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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1903
Page
4
The U S civil service commission released a report accusing the surveyor general and aides of demanding political assessments from office clerks, dubbed The Bog Tax, across administrations. Several active collectors were dismissed. Godale’s replacement follows the probe.
Kenosha state bank examiner M Bergh ordered the Kenosha State bank closed and placed its affairs in the hands of a receiver Insufficient capital is cited as the main cause The bank holds a capital stock of 25000 dollars
A mob of 3009 workers and students demonstrated in Plaza La Balles injuring several policemen as shots were exchanged during the protest.
The April 6 visit saw President Roosevelt greeted by a vast crowd from arrival at 4:30 p.m. to departure at 11 p.m. A banquet at 7:30 lasted about an hour, then a university stop where he spoke to students in the chapel for four minutes before addressing the armory audience on the tariff introduced by President Northrup of Minnesota University.
A seven story building at 577 West Monroe Street and an adjoining seven story structure were destroyed and badly damaged. The J G Curtis Co Marquardt Maple Box Co Chicago Case Co Leonard Lee Co were among the firms burned out. Explosions occurred, one wall was blown out and narrowly missed firemen. Loss estimated at 2.5 million. Fire Marshal suspects incendiary origin with two independent blazes detected on sixth floor and basement.
In Chicago the strike by oat firemen delays grain laden ships from leaving port. Engineers of several steamers refuse to sail with non union firemen provided by owners. Owners threaten to seek inspectors power to force service and revoke licenses if contracts are breached.
Chicago April 6 grand jury reconsiders action to indict board of trade members and allow new testimony. After hearing evidence the vote of no bill led to dismissal. William S. Warren says premature publication exposed a plot by bucket shops to retaliate against the Chicago board of trade.
Atlanta, April 6. G Halfman Simos, collection clerk at Central City National Bank, faced a warrant sworn by bank President Speer charging embezzlement of $94,000. Sims allegedly admitted guilt after a yearlong shortage emerged. Expert accountants found large sums stolen over several years. Sims, eight years in the bank, was considered reliable and a social figure of Atlanta society.
Sheriff Torkelson arrives with Gilbert Enger, Joseph Mullen and Jacob Meyer to answer murder charges. Gle Stephenson, Engley town clerk, tried to end a fight between Meyer and Mullen when Enger allegedly stabbed him, causing almost instant death.
W A Campbell night yard foreman for the Chicago Peoria and St Louis railroad died here from carbonic acid poisoning self administered. He leaves a wife and six children. He was a native of Rock Island.
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