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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1903
Page
1
Reports claim Moslems vow to kill Christians when pretexts arise as troops fail to protect civilians. Bulagarian residents targeted with gunfire. three railway workers killed amid transport of soldiers.
Bulgary and Sofia reports August chaos in the Levant. Turkish forces clash near Monastir after insurgents attack a thousand. Rumors claim massacre of Christians at Krushevo and reprisals against Christian and European interests. Rail lines and telegraph lines suffer disruption as front lines move.
Despatches from Constantinople describe continued fighting between insurgents and Turkish forces around Krushevo, with refugees flocking to Monastir. Insurgents torch Greek villages, seize Turkish troops near Haskol, and disrupt rail traffic on Salonica Monastir and Skopje lines while Turkish command struggles under shifting orders. Belgrade reports seize of war materiel destined for Hungary, with a $4000 fine imposed on an arms forwarder.
Rome reports private Balkan dispatches saying Bulgaria has mobilized an army of over seventy thousand, double the peace strength. The government avoids immediate moves against Turkey, hoping to retain Russian support while fearing public pressure in Russia to act against Turkey.
A Constantinople dispatch to the Daily Chronicle dated Aug H reports Turkish officials in distress over the Macedonia rising. The railways were disrupted as authorities faced the unexpected frontier uprising and its impact on transport and security.
The forces were mobilized overnight conveying troops and stores to a troubled region as war with Bulgaria loomed. Military leaders awaited hostilities to end the suspense, testing patience and discipline of the troops to the limit.
A Russian squadron from Sevastopol sails to the Turkish coast to back demands on Turkey regarding the Aug. 7 assassination of M. Rostkovski, the Russian consul at Monastir. The move was kept secret and startled Turkish authorities who had assumed the incident was resolved.
Rome reports an Italian squadron is ordered to concentrate in Sicilian waters ready to sail for the Turkish coast. The move signals potential action in the eastern Mediterranean as tensions rise in the region.
An explosion of a gasoline tank in a Wormwood street basement ignited a six story factory block in South Boston. The blast caused a large fire, injuring scores of employees and triggering a 150000 dollar insurance covered loss. Two women on the sixth floor were trampled during frantic exit. no fatalities found after nightlong search.
Central Trades Council in Marion Ind resolves to keep the attack on Gemmer engine works with renewed vigor after owners end settlement talks. Union leaders say Employers' Council declared war and plan to persist against Parry's branch organization. A mass meeting with citizens invited will be held at a theater later, with speakers including D F Kennedy EF Gould George Burkhart and O P Smith.
In Birmingham today miners fought over child labor rules as testimony revealed fathers taking sons into mines with boys earning a half turn on cars while output stayed under the father’s total. The arbitration commission faced demands to bar boys under fourteen, amid Alabama state law allowing twelve year olds in mines in some roles. Miners claim twenty days per month yields about 100 dollars.
Pedro Alvarando, a Mexican mining magnate once working as a barefoot miner for thirty cents daily, died at Parral. His wealth, estimated around 85 thousand dollars, includes silver bars reportedly secured in a steel cage at his opulent home guarded by many. His rise from peon to tycoon followed the Fal Millo mine discovery, and he was noted for patronage to locals.
In Pawtucket on August 18 Lawrence Alonzo Ring of Chicago and Abbie Barber Ring of Pawtucket were remarried by Rev. Marion Law at St. Pauls Episcopal Church after twelve years of divorce. Ring, aged 53, and his wife 48, renewed their vows during an illness that prompted the reconciliation. The rector noted the church allows remarriage after divorce by court action.
In Portland today Judge Bellinger voided the jury verdict of two dollars and fifty cents in a breach of promise suit brought by Miss Birdie N. McCarthy of Wayne Michigan against James Heryford a banker and cattle man of Lake Ovary Oregon.
Shamrock receives a sizable start or allowance time as the race details note a brief minute and forty five seconds. Reliance is described as having nearly 2,000 square feet more sail area than Lipton's challenger, indicating a performance edge in sail plans.
Reliance and Shamrock III were measured in the Erie basin by official measurer C K B Mower. Reliance leads on sail area and is allotted time to the challengers. First race will be fifteen miles to windward and return from off Sandy Hook with later races following a set schedule through August 29.
The course depends on wind direction. They could sail along the New Jersey coast or near Long Island, or be carried farther offshore to the Atlantic for their first tilt on the waves.
George Hendricks a fourteen year old boy was arrested Sunday morning for stealing newspapers at Richardsons newsstand on Massachusetts avenue. He was sent to Reform School at Plainfield yesterday by Judge Stubbs after prior charges of larceny. The judge showed no leniency in hopes the tough sentence will stop thefts of morning papers from subscribers and others.
Seven year old Leo Beckman died after falling from a street car on Illinois Street near Thirty-Fourth Street Curve. Police and street railway officials investigated the fatal accident and the infant's death was reported to the coroner.
Leo George Beckman seven year old son of F H Beckman of 303 Marlow avenue met a terrible death when he slid from a street car seat and was crushed beneath the rear wheels near Crown Hill Cemetery. The accident occurred in view of his mother and neighbors. He suffered a crushed skull and broken legs. death was instantaneous. Mrs Beckman, severely shaken, was nearby as doctors and undertakers transferred the body to the morgue. Funeral arrangements had not been made.
In Danville Kentucky on August 18 sixteen of twenty five rioters indicted for jailyard violence entered not guilty pleas in Circuit Court. Kentuckian leader Winfred Baker, charged with assault to murder, argued his case after threats against officials were heard. Bessie Armstrong also pleaded not guilty as her defense was appointed. Edward Hart fled after forfeiting bond amid a clash with guards as militia stood by.
A discussion of industrial secrecy notes that visitors from schools and universities are allowed access to plants, while those sent to gain production knowledge for foreign interests face tighter restrictions. A German researcher once spent three months in Pittsburg posing as a university representative to study local methods, but was revealed to be the son of a large iron founder seeking industrial intelligence.
The Globe reports that Nelson A Miles, Massachusetts native and Civil War general, is floated as a possible Democratic Governor nominee. Supporters say he would be a strong presidential prospect, and Miles’s friends claim he would accept the gubernatorial offer if nominated.
A Freedman's Aid and Southern Educational Association committee led by Bishop J M Walden arrived in Birmingham to study locating a large negro industrial college in or near the city. They were met by a Birmingham Commercial Club committee which offered two site options within a mile of Birmingham, both to be considered.
The Perry County case against Martha Dixon for allegedly poisoning her husband Napoleon Dixon opened in Camelton Ind with over 100 witnesses named. State attorney Oscar Miner outlined anticipated testimony as Marshal Dixon and Lou Larson testified to the illness and alleged statements by Mrs. Dixon about a farm and a horse named Prince and an oil driller.
In the Roman forum excavations disclosed the base of the Domitian equestrian statue. The base measures forty by twenty feet and over ten feet high, with travertine blocks marking where the horse’s feet stood. Missing fourth block suggests the right fore foot was raised, implying the statue stood six times life size.
The amended Kansas suit against Colorado to restrain use of Arkansas river water for irrigation was filed in the U S Supreme Court. Seventeen Arkansas water users join Colorado as defendants, replacing the original single defendant. It alleges Colorado and Colorado corporations control the river’s entire flow.
In Brest France on August 18 the live shell test on the Suffren turret was carried out before Marine Minister Pelletan and high naval officers. Massena fired three shots at targets near Suffren then a fourth shell hit the turret. The turret appeared to stand the test well though the shell rebounded several distances.
Walter Vt Aug 18. Professor E Horn a noted Alabama educator was fatally injured in an explosion of dynamite. He suffered severe mutilation with both hands blown off and chest injuries. The incident occurred during an accident involving the dynamite stick.
In Pittsburg Aug 18 a city report shows thousands of foreign tourists spend their vacation in America and Chamber of Commerce officials note that half seek industrial insights. Many arrive with credentials asking for introductions to managers of major local plants as part of their business enlightenment.
Simla India Aug 18 The irrigation commission releases a report outlining a 20 year program of protective works costing 150 million dollars and a 2 million dollar annual loan program for private irrigation. Funds to be raised by loans tied to the famine grant. Emphasizes vigorous mobilization of national resources for new works and expansion.
Private Institution of Kinney & Co unable to meet check against deposit by the county. One of the partners moves in the matter of liquidation. Rumors have circulated for months about the concern's financial soundness.
Fort Wayne Indiana August 18 The Kinney Co Bank a private bank at Angola applied for voluntary bankruptcy. M D Teal Toledo son in law of Peter W Russell deceased a partner in the bank presides. Bank assets 19000 real estate 17000 cash 2000 bills receivable 168 50 liabilities 35000 bills payable 20000 individual deposits 93000 certificates of deposit 0. The bank denies funds were used for a railroad project and asserts it will repay dollar for dollar. In Angola depositors withdrew funds after rumors of trouble and the closing followed. Kinney and Russell own the bank and have long run the enterprise.
Waterloo Indiana Aug 18 Special report notes surprise over Kinney Co bank failure at Angels after Peter Russell death last January. Russell heirs Morton Teal of Toledo and his wife objected to bank methods leading to withdrawals and a rupture in management. County funds totaling 17000 on deposit prompted demands and the bank collapsed with all deposits returned near zero. Kinney says estate settlement triggered the trouble though creditors fear losses to depositors.
The torpedo boat destroyer Hull underwent official trials at Newport with government inspectors aboard. She achieved contract speed of 28 knots, reached over 29 knots at times, and completed one hour at full load followed by six hours endurance. The trial board recommends government acceptance pending final approval.
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