Unveiled French Statue Draws Distinguished Attendees
A new French statue was unveiled with participation from distinguished persons at the scene. Officials and guests gathered to honor the unveiling marking a notable cultural event.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1902
Page
1
Unveiling of Rochambeau Statue in Washington
A May 24 ceremony in Washington unveiled the Rochambeau statue in the presence of President Roosevelt and high officials. Countess Rochambeau pulled the cord marking the reveal as the French and American flags rose, with the Marseillaise played by the French marine band. Speakers included Ambassador Cambon, General Porter, Senator Lodge, and General Brugere, followed by a benediction and troop review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochambeau
Countess Rochambeau
United States
Gaulies
Roosevelt
Republic of
France
Loubet
Cambon
General Porter
Senator Lodge
Brugere
Army of
Chicago Markets and Commodity Prices Update
Market dispatch from Chicago reports May wheat at around 0.73 percent near, corn near 0.60 percent, oats around 0.34 percent, and lard and ribs trading with mixed bid levels. Live stock volumes show hogs open lower, cattle and sheep dull, with Midwest receipts detailed. Northwest wheat receipts and Liverpool price shifts noted alongside a bank statement and primary market receipts summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H J. Toher & Co
H. BE. McKay
Muscatine
Chicago
Northwest
Minneapolis
Duluth
Liverpool
Fort Dodge Seeks Chicago Great Western Shops Location
A Fort Dodge committee met Chicago Great Western President Stickney in St Paul about locating shops and a division. Stickney said the division would stay open until the Council Bluffs branch is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
St. Paul
Stickney
Chicago Great Western
Council Bluffs
Mrs Lease Secures Divorce After Political Troubles
Wichita May 24 Mrs Mary Elizabeth Lease once a Kansas politician and author in New York has won an absolute divorce from her husband and custody of three minor children. Politics caused the trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Mary Elizabeth Lease
Kansas
New York
Meteoric Shower Ignores City Damage in Sterling
Sterling Illinois May 24 a heavy meteoric shower visited Rock Falls yesterday and meteoric iron fell in great quantities in various parts of the city several places ignited buildings but did little damage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling, Ill
Rock Falls
Rock Island wreck derails train carrying college students
Des Moines reports passenger train No. 4 on the Rock Island line derailed near Grinnell while returning from Des Moines state meet. The train carried hundreds of students from Grinnell and Iowa City. several were bruised but no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rock Island Road
Grinnell
Iowa City
Corbett Beats Broad in Ten Rounds
In Denver on May 24 Young Corbett defeated Kid Broad in ten hard fought rounds with a judges decision. Corbett used sharp punches and keen tactics to wear down Broad, who fought back vigorously in a close contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid
Denver
Col
Young Corbett
Kid Broad
Fleeing Burglar killed in Harlem chase
In a wild chase through Harlem streets forty or fifty shots were fired. One burglar identified as Walter White was shot in the head and killed instantly. The incident occurred on May 24 in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem
Walter White
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons Finalize July 25 Fight Details
San Francisco boxing fans learn Jim Jeffries and Bob Fitzsimmons have agreed on final details for their battle set in San Francisco on July 25. The boxers confirm venue as the San Francisco Athletic Club with the box office opening to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Athletic Club
San Francisco
Cal
Jim Jeffries
Bob Fitzsimmons
Constable Shot at Buxton Dance
Constable Beasley was shot by Tom Evans at a Buxton dance in Oskaloosa Iowa. Beasley suffered a badly shattered right arm. Evans fled but was captured at Albia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Beasley
Tom Evans
Buxton
Evans
Albia
Lord Pauncefote Dies in Washington at 74
Lord Pauncefote the British Ambassador to the United States died in Washington at 5 30 this morning after a year of ill health and recent serious decline. He aged 74 had gout with stomach and liver troubles and was survived by Lady Pauncefote and three daughters. The German Ambassador Holleben becomes dean of the diplomatic corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Pauncefote
Baron von Holleben
Washington
America
United States
Holleben
Permanent Court of Arbitration For
Pauncefote
Storm Ravages Decorah Iowa Wreaks Havoc and Loss
Traveling salesman recounts Decorah flood the worst in town history with three deaths many narrow escapes and houses washed from foundations. Water surged after a north cloudburst drowning an elderly man saving cattle and trapping residents as rail lines and communications failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Atalissa Commencement Class Of Four Graduates
Atalissa Iowa May 24 a four member commencement class graduated from the Atalissa schools. The exercises featured four orations by Miss Sarah Barkalow Frank L Federlein Leonard L Lamb and Arthur McIntosh with topics Hitch Your Wagon to a Star Love of Country The Age of the Young Man and Conflict of Nations A complete account will be published Monday Ed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atalissa
Sarah Barkalow
Frank L. Federlein
Leonard L. Lamb
Arthur McIntosh
Nineteenth Annual Commencement at London Hall
London hall hosts the nineteenth annual commencement of MORNING SUN HIGH SCHOOL. Six graduates are named Ruth Boling John Gibbs Dorothy Sterrett Grace Lee Bessie Holland Arthur McElhinney. The Hexagonals seal, purple and white colors, and motto Fill Your Measure frame the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Hall
Our City High School
Ruth Boling
John C. Gibbs
Dorothy M. Sterrett
Grace Lee
Bessie Holland
Arthur McElhinney
J. A. Boatman
Thunderstorms Then Fair For Iowa Weather
Chicago May 24 Special indications show generally fair weather in Iowa Sunday after strong thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight Cooler conditions expected Sunday and in the northwest portion tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iowa
Alumni Banquet Closes School Year With Orations
The article recounts an evening program featuring student orations on topics from Clinton's Ditch to the Panama Canal with music by the high school quartet and chorus. It notes diplomas awarded by J. W. Lee, and announces teachers for next year along with a public alumni banquet at London hall tonight at p. m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Fern Holland
Clinton
Erie Canal
Arthur C. McElhinney
Board of Education
Hill
J. W. Lee
Hunter's Chorus
L. T. Hill
Eva Smith
Roxy Parker
Baird
Thompson
Cavan
Frazier
T. J. Ochiltree
Sue Thompson
Clara Talbot
Fred Coutts
J. H. Latta
E. L. McClurkin
London Hall
Class Day Program at Local High School
The senior class will present a class day program on Thursday afternoon, June 5, at the high school. The event features instrumental music, chorus, speeches by students Lillian Gerischer, Horace Husted, Dora Barden, Kay Batterson, Lillie Warner, Helen Davidson, and Helen Coe, along with gifts and a class song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Gerischer
Horace Husted
Dora Barden
Kay Batterson
Lillie Warner
Helen Davidson
Bert Mark
Leila Thompson
Resolution Opposes Kaiser Gift to U S
Representative Stephens of Texas introduces a resolution opposing accepting or erecting any statue of a king or ruler who claims divine right. The measure directly targets a Frederick the Great monument proposal and argues against foreign gifts to public spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Stephens
Texas
Washington, D. C
Stephens
Frederick the Great
United States
Huntington Endows Cancer Research Fund at General Memorial
Mrs Colis P Huntington of New York has offered 100000 dollars to the General Memorial hospital for the investigation of cancer and allied diseases. The gift aims to support research and related medical studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Huntington
New York
Colis P. Huntington
General Memorial Hospital
Carroll Endorsed for State Auditor by Bloomfield GOP
Ottumwa Iowa May 24 Special Hon B F Carroll was endorsed by the republican convention at Bloomfield for state auditor. He will be supported by his home county as the campaign unfolds and party backing backs his bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home County
Ottumwa
Iowa
B. F. Carroll
Bloomfield
Guatemalan Earthquake Destroys Guazal Tenango and Ravages Stores
A Guatemala earthquake largely devastates Guazal Tenango and surrounding areas. The loss of life is uncertain with estimates from 10 000 to 18000 while the cathedral and many buildings collapse. The quake disrupts commerce and destroys much of the coffee crop across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Guatamala
Miss Alice J Schoemaker Dies At 22 In Blooming ton Township
Miss Alice J Schoemaker died last evening at 11 near Spangler Chapel Bloomington township after a week of serious illness from endocarddetus. A 22 year old devoted Sunday school and church worker she leaves behind her mother Mrs J G Schoemaker four sisters Mrs Hattie Miller Cedar Falls Mrs Jennie Esmail Lake township Mrs Mollie Toyne and Miss Addie Schoemaker and three brothers Will Chicago George Bloomington township and Arthur. Funeral set for Spangler Chapel Sunday at 2 20 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice J. Schoemaker
J. G. Schoemaker
Bloomington Township
Spangler Chapel
Hattie Miller
Jennie Esmail
Cedar Falls
Mollie Toyne
Lake Township
Addie Schoemaker
Will
Chicago
George
Arthur
Spangier Chapel
Townsend earns top honors at Iowa photographers meeting
Mr Townsend returned to Muscatine from Des Moines where he attended the annual meeting of the photographers association of Iowa. He won the interstate exhibit prize and the class A medal and was elected secretary. Next year the convention will be in Des Moines and Townsend plans to lead a grand event while offering his latest work at popular prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Muscatine
Des Moines
Photographer's Association of Iowa
Chuck
Mes Moines
To Cure Grip in Two Days with Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertises cure for grip in two days using Laxative Bromo Quinine. Claims E W Groves signature on every box and price listed as two cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
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