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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
1
Taft announces he has secured 730 delegates through strong early results and declares victory within his campaign. The claim signals a likely path to the nomination as momentum builds.
Chicago June 12 Federal Judge Landis granted an appeal from his decision to deny a writ of habeas corpus and indefinitely postponed the execution of Herman Billik who was to be hanged for the murder of Mary Vizal. The case moves to the Supreme Court as Billik awaits relief. Billik, composed and exhausted, spoke to his mother by long distance, insisting on his innocence as he faced death. A Springfield delegation asked Governor Deneen for commutation but received no firm reply.
The article notes confusion over the likely vice presidential pick as opinions vary and uncertainty persists despite Dolliver’s strong showing. It highlights persistent speculation about candidates and the difficulty in identifying a clear frontrunner.
Bulletin from Chicago on June 12 reports Ernest E. Hart of Council Bluffs near certain to be national committeeman to succeed himself with no opposition. Iowa headquarters are being decorated and Iowans are expected to arrive in large numbers tomorrow.
In Des Moines Iowa the Taft column on the first ballot reached 730 delegates, a figure confirmed by Arthur I. Vorys Ohio Taft manager who credited Iowa with decisive influence. He cautioned that Arizona’s delegation was unsettled and kept further calculations private.
Iowa expects showers tonight or Saturday with warmer temperatures tonight and cooler in the west on Saturday. Illinois forecasts partly cloudy skies with showers Saturday and possible late tonight. Sunrise 4:13, sunset 7:26, moon rise 2:57.
Henry Keller a well known resident of Wapello Iowa died suddenly last night at 9 30 from heart disease as he prepared to retire He had been in good health until moments before death and conversed with friends The funeral is set for tomorrow morning at 10 o clock and will be conducted by the local G A R post.
Vienna marks Emperor Francis Joseph's jubilee with a five mile pageant seen by about a half million. Over twenty thousand riders and walkers representing Austro Hungarian races and periods paraded from Hofburg stands. Emperor and archducal dignitaries observed the grand spectacle.
In Cleveland on Superior avenue a paper bag released three toads that hopped around a car causing fear among women passengers. A stout woman felt a toad in her lap while the crowd screamed and the vehicle stopped amid frantic searches for safe spots.
The Republican National Committee remains in session with the aim to settle contest cases tonight. Taft is in Washington, pursuing a conclusion to lingering disputes amid internal friction and political maneuvering.
The Mississippi River, near flood stage, is rising rapidly after a week of slow increase. Predictions indicate limited damage due to prior preparations, with losses expected to be lighter than in past floods.
Chicago reports say the allied candidates agree to continue opposition until a nomination is made. They expect no first ballot choice and aim to deny Dolliver the vice presidency while Roosevelt and Taft seek an envoy to Iowa. Taft delegates gain in Texas Virginia contests seat anti Taft factions in fifth Virginia district. Taft plans to stay in Washington. Hughes reiterates refusal to accept the VP nomination.
A tornado roared over the southern part of Emporia county this morning near Madison causing extensive destruction but no known injuries. The hardest hit area appeared to be the town of Madison.
A Nelson Morris & Co packing plant in floodbound Kansas City was engulfed by fire after an explosion in the chemical department. Two laborers were killed, another fatally injured, and the blaze damaged the cold storage and meat house in a loss estimated at a quarter million dollars. Firemen could not approach due to rising floodwaters.
New York June 12 The American Newspaper Publishers association directors adopted a resolution authorizing the president to hire John Norris for two years to promote their aims in newsprint paper. The association also urged the Republican National Convention to back a plank seeking removal of duties on forest products including lumber wood pulp and print paper.
Des Moines special report notes a push toward centralizing A U W funds with a single treasury. The morning session covered unification, the most discussed issue, amid ongoing elections for lodge officers including Mrs. Francis Buell Oleson as chief of honor.
Police Commissioner Bingham dispatched a large force to Gravesend tracks to stop betting. Governor Hughes urges sheriffs statewide to enforce anti gambling laws. A bookmaker Dick Weldon was arrested for accepting a wager as the English system of credit betting is discussed.
In Fall River Massachusetts on June 12 the bodies of eight year old Joseph Beaudry and five year old Andre Beaudry were found locked inside a trunk after a search. The trunk with a spring lock held them as they apparently hid to miss going to school. The medical examiner ruled suffocation as the cause of death. Evidence of a struggle was found in the trunk interior and on the clothing and bodies.
D. S. Barber, 77, longtime Iowa City resident and thirty year Justice of the Peace, died suddenly in Grand Falls Texas from a hemorrhage while visiting his daughter. He had lived in Iowa City for about 50 years and is survived by his son in law Elmer Nichols of West Liberty.
The Cunard turbiner Lusitania arrived off Sandy Hook and beat the Atlantic record over the long course by seven minutes with a passage time of four days twenty hours eight minutes and an average speed of 24.88 knots.
Richard D. Ashe was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to holding his wife as a prisoner to serve his mistress in Janesville Wisconsin.
Toulon report states Charles B. Ullmo, former naval officer, was found guilty of attempting to sell naval secrets to a foreign country. He faced public degradation and was sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island.
The Harrisburg capitol conspiracy trial sees the jury retire and return acquittals for former State Treasurer Snyder former Auditor General Mathues and former Superintendent Shiumaker, finding no evidence of a conspiracy. The jury will decide the fate of Congressman Cassel and Joseph M Huston.
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