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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1913
Page
4
County Coroner Dr. E H King returned to Muscatine after visiting his sister Mrs W G Reid in Redwing Minnesota. Mrs Renshaw arrived on the noon train from Nichols to spend the day in the city.
At Cedar Rapids final day of the Christian Endeavor state meeting delegates Harry Lincoln and Walter Herwig reported adoption of resolutions pledging a saloonless nation by 1920. D J DeHoogh of Iowa recently sold eight Holstein calves for 2200, shipping them in three wagon loads. He subscribes to Kimball's Dairy Farmer for practical dairy insights.
Sealed bids for supplying about 900 tons of coal to the Independent School District of Muscatine Iowa are requested by July 11 1913. Bids must state coal grade price per ton delivered to buildings and include 4 to 6 inch hump coal weighed on city scales with bidder paying weighing charges. Bond may be required. Bids to C H Graebner chairman at Hutles Lumber Office Hast Second St Muscatine Ia.
The funeral for Pred McCoy, who died at Hershey Hospital last night, will be held Sunday at 9 a.m. from the Greenwood chapel. Moose lodge will handle the graveside service, with Rev. A. G. Graves of the First Congregational church officiating. Wool Auction Sale in London Sets Schedule for 1918. The fourth sale opens Tuesday, runs to July 18, with next week’s sales totaling $1,600.
Despite Duluth reporting one of its coldest June days in the morning, oppressive heat dominated the day. Official thermometers showed 96 degrees at the H S Moore home while street readings neared 100. Many workers were forced to refrain from labor due to extreme humidity and heat.
Louisville Kentucky June 28 Chief of Police Lindsey orders arrests of women wearing split skirts without undergarments. The official notes that outfits exposing limbs violate decency laws and consider a flagrant exposure a disorderly act.
In a general battle between Ragon and Rixey Brooklyn won the first game of a double header from the Philadelphia Nationals in Philadelphia in the afternoon 4 to 2. Batteries Ragan and Fisher Moore Rixey and Jolifer.
Hood River Oregon June 28 Fire destroyed the $500,000 saw mill of the Oregon Lumber company at Dee Oregon and the blaze threatened the town. If flames are not checked the total loss could top $1,000,000.
Four residents of Lancaster Wis were drowned four miles above Cassville when a rowing boat capsized in the Mississippi River yesterday afternoon. Miss Myrtle Judd 22 Miss Nora Edwards 18 Miss Helen Godfrey 18 and Dr R A Kinney 60 were pulled under as they clung to the doctor who tried to rescue them. Mrs Kinney witnessed the tragedy and was briefly unconscious from shock.
Executives of the Panama-Pacific exposition hosted Dr Laura Muller Brazilian foreign minister for a weekend visit. The entourage lunched at The Hacienda Phoebe Hearst Pleasanton then toured Santa Cruz before returning to San Francisco for a week of duties surrounding the Brazilian building dedication at the exposition.
Ten dynamite cartridges were placed on the main railroad line between Berlin Halle and Cassel to wreck a passing train. Section workers found the explosives in time, preventing an incident on the tracks in Halle Germany on June 28.
An old advertisement promotes Father John’s Medicine from Lowell Mass for those with lung troubles and weakness. It offers a large bottle by mail order for $1, with prepaid express delivery and a request to write if unavailable from a local druggist.
A sweltering heat wave sweeps Kansas and Western Missouri with temperatures rising from 72 to 92 degrees and no relief in sight. In Kansas City a mother of three, Jessia Burbank, died by self harm under the heat. Oklahoma reports rain cooling parts, while Cincinnati endures its hottest day with three deaths and numerous prostrations as ice deliveries resume amid a strike.
A team from J M Gobbles Company driven by two horses crashed a telephone post between Iowa avenue Sycamore street and Front Second streets. The wagon tongue punched through the post, requiring sawing off the protruding end. the horses were unharmed.
J R Reuling for Dr S G Stein owner announces a two story business block on the northwest corner of Fifth Street and Mulberry Avenue. The 90 by 140 foot lot will be cleared to adjoin a new bakery by Suellen & Neyens and may spur further construction nearby.
An art exhibit at New Era gymnasium features forty paintings and draws strong interest from the New Era Social club. Planned July 4 highlights include works by Eaton and Inness. Iowa City Board of Education to sue John Naveen Bonding Co over a $600 certified check forfeited after a $20,000 school bond purchase.
At a Muscatine County Crop Improvement association meeting drastic action was decided to combat hog cholera. D. Steen of West Liberty will go to Ames to confer with state leaders and a state veterinary head to assign a man for the campaign and review the July 4 quarantine law. Steen announced committees: Executive J I Nichols, C G Hargrave, A J Wood, J L Giesler, U P Byrne. Finance O R Stafford, S H Archibal, W D Harrig.
R T Othmer captain of Q Company C rifle team returned to the city after taking second place in the national NRA shoot at Des Moines this week. He competed on the regimental team the day before and his marksmanship earned him a chance to try for the state team, with another trip to Des Moines planned for July 7 to compete for state team honors.
A portion of the wall and scaffolding at the Euclid Square garage in Cleveland collapsed today burying fifteen workmen. Five were badly injured and rushed to a hospital. Six are in serious condition while others were rescued.
The four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Reinsager of Webster street fractured her left arm midway between shoulder and elbow after a swing fall last evening. Dr O B Fulham treated the injury. Negotiations for settlement of West Virginia trouble are off as 15 000 miners face a general strike in the New River coal field. In Iowa Gretta McDavis, 16, attempted suicide by leaping from a bridge over the Iowa river after a family quarrel but was saved by Dr Henry J Prentiss and Edward Murphy.
A vintage ad urges wives to save husbands and sons from alcohol by sending them to the Neal Institute at 521 Farnam Street Davenport. It promotes the Neal Drink Habit Treatment as a safe vegetable remedy that ends cravings in three days without injections. Contact details and a book of information are offered.
Invitations issued for Muscatine Launch club dancing party this evening on the river front to honor St. Louis visitors aboard the launches Dream Girl and Duro 4. Other society items report mission circle meeting, guests at a family dinner, church women’s group notices, and a poisoning case in Iowa City involving Anna Krause whose death is being examined by University of Iowa chemists.
In the dead woman's stomach the post mortem found reason to order a test by state experts. The decision arose as part of the investigation into her death.
Local stockholders of the Great Western Cereal Company face a about quarter million dollar loss as receivers report allowed claims around 400000 while assets total 168700. Objections to the report will be heard July 9, and local bondholders escaped losses after having disposed of their bonds earlier.
Arbitration treaties with Japan Sweden and Portugal were extended by protocols signed by Secretary Bryan and the respective ambassadors and ministers. A London council program trains recent graduates as chefs and waiters, with a luncheon prepared by the boys for one hundred guests.
Mo Coal Famine Inc reports a geological survey estimate that only about one half of one percent of U S coal reserves have been mined. The disclosure highlights potential supply concerns and prompts discussions on energy policy and mining expansion.
Journal want ad seeks three young men ages 18 to 22 with good references and fair education to travel under a major organization. Previous experience not essential. Liberal terms and strong support offered. Call L. D. Kirkland at European Hotel during late morning hours. Mrs. G W Keckler Jr lists Balm of Figs Remedies agency with phone 1621-W.
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