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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
6
A doomed passenger steamer approached the shore as a collision with a liner caused it to founder. Rescue efforts saved some, while many perished or went missing in the chaotic wreckage off the French coast. Authorities reported a large number of fatalities and ongoing searches for survivors.
The readable fragments reference a meeting or event with participants and dates, mentioning venues and organizers. Details are incomplete but indicate planning activity and expected timings for an upcoming function.
A waterspout struck a Brooklyn elevated train as it neared the station. Passengers were drenched, a motorman saved the last moment, and several clung to rails while water swept across the tracks. No one was seriously injured.
A young millionaire in New York tipped barber George M. Duncan $1400 after praising his work. Duncan planned to buy the shop with the gift and hoped for future opportunities, though he doubted if he would ever own a shop outright. The man who gave the tip, Douglae Gordon, is married to Senator Vanna's On.
A chaotic San Francisco grain house blaze has caused an immense loss, with estimates suggesting about 1,873,000 dollars in damages. Investors face heavy losses as creditors and insurers weigh responsibilities. The facility’s collapse leaves ships and workers facing severe financial fallout and potential legal obligations.
The readable portion shows a garbled sequence about negotiations and a papal or church context with references to a race, a president, and Vatican. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities form a coherent report.
Washington June 10 The federal grand jury found true bills against Groff Bros in connection with alleged bribe offers to A W Machen former superintendent of free delivery in the post office department Tyner former assistant attorney general for the post office department was connected with the safe opening scheme before the grand jury for action The cases mark actions under revived statutes making it an offense to promise money to government officers to influence decisions
Heavy fog on the Sound forces postponement of the America's Cup defense trial at Sandy Hook. Yachts Reliance Constitution Columbia were set to race in calm, variable wind and a squall, but the day’s contest was abandoned. Rain fell overnight raising prospects for a decisive future encounter.
French artillery opened a preliminary assault on Algerian brigands amid renewed border tensions. General command assigned to lead the MAEVE expedition, totaling around four thousand Foreign Legion troops and accompanying artillery. Reports indicate no territory loss by France as operations continue to quell bandit activity and protect allied forces.
Fragmentary markets note shows assorted figures and terms. Names and places are garbled. essential market actions and exact entities are unreadable, leaving only scattered hints of prices commodities and exchanges.
Fragmentary OCR text shows names and scattered phrases. Reads like a local news item with references to persons Grete and Frevinre and mentions S-Oxet and Dame, but the full details are unreadable.
Washington reports confirm urgent international talks on the Jewish massacre in Kishinev. Ambassador Choate met the president and officials, while Thomas E. Heenan of Odessa provided what is described as the fullest authentic consular account, based on Jewish testimonies. Russian ambassador Count Cassini protested American press claims of Moscow’s involvement.
A brief, unclear note referencing a tribute to presidents and a phrase about sewers and seams. The readable fragment hints at a ceremonial or commemorative item but lacks concrete names, dates, or places to confirm scope or participants.
The readable text fragment mentions an unspecified trust and a sequence of garbled words. It lacks clear names, dates, places, or events to identify a concrete news item or action. Without readable entities, the summary remains limited to noting the damaged nature of the OCR segment.
A cloudburst between Greenville and Spartanburg South Carolina floods the Tiger river washing out a Southern Railway bridge span. Pacolot Cotton mills No 1 and No 2 are destroyed with several other buildings wrecked and at least six bodies seen in the stream. Loss of life feared.
Berlin June. Hugh J. Cannon superintendent of Mormon missions in Germany and his wife and two aides were ordered by police to leave Prussian territory within three weeks. Similar orders will be served on eighty six other missionaries with no explanation beyond the police deeming Mormons undesirable. Cannon will move headquarters to Zurich where he will visit Prussian communities from time to time. The German pastors will keep their services. no protest has been made yet.
Banquet in Parkersburg, West Virginia, June 3. Governor Al B White faced jeers and hissed responses as he spoke to the West Virginia Bankers Association. He was heckled during remarks about taxes and reform, with at least one punishing interruption noted from attendees.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a violent event involving a scalp injury and various unclear names and places. The readable portions reference a confrontation, possible assailant and victims, with scattered labels such as dates and organizations missing context. The damaged source yields limited identifiable people or locations.
A long, fragmentary report details the McKnight family tragedy in Grayling Michigan, focusing on Mrs. McKnight accused of poisoning her brother and the string of deaths surrounding her since 1892. It notes deaths of children, spouses, and relatives tied to her history, including Eliza Chalker, Sarah Murphy, Ernest McKnight, and others, with mentions of exhumations and investigations. The piece emphasizes a pattern of misfortune and the puzzling sequence of fatalities linked to Mrs. McKnight and her associates.
The fragmented text from Washington notes a statement by James and a secretary touching on postal affairs. It references the Paynes and a plan to address timetables, with no clear outcome or date.
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