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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
6
Akron Ohio college faculty suspend nearly all students after a color rush involving upper classmen and freshmen. Only three remain, delayed by late arrival. Friday night, seniors escorted freshmen in a severe initiation. President Church condemned the acts and warned of further color restrictions.
T Johnson and his 17 year old wife confess to two robberies in Portland Oregon dated September. Johnson a longtime Portland figure and meat packing magnate is said to have influenced his wife to participate. The pair married five months ago and the wife is described as young. The case centers on their alleged involvement and subsequent prosecutions.
Report of a Brown County inventor mishap near Nashville as a failed flight ends in fatal injuries. A string of mixed items follows including rioters convicted, cabinet news, a presidential threat incident, a grave suicide attempt, a belated train accident, indictments in a seatoffice-fraud case, a street duel in St Louis, a business shooting, a murder sentence, a Niagara River suicide leap, and a man struck by a duck-hunting accident in Ogden St. Louis.
Reports from Sofia recount fierce clashes at Demir Kapia with Turkish forces attacking the frontier and pursuing refugees. Dispatches say artillery duels, border crossings, and refugees in peril as wartime measures tighten.
Ruth Bryan, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bryan of Linesly Nebraska, married Walden Hemmer, 32, at an informal ceremony at the Bryan country home near Linesly. The groom’s mother Mrs Lewitt attended. the couple will reside in Newport and travel to the East before settling in Newport after November 1.
The report surveys women graduates, salaries, and faculty counts across universities. It notes Chicago paying a superintendent, SIUC staff costs, and 468 permanent lecturers. Baldwin University electing G F Corer as acting president. Yale, Harvard, and Columbia sending many students. New York fairs and school enrollment trends. Samuel Cupples plans to enlarge Washington University. Confucius and Chinese education history. Leeds support for Victoria University of Yorkshire. Roosevelt pardons juvenile offender John Cummins in Birds Point.
A severe tornado struck St Charles Wisconsin around 2 40 Saturday afternoon wiping out much of the town’s main street. Seven people died and twenty eight were injured as 42 residences and numerous businesses were destroyed with total property damage around 100 000. Storms and high winds caused additional damage in surrounding areas including DuLuth and Wasconsen with further fatalities and wreckage reported along Lake Michigan.
In Dannemora New York Willis Frederick and Burton Van Wormer were electrocuted for the murder of their uncle Peter Hallenbeck. The triple execution followed a deliberate plan with all three brothers firing on Hallenbeck at his home. No extenuating circumstances were found and clemency requests were denied.
Notes of Current Events report a $500000 theater to be erected in Indianapolis. Also noted are a $30000 high school contract in Junction City Kansas, and the Missouri University Boarding Club to provide student board at $150 weekly. Peter Lenonsky of Wilkesbarre was hanged for the murder of Anthony Sennick, a mine worker who had saved money. Congress may allocate over $100000000 for the 1904 05 naval budget if Moody’s estimate is approved. Secretary Wilson bars a monster steer from Pawnee County Oklahoma Territory from crossing the quarantine line, citing danger of precedent.
The Carnegie Steel Company posted a notice at the Homestead mill stating that on January 1, 1904 a readjustment of wages may occur. The move follows a long standing three month notice clause and comes amid a softened business climate, though no specific reduction is guaranteed.
A looming circuit court decision could free every military prisoner in the United States if it agrees that a court martial order must specify confinement. The case involves Edward M. Brode, James F Coffee, Andrew Handshoe and John H. Morris and questions the authority of reviewing officers. Also included are industrial employment statistics and a fatal gas explosion at the Imperial Hotel injuring four workers.
A riot at Oxford Ohio during a street fair left Louie Spires dead and several wounded. The Spivey brothers from near Maysville sparked the clash, a deputy sheriff saved Joseph Spivey from lynching, and both suspects were moved to Hamilton jail by nightfall.
The forthcoming address outlines tariff reform, currency stabilization, and fiscal policy. It notes emphasis on the Philippines and naval strength, with calls for liberal postures in spending and anti corruption actions, plus political maneuvering within Congress and party leaders.
Six people died and nine more injured when a westbound Wisconsin Central limited train collided with a Chicago Consolidated electric car at 62nd avenue. Officials cite crew neglect and a failed stop at the crossing as the cause. The motorman shouted a warning and jumped as the car was struck, sending occupants flying and the car splintering. The report notes grisly remains and details of the wreck, with other brief items on cholera in Birejik and livestock counts in Kansas.
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