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Defiance Weekly Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1903

Page

2

Diverse News Bits Spoil Markets and Machines in Columbus and London

Tests on a new army rifle in Columbus claim the weapon outperforms the Krag Jorgensen with lighter weight higher velocity and greater accuracy. An Italian study finds iron enriched feed yields iron in eggs boosting their digestible albuminate content. Other notes cover a London dinner peaches monogrammed by beaming letters, a luminous milky sea, a German school smoking inquiry, battleship comparisons Connecticut vs Oregon, a Joliet girl eloping prank, quirky New York delivery wagons, record tiny watch, monkey reactions to humans, a Pekin temple repair funded by the US legation, and a $100000 US grant for a new embassy building.

United States Barracks Columbus

World News Notes of Sudden Tragedies and Trials

A wide array of brief items from around the world recount a fatal cart accident in Greenland where Mrs Tanges died from a skull fracture, the 103 year old Hiram Burlingame in Massachusetts, consular and labor developments in New York and Detroit, a Seattle street car robbery, a child’s quinine death in Passaic, and multiple regional incidents including floods, strikes, and legal actions. The notes span politics, crime, industry, and international affairs with a brisk, telegraphic tone.

John D. Tanges Greenland L. I Castro State Department Naturalization Institution New York City Secret Service L Seattle Wash Robert Menaker New York Passaic N. J Craft Boyles Smith County Mississippi New York United Board of Building Trades United Board Aaron B. Turner Grand Rapids Eagle Grand Rapids Mich Cincinnati Michigan Prince Gustave Sweden Norway St. Louis Exposition Virginia Tennessee West Virginia United States F National Bank Asbury Park George B. McCarter Bureau of Engraving and Printing Washington Salem Carter John A. Dix Treasury President Buchanan Geneva Switzerland World's Women’s Christian Temperance Union Henry Somerset Lillian M. N. Stevens Portland Detroit Trust and Banking Co Baltimore Maynard W. Va Joseph Seachy Michael Seachy Joseph Kosma Arthur Finegro Sing Sing Flanigan Hugh Ern West Fifty-fourth Street Holyoke Mass

Flood Devastation Hits East St. Louis Water Recedes Hope

East St. Louis Illinois endures the flood with two to fifteen feet of water in much of the city. About 11 lives lost since Tuesday and hundreds of homes submerged. Mayor Cook leads 5000 workers to shore up levees as refugees are resettled and relief supplies mobilized.

Illinois Central Railroad Venice Madison Granite City East St. Louis Ill St. Loui Hong Kong T. J. Cornwall Bessemer Savings Bank Bessemer Ala United States Circuit Court of Appeals Philadelphia Pennsylvania Railroad Co Western Union Telegraph Co Chicago-Milwaukee Brewers’ Association William Gardner Reed Boston Jessie Morrison State Penitentiary Lansing Kan Olin Castle Groton Conn Eastern Shipbuilding Co National Bank of Commerce Western National Bank of the United States New York City Comptroller of Currency Butte Mont Dick Stanifer Leo Brown Stanifer United States District Court Harrison Dulles Europe Weilsville N. Y Oklahoma California Arkansas Henry Krebel Buffalo Chicago Board of Trade Bradwell St. Louis Cook John 1 East St. Lone Ilinois Central Levee Baltimore & Ohio Broadway Missouri Avenue St. Louis Avenue Psi

Wonderful Speed Murder in Palace Reliance Wins in Smooth Sea

New York June 12 The Reliance again defeats Constitution and Columbia in a 30 mile America s Cup course race from Sandy Hook to windward and return. The Reliance led from the start and finished about six minutes ahead of the Constitution and nearly 13 minutes ahead of Columbia after a sharp hour long duel. The Commodore Rhodes commanded the Constitution to blanket the Reliance early, but the Reliance edged free and built a decisive lead by the turn. The race showcased ideal weather and flawless starts as the three cutters crossed the line almost together.

Reliance New York Constitution Columbia Nbia Sandy Hook Rhodes Colun Belgrade Servia Alexander Draga Markovitch Petrovitch and Tudorovics Pavlovitch Amp Karageorgevitch Vienna Justice M. Schiokovics M. Velikovics Col. Naumovics Naumovies Naumovics Michiel Maj. Lazarewics M. Milkovitz Interior M.tudorovics Gen Geneva Peter Karageorgevitch Prince Karageorgevitch Associated Press Austr George Helene Peter Karageorgeviteh Sachas Jie Te Mischich

Conspiracy charges in transatlantic shipping dispute

Thom son & Co. sue Union Castle and others in New York federal court alleging an unlawful combine that restrained trade with South African ports and extortionate freight rates. Plaintiffs seek 5 360 and 10 000 in damages, claiming the suit tests the law and could force refunds on a broad freights reversal.

New York United States South African Thomson & Co Union Castle Mail Steamship Co Cayser, Irvine & Co Bucknall Steamship Lines Donald, Currie & Co Deutsche Dampsciffahrts Gessellschaft Hansalz Barber & Co Norton & Son Funeh, Eyde & Co

Hotel Employes Strike In Chicago Hotels Crippled

Chicago on June 13 saw a hotel strike cripple 25 leading Chicago hotels across departments though all remain open. Walking delegates faced refusals and some hosts called out workers. Arbitration talks fail to satisfy unions demanding higher wages and shorter hours before any negotiation. Police patrols, pickets surround struck properties, and some hotels import outside help to meet guest needs.

Chicago Virginia Great Northern Brevoort Union Lexington Hotel Employer Cver Restaurant Keepers’ Association Restaurant Keepers

Strike Settle at Morenci Arizona Nine Hour Pay Deal

Morenci Arizona June 13 The strike is settled with workers accepting nine hours pay for eight hours work. Territorial guard to leave camp today. Five troops from Forts Grant and Huachuca deployed for neglect of duty. Also reports of election supervisors indicted in Baltimore and a Chicago express robbery near Huntington Indiana.

Aso Tex Arizona Detroit Copper Co Morenci Fort Grant Fort Huachuca el Paso Clifton Ariz Kansas City Kansas City Southern Railroad Co Pittsburg Shreveport Settiea Morenci, Ariz Grant Huachuca Ted Baltimore Charles H. Carter William F. Porter James E. McClellan Board of Election Supervisors Huntington Ind C. Gillen Piqua Frank Marion Lim Chicago & Erie Chicago Crown Point Andf Gillen Marion Express Messere Gall Une Aval Erie Road

Review of Trade Notes Steady Demand Amid Labor Troubles

New York June 13 R G Dun Co Weekly Review of Trade reports steady demand and firm prices in most lines outside seasonal quiet sectors. Manufacturing returns irregular. tile line idleness offsets activity elsewhere. Furnace stocks up 40 000 tons last month amid unprecedented cuts. blast furnace operators push output to new highs. Structure steel demand down while rails and plates hold. Coke ovens and anthracite output set records. cotton goods priced higher due to raw material costs and buyer demand. Footwear prospered. failures numbered 215 in the week, 14 in Canada, vs 2 last year.

New York R. G. Dun Co Biness Con Ted Canada

Trial of Men Charged in Lawyer Marcum Murder Near Jackson Ky

Reported from Jackson Kentucky where hired assassins are on trial for the murder of lawyer Marcum. Correspondents arrived including magazine writers. Arrests were made over two nights as guards tightened around the jail. The defense seeks delay citing witness absence and illness. Prosecution to rest today as soldiers secure reluctant witnesses.

Cums Jackson Marshal Longmyer Jett White Marcum Witn Redwine

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