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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
1
Crowds filled streets as Peter the First was proclaimed in a celebratory reception. Peasants and city residents shouted long live Peter the First while European powers largely boycotted the ceremony except Russia, marking a mixed diplomatic moment.
Belgrade crowds greet King Peter the First as the Servian monarch arrives from Geneva. He reads a brief reply to Premier Avakumovic, thanks ministers, and expresses gratitude for returning to his homeland. A guard of honor and foreign ministers attend a cathedral ceremony followed by a formal palace reception.
He will present credentials in Athens as the capital, routed via Constantinople, but has not yet presented them to King Peter. Credentials from the State Department are not prepared, and his course mirrors that of Britain, Germany, France, and other nations that have not recognized the new Russian government.
In St Louis June 44 Chief F D Coburn of the livestock department for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition announces over twenty six thousand prizes across twelve cattle breeds and dual purpose cattle 2 352 prizes four dairy cattle breeds 560 prizes nineteen horse breeds 3 458 prizes eleven swine breeds 2 772 prizes fourteen sheep breeds 2 548 prizes 275 poultry and pigeon varieties 16 00 prizes and 57 dog breeds 2 504 prizes plus ten extra prizes for dairy entries five for oxen thirty five for mules and 1 310 for pet stock displays and vehicles.
In Columbia, June 4, Judge Townsend granted a change of venue for James H. Tillman indicted for murder. The county to send the case to remains undecided, with Saluda or Lexington likely. Trial to be held in this judicial district within six weeks to two months.
In Macon Georgia Judge Speer fined three young farmers William Shy Arthur Clawson and Robert Turner 1000 dollars each for involuntary servitude of a negro the fine suspended on good behavior and payment of 100 per man The judge noted it as the first such crime in Georgia and warned others while Montgomery Alabama saw J W Pace plead guilty to eleven peonage indictments receiving five years in each case to run concurrently
In London on June 24 the Irish land bill cleared the House of Commons at night with Wyndham’s amendment adopted to ease the price floor for tenants buying holdings and allow outside bargains. John Redmond hailed Wyndham for saving the bill as cheers and congratulations filled the chamber. The bill’s advances to tenants were raised to 35000 dollars, evicted tenants promised relief under Clause 48, and Clause 3 defining estate sales to owners was approved as the session ended near midnight.
New York reports Ira D. Sankey, famed evangelist, is now hopelessly blind after two years of worsening eye trouble. Mrs. Allen Sankey, his daughter‑in‑law, said experts found the optic nerve completely destroyed and that the condition is irrecoverable following an attack of trachoma.
The steamship Excelsior arrived bearing word that discoveries lie in Lowe river twenty three miles from Valdez where about 500 acres have been staked. In the days before the Excelsior, a stampede formed toward the new field as news spread of potential riches.
Harry Risser a Marion glass blower was arrested by Sergeant Scheigart on West Maryland street for assaulting his wife at a resort and placing her in a house of ill repute. Investigators say he forced her to give money and beat her yesterday, injuring two front teeth. He faces a police court hearing this morning.
Lucien A. Gray, a farmer six miles south of town, is held at the police station amid reports of delusions. He believes he has been dynotized for four weeks and seeks the person who hypnotized him to remove the spell while claiming to guard his property and refusing most dialogue.
Arthur Corwell of Hartford City Indiana was released on 5000 bail after arrest on complicity in the burning death of George White a black man accused of assault on Helen Bishop. A coroner's inquest failed to implicate Corwell and crowd demonstrations surrounded City Hall as tensions between Black and white residents surged.
In Elk Valley Tennessee on June 4 Charles Jones a Black man accused of assaulting twelve year old Margaret Bruce was captured overnight and identified by the victim. He confessed and was hanged at daylight with bullets riddling his body in a tree near the town.
In Hartford Connecticut Albert Larkum a lineman fell from a telephone pole crossbar landing on three bystanders Mrs Mary E Brewster of Minneapolis her daughter Nancy eleven and Mrs Charles Edwards wife of Trinity College Professor Edwards The injured women and girl faced possible fatally injuries while Larkum suffered internal injuries and paralysis of his legs.
Six wounded when guards fired on a crowd at Main and Lombardy after a streetcar guarded by company employees opened fire. Loyalist militiamen and Gatling gun escort moved cars to barns. fifth company reinforcements en route. Sheriff seeks troops. mayor pleads for civilians to stay off streets. militia to guard cars and depots tomorrow.
Street cars operated today under militia protection in Richmond Virginia with strike breakers aboard. Guards stood on front and rear platforms while powerhouses depots and carline crossings were watched. A mob damaged the first Clay street car leaving East End barn injuring Captain Skipwith. Widespread strike sympathy noted in East and West Ends as crowds gathered around barns. Seattle report follows on Valdes gold finds.
Special agent Ethelbart Stewart of the U S Department of Labor visits the State house department of inspection. He is touring establishments using union and nonunion labor to assess output under union work hour rules and determine if such restrictions curb production.
Rev. E A Hanley and his bride attempted a quick departure after their wedding but were chased by a line of rice-throwing friends in several carriages. An arranged automobile at Nineteenth and Meridian was blocked, and the bridal party vanished toward Brightwood with pursuers close behind, last seen near Massachusetts Avenue station.
Ira Van Pelt thirteen is struck in the neck by a revolver fired by his younger brother during a bed bear hunt. The bullet hit a feather mattress, preventing serious injury. Dr. Crockett treated the wound at the City Dispensary.
Argument over appointing a receiver for United States Shipbuilding Company concluded before Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick in Newark New Jersey. A decision will be rendered next week.
A. W. Machen, indicted by a federal grand jury, maintains a bold front before friends and declares that he will continue. The report notes his assertive stance and references continued coverage on page Cole.
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