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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
7
A Rome dispatch states the marriage of Marquis Carlo Rudini, son of the ex premier, to Dora Labouchere, daughter of Henry Labouchere, MP, will occur in Florence toward month’s end.
President Roosevelt has dismissed Marshal Fred A. Field of Vermont for dereliction of duty after allowing three Chinese suspects earmarked for deportation to escape custody. Field held the District of Vermont post. The action marks a notable federal response to escape of detainees.
Arrangements completed to finalize the sale of assets of the Lake Superior Consolidated Company to English capitalists. The move targets liquidation and transfer of holdings, with completion expected shortly after October 16 in Michigan.
A Cleveland resident, George Dogwood aged 102, is recognized as the oldest local resident. The event highlights his long life and status as a centenarian in the community.
Springfield Ill Oct 16 The petition for mandamus to bring the De Kalb County courthouse fight before the Supreme Court was denied. Chief Justice Hand said the issues are local and must be decided by local courts before any appeal to the high court, which only grants relief in rare public interest or urgent cases.
Unique wedding notice from Peoria Illinois dated October 16 announces the marriage of John Habecker and Susie Schaeffer of Orton HL. The brief item identifies the couple and location with emphasis on the nuptial event.
Montreal dispatch reports Canada blames Lord Alverstone and British policy for the Alaskan boundary decision. Editorials accuse Chamberlain of instructing Alverstone to sacrifice Canadian interests to curry U.S. friendship. Canadian press laments perceived capitulation and warns of future boundary disputes.
St Louis alderman J. Morton, longtime official with Simmons Hardware, was found dead by his own hand in a private room at the Quivre Hunting and Fishing clubhouse in St Charles county. No motive or cause is given for the act.
Camp Cal Oct 119 ad P Chamberlain linked to Bret Harte story Ten nessee's Pardner. He shot himself at his Second Garrote home in a despondent mood after noting his eighty first birthday and inability to work. James H Chaffee, his late pardner, died July 31 in an Oakland sanitarium at age eighty.
Milwaukee civil authorities thwart a planned wholesale jail delivery after fireman Poelter spotted strangers by the county jail. Deputies armed with shotguns locked down cells, bars near the viewed window were sawed, and officials suspect outside involvement.
Benton Harbor Michigan October 19. C E Morris arrested on a swindle charge tied to collecting money on policies that were worthless in parts of the county. W H Thompson, agent for United States Casualty Company, filed the complaint. Morris allegedly wrote policies insuring accident sickness and death though the companies had no death benefits.
In Salt Lake City on October 19, voters rejected the Mormon church backed mayoral candidate W. B. James as Frank Knox won the mayoral race. A gentile ticket also secured victory over Smoot ally candidates, as the Smoot faction faced charges in the U S Senate and failed to nominate a straight Mormon slate.
In Genoa mine near Sparta Minnesota a cave-in killed Albert Luke and buried Andrew Soplich. Soplich was rescued after eleven hours of work. A third miner escaped unharmed after warning mice. Luke left a wife and two children.
Dispatch from Odessa reports 250 lives lost in Tarshir Persia after an earthquake. Thirteen villages were destroyed leaving about 5,000 people homeless.
Dr J W Jay a prominent physician near Asheville killed his three children aged 2 4 and 6 with a claw hammer and then set fire to his home. The tragedy occurred on October 19 according to local reports.
Newport News dispatch says the new battleship Missouri sailed from Hampton Roads to the New England coast for her official speed trial aboard the ship will test her speed and performance.
A robbery report says the safe at the State bank in Hubbard Nebraska twenty miles south of Sioux City was blown open. Robbers secured $1 100 and escaped. Loss covered by insurance.
A special correspondent describes pre Columbian flat dwellers in Arizona New Mexico and Colorado building stone fortresses on canyon shelves. Their beehive towns housed up to 1000 people with defensive towers and rope ladders, and descendants the Zuni and Moki remain living in cliffside and plains communities today.
The crinoline originated from a woven fabric of hair and flax warp used first for shoes and later for bonnets, term coined in 1880. To bulk dresses without heavy fabric, light steel hoops were linked by tape, leading to a booming Sheffield trade around 1862. Crinoline-related fires caused deaths and a anecdote notes a lady escaped a lightning strike due to hoops acting as conductors.
The Indianapolis News reports a plan to bring English women with titles to America to seek millionaire husbands is unlikely to succeed. It cites concerns over personal appearance and style affecting the scheme.
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