Telegrapher Strikes Spread as Western Union Holds Firm
Ogden Utah reports two carloads of eastern telegraphers sent to San Francisco to replace striking operators. San Francisco notes about two hundred workers out. service remains in place. Officials say Western Union aims to run normally in a week with outside help, while Postal and Western Union refuse talks with union leaders. If standoff continues, other cities may join the walkout.
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Ogden
Utah
Pinkerton
San Francisco
Cal
Frank Jaynes
Western Union Company
Postal
Western Union
Unionn
Milwaukee Clerk Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Milwaukee court clerk Frank E. Woll er pleaded guilty before Judge Brazee to embezzling 30 900 and was sentenced to three years at hard labor in the house of correction.
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Milwaukee
Frank E. Woller
Brazee
House of Correction
Socialists to Stage First Muscatine Picnic at Weed Park
Final arrangements set for the first socialist picnic in Muscatine to be held at Weed Park tomorrow. Dr. N Krushna of Bombay India will deliver the principal address and Michael Kennedy of Davenport will also appear. A number of visitors are expected.
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Muscatine
Weed Park
N. Krushna
Bombay
India
Michael Kennedy
Davenport
Society Leader From Peoria Sentenced to Penitentiary
Peoria Illinois June 22 Daniel F Raum once a prominent attorney and society leader and son of Green B Raum ex-commissioner of pensions was taken to Joliet peniten tiary today to begin serving an indeterminate sentence after being convicted of forgery and embezzlement.
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Peoria
Ill
Daniel F. Raum
Green B. Raum
Joliet
Taken to County Farm Jesse Smith Appears Before Commissioners
Jesse Smith, the insane man removed from the train last evening, appeared before the board of insane commissioners this afternoon and was ordered placed in the county poor farm until relatives can be notified. He is believed to need rest and will receive care from the physician.
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Jesse Smith
Board of Insane Commissioners
Taft Says He Is Too Fat For Strenuous Trips
St. Louis June 22 Taft left yesterday for Washington. He declared I am too fat to be strenuous and I never will try such a trip again. Secretary notes the remark.
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St. Louis
Taft
Washinton
Drink crazed Italians kill one wound two on train
Two Italian men drinking on a west bound train near Goodland Colorado shot and killed T. B. Topp of St Paul Minn and wounded Mrs Morris Olson and Mrs Harry Blakesley both from Arriba Colo The attacker John Bells a barber traveling from Boston to San Francisco fired at passengers and was over powered after a struggle The wounded will recover
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Denver
Colo
Goodland
Morris Olson
Harry Blakesley
John Bells
Boston
San Francisco
T. B. Topp
St. Paul
Minn
Arriba
Bells
Yerkes Tube Line Completed in London
The last link of Charles T. Yerkes underground system opened in London on June 22. The new eight mile line connects northern suburbs with central city, running about 60 feet below ground, begun in 1903 at a cost of $25,000,000.
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London
Charles T. Yerkes
Underground
Gift of Tongues sect routed near Alliance
A mob of professional men and students attacked the Gift of Tongues camp outside Alliance Ohio last night scattering over 300 worshippers with squirt guns filled with diluted sulfuric acid injuring many. Rev Levi Lupton who runs the camp was among the most severely burned. The camp faces local opposition.
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Alliance
Ohio
Gift of Tongues
Levi Lupton
Iowa City Teens Nabbed for Seventeen Burglaries
Cedar Rapids police arrest William Mather and William Osborn both nineteen from Iowa City. They confess to seventeen burglaries in three months and are wanted in Iowa City Mt. Vernon Keystone Vinton Collins Peru Indiana and several other towns.
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Cedar Rapids
William Mather
William Osborn
Iowa City
Mt. Vernon
Keystone
Vinton
Collins
Peru
Ind
Mason City Man Elected National Retailers Leader
R S Miles of Mason City was elected president of the National Retailers Association. J L McNamara of Seville Wisconsin was named treasurer and M L Carer of Argos Indiana secretary at the Boston meeting held June 22.
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R. S. Miles
Mason City
Hardware Association
Boston
National Retailee Association Ae Ia
J. L. McNamara
Seville
Wis
M. L. Carer
Argos
Ind
Rose Captures Open Championship at Brae Burn
Philadelphia June 22 Alex Rose of Brae Burn Golf Club won the United States Open with a total score of 302 yesterday establishing the champion in a field of top golfers.
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United States
Philadelphia
Alex Rose
Brae Burn Golf Club
Riots in Lisbon After Carlos Dismisses Parliament
Undated Lisbon dispatches report a serious riot in which soldiers fired on crowds outside a railway station after King Carlos dismissed parliament and ruled by decree. Cavalry charged the mob and infantry fired, leaving a square filled with dead and wounded as men and women fought with stones for hours.
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London
Lisbon
Madrid
Carlos
Senor Francor
Oporto
Divorce Granted in Default in West Case
At the courthouse Racheal E. West received a divorce from David West by Judge Jackson on default of the defendant. Rasmus Christensen of West Liberty completed his naturalization. Judge Jackson noted entries in cases M M Russell vs T Russell and Alexander Grossheim vs Margaret Grossheim with trial terms to be filed within ten days prior to July 11.
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Racheal E. West
David West
Jackson
Rasmus Christensen
West Liberty
M. M. Russell
T. Russell
Alexander Grossheim
Margaret Grossheim
Local fans to ride special to Neary McFarland fight
Tri City Athletic club of Davenport plans a special Milwaukee train for Muscatine boxing fans to attend the Charlie Neary Paco McFarland bout on June 28. Milwaukee Road would provide locomotive baggage car and three coaches for 500 dollars though club action is not yet final.
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Tri- City Athletic Club
Davenport
Milwaukee
Charlie Neary-Packy McFarland
Milwaukee Road
Missing Davis monument button cutter may be murdered
Mt. Carmel Illinois June 22 Special George Davis a button cutter and former Muscatine resident is missing along with his partner. Residents search the Wabash river for Davis and the partner as police and Indiana authorities pursue leads. Pearls Davis owned were sold the day after disappearance raising foul play suspicions. The partners boat was found sunk in the river leading to the murder theory. No arrest yet for the missing partner.
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Mt. Carmel
Ill
George Davis
Muscatine
Davis
Wabash River
Vincennes
Ind
New St. Francisville
Quondam
Bayard Memorial Unveiled in Wilmington
A large Wilmington crowd witnessed the unveiling of the Thomas F Bayard memorial statue, honoring the statesman and diplomat. Illness prevented former President Cleveland from attending as principal orator, his address read by John Bassett Moore. Participants included Judge George Gray and Bishop Leighton Coleman. letters were read from Roosevelt Davis Angell and others.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Thomas F. Bayard
Cleveland
United States
Court of St. James
John Bassett Moore
Columbia University
Jucige George Gray
United States Circuit Court
Leighton Coleman
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Roosevelt
Davis
West Virginia
Angell
Michigan University
Many Ball Games Scheduled Sunday In Local League
Several ball games are set for Sunday. The Muscatine Independents meet the Moline East End Athletic Club at the fair ground park in the afternoon. The Gunthers head to Conesville to face the town team. The Hawkeye Sluggers play East Hill Independents at Weed Park at 2 30 PM. Citizens' Railway and Light beat Trolley Dodgers 13 to 12 at fair ground park.
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Fair Ground Park
Muscatine Independents
Moline East End Athletic Club
Gunthers
Merchants
Conesville
Hawkeye Sluggers
East Hill Independents
Weed Park
Dilamong
Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
Haywood Murder Case Opens Defense After Ruling
Boise Idaho June 22. State rested in Haywood murder trial of Frank Steunenberg. Defense failed to obtain a jury acquittal order. Opening statement and first testimony scheduled for Monday.
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Boise
Idaho
Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Thousand Indians From Tri Cities Plan July 4 Parade
A Davenport and Moline red men orders plan a large July 4 celebration in this city. King Philip of Moline accepts with a 3 000 uniformed contingent and Tecumseh and Fox tribes from Moline, plus Davenport groups, will attend using a steamer and possibly a special train if rates are favorable. The Iowa City lodge will receive an invitation soon.
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Davenport
Moline
Lester Smith
Ed. G. O’brien
Iowa City
Statesman Dies in Tragic Train Wreck at Depew
William Cleolinne, once a Canadian parliament member and former Montreal mayor, was cut in two by a train in Depew New York on June 22. The incident marks a fatal accident involving a notable public figure.
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Depew. N. Y
William Cleolinne
Montreal
German Financiers Skeptical On Drago Doctrine At Hague
Berlin reports indicate the Drago doctrine faces slim support at the Hague conference as leading German bankers warn against relying on government force to back private deals with South American nations. They caution capitalists to assess risk and avoid assuming state aid will fix contractual failures or enforce claims by force.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Hague
Germany
Grantine
Lamp Post Struck by Lightning Scares Hoopes Addition Kids
Several children playing on Philips street in Hoopes addition narrowly escaped injury when a large lamp post nearby was struck by lightning. The bolt ripped the upper part from the post and blackened all metal. the children were frightened but unharmed.
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Philips Street
Hoopes
Former President Cleveland Improves Steadily
Princeton New Jersey June 22 Former President Cleveland continues to improve.
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Princton, N. J
Cleveland
French Deputies Back Government After Violence in South
The Chamber of Deputies votes confidence in the government by a large majority after a day of turmoil in the south. Troops quell mob violence in Montpellier and surrounding towns as wine frauds bill clears Parliament. Hostage incident at Lodève reported.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Montpelier
France
Tero Orine
Agde
Seventeenth Infantry
Saddlery Firm Expands with Sioux City Branch
The Van Nostrand Saddlery Company of this city opens a jobbing house at Sioux City Iowa with J A Ott as manager. Sioux City goods will largely come from Muscatine. The expansion will boost local factory output and may require enlargement to meet rising northwest trade.
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van Nostrand Company
Sioux City
van Nostrand Saddlery Company
Iowa
J. A. Ott
Muscatine
Great Northwest
Iowa Weather Forecast With Thunderstorms Tonight
Iowa shows generally fair conditions with local thunderstorms possible tonight or Sunday. Warmer temperatures prevail in eastern and central areas. Illinois mirrors the trend with continued warmth and local storm chances. Sunrise 4 16 a m sunset 7 28 p m moonset 1 59 a m.
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Ilowa
Illinois
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