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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1903
Page
6
A powerful storm strikes causing fatalities and widespread damage as residents report severe winds and flooding. Officials warn of continued threats and urge caution while emergency crews assess affected neighborhoods and provide aid.
Storms sweep Iowa with three killer tornadoes striking Glenwood Buxton and Des Moines. Six killed including Maggie Biettner Adaza and Hazel Wright in Glenwood plus Georgia Blakesley Herbert Rhodes Russell and Lloyd Knauff near Des Moines. Dozens injured and $75 000 property loss reported.
A wedding party at the Citadel barracks in Arras France ended tragically with three women dead and twenty seven injured after a dance crowd panicked and flames set decor. The doors were bricked as some escaped to the streets, while others remained trapped.
Gabriel Galza a resident of Leyte sues Major Edward Green of the Fifth Infantry for 15000 pesos claiming false imprisonment. Galza, an insurgent sympathizer, was arrested in 1901 by Major Glenn with General Smith's approval and confined in Samar, later released. The suit was reported to Major General Davis for referral to Secretary Root.
A Sunday night tornado struck John Mumma’s farm two miles southeast of Pauling Nebraska killing fifteen people including John Mumma and several family members and visitors. The blaze of destruction left the house airborne to 150 feet, livestock killed, and debris scattered for miles with most victims seated at the dinner table when the storm hit.
Lieutenant Javier commands constabulary and volunteers defeating 200 Insurgents on Cebu in Takogan mountains. Sixty eight killed and twenty nine captured with no details of engagements and government losses unknown. Editor Describes Scene at Pauline. Lawrence Nebraska editor describes tornado aftermath at Pauling scene nearly unfathomable with grieving victims.
Sioux City reports Captain Gould of the Mandan snagboat arrives to consult Lieutenant Vincent about completing the river work. The upper river, chiefly near Yankton, is slated for extensions to dikes with about twenty thousand dollars anticipated for the project. Boiler Plate Mills in Harrisburg burn, causing heavy losses and job cuts, though insured. King Alfonso inherits thirty seven and a half million from King Francis's will, opened after a year.
A federal statement from the General Land Office lists irrigation fund allocations for 1901 and 1902 totaling 37,530,338 across states including Arizona 31,773 dollars, California 503,270 dollars, Colorado 628,995 dollars, Idaho 507,448 dollars, Kansas 49,125 dollars, Montana 772,877 dollars, Nebraska 235,194 dollars, Nevada 23,414 dollars, New Mexico 147,237 dollars, North Dakota 1,227,496 dollars, Oklahoma 1,008,795 dollars, Oregon 910,961 dollars, South Dakota 307,562 dollars, Utah 146,824 dollars, Washington 794,088 dollars, Wyoming 385,762 dollars. The 1901 total was 3,144,861 and 1902 34,565,516. Land sale returns for the first three quarters indicate receipts will match prior years, boosting the irrigation fund toward 15,000,000 by July 1.
General Bur ton and Secretary Root authorize a tighter link between the inspector general's department and army command. Officers assigned to inspection duties will now report to the department commander and be chosen for fitness by the Inspector General with War Department oversight. Reports will flow through the adjutant general.
Washington reports outline key Cuban contract provisions. Cuba vows not to enter treaties that threaten independence and agrees not to incur debt beyond revenue capacity. It consents to U S intervention to preserve independence, ratifies U S acts during occupation, and pledges city sanitation to prevent epidemics.
In Chicago judge Grosseup entered the final order in the beef trust case, restraining packers from colluding to regulate trade. The decree covers all large packing firms in the district, aims to permanently bar violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act, and leaves Swift & Co. covered though the Swift name is eliminated from the list. An appeal is expected.
Waoluyu Lun-A delivers a large packet of letters to the state department all about the Kisheneh Jewish massacre. The department acknowledges receipt and promises consideration. The Russian government acted to restore order and appears to punish those who perpetrated the outrages.
Enid Oklahoma faces $300000 damage as a midnight cloudburst sweeps the bottoms. Three are killed in Foss a Tornado strikes disrupting rail lines. Rescuers work through the night saving residents and tallying losses across the region.
The Geological Survey presents a model of a planned Salt River dam sixty five miles above Phoenix Arizona. The structure would be among the first and largest government irrigation efforts under the new law. It would be 188 feet thick at the base 830 feet long at the top and 250 feet high containing 11 800 000 cubic feet of masonry. The reserve would drain over 6 000 square miles and add 860 000 acres to the Phoenix vicinity usable area.
The Grand Army of the Republic Department of Kansas, in Topeka, passed a resolution opposing Virginia’s plan to place a statue of Robert E Lee in the U S Capitol rotunda. It condemns any figure disloyal to the United States or who bore arms against it.
Reported casualties from the first Paris Madrid automobile race stage list six dead two fatally injured and ten seriously hurt. Earlier claims of seventeen dead and seventeen injured were not substantiated.
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