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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1903
Page
6
A July tornado near Tunis killed five and injured many, with $2.09 million in losses. Dead include Larry Doyle and several others. multiple factories, parks, and residences were destroyed. Reports from Peoria and Bloomington note additional damage and injuries as crews assess the storm’s toll.
A tornado struck Mendota Illinois last night killing four people and badly injuring ten others. The storm’s eight mile path leveled all in its course and many from the Bolesdorf family were injured after taking shelter in a cellar as the house collapsed. Names and ages include Cora Boiescore 15 Ora Luny 1% Schmels two boys 13 and 4, with several adults among the injured.
Chief P. M. Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers dies in Canada as physicians cite heart failure from over emotion. Funeral set for 1 PM at the undertaking rooms before remains are sent to Cleveland for interment.
President orders commissions for Army promotions. Major General S. 3. M. Young to lieutenant general, replacing Miles who retires August 8. Brig. Gen. Bumner to major general replacing Davis, July 28 retirement. Brig. Gen. Leonard Wood to major general, replacing Young. Samuel Baldwin Marks Young set to become the next lieutenant general, a veteran of the Civil War with a lifelong army career beginning as a private in 1861.
A severe rain storm swept through Rushville and Sheridan County Nebraska delaying trains and washing out several miles of the Northwestern line between Rushville and Chadron. The westbound passenger train reached Rushville at 6 am and will not pass through until tomorrow. Officials are pushing track repairs and assisting stranded passengers. The Lourdeaux camping ground flooded ten feet deep where the Northwestern Nebraska Soldiers and Sailors reunion was held. the event adjourned July 12.
Toledo July 20 United States Marshal Wenders arrested real estate dealer Andrew Koeber of Leipsie Ohio on charges of using the mails to defraud. Inspector Reid reports one man held 260 deeds for the same property sold to 167 buyers, part of a nationwide scheme centered at Whittemore Illinois with victims in many states and a government cost over $50 000 to investigate.
Washington report states the petition to Russia was closed after the state department released correspondence. It shows instructions to US chargé d’affaires Mr. Riddle to present the petition to the Russian foreign office and seek reception, which the foreign office refused. The secretary of state notified the L'Un B'Rith committee of the result.
Chicago July 20 Alderman Patterson moves to shield the public from toy pistols by an ordinance prohibiting sale and use. He argues lockjaw deaths linked to Fourth of July play pistols demand drastic penalties for dealers and consumers to curb the danger. Dealers face fines from 60 to 200 and consumers from 10 to 50.
In Salinas California on July 20 Charles Given son of a rancher killed Sadle Zlock a young woman of good family and then committed suicide. Their bodies were found in a disreputable house with throats cut. Report notes the girl was said to be daughter of the president of a Virginia manufacturing company. A letter claimed she refused to live respectably, provoking the tragedy.
July 18 New York reports a broad stock market decline rivaling the May 9, 1901 panic. Leading bankers rallied to steady prices while rumors swirled of Morgan, Rockefeller, and Moore factions selling out. Industry shares, steel trusts, and railroads led the fall, with loans tightening and many issues hitting record lows.
An odd Chicago Tribune snippet questions city life choices and moral judgments. It mentions a baby, a country visit, and a wife’s view on using city water for an unclear purpose, reflecting a fragmented historical newspaper record.
Walshington July 20 The Republican leaders in Iowa see no candidate from Iowa for vice president Roosevelt aims for a western running mate from Illinois Indiana or Ohio Senator Albert J Beveridge of Indiana is the President's favored pick if he can be lured from the Senate Beveridge's support for Roosevelt policies and his vigor make him a leading choice Hanna Cummins and Iowa politics are downplayed as party harmony is pursued The president's aim is to strengthen his ticket with a middle western balance and broad industrial farming appeal.
New Jersey hosts the first annual meeting of the Aaron Burr region to commemorate Burr’s birth centennial and to promote a memorial volume. Delegates tour Burr sites in Newark and plan a pilgrimage to his Staten Island home where he died.
Washington reports that George W Beavers, ex head of the salar and allowance division of the post office department, has been indicted by the federal grand jury on two counts. Bench warrants have been issued for his arrest but remain unserved.
A Lisbon dispatch reports a number of officers from the Fifth Portuguese infantry have been arrested or charged with conspiracy against King Charles. They will be tried by court martial. Suspicion of a widespread conspiracy against the dynasty has focused on officers cashiered previously, with other regiments said to be affected.
In July at St Johns Newfoundland the Canadian government chartered the sealing steamer Neptune to transport a scientific party to Hudson Bay. Captain Samuel Bartlett, veteran Perry navigator, will command the ship with a New Foundland crew skilled in ice work. The expedition aims to assess a potential grain route from Canada.
New York July 17 report says Russia will bar Zionist promoters from meetings and fundraising. Existing groups must disband and cease all activity as authorities intensify suppression of the Zionist movement.
Washington reports a satisfactory settlement of the Manchurian question with assurances from China to open several treaty ports and Russia agreeing not to oppose, paving the way for opening Moukden and Ta-Tungkang to trade, and aligning Russian administration for a unified policy. The move, aided by Hay and Cassini, aims to benefit global commerce and is expected soon after the September Russian evacution. Local sources say Conger will finalize a treaty with China defining port openings.
Washington reports Russia declines to receive or consider the Jewish petition on Kishinev, stating the affair is an internal matter. The American charge in St Petersburg conveyed the decision by cable, signaling no further steps by the U.S. government and awaiting presidential direction on next actions.
A Missouri Pacific Colorado Limited train leaving Kansas City at 6:30 PM was wrecked ten miles south of the city. Three coaches and the engine derailed, ten people injured, including three seriously. The seriously injured include Mrs C H Matthews of Montevista California, Mrs Catherine Cole of Puetta California, and Miss Bertha Hildebrand of Lincoln Nebraska.
In Webster City Iowa on July 18 about 120 Italian workers striking on the Illinois Central confronted 20 holdouts. The marchers were readied to rush the workers when police intervened and rounded up the cadets. The strikers carried picks and shovels and wore hide coats.
Newport July 18 Cornelius Vanderbilt has been forgiven and peace returns to the Vanderbilt family after seven years of defiance toward their father. The son and his wife plan to visit Newport as guests of Mrs Vanderbilt at The Breakers with a series of entertainments. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt aided the reconciliation and pushed for settlement following Cornelius illness last January that nearly claimed his life from typhoid fever. A posthumous settlement adjusted fortunes, including a cash and trust fund offset and a large increase to Cornelius’s share beyond the will’s provisions.
London reports the Chronicle claims Asherlea h annexed seven isles off Borneo, a group from Sulu now linked to British control via the South Borneo company. The US embassy asserts American rights by conquest, while Britain seeks explanation from Washington as strategic claims center on Saukan harbor and Labukay.
Detroit July 18 7000 hear Bishop Galloway of Jackson Miss speak on the Twelfth Century Pentecost at Tent Ontario. Bishop Jaynee of Minneapolis and Rev E M Mills of Elmira NY also spoke. Similar programs were held at other meetings as delegates from Minnesota Indiana and Wisconsin attended state rallies. Delegates registered total 17000 arriving on each train.
Dr Frederick A Bushee of the American Economic Association presents in a Monograph on Ethnic Factors in the Population of Boston a thirty year statistics based analysis. He asserts racial distinctions in crime patterns and notes varied conviction rates among Irish Italians Germans Portuguese Jews and Americans.
Julius Lehmann former member of the house of delegates was found guilty of bribery in connection with passing the city fighting bill. He received seven years in the penitentiary the maximum under the law and the longest in hoodie cases. He posted 15000 bond and filed notice of appeal. Lehmann was convicted May 17 1902 on perjury before the December grand jury of 1901 and was sentenced to two years. the case went to the supreme court on appeal.
The nursing schooner Hoosier from the Eastern Yacht Club Marblehead won an all night race from Marblehead to arrive today. It is owned by W. F Nelgon, editor of the Kansas City Bios, and was the last yacht to leave Meriler.
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