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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
1
Indiana Republicans gathered in the capital for a love feast celebrating party unity and readiness. State Chairman James P. Goodrich led remarks urging hold fast to leaders and principles, buoyed by Governor Durbin and Senators Beveridge Fairbanks. The event stressed harmony and militant zeal as a path to another victory for the party.
Indiana Republicans hailed a record love feast in Indianapolis with a huge turnout and high enthusiasm. State Chairman James P. Goodrich, Governor Durbin, and Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge drew standing ovations as they urged unity and continued support for Goodrich and Indiana’s GOP ticket. Several Congress members and local officials spoke or were called but some declined. The meeting adjourned with a vow to hold fast to party leaders and the re election of Beveridge.
A showdown in Indianapolis politics sees Mayor Holtzman linking with Taggart against James L. Keach and Charles Polster. The plan reportedly drops Dunn as city controller and shifts power toward Taggart’s circle, aiming to back Holtzman’s bid for governor and loosen Keach Polster control.
New Haven Conn Dec 30 A Probate Court ruling by Judge Cleaveland declares a half aunt closer kin than a cousin in the estate of Hobart Kimberly former Mount Carmel postmaster who died intestate Thirty eight heirs including cousins of various degrees were found across the country The bulk of Kimberly s property goes to half aunt Mrs Phoebe Castle of Waterbury an actual daughter of the revolu
A fierce blizzard on Newfoundland's west coast halts trains and shipping. An American fishing vessel laden with herring ran ashore and was badly damaged. four local craft are feared lost amid ongoing storm dangers.
Washington reports indicate no official offer made for the Republican National Committee chairmanship. A White House source says Senator Hanna may remain leader if possible, with health affecting duties but likely to stay involved. The secretaryship likely goes to Harry New of Indiana. reorganization possible if Hanna stays.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Bluffton Ind December 30 The jury acquitted ten Bluffton High School boys charged in the death of Ralph McBride from hazing during an initiation into a secret fraternity last April The state argued hazing severity caused the death while the defense denied this at all points
Joseph Spivey, who helped spark a riot in Oxford Ohio on October 1 while resisting arrest, was sentenced in Hamilton to twenty-five years. He had shot Marshal Woodruff and Deputy Manrod, and wounded two spectators including John A. Wright. all four victims recovered. The sentence combines the shootings for killing Woodruff and wounding others.
Northern Pacific Express No. 4 traveling east from Beattle to St. Paul struck a broken rail near Tusca Sid ing 135 miles west of Missoula at 5 this morning. Seven cars derailed including the Pullman. Passengers shaken but none seriously hurt. Traffic delayed several hours.
Chicago dispatch lists the dead from the theater fire as of midnight, with police tallying 526 while newspapers report 562. The document enumerates victims with names and partial addresses, noting many unidentified or unidentified by report, including children and performers, and warns the casualty count may rise.
Police hold Thomas Keefe also known as Thomas McKinney and Johnson, and Arthur Dorsey in the county jail as leaders of a safeblowing gang that has terrorized the city for a month. Arrested with them are John Dorsey and Fred Waltz, though detectives say they cannot yet charge them. A near complete safeblowing toolkit was recovered as evidence.
Troy New York December 30 three men died in a blaze that destroyed the four story Troy Club on Broadway and Fifth Avenue. Moses T Clough aged 89 William Shaw 70 and Benjamin W Kinney were found on the upper floors. Edward Carpentier was rescued and hospitalised. Fire officials suspect a cigarette caused the fire though no incendiary motive is believed.
The will of Peter Brigham of Boston, establishing a hospital bearing his name with a $5,000,000 endowment, is sustained by a U.S. circuit court ruling. The decision, delivered today, resolves the contested provisions of the estate.
A Chicago fire at the Iroquois Theater today killed roughly five hundred to six hundred people in ten minutes. Police report 546 dead with about 92 injured and 55 missing. many victims were women and children crushed in balcony doorways as gas and flames trapped panicked audiences. Rescue workers described horrific scenes of bodies packed in doorways, torn garments, and massed corpses, with gas and fire driving patrons to exit routes.
Chicago reports a catastrophic fire at the Iroquois Theater during the second act of Mr Blue Beard. Estimates place hundreds dead or missing as gas, smoke, and a collapsing stage assist in a deadly stampede. Survivors flee into snow wearing only costumes. Fire and gas hazards, plus a stuck asbestos curtain, are blamed for the tragedy.
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