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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1903
Page
1
In Jackson Kentucky on May 6 fear grips residents after Attorney Marcum is shot dead at the courthouse door. The shooting stems from a faction feud that has cost at least thirty lives and left locals silent about the killers. Families flee the region fearing reprisal as police make no arrests.
The Frenkfurter Zeitung reports a rumor that Moslems have killed thousands of Christians in Nova Bazar Bosnia. It claims 9 000 fatalities among the Christian inhabitants. The report appears as a rumor from Berlin dated May 6.
Market report from Toher & Co. records open high low close data for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard Ribs with May July futures. Chicago live stock receipts show hogs cattle and sheep activity. Kansas City Omaha and Northwest wheat and corn receipts noted. Liverpool grain moves and day clearances listed.
Des Moines meeting notes a Des Moines event where Peter Daut of Wilton is honored as he passes away. The report notes male creatures joining women’s clubs and references ideas debated at the gathering.
Des Moines hosts the Iowa Federation of Women's clubs opening with Governor Cummins greeting delegates. The council of club presidents discusses night meetings, male participation, and city governance, while Wilton mourns Peter Daut at 81 after a long, peripatetic life with nine surviving children.
Fragmentary note describes a deadly incident involving a woman with a $10,000 value claim. Details are sparse but indicate a fatal outcome and a local Iowa setting. Further clarification needed to identify victims, authorities, and timeline.
Washington Iowa May 6 Special A son in law sues his father in law Frank M De Harpert seeking 10000 damages alleging the defendant convinced his daughter to leave him The suit arises from notes surety disputes and alleged mental influence leading to the wife leaving with two children The couple married six years and the man is about 30 his wife younger Life at Wilton Twenty two people recover.
Harry W. Leighton fell from the tender of an engine at Wilton injuring skull and internal organs. He died following the wreck at sea era held in Davenport.
In Norfolk and Davenport reports, the Saginaw disaster near the Virginia coast leaves at least twenty two dead as the Hamilton collides in heavy fog. Fireman Harry W. Leighton dies after internal injuries. Captain Tunnel and others perish or are lost as boats rescue survivors amid wreckage and sinking ships.
Constantinople May 6. Officials say the claim that the Ottoman bank was undermined and blown up by opponents is false. The bank was guarded by 150 Sultan soldiers to prevent any attack.
A Melilla dispatch claims the pretender to the Moroccan throne has been assassinated while in camp at Zelouan near Melilla. Reports from Madrid dated May 6 note the rumor circulates despite lack of confirmation.
Lieutenant Colonel Bishop of this city who admirably led his regiment during the dedication of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis last week and who has commanded the Fifty four regiment for fifteen days due to Col. H. H. Caughlan of Ottumwa receiving leave on April 22, was ordered this morning relieved of command.
Miss Josephine D. Hawley of Iowa City Iowa and Frank O Beebe of Kalangaroo Michigan married after a long courtship dating back several years. O Beebe once lived in Iowa City where he met her. They reconnected at the exposition dedicatory ceremonies where he again proposed. The wedding followed.
Unknown bandits cracked the safe in C. B. Alverson's Moravia store and escaped with jewelry valued at $200. They also raided Harry Sharp's restaurant, stealing cigars and tobacco valued at $50. No clues were left.
Ludwig Sedlazyk, on trial for murder, hanged himself with a sheet to a gas pipe in Cleveland jail this morning. He had killed his landlady Anna Heffner and wounded her husband during a money dispute.
Thomas Ross 16 was arrested in Marshalltown Iowa on a manslaughter charge for the death of 11 year old Mamie Allen. The alleged shooting Monday night occurred during a struggle for a revolver. Ross says the incident was an accident. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for tomorrow after recent release from the reform school.
Marvin Hart of Louisville defeated Philadelphia light heavyweight Jack OBrien in a six round match here last night. OBrien led until the fifth round when Hart mounted a strong finish and punished his opponent severely in the final round as the bell rang.
Chicago on May 6 reported two new strikes, bringing the total unionized workers to 12,100. H. H. Kohlsaar & Co. restaurants were paralyzed as waiters walked out after a Tremont restaurant firing. Three large Chicago book binderies joined the protests seeking higher wages.
Reports from St Louis praise the Fifty fourth regiment with Company C of Muscatine noted. General Miles and General Bates commended the unit’s appearance and readiness. Major Brush of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, returning from inspection, called the regiment creditable and in good shape to field if needed, naming several officers for efficiency.
In Toledo on May 6 stock holders and debenture bondholders approved issuing coupon bonds up to 10,000,900 to secure terminal facilities in Toledo St Louis Chicago Quincy Kansas City Detroit and other points for the Wabash railway company.
Work began today on a novel coal chute for the Milwaukee railroad at Washington Iowa. The system drops coal from cars into pits and raises it fifty feet by an endless chain with buckets into the chute. Davenport plans a similar installation.
Marshalltown May 6. S Christen sen, ex mayor of Garwin, was found on his stairway with a shotgun and his head blown off. Coroner's verdict calls it accidental shooting, but indications point to suicide.
Lorain Ohio May 6 Reverend Ferdinand Walser freed after arrest in Reichlin murder case. Coroner's inquest finds Agatha Reichlin died from a stone wound inflicted by an unknown person, leading to discharge from custody.
In Omaha on May 6 Mayor Frank E. Moores Republican won reelection by a plurality of 1000 in the city’s fiercest campaign. City voters backed Moores amid a heated contest that tested the mayor’s leadership.
President Roosevelt travels the Colorado Gorge with Governor Brodie of Arizona and others. The party will not descend to the canyon bottom. The President slept little due to loud demonstrations along the line with shots heard at watering tanks and strong opposition as he stayed in his railroad car.
Des Moines May 6 State Superintendent N C Schaeffer of Pennsylvania is the latest educator proposed as suitable for the presidency of the Iowa State College at Ames.
The sultan speeds naval preparations in Salonica to deter trouble and force powers to recall warships there for foreign protection.
New York May 6 Charles M Schwab was re elected president of the United States steel corporation at a meeting of the board of directors held in New York City.
Chicago May 6 report notes Iowa will see partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with possible showers this afternoon or tonight. The southeast may be slightly cooler tonight. Sun rises at 4 42 and sets at 6 52 with the moon set at 2 01 am.
Mason City Iowa May 6 A widespread rumor says detectives in charge of the Britt express robbery inquiry extorted a confession from Agent John Peterson claiming the theft was a hoax and that he disclosed the money’s hiding place a $3000 package under his office The report cannot be confirmed and Britt residents are indignant over the circulation.
The city council accepted Andrew Carnegie's library offer totaling 19 thousand dollars for a public library in Iowa Falls. An annual maintenance appropriation of 1 thousand dollars will be provided.
Omaha reports May 6 shows business appeals to the Nebraska governor for militia to quell labor troubles, but he declines. 500 freight handlers quit, nonunion deliveries halt, and a new wage scale for packers is postponed. In Chicago, laundry workers strike nascence prompts small owners to back union demands. hotels and restaurants suffer linen shortages and napkin scarcity.
Washington May 6 Special states the attorney general will deny the request for two assistants for the northern district of Iowa replacing the late Dubuque assistant. Only one will be appointed, date unclear but likely within weeks. Frank J. Stillman.
The Postoffice Department issued a fraud order against the American Novelty Company of Forest City Iowa. It alleges the firm advertised paying 33 dollars per thousand for writing letters but did not satisfy official standards of honest intent.
The Santamaria volcano near Managua Nicaragua remains active as ash falls and lava flow intensify. San Francisco reports Managua experienced several days of darkness with residents in terror and alarm over the volcanic activity.
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