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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
6
Reports from Apache Canyon in New Mexico describe a rush of hundreds of fortune seekers after a brief nugget strike. Mexican prospectors using an American chart found promising ground, as officials and judges oversaw the ensuing excitement and legal notices.
A district court in Iowa ruled that a decree granting a temporary residency status in a divorce case is void. The decision centers on procedural flaws and the legality of the decree, impacting the parties involved and prompting potential appeals.
Alaska placer districts claim potential wealth rivaling Klondike. Reports detail strikes on the Alsek and Tanana rivers, with other districts yielding rich pay streaks. Across the country, murders, fires, train wrecks, parole news, boxing results, street car settlement, and a burglary at Nanticoke post office are noted in a rapid-fire roundup.
A fire in a Lima firm building caused a blaze that spread to the upper rooms, with residents carried down by firemen. The incident led to a loss of about 500 dollars, shared among several occupants. The chaotic scene involved the fire brigade and surprised onlookers.
The German vessel Octavia 143 days from Antwerp carried cement and steel rails to Los Angeles. An officer was hospitalized in irons after a raid on cargo led to three sailors being enticed to drink carbolic acid and die. The log indicates three sailors were buried at sea. a sailmaker’s drinking and mutiny fueled the tragedy.
A blast at an ice and milk plant in Bridgeton kills Notenn Woodruff and injures John Waddington and Charles Viertans. A steel and copper separator wheel exploded, sending shrapnel through the facility and causing extensive damage.
Aged husband and wife, Mr and Mrs George Smith, both about 60, perished in a fire that consumed their rural Grand Rapids home outside city limits. Neighbors found the blaze. the building collapsed before help arrived. Suspicion of foul play arose as neighbors noted marital strife and threats exchanged between the couple.
Fire destroyed the Royal glass plant at Marietta Ohio home of the National Glass Company. The plant employed about 200 persons and caused an estimated loss of 75 000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
Massachusetts high court holds it not a crime to sell a vote but a serious offense to buy one in the Doyle versus Kirby case. It clarifies slander standards and notes a voter bribe prohibition exists while selling remains unenforced, with Doyle nominated for mayor in 1902 New Bedford.
Officials still seek clear evidence in the deaths of Jacob Miller Frank Miller and John Johns amid rumors of foul play. Accidental poisoning from canned mixed vinegar mustard and sardines is considered likely, with three Miller children rejecting the sardines due to taste.
Alderman John J. Brenman and two co defendants are convicted of election frauds in the Eaghtewith Ward Chicago. The verdict permits a jail sentence fine or both at the court's discretion.
Russia and Japan have agreed to a tentative settlement of the Manchurian question and only the Corean matter remains. Russian officials express annoyance over the allegedly active US role in the dispute.
Gustav Marx confesses involvement in the City Railway car barus case and three other homicides. He names three alleged accomplices to police as part of the confession.
Former President Grover Cleveland states in a letter to Brooklyn Eagle editor McKelway that he will not be a candidate for the presidency. He makes the pledge unconditional and irrevocable.
In a government printing office incident in Washington a man Robert Hale shot and killed his wife Margaret Hale and then killed himself. Dr Joseph Ohlendorf head of Brentwood Sanitarium was arrested on murder charges after an autopsy revealed the young girl’s death. Letters found at Hale’s room implicated him and a morning paper noted the arrest and inquest.
Idaho Falls shippers and dealers complain rail cars are scarce during shipping season, hindering potato and wheat movement. They fear losses from bottlenecks and call for expanded facilities via additional transcontinental lines touching the region, noting Tolaho Falls could handle about 400 000 bushels of wheat.
Philadelphia dealer Strickler aims to claim a $52,000,000 Oregon timber and mining estate once owned by John Schelenberger. He plans to travel to York and confront heirs linked by distant cousins while the estate remains in Oregon’s possession after the Portland death.
Empire Company imposes a ten percent wage cut on miners across the Ecojare Steel and Tron Company mines at Mount Hope and Hibernia and the Morris County Otsa mines. The cut follows a broader shutdown impact from earlier mine closings and a furnace failure, triggering unrest and safety concerns in northern New Jersey.
Authorities from multiple nations arrange an enchainze of detectives to shield the U S President as security overlays by foreign police are planned. In Urbana Otto Henry with several aliases is convicted of pocketing about 5 000 from stock buyer Alexander McBeth. James Lane Allen reportedly becomes a millionaire through a 400 investment in a Texas oil field.
The Senate discussed the Panama Canal choice with Senator Morgan opposing the administration favored Nicaragua option. Debates on Cuba's annexation and Newlands tariff plan continued as the chamber prepared for adjournment and committee appointments for the Fifty-eighth Congress.
Report highlights rising orders in most sectors except steel where buying slows. Construction remains brisk with more building permits, while machinery and Panama canal gear spark optimism. Failures rise in U S and Canada, retail demand improves, grain shipments up 30 percent week over week, livestock and bank activity show mixed gains.
Telegraphic advices from correspondents of the International Mercantile Agency detail readjustment and price curbs in industrial goods, slight demand shifts, and ongoing wage strikes. Mercantile collections show firmness in Philadelphia and Cleveland, while Montreal notes steady staple demand at firm prices. Toronto reports boosted sales due to colder weather and stronger orders from the North.
Chicago cattle and hogs prices range 3.00 to 5.25 and 4.00 to 64.45 with grains such as wheat No 2 red at 54 and corn No 2 around 42 to 64. Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York market bids echo similar levels for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and seed with varied quality grades and regional references.
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