Coast Defense Vessels Try Shot and Torpedoes
Coast defense vessels are put to test with shot shell and torpedoes in early trials. Reported early results indicate mixed performance as tests proceed.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1908
Page
1
Navy test of Florida and Arkansas sparks debate on coast defense
At Old Point Comfort and Buliten Shoal the Arkansas and torpedo boat Morris attacked the Florida monitor. The 11 inch armor endured a direct hit while tests aim to judge torpedo nets water bulkhead and overall value of the 1903 Florida class. Officials expect costly experiments and sharp criticism of navy decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Point Comfort
Navy Department
Arkansas
Florida
Strikers Notified in Iowa Central Action to Enjoin
Deputy U S Marshal Bidwell served notices on 28 Iowa Central strikers to appear before Judge McPherson in Des Moines on July 12 to show cause why they should not be enjoined from molesting non union employees. Notices list W S Davis N W Martin E White C Stump W A Kennehan J West S Lang M Sel J Kalinay B H Grim C M Stedman T Larson F Roth L Mackey O Eige A Nelson F Kunkle J J Minster Mr Wallish P E Elwood W Kennehan Jim Winter and J Bulanek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ila
United States
George E. Bidwell
Marshalltown
Iowa Central
Carrie Shaw Dies In Suspected Self Inflicted Death
Appleton Wisconsin May 27 The coroner s jury last night returned a verdict that Mrs Carrie Shaw of Nortonville whose body was found in a mill pond a week ago met her death by own action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton, Wis
Carrie Shaw
Nortonville
Recount Begins in Hearst McClellan Mayor Election Case
New York May 27 recount of ballots in the two year dispute over who won the New York City mayoral election of November 1905 began in court today after a lengthy contest between W R Hearst and Mayor McClellan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
W. R. Hearst
McClellan
New York City
Wage Scale Signed for Pittsburg Miners
A wage scale operative until March 31, 1909 was signed today in Pittsburg affecting about forty thousand miners in the district. The agreement mirrors the terms in force two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Chicago Poultry Market Prices Report May 27
In Chicago Illinois poultry prices firmed with turkeys at 14 cents per pound chickens at 12 cents per pound. Broilers around 1 pound per dozen range 2.50 to 3.00 dollars. 1% to 1.5 pound birds fetch 4.00 to 5.00 dollars and 1.5 to 2 pound birds 5.00 to 6.00 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Graft witness's Oakland homes wrecked by dynamite
Three houses built by James L. Wallagher, ex SF board of supervisors president and chief graft prosecution witness, were destroyed by dynamite in Oakland last night. The attack targets a key witness in the San Francisco graft cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
James L. Wallagher
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
San Francisco
Girls Battle New Stepfather in Carmi
In Carmi Illinois on May 27 Ora and Blanche Kirk armed with brooms and clubs attacked their mother’s new husband George Upton after a hasty Illinois forbidden marriage. Upton fled and has not been seen since morning while the mother screamed as the assault occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmi Ma‘dens
Carmi
Ill
Ora
Blanche Kirk
Illinois
Kirk
Upton
Called Meeting Friday for Camp S G Hill No 25
Camp S G Hill No 25 Sons of Veterans will hold a called meeting Friday at 7 30 PM in the G A R hall. All sons of veterans considering joining are urged to attend and eligible county residents are invited to join before memorial day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Hill
Sons of Veterans
G. A. R. Hall
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Responds to Threatening Statement
New York May 27 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw issued a reply to a statement from Col Bartlett on behalf of Mrs William Thaw. She accuses the Thaw family of insincere attitudes and notes annulment proceedings against Harry Thaw were discontinued at counsel's request. Her lawyer says Mrs Thaw wants fair treatment and a generous maintenance of 1000 dollars a month. Col Bartlett said a bid for a committee to manage Thaw’s person and property would be opposed if pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Col
Bartlett
Wm. Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
A. Russel Peabody
Thaw
William Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
Harry Thaw
Col. Bartlett
Dawson Named Acting Republican Whip in House
Washington May 27 Special Representative A F Dawson of the second district is acting Republican whip. The first notices signed by him went out last night and he is likely to be permanent. He succeeds Watson of Indiana who has been named governor of Indiana. A notice to members requires all to be in their seats by 11 Wednesday May 27 and remain until adjournment. Signed A A Dawson acting Republican whip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
BD. C
A. F. Dawson
HOUSE
Watson
Indiana
FL Dawson
Clinton’s Body Removed for Final Interment
The remains of George Clinton, Revolutionary War major general and first New York governor and former U S vice president, were taken from Congressional Cemetery Washington to Kingston N Y for final interment after four years behind in a grand funeral honor sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congressional
George Clinton
New York
United States
New York City
Kingstone
N. Y
McKinley
Carrie Nation Rescued En Route to Workhouse
Pittsburg May 27 Mrs Carrie Nation faces thirty days in the county workhouse after conviction for disorderly conduct. The W C T U collected and paid her fine, she was released just before trains to the workhouse departed. Nation allegedly scolded four men in public leading to her arrest yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Carrie Nation
Congressional Currency Accord Moves to House
Representatives of both chambers reach agreement on a currency measure and send it to the House for action. Bartholdt warns no public buildings bill without Senate action on the money bill. Weather: showers and thunder today, cooler tonight. Illinois and Iowa forecasts follow with further cooling and scattered showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartholdt
Senate
Washington News
Currency Conference Deliberations Aim At Quick Action
Washington reports a two hour currency conference ends with agreement in principle and a bill to be reported to the house. The six year time limit remains only disputed while Democratic senators decry a political tactic, Taft weighs resignation rumors, and Cannon hints at possible adjournment timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Houses of
Congress
House committee to report on wood pulp price rise
The committee investigating wood pulp will say higher paper costs come from wage increases and higher production figures, not tariffs or manufacturer groups. It cites demand from newspaper publishers as driving recent price declines. The House approved printing 50,000 copies of conference proceedings, 40,000 for Congress and 10,000 for the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Dawson
Congress
Greeks in Dubuque feud leaves two men stabbed
In Dubuque Iowa May 27 Tom Monnos lies jailed charged with assault with intent to murder while rival Greek shoeshine man George Spire lies in Mercy hospital badly stabbed. The long running feud between the two Greeks exploded late Monday night in a dark corner as Spire encountered Monnos on his way home. A bloody battle ended when neighbors intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Tom Monnos
George Spire
Mercy Hospital
Monnos
Spire
United Presbyterians Meet in Pittsburg Conference
The general conference and the semi centennial celebration of the United Presbyterian church opened in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania with full delegate attendance this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterians
Pittsburg
General Conference
United Presbyterian Church
Notorious Oklahoma Outlaws Surrender After Thirteen Years
Tahlequah Oklahoma May 27 Thomas and James Wickliffe the famed Oklahoma outlaws surrender to state officials after a thirteen year manhunt. The duo yielded to authorities here late yesterday ending a long pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Tahlequah
Okla
Thomas
James Wickliffe
Former Chicago Chief Collins Acquitted in Dunne Campaign
John M. Collins former Chicago chief of police and Frank D. Comer ford police attorney were acquitted of charges they used police to aid Edward F. Dunne in the last mayoral campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Chicago
Chicago, Ill
John M. Collins
Frank D. Comerford
Edward F. Dunne
Hogs Dig Up More Gruesome Finds At Gunness Farm
At La Porte Indiana on May 27 hogs in the Gunness farm pond brought up a bone of a human arm. A thorough raking of the pond will follow to surface any bodies. Mayor Darrow received a letter from Samuel Harvey in Chicago claiming to have met Mrs Belie Gunness in Ogden Utah after she was burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunness Farm
la Porte
Ind
Darrow
Samuel Harvey
Kansas City
Belie Gunness
Ogden
Utah
Mack
Harvey
Chicago
Chester
Ill
Tornado Toll Rises Across Oklahoma and Kansas
Wichita Kan May 27 Peter Rudy his wife and two children killed when tornadoes pass east of Alva Okla at midnight. Several injured and many farmhouses destroyed or damaged with crop losses. Three killed and a child missing at Ingersol Okla in same night tornado damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Peter Rudy
Alva
Okla
Ingersol
Bet on the Result Sparks Eddyville Car Wager
In Eddyville Iowa May 27 J A Lafferty owner of the local quarries and Cummins supporter and Postmaster W W De Long a leader of the Allison faction wagered their automobiles on the outcome of the upcoming senatorial primary. They signed bills of sale before a notary and placed them in escrow pending the official count. Both cars are nearly new with bids between seven and eight hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddyville
Little City
J. A. Lafferty
Cummins
W. W. de Long
Allison
Lafferty
de Long
Boston Grafters Behind the Bars
Six leading officials of boiler making plants and structural iron works were arrested in Boston charged with conspiring to defraud the city. The arrests follow a Boston finance commission report detailing alleged bid rigging on city contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Structural Iron
Boston Finance Commission
Priesmeyer Acquitted in Bribery Case After Trial
In St Louis on May 26 27 the jury acquitted Fred W Priesmeyer a house of delegates member indicted on bribery charges. This follows a prior hung jury in the first trial. Priesmeyer testified briefly denying the charge before the verdict was reached after about an hour of deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Fred W. Priesmeyer
House of Delegates
Priesmeyer
Democratic State Convention Denounces Roosevelt Endorses Bryan Clash
In Concord New Hampshire on May 27 the convention focal issue was endorsement of Bryan but the platform omits his name. The document attacks the Republican party and Roosevelt administration rather than presenting a Bryan endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Concord
N. H
Roosevelt
Eight Methodist bishops chosen at general conference
The Methodist Episcopal church completed its bishop selections with eight new bishops, including Quayle Bristol McIntyre Bristol, and Hughes. Biographies note Quayle for Chicago church leadership, Bristol as Washington pastor and McIntyre a former bricklayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Committee On
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Frank M. Bristol
Washington, D. C
Quayle
McIntyre
Bristol
Anderson
Smith
Hughes
William A. Quayle
St. James’ Methodist Episcopal Church of
Chicago
Baker University
Metropolitan Methodist Church
Washington
McKinley
Trinity
Grace
Wabash Avenue
Evanston
Orleans County
N. Y
Northwestern University
Robert McIntyre
First Methodist
Los Angeles
Cal
Denver
Scotland
Vanderbilt University
Charles W. Smith
Pittsboro
Wilson S. Lewis
Morningside College
Sioux City
Russell
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Epworth Seminary
Epworth
William F. Anderson
Ossining
Methodist Church
Morgantown
W. Va
Ohio Wesleyan University
Edwin Holt Hughes
de Pauw University
Greencastle
Ind
West Virginia
Central American Court of Justice Inaugurated in Cartage Costa Rica
The Central American court of justice, created from Washington conference talks, was inaugurated in Cartage Costa Rica on May 27. The new court marks one of the conference outcomes aimed at regional legal collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartage
Costa Rica
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Thimbie Shoal
Lower
Chesapeake Bay
L. Gallagher
Frisco
G. A. R. Ball
Evelyn
Lyn
Albert F. Dawson
Clinton
Marks Services
Carrie
Mrs. Nation
RENCY
Iowa
Bartholde
House Committee On Buildings and Grounds
Conference Committee
Taft
Cannon
Dunne
Eddyville Menager
Plan 10
GARE
Methodist
Methodism
the Bishops
Co. A. Court of Justice
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