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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
1
A personal letter is sent to President Roosevelt in the name of a child emperor appeal for confidence and sympathy. The infant ruler greeting is described as a formal appeal from a young ruler figure.
News from Pekin reports there is no truth to rumors of fires or mobs and that Prince Ching and the Dowager Empress are in good health. Prince Ghing has sent a personal letter to President Roosevelt from Pu Yi outlining the throne’s last week crisis and appeals for sympathy to foreign powers.
Maquoketa Iowa November 1. A Z Sweesy farmer near the city sold his registered Red Polled timber city herd of fifty eight cattle to Hidewood Valley Farm company Clear Lake South Dakota for eight thousand dollars. The buyer also purchased four Aberdeen Angust calves from Otto Battles' herd to start a new Dakota ranch herd.
The funeral of Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, who died in Paris on November 14, was held with Russian church ceremony. Diplomats in uniform attended as the body was sent by train to St. Petersburg. Alexis death led to Grand Duke Cyril, Vladimir’s eldest son, being reinstated in imperial favor.
Washington November 19 Congressmen said to name Champ Clark as Williams successor. Clayton caucus chairman called for a Democratic House caucus December 5 to elect a new minority leader after Williams resigned last summer. Clark is prominently mentioned as the likely choice.
Judge Clark at Waverly sustained a writ of habeas corpus sought by Deputy Sheriff Porter of Des Moines to recover John Scalf who is jailed in Bremer county and held for Indiana officers on forgery and embezzlement charges. Des Moines authorities seek his transfer.
Col. W. H. McClure, 79, longtime Black Hawk County attorney and first to try a jury case, died at Independence hospital. His body was returned to Cedar Falls this morning where veterans met the casket and draped it with flags.
A Hot Springs conference with President-elect Taft Vice President-elect Sherman and NY Republican William Ward discussed New York politics and the next administration. They stated Root is the likely successor to T C Platt in the United States Senate provided Root desires the post. Taft expressed a clear wish to appoint Root as head of his cabinet.
Laporte Indiana November 19 slow progress marked the Ray Lamphere trial as Sheriff Smutzer testified most of the morning with extensive cross examination yielding no new points.
Pittsburg, November 19. The jury found Harry Silverman Pittsburg manager for Miller & Co. not guilty of conspiracy to defraud Farmers' Deposit National Bank in New York. No attempt to defraud alleged in the case.
The two months old infant of Mr and Mrs William Larkin died in bed last night after its three year old brother rolled over onto it while they slept together. Investigators report no malice and say the accident occurred in Burlington Iowa.
Charles J. Hartlove or C J Magness, a first class musician, was convicted by court martial in Philadelphia for desertion to marry the late Senator Gorman’s daughter. Secretary Metcalf approved a one year naval prison term at Portsmouth New Hampshire followed by dishonorable discharge.
In Philadelphia on November 19 a will admitted to probate leaves $500 to Geo D. Wolf’s son in law Charles Wenzel of Huntingdon Pa to buy a rope to hang himself. Wolf’s estate valued at $10,500.
Denver district attorney filed two informations charging Mrs Allen F Reed with assault with intent to rob and with intent to do great bodily injury in an alleged blackmail attempt on Mrs G Chandler Phipps. The state claims the defendant was drugged or hypnotized by a person with strong influence and that she is not as ill as reportedly.
Fort Madison Iowa November 19 Fred Valentine the convict who escaped last Saturday will pay heavily for his attempt. He faces an addition to his four year term possibly five years for escape attempts, in addition to the existing sentence.
The Iowa Mutual Insurance association held a morning meeting in Des Moines Iowa and elected John Evans Grinnell as president and Harry Hardin Jefferson as secretary.
The first Catholic missionary congress in Chicago ends with a mass meeting led by W. Bourke Cochran of New York. Delegates praise the congress for outlining a missionary movement to strengthen Catholic immigrant communities and place priests in sparsely settled areas. Cochran defends President Roosevelt against anti Catholic criticisms, urging Catholics to respond in the layman’s stance.
Chicago on November 19 reports that in 1858 Nelson Morris earned $12 a month at the stockyards. An inventory of the late packer estate filed for probate shows a property valuation of $18,000,000 yesterday.
Chicago dispatch reports Peter Van Viissengen, who confessed to forging over 700000 dollars, was moved to Joliet jail where officials feared he might attempt suicide. He was later recorded as convict No. 603 at Joliet.
The balloon Yankee landed in Tiger Georgia this morning after an unusually long voyage from St Louis. Tiger sits near Talla Palla as the craft made its cross country trek with amateur aeronauts aboard. Gan
Burlington surgeons gather to share clinical experiences and discuss many topics of interest at the physicians meeting.
The Southeastern Iowa Medical association held its annual meeting with wide turnout. President Mehler of New London presides. secretary is Dr. Frantz of Burlington. Highlights include a paper by Dr. Ditto on hereditary predispositions and marriage regulation for future generations.
New York reports that U S shipyards produced more in the year ending June 30 than ever before, per Rear Admiral Francis T Bowles at the annual meeting of the society of naval architects and marine engineers. The current year opens with gloom.
Rockwell City Iowa November 19 Mrs J M Brown testified in her husband s defense that he assaulted Emma Johnson Brown the daughter in law to save his wife s life Mrs Tremary sister of the defendant found a bread knife carried by Emma Brown under a sofa indicating alleged danger or threat during the incident
Nine life prisoners filed petitions with Iowa Governor Cummins asking the legislature to consider pardons. Four newcomers include Thomas C. Robinson Howard county C H Woodward Decatur W H Jones Henry county and W E Alexander Polk county. Others who have appeared before the legislature include John Penny Emmet Mills W P Glyndon Story and L R Van Tassel Chickasaw.
The test case from Oskaloosa Iowa challenging a city ordinance requiring dairymen to have cows inspected was dismissed by Judge Preston The city plans to appeal to the supreme court and seek review of the ruling
At the Denver convention the AFL endorsed the committee’s acceptance of President Gompers’ annual report. The Buck’s Stove & Range injunction case was unanimously supported. The committee urged organized labor to disobey injunctions and go to jail, with funds not used to defend such suits.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the country residence of William Cruthoff in Iowa City Iowa with all contents. The loss totals $3 000 and is only partially insured.
The stock brokerage firm John A. Boardman & Co. of Philadelphia assigned today to Lincoln L. Eyere. The firm operates 19 offices in eastern cities. The voluntary assignment was prompted by bull market movements and no figures are available yet.
New York November 19 Rockefeller testified as the Standard Oil hearing resumed. He described creating a Producers Union and Refiners Association in 1872 to press high crude prices and detailed purchases to expand refining and export capacity. He disputed claims that rates were designed to cripple Empire Transportation and acquire its property.
Iowa fair tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures. Illinois partly cloudy tonight and Friday with cooler conditions. Sunrise 6 43 sunset 4 28 moonrise 2 04.
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