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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
7
A boy drowned in the Floyd River near LeMars on June 20 while wading with two companions. Kale fell into a hole. the incident prompted a rescue effort but the victim did not survive.
A passenger train No 2 Lastbound of the Illinois Central collided head on with a freight at Raymond, Iowa east of Waterloo. Ten people killed and several injured as both engines were wrecked. The crash followed misread orders and exceeded speed on a sharp curve. survivors and wreckage described as a near total ruin. Local responders rushed trains and news reached Waterloo promptly.
Samuel B. Evans a sixty six year old pioneer dies of apoplexy. In Des Moines Miss Mayza Vernon appointed deputy clerk of the United States district court at Keokuk to succeed Carl Smith. Ottumwa hosts the Iowa Music Teachers Meet with leading musicians from across the state attending the annual convention.
Cedar Falls Iowa June 22 Thomas Dobson a local farmer lies near death from a swarm attack that swollen his face and head to twice their size. He was found by members of his family believed to be dead.
Clarence J. Wallack of Algona drowned when a boat with companion Har ry Lockawa upset four miles north of town on the Des Moines river. Lockawa barely saved himself, Wallack a Spanish American War veteran.
Mrs Lackey Perry aged 101 died at her son's home in Waverly She was born May 3 1802 in George Vermont Her memory recalled War of 1812 details Her husband a first cousin of Commodore Perry hero of Lake Erie Des Moines Opens Festival June 24 Des Moines summer festival begins with a large carnival parade National Guard units prominent Over 600 in line Fraternal orders well represented Proceeds to fund a hall for the Hiks Bogus Home Builder Held June 24 William H Norton Twin City Co operative charged with embezzlement Bail set at 1000 Witnesses say contracts signed after 62 50 paid each embezzlement alleged Norton refused to speak Building homes scam
Karl W Mayne cashier at Hart's plate banking house died instantly on Hart farm near Crescent City while fishing with Ernest Hart Jrs. A fork struck his revolver causing a fatal self inflected wound as two young Hart children witnessed the tragedy.
Iowa Democrats assemble in Des Moines June 24 with large attendance expected and many veteran leaders returning. Rival factions dispute the Kansas City platform reaffirmation while gubernatorial hopefuls A A Van Wagenen of Bronx City and J B Sullivan of Creston attract interest. Sullivan has not consented to use of his name and J H Quick of Sioux City serves as temporary chairman.
Fort Dodge Iowa June 23 The home of Henry Lewis in Lehigh was blown up by dynamite while the family slept inside The wife and two children escaped injury The front of the house remained intact while the kitchen area was wrecked The blast likely came from striking miners angered by Lewis employment with Lehigh clay works
London June 24 The house of commons went into committee on the budget bill Henry Chaplin moved to eject the clause repealing the grain tax After a protracted debate the motion was defeated 416 to 33
The United States European squadron under Rear Admiral Cotton anchored opposite the yacht club at Kiel as eight German battleships and six cruisers, led by Prince Henry, saluted the Americans. The German flagship Kearsarge and other ships came to moor nearby, both sides exchanging calls while the German fleet hosted the visiting Americans. The German ships flew Stars and Stripes and the German admiralty’s flags as both fleets engaged in formal greetings and social calls.
Peking reports Prince Ching submitted a memorandum to M. Lessar on a China Russia agreement over Manchuria and New Chiang now discussed in St. Petersburg. The pact appears satisfactory to both nations though its details remain unconfirmed to other powers. Also: Lipton visit plans and a Masonic home purchase in Nebraska. Mississippi River Commission leaders seek $10 million levee upgrades Cairo to New Orleans with continued large federal funding anticipated into 1905.
At the Knights of St John national convention in Columbus Ohio officers reports were read and committees named. The secretary announced the year’s membership gain as the largest since the order’s founding. President Henry Fries urged a paid organizers department. At Niagara Falls the 25th American Library Association meet opened with 1300 members, assets over 100000, and Herbert Putnam likely to be elected president.
A semi official report states a Turkish frontier guard detachment crossed into Bulgaria at Batak but was repulsed by Bulgarian forces. The Turks suffered twenty killed and wounded in the engagement, with the rest retreating.
The Democratic state central committee named August 25 in Columbus for the state convention while the Populist committee fixed the same date at Grand Island. Leaders discussed fusion if feasible, amid talks of indorsement or rejection of a Kansas City platform and the ownership issue of railroads.
In Philadelphia on June 24 a mob of about 2000 stone hurled at ten Polish nonunion workers at the Franklin dye works as police escorted them away. Three arrests were made amid clashes. no serious injuries reported. Nearby in Wilmington Delaware a mob lynched George F. White, prompting questions on state action and calls for coroner’s inquest results.
The Union Electric company will allow appeals to direct Noonan and Hennessy as part of a committee process. This arrangement enables ongoing review of decisions and potential redress for affected parties within the club’s operations in Dubuque.
Rio Grande at Berino New Mexico is six miles wide and Santa Fe trains cross the river twice in less than a mile. All Mexican settlements near Sierra Blanca are swept away. Berino and nearby towns have not been heard from for days. The current disrupts Southern Pacific tracks and the region awaits updates.
Governor Montague ordered the Seventinth regiment the Richmond Blues battalion and the Richmond Howitzers to duty in Richmond Virginia to quell street car strike violence and protect public safety amid ongoing riots and unrest.
June 24 report states 1,600 electrical linemen with Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph quit work across California Oregon Washington and Arizona to push for a higher wage scale. Separately a fire in Wetaskawin Alberta caused about 200000 in damages, destroying a theater hall and several adjacent buildings.
The Great Lakes tug O W Cheney was struck and sunk by the propeller Chemung seven miles up the lake. Three crew members Captain Join Wheland Stew ard Andy Shaler and Fireman Eddie Dugan drowned. The Cheney had advanced to tow the Chemung into port when its bow brushed under the propeller causing capsize and loss of life. President Roosevelt granted clemency for Willie Johnson alias Overton who faced a murder sentence in Indian Territory being commuted to life. The same day Thurman Baldwin’s 30 year sentence for robbery and larceny was reduced to ten years after pleading guilty in Arkansas.
Chicago police arrested Charles Reimlein and John Ergvahl on charges of stealing jewels valued at 15000 from the Hotel Melrose safe in Los Angeles. The October 28, 1902 robbery had remained unsolved until last night. Reimlein was a hotel clerk and Ergvahl a bellboy, with the jewels placed in the safe by Mrs. J F Webster of Brooklyn.
A June 24 tornado struck Valentine Nebraska at about 6 p m lifting James Galt Way's roof and toppling two small structures. In east town a new house frame was smashed. Heavy rain and hail accompanied the wind. Reports say several Britt area buildings were demolished and crops damaged by hail.
In Cleveland Mississippi on June 24 the body of George Kincaid a black man once involved in a long-ago assault case was found hanging in swampy brush. A mob had gathered at Rubville to lynch him but Deputy Sheriff Riddie spirited him away and handed him to a man named Jackson before the body was later discovered.
Archibald Morrison, a Brooklyn silk salesman, committed suicide by leaping from the Brooklyn Bridge. He climbed the railing south of the tower, jumped onto a train to Brooklyn, fell from the last car, struck the third rail, was thrown across the track, fell through the ties, and landed on Front Street over 100 feet below, a mangled corpse.
In Corning Iowa on June 24 C W Richards a farmer seven miles back faced arrest after a dispute over a telephone call. A mob formed with threats of lynching but some local leaders prevented violence and the crowd dispersed.
Chicago June 24 Dr Nelson H Henderson executive head of Lake side hospital died here of sepsis contracted last May during an operation on a patient with virulent septicemia. The physician wore defective rubber gloves and a hangnail on a finger became infected. Mrs Siegel recovers jewels New York June 24 Mrs Henry Siegel injured in a runaway at Mamaroneck is reported to be recovering. A bag of jewels valued at 5000 found by J R Hege man’s coachman has been restored and a $500 reward paid.
Thomas Put nam and Ewan H. Clarke were convicted of swindling by the Horseshoe Mining company and sentenced to indeterminate terms of not less than two years and three months and not more than three years each.
London June 24 The house of commons went into committee on the budget bill as Henry Chapin moved the rejection of the clause. The division ended 416 to 32 in favor of defeating the measure.
Dr. John P. Sutherland of Boston was nominated as president of the American Institute of Homeopathy. The institute considered technical matters in department session.
June 24 report from East St. Louis describes a Black woman Annie Green aged 25 with a fractured skull and broken arm and a white girl Viola Bruno severely injured in a crime at a farmer’s home. A mob risk looms if a light yellow 25 year old Black man is captured. Florence Bruno is hospitalized in St Louis in grave condition. An armed posse and local authorities search nearby islands for the suspect.
In Peoria Illinois Detective B Murphy was killed by Billy McRay a negro desperado charged with burglary. McRay shot Murphy at Water and Eaton streets and fled but was captured by Detective Chadwick. A mob of about 1000 gathered to demand McRay surrender. The chief refused and the fire department staged a decoy run. Lights were turned off McRay was moved to the county jail and the mob later confronted guards. The city police protected the jail throughout.
Ex convict Willard Herrell terrorized Cass and Miami counties for 24 hours. Panhandle detectives sheriffs from two counties and police from three cities pursued him as he fired at travelers at Lake Erie depot in Bunker Hill, shot saloon mirrors, damaged a passenger train, and threatened John Shively who fled. He had previously faced murder charges for William Condon.
Burlington June 24 William Wall was fixed at a bond of one thousand dollars in default of appearance. The case proceeds as the court sets conditions for release pending further proceedings.
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