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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
7
General Nebraska News reports scarlet fever at Lyons and a swirl of local events. Reunions, picnics, concerts, weather, crimes, rescues, and official bids fill the page, with rail work and university appointments shaping the state’s outlook.
Assistant Secretary H G Shedd travels to St Louis to advance Nebraska interests at the exposition. Secretary Miller reports brisk progress and broad support from across the state. Prof Barbour and the State Federation of Women's Clubs coordinate on educational displays as Omaha and Lincoln groups collaborate to make the exhibit outstanding.
A hog at T. J. Snide’s farm near Portal Nebraska has six feet. The animal is fully grown and walks with two extra feet on each of its front limbs. Locals report the freak handles the extra appendages without trouble.
D Gardener from Wichita Kansas paid a $10 fine after attempting to fish in the Norfolk river without a license. Deputy Game Warden J A Rainey arrested him on the spot amid a bystander questioning his state affiliation as Missouri.
The Burlington plans to handle a larger sugar beet crop by expanding rail capacity. Materials are ordered to boost trackage on the Frenchman branch and west main line. Culbertson will gain an 800 foot sidetrack and three miles farther west another 51 feet sidetrack.
The new Methodist church at Ashland, recently dedicated, was struck by lightning causing about $200 in damage. Local officials report the church sustained structural scorching and minor interior harm from the bolt.
John P. Kelly a Burlington coal shoveler in Lincoln learns his uncle has left his father Patrick Kelly a half interest in a large Brazil coffee plantation near Rio Janeiro valued at $200,000. The estate is one of the region's most productive.
The state printing board reviewed bids for about twenty printing jobs. Major contracts were given to the Geneva Signal North & Co of Lincoln Woodruff & Collins Co of Lincoln State Journal Co of Lincoln Hammond Bros of Fremont and T E Sedgwick of York. Several bidders tied and coins were flipped to break ties.
Swedish residents of Chicago celebrate Ericsson's hundredth birthday with a banquet praising his engineering prowess and role in saving the Union. Gen William Sooy Smith extols practical learning, while a monument gifted by Chicago Swedes honors Ericsson as a humanitarian who helped preserve the Union during the Civil War.
The national executive committee of the United People’s Party met in Denver and endorsed all reform conference proceedings and Tuesday’s proclamation. It set a February 22 1904 St Louis meeting, urged an early 1904 nominating convention, and formed a permanent organization led by J A Edgerton to unite reform parties nationwide.
The American tour of Richard Strauss is arranged under Henry Wolfsohn. His first U S appearance will be an orchestral concert in New York followed by a recital with Mme Strauss de Athne of Beyreuth fame, with Strauss at the piano on that occasion only. He will conduct orchestral concerts nationwide for leading managers and appear in select recitals with Mme Strauss de Athne in larger cities.
Continuous heavy rains in Austria cause crop damage and floods. In Jaegerndorf Silesia districts buildings collapsed crops ruined with losses in the millions of kronen. Naschkautz and Bucovina report rivers overflowing submerging eighty houses and destroying crops, hitting the poorest hardest.
Theodore Roosevelt Spychalski, one of quadruplets born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanislaus Spychalski, died Sunday in Toledo from cholera infantum. The remaining boy Samuel Jones died last Tuesday. The two girls are ill but likely to recover.
Washington report announces the general fund available cash balance of $227,359,527 and gold reserves of $99,440,751 excluding the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption.
Four more Finnish miners were recovered from the Union Pacific mine. They were found in entry No. 16, with entry No. 138, as rescuers focus on the void. Pumping will start at the twentieth entry where water has been struck, enabling work to begin after all bodies are removed.
SIMLA reports that countervailing duties on imported sugar remain in force until March 31, 1904. The extension is based on sugar from bounty countries likely to receive bounties by then. The government may reimpose a differential duty if a country restores bounty programs.
Official Philippine trade reports for nine months ending March 31, 1903 show total merchandise value at 46,868,485 dollars, up from 42,200,308 dollars in 1902. Imports steady, exports rise driven by hemp and copra. sugar and tobacco exports look favorable for the future.
Wilder Metcalf, U S pension agent for Kansas Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma Indian Territory and Colorado, reports a net drop of 226 pensioners to 115 629. In fiscal year Topeka office paid 15 851 710 in pensions, up 54 000 from prior year. Missouri leads with 11 000 more than Kansas. Missouri paid 50 114 claims totaling 6 835 23. Kansas has 29 074 pensioners who received 5 445 430. Oklahoma's 7 802 pensioners got 1 990 846.
A Panama cablegram from United States Consul General Gudger reports the isthmus quiet and no further trouble anticipated. He seeks leave to return home but Secretary Hay denies the request until conditions settle.
Dispatches report an earthquake destroying homes in Filatierra and Mulazzo in Tuscany. Filatierra population 2000 and Mulazzo 4000 dwellers, both near Spezia on the Gulf of Genoa.
London Times dispatch notes Russia's emperor welcomed a Croatian petition from the United States describing Croatia's dire condition. The same report adds that Prince Urusor, said to be wounded on July 17 in the Razan district, has reportedly become insane.
The treasury department purchased 159000 ounces of silver for Philippine coinage at an average price of 0.5403 dollars per ounce, with delivery to San Francisco.
Caracas reports to Washington that Venezuela has created a military academy to train officers for the army. The notice comes to the state department outlining the new military education institution and its purpose.
The Paris Velo reports Santos-Dumont offered his dirigible to France after a July 14 demonstration. Gen. Andre, Secretary of War, telegrammed acceptance noting the balloon’s military value and thanking the inventor for his sympathy toward the republic.
Dr. R. W. Betts of New Orleans and H. M. Sarvant of Tacoma achieved a historic ascent of Mount Rainier Washington last week. They reportedly cut steps in ice around the old crater to reach the summit, an achievement long deemed impossible.
Paderewski, resting at his Mor ges castle in Switzerland, suffers severe inflammation of the muscles in his right arm. A Paris specialist and his usual doctor ordered no piano playing for at least three months, forcing the abandonment of his Paris recital and private London engagements.
French traveler M Marcellin Pellet reports fish living in the boiling lake of Amatitlan Guatemala. He notes these fish survive days in the hot spring water that feeds the lake.
A Chicago man in London during the president's visit offers a brisk personal sketch calling the visitor abrupt in appearance with a leathered face and steel eyes. This vivid, concise portrait adds a human angle to the high level event in the British capital.
State Dairy and Food Commissioner Warren warns that local retailers received canned tomato orders containing a mix of vegetables including green tomatoes and red paint. Investigations found red paint used to color inferior and unripe tomatoes and other coloring agents to fake ripeness in various canned vegetables.
A self styled opulent social climber in New York tries to enter high society by hosting a tea event featuring a brass samovar from Russia. Guests laugh as she insists on calling the tea urn a reservoir, claiming it as a novelty more than a vessel for tea.
Edward V Read of Lancaster Pa engaged to marry Miss Alice Burkholder seven years ago The wedding date was set annually but Read postponed each time The last date July 17 passed and Burkholder seeks 10000 damages for breach of promise.
Dr John A Trembly, noted eccentric scientist, dies at his Hamilton Ohio home famed for geometrical room designs including octagonal circular and elliptical layouts with wood specimens from around the world used in the structure.
In Lowell Massachusetts more than 17 000 machine tending operatives handle 838 000 spindles and generate over 590 000 dollars in weekly wares.
Fire destroyed the Ogden woolen mills once the second oldest in the industry. Built when nails cost a keg of $100, the plant came from Missouri river equipment via ox teams about forty years ago. Lorin Farr originated the enterprise, later led by Enoch Farr and then Mr. Platt. The mill had recent stock-company status and planned to convert surplus water power to electric power for sale.
A New York jewelry expert says chemists can fuse many small cheap stones into one large ruby and that the method, once secret in France, is now used widely in Europe. The resulting gems rival natural rubies and are indistinguishable to most examiners.
Outside Mexico there is a general impression that Diaz is failing due to age but a traveler from the sister republic reports the general remains vigorous. He is of Oaxaca Indian descent known for longevity and stamina, still saddled with ease and able to endure fatigue. Diaz Jr. is now active in Mexican finance.
The strenuous life at Newport has proven too much for some young women who tried to keep up with the social whirl. Many began to show signs of exhaustion and doctors ordered rest at quieter resorts. Newport summer life has been too exacting for all but those in unusually good health.
Only three of the fifteen members of the 1877 electoral commission remain alive ex Senator Edmunds, Senator Hoar and General Eppa Hunton of Virginia. The two last named were chosen by the house of representatives. All five justices who sat on the commission long since died.
The British post office earns about thirty to thirty five thousand dollars daily from money found in envelopes with no or insufficient addresses.
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