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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
6
Census figures show Topeka population at 35 959, up 150 for the year. Moody announces acceptance of three lowest bids for three 16 000 ton battleships. Telegraphic disruption reported with Tonquin due to typhoon. Maximilian of Isemburg and Budingen killed in Wachterstad care.
Report describes hurried interment of flood victims with limited details on identities locations or officials involved while officials urge orderly funeral arrangements and further inquiries into the disaster’s toll.
Heppner Oregon counts at least 300 dead after a Sunday night flood. Rescue efforts continue as 150 bodies are buried and relief supplies arrive. The railroad reaches Lexington nine miles away aiding aid delivery while townspeople recount tragic rescues and losses including the Kernan family and the Shuter rescue.
Belgrade reports Peter I will be a figurehead while real power rests with a military dictatorship led by Colonel Mischin and Colonel Mitschilitech. The army governs, with officers accompanying prefects and even monitoring telephones. disorder is reportedly absent under this control.
Nelson Innes once of the nation’s leading sports writers died in Denver Colorado from consumption. His illness followed a cold contracted while attending the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight.
St Petersburg dispatch reports General Arsfi eff, new Odessa police prefect, assuring a rabbis' deputation that Odessa Jews may follow their occupations without fear of anti Semite outbreaks.
New York sent 539000 to aid destitute flood victims in Kansas. One thousand dollars was telegraphed to Topeka and another to Kansas City Kansas, with the rest to Gainesville. The committee has raised about 25000 and plans to distribute an additional 5000 on Wednesday to the sufferers.
Milwaukee chamber of commerce responded to a telegram from Governor Bailey of Kansas noting 30100 homeless after the Hood disaster and quickly raised 606 for relief. The drive is expected to grow by week end as more funds are sent forward.
Belgrade reports a military conspiracy killed King Alexander, Queen Draga, her two brothers, Premier Markovitch, the war minister, two aides and two officers at 2 am. Prince Peter Karageorgevitch is proclaimed king by the army, with parliament to meet June 15. The revolution faced little opposition as officials acted in concert with the army.
Mrs Eva A Ingersoll administratrix of the late Robert G Ingersoll filed in the United States circuit Court a 100000 suit against Lowell resident Joseph A Coram and other Andrew J Davis heirs for services claimed by her deceased husband. She also seeks an injunction to prevent transfer of estate or personal property and a receiver appointment. The pleading alleges the $100000 was not paid for services rendered in winning the case.
Washington health officials report no cases of foot and mouth disease after a thorough probe of quarantined states. A $250 reward is offered for the first report of any case in Massachusetts or New Hampshire before June 30 1903. If no reports arrive by July 1, the quarantine will be lifted and foreign nations asked to accept livestock from New England ports.
Washington D C Alvord Cooley of Westchester N Y was appointed civil service commissioner by President Roosevelt to succeed James R Garfield. Senator Platt of New York met the president at the White House and announced the appointment after a luncheon conference.
In Dayton Ohio funeral services for General Alexander McCook were marked by extreme simplicity at his daughter's home with only family relatives close friends and Loyal Legion members present. Rev Maurice E Wilson led scripture readings prayers and hymns as per McCook’s wish for no display before the remains were taken to Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati for interment.
London appeal court approves retrial for Lady Cook formerly Tennessee Claflin of New York after her former secretary J H Wallace wins verdict of 2750 dollars on libel charge.
Rev Dr Hathaway secretary of the American Sabbath Union with headquarters in New York City died suddenly in Pasadena California.
ST PAUL Minn The supreme lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen at its session decided after a long debate to permit candidates for admission to the order to be balloted for before undergoing a medical examination This action ends a long standing dissatisfaction as candidates often paid fees for medical tests only to be rejected later
In Sofia Bulgaria the Adrianople district bridge area with 500 houses was attacked on June 2. Bashi-Bazouks massacred the population except for 200 men who survived.
Premier Zanardelli formally announces in the chamber of deputies that the cabinet has resigned, signaling a political shift in Rome. Figures and parties involved are unnamed in the readable text.
General Nebraska and Kansas reports show grain, except fruit, in strong condition despite heavy rains. Corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa, and potatoes outlook favorable, with uplands faring best while lowlands suffer some hay and grain damage.
Official advices from Washington report a sharp rise in cholera cases in Philippine islands since the rainy season began. Most cases occur in Manila with rapid spread along Luzon coast. About half of Manila cases involve crews of launches and small craft.
Marguerita Stokes, a Martinique disaster survivor, has undergone surgery at a New York hospital. Surgeons grafted skin to her chin to cover scars and sacrificed the third finger of her right hand to enable restoration of adjacent digits.
Shanghai reports the American commercial treaty terms settled aside from a clause on opening two Manchurian ports. The pact removes interior taxes on goods in transit in China or Manchuria, preserves duties at treaty port native customs houses under foreign management, and allows a 14 percent surtax.
Tacoma dispatch reports Canadian Pacific railroad has absorbed Canadian Pacific Navigation with headquarters at Vancouver and fourteen steamers operating between Victoria Skagway and other points. No Alaska tariff change yet but local lines foresee stronger competition from the Canadian line.
One hundred fifty grain men from southeastern Nebraska met in Lincoln to oppose Kansas City grain buyers demanding shippers bear flood losses. Eight hundred Nebraska cars had been inspected and accepted before floods wrecked the Kansas City yards. the case will go to court.
Rising City farmers cooperative held a special stockholders meeting to consider joining a regional elevator line being organized in Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma. The association subscribed four thousand dollars in stock and the event was well attended and enthusiastic.
Tecumseh manager J H Dundas announces plans to form a stock company to run assemblies at Tecumseh Chautauqua. He aims for at least $500 in capital stock with $5 shares issued.
Governor Mickey honors Illinois requisition papers for Louis Valla of Chicago sought for allegedly working a man for 26 dollars. Attorney Louis Piatti argued against honoring the Illinois request.
Deputy Chief Clerk Barnard, longtime secretary of the State Horticultural Society, visited Lincoln on society business. The group plans a June 28 and 29 meeting at Fremont, with L. M. Russell chosen to succeed Barnard as secretary.
The jury could not reach a verdict after more than sixty hours of deliberation in the Slattery murder trial and was discharged by Judge Harrison after all jurors stated they could not agree.
The state board of public lands and buildings met in Lincoln and decided to advertise for bids for the erection of a spiral fire escape at the Hastings asylum. The bids will call for spiral fire escapes.
Councilman J. B. Fricky and his wife and family suffered ptomaine poisoning after eating two cans of Cove oysters prepared for dinner. The physician reported the illness as ptomaine poisoning and they were treated promptly.
McCook Junior Normal school opened last Monday with about 100 teachers and a full corps of instructors on hand. The new venture starts with auspicious prospects and strong backing from the community.
Susan Fentress of Osceola notes her status as a great great grandmother. Ebe is reported to be over ninety years old and remains a figure of family pride.
A reflection suggests you cannot judge a lover's depth of feeling by outward sighs alone. Inner emotion may run deeper than visible signs.
A brief quotation notes that silence serves as the only satisfactory substitute for wisdom, framing quiet reflection as a preferable approach to noisy speculation.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder to ease sore burning feet from new shoes. It promises quick relief for swollen hot and sweating feet as well as corns and bunions and offers a free sample by mail from LeRoy New York.
A reflective aphorism laments how people praise the living less than the dead and imagines a world where praise for neighbors equals that given to departed loved ones. The snippet contrasts social memory with present regard, urging kinder, more attentive praise.
A Breslau meeting of a German anti alcohol association reports the empire spends about 750 million dollars yearly on spirits wine and beer. The piece notes alcohol harms prosperity increases crime and poverty and lowers worker productivity. It argues for reform and a more abstinent Fatherland.
A scientific journal reports tests on eggshell strength. Eight ordinary hen eggs resisted crushing up to 400 675 pounds per square inch on the surface, while twelve eggs around edges withstood 32 to 65 psi. Crushing pressures ranged 40 to 75 psi. Shell thickness averaged thirteen thousandths of an inch.
A New York City agent recounts visiting a major store, sampling Postum, and becoming a convert. He explains coffee harmed him, while Postum restored health, noting family skepticism at first but eventual adoption of Postum over coffee and improved wellbeing.
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