Postponement Uncertain as Event May Be Delayed Again
Readable fragments suggest the event may be put off once more with officials indicating possible delays and rescheduling considerations.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1902
Page
1
Rumor of Coronation Postponement Denied by London Paper
The St James Gazette rejects rumors of a coronation postponement saying there is no foundation for reports. Meanwhile in Cowes the king’s condition continues to improve and his wound heals satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. James Gazette
Cowes
Devil Wagon Wreck Injures Family as Driver Is Arrested
A fast driving auto owned by J. K. Robinson Jr. collided with a taxi carrying Edward F. Keebler's family at 3833 Forest Avenue. Passengers mostly escaped with bruises. driver Gustav Anderson was injured and may stay hospitalized. Robinson and his chauffeur were arrested and released on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. K. Robinson, Jr
Diamond Match Company
Edward F. Keebler
Forest Avenue
Gustav Anderson
Robinson
Daredevil Youth Leaps 108 Feet From Bridge to Mississippi
Peter Lind of Chicago aged 20 astonished a crowd of about 10 000 by leaping from the high bridge over the Mississippi at Clinton Iowa Sunday afternoon. He performed a complete backward somersault in the air before landing safely in the river unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
Peter Lind
Chicago
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Anti Friar Demonstration in Manila Fizzles Out
Manila July 28 The planned large anti friar demonstration on Sunday proved a fizzle with only a small gathering at the theater at 7 am. Speakers offered weak remarks while police forbade a procession and reserves were stationed to maintain order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Bloodshed at Pottsville and Lanfort Riot News
Pottsville Pennsylvania reports a serious clash between strikers and non union men with two shot and four beaten as guards are sent in. A riot rages at Lanfort with sheriff unable to keep order and troops asked for. In Parkersburg West Virginia judge frees strike leader Bernard Rice from a sixty day contempt jail term due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Shenandoah
Lanfort
Wilkesbarre
Parkersburg
W. Va
Narrow Escape High in the Air
A report describes a narrow escape high in the air involving a person or object precariously perched aloft. Details are limited in the readable text.
Brooklyn Elevated Collision Injures Many Passengers
A morning crash on the Brooklyn elevated line between two opposing trains on a curved track left several people injured, some seriously. Excessive car lean caused four cars to nearly topple from the structure during the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Des Moines County Republicans Pick Delegates at Burlington
In Burlington Iowa on July 28 Republicans of Des Moines county chose delegates for the state convention. Delegates include Hedge McClure Blythe Antrobus McKee Catlett Buttles Burnham Ross Low Cowles Thompson Williams Magel Caster Hanne with alternates Courtwright Snyder Sterling Lewis Ludde Robinson Gallagher Blume Clark Wilmer McCray Naumann Garrett Poor Stone Rand The party adopted a resolution urging no nomination for district judge by the judicial committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
Des Moines County
Thos. Hedge
L. N. McClure
J. W. Blythe
A. M. Antrobus
D. H. McKee
E. W. Catlett
Eugene Buttles
L. B. Burnham
C. H. Ross
C. G. Low
la Monte Cowles
Frank E. Thompson
F. L. Poor
Geo. W. Stone
Horace Rand
Henry and Louisa
Judicial Committee
Insanity Expert Dr Eugene Grissom Dies by Own Hand
Dr Eugene Grissom once a noted alienist and neurologist shot himself at his son’s home in Washington DC. The former superintendent of the North Carolina insane asylum at Raleigh had grown weak from narcotic use. He had addressed the American Medical Society on "The Borderland of Insanity."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Eugene Grissom
G Street
N. E
Grissom
North Carolina Insane Asylum
Raleigh
American Medical Society
Poas Volcano Quietly Roaring Near San Jose Costa Rica
Seismic roarings resembling thunder frequent in San Jose and Alajuela, 11 miles away, believed caused by Poas volcano 19 miles northwest. Ash falls reported in San Pedro village near the volcano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
Alajeula
Poas
San Pedro
Drowned Sisters in Lake Erie Sailboat Tragedy
Anna Glaw six and Rose Glaw sixteen drowned with their father and two other children when a sudden squall overturned their boat on Lake Erie near Cleveland. The father and other child survived. sisters unable to be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Anna
Rose Glaw
Lake Erie
Chamberlain Illness Rumor Denied by Agency
London July 28 The Central News agency denies the report that Chamberlain is seriously indisposed. The agency labeled the rumor as false and stated no truth to the illness claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
London
Central
Today
Man questions belief in the Philippines and future state
A Philadelphia Record dialogue notes a speaker denying belief in the Philippines and in any future state, criticized as atheistic. The exchange highlights secular views and political faith amid confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Philadelphia Record
Sweeping Accusations by Anti Imperialists on Philippine War
The New York based anti imperialist committee led by Edwin Burritt Smith Carl Schurz Moorfield Story Herbert Welsh and Charles Francis Adams accuses U S troops in the Philippines of kidnapping murder robbery torture and rape with death penalties on evidence from torture. They condemn court martials as farces and claim army culture incited brutality while blocking information from the paper department of the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake George
N. Y
Edwin Burritt Smith
Chicago
Carl Schurz
Moorfield Story
Herbert Welsh
Charles Francis Adams
New York
Philippines
United States Army
Roosevelt
Jacob H. Smith
Lamurdire
Smith
War Department
United States
Dreyfus
France
Union Pacific Buys A Road Involving Northern Sec
Chicago reports that the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad has been purchased by the Union Pacific group led by E. H. Harriman and major financiers. The deal shifts control from Armours and St Paul board members to Union Pacific interests supported by Rockefeller and Standard Oil linked financiers. Roswell Miller likely steps down. strong banking and oil ties anchor the buyer group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Union Pacific Road
Union Pacific
Northern
West
E. H. Harriman
Wm. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
George J. Gould
James Stillman
St. Paul Road
St. Paul
Armours of Chicago
Roswell Miller
National City Bank
Rockefeller-Standard Oil
When coal prices will jump
Chicago coal dealers say New York anthracite price increases will not be felt immediately in Chicago. Henry B. Weaver notes August may show a rise over July. demand here is seasonal for fall and winter. If the miners strike continues, a clear rise in prices is not unlikely once demand expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Henry B. Weaver
Strike Settled as Messenger Boys Return to Work
Chicago July 28 Western Union messenger boys end strike after ratifying terms agreed at Sunday conference. The settlement brings a return to duties for the force amid revived Cincinnati service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Messenger Boys
Chicago
Western Union Messenger
Schwab Prostrated In Atlantic City
Charles M. Schwab president of the United States Steel Corporation, suffered a nervous prostration attack while out driving in Atlantic City. He is under physicians care at his cottage on Pennsylvania avenue but passed a good night and ate a hearty breakfast. Reports of his illness are exaggerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania Avenue
TO PROCEED AGAINST LYNCHERS
Governor White ordered criminal action against Elkins lynchers. Attorney General Freer was sent from Mountain Lake Park to lead prosecutions with a special term and jury. Reports say five Black men were lynched. court terms resume in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Elkins
White
Mountain Lake Park
Freer
Denver Councilman Killed During Water Supply Inspection
Denver July 28 councilman Andrew Kelly died accidentally while serving on a city committee inspecting the water system amid a looming water shortage. The incident occurred this afternoon as officials sought to address the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Ciy
Andrew Kelly
Grand Trunk Railway Resorts Pamphlets Available
Descriptive pamphlets and rates for popular continental tour resorts are available from Geo. W. Vaux A. G. P. and T. A. at 135 Adams Street Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
American Saved From Death by Nicaraguan Sympathy
A Nicaraguan sympathizer rescues an American from death, signaling tense relations yet offering aid. The incident highlights cross border humanity amid a volatile regional climate.
Zelaya commutes death sentence of American doctor
United States Consul McDonald reports from Managua that President Zelaya will commute the death sentence of Dr. Russell Wilson. Wilson, a young American doctor who joined the filibustering expedition, was captured and faced execution. The move is described as a courtesy to the United States and prompted by sympathy for his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Zelaya
Russell Wilson
Young Wife Kills Husband Then Takes Own Life
In Woodsfield Ohio on July 28 Mrs Everett Spencer aged 19 killed her husband aged 21 and then killed herself. She shot him while he slept and used the same weapon on herself. The couple had been married less than two months and were well connected. Authorities think she was temporarily deranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodsfield
Ohio
Everett Spencer
Striking messenger boys win pact with Western Union
In Chicago on July 28 a settlement reached after a late-night meeting between a strike committee and company officials ends the dispute with all demands met except an eight-hour day. Twenty boys report for duty at the Western Union offices after the accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Union
Prehistoric Lansing Skull Identified by Curator
Kansas City July 28 M C Long curator of the Kansas City public museum photographed the Lansing Skull from several angles and, after thorough study, declares it the skull of a prehistoric man likely from the glacial period about 35 000 years ago Professor S W Williston of Kansas University concurs with this assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
M. C. Long
Kansas City
Kilner Dies After Lawn Mowing Injury
Walter Kilner of Mattoon Illinois, a retired wealthy businessman, cut his finger with grass, developed blood poisoning, and died Sunday after a week of suffering. The incident occurred in Mattoon on July 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Kilner
Mattoon, Ill
Mattoon
Ill
King Weak in Face of Aug Ninth Coronation
London reports misgivings about the King's strength for the Aug. 9 coronation at Westminster Abbey. He remains in a reclining position for five weeks, confined to his couch, his wound not yet healed, though he can move himself on the couch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Westminster Abbey
Mine Blast Kills Two in Sans Bois Coal Mine
McCurtain Oklahoma July 28 Two men were killed and two others seriously burned by a gas explosion yesterday in a Sans Bois Coal Company mine one mile west of here The dead are Andrew Dazell and James Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCurtain
N. T
Sans Bois Coal Company
Here
Andrew Dazell
James Brown
Man seeks unattainable goals and effortless hustle
A reflective line notes that people often chase unreachable aims and desire others to do their work for them, highlighting a universal urge for easier paths and slack in achievement.
Birth of a Baby Celebrated in Local Community
A joyful note marks the arrival of a newborn, bringing happiness to the family and delight to neighbors and friends who share in the celebration and send warm wishes. The article emphasizes the sweetness and promise of new life.
Likely Showers Tonight Across Iowa Weather
Chicago reports unsettled indications for Iowa with probable local showers tonight and Tuesday. Warmer tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iowa
Quarrel Over Trifle Ends in Farmhouse Slaying
Samuel Denkman of Tipton was shot and killed by his father-in-law Eli Auten during a rent dispute at a Cedar Rapids area farm. Auten was arrested on the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Samuel Denkman
Tipton
Eli Auten
No Hope for Mail Carriers Pay Rise Warned
Postmaster General Henry C. Payne rejected Representative Sulzer’s call for higher mail carrier pay as unfounded. He cited congressionally authorized rural service funds, more carriers in cities, and postal department costs as creating a conservative or bankrupt treasury scenario. Payne noted carriers earn roughly $103 more annually than clerks despite longer hours and emphasized moving toward wage equalization for clerks and carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Henry C. Payne
Sulzer
New York
Payne
Congress
Treasury
Department
Killed in Fight Over Girls In Portland
Two 19 year old men Frank Carlson and George Baldwin fought over two girls in an unfrequented Portland area. The bout lasted about twenty minutes with bare knuckles. Carlson collapsed after a blow to the stomach and died. Baldwin is jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Frank Carlson
George Baldwin
Carlson
Baldwin
Insurgents Near Cape Haytien Prepare Attack
Dispatch from Cape Haytien reports General Salnave's insurgent army advancing toward the city with an expected attack tonight. Foreign warships are not present and foreigners and non-combatants face danger in the port area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cape Haytien
Salnave
Printers Fight J P Hopkins in Union Battle
Chicago July 28 Typographical union No 16 after a heated debate yesterday afternoon decided to begin war on John P Hopkins The union opposed the former mayor over his attitude toward the organization on several occasions The fight will be carried on along every possible line not political in nature
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Democratic State Committee
Chicago
Typographical Union No. 16
John P. Hopkins
Fragmented Orphaned Sentences From A Quirky Local Page
A readable fragment notes amusing opinions about global balance and a playful jab at personal preferences. The text contrasts desires for dominance with the difficulty others face in meeting personal standards, framed as light satire.
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