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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
1
In Villisca on June 15 a former husband murdered Ida H Thiele with a pocketknife in public, knifing her three times after ambushing her. He fled but was captured nearby. a bloodstained knife was found on him. He had deserted her years earlier and sought reconciliation, which she refused.
Pocahontas county Republican convention adjourned after 116 ballots with J. H. Allen 78 votes and J. B. Kent 48 before George Sanborn of Fonda won the nomination. Sanborn, editor of the Fonda Times, will head an instructed delegation for Cummins to the state convention.
Chicago June 15 a temporary grand stand built for the normal school's annual field day collapsed during the event injuring about 25 people, mostly women and children. About 500 spectators were in the stand when the accident happened.
Ottumwa June 15 Mrs Robert Cunningham wife of Milwaukee section foreman at Blakesburg tied a rope to her bed and around her neck then sprang from the bed kneeling to end her life.
Webster City June 15 Mrs Frank Priestly and her one year old daughter narrowly escaped death after consuming butter delivered at 10 am The physician diagnosed arsenic poisoning The butter showed traces that it was either colored arsenic added during processing or kept in an open jar reachable by rats transmitting the toxin
Washington June 15 The president signed commissions for two Illinois Republicans. Charles P Hitch was named United States marshal for the southern district of Illinois and Charles W Raymond of Watseka was appointed United States district judge in the Indian Territory.
Davenport June 15 Henry C Moorehead, longtime Buffalo township resident and one of Iowa’s oldest settlers, died aged 186. Born February 15 1815 in St Clairville Ohio, he moved to Zanesville then Rockingham Iowa where he helped start the first store and later Brown Moorehead dry goods and milling venture. He lived on his Buffalo farm from 1849 until his death.
Montreal June 15 report that the grievance committee of railroad trackmen has concluded no agreement with the Canadian Pacific railway and has issued a strike order for 7 o clock Monday morning. Two committee members have departed Montreal.
Sixteen young girls attending a sociable at St Patrick's Catholic cathedral in Clinton on June 15 lay unconscious from ice cream poisoning. Local authorities fear several deaths as investigators work to determine the cause and source of the contaminated dessert.
New York June 15 The World reports wooden dummies with metal chest protectors to honor despots of Europe will be set up in Liberty Park Ridgewood Sunday for anarchists to shoot at. Johann Most will marshal and attend as chief patron. About six hundred anarchists are expected to attend.
Philadelphia cable reports J Pierpont Morgan dined with Gates Wildener and Elkins and other steel magnates and that the formation of an Anglo American steel trust was discussed. The cablegram is said to have sufficient evidence of authenticity to stir steel circles.
Mrs Lulu Kennedy was found guilty of killing her husband after he refused to live with her following a forced marriage. Sentenced to ten years. Closing arguments yesterday led to a late verdict, with tension between defense and prosecution. Trial details note a forthcoming trial of her father and two brothers for complicity.
Dr Winfield S Hall of Chicago argued that human ancestry traces to apes via a common extinct progenitor. He claimed biology supports evolution as a working theory and that Christian evolutionists can harmonize science with faith despite opposition from some delegates.
Ainsworth June 15 a rear end freight collision wrecked the depot and eight freight cars as a fast extra struck a local freight on the main line. No one seriously hurt. engineer and fireman jumped, two passengers escaped. Fire company stood by. line delays and demoralized shipments followed.
S W Hazard city passenger agent of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad hanged himself in a basement room at 401 Walnut Street. He left home at 805 West Fifth Street between midnight and 4 am, penned an eight page letter to his wife and sons explaining debts and financial strain, mailed it, and left $200 in cash. He urged forgiveness and said he would be at rest.
London reports a rise in pro-Boer sentiment as peace rumors persist. Antiwar meetings are held nightly across the kingdom with Jingoes and Chamberlain denounced while the Boers are cheered.
The wooden sidewheeler Northfield, in service for 30 years, was rammed by the steel-hulled Mauch Chunk near the Staten Island ferry slip. The Northfield sank within minutes with hundreds aboard. rescue boats aided, and missing list grows as divers search. Official reports note no confirmed fatalities at first, with several names later added to missing persons.
Princess Yolanda, heiress to the Italian throne, was baptized at the Quirinal Palace in Rome with seven thousand children in attendance. A panic broke out among the crowd as they surged toward the gates, injuring many in the rush.
Glasgow dispatch reports Washington officials investigating a gigantic swindle of American and British firms involving thousands of pounds. The detective refuses to give particulars.
Benjamin Dress died suddenly at his home in Iowa City. He was about 50 years old and had wide acquaintance in this section of Iowa.
Pingree remained seriously ill in London after a night described as fair. His condition was undaunted this morning.
Four persons, three men and one woman, who failed to return home last night are now listed as disaster victims. They are Jerry White, Gen. G. C. Bartlett, Jose Xiques, and Grace Sullivan.
The transport In galls listed and wrecked in the Erie basin yesterday with 30 Italian laborers reportedly trapped in the hold. No bodies recovered overnight as divers may begin work today while remaining uncertainty about fatalities lingers.
Local advertiser promotes paper hanging and decorating services by E. L. Kemptner at 314 East Fifth Street offering best service and low prices.
Weather forecast for Chicago on June 15 indicates generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with a probability of local thunderstorms. Special advisories note possible thunderstorm development in isolated towns.
Grain dealers report Iowa oats yield cut by half from last year with about 75 million bushels forecast. Last year 130 million. Weather cites cool spell helps but recent heat harms. Expect light yield and higher prices. corn viewed as in good condition though two weeks behind. If warm weather persists, corn crop may exceed prior records barring a drought in July.
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