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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
1
Fearing a mob, officials spirit Junkin from Sigourney in a night trip by wagon and hand gar to Washington but no mob appears. A Black man is sent to Fort Madison penitentiary while the murdered girl’s father threatens. Daylight arraignment required.
John Junkin, self confessed slayer of Clara Rosen, arrives by hand-car in Washington Iowa after fleeing Ottumwa mob fears. Sheriff Grimes and a deputy escort the prisoner to Fort Madison for safe keeping until arraignment, following a tense night with residents gathering at the depot to view the accused.
In Sigourney Iowa on March 11 a Rosen murder case confrontation stunned the jail. Fred Rosen warned of Ottumwa vigilantes waiting to string him up. Ottumwa men, armed, visited the jail but Sheriff Grimes barred any action and promised no trouble.
John Junkin, murderer of Clara Rosen, arrived in Burlington in the custody of Sheriff Grimes en route to Fort Madison. A noisy crowd cursed him at the street crossing but was outwitted by a newspaper man who had the sheriff unload him away from the crowd. Junkin is now in a guarded cell and will be taken to the state penitentiary tonight.
Nashville March 11. The Carmack trial heard General Washington in a heated defense argument urging justification and self defense as the key defense strategy. The state contends Col Cooper fired the fatal shot and Carmack fired only wildly, with alternate explanations involving a deflected bullet.
Mrs. M. Janer of Brooklyn goes on trial in Baltimore for abducting eleven year old Catherine Leersch from Brooklyn. Possible death sentence in this high profile case.
Pittsburg on March 11 reported the American Bowling congress began its session at 7 30 this evening and will run past midnight. Morning events featured doubles but none matched the high scores set previously.
In Philadelphia on March 11 representatives of the United Mine Workers and coal-carrying railroad presidents began talks on a new wage contract to start March 31. Miners seek recognition as a negotiating party, an eight hour day with no wage cuts, and a uniform wage scale for all mine work across the region. If operators reject, a miners convention may be called.
The Washington DC court of appeals modified and affirmed Justice Gould's decree ruling that the American Federation of Labor Gompers and others may not publish the Buck's Stove & Range company in the We Don’t Patronize list as part of the boycott but may mention the business otherwise. The ruling preserves the ban on the boycott and illegal combination.
Baltimore March 11 United States Senator Beveridge of Indiana has engaged a room at Johns Hopkins Hospital and is expected to enter the institution today for a slight surgical operation.
Mrs. W. E. Shrader, 38, died in Iowa City today. Her husband served as a former president of the local board of education. She was formerly Miss Mary Gunsolus of Tipton.
A University of Iowa fraternity student recovered about five hundred dollars worth of overcoats stolen from the chapter houses. A night message telephoned to the sheriff directed him to the courthouse steps where two gunny sacks of the stolen goods were found.
Des Moines March 11 Ruth McPherson aged 102 longtime Iowa figure dies at her home she is stated to be the oldest resident of Iowa at the time of her death.
The State Bank of Baldwin is in the hands of the bank examiner. Its capital stock and surplus are impaired due to speculation in western lands. Liabilities are reported at three hundred thousand dollars, including deposits of two hundred sixty thousand.
In Des Moines on March 11 the house message on the prohibitory amendment faced the senate. Proudfoot sought to send it to the suppression of intemperance committee, claiming the right as bill’s sponsor. DeWolf and Mattis urged the constitutional amendments committee, the senate deciding the matter itself. The chamber approved sending the resolutions to constitutional amendments 34 to 8.
Bridgeport Conn March 11 As the endurance run from New York to Boston passed Fairfield a horse attached to a closed carriage carrying Aaron W Wallace banker of Bridgeport ran away Wallace was killed Paul Lacroix driver of the car that caused the plunge was taken into custody by police in New Haven
Des Moines reports equal suffrage and limited suffrage bills defeated in a key Iowa Senate session. The vote 37 to 11 ends the movement for woman suffrage this term. Debate also touched on education reform, Sunday amusements, and state printing plant funding.
The Journal will publish a 16 page fashion supplement just before Easter, alongside the regular issue. It promises extensive illustrations of spring suits hats shoes and related apparel with information on spring and summer fads. Such editions are unusual for Muscatine size papers and offer advertisers a rare opportunity.
Theodore Roosevelt prepares to land in Mombasa on his Africa trip with Lt. Col. Sir James Hayes Sadler organizing a welcome program. Guides like R J Cunninghame recruit experienced porters as camp equipment arrives from London for Roosevelt’s hunting and exploration along the Uganda railway.
Directors of the Wisconsin Central approve leasing the railroad to the Soo Line for a ninety nine year term in a move announced in New York. The long term agreement transfers control while shaping regional transport and corporate ties in the Midwest.
Madison March 11 The senatorial investigation committee orders Republican candidate W H Hatton to appear with all books letters telegraphs and checks related to his campaign The inquiry into State Game Warden Stone continues over the remaining 2500 not yet explained Springfield Illinois March 11 The forty third joint ballot for senator yields Hopkins 75 Foss 14 Stringer 40 Shurtleff 18 M L McKinley 18 Evans 11 Mason 4 and several two vote or single votes with no candidate chosen and quorum to be broken tomorrow on the joint ballot
New York March 11 ten teams remained in the international go as you please race with four of the original entries gone. At 11 o clock the standings show Cibot Orphee leading 466 miles and 8 laps followed by Davis Metkus 450 miles 4 laps and Dineen Prouty 429 miles 7 laps.
Ohio faces a shift in power as Taft-era alignment fades and insurgents gain leverage. The piece notes the absence of a House committee chair in Ohio and mentions broader regional lineups in Iowa and Indiana with limited gains expected in the new congress.
The bulletin reports Pete Hepburn of Iowa to be named assistant secretary of the treasury under Taft, signaling a key administration placement. It also notes Ohio will lose house chairs under the new committee system, while Taft presses for reelecting Speaker Cannon and unity in the party amid insurgent hopes and Clark’s weakening leadership.
A bill to prohibit the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors in Missouri after July 1 1910 was introduced in the senate today at Jefferson City.
Weather in Iowa shows fair conditions in the east and possible snow flurries in the west tonight into Friday with little temperature change. Illinois expected to be fair with possible rain or snow in the far south tonight or Friday. Sunrise is 6 08, sunset 5 53, moonrise 10 23.
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