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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1913
Page
1
Washington reports an uproar as Mulhall alleges a nationwide lobbying operation by the National Association of Manufacturers. Subpoenas target Mulhall and others, with Overman expanding a ten year scope. President Wilson backs full investigation as Lovett charges also loom.
The steamer Dolphin of the Alaska Steamboat Company ran onto a reef near Alert Bay B C Sunday night at 8 27 with tug aid and its main engine. pumps keep water under control. Passengers were transferred to the Princess Meg and proceed to Skagway. The ship, on its first excursion trip of the season, carried many eastern tourists to southeastern Alaska.
In Charleston West Virginia on June 30 telephone lines linking Charleston to Paint and Cabin creel strike areas failed this morning. No figures on miners who obeyed yesterday's strike decree could be obtained. Sheriff Bonner Hill deployed deputies into the strike zone amid growing unease among authorities.
Bulgarian troops opened an all out assault along the Servian line in Macedonia with artillery at Istip and pushing toward Etna Boukva Zletovo Neogais and Valandova. Bulgarian forces aimed to seize the railroad while Greek and Bulgarian clashes persisted near Drama and Salonika region amid regional tension.
American champion McLoughlin defeated Ireland’s Park in the Wimbledon singles semi finals. He won the first set 6-4, the second 7-5, and the third 6-4 to claim the match and advance to the final.
A printed slip found on each package asserts rivals spend millions on advertising while this firm claims to put quality first and shuns ads. The writer argues honest newspaper advertising remains the cheapest, most effective sales tool and a reliable signal of product quality.
Chicago reports 42 deaths and more than 200 prostrations in three days as a six day heat spell bakes the region. Among the dead are Gustave Lundgren and Lena May Zook. hundreds seek relief in parks and ice deliveries continue in housing districts. Drownings rise in Wisconsin and Iowa as heat push temperatures into the nineties and near 100 across the Midwest.
Charles Breanbrack, a Santa Barbara carpenter, pleaded guilty in federal court to attempting to bribe U S Senator John D Works with a $1000 offer for the postmaster job. He said the money was a retaining fee to secure Works as his legal agent and to surprise supporters by landing the appointment.
Chicago June 30 suffragists denied use of Grant Park for a celebratory mass meeting after park officials ruled the event would be political. Chicago Political League president Harriet Taylor Treadwell says the decision places women on a political level with men. Instead, a monster parade is planned with several thousand participants. In Scotland, Ballikinrath Castle at Balfron in Stirlingshire was burned today, incendiary fire suspected. 100 rooms, cost about 500000, unoccupied for some time, no evidence linking suffragettes to the blaze.
West Liberty Indiana opened its chautauqua amid near record June heat. Crowds attended morning and evening sessions while advance ticket sales indicate this could be the most successful assembly yet. F H Koch delivered a notable lecture on youth and its guiding visions urging parental protection and support for children’s mental and moral development. Dr A B Blair followed with strong chautauqua rhetoric praised by attendees. Children's work began under Miss Bristol with renewed interest and Miss Curtis spoke on London in Literature.
Washington June 30 Secretary Daniels said wage increases for Atlantic coast navy yards' employees are likely to be recommended soon. He will seek funding next year to raise wages and ensure yard workers have adequate representation on wage scale boards.
Plan for dissolving the Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger, approved by President Wilson, was presented to Utah district court judges and taken under advisement. It sets November 1, 1913 start, complete dissolution by January 1, 1916, with stock exchanges and public sale overseen by a trust company. Objections may be interposed. government reserves right to challenge illegal conditions.
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with cooler conditions. Moderate winds expected.
Washington June 30 An end is in sight to the hot wave that has held sway over the central states for several days The weather bureau predicts the extreme heat will break in the plains states Monday or Tuesday and a cool wave move eastward The forecast notes a break in the hot wave over the plains states Monday and Tuesday and the Mississippi valley and upper Lake region Tuesday or Wednesday followed by moderate temperatures in these areas for several days Rocky mountain region and Pacific slope will run below normal temperatures Rainfall this week will be light and local.
Washington D C June 30 Finishing touches to the schedules of the tariff bill were considered by the senate democratic caucus as it works to finish by tomorrow night so the revised measure can go to the entire finance committee and be reported to the senate on Thursday. Unfinished portions of the sundries schedule and free list with changes agreed upon were reviewed in hopes the administrative and income tax sections could be completed tonight. Chairman Simmons expected little opposition to delaying the sugar schedule until March 3 1914 or to changing the income tax date from January 1 1913 to March 1 of this year.
Springfield, June 30. Governor Dunne signed the public utilities bill stripping home rule and transferring control to a five member commission appointed by the governor. He vetoed the park consolidation bill, leaving Chicago parks under state authority. He called the utilities measure one of the best laws of its kind and noted home rule could be restored if public sentiment demands.
165 students from 48 schools have qualified for a military camp opening July 7 at Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania. The program runs through August 15 with instruction in camp sanitation military training personal hygiene and the principles of military art led by army officers. A demonstration will reenact the Gettysburg campaign from fifty years ago.
Washington June 30. Representatives from nearly all nations will meet in The Hague next Tuesday to take the final step toward suppressing the opium traffic. The gathering follows the January 23, 1912 adjournment and aims to secure ratifications for the international convention drafted to ensure its enforcement.
Gettysburg Penna June 0 twenty five thousand veterans in blue and gray gathered on the field for the Memorial Day bivouac. Special trains bring hosts to scene as General Hunter Liggett assumes charge of veterans camp. Reveille, camp songs, and battlefield re sightings mark opening as boisterous reunions unfold with no fixed program.
President Wilson made a rapid Capitol visit with Secretary Tumulty soon after 2 p.m. He conferred with Senators Smith and Ashurst on naming Thomas Weedon registrar and John K. Birdup receiver of the Phoenix land office, endorsed by Smith. He also briefed Senator Overman on Mulhall charges. He will travel by train to Gettysburg on July 4 and proceed to Cornish to spend the weekend with his family.
The American commission on agriculture organization cooperation and rural credits met two hours this morning at the ministry of agriculture in Paris. They were guest of Myron T. Herrick at luncheon, then escorted by the ambassador to the Elysee where President Raymond Poincare welcomed them.
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