24 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
1
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Across towns in South Dakota on April 22 and 23 voters weighed licensing against prohibition. Canton shifted to no license with a 57 majority. Deadwood cast a light ballot for school bonds. Sioux Falls leaned Republican with a smaller assessor majority. Leach voted $40,600 for a new high school. Vermillion backed the anti license ticket by 112, while Aberdeen defeated a gas and electric franchise. Multiple towns reported license wins or losses and related bond votes, with officials re elected in several locales.
Heavy rain and snow storm cause several landslides across northern Black Hills. A Burlington train on the Spearfish branch was struck and one coach buried under earth and rock. Snow depths reach up to two and a half feet at Terry and Crown Hill while Deadwood reports demolished structures and damaged retaining walls.
Ohio senator Hanna spoke before the Amalgamated Association of Steel Workers, defending organized labor and the civic federation, criticizing D. M. Parry's stance, and urging cooperation between labor and capital while recounting the anthracite coal strike and the federation’s conciliatory role.
New North German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm II reported forty miles east of Nantucket at 9 40 am. Estimated five days twenty three hours to New York, likely maiden record though not beating Cherbourg route. The vessel, largest express steamer, sails from Bremen April 14, with 775 first, 343 second, 770 third class capacity and 600 crew.
The Illinois Supreme Court rules Judge Haney lacked authority to halt the recount. The recount of Lorimer Durborow ballots proceeds in the Sixth district. Justice Magruder delivers the opinion orally with the decision issued in Springfield. The recount is set to continue Thursday.
The Interstate Commerce Commission sat in New York on April 21 to hear William R Hearst's charge that several coal carriers including the Philadelphia and Reading Lehigh Valley Central of New Jersey New York Susquehanna and Western Erie Ontario and Western Delaware and Hudson Pennsylvania Baltimore and Ohio violate the interstate commerce law. Hearst alleges unreasonable rates unjust discrimination favoring bituminous coal over anthracite and anti pooling tactics harming independent coal miners. None of the railroads appeared at the convening.
Three high level Illinois Central railroad staffers including General Roadmaster D. J. O'Herns Mark Walsh and Chas O'Hern were arrested at the Park police station in Chicago on charges of stuffing pay rolls. Authorities say defalcations may total thousands and special agent O Keefe reports confessions following a month of surveillance.
The weekly crop bulletin from Washington on April 20 reports milder conditions in the upper Missouri valley but much below average temperatures east of the Rockies. Excessive rains slow farm work on the Atlantic coast, Ohio valley, and parts of the lake region. rain is direly needed in central and west gulf areas. Corn planting progresses slowly due to cold, while dry weather hurts stands in central and west gulf states. Winter wheat remains generally good though slight yellowing in upper Ohio valley. Seeding spring wheat is general but slow in southeastern Minnesota. Iowa and South Dakota oat germination is slow and stands are uneven. Some central valleys suspend oat selling and may reduce acreage.
Des Moines Iowa April 23 Mrs Margaret Hossack convicted of murdering her husband a wealthy farmer with an ax and sentenced to life imprisonment is to be freed The supreme court granted a second trial but the jury disagreed The prosecuting attorney dismissed the case to avoid further county expense The case compared to the Gallaugher affair Iowa City The 60 year old Hossack was described as a kindly elderly woman while her husband was a sharp tongued Scotch man The second trial cost Warren county 6040 and the first 4000 with another trial deemed too costly
A Frisco passenger train from Kansas City to Memphis derailed near Everon Missouri after a defective rail. Engineer E R Mead fireman Bert Coffman and postal clerk Campbelle were killed. A mail clerk Clyde Withers and passenger Louie Columbia were seriously injured. about a dozen others injured lightly. Police suspect possible wrecking.
Secretary Root ordered a court martial for several army officers in Alaska accused of using commissary supplies for personal gain. They allegedly bought items at cost and sold at large profits due to Alaska freight rates. Papers have been sent to General Funston to pursue action against the implicated officers.
In Charleston West Virginia April 23 a strike leader John Harless was killed near Stamford City while deputies Cunningham Summers and two men named Laing and George attempted to arrest him on a federal warrant. Laing who manages Leonard Coal mines adjoining Stamford City fired on Harless as he ran toward the woods. Further trouble is feared after the incident.
New York April 23 Associated press General Grenville M Dodge of Iowa and New York backs General David B Henderson to preside over a large company to own and develop lands in southwestern Texas southern California and Mexico The duo aims to keep Henderson Iowa tied while Dodge remains a metropolis citizen The article notes Dodges Civil War leadership Pea Ridge and his postwar roles including chief engineer of the Union Pacific and railroad financing and a stint in congress It credits him with vast wealth and high national standing
New York stock exchange members paused trading on April 23 to dedicate their new building. The two year project replaced the old structure, with Broad street access and vaults for safe deposits. The interior features climate control, a large board room, and a 110 ton vestibules steel vault weighing 776 tons.
Washington reports indicate the Roosevelt administration intends to calm tensions with Germany and counter German baiting. Officials note misperceptions fueled by the German press, stressing efforts to preserve friendship and prevent incidents. The president rejects any view of Germany as an enemy and aims to demonstrate mutual goodwill.
In Chicago on West Madison Street police raided a prize fight attended by about 250 people. About 100 were arrested after midnight amid chaos as lights failed and gunfire briefly erupted. many escaped, some burned by escaping steam, and four wagonloads of prisoners were bailed out under assumed names.
In Bucharest on April 23 two rivals vie for Pauline Astor’s hand. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria seeks to marry into wealth and secure a maternal role for his four children, though his age and escapades cast doubt. Romanian foreign minister Tonel Bratiano, 35, is energetic and popular, with strong liberal leadership prospects. Pauline has spent four months with Bratiano’s brother, signaling exclusive attention to him.
St Louis authorities report the transit union plans a strike after the world’s fair dedicatory exercises if wage and labor demands are not met. The amalgamated union reportedly absorbed the Missouri Street Railway Employer union, with action anticipated April 30. The 1900 strike caused 13 deaths, 180 injuries, and large losses to workers, the company, and local business.
Reports claim Russia plans a second evacuation in Manchuria, though unsettled details persist. Allegations of strengthened railway guards and 20 000 troops on Korea’s border fuel Japanese anxiety and fear a renewed aggression. A new massacre report near Erbogane, Hei Lung Chiang, adds to the tension as Japan resolves to check Russian advances.
Henry Streitz was trapped eighteen feet underground when a sand collapse blocked his escape. A bystander threw a hose down, and Streitz grabbed the end to be pulled free as rescuers battled further cave-ins. He survived after a tense, lengthy rescue effort in LaCrosse Wisconsin.
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