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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1907

Page

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Haywood Trial Ends In Prosecution Close

Senator Borah wraps final argument for the state in the Haywood murder case in Boise. He cites Orchard and Pettibone and asserts a conspiracy led from Denver to Caldwell. Darrow frames defense plea appealing to the poor and weary as verdict looms.

Boise Idaho Senator Borah Haywood Pinkerton Steunenberg Borah Orchard Caldwell Denver Western Federation of Miners Stiennenberg Marion Moore Federation George Pettibone Pettibone Darrow Simpkins Meyer Attorney Miller Spokane Moyer State of William D. Haywood Frank Steunenberg Clarence Darrow Richardson Pinkertons Coeur d’Alenes Bill Haywood Wall Street Bill Harwood

Mexico Asked to Mediate Salvador and Nicaragua Arbitration

Salvador asks Mexico to take the initiative in opening talks for arbitration between Salvador and Nicaragua over claims. Washington date cited July 26. Mexico’s role as mediator is sought to resolve the dispute.

Mexico Salvador Nicaragua Washington Vador

Fire destroys Hanright's livery barn in Cedar Rapids

A major fire swept Hanright's livery barn in Cedar Rapids causing about 3000 dollars in damage. The blaze occurred in July and was reported as a special downtown incident with Cedar Rapids officials noting the loss.

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids. In Hanright

Nine Die in Harbor Strike Clash in Buenos Aires

Nine persons were killed and many injured in a harbor clash between strikers and police in Buenos Aires. The confrontation occurred yesterday as authorities and workers faced off during a waterfront dispute.

Buenos Ayres

Iowa Woman Fights Kin in Million Dollar Will Contest

Mrs Lillian Cora Rand widow of a Burlington Iowa millionaire faces defamation suits by her mother Emma C Higgins and brother William R Higgins and will contest proceedings in Los Angeles over a fortune exceeding ten million dollars from Hiram Higgins. She travels from New York to Los Angeles to pursue the case and potential damages.

Chicago Lil Hiram Higgins Lillian Cora Rand Burlington Iowa New York Los Angeles California Higgins Northwest Chicago Board of Trade la Sallie Street

Gambler's Home in Peril in Chicago Warfare

An unknown attacker used a steel cased bomb to target Mont Tennes's residence at 404 Belden Avenue at 9 PM. The blast mirrors a prior attack on associate Red John Condon at 2625 Michigan Avenue and recalls a historic attempt to blow up John F. O'Malley's Kinzie and Clark street saloon. Police link all three to Chicago gambler warfare.

Chicago Mont Tennes Belden Avenue John” Condon Tennes Michigan Avenue Condon John F.o'malley Kinzie Clark Streets

Lightning strike kills three at Otter Lake hardware store

A Lightning strike at Heminway hardware in Otter Lake Michigan set off dynamite and killed three and possibly four people. The deceased include Maynard Hemingway a 39 year old clerk and his wife plus their five year old daughter.

Detroit Free Press Otter Lake Mich W. S. Heminway Maynard Heminway

New Orleans Selected as Next Building and Loan Meeting Site

At the closing session in Chicago on July 26 New Orleans was chosen as the next meeting place. J. N. C. Shumway of Taylorsville, Illinois, was elected president.

Chicago Ill Building and Loan Association New Orleans J. N. C. Shumway Taylorsville, Ill

Quiet Reigns In Mesaba Country Miners Return

Several hundred miners go back to work in the Mesaba iron range as peace holds with police sheriffs guarding to ensure safe resumption of labor. No disorder is reported and citizens assist in maintaining order during the return.

Duluth Minn Iron Range

Italian Is Killed In Bolton Mine Accident

Oskaloosa Iowa July 26 Bart Oloma an Italian with no relatives in America was killed in the Bolton mine this morning when crushed under tons of slate.

Oskaloosa Bart Oloma America Bolton

Nine Drowned When Gasoline Launch Capsizes in Humber

A gasoline launch with ten men on board capsized during a thunderstorm on Humber. Only George Shields survived. nine others are confirmed drowned including Joseph Irvin Jack Irvin Walter Dunkin Frank Kyle Glen Daly Frank Daly Dawson Neaophergan Gordon Leroc Pudge Miller all from Toronto Junction.

Toronto Canada Humber Joseph Irvin Jack Irvin Walter Dunkin Frank Kyle Glen Daly Frank Daly Dawson Neahpergan Gordon Leroc Pudge Miller Gead Toronto Junction George Shields

Adventuress Leslie Found Guilty in Defrauding Elite

London July 26 Mrs Josephine Leslie formerly of Philadelphia was found guilty of defrauding members of prominent families by false pretenses and sentenced to five years penal servitude. She claimed to be a friend of J Pierpont Morgan who she said guided her investments Morgan testified he knew her and had no dealings with her.

London Josephine Leslie J. Pierpont Morgan Morgan Lestie Josephine Eastwick Philadelphia

Pioneer Iowan dies in chair in Davenport home

John W. Sutter of Le Claire dies at home from heart disease. Born 1846, he belonged to one of Scott county’s earliest settlement families. His father and relatives were prominent in Mississippi river navigation since its early days.

Davenport Iowa John W. Sutter le Claire Scott County

Exposure and Fright Near Fatal for Two

In Cleveland on July 26, hotel clerk E R Buckley and actor George Elliott were pulled from a moving train in a state of unconsciousness after riding the sleeper top from Buffalo to beat their way to Chicago. They described freezing exposure and perilous hours aboard the Twentieth Century Limited.

Cleveland Ohio E. R. Buckley George Elliott Buffalo Chicago

Officer Shot in Back in Tiflis Mutiny Case

In Tiflis, Trans-Caucasus, Colonel Dobrowolsky of the 201st infantry was shot and killed yesterday by a soldier in his regiment.

Tiflis Trans-Caucasus Dobrowolsky Two Hundred and First Infantry

Sympathy Riots Grow As Nasi Imprisonment Sparks Disorder

In Sicily riots continue after ex-Minister Nasi is allowed to serve his sentence at home for embezzlement. In Messina and Remgio Di Calabria mobs cut lights, damaged property, and stoned patrols. thirty people were wounded.

Rome Nasi Sicily Messina Remgio di Calabria

Louisville Breaks Four-Year High With 98 Degree Heat

Louisville reported a maximum temperature of 98 yesterday, breaking the town's four year record. The heat wave affected outdoor activities and prompted residents to seek relief indoors.

Louisville

Anarchists Acquitted in German Open Air Meeting Trial

Twenty nine anarchists from national German anarchist societies were charged with holding an illegal open air meeting. The group stood trial yesterday in Mannheim and were all found not guilty.

Mannheim Germany

Clinton Magill murder case arouses Clinton town

In Clinton on July 26 Fred H Magill and Fay Graham Magill, charged in California with murder, neared trial. Citizens raised 4900 to aid prosecution within six hours. Secrecy surrounds donors amid fear of Magill relatives’ business influence. Margaret Magill, 17, hidden in Illinois, claims her stepmother killed herself and not by Magills’ hands.

Clinton Lil Fred H. Magill Fay Graham Magill California Magill Tem Ise Meili Sisies Miller Sherif Margaret Magill Ilinois Graham Magill Pet Magill

Educator Victim in Oshkosh Shooting Death

Oshkosh Wisconsin July 26 President Richard H Halsey of the Oshkosh Normal school was accidentally shot and killed at Geogetic lake yesterday. The details of the accident have not been received.

Oshkosh, Wis Richard H. Halsey Oshkosh Normal School

Klu Klux Klan in Muscatine Fears Rise

Mrs Byron Wagner testified before Judge Coster about threats from Klu Klux Klan members in South Muscatine. She said over thirty attackers threatened to kill, burn, and return tonight, recounting her move to Dewey Avenue as she sought relief amid the incidents.

Byron Wagner Muscatine South Muscatine Dewey Avenue

Alabama House Passes Rail Rate Appropriation Bill

A bill to appropriate 59000 dollars to resist railroad challenges to state rate regulation was passed by the Alabama House and sent to the governor. The move mirrors North Carolina where Governor Comer pursues court action rather than defying federal orders. In Raleigh the US Attorney General and Governor discussed the case but offered no settlement on keeping state law in effect during litigation.

Montgomery Ala House Alabama North Carolina Comer Raleigh N. C United States Sanford Glenn Southern Railway General Assembly

Hutchins Named Special Agent to Fight Indian Liquor

Henry A. Hutchins of Illinois has been appointed special agent of the Indian bureau to aid in suppressing the liquor traffic among Indians. The appointment was announced in Washington on July 26.

Washington Henry A. Hutchins Illinois Indian Bureau

Famine in Jamaica Reported in Stel Elisabeth District

Kingston July 264 Ten thousand people are starving in the Stel Elisabeth district. General Olivier led an investigation that finds the famine growing and blames the local government for failing to take precautions. Many lack clothing or food and are obliged to pay taxes.

Kingston Jam Stelisabeth Olivier

Catup bottle injury to Miss Emma McGaugher

Miss Emma McGaugher suffered a deep two inch cut on her right wrist when a broken catsup bottle fell while she ate supper. Several stitches were needed and Dr. A. B. Clapp attended. She was then reported to be feeling better the next day.

Emma McGaugher A. B. Clapp

Loud Talking Costs A Neat Little Fine

Woodson Heathman appeared before Judge Howe this morning and pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace. The court heard he and a stranger had been at the Commercial house talking when a dispute arose and a few words were exchanged. There were no blows but the loud voices and profanity led to a five day suspended sentence for Heathman. the other party escaped.

Woodson Heathman Howe Heathman Commercial House

Weather Forecast for Illinois and Iowa

Illinois weather calls for fair and cooler conditions tonight then fair with rising temperatures Saturday. Iowa shows fair tonight and Saturday with warmer conditions, especially in the extreme north. Sunrise at 4 56, sunset at 7 15, moonrise at 8 40.

Illinois Iowa

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