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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
5
Fire in the Arrott Power building in Pittsburg Pennsylvania caused about 150000 dollars in damage. Most of the loss is covered by insurance.
Fragmentary caption notes a constant struggle between health and illness inside the human body. It cites factors like poor food and overwork as contributors while implying a broader battle with disease and stress.
Washington noted the Supreme Court finished hearings on the Northern Securities merger with no decision time set. Attorney General Knox argued the merger illegal in all respects, insisting it restrained interstate commerce and violated federal anti trust law.
Washington reports protests late in the day against the Cuban reciprocity bill. Chicago cigar and tobacco merchants oppose a 20 percent duty cut on Cuban cigars arguing the tobacco trust profits would rise and crush independent dealers. The petition cites competition and monopoly concerns in Chicago.
A report notes a bill to amend postal laws to cover letters cards circulars pamphlets and publications tied to insurance and other business. After hearings the committee recommends no new legislation this session, leaving existing laws in effect. The recommendation may be adopted or rejected by the full committee.
In Washington on December 16 the senate finance committee heard Mint Director Roberts regarding a bill to coin small denominations at the San Francisco mint. The Colorado delegation urged coinage at the Denver mint. Roberts stressed the cost of transporting coins from the West to the East as a key issue.
Washington December 16 Mr Williams of Mississippi introduced a concurrent resolution in the house proposing an amendment to the constitution to give congress power to collect taxes on incomes and providing that such tax shall not be required to be a direct tax within the meaning of the constitution.
Mayor Sparks of Santa Fe New Mexico in Washington urges the interior department to turn over Fort Marey for school use and discusses the mission with President Roosevelt.
Washington December 16 Representative Williams of Mississippi introduced a bill to refund cotton taxes paid in 1865 1866 and 1867 and appropriates seventy five million dollars for that purpose 65 000 000.
Senator Heyburn of Idaho has introduced a joint resolution asking the president to acquire by annexation the island of San Domingo and its dependencies San Domingo and Hayti.
Washington December 14 The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce will take up the pure food bill at its first meeting after the holidays.
St Louis December 16 The Bonner case opinion says a prosecuting attorney oath attached to an information is insufficient but will not affect St Louis doodle cases. Circuit Attorney Folk says the decision is surprising and doodle cases will be tried and sent to the Supreme Court with no permanent release for those charged.
Casper Ernst pleaded guilty to forgery in the second degree and grand larceny in the second degree in St. Paul Minnesota. He was sentenced to seven years and three years respectively for the crimes tied to swindling Roman Catholic priests.
Officials acknowledge an Armenian revolutionary plot in the Caucasus tied to seizure of church property. Armenians and Jews mourn as the movement grows amid government action and regional tensions.
Edward C. Hodges a prominent broker was found dead in his Algonquin club room in Boston The death attributed to heart disease Hodges belonged to the Boston and New York stock exchanges and the Chicago board of trade
The piece details Walter Brown’s asserted control over the Consolidated Paper & Bag Co and related debts, including a $105,000 obligation at Indiana National Bank and a $85,000 mechanic’s lien. It notes lawsuits and the bank’s collapse with over $500,000 unsettled, urging indictments and same day grand jury actions.
In a ruling tied to municipal corruption cases in Jefferson City the court holds that informations must be sworn by prosecuting witnesses. The decision voids many indictments and could lead to illegal arrest pleas and habeas corpus challenges for boodlers and others affected.
A New York official and a top bank president dispute Senator Depew's claim of 100,000 U.S. millionaires, insisting the global total is about 10,000. The exchangeorigins from a Dec 15 report in New York.
The Williamsburg Bridge in New York has been opened to wagon traffic ahead of its formal December 19 opening, providing another outlet to Brooklyn for Greater New York residents.
Washington dispatch says Minister Allen reports Japanese forces landed at Markto in Korea to protect Japanese residents from local Korean rioters. State department notes the incident is confined to local trouble and not of wider significance.
In Constantinople on December 15 the Greek patriarch reported responses to his proposal for union among Roman Catholic, Reformed, and Orthodox churches. The majority reportedly opposed the plan.
A large shaft mine owned by Syracuse Coal and Salt company burned in Pomeroy Ohio. The blaze left 125 workers without jobs as investigators assess the cause and assess damages.
The Sebsapkrai reports unprecedented Jewish emigration toward America from St. Petersburg and broader northwestern Russia as of December 15.
Edgar Ball awaiting murder trial escaped from Pineville Kentucky jail by prying a ten inch hole in the brick wall during a storm. He was jailed on murder charges. The escape prompts a manhunt and jail inspections.
Pittsburg Pa December 15 The Federal National Bank, shut by the stock panic early in December, reopened on Monday as operations resumed.
Archduchess Cothilde Marie Reinekie daughter of Archduke Franz Josef died of consumption in Budapest on December 15.
Boston December 15 The dry goods firm of Gross and Strausse has assigned to J T Morse in a formal assignment of assets and claims signaling financial restructuring and creditor arrangements in the local business scene.
National City bank of New York engaged 1 150 000 gold in London. Lazard Freres announce an engagement of 1 000 000 gold. M Loubet plans a visit to Italy from April 6 to 11. A gale off Newfound land drives ashore the schooner Sailors Home and six crewmen perish. School children slack a bolt on the
In Massachusetts three youths named John William and George Reed died after breaking through ice on the Blackstone River. The incident follows a frigid spell as rescue attempts sought to reach them.
Mrs S H Newson of Decatur Alabama endured three years of severe indigestion stomach and bowel pain with death seeming near. After trying various remedies she used Electric Bitters and quickly recovered. The medicine, priced at 50 cents, is guaranteed by Houseworth Bros. druggists for liver kidney stomach and bowel troubles.
Bushey Mills, famed New Forest snake catcher, must quit his forest hut after twenty years. This season he trapped ninety three adders and twelve snakes, bringing his career total to 33 526 reptiles, with Mills now aged sixty eight.
A rural family faces accidents and injuries during isolation prompting use of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. Houseworth Bros. drug store advertises the product at 25 cents as the best remedy on earth for Burns, Cuts, and Ulcers.
Charles Hamm a 40 year old local agent for Pillsbury Milling of Minneapolis killed himself in Kansas City Missouri on December 10. He was despondent. An investigator from the Minneapolis firm found Hamm's books in order, confirming his accounts were straight.
Testimony floods in praising Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. T J McFarland of Benterville Virginia claims three years of bronchitis vanished after using the remedy. It reportedly helps lung and throat troubles including pneumonia and grip. Trial bottles are free with regular sizes priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
The founder of the instalment plan for house furnishings has died in Baltimore. The obituary notes his role in pioneering consumer credit options and his impact on retail financing.
Cork residents are praised for sharp attire and a prosperous appearance in Ireland with Cork highlighted as leading in fashion and outlook.
The advertisement asserts catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease requiring internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is said to act on blood and mucous surfaces, not reachable by local applications, and is described as a regular prescription from a top physician. Testimonials are claimed free, with Toledo Ohio as the company location. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills at 75 cents.
Right Rev Denis M Bradley Catholic bishop of Manchester New Hampshire is critically ill with intestinal trouble.
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