly bitten with flesh torn on arms and legs last night. Surgeons hope hydrophobia will not follow. The dog was killed and its body burned by angry citizens.
Topeka July 25 Kansas will exclude American Surety Company one of the largest bonding firms in the country Employees of the Missouri Pacific railroad and the Pacific Express company have been required to obtain bonds from this firm
George Tracy of Burlington was nominated by the Democrats for Congress in the First District at a Mt. Pleasant gathering. Three candidates started. Eicher and Gillis withdrew, leaving Tracy as the unanimous choice. Alberson served as temporary chair, with Schroeder as secretary and Hanna as permanent chairman.
A municipal car line clashes with the local company in Cleveland as Mayor vows defiance of a court injunction. The dispute centers on control of streetcar operations and ongoing labor actions. The outcome hinges on legal and political pressure.
Government shifts oil inquiry from grand jury to misdemeanor filings in Chicago. Officers would face fines under Elkins law, avoiding prison terms. Moody says heavy fines curb discrimination and speed results. Rockefeller’s role not deemed central. Sullivan to consult in Chicago.
The financier Russell Sage was buried in Oakwood cemetery in Troy after his body arrived from New York. An overengineered steel four inch thick case with copper envelope and mahogany outer coffin is locked from inside and bolted, with electrical alarms to deter grave robbing. Sage’s monument will bear the inscription I have done the best that I could by the light of day.
In Pensacola on July 25 officers from Jackson Lumber company of Lockhart Alabama and United States deputies sought arrest warrants amid claims of peonage. About 100 immigrants, mostly Germans, reportedly held as slaves in camps, were said to have been promised $3 to $5 daily but paid only $1. They allege forced meals, beatings when attempting to leave, with the firm organized by Michigan and Wisconsin capitalists.
The Wakiva, a New York chartered yacht with M. H. Dodge party member John Bassett Moore aboard, was seized by U S authorities in San Juan for entering the harbor from St Thomas D W L without the quarantine flag. It was released after a $100 payment.
Peoria Illinois July 25 One man Edward Church of St. David's is dead and James Donnegan of Elmswood is dying after a shooting at Edwards station. The shooter Lige Wages a coal miner fled to the timber and remained at large.
Fred H. Broberg a Monmouth Ill commission broker missing since last Saturday died by suicide shooting himself through the head His body was found in a boat on Lake Calumet Chicago July 25 due to a 10000 shortage in his accounts The grain slump and wheat long position are cited as factors in his failure to meet obligations
The 14th annual meeting of the United States League of the local Building and Loan association opened in Cincinnati Ohio with delegates from across the country present.
Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall said the party may back William R. Hearst for the Democratic nomination at the next state convention in New York.
The Rock Island westbound flyer No. 29 derailed about three quarters of a mile north of Fairfield on a down grade near a bend. The tender rear dining car and Pullman left the track riding the ties for a quarter mile. The culvert 75 feet high forced the train to roll past. Track twisted and slipped in spots. No injuries reported. The diner and Pullman were left at Fairfield while the rest of the train continued.
William J. Hudson formerly of Evanston Illinois shot and killed his wife at the home of Dr A Hoag where she worked as a domestic in Pasadena. He then drank carbolic acid and died today.
In Council Bluffs Iowa on July 25 the Republican congressional and judicial conventions finished without contests. Walter I. Smith was renominated for a fourth term in the ninth district, while A. B. Thornell W. R. G. and O. D. Wheeler were renomined for judicial posts. Smith said he has no senate ambitions and urged unified support for state and local tickets, with standpatters broadly backing Cummins.
Burglars blew open the Cherry Valley post office safe near Rockford last night and escaped with 500 dollars in money and stamps. The crime is under investigation and authorities seek clues from local residents.
Pittsburg July 25 An express company searched for a wagon with 200000 dollars in cash after its driver deserted it at night mistaking a policeman for a robber The wagon was later found with the horse calmly grazing by the sidewalk
Des Moines Iowa July 25 Cummins leaders met through the night and resolved to ignore the state central committee’s recommendations for temporary officers and form the state convention themselves. Former State Senator Thomas D Healy of Fort Dodge was named temporary chairman while Judge Horace M Towner Corning was chosen by the central committee for the role.
Dan R the famous pacer with a 2.01% mark collapsed and died of heart disease in Pittsburg Pennsylvania yesterday. The horse was owned by Edward Benyon of Cleveland Ohio.
Fort Worth reports that Texas received $375,000 from the national government to reimburse expenditures on frontier defense. The payment eliminates the state's treasury deficit.
Political discontent in Teheran reaches an acute phase with over 5,000 refugees under protection of the British legation as of July 25 in Teheran Persia.
In Elkader Iowa on July 24 15 year old Ben Anderson son of Mrs Anna Anderson was found dead beneath a mower nine miles northwest of town. Authorities believe the boy was run over and crushed when his team backed while crossing ditches the mower gearing entangled and threw him under the machine.
The Iowa Library commission and associate workers held a convention in Iowa City. Speakers included Johnson Brigham of Des Moines, Mrs H. M. Towner of Corning, Mrs D. W. Norris of Grinnell, Purd B. Wright of St. Joseph Missouri, Prof. Bohumil Shimek of Iowa City, President G. E. MacLean of S U S, and Capt. W. H. Johnson of Ft. Dodge.
Henry Clayter a Black man arrested in Chicago where he planned to marry a white woman who eloped from Irvington Ky. was jailed in Louisville for safety as word spread of a mob forming there to lynch him.
Chicago July 25. Corporation Counsel Lewis told the board of review that the estate of the late Marshall Fild removed stocks and bonds valued at 2,633,000 to New York to dodge local taxes. The estate’s counsel contends the property is not taxable.
Albert Middaugh, ex council member in Huntington Indiana, died today amid accusations that his wife poisoned him. Authorities release no arrest for Mrs Middaugh, citing the deceased's alleged insanity.
Jackson Mississippi July 25 officers of the Mississippi national guard excluded privates from their ball despite Gov Vardaman threatening to strip commissions.
In London on July 25 the interparliamentary union ended its sessions after approving a resolution urging The Hague conference to discuss ways to reduce the intolerable expenditure on armaments.
Near Banenun on Leyte Island a Pulajane assault on 76 U S troops and native constabulary led by Captain McMaster lasted 36 minutes. American forces repulsed the attack with 150 Pulajanes killed or wounded. U S troops suffered no casualties. A second report cites 50 Pulajanes killed and 60 wounded with one constabulary sergeant wounded.
Earl Kurz and Leo Cole were thrown into the 20 foot-deep Iowa river north of Iowa City when a boat overturned. Harold Fitzgerald, son of a Canadian American boat manufacturer, rescued them after a desperate struggle. Fitzgerald has saved nearly a dozen people from drowning in five years and is repeatedly mentioned as a candidate for a Carnegie medal.
James D. Phelan, chairman of the Red Cross relief fund finance committee, inspects sites for immediate home construction for burned out residents. The plan aims to build houses costing about $1,000 and sell them on easy payments at moderate interest to families living in tents in public parks.
Secretary Shaw departs Washington for Chicago and then travels to Iowa for a Chau tauqua near Des Moines. He will speak at multiple events across the state and attend the Des Moines state convention on August 1, returning to Washington around August 15.
The Georgia House passed the Boykin anti bucket show bill by 132 to 15 after a long debate. The measure prohibits dealings in futures on margin and would close bucket shops and exchanges in the state. it now goes to the Senate where passage is expected.
Adolph Weber, convicted of killing his father mother brother and sister in Auburn California to secure a $60 000 family estate was sentenced to be hanged on September 12. His prior death sentence was stayed on appeal to the supreme court.
Fair tonight and Thursday with cooler air in the northwest. Sun rises at 4 37 and sets at 7 18 with the moon setting at 9 54 p m.
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