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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1903
Page
36
A flood of brief items reports hotel fires in Kansas and drownings in Colorado, lynching thwarted in South Carolina, toys injuries in Pittsburgh, bonds sold in New York, and foot and mouth disease ending in Massachusetts. Reports of forest fires in Alaska and China news, a steamer destroyed near Nijni Novgorod, and a case of mistaken gender identity in Mississippi.
Pope Leo XIII passes after a long battle with pleuro pneumonia and age. The pope died peacefully at the Vatican at 404 Miami avenue time amid cannon fire and papal court witnesses. Cardinal Oreglia emerges as the senior cardinal and possible successor, while Italy and church authorities begin the transition to a new pontificate.
The article lists multiple candidates such as Gotti, Or fino, Vannutelli, Rampolia, Diplo Batelli and Ripkerd as contenders to succeed Leo XIII. Speculation centers on who will be chosen by the holy conclave amid prominent wagers and forecasts.
An unclear fragment notes royalty or religious figures in Rome. It mentions Pope Leo and newspaper coverage of a death, with references to flags and night closures. The text is garbled and hard to interpret but centers on Rome and press reaction to a papal event.
Fragmented OCR mentions funeral arrangements and posters posted on walls. It hints at theatre programs and institution notices amid waves of death announcements, with uncertain names and places.
Cardinals are sealed in their cells at the Vatican after prayers at St. Peter's as they begin the papal election. They swear secrecy, vote by ballot, and a two thirds majority is required. If no candidate reaches the quota, ballots continue daily until a pope is chosen.
A masked mob of about thirty attacked Banin Wyoming at the Basin jail sending shots through the court house and killing two condemned men Jim Gorman and Walters. Deputy Sheriff C B Pierce died instantly as Walters and others were shot during the assault. Sheriff Fenton seeks militia aid to move prisoners to Basin jail amid rising tensions near Thermopolis.
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