10 Sep 1903
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
1
President Roosevelt monitors the Turkish question and Beirut unrest with careful interest. He sees optimism in Constantinople reports and affirms American protections with ample authority to safeguard citizens and interests if needed.
President Roosevelt orders inquiry into the removal of Miss Huldah Todd the Greenwood Delaware postmaster amid reports of a Delaware Senate patronage compact between Allee and Ball. The case raises questions of political influence and office distribution in Kent Sussex and New Castle counties.
Paris reports detail rising violence as September attacks worsen. Christian residents are killed. homes pillaged. French shop destroyed and 400 to 500 refugees seek shelter at the French College. Nazim Pacha arrives from Damascus to restore order amid foreign concerns.
Beirut reports note ongoing murders of Christians in multiple districts, with chaos and halted traffic. Consuls seek protection from Rear Admiral Cotton who may land up to one hundred American sailors. German officials approve such measures and warn the Turkish government of new tensions amid foreign naval presence.
Beirut reports say the Muslim section suffered widespread killings with thirty dead including no foreigners. Shops closed and streets deserted as government appears unable to restore safety. American cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco arrived, crews armed and ready to disembark.
At the Detroit Grosse Pointe track a tire exploded in Parney Oldfield’s ten mile open event sending the car into the fence. Spectator Frank Shearer died en route to the hospital. Oldfield escaped with cuts and a broken rib amid a day of crashes involving two other high power cars.
Governor George K. Nash of Ohio suffered a heart collapse amid heat while touring festival exhibits in Cincinnati. He was rushed to the emergency hospital on the grounds. doctors advised against immediate transfer to his hotel but stated the collapse did not pose an immediate serious danger.
Milwaukee report says Father M. J. Ward of Beloit declares no Catholic priest will absolve members who take the International Typographical Union oath. The archdiocese administrator Father A. F. Schinner backs Ward’s stance and notes his name appears on a list for Archbishop Katzer's successor.
Marie Costeau of Florence Street, Boston, grieves as a silk flag she spent months making and money for is sent back by President Roosevelt. She wrote of loving the land and its ideals. A letter from the president’s secretary explains he cannot accept presents.
Rev Dr Granville Lowther, once deposed by Southwest Kansas Methodists, receives a local preacher’s license from the Syracuse District conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. An appeal is pending with the general conference to be held in May at Los Angeles. Lowther defended the Eden serpent doctrine and preached in Syracuse while the license is issued amid church debate.
The 1901 ticket led by Low Grout and Fornes is renominated by fusion forces with Citizens Union Republican county and German groups backing. Democrats dissent led by Greater New York Democracy. some fear fusion split and return to Tammany. Leaders urge nonpartisan city government while parties argue over patronage and strategy.
In New York a fusion conference consideration centers on nominating Mayor Seth Low for a renewed term. R Fulton Cutting reads a letter proposing Low as fusion candidate, and Low replies he is ready to lead again if the conference confirms the nomination. He urges supporting Grout and Fornes alongside him.
Postmaster General Payne comments on the Todd matter and the Delaware patronage arrangement. He cites parallel state practices, notes no new term or law, and explains the agreement among Senators and President Roosevelt aimed at avoiding factional strife.
Vienna dispatch says Turkish troops will cross the Bulgarian frontier into Eastern Roumelia during the full moon to surround bands in Adrianople vilayet. Rumors allege the Turkish Minister of War seeks to begin hostilities against Bulgaria deemed unavoidable.
In Widewater Virginia the airship of Professor Langley was disabled when the starboard propeller broke under its own velocity. Blades struck the frame causing damage and the blade nearly struck men on a tugboat deck. Manly was in the car and the craft was moved inside.
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