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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1906
Page
1
Reports state Nicholas May will dissolve the lower house amid widespread discontent as Russia faces calls for general amnesty deemed impossible. Resolutions condemning the SWER are expected, with fears of a revolution. Extremists on both sides arm themselves preparatory to open hostilities as conflicts mount.
In Cleveland on May 26 W E Macewen testified in the Interstate Commerce Commission oil probe that the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad gave Standard Oil an eight to 54 cent per car mileage advantage by using a different basis for calculating tank car mileage. Former Standard employee George Lane described orders in 1901–02 to push independent oil peddlers out of business in northern Ohio using various means.
In Des Moines May 26 the Presbyterian general assembly faced a sharp racial split over uniting southern assemblies. A committee proposed creating the synod of Chattanooga by grouping Birmingham Levere and Rogersville from the Alabama area with existing synods, a move seen as carving out Negro churches from white groups. After a spirited debate the matter was sent to the next assembly.
Four small boats sail from Gravesend Bay at 3 p.m. in a bold 600 mile Atlantic race to Bermuda. Lipton trophy of 500 dollars awaits the winner. Entrants include Bonnie Kate, Tamerlane, Lila, and Gauntlet, all sea worthy deep water crafts.
King Alfonso and Princess Ena arrived in Madrid to an immense ovation. Crowds filled streets decorated with flowers as the royal party, escorted by troops, greeted the public from the palace balcony. Princess Ena waved to supporters while Madrid praised the future queen.
In St. Petersburg May 26 the lower house opens amid rumor the premier holds a mandate to dissolve parliament. His speech shocks by firm tone promising no land expropriation but plans for education, revised taxes, and political liberty. Opposing groups prepare resolutions of non support. Civil unrest rises as extremism and violence intensify.
William G. Nash alias Charles Bingham and Arthur G. Heysworth, a former Boston lawyer, was arrested in Geneva New York on warrants from Worcester Buffalo Chicago Racine and other cities alleging he induced lawyers to cash worthless checks.
Companies I and M of the Eleventh Infantry arrived at Fort D. A. Russell in Cheyenne after a 300 mile march from Fort MacKenzie. The unit traveled one month facing harsh weather and exhaustion along the northern Wyoming route.
A Times correspondent from Sofia reports the sultan has ordered the porte to take severe measures against Greek bands in Macedonia. The directive aims to exterminate the bands completely and swiftly.
The Nelson Herrera twenty round championship fight was canceled after Herrera failed to weigh in at the scheduled six o clock time. Authorities reported scales were available but deemed out of order, prompting a hours long delay and eventual dismissal of the crowd. Herrera refused further weigh in attempts and an alternate weight offer was rejected.
A Pekin dispatch reports Wu Ting Fang leaving Pekin and entering retirement. He will live in Shanghai after visiting his ancestors tombs, seeking freedom from official interference. He is discouraged by lack of reform in the judicial and monetary systems under the McKay treaty of 1962.
A cablegram reports the cruiser Columbia reaching Guantanamo with four hundred Marines aboard. Officials won t confirm the route but it is believed she will proceed to the Isthmus of Santo Domingo after quick coaling.
In Tokyo on May 26 Ambassador Wright and members of the American embassy presented their credentials to the emperor. The emperor received them cordially and the ambassador and his party later met the empress in audience.
At Sweeney’s Vista ranch house three men Patrick Sweeney Ned Robertson and Jim Carter were burned to death after a lamp was overturned during a drinking party. The blaze started early this morning and trapped the victims who could not escape.
A. B. Keating and J. B. Johnson were killed in Deridder Louisiana when a dynamite storage house they used for target practice exploded after a bullet discharged 400 pounds of dynamite. The blast occurred at Lee where the two men worked as superintendent and timekeeper for a construction company.
Odessa reports a broad strike by seamen and engineers from all Russian company steamers. The action stretches to the Crimean and Caucasian ports, paralyzing Black Sea traffic while 2,000 troops occupy the harbor.
John Alexander Dowie is believed seriously ill in his Virginia Hotel apartments in Chicago. A hurried call for oxygen was sent out early today as friends and doctors monitor his condition.
An eastbound New York Central express derailed near Reffmans seven miles east of Amsterdam at dawn. No humans were killed. nine horses died and the express agent was bruised. Authorities say tampering with fish plates caused the wreck as about 100 Italian workers struck for higher wages.
Judge Cornish ruled Leroy Craig, committed as an inebriate, should be released from an asylum on a writ of habeas corpus. He found the Nebraska dipsomaniac law unconstitutional for not restricting confinement to cases where conduct endangers public peace or morals and for lacking space for separate confinement.
A. J. Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania Railroad sails from Cherbourg to New York yesterday aboard a transatlantic voyage.
In New York on May 26 refined sugar prices climbed 10 cents per hundred across all grades marking a broad advance in the commodity market.
Des Moines May 26 report by State Auditor B F Carroll shows fire tornado and hail insurance losses paid in Iowa for 1905 totaled 4 887 440 50, up nearly two million from 1904 and more than double any prior year. He notes Sioux City fire losses from late 1904 were paid in 1905.
Julius Vor Justh was elected today as president of the lower house of the Hungarian parliament in Budapest. The appointment places Justh at the head of parliamentary proceedings in Hungary.
New York May 26 Ada Rehan the actress was too ill to sail on the steamer New York to Southampton as she had planned.
The locomotive owned by a coal company was exploded on the track near Tulsa Iowa Territory on May 26. No injuries reported. F W Kassner cashier of the First National Bank of Tulsa arrested on suspicions of involvement. Tensions rise as residents arm themselves amid expected trouble.
The Philippine commission yesterday approved the postal savings bank bill in Manila and it takes effect immediately.
President Roosevelt warned the Senate that if prompt meat inspection legislation is not enacted he will expose the condition of Chicago packing houses. The Senate quickly approved Beveridge’s amendment for federal regulation of the industry, attached to the agricultural appropriation bill, pressuring the House to accept it.
A Muscatine newspaper pledges full independence from outside influence. The Journal claims to be the only locally free press delivering legitimate news and urges merchants to advertise, noting a paid circulation of 5,200 and strong community support.
Washington May 26 The house committee on rivers and harbors agreed on terms for a Niagara Falls preservation bill. Chairman Burton was instructed to perfect the language for probable introduction Monday. It allows water from the great lakes for sanitary or navigation use under congressional control, and permits Niagara river water for power up to 160000 horsepower.
Riverside Iowa held a farewell for 15 year old Hugh Schnoeblen who died of appendicitis. The Riverside high school dismissed to allow teachers and classmates to attend the funeral at St. Mary's church conducted by Rev. Jacobsmeier. Omer Schnoeblen of Moreland Oklahoma traveled to attend.
Warsaw reports Governor Jelinski of Kielce suspected in the murder of Okoulina whose body was found with him after neighbors heard two shots. Jelinski says the woman took her own life. Local papers ordered not to mention the incident.
In Raton New Mexico on May 26 David Arguello and John Medlock both executed by hanging in the jail yard. Arguello killed Deputy Sheriff Francisco Garcia near Raton last October while Medlock had slain a colored woman at Gardner several years ago.
Congressman Dalzell of Pennsylvania was named speaker pro tem as the house convened in Washington on May 26. The diplomatic and consular appropriation bill was taken up during the session.
J E McDaniel longtime Associated Press correspondent in New Orleans died today in the city. He served with AP for thirty five years and was a prominent figure in local reporting.
Medora North Dakota reports three days of rain followed by a hard snowstorm on May 26. Town records indicate continued precipitation and icy conditions affecting local routes and visibility. No injuries are reported amid the weather event.
Washington May 26 reports say Senator Joseph R Burton of Kansas convicted of a crime faces expulsion unless he resigns within a week. The Senate privileges and elections committee will serve notice and set next Friday as the deadline to decide. If he does not quit, a resolution of expulsion is to be reported.
The United Presbyterian general assembly in Richmond Indiana recommends that its officers press the President and the Senate for prompt and thorough action in the Smoot case, protesting polygamy.
Frank P. Boughton, cashier of the National Bank of Battle Creek, killed himself today by hanging. Bank officials report his accounts are in order and attribute the act to ill health.
John Dolan an inmate of the county farm died yesterday afternoon from a complication of diseases and general debility. He was buried at Greenwood cemetery at 9 this morning. He leaves two brothers James Dolan of Foster Illinois and another brother in Rock Island Illinois. Born in New York state he was 54 and had lived in this county for many years. He was never married.
Chicago May 26 Special: Showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday cooler. Sun rises at 4 23 sets at 7 12 moon sets at 9 17.
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