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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
1
The Republican National Convention opened in Philadelphia with speakers praising McKinley and dismissing opposition. Delegates cheered as McKinley and Roosevelt were nominated for president and vice president amid large demonstrations and party unity.
Alabama yielded to Ohio as Senator Foraker nominated William McKinley for a second term. Roosevelt arrived to cheers while Quay Depew and Hanna drew applause. Delegates and spectators surged for handshakes as the opening scene featured a Canton Grand Army band and lively remarks on the convention floor.
War department releases MacArthur issued amnesty with complete immunity for past acts and freedom to act in future for anyone not in rebellion since February 4 1899 who renounces ties within ninety days and acknowledges U S sovereignty over the Philippines. Officials expect the move to help end the Philippine rebellion.
A Singapore correspondent reports Kang Yu Wei accusing Russia of inciting political trouble in China. He claims the Russian government won support from the Dowager Empress via Manchu conservatives to back its schemes.
Honolulu has dispatched Dr. Hoffman, a plague expert, to San Francisco to investigate and report on the outbreak. The move marks a shift in handling the health crisis with specialized medical oversight.
In New York on June 21 a major boxing match was set for July 16 at the Twentieth Century Athletic Club. Featherweight champion Terry McGovern will face lightweight champion Frank Erne in a ten round bout. Both fighters weigh 128 pounds and Erne agrees to knock McGovern out in ten rounds or lose the decision. The winner takes all the purse.
The Cedar Rapids Route offers round trip tickets to the Prohibition National Convention in Chicago on June 27 and 28 at favorable rates. Contact any agent for full information on travel options.
London reports a large battle of British and Botha troops at Machadorp on the Delago railroad. unconfirmed and Roberts gave no such reference. Indications point to cavalry operations east of Pretoria with possible skirmishes. Kruger reportedly escaped to the sea as Buller advances toward Landspruch.
Paris reports Colonel Picquart, the French officer who sacrificed his career for justice, received 100000 francs in damages for an article that calumniated him during the Dreyfus agitation printed by the Echo de Paris.
St Louis on June 21 reported no violence last night and strong patronage on north and south streetcar lines. Police found ten pounds of dynamite in the home of striker Luther R. Smith and warrants have been issued for him and his companion Forest Reaves.
Chicago wheat pit buzzed with brokers pushing July option up two cents at the open. Bullish reports fed the frenzy as the price touched 84 1/4 but settled at 82 3/4.
Herman Schumacher a saloon keeper in St Louis was fined one dollar by a jury after fourteen hours of deliberation for refusing shelter to Pauline Hesser who had been almost entirely disrobed in the street by strike sympathizers aboard a Transit car during the June 21 event.
Howard Benham was found not guilty of murdering his wife in Canandaigua New York on June 21 1930. He had previously faced a death sentence by electric chair before the acquittal.
The Pine Bluff term ended Friday with Miss Mollie Flater praised for teaching. Students not tardy or absent were Walter Sherry, Kate Missel, Harvey Fix, Fred Rinner, Grace Missel, Nellie Fix, Leo Sherry, Carl Missel, Johnnie Metz, each receiving a book. W. D. Spruin was bucked by an ox while buying cattle for butchering. a buggy whip saved him. He has moved boarding, and the note hints at Pine Creek spooks.
Generally fair weather with continued warmth expected tonight and Friday. The Chicago special bulletin notes warm, pleasant conditions across Iowa, with no precipitation indicated and extended periods of sunshine anticipated.
Judge House ruled section 1374 applies only from the Code’s start, barring taxes on omitted property for 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 and fixing a five year limit from listing. The ruling protects the county from back taxes and potential legal actions, with appeals likely to the Supreme Court.
Panchet’s band to open season with 21 pieces at Court Square next Friday evening. The city’s top musical group presents a program including Hans Across the Sea Sousa, Bohemian Girl Balfe, Because Rowers, Blackberries Holzmann, Stabat Mater Rossini, Electric Waves Sutton, Love’s Answer O Harra, Intermezzo Volker, Manisot Brooke.
Wilton residents F and P Boot and Letts visitors G W Richards and B B Lintner were in town on business. Curt Edwards faced Judge Rowan for drunkenness with a trial continued to the 30th. The funeral of R V Van Volkerberg, who died Tuesday after a street car fall, was held this afternoon by Day's Undertaking with the G A R post in charge.
Cedar Rapids Driving Association advertises a three day race meeting from June 26 to 28 in Cedar Rapids Iowa with one third fare for round trip on sale June 25 26 27 28 and return by June 29 Also listed is the National Prohibition Convention in Chicago Illinois on June 26 with one fare round trip on sale June 25 26 and 7 and return by July 3. Cc M Gould.
A vintage health notice touts Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a universal remedy for dysentery diarrhoea and summer complaints praised as nature's specific for all ages.
A Chinese capital in turmoil with reports that the Dowager Empress died by her own action and factions battle for the Empress’s vast treasures. Foreign forces and Russian troops hold Pekin streets while consuls urge restraint.
The Iowa Central Railroad was sold yesterday to the Minneapolis and St. Louis line. The deal was engineered by Edwin Hawley, with involvement from George Crocker, Edwin Lengdon, and Levi Weir. The buyers met in Chicago, then departed on the Pennsylvania Limited, and verification came from M N and S officials. The arrangement grants the M N and S access to Minneapolis.
Wallace Dunn, a Black porter at the Grand, was found in Boland's Boland's Restaurant on the Avenue at 3:00 am. He admitted no clear reason but fled. money totaling 1.44 dollars was missing. He was captured at the depot and given 30 days hard labor in the county jail.
Yokohama reports an unconfirmed rumor that British Vice Admiral Seymour, commanding the international column aiding Pekin relief, is dead after his dispatch to Pekin.
Madrid reports a decree signed by the Queen Regent suspends constitutional guarantees after threats from the Chamber of Commerce and Trade unions to resist government taxes.
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