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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1903
Page
1
A devastating explosion killed thirty people in a blast site described by officials as a major disaster. Victims include workers and nearby residents as emergency crews work through debris and assess cause and scope. Authorities promise a full investigation and support for families affected.
In the wreckage seven bodies were found and others presumed injured as houses were destroyed in a powerful catastrophe. First responders report extensive damage to surrounding properties with many residents displaced.
A powder magazine at the United States Cartridge plant in South Lowell exploded destroying homes and injuring many. Early reports say about thirty killed with eleven later confirmed in Lowell on July 25 29 and 25. Windows shattered as far as Andover twelve miles away and a schoolhouse wrecked at Wigginsville.
Muscatine county populists and former party members back a united Populist force. They pledge to base future policy on the Omaha Platform of 1898 and call for government ownership of money, transportation, land, and ships, with referendums and recall protections.
Detroit July 29 strike by firemen oilers and water tenders halted the city street railway. Workers demand an eight hour day and union recognition. After two hours the company began storage power for six hours.
The British cruiser Melampus collided with the collier Ruppera near the Scilly Isles. The Ruppera sank but all crew were saved.
P. J. O'Neil a traveling salesman for the D. Terry Seed Co was found dead hanging by a bedpost in the Russell House Humboldt Iowa on July 29 authorities listed death as selfinflicted likely suicide traveling man came to Iowa to die on that night within the hotel room
Cyrus W. Hayes, a well known Rock Island engineer, died in Valley Junction Iowa from cholera morbus caused by drinking ice water. His death marks a tragic end for a veteran railroad man who served many years with the Rock Island system.
Naples reports Vesuvius activity has further diminished with explosions becoming less frequent and lava emission nearly nil.
Joseph Burtis Husted once a Wall Street broker and owner of a farm later bought by William Rockefeller has been taken to Greenwich town poorhouse in Greenwich Connecticut on July 29.
A July 29 blaze at the Balakhoryr petroleum works in Baku destroys fifty boring towers and naphtha reservoirs. The fire spreads to the Nobel Bros works and other entities. Incendiary suspicion is raised.
An escaped convict issues a dire threat as a violent incident in Sioux City endangers a judge and multiple firefighters. Authorities investigate the chaotic scene with tense warnings and ongoing pursuit.
A concise report notes that Muscatine entrants were not well represented at the recent tournament, signaling limited local presence and participation.
Sioux City dispatch reports 24 fire departments in the opening parade of the Iowa firemen state association tournament with about 5000 firefighters. Davenport is favored to win as opponents include Des Moines, Sioux City and Council Bluffs. Clinton skips defending due to city council wrangle.
The death of Mrs. Mary Wildasin Giesler, 85, at her son J L Giesler’s Wilton home marks the end of a long Muscatine County residence. Born April 17, 1818 in York County Pennsylvania, she moved west with Henry S. Giesler and helped found Wilton where he served as first postmaster. She leaves sons James L and Henry F, a daughter, two sisters and a brother in Pennsylvania. The funeral will be Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at her residence with services in Wilton Cemetery at 1:30 p.m.
New York July 29 The stock market opened with slight hesitation and feverishness amid fears of London failures but soon firmed to a stronger tone as trading continued.
Mrs Anna A Davis widow of the late Minnesota senator married this morning to William Hunter Doll a wealthy Knoxville merchant in Washington. The ceremony was unexpected and surprised attendees.
Hundreds from Muscatine will attend the Southeastern Iowa Picnic association gathering in Wilton Junction tomorrow. Highlights include speeches by F K Stebbins and W A Northcott, with contests, races, and many prizes as Muscatine vies to host next year’s picnic.
Two London firms, A B Graves and Co and A P M Kirby, fail, with announcements made on the stock exchange today.
Glasgow July 29 report says the Scotch harvest will be almost a total failure in that part of the British Empire, threatening widespread food shortages and rising prices across Scotland.
Market report from Chicago with price quotes for Wheat Corn and Oats across July September and December futures. Also includes pork lard ribs hogs cattle and sheep receipts and prices, with notes on city and northwest receipts and Liverpool trends and weather outlook for the corn belt.
In Rome on July 29 the second of the last three high requiem masses for Pope Leo was celebrated in the Sistine Chapel on a grand scale. Simultaneously the city marked the third anniversary of King Humbert’s death with mass at the Pantheon attended by King Victor. The College of Cardinals held its ninth congregation.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa girl Annie Higginson, missing since April, is located in Chicago. The 19 year old woman is alive and in a hospital, with expenses paid by a son of the host family.
Captain Ewen testified again about the assassination of J B Marcum in Cynthiana Kentucky at the Jackson county courthouse. The second trial of Curtis Jett and Tom White began with nearly identical testimony to prior statements.
Peter Piscator, 72, of Osceola County Iowa, was killed by an accidental gun discharge while hunting a rabbit. He tripped and the shot struck him in the head. He was alone at the time of the accident in Sibley Iowa on July 29.
Republican leaders in Atlanta push Walter H. Johnson as Roosevelt’s vice presidential running mate. Johnson formerly chaired Georgia’s Republican state organization and holds long service in party leadership.
At the Ackles home in Atlantic on July 29 H W Ackles shot Isaac Allen and Jack Maher during a quarrel and likely fatally wounded both men. The incident occurred in Ackles residence and authorities began investigations.
Keokuk resident Col Dick Root longtime door keeper of the national House of Representatives dies in Camden Maine from Brights disease. He was a prominent figure in southern Iowa.
Mrs Catherine Martha Crouch widow of Prof Frederick William Nicholas Crouch author of Kathleen Mavourneen is critically ill at her Baltimore home on July 29.
New York July 29 Louis Hamburg a New York wholesale liquor dealer died by suicide after losing $35,000 betting on races this season.
President Roosevelt spent a quiet day at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay New York with only one visitor Senator Washburn of Minnesota. The summer home visit occurred on July 29 and marked a low profile in the presidential schedule.
Mrs. Thomas Lucid, who disappeared from her Neola Iowa home on Monday morning, was found dead in a small stream near the town. Authorities report foul play is suspected in the death.
Weather report notes fair conditions for Iowa on Thursday with local thunderstorms tonight. Cooler temps expected in the northwest tonight. Sun rises at 4 40 and sets at 7 14 with moon set at 10 21.
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