Devastating Jamaica Hurricane Wrecks Plantations and Ports
A powerful Jamaica hurricane struck the eastern half of the island causing widespread destruction. Port Antonio and Port Maria were overwhelmed with only a few houses standing. banana plantations, banana trade, and livelihoods were ruined. Five United Fruit steamers driven ashore. Salvatore di Giorgi driven ashore at Annetta Hall. Kingston and coastal towns suffered heavy damage with many homeless and a standstill in trade. Rescue and relief efforts interrupted by ongoing storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Port Antonio
United Fruit Company
Simon Dumois
Alfred Dumois
Brighton
Port Maria
Salvatore di Giorgi
Anneta Hall
Marcus Pollasky Seeks Privileges for Independent Telcos in Detroit
Marcus Pollasky, once a public figure, appeared before Detroit’s city council committee on franchises as a representative of the independent telephone companies. He cited combined capital of about 5 million dollars and said a meeting would plan an amalgamation to bid on the Michigan Telephone Company assets at an upcoming sale. He claimed Dickinson is trying to push the independents aside while the independents plan a joint action and noted an excursion to Detroit with tickets priced at one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Pollasky
Goma
Scont
Detroit
Apwears
Michigan Telephone Company
Pollasky
Dickinson
Roe Clothing Co Builds A Luminous Broadway Style Entrance
Roe Clothing Company in Adrian unveils a new arcade entrance with twenty six feet of display space and over 250 incandescent lights. Mosaic tile floor and glass overhead illuminate a storefront signed Roe in gold leaf. The ten year lease underlines a growing business and strong local presence. Roe emphasizes value and up to date presentation to attract customers and boost trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Row Clothing Company
Broadway
New York
Gulvancuz
Rhetorty
Roe's
H. S. Roe
Roe Clothing Company
Adrian
Roe Clotting Company
Roe
Avirian
Lenawee
Adrina
Poisoned Potluck At Ashburne Sale Causes Illness
Washington reports a dramatic ptomaine poisoning incident at a dairy farm sale near Ashburne Virginia. A luncheon for buyers triggered mass sickness as city residents collapsed from poisoning. Doctors say victims are out of danger though many remain ill. Beet implicated after cold storage in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ashburne
Senator Stewart
Nevada
Massacre fears as Mussulmans gather in Uskub mosques
Bulgarian officials report rising Muslim assemblies in Uskub amid warnings of a possible Christian massacre. Constantinople says 150 revolutionaries killed at Saraviteh, while insurrection grows. Adrian, Mich, August 12 1903, brief note endorses King Gold and Copper Mining statements by engineer RB Johnston. Circuses arrive in Adrian with Adam Forepaugh Sells Brothers, Diavolo stunt, Minting, La Car ten wire walkers, Eddy family, and elephant showpieces. parade planned, Hicks forecasts pleasant weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofie
Bulgaria
Uskub
Macedonia
Iltile
Sofia
Vlayet
Constantinople
Saraviteh
Adrian
Mich
King Gold and Copper Mining Company
J. B. Tuttle
W. Johnston
Giles O. Vandegrift
Justice of the Peace
Adam Forepaugh
Sells Brothers
City
Diavolo
St. Louis
Minting
Marvel
Cannvas
la Carten
He Eddy
Weather notes and forecast for Michigan and Ohio
Yesterday and today’s temperatures show a high of 7 above and a low of 46. Forecast for Friday calls for partly cloudy skies with light to fresh winds from the north in Ohio, east to southeast winds in Upper Michigan, and east to southeast winds in Lower Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower
Michigan
Washington
Ohio
Upper
Roosevelt Hosts Senate Finance Subcommittee On Currency
Oyster Bay August 13 President Roosevelt received the members of the Senate finance committee sub group Aldrich Rhode Island Platt Connecticut Allison Iowa Spooner Wisconsin Seeking Roosevelt guidance for a currency bill likely to be introduced at the extraordinary session called for November 9 The committee aims to translate their findings into concrete legislation while Roosevelt cautioned no definite plan is ready for public release and details remain private
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt Haa
Sagamore Hill
Senate Committee On Finance
Congress
Aldrich
Rhate Island
Chirman
Platt
Connecticut
Allison
Iowa
Spooner
Wisconsin
Roogewelt
Roosevelt
Ecountry
Three Men Crushed in Cleveland Furnace Stack Accident
In Cleveland, the new Cleveland Furnace plant suffered a fatal accident as three workers inside the stack were crushed when a six ton bell mechanism toppled from the top of the 75 foot structure. Frank Virone, George Peters, and Michael Kreesi died instantly, with ropes lowering their bodies after the fall. The blaze of the incident points to a possible machinery fracture in the bell control gear. The loss size remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland Furnace Company
Frank Virone
George Peters
Michael Kreesi
Toouther
I 5
Wreck Deaths and Missing Troubling Michigan Areas
Reports from Michigan counties recount missing persons and misidentified wreck victims. Notable cases include Walter Bates of Spring Lake and others nationwide as inquiries surge after a Friday disaster, with circus workers and families seeking closure amid shifting identifications.
Hardware Dealers In Detroit Convention Opens
Detroit Michigan August thirteenth. The ninth general convention of the Michigan Retail Hardware Dealers association opened Wednesday morning at the Hotel Cadillac. Prominent hardware men from across the state are in attendance and will remain in the city through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Michigan Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association
Cadillac
State
Maccabee Day Celebrations Across Hillsdale Washtenaw Counties
In Ann Arbor Washtenaw County held Maccabee Day with floats and balloon ascension marred by a torn bag top. Mayor Arthur Brown welcomed attendees as Perry Powers Tubbs and Emma Bower spoke. In Jonesville the seventh annual Hillsdale County K and L C T M M association picnic drew delegates from across the county with officers elected and a decision to host next year in Hillsdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsdale
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Mich
Arthur Brown
Cadillac
Tubbs
Cheasley
Emma Bower
Jonesville
Hilladale County
K. & L. C. T. M. M.association
Association
George Schmidt
Hisdale
Clara Kinney
Reading
Frank M. Hall
A Friend's Mistake Causes Death of Walter Bates
Walter Bates second engineer on the Goodrich steamer Georgia died in an accident at Milwaukee when his best friend and chief engineer Charles Bon, both Spring Lake residents, failed to see Bates standing by a port hole as engines reversed. Bates, who was to be married soon, was crushed instantly. The two men had grown up together and were longtime associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bates
Spring Lake
Mich
Goodrich
Georgia
Charles Bon
Milwaukee
Bates
Bon
Ben
Infringement suit filed over electric line insulator patent
W G Emerick of Saginaw sues Saginaw Valley Traction in U S circuit court at Bay City for 10000 damages claiming use of an insulating plug for electric line support bought from a Mansfield brass company infringes a patent owned by L A Williams of Saginaw. The patent was sustained in Detroit in a January suit against Noxon selling a similar plug in the east. Emerick is patent assignee and W F Paine his solicitor. Suits expected statewide over the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Mich
W. G Embrick
Saginaw Valley Traction Company
United States
Bar City
Brass Company
Mansfield
L. A. Williams
Adams Street
Detroit
Noxon
Emerick
W. F. Paine
Miners suffocated in Michigan shaft explosion
In Tron Mountain Michigan Joseph Lang and John Meyer were suffocated in the Hamilton shaft end of a drift after an Italian worker with a lit candle set powder aflame triggering an explosion. The two men died while others escaped. Meanwhile a Benton Harbor auto loss led to runaway accidents injuring several bystanders including George Richaby and Ed Berkhiser during a city street episode. An excursion to Detroit is offered next Tuesday for a round trip of one dollar.
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Tron Mountain
Mich
Joseph Lang
John Meyer
Hamilton
Benton Harbor
Mid
Mr. Sibley
South Bend
Stanley Tompkins
Carmichael
George Richaby
Daily Post
Ed Berkhiser
Othore
Silver Spray Battles Canadian Cutter in Lake Erie Chase
Erie boat Silver Spray returns to home waters badly damaged after a clash with Canadian revenue cutter Petrel near the lakeshore. Captain Schad escaped pursuit after multiple gun hits. he will report to Washington while noting nets drifted from the American side. A history of American tugs being seized by Canada is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Midlake
Chris Sehau
Schad
Iyie
Petrel
Schau
Buffalo
State Department
Washington
Dunkirk
Hay
Struck Rocks Damages Massachusetts in Fog at Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor Me Aug 13 A battleship Massachusetts struck a ledge at the western end of Ess Rock during a dense fog while leaving the harbor. The vessel slid into deep water. forward bulkheads filled and several plates cracked. It headed back to harbor with Indiana and Scorpion. dry dock planned in Brooklyn after orders from Washington. The squadron under Rear Admiral Barker then moved toward Long Island Sound for exercises ahead of a Roosevelt Moody Dewey inspection. Special Detroit Southern show trains run Tecumseh to Adrian with stops and return times.
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Bar Harbor
Massachusetts
Ess Rock
Indiana
Scorpion
Manning
Washington
Brooklyn
Barker
Long Island Sound
Roosevelt
Moody
Dewey
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AGE OF Ships
Independent Telephone Companies
Mber
E.P
Siaugust
ROE Clothing CO
Ki-Yi
Southern
Baw Beese Park
Ney
K. P
Foley
Mussulmans
Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros
Hicks
Tartaight
Schmartz & Son
Aundimnee
Maumee
Durand
Washtenaw Counties
Aich
Harry Hopkins
Grand Rapids
Hall
Charles McCoy
B. E. Wallace
Mabury
Thomas Hail
Olivet
Mleb
Alexander Franz
Battle Creek
Winnifred Patton
Hoboen
Franz
Huerty
Goshen
T Ind
Plate
Long Beach
Harry E. Smith
Riviera
Los Angeles
Judge Brewster
Captain Smith
Cuba
Calumet
Suometar Printing Company
Walz
Maggie Walz
Grand Weeplus
Grand Hapids
Lansing
Kalamazoo
Jackson
Liberty
Mich, Ang
Charles W. Robinson
Co. E
Fourteenth United, States Infantry
Fort Wayne
Fort Hospital
Robinson
Butsibaren Ee
Erie, PA
American Line
D. S. Ry
Tecumseh
Birdsail
Prairie Siding
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