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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1907
Page
1
A bitter feud between rival families in Kentucky's mountains turns deadly as tensions erupt into violence. Authorities investigate the fatal confrontation, with reports naming key local figures and ongoing inquiries into the long running hostilities.
Elmer Pratt killed William Connell eight miles north of West Liberty after a long family feud. Pratt notified the sheriff and surrendered, claiming self defense to protect his name, honor, wife, and family. He remains in Johnson County jail without speaking.
In St Louis on May 25, Kirkwood High School barred students Walter Mulholland and Clark Vickers from classes for wearing loudly patterned socks and trousers rolled to the knees. Principal R G Kinkaid ordered the fashion violation stopped with home dismissal threat for future incidents.
Early morning bulletin from Canton reports Mrs. McKinley in worse condition with little nourishment and increasing difficulty in feeding. Doctors say improvement is unlikely though there is no immediate dissolution, and plans to return to Washington may be altered depending on further developments.
A Cleveland inquiry confirms that the endless chain letters sent to Masons instructing two cent contributions to Judge Day at Canton for the McKinley memorial do reach the Memorial association. The fund, backed by thousands of Masons since McKinley was a member, shows the contributions arriving at the trustee Herrick’s office.
Connell leaves six children and a wife in mourning after a fatal shooting attributed to John Murphy of Iowa City. Pratt, linked to Johnson county families, faces charges with Wade Dutcher & Davis representing defense and John Stevenson assisting. Coroner Hobby witnessed the scene but no inquest is planned until this afternoon. The body rests at the Conner home with funeral arrangements pending.
David Wilson, 20, son of farmer Alex Wilson and former high school student, was arrested in West Branch after two forged checks totaling 20.50 were passed last month in Wilton Iowa. He appeared at a West Branch preliminary hearing, was released on bond, and later bound over to the grand jury on 500 dollars.
A destructive tornado struck about four miles north of Fort Worth Texas on May 25 killing three people and injuring others. Rescue crews searched damaged homes and assessed the wreckage in the affected section.
Duke Abruzzi arrives in New York aboard the Italian cruiser Varese, flagship of the squadron sent by Italy to participate in the Jamestown exposition naval ceremonies. He has received many invitations to social events and may stay long if he accepts even half.
Mt Vernon Iowa May 25 A dozen or more senior Cornell College students face graduation day with diplomas withheld as they are alleged members of fraternities under the college ban. The campus simmers with emotion as trustees clash and some faculty protest the drastic action.
Paris May 25 Theodore Tilton former editor and literary figure in New York and Brooklyn is dead. He edited the Independent Golden Age and Brooklyn Union and wrote stories and poems. As plaintiff in the Beecher trial he lost standing and later lived mainly in Paris. Born 1835 in New York, he graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1855. His wife Elizabeth Richards predeceased him. His last volume appeared in 1905 with The Fading of the Mayflower earning critics praise.
Boise May 25 Finley McBean joined the Haywood case jury as seat No 2. The defense used its seventh challenge to dismiss John Whitlock the nurseryman. Tourtellotte a Boise architect was disqualified for cause after declaring capital punishment justified only in war and that he could hang anarchists on sight. Prosecutors used fifteenth challenge on George H McIntyre.
Bands of several hundred peasants armed with scythes axes and shotguns attacked the estate of Count Shuvaloff near Kiev. After hours of fighting mounted Cossacks dispersed the mob leaving about 20 peasants wounded.
San Jose California May 25 at least eight persons burned to death when a blaze destroyed the Union lodging house. Firemen worked to recover bodies from the smoldering ruins as they could.
New York May 25 Fourteen persons were injured in an explosion that ripped through the cut for the new Pennsylvania station. Pedestrians on surrounding streets were struck by stones hurled hundreds of feet, with several believed fatally hurt.
A run on the First National Bank in Marshalltown Iowa caused a flurry as depositors crowded the oldest bank in the city. Rumors about policy differences spurred the rush but all deposits were paid in full. John P. Woodbury resigned as president and D T Denmead, president of City National Bank, was elected Woodbury’s successor after the bank’s purchase by local capitalists.
Albert P. Sibley a prominent banker and manufacturer died in South Bend Indiana at age noted in the report. He was a known figure in local business circles and his loss is reported as sudden.
Iowa will see showers and thunderstorms tonight followed by fair and cooler conditions Sunday. Illinois reports partly cloudy skies with showers tonight and possible northern Sunday warming then cooling. Sun rises at 4 22 a m and sets at 7 12 p m moon sets at 3 25 a m.
An exciting five days race across the Atlantic ends as the Cunarder Lucania arrives at quarantine station eight minutes ahead of the French steamer La Lorraine.
George S. Loftus, a citizen of St Paul Minnesota, filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission challenging Pullman Sleeping Car company and several midwestern railroads. He alleges unjust discrimination against travelers with upper berths and asserts current rates are excessive and unjust, calling for rate reductions to align with value.
Washington asks the Justice Department to investigate abuses of Japanese restaurant keepers in San Francisco after a mob attacked two eateries on Folsom and Eighth streets following the expulsion of two white men. The incident prompts a Tokio protest and widespread public distress.
San Francisco indictments widen as Mayor Schmitz and aides including Ruef Calhoun Mullally Glass Halsey Ford and Abbott face 89 fresh bribery counts. Bail set at 10600 each with trial on extortion to resume Monday and hearings before Judge Coffey.
Clear cool weather favors the annual American Rowing Association regatta known as the American Henley to be held this afternoon on the Schuylkill in Fairmount Park. Yale Cornell Georgetown and Harvard feature one crew each, while Pennsylvania has three entries. Oarsmen from New York Philadelphia and Washington clubs also compete across twelve events set for straightaway races over two miles and 550 yards.
Miss Gertrude Housel, visiting at the F. W. Swan home on West Third street, will perform violin selections at morning and evening Baptist church services tomorrow. She is a renowned musician and professor at the Green Falls Conservatory of Music in Montana, with concert tours nationwide.
The Diamond Jo steamer Sidner passes up the river this morning with a large freight list and a fair passenger list. It will return downstream on Wednesday May 29 and reach the city at 11 30 a m that date.
The equestrian statue of Gen. John B. Gordon was unveiled in Atlanta on May 25. Thousands from across the South gathered to pay tribute to his memory after his death on January 9, 1904.
Paris dispatch reports Tangier's French minister says the sultan's representative promised full acceptance of all French demands. Negotiations will aim for complete satisfaction of those demands as the basis for settlement.
A heavy rainstorm in Farmington Van Buren county dumped a foot of water in three hours washing out county bridges and culverts. The Rock Island and C B & Q rail lines were washed out and traffic will be halted until midweek.
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