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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1908
Page
1
A chaotic news batch reports Detroit clinching the American League pennant amid war clouds. Europe moves toward an international conference on Bulgarian independence while Turkey refuses recognition and mobilization actions spark regional tension.
Providence Rhode Island October 6 The Democratic state convention endorsed the Denver platform and pledged support to Bryan and Kern stating their election will not bring a millennium but will end government by bombast The Standard Oil Company story notes S H Tolles of Kline Tolles Goff attorneys issued a statement contradicting bribery charges tied to F S Monnett former Ohio attorney general Cleveland October 6
Kendallville Indiana reports Sherman trims itinerary to two towns Bryan and Toledo as his train races across Indiana at up to seventy two miles per hour. He visits Indianapolis and Elkhart while praising Kern and attacking Cannon Sherman's pace reflects campaign urgency and schedule pressure.
Taft arrives in St Louis amid rain to address crowds at the Coliseum after greeting supporters at the Planter’s hotel. He then heads to Clayton and plans open air talks in East St. Louis as part of a Missouri campaign swing.
The nineteenth Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress begins in San Francisco with a thousand delegates from the western United States arriving for five days of deliberations starting with organizational work.
Waterloo Iowa October 6 ninth annual session of the grand council of the Royal and Select Masters of Iowa elected officers: Most illustrious grand master F N Fowler Ames. Right illustrious deputy grand master I T Forbes Marshalltown. Illustrious grand principal conductor of work E M Willard Atlantic. Treasurer F H McArthur Des Moines. Secretary Alf Winsgate Des Moines.
Iowa City veteran William H. Woolf died at his home west of town. A pioneer of Iowa City he owned the old Chautauqua grounds. He leaves a wife and two daughters.
One daughter, Mrs. Jennie Danner, reflects on her husband Ernest Danner who was shot and killed by Will Jones years ago amid jealousy, leaving a lasting impact on the family.
The Iowa State League of Postmasters of the Fourth Class gathered in Des Moines for its annual meeting at the Y M C A auditorium. President Barry opened sessions at 9 o clock and B S Walker of the Des Moines Commercial Club gave the welcome.
In Watertown South Dakota Governor Hughes of New York urged unity of agricultural, merchant and manufacturer interests to back a presidential bid. He warned against radical schemes and stressed honest enterprise and strong business confidence during a day of speeches across the region. He spoke in Sioux City and planned stops in Onawa Missouri Valley and Omaha to rally support for the Republican ticket.
Independence Oct 6 The Reporter prints a contested claim over the Osage Nation foster Blanket Oil lease. It alleges Governor Haskell pressed President Roosevelt to revoke the lease as a republican grant while noting the original lease was approved under a Democratic administration and later narrowed under Secretary Hitchcock and a Republican criticism.
St Louis grain market notes on October 6 show Wheat Dec at 98 1 2 cents per bushel Corn Dec at 61 1 2 cents Oats Dec at 47 1 2 cents.
Giants must win all three remaining games with Boston to tie the Cubs in the National League pennant race. The second game's score was reported today, continuing the dramatic chase.
Otis Johnson a Rock Island worker was crushed between two cars in Cedar Rapids Iowa and likely fatally hurt in the incident on Oct 6.
W J Bryan was greeted with a rousing reception in Perry Ia as he arrived for three speeches. He addressed crowds from the library steps and planned talks at Tama and Cedar Rapids, criticizing the Republican party over campaign contributions and accusing them of avoiding light. He spoke at Valley Junction Waukee Dallas Center and Melbourne en route.
In Winthrop Iowa on October 6 teachers walked out after the board insisted on reinstating old fashioned recess periods in the upper grades. The strike closed schools while the board seeks new teachers.
Manila reports a deadly typhoon wrecking the schooners Lucia and Soledad off Mindoro on September 27. All passengers and crew of the Soledad perished except one. ten crew members of the Lucia survived while most others were drowned amid widespread property damage across the islands.
Cullen's Den of Sweets on Iowa avenue was sold to C. R. Slaughter. The sale occurred yesterday and he took possession today. The candy line will be closed out and a new location is likely to be secured by the new management.
Matthew H. Cochran a pioneer timer, fell sixty feet from the Gilroy residence west of Iowa City on Monday and fractured both bones in one arm. He lay unconscious for hours with probable internal injuries, and the outcome remained in doubt. He struck a porch on his descent, breaking the fall for the last twenty feet.
Fair tonight and Wednesday with colder spells. Illinois shows partly cloudy skies tonight with cooler air in the north and central regions. Wednesday will be fair and cooler overall. Sunrise 5 51, sunset 6 25, moonset 1 32.
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