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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
7
Heavy rainfall and thaw flood eastern Indiana with record rises in the Wabash and Eel rivers. Bridges fail in Muncie and Montpelier areas. towns like Peru and Logansport report widespread inundation, stock losses, submerged homes, and power plant outages as rails and roads close.
Meadville Pennsylvania suffers widespread flooding as Mill Run ice jams back up waters after a thaw and rain. Lower business district and residential areas inundated with water flooding 200 cellars and several storefronts submerged by overflowing streets.
Heavy rains have caused streams near Peoria to overflow. Farm Creek threatens a newly built bridge, East Peoria residents flee flooded lowlands, Kickapoo Creek is out of its banks, and the Illinois River has risen nearly two feet and keeps climbing.
Keokuk Iowa January 22 ice at the Des Moines river mouth forms a gorge flooding low lands of Missouri and threatening the town of Alexandria. Mississippi river ice holds fast causing rising waters over territory flooded previously.
Coshocton Ohio January 22 The ice gorge on the Walhonding river swept away the steel railway bridge and washed the village of Warsaw under water Stock is being driven away by the Muskingum River conditions.
A fragmented report notes farmers quitting peanut cultivation as market conditions push peanut crops toward luxury status. Projections suggest shift toward alternative staples like cotton in affected areas. The piece references agricultural trends and regional farming choices without detailing specific locations.
Reports note Senator Burton of Kansas indicted for complicity with a get rich quick firm where he served as attorney. Senator Reed Smoot of Utah may fight to keep his seat as an investigation is set. Ex Gov Taft arrives in San Francisco urging railroads and American capital. Russia and England maneuver over Tibet as Curzon pushes military force. In New York the schooner Augustus Hunt sinks, seven drowned. In Chicago actors gain from a benefit. a shoemaker fatally shoots a would be robber.
In Pulas ki county Circuit Court at Mounds City January 25 Joe Blakemore and Harrison Owen were convicted of murdering James Muskeyvalley and sentenced to forty years in the penitentiary. They waylaid the victim near Mounds last September and Owen fired the fatal shot amid a longstanding grudge.
Chicago Board of Trade quotations were set out for the day in a brief market update. Trading interest focused on grain and related commodities with price levels summarized for merchants and analysts.
Four young women from a sleighing party in Dubuque Iowa were seriously injured after a runaway. Miss Blynn and Miss Rittenmaier suffered broken ribs and internal injuries. Eleven others also sustained injuries in the crash.
A tornado near Tuscaloosa Alabama destroyed Moundville killing thirty seven and injuring over one hundred. A lone drug store survived as the only structure, while the depot hotel warehouses gins and homes were leveled. Many died in their beds and a clerk survived by hiding in a well.
In Menominee Michigan on January 23 the 10 year old daughter of farmer J B Dupont was fatally shot in the abdomen while playing with a revolver at home. Her 14 year old brother was wounded in the hand as he carried her half a mile to a neighbor through heavy snow. the girl died hours later.
Quebec reports Leonidas Hubbard Jr of the Outing magazine exploring party died from starvation in Labrador on October 18. A courier from Northwest River carries the news to Chateau Bay that his remains travel with other expedition members by dog train toward Quebec, expected in March.
Miss Sarah Schafer, Latin teacher at Bedford High School, was found dead in a carriage house. Authorities report she was attacked and robbed and her body shows signs of a violent struggle.
Fragmentary report notes seven killed in battle. The text references a general command and a January date, but details are incomplete. Further verification needed.
The article reports on Claus Spreckels the sugar magnate and his family. It notes speculation about forgiveness from the father to his daughter amid a fortune tied to a British grain broker Watson who frequented Spreckels house. The heiress returned nearly 2 million dollars in real estate and bonds after an unhappy marriage. The family’s other five children remain on good terms with the father, who is now in fragile health.
Wells Fargo officials in San Francisco say the Sunset Limited train robbery near San Luis Obispo involved only a small treasure loss. One suspect remains in custody as four men are jailed in San Luis Obispo and two more are pursued in the mountains. total loss estimated between 1200 and 2000 dollars. Messenger Sullivan relieved of responsibility.
Wyatt Barnes a 36 year old black man was arrested for concealed weapons while he planned to marry Elma Gabrielson 16 in Marshfield Wisconsin. The girl and her mother claim fear and coercion as relatives block the union. After a fine Barnes allegedly abducted the girl from her aunt's house and authorities will seek to shift guardianship from the girl's mother to her aunt.
Dun andCompany weekly review reports stronger wholesale trade for dry goods footwear and clothing with improving building outlook and steady farm implements demand. Grain shipments fall 13 percent from 1903, provisions up with lard pork and ribs rising, bank clearings down slightly while new buildings rise and real estate sales fall.
Receivers appointed for the Home Publishing and New Era Publishing companies in Springfield Ohio. Total liabilities amount to 150000 dollars with assets of 75000 dollars. The Home company publisher of the Chautauquan on lease leads the failure but the Chautauquan will continue under a newly incorporated company.
The Post reports that moving Duke of Devonshire to lead the Free Trade party has bridged the rift between Lord Rosebery and Sir William Vernon Harcourt.
President Gustav Andreen reports Oscar Ekman of Stockholm contributed 50 000 crowns toward a Sweden raised fund to establish a new chair at Augustana College in Rock Island Illinois January 23.
A blaze swept through several factories in Sault Ste Marie Michigan on January 23, destroying multiple buildings and causing extensive damage. Firefighters battled flames for hours with limited access to water, while investigators began assessing the cause and potential losses.
Rear Admiral H C Taylor reports a donor move led by John D Rockefeller and others to raise 400000 dollars for a naval Y M C A in Philadelphia modeled on the Brooklyn institution. Also present at the New York meeting were J J Mc Cook Mrs Lewis Nixon and Mayer Havemeyer of Yonkers.
United States Minister Powell has recognized the provisional government of General Morales as the de facto government of Santo Domingo. The move marks official U S acknowledgment amid ongoing Dominican political transition.
In Elgin Illinois on January 23 Charles Walker fatally wounded his three year old son who was holding a lantern as the father attempted to kill a cat. The incident occurred about three miles from the town.
The article notes that wages in the United States average higher than those in several unspecified regions by more than double in some cases. It discusses overall wage discrepancies and implies a broad economic comparison without detailing exact countries or figures.
Charles Conway Thomas McCarthy and another man are prisoners at Central station over a December 30 theater robbery that left Mrs. R. H. Trask of Ottawa, Illinois dead after a failed attempt to aid her. Witze faces possible license loss for his Randolph and Dearborn saloon linked to the crime.
Mrs John W Good found her husband unconscious in their Marion home on January 19. An undertaker was summoned, life signs appeared from pink nails, and a physician treated him through the night. Good claims enemies have threatened him and that he feared poisoning. Doctors believe cocaine was used.
B F Hare of Miami Cycle and Mfg Co Middletown suffered ten years with dyspepsia and spent much on medicines. After trying Kodol Dyspepsia Cure he felt better after two doses and grew stronger, recommending it to others. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
Travelers report earth consumption as common beyond China and New Guinea into the Malay archipelago. In Java and Sumatra, clay is prepared with water, paste formed, impurities removed, then baked into tablet shapes resembling dried pork. The Japanese also eat small clay figures modeled like animals.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a preventive for pneumonia and lagrippe, claiming it can stop colds from becoming serious lung troubles and may save lives when started promptly. The notice promotes the product available at Fentor's drugstore.
Ambiguous notes raise questions about cents per hour and raises, hinting at labor concerns. The fragment mentions wages and potential upward adjustments, but details are unclear.
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