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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
1
The article notes imminent conflict on the Balkan frontier as Austrian troops rush to Servia and Servia braces for a broader outbreak. It highlights Bulgarian preparations and a Turkish army weakened by old regime misrule, with Bulgarians ready to defend themselves and possibly invade Turkey.
Governor Hughes of New York arrives in Springfield after an all night run from Webb City Missouri. He speaks at Alton and other cities outlining his veto of the two cent fare bill and ends his western tour in Chicago. Taft spends his final day of rest in Cincinnati with a brief address to the Taft Sherman club of Fort Thomas Kentucky.
Detroit bats shut out by Reulbach as Chicago fails to score in first two innings. Sheckard, Evers, and Steinfeldt drive late offense with four runs in the ninth inning. Detroit counters with Cobb, Rossman, and Downs producing two runs. Umpires Sheridan and O'Day. Killian and Schmidt star for Detroit, Reulbach and Kling for Chicago.
Geo Robertson won a 200 mile race in Fairmont Park in four hours two minutes thirty seconds. J Patche finished second. several cars wrecked but no serious injuries reported. A Buick driven by Easter won the 100 mile motor parkway sweepstakes for cars under 1000 dollars in two hours seven minutes fifty seconds. Sharp won the Garden City sweepstakes in 200 miles in 3h19m34s. Burns and Chalmers won the Jericho sweepstakes in 150 miles in 3h2m36s. Lyttle set a new American distance record at 64 mph.
National Council of Servian Nation demands declaration against Austria-Hungary flags. Protesters burn flags and threaten Peter amid tense demonstrations.
Austria Hungary warns Serbia over provocation and readies for action. Belgrade officials fear unavoidable war as Austrian monitors move toward the Danube frontier. An extraordinary skupshtina session opens amid tense, fiery scenes with delegates burning two Austrian flags in Theatre Square.
Vienna dispatch reports Eleventh and Thirteenth Austro-Hungarian corps and ammunition speeding to the Servian frontier. Hospital trains are being prepared in Vienna and Budapest as regional readiness intensifies.
The United States circuit court of appeals upheld a federal court injunction against the iron moulders' union of Milwaukee. The ruling concerns the strike at Allis-Chalmers occurring several years ago and notes substantial modifications and vacated paragraphs in the original injunction.
Des Moines report says President Urick of the Iowa State Federation of Labor endorsed the national labor federation in politics. He urges labor men to vote for Bryan Cummins and Clarke and to request a Republican ballot to support Cummins while opposing Hepburn in the eighth district. No Iowa governor position is stated.
The Atlantic fleet sails from Manila toward Japan with the battleship Connecticut leading. Early today the ships cleared Corregidor and proceeded north into the China Sea, marking a staged movement of U. S. forces.
Towa City reports Ed Snader a wealthy liveryman from Lone Tree is missing. Detectives say no foul play is suspected.
Unidentified well dressed man and woman were found floating in Jamaica Bay, bound together with wire. Both victims had their valuables intact.
Tripp County South Dakota saw a prairie blaze covering a 25 by 15 mile area last night with flames within five miles of Dallas near Winona. Landseekers watched the fire as registrations rise to 44,286 with about 25,000 more en route by mail from affidavit points.
Reports from the province say a recent typhoon caused heavy damage and wiped out the new town of Taft on Samar Island. The impact came after a powerful storm that swept through the region last Sunday.
A collision off Schevningen between the German steamers Pretoria and Nipponia results in the loss of thirteen Nipponia crew members including the captain.
Edgar King, a Snyder livery barn employee, was kicked in the left thigh by a horse at West Front Street this morning. He received medical treatment from Dr. J. W. Morgan and was later taken to his home on East Fourth Street. no bones were broken.
Earl Smith of Ames, en route to Minneapolis to see a football game, was seriously injured in Marshalltown when he jumped from a moving train fearing police. The incident occurred last night and he was hospitalized after the fall.
Herman Cavanaugh, grandson of Mr and Mrs Herman Bierman, was injured when an axle broke on a delivery wagon on Park avenue. He fell from the end of the buggy, his hand was caught under the box, several fingers were smashed and his cheek lacerated. Dr J L Klein treated him.
A cloud was found in the title of a quarter block in downtown Iowa City owned by the Universalist church society and others via a territorial grant. The legislature will be asked to pass an enabling act to clear the title.
In Monroe City and Moberly Missouri on October 10 crowds welcomed William Jennings Bryan. He urged support for a national Democratic administration only if backed by both Senate and House and criticized the Roosevelt era for alleged trust protection. He cited Justice Department failures in anti trust enforcement and read a letter from acting Attorney General Richard.
Judge Taft will meet with Roosevelt in Washington during a visit to the capital on October 18, with much of that day likely spent at the White House.
Chicago Ill Oct 10 The Three I base ball league managers awarded championship honors to the Springfield Ill club today.
Rome reports Italy will definitively adhere to the principle agreed at an International conference addressing the Balkan situation.
Iowa remains fair tonight and Sunday with colder conditions tonight. Illinois shows fair weather tonight and Sunday with colder temperatures and frost in the northeast tonight. Sunrise is 5 55 and sunset 5 18 in Wanamiga.
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