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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
1
Pittsburg June 23 explosion in the Lackawanna Coal and Coke Wehrum mine Indiana county. At 10 45 am three bodies recovered and ten injured brought to surface. Mine burning fiercely with 65 miners still inside and fears of greater loss of life.
Miss Clara Eva Daut and Dr. George Guy Leith were married at high noon at the bride’s parents home five miles north of Wilton Iowa Rev N A McAulay officiated. A large gathering attended and a wedding dinner followed. The bride is a prominent local young woman and the groom a well known Muscatine county physician with ties to Dr A R Leith. Muscatine friends joined in the celebration with prior social entertainments from Miss Helen Sneichen and Miss Margaret Healey.
In Denver on June 23 Father Jos P Carrigan of St Patrick s Catholic church was found guilty of insolence insubordination and contumacy by the trial court. The judgment strips him of sacred prerogatives until he does penance in a monastery. Papers have been sent to Rome for the pope s approval as the dispute with Bishop Matz continues.
A strong tremor struck Grass Valley California at 11 25 PM followed by a lighter shock at 11 49 PM. Reports indicate Marysville Nevada City Chico and Colfax felt the quake though no damage was reported. Reno Nevada also registered a tremor at 11 26 PM with no damage noted.
In Fairmont West Virginia on June 23 authorities found Thomas MacNamara and his wife in their nude bathtub. The wife was dead and MacNamara gravely ill and unable to explain. They were last seen alive Sunday night prompting an investigation.
Warrants issued in Detroit police court for Cameron Currie and Co plus Michael J. Rourke, a firm customer, charging conspiracy and embezzlement after Cameron Currie and Co failed last July with liabilities near 1.5 million and the customer owing about a half million.
The funeral for John Breckenridge Hudson was held at his home at 213 East Fourth Street at 2 30 PM with Rev J N Elliott of the First Presbyterian Church conducting. Interment followed at Greenwood cemetery as pallbearers E M Warner David Bogard Dr E H King John Wilson F W Swan and William Hughes served.
Washington D C June 23 Senate began voting on the lumber schedule after a quorum was formed The finance committee favored a $1 50 per thousand feet rate on sawed lumber with higher duties on finished lumber McCumber proposed $1 per thousand and 33 1 3 percent differentials both amendments failed Gore's measure for free lumber for churches and public buildings was defeated The day also covered the 15 percent ad valorem on hides retained from the present law and new lumber schedule introduced by Aldrich for future action.
Des Moines June 23 U S Immigrant Inspector Thompson will take three Greek boys to Chicago for deportation. Six more Greek boys are to be sent back to Greece. They were found in shoe shining parlors in Des Moines.
An open verdict was returned by the coroner's jury in the inquest into the death of John T. Binkley of Evansville Indiana. He was found with a bullet wound in a Wellington hotel room on June 2. The jury urged police to keep investigating to identify who fired the shot.
In New York on June 23, Justice Geigerich allowed Mrs Katherine Clemmons Gould an additional 10000 dollars in counsel fees at the expense of Howard Gould, raising total support for her separation and alimony suit. Trial proceeded with witnesses testifying to Mrs Goulds sobriety amid defense claims of misconduct involving Dustin Farnum and others.
Paris reports a parliamentary commission findings condemning a decade of French naval administration. The fleet shows neglect and inefficiency amid 700 million dollars spent since 1899, with construction costs 25 percent higher than Britain and Germany.
A public report notes a confession by the suspect's friend claiming he saw Leon commit the murder of Elsie Sigel. The murderer may be in custody as authorities pursue charges.
Authorities in Johnstown believe Leon Ling, alleged Sigel murder suspect, is in custody. New York reports say Chung Sin’s confession was misreported and describes the killing, location, rope bound trunk, and Ling’s actions.
In Chicago on June 23, paralytic John Bennett watched in terror as his wife, Mrs. Bennett, hanged herself with a rope and chair near his bed. He could shout but no one heard his cries as she died by gas jet and rope.
Kankakee Illinois June 23 the jury in Private Joseph B Klein of the First regiment Illinois National Guard charged with the murder of Earl Nelson a 16 year old Kankakee boy last August while guardsmen were en route to the Springfield riots returned a not guilty verdict today.
Levi Hill, accused of attempting murder of his wife and son, was arraigned before Justice Kenderdine in Iowa City on June 23 and bound over to the grand jury. His bond was set at 500 dollars and he remained in the county jail until the September term of court.
In Judge Brentano's court Frank O'Donnell, accused of robbing a citizen at gunpoint, was moments from freedom when a clerk misread the jury verdict as not guilty. The true verdict was guilty, and O'Donnell was sentenced to life in prison. Prosecution and witnesses showed regret at the cruel error.
In San Francisco on June 23 Captain M J Conboy of the police department shot Bernard Lagan a prominent young man. Lagan in a dying statement said the attack was unprovoked and that the officer was intoxicated.
In a tense exchange the Chinaman Chung denies aiding in placing a body in a trunk. He recalls Leon claiming the woman died from a bitten tongue, and that the trunk was to be sent to Jersey City then Europe. Sun Leung alerted police after noticing a foul odor from the building.
Six armed men believed from Victor held up a Colorado Springs Water System caretaker, opened Gates, dumping 174000000 gallons into the Victor reservoir. The captive escaped and alerted authorities as Sheriff Burdsall led a posse toward the scene amid ongoing Colorado Springs Cripple Creek water quarrels.
At Killarney Ireland on June 23 a boat with nine tourists and four boatmen was swamped on the lower lake. All nine tourists and two boatmen drowned leaving two surviving.
Manila reports Lieut Noble and the twenty third constabulary routed part of the Davao mutineers on the 18th Their leader Sergeant Academia was killed in the action Sergeant Hewson of American forces was wounded during the fight
The Meadow Brook team from Long Island defeated the English side at Hurlingham by nine goals to five to claim the America Polo Cup in London on June 23.
New York June 23 John D Rockefeller Jr and James A Moffett were elected vice press agents of Standard Oil to succeed W H Tilford and H H Rogers.
J B Van Atta of 607 Chestnut street collapsed while riding with Joseph Hampton near Fifth and Pine. He was taken to his home unconscious, revived with restoratives, and recovered fully by late afternoon.
The forecast calls for continued warm and generally fair conditions in Iowa and Illinois with possible local thunderstorms tonight or Thursday. Sunrise is at 4 15, sunset 7 29, moonset 11 41.
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