29 Oct 1909
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
1
New York October 29 Mrs Frances Burke Roche Patonyi testified before Supreme Court Justice Dowling regarding the state house matter. The proceedings were put on hold for thirty days as requested.
In formal filings ARS Frances Burke Roche Batonyi seeks a decree of divorce from Aurel Batonyi. Counsel for Batonyi states alimony may be sought later. The court contemplates affirming the jury findings against Batonyi, noting the common practice of confirming juries. A thirty day stay of proceedings and sixty days for appeal are granted.
Washington Oct 29. General Luke E Wright writes to a friend that Judge Grace M Lurton will be promoted to the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court. Wright served as Secretary of War and cites age and other factors as reasons for the succession.
Waterloo Iowa region mourns Rev Mark Cooney longtime pastor of St Josephs Catholic church after his death at Presbyterian hospital following surgery for a ruptured stomach abscess. He served the church fourteen years and was a respected figure in the denomination.
Miss Laura Mossberry, a young school teacher in Plymouth, is between life and death after being struck by an auto driven by Otto Christians, president of the bank of station. She sustained serious internal hemorrhages and multiple broken ribs.
News brief reports four Black men lynched in Kemper County Mississippi with other details unclear due to damaged text. No names or dates beyond October 29.
John D Rockefeller donated 1 million dollars to fight hookworm in the south. A Rockefeller commission of scientists and educators was formed to organize the campaign and respond to the gift. They noted two million people infected and emphasized impact across social classes.
Chicago reports Mrs. Ethel Levy changed plans from suicide to murder when she shot her husband Abraham Levy in a police station cell. He collapsed from a likely fatal abdomen wound as she, intending to kill herself, aimed the gun at her head. Two policemen wrestled the weapon away.
In Lexington Kentucky on October 29 a slender girl at her father George Kreitz's home faced forty masked night riders who forced entry with an axe. She fired both barrels of a double barreled shotgun, scattering the mob and saving Kreitz from a beating.
Rev. Frederick H. Ward, pastor of the Baptist church at Freewater Oregon, pleaded guilty to bigamy. He admitted four living wives in North Carolina Tennessee Kentucky and Oregon and received a five year sentence in the Washington penitentiary.
Edward Mulick of Davenport, attorney for J. C. Mabray, once said to head a swindle syndicate, was discharged by the surgeon in Council Bluffs after several weeks in a local hospital. He fell ill while attending federal court here.
In Pana Illinois on October 29 year old Mrs. Frank Stanley shot her husband during a quarrel blowing off the top of his head. The incident leaves the community shocked as authorities investigate the case and determine motive.
Francis J. Heney, renowned for prosecuting city grafters, wins the Democratic primaries by sixty five votes and gains national prominence for his handling of cases against Mayor Schmitz Abe Ruef and others. Theodore Roosevelt is a major admirer who supported his battle. Heney was shot and wounded by a prisoner in court during a trial.
Washington reports the French maximum tariff will lift duties on American products by 33 to 212 percent as the current trade accord expires. When the agreement ends, items from pork meats to petroleum face higher duties from 13 to 200 percent, affecting lard fruits wood hogs and oils.
In New York on October 29 Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries planned a meeting at the Hotel Albany with representatives to settle details of the title bout. They will discuss the place of battle signing of articles forfeits and other arrangements. Jeffries said he will not fight until next spring.
New Orleans dispatch says passengers aboard the Imperator from Bluefields report the revolutionary government maintaining peace on the Atlantic coast. They claim victories inland and the capture of several towns by the rebels.
New York Oct 29 It is learned that Mrs John Jacob Astor seeks an absolute divorce and that three corespondents are named in her complaint.
Des Moines Oct 29 The Attorney General ruled that insurance to protect banks deposits stocks and bonds is lawful The Iowa Bank Deposit Insurance Company seeks a certificate to do business The plan would insure safekeeping of property deposited with banks and trust companies and requires prior examination by the company's examiner More banks may form similar insurers as a result of this opinion.
The executive committee of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union decided to hold the next annual convention in Baltimore at a date after November 8, 1910. The meeting also referred many unresolved matters to the forthcoming session.
The Waters-Pierce Oil Co once convicted as a Standard Oil branch and fined 1.8 million dollars, paid the sum, and was expelled from Texas for a year. It now returns to buy back its seized property for about 5 million dollars as ordered by the court.
Washington on October 29 sees Friends back Third Assistant Postmaster General A J Lawshe as a candidate to fill Governor Curry’s New Mexico seat after Curry sent in his resignation.
Colorado Springs notes a Colorado City postoffice robbery as cracksmen blast the case and seize between 3000 and 5000 dollars in stamps.
The piece cautions against harsh experiences for children and the overly stimulating play that can harm delicate or imaginative youngsters. It warns that forced sea immersion, loud entertainments, and scary stories can cause lifelong anxiety, urging gentle, sensible child care.
President Taft separated from the Mississippi fleet at Greenville and traveled by rail to Vicksburg where he arrived at 10 p m seven hours after schedule. The 25 governors and 175 congressmen, angered by delays, formed a special train for a later program and the president spoke briefly at a late dinner before leaving for New Orleans.
Markets report hogs active and strong with receipts about 12000 today and 20115 yesterday while cattle and sheep remain steady. Hog prices range from 7 25 to 7 94 for light and mixed packs, heavy grades 7 26 to 8 00. cattle 300 to 910 for beeves and 200 to 575 for cows and heifers. sheep 250 to 475 for natives and 275 to 475 for western types.
John A. Babcock is listed in care of the North American Livestock Commission Company. The notice places him with the organization in a formal listing, likely as an agent or contact person.
With three days left before the municipal election 800 speakers urged Gaynor Barnard and Hearst in Brooklyn Manhattan and the Dickey. Gaynor called for personal liberty abolition of police czarship and leniency toward minor laws. Barnard touted a business administration in a Tamany free city. Hearst supporters held ten mass meetings as banners urged Down with the bosses of both parties.
John R. Walsh, former Chicago National Bank official, has bond allowed to stand at 50 000 pending Supreme Court appeal after appellate court denied government bid to cancel the bond. Walsh must remain in Chicago under the ruling.
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