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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1903
Page
2
Senate reconvened after holiday recess with resolutions on national coal scarcity and other measures. House remained quorate. Debates covered trusts, militia and statehood bills, tax and pension actions, and a notable Beecher memorial gift.
A Monongahela Division crash near Cochrane station in Pittsburgh last night killed seven men and left one dying and five injured. Victims included C. E. Stroud baggage master and C. M. Boehner brakeman, both from nearby yards, with two unidentified foreigners among the dead. The West Elizabeth accommodation passenger train, on time with a clear track, rear-ended an extra freight at the switch, trapping passengers in the smoking car as a stove fire and a gasoline tank explosion ignited the wreckage.
A massive blizzard rakes the Dakotas and Minnesota and governors warn of extensive damage. One death is reported in Deadwood, South Dakota, while Sioux Falls losses run high. Winds reach 60 to 70 mph, with roofs blown, rail lines drifted, and travel blocked. Travel halts across Brown's Valley and surrounding towns as snow piles up and trains are abandoned.
London Ontario suffered a catastrophic blaze at the Clary Manufacturing Co plant tearing through stamping, tinware, and japanning departments. About 500 workers fled as flames raged for hours. hydrants froze and water pressure failed. Loss valued at £500,000.
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade reports prompt collections at reading centers showing strong early year finances. Merchandise distribution remains heavy with forward orders for spring goods, many lines at full weights. The fuel problem raises production costs and reduces purchasing power, yet overall prosperity limits consumption contraction. There were 350 U.S. failures and 24 in Canada versus 373 and 27 last year.
Jan 10 report from Victoria B C notes a Kansu officer in Peking receiving word of Muslim uprisings in Chang Chia Cuan and Shing Kiang led by Kan Kofu with about 100 000 men. Hong Kong advices say half of Kwang Si is seized. Gen Ma killed and Kiweilin in danger as Kiheilan claimed control near Monkoi.
Two passenger trains on the Big Four collided four miles west of town last night. One engineer badly hurt, a fireman missing, and several cars wrecked. None of the passengers reported injured.
A Pennsylvania system derailment on Main Street Ada during a heavy snowstorm killed three men and injured fourteen or more, with No. 19 rearending No. 35 at 5 pm. Names of the dead and injured include Joseph Stein and Peter Tracey among others, as crews and bystanders aided the victims.
The court martial heard Edwin Glenn of the Fifth guided the doomed natives in Sanmar last January. Louis Gaulfield, second lieutenant, testified he gave no orders for the killing of the guides. A native sergeant and civilian scouts described the executions, with the detainees kneeling, being clubbed, and gunned down after failing to lead the column. Separate reports note a Berlin horse meat banquet, Chaffee denying water cure orders in the Philippines, a snow drift death near Dumont, and Missouri politics selecting Stone to succeed Vest.
In a northern wild land tract a man plots to lease cranberry marshland to build a barn. He claims 30 bushels a year and intends to harvest himself, hoping to profit from cranberry sales to fund construction, while warning off others with a bold, avarice driven pledge.
A jumble of quips and snippets from early 20th century papers describes a tale of a boastful child at a strawberry festival, a minister’s remark on packages marked M D and C O D, a centuries old medical anecdote, and brief ad like lines about cold remedies and track records, all reflecting daily life and humorous exchanges.
New York on January 12 shows flour and patent prices, hay grades, and livestock figures with mixed activity. Cleveland notes grain and dairy prices, while Chicago, Toledo and East Buffalo list wheat, corn, oats, seeds, cattle, hogs, and sheep values with regional variations.
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