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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1903
Page
5
Turbulent events unfold with insurrection proclaimed in Macedonian districts near Sofia and Beirut arrests linked to the Magelssen case. Leishman presses for justice, warships Brooklyn and San Francisco to Beirut, aiming to settle disputes and deter further sedition amid Turkish tax measures.
Turkish infantry cavalry and artillery attacked the village of Stoilova, insurgents retreated, Turks occupied and reportedly massacred the population and burned the village. Prince Ferdinand arrived at Euxinograd joined by Premier Petroff and is expected to stay. Also reported are US cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco passing Messina Straits bound south, and a Beirut dispatch confirming the failed Magelssen killing attempt with no injury to the vice consul.
New York September 2 Reliance the cup defender fails to win a third time over Lipton’s challenger as wind dies and five and a half hour time limit expires before finish. Shamrock III remains two and a half miles behind on the horizon. Critics acknowledge Herreshoff boat’s superiority in any weather, extending the contest’s agony.
Springfield Ohio September 2 There has been talk since the state democratic convention adjourned of a rival ticket. W S Thomas a wealthy manufacturer and longtime state central committee member would run for governor against the ticket headed by Johnson of Cleveland. Thomas would accept if an organized new ticket formed. Bernard Cincinnati Democratic leader favors a Thomas ticket but says nothing for publication yet.
Seven members of the executive committee of the North Jersey Street Railway board stood trial in Essex county court on a manslaughter indictment. The charges relate to the February collision between a trolley car and a Lackawanna express train that killed nine high school students, with a coroner's jury verdict placing responsibility on the railway company.
Lincoln dispatch reports Mr. Bryan denies cancelling dates in Ohio and claims no dispute with Johnson. He plans to speak this week at Versailles Columbus and Marion and will aid the campaign committee as needed. He will not discuss Clarke's Senate endorsement until informed on key issues. He departs for Ohio tonight.
In Chicago on September 1, three robbers killed two men and wounded two others at the Chicago City Railway barns at Sixty-First and State streets. They secured about $3,000 in cash before fleeing. The victims included Frank Stewart, an assistant cashier, and John R. Johnson, a motorman. Injured workers William Edmond and Henry Bichel were hospitalized but expected to recover. Four men were later arrested as suspects.
In a northeast gale off High Lands New Jersey the schooner Henry Mason loaded with 1100 tons of clay struck a submerged wreck and sank. Captain Paterson and the Sandy Hook life saving crew, aided by C Oliver Iselin and Hert C Leeds aboard Navigator, rescued twelve aboard after a perilous night. Women were saved first and cared for by Iselin’s party. Mason’s Captain Frost noted the rescuers arrived just in time for the crew.
Sioux City stock yards show hogs at 4.50 to 6.30 with heavy and butcher grades listed, cattle at 1.00 to 5.25 for steers and 2.25 to 4.60 for cows, stockers and feeders 2.50 to 4.30, and calves up to 5.25. Chicago reports receipts of hogs around 11,000 with steady market, cattle slow, and sheep lower. South Omaha lists cattle native steers 4.00 to 5.40, hogs 5.20 to 5.50, and lambs 4.00 to 5.10. Kansas City shows cattle steers 4.00 to 6.35, hogs 5.50 to 5.80, and sheep 2.60 to 6.40.
Cash grain and provisions quotes show cash flour firm and wheat prices around 79 1 4 to 81 2 3 cents. Corn, rye, barley, flax and timothy seed listed with varied grades, while provisions price ranges span park, lard, ribs, shoulders, and short clears. butter and eggs steady firm, cheese quiet, and Minneapolis quotes echo wheat ranges for No 1 hard and northern grades through No 3 northern.
In Geneva New York on August 31 the Brooks periodic comet core sighting noted in Capricornus with slow westward motion. Discovered at Hobart College in 1889 the comet follows a seven year orbit and returns on schedule with four small companion comets in attendance.
Denver reports Bishop Matz orders Father Cushing to the Trappist monastery at Gethsemane Kentucky where he will be effectively a prisoner for life. Archbishop Falconi approves. Bishop Matz covers all expenses for the 40 to 60 year old priest in frail health amid long running parish tensions.
Mrs. Pearse, the bride, hurled boiling water at a charging crowd of revelers at a reception for her son George Pearce in Herkimer area. Frank Cress was scalded as the incident followed a noisy charivari. Police planned assault charges against the bride as the party continued outside.
At the Government Printing Office in Washington 4000 employees from top officials to chatwomen were sworn to support the U S Constitution and bear true faith and allegiance The oath read aloud before a notary and Foreman Ricketts with groups of 30 to 40 signing and swearing As in the Roosevelt initiative the process drew mixed reactions and questions about its meaning with a few light moments during the ceremony
Paris reports Herbert K. Mainzer an American alpinist and his guide survived a fall into a 150 foot crevasse on the Morteratsch ice slope. They plunged twenty minutes below the summit as the ice center caved in. The guide sustained injuries from ice blocks while Mainzer remained uninjured. A party ahead lowered themselves into the cavern to rescue them.
Three armed highwaymen stopped an electric car on the San Pedro Los Angeles line two miles south of the city. They robbed the crew and five passengers, taking $100 in cash and several watches. No resistance or shooting occurred.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Hitchcock faces renewed efforts to discredit him over Kiowa Comanche and Caddo funds. It asserts the treasury, not Hitchcock, bears responsibility for misused money and praises his integrity while noting clashes with land grabbers and Dawes commission involvement.
Grover Cleveland Fuller, who rode Hamburg Belle to victory in the Futurity stake, was two years ago a bell boy at a St. Joseph hotel in Chicago. He pursued a jockey career, gained his first win at Roby, and rose to prominence with Zimmer and Sullivan connections. Hamburg Belle won a muddy Futurity by a nose over Leondas, with The Minute Man third as the field stretched out behind.
Caleb Powers was sentenced to death for the third time in Frankfort after a judge overruled a motion for a new trial. Powers, linked to the Goebel assassination, faced appeal attempts to Kentucky and possibly the U.S. Supreme Court. He maintained his stance as verdicts were read, while supporters planned protests and petitions accompanying the case through legal avenues.
A document claimed as the last will of Charles L. Fair arrived by mail to Superior Judge F. J. Murasky and is now with the county clerk. It names his son Charles J. Fair to receive 850000 dollars, plus 13200 to the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, 500000 to Joseph Harvey, and 40000 to San Francisco for a hospital. The remainder goes to Mrs. Fair. The pair died in an auto crash, raising questions of who died first and potential heirs. The will’s standing remains uncertain amid further controversy.
London reports reveal discontent with pontiff Pius X and his ceremonial constraints. A well informed prelate notes the pope desires liberty but fears diminishing Peter's peace and public perception as a martyr. He dislikes guards and isolated meals and even asked for an open carriage, later reversed for protocol reasons.
Claremore Oklahoma September 1 Georst Nipper, an Englishman who married a Cherokee woman, returned yesterday after eleven years. After being knocked out in Houston Texas and left for nine years in a Catholic hospital, he woke to partial memory in Denver last summer. He now recalls his former name Williams, and his mind slowly clears as he renews faces and places from his past. His wife had settled with an insurance company on the belief he was dead.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a world record event in Sacramento California in 2005. Mentions a 463 world record attempt, a 25 ring target, and competitor names Grub and Care with unclear affiliations.
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