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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1903
Page
9
The papal ending comes as Pope Leo XIII dies at about 4 PM in Rome. Cardinals and papal court members surround his bedside. his last words bless the church and he appears lucid at moments before death. Cardin als and officials discuss potential successors and the conclave with Vannutelli and Gotti among the leading candidates.
Rome reports the pope’s death watch as night and day crowds fill the Vatican. Doctors describe a failing heart and breathing, with the pontiff muttering prayers and Latin verses yet moments of lucidity. His hands hold a rosary, Contra prays, and Dr Lapponi tends nourishment as a final struggle unfolds.
Rome July 20 Preparations for the popes successor have intensified in the fortnight since extreme unction. Cardinals Rampolla and Gotti divide sympathies as factions coalesce around Gotti, with financial influence from the Bank of Rome shaping support.
President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill dictated to the Associated Press a message of deep regret on Pope Leo XIII's death. He said the pontiff's long career and exalted character earned universal respect among Christendom and that the sentiment expressed reflected all Americans regardless of faith.
Washington July 20 The state department sent a cablegram to Cardinal Rampolla Rome expressing the president s profound sense of loss felt by the Christian world at the death of His Holiness Leo XIII The message lauds his lofty character great learning and comprehensive charity and notes a reign among the longest in Catholic history signed John Hay
In Blase Paris July 20 Paris shows little excitement over the pope's death. Despite extra editions, Parisians show no rush to read about the pontiff's passing, and the topic is hardly discussed in boulevard cafes crowded with people.
London July 20 news from Westminster cathedral says the pope's death will have little visible impact on the Catholic church in England. Monsignor Johnson, head of the diocese since Cardinal Vaughan's death, received initial news via press dispatch and a private Vatican message but no official notification due to the diocese lacking a cardinal.
Former Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith replies to Civil Service Commissioner Proctor, arguing Congress and the President never disapproved his rural delivery system. He notes expansion from 20 routes to about 6000, denies political influence in appointments, and defends the system as well organized and competent.
New York City raised flags to half mast following the pope's death. Mayor Low ordered City Hall and all municipal buildings to display mourning standards in respect to the late pontiff.
A detailed account of the papal conclave process after a pope’s death. It covers temporary governance by the college, roles of the camerlengo and other officials, silent rituals, the nine day obsequies, the opening of the conclave on the tenth day, window and door restrictions, voting procedures, ballot burning, and the ceremonial crowning of the new pope with the fisherman's ring and papal attire.
The New York Evening Post condemns the Iowa Republican tariff plank as evasive and deceptive. It warns that an elastic platform betrays a flexible conscience, turning ideas into tactics to mislead voters and erode political sincerity under protectionist pressure.
Heard at Newport a judge quips about Miss Cutting and a Boston special while a tramp begs for money. The scene includes a brash exchange with a pugnacious dog and a limo of stories as a caller cites providence and a dime given yesterday. The humor ends with the tramp seeking a nickel for a family of a gentleman he ran over.
Rome July 2211 Cardinals gather in the Apostolic Palace to mourn Pope Leo and prepare for a conclave. Camere nglo presides over death rites while the ring of the fisher king is removed for the next pontiff. Cardinal Rampolla remains but Oreglia assumes dean duties as church officials set procedures for the election and funeral services.
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