06 Jul 1903
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1903
Page
1
Pope Leo's health remains critical as Dr Lapponi reports slight rally after relapse. Vatican activity surges with Cardinals and diplomats as conclave plans and papal succession questions dominate, amid requests from European monarchs and intense public interest.
A July 5 Greensburg flood from the Oakford Park dam released a wall of water sweeping the ravine and car lines. Dozens killed or missing with many bodies recovered, electric wires sparked fatalities, and crowds fled to hills as the dam gave way.
Rioting persisted in Evansville Indiana with thousands of whites surrounding the jail while militia and police struggled to control in a deadly night. A patrolman Massey was fatally wounded by Lee Brown a negro and the mob fired on jail and saloon to hunt others.
In Frascati cardinal Satolli entered the new see conferred by the Pope amid pomp and public rejoicing. He pontificated at mass in the cathedral and blessed the people as Rome faced the Pontiff's illness. The Frascati see, a high bishopric, carries no income attached.
A brush flood from Brush Creek after a cloudburst and Oakford Dam failure near Irwin Pa causes hundreds of thousands in damage. Homes and buildings are swept away, the freight depot and several bridges are washed out. Five coal cars ride away on the current as water rises further behind debris in Manor.
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