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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
10
Dispatches report President Roosevelt intends to appoint new men to the civil service commission. Other items mention snowbound travel, political boycotts, arrests, price fears, and various overseas and domestic movements with names of officials, states, and institutions amid a broad daily briefing.
Algiers hosts a royal welcome for President Loubet as Britain eyes St John Brodrick for Viceroy of India. An arrest in Tarascon sparks mob violence while Irish land reform debate intensifies with Redmond backing. A Breach of ship Shamrock TL causes tragedy near Weymouth. Fez urges European departure as Moroccans plan action. Vienna hosts a chess contest May Day with elite grandmasters from Europe and America.
Prominent figures including Chares A Hoyt and A Mess die in California and Illinois. Obituaries list New York City business leaders, Chicago veterans, Milwaukee executives, and a West Dundee educator among those passing.
Obituaries note the death of Tr Major Dewitt C. Cram at 71 in Dubuque, a blind but vigorous Northern Iowa prosecutor. Also reported are Louis Boies of Waterloo, Texas Angel of Idaho, Hester A. Thayer of Springfield, Rev. Dr. Howard Smith, P. Squires of Burlington, Joseph A Sleeper of Chicago, and survivor details.
A corrupted OCR batch lists varied items from several nations and figures. Entries mention France and a London visit, a Philippine army cut to 15 000, arrests for fraud in Mavagues, and a record immigration surge. Also notes Cox declaring a candidate for Ohio governor, Knox opposing Norther Securities, Montana suit for damages, Pretoria house sold, and Britain’s naval figures and diplomacy amid alleged impending war.
A scattered news item mix mentions Kling Edward reviewing 10,000 soldiers in Malta then meeting the Maltese cathedral leadership. It notes William K. Vanderbilt’s divorce and possible remarriage to Mrs. Lewis Rutherford of Paris. A rescue near La Course saves Henry Streitz from a deadly cave collapse. An Erie Railroad incident near Red House injures and kills several. A Varied tale includes Prince Anthrobald Stuart de Modena’s arraignment for false marriage record entries and Balkan crisis talk. The London Times cites a Marconi device breakdown affecting American wireless messages. Yuan Shih Kai urges prompt signature of indemnity bonds to deter potential aggression in China.
Brief notices recount the Texas Angel a former Bali Clara partner in Levi M Vilas family tied to Gen Sam Houston. Also mourn Milwaukee poet and translator Mrs. Daniell age 86, with North Atlantic lineage and Willard education. Long obituary outlines Cordelia Ruggles Paige of Massachusetts and Ruggles siblings with Civil War and Revolutionary lineages.
The text notes the death of Miss Lucy S. Ruggles a longtime teacher in the south during the civic war era, and mentions Mrs. Paige who was twice married to half-brothers. It also references Dr. Asa Paige, a Troy physician and druggist, and a merchant who moved to Bennington Vermont. Remaining family members are interred in Bennington Center cemetery.
A long critical letter from Michael Cotecran in the New York Sun argues for a clear public loyalty to the republican form of government by church leaders. He condemns clerical efforts to cling to monarchy and urges bishops and priests to proclaim support for the republic, even at personal cost, to avert danger to liberty.
The piece surveys women's federations and councils from Macedonia to Australia and Argentina, outlining appeals for justice, pension schemes for domestic workers and teachers, anti sweatshop drives, and limits on legal witnesses. It notes Asian royalty contributing to famine relief and discusses currency value shifts affecting a lakh of rupees.
Hetty Green declares she has no fixed residence to dodge personal taxes, sparking debate on how laws should shield her assets and address her bold stance. The outspoken financier hints the uproar would grow if protections vanished, highlighting contentious tax policy.
The Kenosha Store bank will be opened today in Kenosha. Creditors will be paid in full.
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