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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
1
Topeka reports a Cowley county farmer’s wife perished after refusing a ransom demand of $5000. Anonymous notes threatened arson and murder if payment was not made. the home was set ablaze while her husband was away. Neighbors helped, but Mrs. Carlson died Sunday after severe burns.
Charles Holmes, en route from Chicago to Plattsmouth for trial on perjury charges, leaped from a moving train near Albia, Iowa. He fled handcuffed while accompanied by Plattsmouth Sheriff Wheeler.
Paris June 28 Dr Leyds the Transvaal agent who arrived from The Hague denies that Kruger will see President Loubet regarding France intervention in South Africa.
In Mt. Ayr Iowa on June 28 a mass convention gathered about 1,000 voters to elect delegates to the Republican state convention. Cummins forces controlled the meeting and chose delegates while endorsing Judge H M Towner for supreme judge. Delegation favored Cummins on the gubernatorial question.
In Birmingham on June 28 Frank Miller a safe breaker was hanged for the murder of Policeman J W Adams who was killed while attempting to arrest him during a safe blowing Miller protested his innocence as the trap was sprung by the city’s authorities
Seventy three cars began the resumed Paris to Berlin rally at 5 am in Aix la Chapelle with entrants listed by arrival order. The event restarted after a pause, continuing the long-distance contest across Europe.
June 28 Madrid reports a local panic in Oporto after plague breaks out there. Twelve cases and four deaths are recorded, heightening fears and prompting health authorities to act.
Theo T Parvin dies at his Cedar Rapids home at 1 30 pm after long ill health. Born 1817 in New Jersey he joined Burlington Iowa settlement and moved to Muscatine in 1839. A leader in state intellectual moral growth he led Masonic circles as Cedar Rapids library curator and a noted collector of historical records.
Generally fair conditions noted with thunderstorms likely in Iowa tonight and possibly the eastern portion Saturday. Cooler temperatures expected through the period.
Severe weather caused seven fat steers to be struck and valued at seventy dollars each with no insurance. The Kincaid bridge on the Burlington road washed away, halting travel for days. Local farmers reported crop losses and damaging power lines and poles from the same storm.
New London June 28 Yale won the varsity race against Harvard by less than a length in a four mile struggle. Harvard led early, Yale surged to the front, and in the last quarter mile Yale nose beat Harvard 23:27 to 23:45. Harvard crews collapsed after the finish. Freshmen race also led by Yale 4 1 2 lengths. times Yale 10:27 4 5 Harvard 10:48.
Jessie Morrison was found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree for the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle in Eldorado Kansas. The penalty ranges from three to five years in the state penitentiary.
Three thousand independent Republicans held a mass meeting in Philadelphia to plan campaigns against the Republican machine. Other items note an Ashcroft mining payoff, a Detroit minister seeking divorce, and various financial and diplomatic items from New York to Chicago.
Chicago markets dispatch lists futures with high low close for Wheat Corn Oats and commodities including Pork Lard and Ribs. Hogs and cattle receipts noted with price ranges and futures activity. Kansas City and Omaha hog and cattle totals given.
Henry Marquand & Co, a major Wall Street broker, collapses following a six million dollar exposure to the Pittsburg Shamut and Northern railroad coal fields project. The failure, tied to financing of independent western Pennsylvania coal interests, triggers suspicions of a wider coal trust conflict and wide market jitters.
Washington June 28 The American Federation of Labor issued a call for the assessment of five cents per member for the benefit of the International Machinists Association. The move aims to provide the machinists with a fund of about $100,000.
In June 28 Head Brakeman Seth M Nicola of Eldon was instantly killed in a Rock Island wreck at Verdi at 10 this morning. Engineer Nick Wilson and Fireman F Phillips, both of Eldon, are believed buried in the ruins as rails spread when the engine proved too heavy.
The negro White, charged with drowning his wife in Chicago Tuesday evening, has been traced to Clinton Iowa where he is believed hiding in caves in the high bluffs above the city. Clinton was his former home and he is described as a hard character.
King Edward's proclamation announces June as the coronation month with ceremonies planned at St. James's Palace. The announcement was issued after the proclamation from Buckingham Palace.
From all stations on the Iowa Central railway June 24 to 28 excursion tickets go on sale at one fare round trip. Valid for return to July 1, 1901. Information from ticket agents or Geo S Batty Marshalltown IA.
A brief wry remark notes that once buried in his small plot a man has no chance to complain or seek redress. The line frames a stoic view on mortality and justice with a touch of dark humor.
The Duke of Manchester appeared in the bankruptcy court in London on June 28 and admitted liabilities of about 3,000 pounds incurred while under age and 35,000 since. He said he had bought much jewelry, none of which remained, and he regretted having given it away. Read the Journal for the news.
Washington reports the upcoming new fiscal year begins Monday with record receipts. Internal revenue is projected to top 307 million dollars, a peak for the Treasury, while customs will reach 240 million, up 11.6 million from the prior year.
A 1 pm storm near Fruitland caused minor injuries and property damage. A rural mail carrier narrowly escaped injury at a dinner with his father when lightning struck a nearby telephone pole. Bert was speechless briefly but recovering. Hans Anderson lost a cow to the lightning. Frank Hopson was thrown from a horse near the post office restaurant. the horse was severely crippled but Hopson unhurt.
The Muscatine North and South Railroad offers round trip excursions to Clear Lake for 1901 at 9.65 dollars. Tickets go on sale May 5 to September 30 and are valid until October 11. Schedules show Muscatine departure 6:95 p m via MN and SB, Mason City arrival 5:25 a m via Iowa Central, Mason City depart 5:30 a m, arrival Clear Lake 6:05 a m via MC
Consolidation of Sioux City gas and electric light companies with capital of 1.5 million. Eddyville closes three saloons due to temperance efforts. Forty eight dental exam candidates appear before the state board at the capitol. Des Moines hosts vacation school praised for keeping children off streets. Top US artists sought to decorate the state building in Des Moines. Two Des Moines jail inmates attempted suicide by hanging but were saved. In Sioux City a car of hogs died from heat during unloading. Mrs. Abe Hayes of Grinnell returns after escaping to the sheriff. Mt Plesant railroad man’s roommate jailed for theft. pocketbook later found. Des Moines to build a contagious diseases building costing 10 thousand dollars. Zinc ore found in Lee county assays well. Blairsboro grants 29000 capital for a grain and lumber company. Interurban railroad Des Moines to Nevada to start this week. Ottumwa seeks scraper works from Mt Pleasant location. Des Moines chief of police aims to employ tramp work to improve river banks. Fairfield’s Jefferson County State Bank files incorporation with 190 thousand capital. Two Fort Madison physicians dispute over alleged murder attempt.
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