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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1903
Page
1
A dramatic start of the Paris to Madrid race sees many accidents with several fatalities and numerous injuries. Louis Renault and Gabriel set notable records in the first stage as wrecks occur among drivers and crews.
The Versailles to Bordeaux leg of the Paris Madrid race ended with Louis Renault clocking a record run and Gabriel posting a strong time. Accidents marred the event with fatalities and injuries including Muriel and Barrows. Premier Combes halted further French staging and the race may be abandoned.
A battalion of 120 troops with a Gatling gun arrived in Jacksonville to guard the town and courthouse during the investigation of the assassination of James B B Marcum, a feud victim. Judge Hargis and State Senator Alexander Hargis accompanied the troops, with Judge Bach among witnesses for the grand jury. Public opinion is divided on indictment likelihood.
J. T. Dent alias S W Denison admits crimes in Americus Ga after being arrested in Redding. He raised 15000 from locals by forged notes and 25000 from banks using fraudulent documents. Dent fled to California where he ran a music store using goods bought from wholesale houses. Requisition papers head to Georgia for trial.
Enid Oklahoma reports a midnight cloudburst sweeping three foot high water across 206 feet, submerging hundred homes. Rescuers worked all night to save residents as hundreds become homeless with damage estimated around 200000 dollars. Officials warn the rainfall in the past ten days is the heaviest in state history with more storms likely.
An unknown man riding in a car on the Brooklyn Bridge leapt from the middle span after toying with a fireman. He threw his hat, dived headfirst with a cigar clenched between his teeth, and his body was swept away by the river current.
In Enid, damage is described as heavy though reports are meager. Officials believe a significant event caused the destruction, with limited details available as investigators assess the scene.
A severe rain and windstorm swept Chickasha Oklahoma last night damaging lines in the Washita valley. Two Rock Island bridges over the Canadian and Washita rivers washed out blocking traffic and injuring several passengers lightly. A Rock Island passenger train derailed near Chickasha and a Mangum branch train entered after a hail storm that shattered windows. Two Frisco bridges between Chickasha and Oklahoma City were washed out.
A tornado hit Foss Oklahoma at 5 am destroying 13 residences and outhouses. Three people died including F. M. Slagle and his wife and daughter, with several others injured. A separate Yukon cloudburst inundated the Cana dian valley while another tornado damaged Ardmore area Friday night. The Washita river rose afterward.
Flood waters breach banks in White Spur district about 10 miles north of El Paso. The Rio Grande now spreads across three miles, inundating 3000 acres on the Zimpleman brothers ranch. Workers reinforce levees with sandbags as corn, cotton, and alfalfa crops are ruined. The river remains stationary at the point.
A Pennsylvania freight train suffered a boiler explosion on May 24 near Krie siding west of Erie. One brakeman, John Craine, died. four were injured, including conductor Charles Owens and engineer W. J. Swartzinger, with injuries ranging from critical to non fatal.
A government order demands conversion to Christianity within one year or expulsion from Russian territory. The directive emphasizes a forced religious reshaping of a population under state authority.
May 4 report from St. Petersburg notes observers expect government policy to push Jewish emigration though officials deny intent. Kronshevan urged Jews to convert or leave within a year, with permanent exclusion from Russia thereafter. In Warsaw on May 4 workers unfurled red tags and sang revolutionary songs until suppression by police and Cossacks.
In St Louis a 2000 person assembly under the Young Men's Hebrew Association urged the Russian government to stop anti Jewish outrages and guarantee equal rights. In Denver a Temple Emmanuel gathering denounced the killings with Senators Teller Patterson and Rep Shafroth among speakers.
Frank Hart, alleged Portland insurance man, was found dead in bed at the St. Lawrence hotel in Baker City Oregon. A coroner's jury attributed death to alcoholic poisoning after Hart had stayed ten days and drank heavily. Relatives are being sought. Hart previously worked in Butte.
Five people were severely burned when a gas explosion followed an open gas range connection at 2,8613 Howard Street. Printer Howard J. Lawler, who stopped the leak with a cork and lit a match, was knocked unconscious. his mother, sister-in-law, and two children were also injured.
A severe thunderstorm and high winds hit Pittsburg this afternoon. Lightning struck a street car at Brad dock causing a panic as passengers leapt from the speeding vehicle. three men were bruised and one may be fatally hurt. Women passengers attempted to jump but were prevented.
A party of prominent residents returned from Casas Grande in the Sierra Madre mountains and report discovering a smoldering volcano unseen by most locals. The volcano shows signs of a recent eruption.
A report notes a fatal incident titled Reaps the Wages of Sin Killed by Mas Por in the Desert. It records the event and identifies the involved party Mas Por in a distant desert setting.
Madeline Picconi left her husband for shoemaker Antoine Calcagno after a letter promising luxury. Calcagno shot Picconi and then killed himself, leaving two children and a tale of abuse, desertion, and misery behind in a San Francisco tragedy dated May 24.
A melee after a May game in Nampa led to Policeman Crogan being shot and James T. Quarrels and barber Henry Williams detained. A mob attempted lynching, seized jail keys, but police and officers repelled the threats and restored order in Boise.
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