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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1909

Page

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Reverence and Honor Paid to Sleeping Heroes on Memorial Day

Memorial Day observances in Muscatine honored fallen soldiers with services at Greenwood and St. Marys cemeteries followed by memorial events at the W A Sunday Memorial Tabernacle. Rev Osborn and Lew J Yaggy spoke as veterans and local women's groups recalled war efforts including the Loyal League and Soldiers Aid Society.

Greenwood St. Mary’s Shelby Norman Post Post Sons of Veterans G. A. R. Hall Greenwood Cemetery St. Mary’s Cemetery W. A. Sunday Memorial Tabernacle Thomas Osborn First Methodist Church Lew J. Yaggy Robert B. Baird Gus. Schmidt Sarah Fox Isabelle Norton John Circle Frank Warfield Col Col. Hare Circle W. S. Norton Alfred Wagner Co. C Emmet Huffman Baird Lou Dunsmore Sarah Horton Laura Eicchelberger Ella Pratt Royal League Court Square Laura Eichelberger Edna Howe W. W. McQuesten Charles F. Cadle Benj Beach Young Ladies’ Loyal League Soldiers’ Aid Society Loyal League M. E. Church H. Brewster C. Cadle F. H. Stone W. C. Woodward Gabriel Little Sanitary Commission Iowa Chicago A. B .Robbins Tremont Hall Muscatine Col. Beach Benj.” Beach Muscatine County The Journal Second Street Iowa Avenue Mulberry Avenue Tabernacle Paudhet Assembly Robert Schenck, Jr A. T. Cummins Fifty-fourth Regiment I. N Dennis O'Leary Camp Hill No Parnhouse Lew J. Yager Iowa Sons of Veterans Congregational Quartette Garner Paudiet Potpouri

Memorial Day Observed in West Liberty with 4000 in Attendance

Judge Horace E. Deemer of Red Oak delivers Memorial Day address at the Vawter Chautauqua tent. West Liberty crowds honor fallen comrades with G A R and W R C procession to the cemetery, cadet salutes, and a camping drill after the service.

West Liberty Vawter Red Oak U. S. Band P. H. Green United States Cadets Fair Grounds

The Bivouac of the Dead Poem Excerpt

The muffled drum's sad roll marks the soldier's last tattoo. Their silent tents lie on Fame's camping ground as glory guards the bivouac of the dead. Rest on embalmed and sainted dead, dear as the blood you gave, while honor keeps the hallowed spot where valor sleeps.

Theodore O'Hara

Lightning Strikes Iowa Home Wrecks House. Family Escapes

A May 31 report from Columbus Junction Iowa describes William Cosgro and his family narrowly escaping injury when lightning struck their south of town residence at 2 am. The bolt destroyed a window two feet from Cosgro's bed, split a closet door, damaged the roof and chimney, knocked plaster loose, burned exterior walls, and left the home heavily damaged yet unoccupied. The house was insured and drew visitors all day to view the damage.

Columbus Junction Iowa William Cosgro

Memorial Day Strike Disrupts Philadelphia Transit

Philadelphia on Memorial Day as Philadelphia Rapid Transit workers strike, only 25 percent of cars run, hindering cemetery visits and park trips. Police accompany each car. order largely maintained amid the disruption. A Taft conservation note urges federal action to protect waterways soil forests and public lands.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company Chicago Ill Taft A. W. Shaw Business Man's Magazine United States

Airship Travel Ends With Field Landing Near Copenhagen

The Zeppelin returning to Friedrichshafen from Bitterfeld landed in an open field near Copenhagen after the envelope touched a tree branch and tore. Repair work will be conducted in Friedrichshafen before further travel. The aeronaut calls the trip the longest yet, covering about 50 miles in 37 hours.

Copenhagen Zeppelin Friedrichshafen Bitterfeld Berlin

Expert Tells of Degeneracy and Crime Destiny

Dr. H. J. Hoeve a criminology expert of Des Moines testified in Centerville Iowa that Junken represents the most perfect degenerate type he has examined linking heredity environment and education to criminal inclinations He compared Junken with Billy Arholt the Chicago hold up man and noted similarities Junken claimed acquaintance with Arholt and the doctor said Junken tends toward dissipation and robbery He found no insanity but said degeneracy explains his view that wrong acts are right The state has doctors in court to testify that Junken can discriminate between right and wrong.

J. M. Beck Centerville H. J. Hoeve Des Moines Junken Billy Arholt Chicago

Earthquake in Greece Reports Minor Damage on Morea Peninsula

A quake struck the Morea peninsula yesterday morning near Athens with slight damage reported. No injuries are mentioned and authorities assess the tremor’s impact.

Greece Athens Morea Peninsula

Senators Face Holiday Duty Over Tariff Debate

Washington on May 31 senators entered the senate with sour looks to work on a legal holiday. The tariff bill was taken up and the lemon paragraph again discussed as Flint defended the committee's amendment raising duty to one and a half cents a pound.

Washington, D. C Senate Flint Committee On Finance

Wilton High School Graduates Hear Baccalaureate Sermon

Rev. J. B. Bloom pastor of the Presbyterian church delivered the baccalaureate sermon to the Wilton high school graduates at the church last evening. Graduates attended in a body with many friends and patrons filling the church to capacity. The address was eloquent.

Wilton Iowa J. B. Bloom The Presbyterian Church Wilton High School

HullUnableToAppearInCourt DueTo Wounds

Iowa City May 31 Special County Attorney McDonald filed charges against Levi Hill for assault with intent to murder his wife in Justice Kenderdine's court. The case was continued as Hill was unable to appear due to severe injuries and suspected blood poisoning.

Iowa City McDonald Levi Hill Kenderdine Hill

Navigators Run Up the Cedar on Exploration Run

The government gasoline skiff Hornet led by Major Montgomery Meigs of Keokuk and assistants Theodore T. Meyling and George R. Hartell progresses up the Cedar River toward Cedar Rapids from Columbus Junction Iowa. After rest they resumed the expedition with hope for smooth navigation and minimal difficulty.

Columbus Junction Hornet Montgomery Meigs Keokuk Theodore T. Meyling George R. Hartell Cedar River Cedar Rapids Iowa City Meigs Iowa Cedar

Taft Speaks At Gettysburg Monument Unveiling

President Taft unveils the granite monument to regular Army troops of the 1863 Gettysburg campaign at the battlefield. Helen Taft lifts the covering as the Star Spangled Banner plays. Secretary Dickinson transfers the monument to the Gettysburg National Park Commission amid parade and salutes.

Gettysburg Congress Taft Pittsburg Helen National Government Gettysburg National Park Commission Dickinson Col Nicholson Washington

Navigators Leaving Columbus Junction for Cedar Rapids

A travel note indicates navigators depart Columbus Junction by morning, aiming to reach Moscow by evening before continuing to Cedar Rapids.

Columbus Junction Moscow Cedar Rapids

Weather Outlook Shows Showers and Thunderstorms Tonight

The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms tonight with possible activity into Tuesday. Colder air moves in tonight and Thursday in the east. Illinois remains unsettled with showers and thunderstorms tonight and probably in the north Tuesday. Sunrise is 4 17, sunset 7 20, moonset 2 43 a m.

Illinois

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