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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
7
The notice describes a family with Weber born in Saxony and his wife from Bohemia. A photograph shows the group with one child away from home, and the caption notes no race or external action caused the death.
A devastating tornado struck Gainesville Georgia just after noon, destroying cotton mills and many buildings. Reports indicate about 100 killed and 150 injured, with the mill complex largely wrecked and many workers, including children, perished. The disaster extended to New Holland and White Sulphur areas, with extensive property loss and numerous fatalities.
Mrs. T. H. Tibbles, known as Bright Eyes and a correspondent and writer, died at her home near Bancroft Nebraska Tuesday night. Her husband T. H. Tibbles was formerly connected with the Nebraska Independent.
In Salt Lake City Utah health officials report over fifty cages of smallpox found in the southeastern district. The mild form caused children to attend school and parents to go to church and dances while contagious. Officials fear nearly every family in the area has been exposed and a quarantine likely will follow.
The Kansas River is falling in Topeka and Manhattan and Waimego as of Monday night with a drop of fourteen inches and a rate of half an inch per hour. Thirty four people are known dead including Henry Ludington of Oakland and John L Adams of Madison Street. Rescuers saved his family from the roof but could not reach him.
The US Supreme Court refused a writ of habeas corpus for Whitaker Wright a financial operator held in New York awaiting extradition to England on fraud charges. The ruling upholds a lower court finding the offense extraditable under the US Britain treaty. Wright remains in custody under a New York committment order based on a British consul general complaint.
Washington. The War Department will extend relief in the western flood areas by supplying subsistence and tents. Acting Secretary Sanger takes full responsibility for extending aid to save lives, with military officials authorized to issue tents and rations as needed, subject to Congress approval later.
The U S Supreme Court refused to grant a writ of habeas corpus for Whittaker Wright, the financial operator held in New York awaiting extradition on England charges. The ruling affirms the New York district court decision.
United States transport Logan sailed for Manila with 100 tons of military supplies to unload at Guam on the outward voyage. On board were eighty eight of the Fourth Infantry, 286 of the Thirteenth Cavalry, and 160 cabin passengers. Treasure tanks held 2,000,000 pasos of new Philippine coinage and $600,000 in gold for army payments.
Reports from Topeka and Kansas City describe widespread flooding on the Kansas River with 176 to 200 lives lost and thousands homeless. Rescue crews saved more than 400 as waters receded slightly. Notable drowned include Karl Rupp Orville Rupp two Rupp girls and G H Garretts six-year-old son among the identified and twenty unidentified.
Gabriel Galza a Filipino resident of Leyte sues Major Edward Green of the Fifth Infantry for 15000 pesos claiming false imprisonment. He was detained in Samar in 1901 as an insurgent sympathizer, then released. The case has been reported to Major General Davis and may go to Secretary Root.
Lieutenant Javier led constabulary and volunteers against about 200 insurgents in Takogan mountains Cebu. Sixty eight rebels were killed and twenty nine captured. Government losses remain unknown.
A Madrid dispatch reports King Alfonso inherits 7.5 million dollars from his grandfather King Francis. The will was opened a month ago and is to be read only twelve months after the king’s death as per Francis’s wishes.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE reports ten bubonic plague cases at the seaport of Iquique, with six deaths. The disease was traced to a cargo of rice from India.
LONDON The Irish department of agriculture plans a special display of Irish industries for the St Louis exposition to showcase national manufacturing and products to the American audience.
Buffalo New York John Mitchell and four vice presidents of the miners union held a Sunday conference on disputes with employers from the recent strike awards. Mitchell says miners earn less now than before the strike. A Wilkes-Barre conference will be held soon to address the situation.
The old Leyden home in Atlanta, a landmark and former headquarters for Federal troops under General Sherman during the 1864 march to the sea, will be replaced by a $300,000 apartment building. The house, tied to a prominent local family, survived the war for its strategic role.
Ruperto Rios, a fanatical Filipino leader captured a month ago, was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Tayabas. Twenty seven of his followers were also convicted and given various prison terms. A scout detachment defeated Canigut Island insurgents, killing eighteen, believed to end opposition there.
Washington reports a total irrigation fund of 7,530,888 for fiscal years 1901 and 1902 under the 1902 act. States receive amounts led by North Dakota 1,227,496 Oklahoma 1,008,795 and California 603,270 with others listed. Projected receipts from public land sales this year suggest irrigation fund in Treasury will near 15,000,000 by July 1.
British consul at Erzurum reports 860 killed in the Van district earthquake with cattle losses incalculable. Nearly twenty villages destroyed and many more partially demolished as the spring lateness left livestock indoors. Seismic center near Me Gipan.
A telegram from Governor John H. Mickey of Nebraska to Governor Durbin announced no action this week in William Rhea’s murder case in Mount Vernon Indiana. Congressman Hemenway Major Mensies and Governor Durbin interceded for Rhea, with Mickey promising a thorough investigation before any execution.
In San Francisco a banquet honored H. DeYoung for his handling of President Roosevelt’s visit. A large silver loving cup was presented by the citizens’ committee with an inscription praising DeYoung’s executive ability and his masterly management of the May 1908 events. Meanwhile in Pekin an imperial edict names Wu Ting Fang to the foreign office, ranking below five designated officials.
The Haytien ministry and the minister for war have resigned amid opposition to continuing the probe into alleged fraud in issuing government securities totaling 2,000,000. The inquiry commission is backed by President Alexis Nond, who started the investigation. The ministry handed in its resignation.
Chicago federal judge Grosseno entered a final order restraining the large beef packing firms from combining to regulate trade under the Sherman Antitrust Act. The ruling enjoins all major packers in the district and stands as a government victory while an appeal will follow. The Swift name was removed from the list though Swift & Co remains covered.
Secretary Shaw departs Washington for Chicago and plans to join the president in Council Bluffs on June 2. He will visit Denison, his hometown, with the party and then travel through the state. On June 17 he attends Cornell University commencement at Mount Vernon Ta., with his daughter Maida in the graduating class. Two days later he speaks to Armour Institute graduates in Chicago.
Edward W. Lawrence of Rutland Vermont was appointed assistant attorney general for the post office department on Wednesday to succeed Daniel V. Muller who was removed. Lawrence is a member of the Vermont bar as the investigation of offices affairs continues.
A Sunday cyclone swept two miles through Welsh Louisiana destroying the two story home of farmer S. E. Carroll and all outbuildings. Hired man Bi Burgess killed while Carroll and his wife were injured. Their daughter suffered lighter injuries. Two white men and a boy were reported missing. Lightning also struck a nearby sea.
Report notes Towa Farms offering four dollars per acre cash inquiry and a 34 crop tilt paid. Sioux City mention and odd lines about administration, heaven, and housekeeper using Red Cross Ball Blue soap. Some miscellaneous, unclear remarks follow.
A new order of things is easily brought about provided you have telephone connection with your grocer. The remark highlights how direct telephonic service can streamline shopping, enabling quicker orders and home delivery or curbside pickup, reflecting evolving consumer habits.
Greatly reduced rates via Wabash Railroad listed for Atlanta Indianapolis St Louis and other cities with return fares and specific sale dates. Tickets valid on Detroit Buffalo steamers with no extra charge for meals or berths, long layovers allowed. Includes note about The World’s Fair Line and request for folders from Harry H. Moore, Omaha. Also mentions a poem by "A Man Who Thinks" and a cold remedy promotion for Laxative BromoQuinine Tablets with money-back guarantee.
Edison gave a single public address for a girls seminary. He was unsettled, then announced that Mr Adams would not lecture on electricity and he would instead demonstrate the apparatus and what Adams would say.
An OCR collage promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease powder for tight shoes and foot relief, plus a Defiance Cold Water Starch boast about more quantity per price. It includes marketing lines about faith, a sermon, and a social cue about a woman nudging with an elbow.
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