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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1912
Page
1
The twentieth annual Iowa State Federation of Labor meeting opened in Muscatine with over a hundred delegates. Mayor Conrad Koehler welcomed attendees at the Workmen’s Hall as organizers debated worker rights and the ongoing strike, amid flags and festive decor.
Miss Winnigan speaks as prominent figures address the opening session. Katherine Monigan of Che ieny represents the Women’s Pride Union, with labor leaders from Muscatine and Chicago invited to welcome members. The mayor, the sheriff, and union leaders criticize authorities while praising solidarity and resolve amid strikes. Flood outlines union sustenance and expenses, noting fuel and food consumption by the striking workers. A delegation from the state federation extends greetings as delegates from various regions discuss shared labor goals.
In Chicago on June 17 1912 Roosevelt forces contest Kentucky seats as two at large delegates from each district face review. Orisby McIlharg opened for Roosevelt with Judge B C O’Rear arguing for the Taft side. By session end the committee seated Taft delegates from lower districts while Roosevelt contests in fourth district were withdrawn.
The 5th annual encampment of the town G. A. R. opened with a large attendance as flags were displayed under the W R C and Ladies G. A. R. Fifty members of the G. A. R. drum corps attended. The evening program includes addresses by H. M. Trimble from Princeton and other commanders.
Washington, Pa. Tune 11. Jon Ribsick, condemned to die, attempted to strangle his daughter Antonia as she approached to bid him farewell. Witness Antonia Riburik testified the attack was brutal and fearsome, the latest in a history of violence toward his family. Guards intervened, Riburik was restrained and later executed for the murders tied to the Novak family quarrel.
Washington June 1 Representatives Wickliffe of Louisiana is killed on Southern Railway tracks near Potomac Park. The House adjourns in respect as Mrs Wickliffe is guided from the gallery. Investigators pursue a grim murder network linked to two families and a string of violent deaths, with fingerprints and a kerosene clue guiding the probe.
Reported calm in Havana reduces fears of fresh Cuban outbreaks as U S officials pause adding ships to Cuban waters. Admiral Wisk stays at Key West with New Jersey and Nebraska, while Atlantic fleet exercises resume. Marine deployment across Guantanamo District and surrounding ports is listed with multiple captains and battalions noted in the ongoing operation. A guerrilla courier involved in local violence near Santiago faces court martial after arrest for severed Negroes’ heads.
The sixty ninth annual Masonic grand lodge meeting opens at the Grand Opera House in Burlington with over seven hundred delegates attending from across Iowa. J W Hughes of Burlington gives welcome, George J Schoonover of Anamosa replies, and Grand Master Louis Block and Grand Secretary J R Parvin present reports before a tablet unveiling marking the first Masonic lodge in Iowa at a local printing office.
Fragmentary forecast notes indicate unsettled weather with showers in eastern and southern areas, cooler conditions midweek, and a cloudy to rainy pattern across the region. Specific details and locations are garbled but hint at a Wednesday emphasis and sunset timing.
William Barnes Jr, New York Republican chair, arrived in Chicago to consult with Taft forces leaders like Grane, Sanders, and Hadley. He aims to back Senator Root for temporary chairman and influence credentials and rules, while Roosevelts supporters gauge contest outcomes and leadership roles in the looming convention.
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