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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
4
The Tribune, under Norrys and Son, editors and proprietors, publishes its usual proceedings and notices from the paper’s printers and staff. This brief records the firm’s ongoing editorial leadership and publication duties.
A dispatch from Soledad Venezuela reports Ciudad Bolivar captured after fifty two hours of desperate fighting and carnage. The city, the jail and the capital endured severe combat with high casualties as streets lay abandoned and a deadly silence followed the last shell.
Seismic activity produced several light shocks in Salt Lake City and a strongest tremor in Ogden, thirty seven miles north, lasting ten seconds as the disturbance moved from southeast to northwest. Citizens reported the event but no damage is described.
Pope Leo XIII, ruler, diplomat, and moralist, died after a long illness marked by senile pneumonia and pleuro-pneumonia. He guided the church since 1878, promoted social and religious reform, and was esteemed as a liberal, democratic pontiff with worldwide sympathy. The pontiff faced his final hours with serenity, appointing key officials and receiving family visits as he prepared for eternity.
Report outlines the conclave process after Pope Leo XIII’s death with cardinals voting in the Sistine Chapel behind double locked doors after Mass and oaths. It notes secrecy, ballot method, and scrutineers totaling the papal election, plus public tributes from Clergy.
Excerpted figures estimate Pope Leo XIII private wealth at about 30 million dollars with an annual income near 4.375 million. While the Vatican provides no receipts, knowledgeable sources suggest the pontifical budget in the holy year is vast, accessible to only a few officials including Cardinal Rampolla.
Reported figures place Mocenni as the head of a vast treasury with private wealth around 30 million dollars and annual income near 4.375 million. Vatican expenses run about 3 thousand dollars daily, covering Pope personal costs, cardinal salaries, Vatican operations, nuncios, legations, and annual charitable distributions. Statements praise Pope Leo XII and emphasize U.S. affection for him, with varied views on his impact and legacy from church leaders.
Summary of regional items: Vanderburg county wheat to average twelve bushels per acre, Pike County seven, best in Madison Township at 18% per acre. Fatal incidents include Nathan Peach in Jasper, John Anderson in Indiana Harbor, and a Monon train collision near Hepewisch. Fire injuries at Vincennes, a miner death in Linton, and a drowning near Tobinport. Also notes on temperance moves in New Harmony, obituaries, patents issued, and G A R membership changes.
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