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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1908
Page
1
Indiana Secretary of State addresses Kern's accusations calling them political tricks and accusing Kern of lying while the GOP managers face alleged boodling. Secretary defends handling of funds.
John W. Kern charged that 100000 in campaign money tied to trusts moved through Indiana last Sunday while Sec. of State Sims denied knowledge of any such funds. He accused Republicans of secrecy about donors and warned of voter manipulation. Kern outlined plans to speak across Indiana starting in Tipton and ending with a Decatur stop.
London reports a formal British denial of involvement in the break in direct talks between Austria-Hungary and Turkey. The government says any direct arrangement satisfactory to Turkey could help a general settlement.
Theodore Roosevelt reached fifty today in Washington and spent the day at his desk. Congratulatory messages flooded in from domestic leaders and foreign rulers, who sent goodwill via diplomatic representatives presenting them in person.
New York October 27. Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan kicked off events with a 3 A.M. address to art workers at City Hall Park, then spoke at a Broadway meeting, Brooklyn, Long Island City, and New Jersey. Tammany Hall welcomed Bryan at Madison Square Garden as crowds filled the arena and fireworks lit the night. Speakers included Hoke Smith and Henry D. Clayton. Herrick chaired and linked the election to Roosevelt policies.
In St. Louis Illinois on October 27 a fire car wrecked fifteen freight cars and damaged as many more in the Missouri and Ohio yards causing extensive damage and disruption.
In Indianapolis on October 27 a public ceremony unveiled a Benjamin Harrison statue. Vice President Fairbanks spoke along with General Noble and biographer Griffiths. Elizabeth Harrison pulled the cord unveiling the eight and a half foot statue. James Whitcomb Riley read a dedicatory poem as President Roosevelt sent a wreath. The monument sits on a granite pedestal near the new federal building.
Denver October 27 Mrs Lilian M N Stevens today was unanimously re elected as president of the National Christian Temperance Union.
Captain Rankin, key figure in Tennessee fishing law passage, was abducted from a Walnut Log hotel room and lynched by night riders. Colonel Taylor escaped amid threats of ransom or repeal of the laws. In Nashville Oct 27 Tid Burton, jailed for Reel Foot Lake outrage, confessed, potentially harming the night riders.
Fremont Ohio October 27 sugar barrels will serve as ballot boxes for the upcoming election in Sandusky county. The board of elections bought forty barrels with hinged tops and slots and distributed them to precincts to handle the large presidential ballots on November 3.
Toronto reports the Laurier government won a majority of fifty in yesterday's elections with seven contests still to go. All ministers were reelected and seven opposition chiefs were defeated.
Friedrichshafen reports Count Zeppelin’s airship ascended this morning with Prince Henry of Prussia and Captain Nischke aboard as passengers, marking a notable royal linkage to the Zeppelins.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court permanently enjoined labor unions from fining members to force strikes. Two justices dissented, citing a Taft opinion from when he served on the bench. The petition by L. D. Willcutt & Sons of Boston challenged fines of 100 dollars on two workers who refused to strike by bricklayers and stone masons unions.
The Waterloo Courier questions Judge Wade’s role as chairman of the Democratic labor committee and contrasts his career with labor interests. It argues Wade and Gompers push for a bloc vote while Wade avoids defending his lengthy ties to public service corporations. The piece treats this as a democracy sincerity test.
A signed letter argues that voting against Dawson would harm the pearl button business in Muscatine. It urges readers to consider the impact on the industry and the workers, presenting a veteran insider’s view on the industry’s history and fate.
Taft travels across New York State on October 27 meeting large crowds in Yonkers Poughkeepsie and other towns. He battles fatigue from yesterday but says he is in best possible condition to carry out the campaign itinerary. He speaks on prosperity labor tariffs and elections with cordial receptions.
Manila reports that scores of the cruiser and gunboat squadrons set new records in a recent tar get and battle practice. Rear Admiral Harber warmly congratulated the officers on the remarkable efficiency, though exact figures were not released pending arrival in Washington.
Keokuk Iowa residents rely on lanterns for lighting after a power engine wreck at the electric lighting works last week. A new engine won't be installed for at least a month, leaving households and streets in dimness.
Sac City, Iowa, Oct. 27. Will H. Pettis, former county treasurer, pled guilty to embezzling 27000 dollars of county funds and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
In New York on October 27 Judge Hough dismissed the conspiracy count against Charles M. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis, leaving only charges under the national banking law. He also dropped misappropriation counts tied to a sixty thousand dollar note, finding no criminality. Government rests as defense prepares to present its case.
President Roosevelt will depart Washington March 5 for Oyster Bay and sail within two weeks for British East Africa. He aims to hunt big game near Victoria Lake and Uganda, entering via Mombasa and Alexandria with his guns, supplies, Roosevelt Jr. and two government naturalists joining a caravan of about twenty five.
Constantinople reports Austria-Hungary will accept verbal Turkish assurance of recognizing the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of demanding written recognition. The stance avoids formal dispute at the international congress.
Partly cloudy with probable showers tonight and Wednesday in Iowa east portion and Illinois north portion. Sunrise at 6 17 a.m. sunset 4 52 p.m. moonset 6 33 p.m.
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