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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
1
Will E. Scott, photographer, offers top quality portrait work and enlargements in crayon water colors and pastel. Specialties include views of residences and family reunions. A line of fine picture frames and mats in open stock. Studio on Mill 8 at Dalton Ohio.
The September 19 South Australia earthquake is described as the severest on record in the region. It caused seasick sensations, hysterics among women, and near paralysis for hours among many residents.
A glass once belonging to Empress Rilzabeth passed from a Wiesbaden collector to two Austrian gentlemen who plan presenting it to Francis Joseph. A French investigator notes high brain strain in military men and various professions with a mad incidence around 177 per 100000. Charles Henry Gibbs of Nantucket earns a yearly $1 check as keeper of the “pug light” lighthouse, rendered inactive by shifting sands, while the government sustains him with a minimal federal salary.
A French market scam involves eggs sold as fresh with a small basket, while royal interests feature Queen Victoria and Princess Victoria compiling a Western Isles photo album on the royal yacht voyage. Berlin hosts a stamp museum within the post office displaying government collections and valuable stamps.
An English writer asserts foul air in smoking rooms dulls tobacco pleasure. He notes a pipe smoked in open fresh air on a bright windy day is especially fragrant. He adds ozone enhances the effect and tobacco smoke near static electoral apparatus yields a pleasant aroma.
A discussion notes suicides in India linked to personal crises and petty grievances, and lax poison sales. It then cites Europe’s hotel slippers, Japan’s 1902 rice crop, the world’s largest automobile at Chicago, and a Spanish petition to protect the Alhambra from a nearby powder factory.
A compendium of disparate statements from around the world touches on social, economic, and technological developments. Topics include marriage trends in Boston, the czars ten hour day, Sullivans wealth, railway networks in London, and Ireland’s corn milling. Other entries note leper counts in the Philippines, bullfighting in Spain, telephonic links Milan Zurich, and a German tipping book. Additional items cover Scottish and Swiss tours, cattle markets, mummies in London, and Japan’s postal efficiency.
London reports reveal De Wet's book Three Years of War in which he credits many burghers with loyalty while criticizing both sides of the conflict. He praises Gen Knox and Gen Roberts but offers few compliments to Kitchener, Buller, and the British army overall.
The 1902 annual report by Comptroller William B Ridgley shows national banks reporting 4 001 associations with aggregate resources of 6 113 928 912 on September 15 1902. Individual deposits stood at 3 209 273 893, the highest in the system.
The secretary of war reports the October 15 1902 regular establishment at 3 586 officers and 66 003 enlisted men with 3 598 hospital corps in service. Philippine scouts number 4 978 under 160 officers, Porto Rico regiment 20 officers and 840 enlisted men. A further reduction to 59 866 enlisted strength was made on October 24 1902.
Chicago reports a fatal boiler blast at Swift & Co plant on Saturday morning killing thirteen workers and injuring many others as debris wrecked adjacent buildings. Dozens were hospitalized while responders battled the scene amid widespread property damage.
In Salt Lake City President Joseph Smith clarifies that polygamy is not sanctioned by the church and that Reed Smoot, though an apostle, remains a secular leader with duties as banker and mining investor. He stresses Smoot’s capability and service to state and nation without church interference.
Wilson Misener brother of Rev. Misner returns after a six year involuntary voyage near the Arctic. He recounts a ship trapped among fast moving icebergs reaching within 600 miles of the North Pole, narrowly escaping destruction by ice and the captain's skill. He portrays the ordeal as worth the hardship.
Naval board reports on the Adder and Moccasin recommends accepting the Adder after fixing defects but notes trials were landlocked and do not prove sea performance. It urges that one more vessel receive sea tests under service conditions.
Mrs Lizzie Wilson was shot and killed and Ruth Stern wounded at a Colwell street resort. Police issued a warrant for Jerry Singer, also known as Aaron, a young Hebrew peddler living within 300 feet of the scene. He is believed to have fled after the shooting.
Boston officials tighten controls as cattle sheep and swine on infected premises must stay in quarantine. No auctions or transport on public highways during disease rise. Canadian load rules disrupt plans to move cattle to Halifax or St John. State cattle bureau conducts inspections with confirmed cases in Littleton Westford and Attleboro and reports from Stowe Danver and other towns.
Washington reports the second session of the Fifty seventh Congress began with a short opening in both chambers. The house held a perfunctory session with a decorated hall, Speaker Henderson gaveling in and routine duties completed. The Senate met briefly, then adjourned out of respect for Senator Mc Mian.
Sault Ste Marie Mich Dec 2 The steamer Charles Hebard wrecked at Point Mainse broke up and disappeared with 4 crewmen believed lost. The Alpha tow schooner and other tow boats remain missing or anchored. The Osisfrage reported the wreck sighting and wreckage later found.
A new organization named the International Rubber Co with $25,000 capital is formed in Trenton. Backed by capitalists from Pittsburg St. Louis Chicago and Philadelphia the combine aims to operate independently of the present rubber factory interests in the country.
A Baltimore and Ohio express train collided with a freight after an open switch near Carbozi Pennsylvania seven miles east of Youngstown. One engineer from Pittsburg was killed and three others injured. the crash wrecked both engines and the express car. A freight brakeman reportedly failed to throw the switch.
In a written opinion Judge Jelke of the circuit court affirmed Judge Murphy on all points regarding the constitutionality of the new municipal code. It also construes council composition as 26 ward representatives and 6 at large members, totaling 32, aligning with Corporation Counsel Hunt’s position. The case moves toward the state supreme court.
Columbus plans a week of state conventions with the anti saloon congress opening to more than 2000 delegates and leading temperance advocates. The Ohio Grocers Association and the Ohio Wectists Association start today while the mothers congress and the Ohio Federation of Churches begin Thursday.
Police Judge Dick ruled that healing by prayer is not a violation of medical laws in Ohio. Eva Earle, arrested on Wade H. Prentice’s complaint for charging $3 per prayer for his wife who died, was dismissed. This marked the first Ohio court decision on the issue, with the state medical board acting as prosecutor.
Frank Smith, 25, was found guilty of second degree murder by a jury in Athens Ohio. He had shot and killed Perry Oxley and Charles Brown at Gloucester on August 20 last. The trial began Saturday with the verdict delivered Sunday afternoon.
Toledo reports the Toledo Fort Wayne and Southwestern Railroad Co has organized and plans to build a steam line from Toledo to Indianapolis via Fort Wayne. Toledo currently has no direct link to Indianapolis.
Webster Yingling, captain and halfback of the Newcomerstown Athletic Club, was probably fatally injured in a football game yesterday against Coshocton in Coshocton Ohio.
Cincinnati reports an increase in switchmen wages for the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern and the Big Four railroads effective yesterday, aligning with the Chicago scale.
J. B. Miller notified police that three men were drowned in the river near East Liverpool. One man was later found alive. Elmer Lewis of Monaca and an Irishman junk peddler from the Low site remain missing. The others, from Monaca, had been drinking and crossed the river when their skiff upset. no trace of them since.
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