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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1903

Page

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Feeble Pope Leo rallies puzzling doctors in Rome

Rome July 15 Pope Leo XIII shows fluctuating signs as doctors report no clear change since yesterday. Delirium and moments of strength alternate, with cardio-pulmonary readings unstable. Cardinals visit as experts warn death could come at any moment, amid a tense, undecided prognosis.

Darius Niet Daly Jones Wade Rome Earlly Leo Monsignor Dislett

Cupid in a bottle thrills Miles romance in Indiana

Marion Indiana July 15 Miss Vita Tehion graduates of Grant county school played a playful prank by sealing a note in a bottle and tossing it into Deer Creek. The bottle reached Abner Miller of Converse who wrote Miss Lemon prompting a visit to Liberty Township with further romantic messages. The tale unfolds amid playful courtship and the imagined bells and roses of fate.

Marion Ind Vita Téhion Grant County Deer Creek Romerset Abver Fy Miller Converse Miss Lemon Miller Liberty Township Lome Mendelssohn

Russia and Japan Move Toward Complete Understanding

Dispatches from St. Petersburg and Tokyo report improved relations between Russia and Japan over the past fortnight and a complete understanding is believed imminent, signaling a tranquil phase in the two nations' dealings.

Paria Foreign Office St. Petersburg Tokio Russia Japan

Long cattle quarantine removed and pope’s decline

Bowth July 13 The cattle quarantine from last November tied to foot and mouth disease is lifted. The pope Leo XIII’s health worsens with relapses. doctors warn of possible end as he accepts prayers and receives cardinals while signaling readiness for departure. Vatican debate rises over embalming rights and papal doctors defend issuing procedures. Fire destroys a laundry and nearby block in Pana Illinois incurring about $4500 in losses.

Bowth Pope Leo Rossoni Leo Monsignor Angell Vatican

Miraculous Rescue Of Mrs Johns After 310 Foot Plunge

A rescue team saved Mrs Johns after she fell 310 feet into a crevasse. She clung to juniper bushes and ledges, suffered frost and exhaustion, and was dragged to safety by Potter and guides after a tense descent and long climb to the rim. She endured severe shock but no serious injuries were reported.

Jobnet Potter Totter Mrs. Jobs Mrs. Johns Johns Rexene

Secretary Shaw Visits His Chief At The Bay

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw visits Chief at Sagamore Hill to discuss department matters. Postmaster General Payne sails from New York aboard the revenue cutter Onondaga for a 10 day coast cruise for health reasons. Kingston man Rosso, 75, claims he hasn’t had water since 1862, surviving on whisky wine and beer for forty years, still robust at home in New Brunswick.

Liewt Rem Fort Sit Fort Reno Vine Hinde Miles Platente Wereter Bay Roosevelt Sagamore Hill Washington Payne Onondaga New Brunswick N. J Tory John L. Rosso, Sr Kingston Hosso Joe Reed Sally Colty Wort Linn

Pesky reporters weary Mrs Kipck in stormy interview

In Lexington on May 15 Mrs Kipck wife of General Cassis Marcel Clay was seen in a tense scene with reporters. Armed with a revolver and broom she challenged entry, shouted she was tired of meddling reporters, and chased the journalist from the room on horseback.

Lexington Cassis Marcellus Clay

Savage Half Breed Attacks Nurse Near Marquette

Nelson, a half breed, captured near Pieklerel Lake east of Marquette by police for attacking a nurse on July 4. Held for circuit court for assault with intent to murder. the nurse, a Chicago resident, is recovering. The assailant has a violent record including knife attacks. the incident occurred on Newitt Avenue.

Marquette Mich Nelson St Plekerel Lake Crimneni Tiewitt Coutey Ifelaw Chicago

Montezuma Post Office Robbed of 400 Dollars

July 15 at Montezuma a break in at the post office yielded about 400 dollars in money and stamps stolen. Muxentine, Towa reports the early morning theft as investigators begin work.

Montezuma Muxentine Towa Montesiema

War Spirit Holds Rebels. Still Hold Ciudad Bolivar

From Chicago dated July 15 the Associated Press reports continued tension around Ciudad Bolivar as revolutionary forces under General Gomez maintain control while government troops close in. A priest delivered a message for Gomez from foreign consuls and bishops, signaling tense diplomacy alongside plans for renewed attack as 4,200 troops prepare to join the siege. General Hernandez is named Venezuelan minister at Washington with Augusto Pulido as first secretary of the legation, the first Venezuelan minister in Washington since 1899.

Chicago Associated Press Soledad Venezuela Ciudad Bolivar Fe Keato Revolutionary Forces United States Ciudad Olivar Orinoco la Sollaa Castro Gomez Privet Bolivar Anxi Passel Ciudad Molivar Zamora Kewtourador Miranda Ciudad Hollvar Gearral Trolando Hernandex Pulido Legation Wasi Sener Tion Augusto EF. Pulido Venezuel Uftulvos State Department Hernandes Washington Iegation Hay Toledo Hernandes Ia New York Andrade London Pando Wallabes

World's Fair chief appointment and rail disaster report

WGEE is named chief of anthropology and ethnology at the World’s Fair. A Great Western collision near Savannah Mo. kills one, injures twenty plus. Des Moines fireman Stewart dies. William Ben won and Tom Howard seriously injured. many passengers hurt. Treasury secretary approves Kankakee public building project at $80,000. Stove Mounters International union meets in Indianapolis with dues raising discussed.

WGEE T. Louis W.d. Me Ethnological Bureau Washington Iy Department of Anthropology Ethnology The World's Fire Des Moines St. Duly Great Western Savannah Stewart Wiliam Ben Tom Howard Chicago Kankakee Secretary of the Treasury Haw T Hlane Pond & Pond Stove Mounters In Council Indianapolis Stove Mounters’ International Union J. v. Tierney

Mob chases lynching suspect after assault near Coxsackie

A mob formed to lynch Eunos Cole, a youth accused of attacking a child near New Baltimore. Deputy Summer Van Joon smuggled the suspect away by boat to prevent mob violence. Cole is jailed in safety while the injured child, daughter of John Cole, remains seriously hurt but may recover.

Allany N.V. Daly Coxsackie Iyarhiye Dows Bett Stumneriirat Iyneh Rey Cutler Amuge Coxsickle Moulders River Won Sherif Summer van Joon Rekill Cole

Article by Curtis results in big suit in week paper

Curtis article triggers high profile civil case. Klein seeks 100000 damages against Karlien Krewe and Battery Company. The Chicago Record holds the Sunday edition, citing Willink, Carts, Mtegedl and others in a dispute over alleged misrepresentation and contract terms.

Curtis Klein Karlien Krewe Derald Aul Willink Mtegedl Niterepeiaentae Mr. Coetis Tighiilhetties Grmiend Schivan & Farwell Chiewgn

White man hanged by Kentucky mob in Milnceberge Jail

An angry mob in Milnceberge Jail broke in and hanged William Thacker, a white man, who had been sentenced for the murder of Dabn Garden We NoH Mae. The event underscores ongoing vigilante justice in the region.

Kentucky Mayaville Bylily Milnceberge Wiltiam Thacker Dabn Garden

Jewish Petition To Be Forwarded In New York

Washington dispatch notes a Jewish petition presented to authorities regarding the employment of a guardian for atttention in St Peters burg The report mentions American charge Wallaires at St Petersburg and ongoing discussions on petition handling amid wartime tensions. In other items Sam Vasco is in Lake George county court over forest fires and timber theft. A Chicago strike at Kellogg Switchboard Co. involves police in preventing mob blockades. A Terre Haute boy injures his own car with a pebble to stop thieves.

Washington Hal Tirith Mis Falls N.Y Sam Vasco Warren County Lake George Paseo Alee

Riots in Chicago spill into Kellogg plant clash

Scenes of unrest erupted near the Kellogg Switchboard and Supply plant with a crowd pursuing a wagon and firing missiles. Police reported several injuries as workers and bystanders faced clashes, leading to multiple arrests amid ongoing industrial tensions.

Chjeagy Dole Irengin Kellogg Switchbound & Supply Company Maby

Death of Mrs Blaine Obituary Notice July 1

Mrs Blaine, widely known for charity and philanthropy, died recently in this city after a lifetime of public service. Funeral details were not available. The obituary notes her broad influence across communities and her long residence here.

Blaine Oes Pittebare United States

Diverse Briefs Echo World News In Fragmented Dispatches

Various short items report on religious dissent within Epworth and Baptist groups, a municipal bribery charge in Duluth, a Jersey shore yacht test, a fatal freight wreck in Poplar Bluff and Arkansas, Ireland's legal reform, and President Roosevelt’s delight over an American rifle victory in England.

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