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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1908
Page
1
Cleveland June 24 Dr Stone reports James S Sherman improving at Lake Side hospital with temperature near normal and no operation needed. A morning breeze aids comfort. doctors will re-evaluate only if his condition worsens. Sherman hopes to leave by Saturday barring complications.
A large crowd attended Muscatine’s post office cornerstone ceremony as Fred W. McDougal and A. C. Strong placed the stone at 3:15 pm. Congressman A. F. Dawson spoke, Mayor Schmidt welcomed, and Wyoming Lodge Knights of Pythias led a parade with many local lodges represented. The event celebrated progress and the official history outlined six congressional acts funding site purchase and construction totaling 75 000 dollars.
Initial dispatches claim a massacre in the Persian capital, but subsequent reports indicate the violence was not as extensive as first described. Details remain unsettled as authorities verify casualties and causes.
Dispatches from Teheran report continued firing in the city with corpses in the main square and hundreds killed per press cables. Eighteen reform leaders were executed after being seized by a mob before the shah. Washington confirms artillery usage and a state of siege in Teheran.
Springfield Missouri June 24 William Mulholland a laborer estranged from his wife entered the hotel where she was staying with her sister Mrs McClellan C Sappington at midnight and fired five shots killing Sappington and seriously wounding Mrs Sappington Mrs Mulholland escaped uninjured Mulholland fled
A tornado five miles northwest of Mooikin Lake Minnesota leveled at least a dozen farm buildings. One child was killed and a score of people were wounded with several in critical condition. The storm struck near dusk yesterday.
Roosevelt and Taft sent messages of condolence as obsequies were held Friday. Cleveland children were en route home after the ceremonies.
The Cleveland funeral is set for Friday June 26 at Westland Princeton remains private with Mrs Cleveland consulting relatives. President Roosevelt sent condolence letters and may attend if funeral shifts from Saturday. Taft expressed shock and praise for Cleveland as a great man.
The Waterloo convention adopts a platform and harmony prevails in district caucuses. Hart continues addressing the gathering at Convention Hall while committees for credentials organization and resolutions are selected. Detailed district and state central committee members are listed with chairmen named for Scott and Muscatine counties.
Convention Hall Waterloo Town June 24 delegates start at 1 30 pm Governor Cummins receives ovation on platform band entertains delegates resolutions committee remains in session in afternoon.
The convention began at 1 45 PM with prayer and music before Temporary Chairman Hart delivered the opening remarks.
Waterloo hosts the first Republican state convention under new primary laws. Robert Healy of Fort Dodge is named permanent chairman and C. M. Junkin of Fairfield permanent secretary. The gathering aims to choose two supreme court nominees, the state central committee, and adopt a platform as factions seek harmony.
The readjustment committee of Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Co. met in New York on June 24 and voted to aid in confirming the merchandise creditors plan to refinance the company.
Ex president Grover Cleveland died at 8 40 am in New Jersey after a long illness. Physicians cited gastro intestinal disease heart and kidney trouble as the immediate causes with pulmonary thrombosis and edema.
Iowa forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Thursday with moderate temperatures. Illinois expected rain tonight and Thursday with a cooler feel. Sunrise at 4 15 a m and sunset at 7 31 p m. Moonrise at 1 44 a m.
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