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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1906
Page
1
Meridian Mississippi reels after a devastating cyclone wrecking business district and factories. Deaths estimated from 25 to 100 with injuries over 100, many victims reportedly African American. Property losses around 5 million with extensive damage to major mercantile firms and widespread telegraph and light outages.
Thirteen bodies recovered from Meridian Mississippi wreckage after a powerful storm and fire. The disaster damaged or destroyed Meridian Cotton Oil Mill and several key facilities while injuring many. Witnesses describe a two block wide cyclone that struck around 6 PM causing widespread ruin.
About 75 people were poisoned after a free lunch at a farm sale near Marysville Kansas. Most are very sick but likely no deaths. exact tainted foods unknown as investigation continues.
Meridian Mississippi is described as a key manufacturing center with railroad shops cotton mills and oil mills producing about 3 000 000 annually. The city seats Lauderdale county hosts several schools and a daily newspaper and played a notable role in the Civil War as a Confederate railway center with Union Station built for multiple railroads.
Stanhope Iowa suffered a devastating morning fire that started in the post office and destroyed all mail. The east side of the business district, consisting of frame buildings, burned to the ground. Estimated loss reaches about 420000 with arson suspected but no clue found.
Springfield Ohio March 3 Mark M Davis brakeman shot by two men led to riots on Wednesday and Thursday nights Davis died early this morning authorities reported.
Washington D C March 3 no more witnesses will be examined by the senate committee on inter oceanic canals until the type of canal is determined and other information is obtained for framing the zone government bill and Isthmian waterway construction plans.
Marshalltown Iowa March 3 the large glucose plant once employing 300 men is being dismantled and its costly machinery moved elsewhere with no likelihood of reopening as a glucose factory. The building may be repurposed though decades of litigation and a $60 000 sewage disposal project have left the city with little use for the site.
Secretary Shaw said he would place temporary deposits totaling $10,000,000 in public banks. He noted February treasury activity left about $4.5 million excess receipts and $5 million excess deposits for national bank redemptions, prompting the immediate fund placement.
Mr and Mrs Nicholas Longworth reached Port Tampa aboard the Mascotte after a rough Havana to Cuba voyage. They were hosted by Customs Collector McFarlane and left at 8:40 PM for Washington. Mrs Longworth endured seasickness with most passengers during bad weather Thursday.
In Hampton Iowa on March 3 two infant children of George Arends suffocated during their parents' absence by a gasoline stove explosion. The younger child died instantly while the elder died after several hours despite heroic efforts. One child hid under a bed to escape fumes and the other died in a high chair by the table.
A northbound Cheyenne and Northern railroad passenger train broke through a Buckhorn trestle and fell into the canon. Engineer Donahue Fireman Rex and Mail Clerk Benjamin Guy all of Cheyenne were injured in the accident near Buckhorn 125 miles north of Cheyenne yesterday afternoon.
Roswell New Mexico March 3 A prairie fire in the western Panhandle east of Portales has burned over a million acres of fine pasture land and remains out of control after two days. The loss is reported as one million dollars and a dozen large ranches have lost feed to the blaze.
Des Moines reports the body found frozen in ice near Harvey is confirmed as George W. Chapman, a missing Emmetsburg merchant who disappeared December 19. The ice cake clung to the body as workers on a bridge found it, and Chapman is believed murdered.
Burlington Iowa March 3 Congressman Thomas Hedge withdraws from the first district race and will not seek renomination. In a letter to J L Waite he thanks voters after eight years of service and pledges support for the Republican successor. F M Mossberry and Senator Young are running, with Young tied to Governor Cummins.
The grand jury indicted the Pioneer Press Dispatch and News as corporations for reporting the Williams hanging in St Paul Minnesota. The John Day Smith law bars publication of hanging details and only permits an announcement. Indictments test the statute now in force about ten years.
Odessa reports Lieut. Schmidt who led the June mutiny at Sebastopol was sentenced to be hanged. Three others were condemned to be shot, 27 received prison terms, and ten were acquitted. The condemned appealed to the court of cassation. Executions set for March 6.
Madrid reports Senor Romero Robledo former minister of justice and Weyler party leader is dead. The prominent Spanish figure passed away after a long career in public service.
Several steamers sent from Christiania to Gjaes and Ingerna islands to aid the fishing fleet report many vessels found adrift keel up after a violent storm. The fleet’s crews amount to about 1,200 to 1,400 men, with hundreds lost and unaccounted for. Weather and sea conditions hinder rescue.
Lawmakers consider eliminating the primary system with debate deeming it largely harmless and unlikely to affect state government. Supporters argue the bill is simple reform, while opponents warn of broader political impact. The measure is expected to advance to a floor vote next week.
The piece discusses moves to abolish primaries in many counties, with debate over a delegate only system and concerns about campaign money. It notes opposition from Cummins supporters, and analyzes the Crossley and Hughes Turner rail pass bills, including potential two cent fare proposals and their impact on railroads and influential citizens.
Wabash college defeated Parsons college in the Middle West Debating League semi final held in Fairfield Iowa. The judges gave two votes to Wabash and one to Parsons on the question of municipal ownership of city railways. Wabash speakers included S E Fleming A C Baird and M W Magnus with Magnus credited as the strongest speaker. Parsons team members were R P Thoma W W Wirtz and R C Leggett. Judges were D W Graham M D Chicago Russell Graham Monmouth and H H Stipp Des Moines.
The article argues passes carried by influential citizens skew a legislator’s vote, noting how a pass obtained via a nominating influential figure could exert legitimate personal interest. It states Mr. Turner failed to obtain such a pass and predicts the sub-committee bill will pass the senate Thursday amid some opposition.
Lieut Edward A Scharrer of Stuttgart Germany and Miss Wilhelmina Busch daughter of Adolphus Busch of St Louis will be married in Pasadena this afternoon.
A San Francisco jury on March 2 declared the codicil to the will of the late Samuel S. Davis a forgery. The estate is estimated at one to three million dollars, with disputes over the rightful heirs and distribution.
United States Commissioner Foote issues subpoenas tied to the Walsh arrest and four former Chicago National Bank employees, Bank Examiner Curry, and the bank’s accountant. Government notes totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, signed as memoranda by clerks but bearing other names, are cited as key evidence. legality under certain circumstances is noted by Curry.
Jacob Y. Blackwell 92 died at his son John W. Blackwell’s home in Long Branch New Jersey. He was an Iowa legislator and law founder associate of John P. Irish, city solicitor for Iowa City, and uncle of J. Scott Blackwell. Mrs. Baker, Iowa City, is his other child and Muscatine is his birthplace.
One thousand one hundred fifty converts from the Central Christian church in Anderson Indiana left on a special chartered train to visit Connorsville and other Indiana cities. They will assist ongoing revivals or inaugurate meetings with religious services held aboard the train and at Connorsville.
The steamship Mariposa arrived from Tahiti with news of a destructive tornado in the Society Islands. It caused about a million dollars in damage at Tahiti and possibly similar losses in Tuamotu. Papeete flooded, 75 houses destroyed including the American consulate and French government buildings, with suspected higher casualties and severe shipping impact.
During a March 3 thunderstorm in Burlington Iowa a bolt struck Peter Mesmer’s Sunnyside Avenue residence tearing out a wall and damaging a large green house nearby. Mrs. Mesmer suffered serious injuries but is not believed to be fatally hurt.
The Iowa Mine Workers elected officers at Des Moines on March 3. J. P. White was chosen president, W. W. White vice president, Edwin Perry secretary treasurer, Jos. Sharp auditor, W. C. Sharp board member, and Jacob Ritter William Baxter Robert McBirnie and Samuel Ballantine as national board members.
Walter Wellman sailed from Havre today aboard the Latoraine en route to Spitzbergen for trial runs. His polar dirigible balloon is to be completed in May before the expedition proceeds toward the pole.
Houston reports the death of former Texas governor James H. Hogg this morning. He served as a key state leader and the city mourns his passing.
Chicago Wisconsin March 3 special: snow and colder tonight followed by fair and colder east portion Sunday. Sun rises 6 24 sets 5 42 moon sets 12 54 a m.
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