Daily News Summary for March 13 1903
The fragment from a Friday morning issue notes daily averages and figures 102 187 4 085 within a March 13, 1903 context. It references no named individuals or organizations beyond generic dates and numbers.
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
4
The fragment from a Friday morning issue notes daily averages and figures 102 187 4 085 within a March 13, 1903 context. It references no named individuals or organizations beyond generic dates and numbers.
The article outlines U.S. interventions in Cuba starting with control after 1906 and the ongoing effort to stabilize the island under American supervision. It notes President Roosevelt’s forecast of completed work by February 1, 1909 and questions future Cuban elections and the potential need for continued U.S. oversight to prevent insurrection.
A居 description recalls a life marked by repeated injuries and losses. The speaker recounts childhood scythe accidents severing toes and a finger, a run from home at fourteen, frost damage, loss of a right foot, and later assaults including a bite and limb injuries. The narrative frames his residence as mostly in Chicago with a harsh, continuous trail of harm.
Mr Edison mails a phonograph of the latest pattern to Count Leo Tolstoy and expects a cylinder recording Tolstoy’s voice in return. The exchange signals early phonograph technology linking scientists and writers.
The passage argues that prominent persons and private individuals alike should have their voices preserved for future generations, comparing this practice to how photographs are universally kept for families and posterity.
The government reindeer introduction in Alaska is deemed a success with an estimated 15 000 animals. Rev Dr Sheldon Jackson proposed the herd to aid natives facing food shortages and mobility. Reindeer are hardy and forage on rock lichens and even snow, offering transportation and sustenance, with large herds making Eskimo communities wealthier.
Correspondents report a curious North Norfolk owl species that carries a bright yellow light at night. Observation notes from Mr. T. Digby Pigott describe two birds moving about fields and one alighting on a tree with a light so strong the outlines of branches are visible.
An English traveler questions how many coinages will pass on a New York to San Francisco journey. Meanwhile Britain’s Royal Mint strikes about 32 million aluminum coins for Uganda and the Nigerian protectorates. Each coin is one cent or two mills, perforated for threading, chosen for lightness and germ resistance. The saying lightly come and lightly go is linked to this money.
A Boston woman lecturer states society endures luxury during financial stringency as many have sold racing automobiles and cut consumption of diamonds and champagne by half.
A New York court holds a mistress may strike a maid when she is sassy, a ruling deemed possibly wise yet likely to cause the maid to quit the position if the right is exercised.
A recent court decision upholds that New York hotel managers may refuse food and entertainment to unescorted women after six o clock, effectively making a man a meal ticket in practice.
Straw votes are being taken in various parts of the country and candidates capitalize on favorable conditions. Analysts say some contender may reap a harvest from early opinion signals.
A young man from Pennsylvania sues a girl for 5000 dollars claiming breach of promise. The suit frames the dispute around damaged affections and hints at masculine expectations.
A Connecticut man collapsed and died upon hearing news of a $50,000 inheritance. The incident prompted questions about timing and fate as onlookers recalled his remark that some choose an absurd time to quit life.
Reports suggest not only rolled oats but wild ones have edged higher in recent years. The note hints at broader price pressures affecting unrelated items.
The American fleet under Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans anchors at Magdalena Bay completing a 13,000 mile voyage from Hampton Roads. Target practice and drills begin immediately off Lower California with future ceremonies planned in San Diego Los Angeles Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz.
Ellen von Hagen testified before a jury detailing assaults linked to actor Raymond Hitchcock. She described nights at his Great Neck home and visits to a furnished city room, with support from Flora and others as the case unfolds.
A single consoling fact about the forthcoming campaign is that it will be anything but dull and conventional, signaling unexpected activity and possible surprises in the political landscape.
Thomas D. Thorp of Grant County announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Congress in the Eleventh District, subject to convention choice.
In a courtroom today, Flora age 16 and two younger sisters aged 15 and 12 testified amid a prosecutor's charge of misconduct against Hitchcock involving all three children. The witness from the Von Wagen household confirmed the state's allegation when testimony resumed after a brief adjournment.
Large crowds watched Tribune bulletins in windows as Marion hosts a congressional convention. The Tribune wire and telephone service kept the public informed, with the phone lines busy as residents inquired about results and developments.
Mrs. Alice Gray Hubbard of New York was condemned by the court of kings bench to pay 2500 in damages for injuries to Lieut Harford of the Scots guards in Maidenhead in 1906. He rode a motor cycle when struck by an automobile in which Mrs. Hubbard rode. His leg was broken in six places. Hubbard claimed the accident was the plaintiff’s fault.
Notices posted at noon announce a ten percent wage reduction affecting about 25 000 workers across seven large cotton factories in Lowell Massachusetts as of today.
Alarmist reports about Joseph Chamberlain’s health are denied. He has improved and follows current events keenly in anticipation of returning to political activity.
Washington reports satisfaction over Henry Reuterdahl leaving the Pacific fleet and returning to the United States. On arrival he is expected to meet the president and testify before a Senate committee about the sources of his warship controversy articles.
Washington March 12 A White House conference on Sherman anti trust law amendments discussed exempting labor from conspiracies in restraint of trade and tightening railroad pooling and corporate reporting. No agreement was reached and further talks were planned with possible drafting within a week.
Mrs H R Depoy of 1026 Seventeenth Street suffered severe facial and hand burns Thursday morning when gasoline ignited while she poured it into washing water. Authorities believe heat from the water sparked the blast.
Paris March 12 It became known here today that Mme Anna Gould who sailed yesterday for New York on the steamer Adriatic booked her return passage under a Glever ruse to delay reporters and avoid questions about her plans in the United States
Mme Gould and her children changed voyage plans and used an assumed name to depart, despite consent from Count Boni de Castellane. Boni believed the Kronprinz Wilhelm carried them and sent greetings to the children. Boni denounces a Sagan case as buffoonery over forged letters signed by Sagan.
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Mrs. Carl Gunkel of Bingham, Utah, died after lacing a new pair of corsets so tightly that she crushed her chest and caused cardiac paralysis. Her husband summoned a physician, but she died before the doctor arrived.
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