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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1903
Page
1
President Roosevelt fully backs Postoffice investigators as Cabinet meets to review the department. Bristow and Payne report progress while Bristow earns praise for energy and thoroughness. Dismissals and new corporate ties surface among postal officials during the probe.
A historic flood from the Blue Ridge causes massive damage across Pacolet and Clifton mills in South Carolina. Three mills with tens of thousands of spindles collapse or flood, many homes destroyed, and several hundred people displaced. Rescue efforts continue as rail bridges wash away and rivers rise. In Charlotte and Spartanburg regions, cotton stock and infrastructure suffer heavy losses.
Baltimore police report C Elsworth Upton, rural free delivery employee, released on $5,000 bail after arrest on conspiracy to defraud the government. Co‑defendants Thomas W. McGregor and Charles B. Smith face hearings. McGregor set for June 11 before US Commissioner Rogers. Bondsmen are two city real estate dealers.
Lorenz says he cannot discuss the Machen case publicly at present. He notes Machen’s attorneys asked him to refrain and he plans to speak later if permitted, while asserting awareness of what the press has reported but declining further discussion now.
In Andover Massachusetts Dr Charles Peabody and Warren K Moorehead announce two months of field work across Kentucky Tennessee Missouri and Arkansas. In an Ozark cave they uncovered five human skeletons plus bones arrow heads and animal bones embedded in stalagmites with charcoal and ashes. They may be the oldest remains in America according to Dr Peabody.
Report from Bakersfield California dated June 6 states the entire town of Randsburg was destroyed by fire. Efforts to contact the town failed as telephone and telegraph offices were wiped out, with high desert winds fanning the blaze and no fire protection in town.
Thousands cheered as fourteen Medal Men of the Fire Department received their honors at a Fifth Avenue review led by Governor Odell, the Mayor, and officials. Chief Purroy pinned the medals as Mayor Low read the record of valor, noting Brooklyn’s inclusion for the first time. The event highlighted long service, youthful awardees, and heroism amid a largely celebratory mood.
A massive crowd of about eight thousand surged toward the Brooklyn Bridge access yesterday afternoon. Ticket boxes were torn from their stands and a gate was nearly swept away as police and bridge workers restored order. One man was injured with a broken arm, and delays lingered until traffic returned to normal by 4 PM.
Rome reports show the Pope experiencing renewed weakness with periods of exhaustion. He conceals his illness to avoid public concern and continues duties while doctors note dangerous lapses that steadily reduce his strength and raise fears he may not rally.
Nathan Longhart, 45, of No. 5 Elizabeth Street, died from starvation after trying to save money to bring his wife and five daughters from Russia amid Kishineff massacres. A tailor by trade, he lived on little, sent money home, and refused meals to hasten his plan. He left $1971 in cash. He had recently learned of his youngest child's death and hoped to move his family soon.
A panic on an eastbound Thirty-fourth street car near the Waldorf began after pickpockets sparked a clash. A thief was accused as a wallet with a $20 gold piece was found. Frank Williams, a clerk, was arrested and jailed at the Tenderloin station after denying the theft.
A Rome dispatch notes Pope Leo XIII, age 92, shows gradual decline with fatigue from audiences. He rests between sessions, limits diet to milk bouillon and eggs, and suffers reduced air access. observers say he has been gradually wasting away and may not improve.
Venice June 6 report says the Pope suffers intestinal inflammation and minimal eating. The Gazetta di Venezia notes his strength is waning and while no immediate danger exists there is cause for concern unless improvement appears soon.
In Rome on June 6. Several high church officials say the Pope has only suffered a slight hemorrhoidal indisposition in recent days, which disappeared today. They say rumors of serious illness are unfounded.
In Philadelphia on June 6 special meeting the New-York Shipbuilding Company elected De Coursey May president to succeed Henry G Morse who died in New York Tuesday. The board did not name a new general manager and adopted sympathy resolutions for Morse. Observation train tickets for Intercollegiate Regatta on June 4 at Poughkeepsie Highland course went on sale at West Shore offices in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Rome reports Bishop Rocker former secretary of the Apostolic Delegation in Washington and Bishop Denis J. Dougherty of Philadelphia are named to Nueva Caceres and Nueva Segovia in the Philippines. They will be consecrated June 4 by Cardinal Martinelli and Cardinal Satolli and depart for the Philippines in early July via the United States.
The Cedric arrived at Queenstown at 11 PM after machinery repairs. She embarked 150 passengers and sailed for New York at midnight. An intercollegiate boat race in Poughkeepsie features the fast steel steamer Chester W. Chapin with tickets at $1.00 in advance.
Kel lier umpire forfeited the game to Nashua in the eighth inning amid a riot as fans shouted kill him. Police escorted the umpire from the field and later to the station after he was struck and chased by about a thousand spectators.
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