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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1903
Page
2
The article surveys Sir Oliver Lodge's atomic theory with a vivid analogy of electrons as a tiny solar system. It then shifts to a call for foresters, noting forest depletion, university programs, and forestry as a scientific vocation, followed by brief notes on crime theories and relics from 17th century ships.
A roundup of labor unrest and social incidents: Staten Island carpenters strike after a firm sacks workers midday. New York City birth figures show rapid population growth. a Michigan resident is robbed in Monroe County. Kansas City waiter bakers refuse non union deliveries. and a series of fires, floods, and political strife affect towns from Illinois to New Orleans.
A May 15 report says two Italians named de and Poli planned to assassinate President Roosevelt during his Oakland visit. A letter shows Girardo in Oakland and correspondence with Czolgosz in Los Angeles, leading police to investigate.
In New York City and Brooklyn meetings, building trades employers formed the Employers League of the Borough of Brooklyn and outlined a campaign plan. A Manhattan meeting with about 700 employers set up a committee on ways and means to resist labor unions and bar walking delegates during work hours. Berlin fears U.S. retaliation over food policies. Also reported: a fatal train wreck in Kentucky, a double shooting in Texas, apartment fire deaths in Chicago, a ship collision in Washington, and Connecticut railway workers strike totaling about 225 on strike.
The May 16 review notes warmer retail trade lifting volume and stable staple prices, with stronger activity in ready to wear and farm sectors. It cites improved mercantile collections and large fertilizer sales, yet warns of many idle workers and irregular textile conditions. Cotton mills face high raw material costs, while some mills consider output cuts. 196 U S failures and 13 in Canada are recorded.
In Springfield on May 16 Judge Humphrey held Clar ence H Venner of Boston in contempt of court fining him 1000 dollars and costs and ordering six months in Sangamon county jail. The court refused an appeal bail or stay and Venner suggested habeas corpus to the U S circuit court. Venner, president of multiple Boston water works companies and partner in Venner & Co, faced a foreclosure action by Farmers Loan and Trust Co for 200 000 dollars tied to Alton Water Works Co. books were ordered to be produced. Venner refused. He was allowed to spend the night in custody at a hotel and will decide next steps.
Buckeye State News reports from Marietta that Dr A G Yengling of Salem was elected department commander of the Ohio G A R over B M Moulton of Lima by 277 to 249. C H Newton of Marietta named senior vice commander and John T Booth of Cincinnati junior vice commander. Next meeting place undetermined though Tiffin is favored. Attendance the largest in Ohio G A R history. Parade length two miles.
Mayor Doyle declared Newport in a riot Friday afternoon as police faced a gang of road workers employed by Old Colony Street Railway trying to lay a switch. About 5,000 onlookers, mostly men, gathered while artillery and naval reserves were called up. The danger of clash remained low as workers were deterred by numbers.
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