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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
2
Republican tickets list for county offices including A. B. Washburn for Representative, J. Carson for Treasurer, Wm. Morgan for Sheriff, and Wh. M. Moore for Superintendent, all with hometowns Glenwood Hastings Emerson Pacific Junction.
The president vows fearless action against postal frauds and demands impartial scrutiny. The piece notes party alignments in Butler county, resignations of ministers in Council Bluffs, and court appointments as well as advocacy by the American Protective Tariff League seeking young voters for 1904.
A local test of a three horsepower Olds gasoline engine shows ten hours of run time on one gallon, suggesting a 30 HP engine would use about 120 gallons monthly if run four hours daily. The piece argues against claims of excessive fuel use and cites a Nebraskan clerk’s figures, defending the town council’s pumping plant purchase.
Breathitt County Jackson Kentucky June 17 no indictments were returned against Crawford and Thorp for arson. Jurors from the Hargis faction limited expectations for convictions in Jett and White cases. Ewen family members fled amid concerns for safety as defense closes its testimony and Judge Redwine’s charge looms.
Former Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee testified before the grand jury that he was offered $1,000 a month in cash to stay away from the grand jury during the hoodle investigation. The bribe was said to have been proposed after his return from Jefferson City to Kansas City as the beer tax inquiry sought witnesses.
War has been declared by the Wabash railroad against the Fort Wayne and South western and the Wabash-Logansport traction companies. An order to standardize fares between Logansport and all points along the line up to Fort Wayne matches interurban rates, marking Indiana’s first rail interurban rate war.
Heppner Oregon reports a cloudburst death toll potentially 300 to 600 with 110 buried and 160 missing. Thousands arrive to aid as wreckage fills Willow Canyon, homes reduced to debris and tens of thousands mourn the survivors amid urgent cleanup and mass burials.
Belgrade June 17 King Peter I’s position is likely that of a royal captive with a military dictatorship guiding the state. Revolution leaders Colonel Maschin and Colonel Mitschilitsch hold real power as the army enforces rule, and dissent faces swift suppression while political figures like L Jubomir Schiolkovica shift roles under pressure.
A Madison Street bridge section collapsed during a crowd watching the city illumination in Eau Claire Wisconsin. Six people were seriously injured and about twenty five to thirty others were less severely hurt as about 200 sightseers fell into a sand bank. Surgeons and ambulances rushed to hospitals and the lights were shut off to prevent further disasters.
Pat Donovan, a Clinton rancher and politician, was fatally wounded by three highwaymen near Clinton early this morning. As he lay dying he fired back, killing one robber and wounding another. The other two fled with a dead comrade as a posse hunts the attackers.
Marguerite Stokes, a Mont Pelee disaster survivor, has undergone surgery in New York to remove facial scars. Skin grafts from her body were used and the third finger of her right hand was sacrificed to enable grafting onto adjacent fingers.
E L Hibbs promotes discounted Homeseekers Excursions with half rate tickets to Nebraska Wyoming Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and across the Midwest. Multiple sale dates from March to June include one way fares to Minnesota North and South Dakota and Manitoba. Also cheap Montana Idaho Oregon Washington returns daily through April 30 and a California Pullman tour option with weekly conducted excursions. Free Nebraska and Colorado books available by mail with maps and illustrations.
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