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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
4
The famous T Rhaematic Cure is offered by John J. Havercamp Theo Kuechman McBride Cope J J Soady Nesper Co and others. Marketed as the most effective remedy for rheumatism in all stages.
John W. Waterman recounts April 1900 detachments in Reina Mercedes and Negalian. He details a March 15 ambush by Ladrones, capture of two prisoners, Captain Sorley’s orders, and the fatal raid on Martens at Gumen. Waterman describes the pursuit across a river, a burial, and a later pursuit ending with a gunfight and pursuit through a fence.
Frank Waterman of Company 6 16th Infantry describes a tense scene in Ilagan where locals surrounded a house to recover a man claimed to be armed. The prisoner, identified as a former insurgent lieutenant now with Ladrones, was captured and taken to hospital. Waterman warns natives to distrust and shoot suspicious persons and to carry firearms for protection.
Waterloo June 27 delegates gather at the opera house for the Third district GOP convention to nominate Henderson by acclamation for Congress. Colonel Henderson, with a large Dubuque delegation, arrives amid banners and loyalty as Black Hawk county delegates listed.
A heavy wind and electrical storm along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy line near Ft. Madison causes house damage and stock losses. A Burling ton newsboy is blown from a moving train and badly injured while crossing between cars.
Joseph Galland 98-year-old, six miles north of Ochievedan near Sibley Iowa, killed himself by shooting. He had moved from Mansfield Ohio seeking health. he appeared low yesterday. Willard Dillenbeck 61, formerly of Geneseo Illinois, died yesterday of heart failure in the area.
In Sioux City a $5,000 life policy suit questions whether death from rat poison in breakfast food is a violent death under the contract. F C Hills died November 23, 1899, after eating poisoned food served by an uninformed servant. Mrs Hills survived illness. Beneficiary Mrs Hills assigned the policy to H S Baketel of Boston, who sues.
Sioux City Iowa reports 2400 signers to the total abstinence pledge after a week of temperance revival meetings. The Anti Saloon League presses ahead with actions against saloon keepers while screenings are removed from wine rooms. Meetings to continue indefinitely.
Mrs Ma Meier wife of Geo W Meier day operator Colfax died after a two month illness. She was daughter of R N Stewart and leaves a husband a 19 year old daughter and a 12 year old son. Funeral services at Presbyterian church Friday at 9 p m.
A man named Charles A. Grady claimed to be from Minneapolis and approached Montezuma merchants with an advertising scheme for the Montezuma Democrat. The public, especially area fraternities, is warned to beware of him and his partner.
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