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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1902
Page
1
About 700 delegates from the anthracite region met in Wilkesbarre to determine ending the strike. Mitchell urged acceptance of the operators proposal to Roosevelt for settlement, predicting eventual peace and urging workers to return to work while disputes go to a presidentially chosen tribunal.
A newly formed political group surfaces as organizers plan a national push. Prominent activists indicate a strategy to appeal to disillusioned voters, aiming to contest seats across key regions and reshape the electoral landscape.
A secret meeting Sunday formed a new political party in Chicago. Plans call for a full spring ticket while little is expected this fall. Promoters hope to build momentum then expand into a broader labor oriented organization.
Malcom Smith, secretary of the prohibition state central committee, addressed a large audience at the Christian church urging focus on ending intoxication. Also noted a marriage license issued to Susan R. Peck and Catherine Lawson and that John Crutchfield of Knoxville is visiting with Nathan Crutchfield in this place.
Keota October 20 Miss Celia Warner day operator at the telephone exchange was struck by lightning at 5 p m Friday while at the switch board during a severe storm. The shock threw her from the chair and she was unconscious for about fifteen minutes. She was taken to the doctor’s office and soon regained consciousness and is reported feeling all right.
Mrs J M Hamil and her young son nearly drowned Saturday morning at the cemetery bridge near Ainsworth when flood waters covered the bridge. A bystander, W J Crosier, rescued them as the horse exited the flood. Mrs Hamil lost a pocketbook containing $16 in the scramble.
The jury in the Molineaux murder case was completed this morning as the trial moves to New York Court. The case, involving a fatal incident, proceeds under New York jurisdiction starting in October.
The president, nearing full recovery, will not travel to Oyster Bay to register for the November election. He plans to vote from home instead while remaining at ease and continuing his convalescence.
A landslide at Lacey station blocks Iowa Central traffic due to heavy rains on new grade work. In Watched Wapello, the Iowa River rises and is expected to reach a high water mark for October, a rare event in the area.
In Birmingham on October 20 James Thompson, a white man, was killed and two Black men wounded during last night's riot at Littleton. Earlier reports claimed 11 fatalities. Officials report peace now.
Weather notes from Chicago Iowa and Wilkesbarre report partly cloudy conditions with possible showers and warmer temperatures in the east and south areas. A New York dispatch says coal presidents deny plans for a ten percent wage increase and union recognition, aiming to avoid investigation.
A family quarrel ended in suicide and the loss of life within the household. Neighbors and authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths and the events leading up to the tragedy. Authorities report no further immediate danger to the public.
Otto Neimeyer and his wife quarreled after a Davenport incident over money and furniture. Neimeyer, not drunk, drew a revolver during the drive toward the county farm north of the city and shot at his wife before killing himself. A livery rig was secured at Ottie Snyder’s barn where the couple started the final trip.
Keokuk Iowa police failed to catch a gunman who twice shot at Thomas H Pond a leading local businessman late Saturday night. A suspect was not identified and bloodhounds lost the trail near a river bluff. Earlier a suburban farmer was shot at the same hour, with no crew located, raising fears of a lunatic targeting wealthy citizens.
Special market dispatch from H. J. Toker & Co. Chicago with H. E. McKay of Muscatine as manager shows wheat, corn, oats prices for Dec May and Oct futures, pork and lard quotes, live stock receipts and prices, car lots and visible supply changes. Liverpool and Kansas City/Omaha figures accompany, with daily clearances for wheat and flour.
Wheat led grains with a firm undertone despite an early dip as Milmine Bodman Irwin Green Bartlett-Frazier and Gifford bought December while St Louis sold. Corn saw stop loss selling and liquidation after noon amid bearish statistics and weak cash markets. Oats stayed quiet with minor gains as wheat rebounded.
The notice promotes the New Panitorium run by Luellen Bros at 292 East Second Street adjoining the Grand Hotel, advertising clothes cleaning and pressing as well as shoe shine services.
William Hooper Young, grandson of Brigham Young, was arraigned in New York on the murder charge of Anna Pulitzer. He was granted until Wednesday to prepare his plea.
Washington dispatches say President Castro overstated a triumph over Venezuelan revolutionists. General Mendoza’s forces, thought to be routed, withdrew after confirming government positions were impregnable.
Dispatch from the Barbados governor reports Mt Souffriere on St Vincent was nearly quiet by the 16th after a recent eruption. Volcanic dust fell about an eighth of an inch. The item ends with an advertisement for Burdock Blood Bitters claiming to cure dyspepsia by regulating the stomach.
Lettsville Iowa October 20 the funeral for E R Williams who died Friday night from heart trouble was held Sunday at 2 pm. He owned the Commercial hotel and was about 64 leaving a wife and son J uv Williams of Richland. Eva Gates widow of S P Gates died Saturday at her Cedar township home aged 80 from general debility with services at the M E church and burial in Jayne cemetery.
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