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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
6
Deposits in Oklahoma banks top 85 million dollars while Shawnee moves against slot machines. Chickasha forms Carnegie association and seeks charter. Bartley post office closed and mail redirected to Kiser. Pratt named new Woodward county post office with Chas Radley as postmaster.
Reports show North Topeka submerged by a five mile wide river, hundreds rescued from rooftops, many feared dead. Officials estimate 175 to 350 lives lost as fires burn through the central district and aid crews rush to reach victims.
Amo Reid sixty year old postmaster at Leedy Oklahoma pleaded guilty to detaining valuable letters in land contest cases. He was fined due to his age.
Robbers took 6200 worth of stamps and 85 dollars from the Kildare post office. Brood hounds were deployed but traced the thieves only partly. Meanwhile plans move forward for the Davis and Suiphar Springs electric railway with charter, right-of-way, and funding details completed.
Citizens are asked to fund a new Vinita and Northwest Railroad with a $50,000 contribution and a railroad right of way. The plan aims to connect Vinita with regional lines and spur growth.
Arthur Delispaar, linked to the Beebe extortion case in Oklahoma City last year, has been arrested there on a bigamy charge. The second annual Oklahoma Baptist State Sunday School and B Y P U convention will convene at the First Baptist church in Oklahoma City on Tuesday through Thursday June 16 to 18 1903.
A census of Ada records 2429 residents within city limits and 800 living just outside, totaling 3229 people in the metered area. The figures reflect the city’s current population count and its nearby population.
Oklahoma City will secure the Paris, Texas ball team now in play adding to a Texas league lineup that includes Corsicana Dallas Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.
Enid mayor John B. Linden takes aim at local property owners in a disputed dispute. City officials warn of potential legal moves as tensions rise and residents await further details on the conflict.
Listings show El Reno Granite Moon View Mulhall with price ranges from 93 50 to 200 dollars up to 1800 dollars and 1400 dollars in varying lot sizes and properties.
A damaged OCR fragment references Tishomingo and sums of money 1200 dollars but lacks clear context or identifiable event, people, or organizations. The readable bits do not form a complete notice or report.
Rising Mississippi floods submerge thousands of acres in Missouri and Illinois below Hannibal. Crops, farms, and homes inundated while residents flee to higher ground. Bridge gauge reads 1.8 feet above danger with forecasts for the river to reach eighteen feet north toward St. Paris, Mina.
Water in the swollen stream begins to recede at Lincoln as the high tide reaches Beatrice and other towns along the river, keeping the flood situation steady in affected areas.
In a tense clash near Reno the Rock Island gains possession of a southern spur while M K and T officials struggle to lay first grade rails. The Rock Island tore up the grade and rails were moved away, forcing men to abandon the works and enter town by an alternate route.
Water from the Missouri and Kaw rivers floods Kansas City and suburbs. Fifteen people drown, twelve square miles submerged, pumps idle leaving water four feet deep at Union Depot. Bridges over the Kaw destroyed, Argentine and Armourdale severely flooded, fires erupt in waterlogged districts. City without water. pumping station shut down. damage above a million dollars likely to double.
Water in the Des Moines river has fallen fourteen inches signaling relief but rail lines remain blocked and freight cannot enter the city for days. Losses in life and property are heavy but unmeasured.
The commercial club has sent boats and assistance to the packing plant district in South St. Joseph. All bottom lands are submerged but no serious loss is anticipated. The city has sent 300 men and twenty boats to Topeka to aid the sufferers there.
A cloudburst floods North Topeka isolating Salina and flooding Marion Rock Island depot. Lawrence loses power and water services, dam reads thirteen feet. Descriptions include Emerson Americus four feet higher, Marquette Smokey Hill at record high, Lindsborg surrounded, Concordia driven from homes by Republican river, Newton streets flooded and a tornado damaging a high school and Baptist church.
Marysville reports the highest water level on record as floodwaters surge from the Blue River. At Wamego about 100 residents are homeless after being moved from flooded homes by boats while at least five hundred cattle perished or washed away downstream.
A Council Grove report notes widespread flooding across the countryside and reports extensive losses. The update highlights agricultural damage and infrastructure strain as residents assess recovery needs.
Augustus Machen, superintendent of the free delivery service, is charged with taking 18 961.73 dollars in a bribe from Groff Bros manufacturers of a patent letter fastener. He was dismissed from service and Bond set at 20 000 dollars. Groff and Samuel A. Groff also arrested and released on bond. The case awaits June 5 before a U S commissioner and civil action may follow to recover funds.
A supposed Italian plot to kill manufacturing bosses triggered sweeping dismissals of Italian workers at major plants. Easton Pennsylvania officials reported a prior murder attempt on a superintendent and alerted a large U.S. employer. The wave of firings spread nationally amid fears of unrest and further violence.
A Muskogee jury after eighteen hours returned a verdict for damages of 6999 to J. H. Spencer for property condemned for a United States federal jail site in the western district. The referee had awarded Spencer 5000 last December and the case was appealed with this result.
Oscar Weber of Atlantic City pursues cabinetmaking to support a large family of thirteen children. The parents, born in Saxony and Bohemian respectively, foster a Rooseveltan life. Eldest is 25, youngest a little over three, with one child away during the photo.
Capitalist builders win a charter for a 1.5 million dollar railroad company to run a line from Kansas through the Indian Territory to Shawnee. Separately Lawton hosts a charter for the Lawton and Chickasha Central Railroad Co with 9.8 million capital aiming to stretch from Lawton to Salopher Springs, I T, about 85 miles.
Merchants of Muskogee shut business for a day to fund a bonus for the Santa Fe and to support workers and families. Public relief efforts and community donations filled the town in a show of solidarity and local initiative.
State employment agent Ghert of Harvest announces plans to import harvest hands from neighboring states due to a severe shortage of horses and mules in the region. The note cites mounting difficulty sourcing draft animals and indicates government assistance to secure labor.
Geo. Smith a bar keeper at the Chicago Saloon in Oklahoma City is jailed on a heinous charge. He is alleged to have ravished two girls aged nine and twelve in a Bachelder Building room. He gave them a quarter each and threatened to shoot them if they spoke of the incident. A mother overheard the girls and led to his arrest.
A new Russian design explores a water filled space between cork upper deck and armor second deck allowing the vessel to float about a foot below the sea surface. The concept aims to reduce detectability and improve stability while submerged.
An opinion on locating the county high school was issued, holding that a majority of voters on the proposition decides the site. The 1901 legislature allowed counties to vote bonds for building county high schools. The first school under the law was established in Coethate last.
Fragmentary text suggests several smaller towns have not yet reported and that timely land action may influence congressional appropriations. The wording is incomplete and names or dates are not resolvable.
The president denied soliciting support or raising an endorsement issue while noting the inevitable political developments in Ohio. He thanked Canton and his home county for their warm, heartfelt show of favor at President McKinley’s home base.
Colorado Springs officers arrest Alderman C. J. St John and ex Alderman Delos Powell on indictments tied to the late mayor. St John allegedly rode a Lake rail pass secured by George W Jackson claiming a valuable city franchise. Powell faces charges of accepting 300 dollars for his vote on Jackson contract to build the Pikes Peak water tunnel.
Report states 165,000 men in New York City are idle as labor disputes halt activity across industries. They would earn about 3.96 million dollars weekly if at work, with capitalized firms totaling 550 million dollars affected by strikes and union conflicts. The paralysis stems from rival union disputes and employer responses rather to individual worker action.
James A. Norris a stone cutter shot his wife after a bitter quarrel accusing her of infidelity. She suffered two wounds from a 41 caliber revolver with a head wound possibly fatal. Norris asked for protection fearing a mob may lynch him.
The board of regents accepts S A Layton of El Reno plans for a normal building at this place. The structure will cost 35000 dollars and rise three stories with a basement and pressed brick exterior. Ground dimensions are given as 1022140 feet.
The Cameron Coal and Mercantile Company faces a shut mine after Frisco railway refuses access to its Cameron line and to provide coal-carrying cars. Mines remain closed until an acceptable agreement is reached.
Deputy U S marshal W A Holt brings Charles Lewis and Thomas Martin from El Reno to the federal jail. They face federal charges for opening mail sacks on the Choctaw platform at Bi 0.
A summer program at the university helps students prepare for regular work. It offers focused sessions and guidance to boost readiness for employment.
Deputy United States Marshal Charles Walters was mortally wounded in a confrontation at Dow near Monroe. The pursuit involved suspects including a man described as a Negro desperado named Wan, with others named Al Thomas and Carpenter, all reportedly wanted in connection with the shooting.
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