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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
1
Si multaneously 17 14 inch plows powered by 60 horsepower engines plow 40 to 60 acres daily, or with all tools can plow drill and harrow 35 to 50 acres per day. King Christian of Denmark reads a different paper daily to gauge ideas while the Belgian king follows clippings on stock markets.
Official tests at the United States bar racks in Columbus Ohio show the new rifle as greatly superior to the Krag Jorgensen. The magazine gun carries five cartridges in a clip with a round bayonet under the barrel released by a spring.
An Italian authority finds that eggs from hens fed iron rich food contain iron in the digestible albuminate form. These eggs exert a tonic effect on eaters, illustrating that eggs vary in dietic value according to the food given to the hens.
At a large London dinner, peaches on the table bore the host’s monogram cut from paper and pasted on the fruit. As the peaches ripened the letters showed in a delicate green against the rosy fruit, creating a distinctive edible imprint.
The milky sea, common in tropical Indian Ocean waters, remains poorly understood. Observers aboard ships describe a luminous fog where sea and sky seem to merge and distance fades, with the glow likely caused by phosphorescence.
A German master questioned twenty one 14 and 15 year old pupils' fathers about smoking and drinking during a two day gymnasium excursion. Ten parents forbade smoking, eleven allowed it. Regarding drinking, all but one allowed it.
A comparison notes the Connecticut armor at 4,000 tons versus Oregon’s 2,900 tons. The Connecticut delivers 70 percent more gun weight and 90 percent more ammunition, with total gun energy about 3.5 times greater than the Oregon.
Mary Schultz, age 19, used a modern telephone booth ruse to lock her father John Schultz inside. She then called him, vowed to run away with Harry Cowan, and proceeded with the elopement.
Firms in New York develop electric driven big style wagons that resemble miniature Pullman sleepers. The bodies mimic sleeper cars with brass rails and platforms. Drivers purposefully run on railroad tracks to showcase the novel carriers and attract attention.
A Cincinnati man owns a watch less than one quarter of an inch in diameter with a gold case. The face equals the size of a tack head, opened by pressing the stem. Combined hand length is under five twenty-fourths of an inch, the second hand is one six teenths of an inch, and Arabic numerals are engraved in red for visibility.
A naturalist who has travelled in the East Indies notes the monkeys show nearly human emotion when confronted by humans. They stare, recoil, cover faces, and display gestures of abhorrence and outraged feelings. The dominant reaction is horror, which underscores the observer’s sense of human superiority.
A compendium of miscellaneous items notes global topics from Birmingham industry to Amazon exploration. It mentions a Bret Harte monument in San Francisco, volcanic activity in Chile and Guatemala, demographic ratios in the United States, a Yokohama branch of the Navy League, and various European and colonial observations. The list covers technology, science, travel, economics, and culture with numerous named places and people.
A digest reports William Gardner Reed, once a Boston lawyer and politician, missing for over a month. Refugees pour into St Louis from Venice and other cities. 2,000 aided by charities. Hong Kong plague spreads with casualties among civilians and naval officers. A Glasgow whisky distillery fire kills several. Prince Gustave plans a visit to the St Louis exposition. Bessemer Savings Bank in Bessemers, Ill, closes with a receiver sought. A New York streetcar seating accident kills Adrian Ferre. George T. McCarter, longtime Democratic official and former Engraving chief, dies. San Francisco earthquake shocks nearby cities. Brewers raise wages 35 percent for two years. Expensive coach horses sold in New York for 24,000 dollars. Bulgarian attack kills 20 in Yenise Romania. 50 prisoners taken to Adrianople. William Hook named successor to Judge Caldwell in Kansas. Miss Annie Ill, a famed Mississippi Republican leader, dies in Jackson. California powder company absorptions near completion by Duponts. U.S. Army staff draft regulations near completion. strong centralized general staff predicted. A Russian gangway collapse ends in 200 deaths at Azov. Elizabethport shipyard workers strike for $32 daily. Powder-drying house explosion at Weldy Powder Co. kills two, injures several. Merger talks resume between National Bank of Commerce and Western National Bank. NBC authorized cap raised to 25 million. Los Angeles man robbed of 20 000 dollars in drafts on arrival aboard The Germanic.
Alvard Cooley of West Chester North Carolina is named civil service commissioner to succeed James R Garfield. Official advices show rising cholera in the Philippines since the rainy season, with many cases in Manila and spread along Luzon coasts chiefly among crew of launches.
Belgrade reports that the senate and skupshtina in a joint session elected Prince Peter Karageorgevitch king of Serbia after the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga. The proclamation pledged peace, order, and a constitutional government with parliament to convene. The new king telegrammed gratitude to the government and people.
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a summary for the year ending June 30, 1902. U.S. rail mileage reached 202,471 miles with 1,189,315 employees and 676,028,592 dollars in wages. Gross earnings hit 1,726,380,267 dollars with 155,421,239 dollars in dividends. Passenger and freight volumes were 649,875,505 and 111,089,347 tons. Casualties totaled 73,250 with 8,588 killed and 64,662 injured.
President Roosevelt spoke to a packed Armory hall in Baltimore on June 16 with 9 000 seats filled and 6 000 singers on stage. He stayed about an hour after his address, listening to choruses before catching the train to Washington.
The Liberty Bell began its trip from Independence Hall to Philadelphia’s West Philadelphia station aboard a Pennsylvania Railroad train escorted by the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry and the First Regiment National Guard. In Newark New Jersey a large crowd greeted the bell and a red wreath marked the moment while Princeton crowds and officials welcomed the procession with an address and student showcases.
On Lake Michigan near South Taven three men allegedly tried to rob and murder Benjamin Franklin of Chicago while aboard the steamer Kalamazoo. Franklin says he was attacked during a walk outside the cabin. officers found him after a second assault and he was severely injured before the suspects were taken into custody.
The report from Shanghai states the Manchurian commercial treaty terms were accepted except for allowing two Manchurian ports. The agreement removes interior China tax barriers and fixes import duty at 14 percent and export duty at 1.5 percent.
Five hundred people are reported dead as a cloudburst devastated Heppner Oregon and surrounding areas in a sudden flood. Rescue efforts began as 20 foot walls of water swept through the town washing away homes and flattening a large portion of the business district.
Seventy five workers at Thompson Run Coal Co mine near Ellwood faced death when an oil can inside the manshaft exploded and ignited a wall of flame. All 75 entombed miners exited through a second opening a mile away unharmed, and the fire was put out. Investigators note the blast cause is under scrutiny and nine oil canisters burned.
The report notes newly arrived U S minister Bowen on leave and comments on Venezuela claims settlement led by multiple nations. In a separate item Fred Mink, tied to Newton Thorris, is described as surrendering after a fatal shooting and arrest near Pittsfield with local guard presence.
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