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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1904
Page
3
Washington reports on the Nations Farm Surplus led by cotton, grain and meats with exports peaking in the early 1900s. The Department of Agriculture study by George K Holmes cites 1900s export values, shifts to vegetable products, and growing orchard impact while animal matter declines.
An explosion at the Lake Shore Novelty Company factory in Findlay Ohio injures and kills many. Fourteen dead, seven blown to death, two missing presumed torn apart, five dying, twelve to fifteen seriously injured after a blast suspected to involve torpedo boxes. The plant makes railroad torpedoes and July explosives. two machines in separate rooms exploded simultaneously was heard across the city.
Washington experts urge regulation of submarine mines after reckless use threatens neutral shipping. Heavy tides and currents in the Gulf of Pe Chi Li hinder mine placement and cause many to wash away. Several have been found forty miles from the combat zone. Navigators warn the danger to merchant vessels is grave and removal may take a long time.
The United States warship Kentucky, after a world record voyage from Hong Kong and Madeira to New York, anchors off Tompkinsville. The ship covered 12 099 miles at 12.7 knots, with the Madeira leg at 12.8 knots, traveling under natural draught.
A record gasser flowed at Crane farm four miles southwest of Independence Kansas. The well produced 19,800,000 cubic feet of gas per day in a test. Two other similar spouters were found nearby with outputs of 12,000 and 600 thousand cubic feet daily.
In Chicago W. J. Bryan predicted the attempt to reorganize the Democratic party at St Louis would fail. He said the e it will control and the Kansas City platform would be reaffirmed. He could not say if he would be a delegate but suggested the paramount issue would be government by the people over corporate rule.
Chicago scholar Professor George E Howard of the University of Chicago outlines a three volume history and a plan to end free common law marriages. He suggests dividing counties into districts with registrars to license register and solemnize civil marriages and to license and attend all religious weddings.
London cable reports Prof. Ernest Rutherford proposing that radium in the earth could supply heat, challenging the molten cooling view. He suggests radium quantities might have kept the planet warm for millions more years, upsetting Lord Kelvin’s cooling timeline and life-duration estimates.
Kansas text book commission orders expunging the tale of General Funston swimming the Haccpag river under fire from Filipino rebels. Commissioner McCray says the claim earned promotion but is untrue and should be removed while living Kansans recall the misstatement.
At Harriman on Saturday the Tennessee Prohibition convention opposed General Nelson A. Miles for President. Delegates said he is not a Prohibitionist, is only a receptive candidate, and that his war record would hinder full party support in the South.
Telegraph reports from St. Petersburg say Viceroy Alexieff will stay in charge of Russian affairs in the far East after being prevailed on by the Czar. He had tendered resignation citing ill health to return to Europe, but remains in post.
Chicago Special reports Viola Larsen a West Side saloon keeper’s daughter known as Nestal, sought sensational material for a novel. A failed self harm attempt leaves physicians concerned she is mentally unbalanced.
Authorities consider destroying all Armenian villages in the Sassun district of Asia Minor to prevent insurgent concentration in the mountains and to place villagers on the plain for easier supervision.
The government confirms rumors that General Stossel led a successful Port Arthur sortie, resulting in more than 1,000 Japanese killed or wounded. Russian losses are reported at 116 killed or wounded.
St. Petersburg cables quote Lieut. Saint Paire saying Port Arthur will hold out until the Baltic fleet arrives and Russians will gain sea command. He denies Vladivostok capture reports and notes Kuropatkin's lines near Liao Yang. European neutrality questions and unconfirmed Japanese casualties are discussed.
New York Special reports Dr. R C Flower, charged with grand larceny, forfeited a $12.40 bond after failing to appear for trial on one of five indictments. A bench warrant is issued. The case concerns stealing $500 from Mrs Della Gray Taylor. Flower promoted suspicious ventures and operated in Indiana cities including Lafayette, with female clients. he formerly posed as a preacher.
In St. Petersburg several sources doubt Western mediation, with Russian diplomats sneering at intervention. The general view that the Czar will accept mediation is rejected. Nicholas is quoted urging the conflict continue to the bitter end.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania asserts Senator Fairbanks is the sole viable vice presidential candidate and predicts Pennsylvania will back him if he accepts the nomination, stating there will be no contest for the nomination and likely only one candidate.
President Roosevelt issues an order urging all executive department heads in Washington to enforce the anti smoking chimney law more strictly. The regulation has been frequently violated in public buildings and the president notes the government holds no private privileges in such matters.
The Lucama community in Wilson County searches fields after 28 gems valued at 7760 were found in fertilizer shipment ashes from a railroad wreck. The ashes were scattered over a field and are being thoroughly explored.
A General Assembly committee proposes raising 12 million dollars to endow colleges, focusing on weaker Western institutions, to strengthen higher education across Presbyterian schools.
Wreckage from the steamer Corwin bound from Seattle to Nome with 89 passengers was found off Vancouver Island. Authorities believe the vessel was lost after leaving Seattle with a heavy list and seaworthiness concerns.
Census bulletin records 90 844 789 telegraphic messages sent over American wires in 1902. The report notes 21 telegraph companies operated nationwide.
Census Director North assigns 1910 population at 89,041,436 in a letter defending recent estimates. He notes a rise of 17.2 percent this decade versus 20.7 percent last decade and says future events may justify lowering the estimate.
In St Louis, the first air ship entering the Worlds Fair airship contest has arrived. The craft is described as horse shaped.
Los Angeles Special reports the committee on the state of the church deciding to recognize domestic infidelity as the only ground for divorce by the church. Cruelty and desertion were rejected, and a plan to curb Mormon practices via a constitutional amendment was proposed. The conference also elected editors for church publications including the Methodist Review and several regional Christian Advocates.
Washington reports that Colombia may not receive Mr. Russell as United States minister in Bogota. United States charge d affaires Mr. Snyder has been advised of the likely refusal, not due to Russell but to Colombia's resentment toward the United States.
President Roosevelt spoke to Groton School boys including his sons Theodore and Kermit during prize day exercises in Groton Massachusetts on a Tuesday. He opened with a remark expressing sympathy for the two students who have a presidential father.
Desirous of discovering objectionable features the ministers of the M E Church South appoint an investigating committee. Their duty is to inspect the shows and report findings to the next regular meeting.
Disgrace spreads as Kemal Pasha and Princess Khadidje are implicated by secret correspondence with the sultan's daughter and other high officials are arrested and sent into exile in Constantinople.
New York Special: A dispatch from Tangier Morocco to the Times says letters from Jon Perdicaris the wealthy American kidnapped by bandits report he is being well cared for and in good health.
A Hazard telegraph dispatch from Perry county reports the reopening of the French Eversole feud. John Eversole is said to have assassinated William Smith by shooting him as he slept, causing instant death.
Port Arthur Texas two men William Richard and Fred Traham were drowned in a tank of oil on Tuesday. Traham attempted to assist Richard but was overcome by gas and drowned alongside him.
Theodore Shaffer was re-elected president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers on Saturday in Cleveland Ohio during the special session.
Kuropatkin forecasts the end of fighting and vows a Russian victory as he plans renewed assaults on Japanese forces in Manchuria. He notes recent Russian victories over General Kuroki and assumes Baltic fleet support will yield control of Chinese and Japanese waters. He pledges to push until Asia is cleared and Manchuria and Korea are under Russian rule.
The Los Angeles Specials report four of eight bishops elected by the Methodist General Conference. Dr. J. F. Berry Chicago Dr. Henry Spellmeyer Newark N J Dr. Wm F McDowell New York and Dr James W Bashford Delaware were named on early ballots with Dr Bashford elected on the fourth ballot and Dr William Burt likely to win on the fifth. Dr T B Neely may gain a sixth. Other top contenders include Dr R J Cook Dr L B Wilson and Dr Bowen whose vote totals show shifting support. Spellmeyer is a Newark pastor with strong executive ability. McDowell 42 and formerly chancellor of the University of Denver. Bashford Wisconsin native and former Ohio Wesleyan president.
Boston special reports plans to enlarge the American navy debated at the American Peace Society gathering. Speakers urged U S intervention to end the war in the far East. Wayne MacVeagh praised national sentiment over Kaiser Wilhelm II accepting a statue of Frederick the Great, calling him a ruthless despot.
Reports indicate the Russian monarch suffers insomnia and severe distress prompting doctors to order his departure from St Petersburg and isolation from Eastern front news to avert a nervous breakdown.
A large delegation of New Orleans women lobbyists will travel to Baton Rouge for the current Legislature session. They aim to influence legislation affecting women and to build support for woman suffrage and the ballot for women.
Tokio Cable reports during a reconnaissance at Port Arthur by Admiral Togo on Friday of last week a shell struck the torpedo boat destroyer Akatsuki killing one officer and twenty four men.
Lew Dockstader the minstrel staged a fake presidential scene in the capital plaza on Friday. A bogus President Roosevelt lifts a prostrate counterfeit of a negro into a carriage and salutes the burnt cork Ethiopian as he is driven away. Washington police want the moving pictures, which Dockstader handed undeveloped. He says the incident aimed for a new monologue and laments the public commotion.
Berlin reports Grand Duke Cyril, cousin of the Czar, escaped death when the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk was sunk by a Japanese torpedo. His bravery and resolve to join the Baltic fleet have earned him favor with the divorced Grand Duchess of Hesse and the Czar, who had opposed the match.
In New York a Special report notes an $815 purchase of securities worth $180,000 on the real estate exchange Friday. The seller’s representative was absent by mistake, allowing Davis to buy. Davis offered to cancel to avoid seller ruin, but learned the sale was for the Theodore Havemeyer estate and completed the deal.
St Petersburg Cable reports that Russia’s recent Far East successes revive talk of European intervention. No definite action yet, but friendly overtures could occur if Russia’s prestige is restored by decisive victories.
Reports from the Petit Journal’s St Petersberg correspondent say a plot to wreck the Czar’s train during his tour caused a derailment near Kremenzug station. Several victims are claimed in the reports.
Washington reports Harry S. New is to be named vice chairman of the Republican National Committee and placed in charge of the Western campaign with Chicago headquarters if the President and advisers’ recommendation is adopted.
Washington special reports that Third Assistant Postmaster General Edwin C Madden will be asked to resign following last summer’s investigations into the department. Government circles affirm the move as imminent.
A government report on an epidemic among trout in the Cold Spring Harbor hatchery shows the fish are affected by a malaria like disease. The investigation highlights the illness as a cause of concern for the hatchery operations and fish health management.
Paris officials announce a planned 300000 dollar program to improve the Seine department grade crossings after a rise in automobile accidents. The project targets the most dangerous crossings to reduce crashes and protect drivers.
Chicago police report a Sunday theft at John W. Kiser's residence on Michigan Avenue where jewelry valued at $18,000 was stolen by sneaks. No arrests announced.
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