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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
1
A court action challenges the right of judges to ignore the indeterminate sentence statute. An outside judge for Lee County handles the case as proceedings question statutory limits and sentencing discretion.
Des Moines March 13 The state board of health orders Harry Christianson held in prison longer arguing the court had no right to fix a limited term. Senate moves to fund Des Moines high school expansion and other measures while pardons committee votes against clemency for nine cases. Adams case remains contentious with new testimony and no pardon recommended.
News from Pendjolo Java via the steamer Empress of China reports landslides that bury three villages and kill hundreds, possibly over a thousand. Mount Kentjana collapse wipes out Tjiboe boehan Wardeng site and Telokbangoe. only five survived. Recoveries proceed as onlookers gather.
Des Moines March 13. Representative Fulham of Muscatine says inmates at Mt Pleasant and Independence have been tortured and threatened with death if they reveal abuse. A special investigating committee opens hearings and a probing inquiry, with Fulham vowing to pursue facts and possibly prosecutions.
Papers served on John A. Moffitt president of United Hatters of North America at Orange New Jersey and sixty other officers in the Mundheim company injunction suit. They are ordered to show cause March 29 why they should not be restrained from fining and intimidating union members who wish to return to work in plants where a strike is ongoing.
Philadelphia March 13 The executive boards of the three anthracite districts of the United Mine Workers of America met to act on a sub committee report after two days of talks with operators to start a new agreement by April 1. A tri district convention in Scranton on March 23 will consider the new pact.
Washington officials announce the federal quarantine on cattle from Maryland and Michigan is to be completely lifted Monday following Secretary Wilson's order. The action ends restrictions tied to the foot and mouth disease scare affecting regional herds.
Berlin March 13 Officials hold a pessimistic view on Austria Hungary Serbia talks over a commercial accord. Serbia’s reply is not expected to yield a fruitful result, though Austrian patience may extend to a further proposal after March 31.
With about fourteen hours left in the six day go as you please race at Madison Square Garden, Cibot and Orphee hold the lead by about 21 miles and seek a $1,500 prize. Davis and Meetkus trail in second, while Dineen and Prouty are third as the clock moves through the day.
Police Superintendent Hamery dismissed Police Matron Babcock after she placed a negro boy and a white girl to sleep on the same bed. He called the act an insult to the decency of Des Moines families and said the department would not tolerate it.
Ex-President Roosevelt makes a second trip to New York to visit relatives and attend a luncheon in his honor hosted by Robert J. Collier.
Grand Masters from Wisconsin Kentucky and Indiana join Masons in Vincennes Indiana to mark the centennial of Free Masonry in the state. Vincennes Lodge No. 1 is a century old and is the oldest lodge in the northwest territory with about a thousand attendees from nearby cities.
Count Zeppelin achieved a new record by ascending to three thousand feet aboard his steerable balloon at Friedrichshafen. The flight demonstrated the highest altitude reached by any airship to date with skilled maneuvering at the peak height.
Six Iowa congressmen take a conspicuous role as insurgents battle the Cannon forces. The disputes center on Cummins proposed rule revisions and Taft supported compromises. Hubbard and Haugen are expected to oppose any delay. others waver under pressure from Taft and party leaders.
At the Crow's-Nest Pass Coal and Railway annual meeting held in Toronto James J. Hill announced he had secured control of the line. Details of the transaction were not released.
The Journal will publish a Fashion Number in a few weeks featuring illustrations and descriptions of ladies and men's wear as well as children's and misses clothing. Subscriptions should obtain a copy as a guide to spring and summer shopping, with the issue date disclosed in multiple ways.
Rome reports Lieutenant Joseph Petrosini of the New York police was assassinated in Palermo by a Black Hand member. The crime underscores the ongoing battle against Italian criminal networks in New York and prompts a renewed hunt for suspects.
Baltimore March 13 The interstate commerce commission order requiring railroads to report all overtime work in nine and sixteen hour calls was upheld by Federal Judge Goff. The decision marks affirmation of ICC procedures for determining overtime, affecting railroad labor reporting practices.
Ed Willard, 16, who shot employer Albert Carney in the face at the Carney farm near Elkhart, was captured eight miles from the scene. He was returned to the Carney home and jailed in Des Moines. Authorities believe the blow was accidental or intentional during chores. Willard fled on Carney’s brother’s horse.
Paris battles a general telegraph strike after a quarrel sparked walkouts by 400 operators. Several stations are under guard as troops may be deployed and government plans to call in the military to restore service.
Manila dispatch reports a seismograph recording serious earthquake shocks from 7:26 to 9:40 this morning. The disturbance is estimated to span a region about ten thousand kilometers distant.
In Webster City this week the Kansas City Oil Company ships oil by the barrel from the Illinois Central line and sells mainly to farmers with a 2 1 2 cent per gallon cut. John D Rockefeller faces active push to undercut Standard Oil, as local stores ignore the discount and farmers haul oil by wagon. The campaign plans broader Iowa expansion.
Nashville Tenn March 13 The Cooper Sharp trial neared its end with Judge Hart saying he cannot finish the charge before Monday afternoon due to both sides failing to submit instructions Gardner Anderson for the defense argued self defense as the sole plea asserting Robin Cooper acted to preserve his life even if Carmack advanced with a weapon State Attorney General McCain opened closing for the prosecution Anderson planned to resume his defense tomorrow noting his close ties to Senator Carmack and promising further argument on Monday
William Olsefski, among the arrestees in the Rev. Ansione murder case, identified by the priest’s housekeeper as one of the shooters. He was arraigned and committed without bail to await the grand jury. Twelve others held on conspiracy charges with $106,000 bail each, none able to post.
Engineers B W Miller and W E Miller brothers were killed when the eastbound B and O passenger train left the track at Indiana Harbor. The engine baggage car and tender overturned and the engineer buried beneath the engine. About twenty others injured in the crash.
Iowa fair tonight and Sunday with colder temperatures. Illinois partly cloudy and cold tonight with a colder Sunday. Sun rises at 6 06 and sets at 5 57.
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