Ten Thousand Dollars for Billy for Evanglist
Converts aims to raise funds as Muscatine hosts a farewell city program this evening. The Sunday revival schedule outlines the final week and next steps for the evangelist effort.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
1
Allison men win control of state convention
Des Moines reports that Allison supporters will control the first state convention by a large majority. The twenty one county conventions produced 67714 delegates for Allison and 504% for Cummins, with a detailed county tally showing the spread across Adair Boone Calhoun and other counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Allison
Cummins
Alli- Cum- County
Son
Mins
Adair
Savane
Decatur Triumphs In Sunday Revival At Decatur Ill
Rev Billy Sunday concludes five week campaign in Decatur with 6000 converts predicted and over 5800 total conversions to date. Ten thousand twenty dollars subscribed as gift by citizens. Record single meeting broken with 372 converts. Booze lecture drew 6500 attendees. Funds raised reach 7700 for current expenses. Next revival opens in Charleston Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syndicate
Decatur, Ill
Billy Sunday
Sunday
Decatur
Musecatine
Tabernacle
Taylorville
Ill
Clinton
Champaign
Kewanee
Galesburg
Charleston
Clerk Jumps to Death Over Transfers
William A. Ridgely a 20 year assistant superintendent of carriers at the Washington post office jumped from the fourth story of his home in Washington. He had recently been transferred between sub stations and had not recovered from inhaling illuminating gas a fortnight earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Washington, D. C
William A. Ridgely
Washington Post Office
Emperor in good condition after cold confinement
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph rested well after several days of illness and confinement to his rooms. A lunatic tried to enter the imperial garden last night and was captured and sent to an asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Imperial Garden
Tobacco firm mounts gatling gun against night riders
The American Tobacco Company in Maysville Kentucky installed a gatling gun on the warehouse roof to deter night riders from burning the building. A guard will stay on duty and operate the weapon if attackers appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Tobacco Co
Maysville
American Tobacco Company
Denver rail shop strike hits 1500 workers
In Denver Colorado today March 16 about 1500 machinists boiler makers and related trades walked out at the Denver and Rio Grande shops after the railroad refused to grant concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Denver and Rio Grande
UMWA Convenes, Adjourns to Hear Scale Report
Indianapolis March 16 The United Mine Workers of America held a brief session and adjourned until Wednesday to hear the scale committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
The
United Mine Workers of America
New York to Paris Auto Race Casters Leaders
In Chicago on March 16 the latest reports place the American car departing Ogden Utah this afternoon while the Italian left Rawlins Wyoming at 8 45 and the German at Ames Iowa at 8 29 with the first French car leaving Omaha at noon marking the progress of the long race from New York to Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
New York
Paris
Ogden
Utah
Rawlins
Wyo
Ames
Omaha
Roosevelt Adds Watson to Fight for Rail Legislation
President Roosevelt calls in David T. Watson a famed Pittsburg attorney to aid in pushing railroad legislation and curbing illegal combinations and ruinous tariff rates. Watson departed for New York where a government conference is set to occur today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Theodore Roosevelt
David T. Watson
Watson
New York
Woman shoots lover in public dispute at Xenia
In Xenia Illinois on March 16 Kate Trainer confronted Samuel Roberts after a quarrel and shot him dead. She said the shooting was to defend her honor after Roberts refused to reconcile and she faced public scorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenia
Ill
Kate Trainer
Samuel Roberts
Roberts
Farmers Plead for Help as Idle Men Flock Cities
Lancaster county farmers issue an appeal to unemployed urban residents to migrate to the country for work. The Lancaster Farmers League asks Washington’s Bureau of Labor and Immigration to direct able bodied migrants here. In Providence Rhode Island police report a census showing 5 000 idle residents in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Farmers’ League of
Lancaster County
Bureau of Labor and Immigration
Washington
Providence
K. I
Bandit Lover Slain After Attempt on Deputy Scofield's Life
Colorado Springs March 16. Sam Barkwell killed by Deputy Sheriff Scofield after planning to kill him to remove Scofield as a obstacle so Barkwell could marry Scofield's wife Mrs Scofield. Barkwell's motive emerged after the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
John Scofield
Sam Barkwell
Scofield
Barkwell
Pat Crowe Causes Stir in Davenport Saloon Incident
Pat Crowe famed for Eddie Cudahy hysteria sparked a Davenport scene on South Brady street. He entered a saloon at about 10 PM and playfully demanded recognition, grabbed a hat, and claimed, I am Pat Crowe. An onlooker knocked him down, police were called, but Crowe departed before officers arrived. He left a puzzling impression of propriety in Mayor Jim Dahlman's town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Pat Crowe
Eddie Cudahy
Booth Tarkington
Jeff
St. Patrick
Omaha
Jim Dahlman
Actor Hitchcock Is Acquitted
The resumed trial of comedian Raymond Hitchcock produced a sensation as Flora Whiston refuted her prior grand jury testimony and said she was directed to tell that story by a children's society agent. Judge Blanchard directed an acquittal on the indictment tied to Ellen Von Hagen. Several other indictments remain pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Raymond Hitchcock
Flora Whiston
Hitchcock
Grand Jury
Children’s Society
Flora
Blanchard
Ellen von Hagen
Serious Trouble Brewing in Hayti
Paris reports an acute Haytian French government standoff with the French legation at Port au Prince threatened by a possible massacre of white residents. Britain and Germany move to protect interests, ordering cruisers toward Hayti to safeguard nationals and foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Haytiean
France
Port Au Prince
Foreign Office
Hayti
Haytien
London
Admiralty
Cressy
East Indian
Berlin
Bremen
Curacoa
Port Au Prince Hayti
Hughes Enters Iowa Campaign for Delegates
Des Moines March 16 A Hughes campaign league letter from New York was received by Savory hotel management yesterday. A telegram is expected today to reserve apartments for Hughes representatives to influence the state convention and block Taft instructions. Taft supporters anticipate strong convention instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hughes Campaign League of
New York City
Savory
Hughes
Taft
Friends of
Spanked Husband Seeks Divorce in Old Fashioned Dispute
Mrs. Nettie Houpt of Sullivan Indiana sues for divorce claiming James Houpt spanked her in the old fashioned way for displeasing him. The filing is dated March 16 from Sullivan Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Houpt
Sullivan, Ind
Nettie Hupt
James Houpt
Gillette to Die After March 30
Albany reports Governor Hughes will not intervene as Chester Gillette of Cortland faces execution in the week beginning March 30 for the July 1996 murder of Grace Brown at Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Chester Gillette
Cortland
Grace Brown
Big Moose Lake
Adirondacks
Peril of Floods Strikes Northwest Cities
Portland reports sweeping flood damage across the Pacific northwest with Walla Walla and Pendleton hardest hit. Mill Creek overflow devastates business and homes while bridges and rail lines are washed out or blocked by slides as a new storm moves toward the region.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Northwest
Walla Walla
Mill Creek
Pendleton
Vancouver Island
Government wins in regate cases against the packers
The U S Supreme Court ruled against Armour Swift Morris and Cudahy packing firms fined for Elkins Act rebates. Justice Day said the act applies to transport nationwide and to both shippers and carriers. Justice Brewer dissented with Chief Justice and Justice Peckham concurring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Armour, Swift, Morris and Cudahy Packing
Kansas City
Kansas
United States Circuit Court
Western District of Missouri
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Day
Burlington Railway Company
Brewer
Peckham
Missouri
Senate
Davenport Lumberman Loses 37500 In Nell New Orleans Scam
J E Cavanaugh of Davenport Iowa says he was fleeced out of 37500 by a party in New Orleans posing as sporting club representatives. He cites staged wrestling and Marsh as the supposed wrestler and Gorman as a rival claim, with a secret match and supposed doctor’s warnings before he fled to Memphis then returned to seek justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syndicate
Davenport
J. E. Cavanaugh
New Orleans
Associated Press
J.E. Cavanaugh
New Oreleans
Marsh
Seattle
Wash
Cavanaugh
Gorman
Tatsu Maru Released by Chinese Authorities
The Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru has been freed by Chinese authorities in Hong Kong on March 16 after prior trouble. The incident ends with the vessel released and no further details given.
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Hong Kong
Weather outlook for Illinois and nearby regions
Increasing clouds bring possible rain or snow Tuesday with a warming trend tonight. Sunrise at 6 00 and sunset at 5 58 with moon set at 5 49.
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Illinois
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