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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
1
Forecast shows continued cool conditions for Illinois and Iown tonight and Saturday. Frost likely tonight with sunrise at 4 47 and sunset at 6 49 with moonset at 8 06 p m.
In Clinton Iowa on May 1 the murder case against Irene Dolph unfolds in district court. Testimony reveals Mrs Dolph visited Joliet Pennsylvania mother Mrs Elia Goldsmith after her husband’s death and that the defense claims attorney Frank Holleran was first to notify officers. Evidence centers on circumstantial links and a letter from Mrs Goldsmith urging tolerance amid quarrels.
A man in charge of a car tells parts of the theft tale to officials but some details do not satisfy them. The iTrain crew confirms aspects of the daring robbery, as questions surround the incident.
The body of Bernard Warkentin, president of the Kansas State Bank, Newton, Kansas, arrives in New York after being shot on a Damascus train. Mrs Warkentin accompanies the body as investigations begin into Ambassador Leishman actions in urging Mrs Warkentin to sign a paper sparing the Turkish prince from prosecution.
Secretary Taft left Washington for Charleston and will sail on the Prairie to Colon. He will investigate canal construction issues and relations among the United States Panama and Colombia as well as the Panama Colombia boundary dispute.
Washington May 1 The post office department issued a fraud order against Prof A W Birkholz once of New Buffalo Michigan and Minneapolis He claimed a mysterious power to perform cures for any disease without medicine or knife Treatments cost five to ten dollars per week and the article notes the action by federal authorities.
Washington May 1 Commander Dougherty the American naval attache at Tokio cabled the navy department that the total casualties from the explosion on the cruiser Matsushima were 257 men. Roosevelt sends condolence and the Navy expresses sorrow in cable messages to Japan.
Signals for aid from the German ship Peter Rickmers stranded at Zachs Inlet say life savers have not boarded yet. The vessel is heavily loaded and seas are high with 800 passengers in danger. Nearby Bremen reports Koelen collided with the tank steamer Emperor Nicholas II in fog. Feldmarschall rescued 820 passengers. one child drowned.
The Chicago & Northwestern railway shuts Boone machine shops for an indefinite period as part of a system wide order except Clinton and Chicago. Residents question fairness and hope for reopening after the June meeting.
In Waco Texas on May 1 the bitter contest within the Democratic Party reaches its peak as voters decide whether Senator Joseph W Bailey and three others become delegates-at-large to the national convention or if the Johnson slate from Tyler leads the delegation Both camps claim victory and fight for control of the state’s choice of delegates to the convention.
Two masked men held up the New York Saint Louis express ten miles west of Pittsburgh at Walkers Mill last night and escaped with four sealed bags of currency. The total value is not confirmed. messenger Noah H. Roshon reported being tied and robbed. Officers seek details as the train arrived in Columbus, Ohio, late today.
A May 1 report in the Evening World claimed Grover Cleveland suffered from stomach cancer and faced a hopeless prognosis per specialists. At Lakewood hotel officials said Cleveland was progressing satisfactorily with no material change in his condition, denying the grave development.
Dispatches to the Dan's Review show little change in the general situation with trade in April compared to the same month last year, the volume unfavorably lower this year. The report notes no major shift and only minor signs of recovery.
L P Farmer, chairman of the Trunk Line Association of New York, a prominent railroad man, died suddenly today in New York City. Authorities believe the death resulted from apoplexy.
Lamont Fredericks, a negro, was arrested at 4 this morning for criminal assault on Mrs. W. H. Risser of 1702 Arlington avenue after she was attacked while returning home. She fought the assailant for an hour and the incident sparked threats of lynching. Also, James Price, colored, shot at his wife, Mrs. Pirce, injuring her calf, and remains at large as police search for him.
Iowa City May 1 Special Cincinnati defeated New York for the twelfth annual national convention of the Phi Delta Phi fraternity. The council was elected with C. M. Clay Britain Kankakee Ill I D Barr Mansfield C Earl C Rice Syracuse N Y George A Katzenberger Greenville Ohio.
Delegates from Indiana and alternates meet with the state committee in Indianapolis to coordinate efforts for the Republican National Convention in Chicago and to promote the nomination of Vice President Fairbanks for President.
James H. Wallick a former actor and owner of the play The Bandit King killed himself at his hotel in Middletown New Jersey today. Officials say dread of an operation on an injured arm is believed to be the cause.
Iowa City hosts the Northern Oratorical League annual contest with eight speakers from Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan Oberlin Chicago and Northwestern. Topics include The Man on the Frontier The Evolution of Conscience Public Sentiment vs Criminal Law and Child Labor and Public Opinion. Three of five judges secured after difficulties securing pledges.
Boston May 1 William A Stetson a leading leather dealer was petitioned into bankruptcy by creditors in federal court He and three controlled companies Ford Morocco Boston Chrome Leather and the William A Stetson Co face about 3 000 000 in liabilities with 1 000 000 secured and assets estimated at 1 500 000
The Atlantic battleship fleet reached Monterey Bay at 6 am amid crowds. Only one squadron of eight ships will stop at Amoy China for a six day visit, then rejoin the fleet for target practice in the Philippines, with Brazil and Japan stops limited.
The French and Italian motor car crews arrived in Tokio on May 1 on their around the world voyage. They plan to depart in a few days for Vladivostok continuing the long race.
Harrisburg May 1. Henry P. Turpin 32 drowned himself in the Steelton canal after two earlier attempts. A loyal bull terrier battled rescuers, biting Edward McCord and Frank Magnellia as Turpin slipped away, then again plunged in and succeeded.
A Dagana dispatch reports a French force marching to Nouakchott was ambushed. Of 31 native infantrymen and 3 European officers, all but one officer were killed by hostile natives. Dagana serves as a French trading post and military station in Senegambia.
Representative DeArmond of Missouri told a DC Democratic association that Missourians view William Jennings Bryan as the logical presidential candidate and that Missouri delegates will support him unanimously at the Denver convention.
Rear Admiral Evans and Dr. MacDonnald express pleasure at a noticeable weight gain at Paso Robles Hot Springs on May 1. The plan calls for Evans to depart the springs on May 5 and join the Connecticut at Santa Cruz.
Ohio authorities weigh declaring martial law in the Burley tobacco region to quell night rider clashes with Kentucky factions. The move aims to protect residents amid rising violence and lawlessness.
Philadelphia report shows directors reducing the semiannual dividend to 3 percent, down by one half of one percent from the prior period, placing the stock on a three percent basis.
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