22 Oct 1903
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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
1
A 19th century account surveys John Alexander Dowie and Zion City near Chicago. It describes Dowie's Christian Catholic church, lavish facilities, a planned temple, and a 1100 year lease system, plus strict moral rules and a theocratic leadership. It contrasts autonomy in industry with tight social control and forecasts a grand, perilous future for Zion.
A severe El Niño storm unleashed record rainfall and gales on October 9 and 10. Paterson New Jersey faced extreme danger with rising floodwaters and islanded neighborhoods while Passaic and nearby towns suffered major damage. Virginia coast saw wrecks and loss as rivers overflowed, dams burst, and water supplies failed. In New Jersey towns like Rutherford Athenia Ridgewood Lyndhurst Mills under construction were destroyed and cemeteries disrupted. The overall toll included at least one drowning and multi million dollar property losses across the affected region, with widespread flooding from Portland Maine to Norfolk Virginia and Oswego New York. The U S subtreasury reports soaked currency requiring return to Washington.
A collage of breezy quips and gags from a 19th century humor page. Jests touch on marriage plans, trolley cars, age publication, money, and language mixups, with exchanges featuring Mrs Jaggsby, Madge, Henry, and a grumpy photographer among others. The humor shifts between social faux pas, rural charm, and self mocks.
A damaged London letters page shows a U S consul inquiring about business data. The English bicycle company replies briskly, noting government instruction from Washington and referencing a prior £12,000 figure, while correcting garbled punctuation and wording.
Fragmentary text describes etched or painted cards and exchange prices. Mentions guest, host, and a hot beverage scene. Language is garbled with misspellings and unusual punctuation, suggesting OCR errors on a page about cards and art.
General Hunter of the British army was badly wounded at Omdurman and surgeons planned amputation to save his life. He insisted they attempt to save his arm and declared he would shoot himself if it were taken. The surgeons relented, and he kept his arm though scarred and of little use.
Wisconsin adds two admirals to its naval roster William Henry Whiting a Janesville native and Navy veteran leads the newest rank while Admiral Cotton a Milwaukee native commands the European squadron reflecting growing state presence in the service.
Reporting notes that deaths by self harm in the United States have climbed from 12 to 17 per 100000 people over ten years, signaling growing personal crisis concerns across the population.
Richard McMichael longtime proprietor of Congress Hall Saratoga Springs died recently in Brooklyn. He ran Congress Hall when it was famed as a top hotel and a favorite resort for Southerners visiting for the waters. Afterward he owned several other Saratoga hotels and had retired about twenty years.
Rev Allan A Stockdale pastor of Trinity Congregational Beachmont Mass has received a formal call to Berkeley Temple Boston. At 28 he has preached in Revere for a year and a half and drawn wide attention for his oratory and effectiveness as a pastor.
Abe Gruber, a New York lawyer, cross examines a country witness who pretends ignorance. The man proves stubborn, answering that the road runs up when he’s coming to town and down when he’s going home. The lawyer ends with a sigh.
Col A A Pope founds a church in Cohasset Massachusetts in memory of his son. The church welcomes all worshippers regardless of faith including pagans Christians Jews and gentiles.
A Virginia mother is described as the mother of thirteen sons, each weighing more than 180 pounds. The note highlights a remarkable family size and the notable physical statures of the children, emphasizing their collective weight and family claim.
Sir Edwin Arnold urges preservation of the Varona building, once Juliet’s home, now an inn with stables, slated for demolition as unprofitable. He pleads for the structure’s conservation, but others say London landmarks yield to modern development in a practical age.
Loss in Eastern floods grounds rail service for two days as workers buried in a Pennsylvania tunnel cavern. Paterson New Jersey reports twenty two bridges swept away isolating the city. Bristol Rhode Island sees the City of Worcester wrecked on rocks with passengers rescued. Norfolk Virginia beaches littered with wrecks and seamen drowned. Townsend Inlet hotels destroyed and streets flooded in Philadelphia. Washington deep sand covers coast railroads.
A heavy sea in the English Channel yielded an extraordinary mackerel catch at Folkestone. Three smacks landed 50,000 mackerel split with 20,000 to one, and six others about 10,000 each. The haul was shipped to London and Paris in ice and sold on streets at 1.44 dollars per 120 and sixteen or eighteen for 24 cents. Nearby Scottish boats report a notable herring catch off Scarborough, supporting local fishing labor including troops of Scotch fishergirls.
M Chauchard director of Grand Magasins du Louvre will have a statue modeled by sculptor Wigele placed in the Pavilion Ile Madame at Versailles. The long whiskers and modern dress mark the tribute. He built 100 cottages on his estate, later to be rented to his former shop employees as tenants.
Rev. Tostein Eggers, a once ordained Norwegian Lutheran minister, now aged and infirm, has been sent to the Minneapolis poorhouse as his church offers no support for superannuated preachers and former friends will not assist.
A tribute notes Wilson S. Bissell’s rapid mastery of post office details as postmaster general and says his systematic methods set a high-water mark for the department, leaving a lasting legacy of thorough business practices.
A petition sent to Rome requests Washington be made an archdiocese instead of Baltimore. It argues a high ranking prelate should be stationed at the national capital and proposes Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul, Minnesota, head the new see.
The final aide de camp of the Duke of Wellington has died after the duke of Richmond. He held the rare distinction of bearing four dukedoms across England Scotland the United Kingdom and France with ties to Richmond Kennox Gordon and D Aubigny.
In Franksville on October 12, Mrs. Louis Markison, longtime weak and ailing, reports improvement after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy for relief from female weakness and calls it the best medicine she has known, noting her recovery and urging others to try it.
An advertising notice extols Halls Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy curing a disease claimed to affect the blood and mucous membranes. The text offers $100 to any case it fails to cure and cites testimonials, with mailing address to F J Cheney Co. The item also notes a Berlin asylum patient whose hair color shifts with temper.
On October 20 the Kansas City Southern Railway runs a round trip excursion from Kansas City to Lake Charles Shreveport Beaumont and Port Arthur for 19 dollars. Valid for 3 days from sale with 15 day return limit and generous stopovers. Tickets Agents S G Warner J P & J A J H Morris Kansas City Mo. Also notes Arab superstition about storks bringing good luck if nesting on a house.
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