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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1903
Page
2
A collection of social vignettes and sharp witticisms from editorials and syndicated chatter. Notes touch on European affairs, labor, finance, crime, society, and prominent figures like King Edward, Rockefeller, and Carnegie, with quips about women, industry, and public life.
A France driven campaign seeks to reduce infant mortality to ensure a sufficient pool of army recruits. The debate considers whether swaddled babies should be allowed to die or be raised to adulthood for military needs.
General John F. Weston, chief commissary of the army, is gravely ill at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore receiving special treatment for a lung affection. Postmaster General Payne blocks mail and money orders to William C Liller and William C Lilte adjutant general of Lancaster Pa. Congressmen Buckman and Nelson back J D Jones and Egbert S Oaking for Cass Minnesota land office posts.
Severe flooding leaves Kansas and Nebraska waterways swollen with rising rivers. In North Topeka thousands lose their homes as residents flee rising waters and authorities issue evacuation orders amid widespread property damage.
Across Topeka and northern Kansas towns the flood swells with thousands evacuated and 10 000 left homeless. Families crowd into state buildings for relief as rail traffic halts. Reports from Beatrice Council Grove Concordia and Kansas City warn of millions in losses and rivers rising rapidly. Nebraska Beatrice and Lincoln also flood with numerous rescues and closures.
Tornadoes and drowning incidents caused multiple fatalities and property damage. A Gray County tornado killed Mrs. John Jones, destroyed four post offices and severely damaged a farm near Little Robe. Drowning of several Indians referenced from Adnarko with additional casualties.
Paris reports Maud Gonne promised to organize Irish antipathy toward King Edward if he travels to Dublin. She cites Charles Stewart Parnell and urges no welcome until a home rule bill passes. She predicts the king will face a universal Irish demand for reform and readjusted opinions.
Captain and ten sailors of a Hamburg bark are missing after Edith wrecks on Nereus shoals. C H Watsen cargo jettisoned and towed to Hallsound New Guinea with foremast and rudder lost. Watsen saved eight Edith crew. Edith captain and ten crew still missing.
About 300 Italians formerly employed on the subway and now on strike attacked subway workers in the rapid transit tunnel area of Manhattan. Police used clubs and dispersed the rioters twice, mounted officers pursued and arrested a score of them.
Washington ladies of the Ulysses S. Grant circle placed floral tributes around the Gen. Grant statue in the capitol rotunda. Remarks were delivered by Gen. John B. McCalmont and Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, following the annual tradition.
In Scranton Pa May 31 the body of eighteen year old Johr Cavanaugh was found at the foot of West Mour lait. A note left by Mary McAnken states she killed herself with saline carbolic acid. The young couple had wished to marry but the girl's parents objected to the union.
Minneapolis cartoonist R C Bowman of the Minneapolis Tribune attempted suicide by inhalation at his home 2016 James Avenue on Thursday afternoon. He was found unconscious by his wife and remained comatose overnight, with doctors hopeful for his recovery.
Theodore Gagnier is arrested as an accomplice of a youth named Milan in the burglary of G. Barnes residence. Reported that two girls planned the crime with the boys and may also face arrest or surveillance. Gagnier, son of a noted printer, faces dispute over the arrest amid questions of misidentification.
Glendive Montana May 31 George Marshall alias Lewis Sutton escaped from the county jail last night by sawing through a wall during a smallpox quarantine. He was allowed to sleep in the corridor while cells were painted using a case knife to dig out. Several others were jailed but did not attempt escape.
Kenosha Wisconsin May 21 eighty year old John Mutt en, a farmer of Bristol, shot and fatally wounded his wife at their home. The couple’s dispute stemmed from property matters.
Fergus Falls Minnesota May 11 C djerkina a leading citizen and property owner here collapsed and died while dressing. He was a prominent Mazon local figure and well known in the community.
Washington Post reports serious accusations against Tulloch with postmaster replies. Some transactions alleged to be contray to law. The article notes official scrutiny of the Tulloch office and potential legal implications arising from the charges.
Washington May 31 Postmaster General Payne released Merritt OSe citys reply to Tulloch charges detailing a 1898 transaction with a false voucher and blank receipts. He reported salary overpayments to fourteen assistant postmasters and excess payments to a few clerks as the only irregularities, ordered corrected, with no proven wrongdoing. The purge covered first and second class offices nationwide and found seventeen post offices with decisions.
Berlin May 31 Prof Dunbar of Hamburg claims to have identified the pollen poison that causes hay fever and to have discovered its antidote. He holds a permanent post as director of the Hamburg institute and is an assistant of Dr Koch. A native of St Paul Minnesota he moved to Germany years ago at age twenty one and is now a naturalized German citizen. This discovery is among several hygienic findings attributed to him.
The Lake Shore road management proposed a wage rise and the workers accepted. The initial demand was for 25 percent, but the union agreed to a little over 4 percent after a conference. The settlement ends the pending disruption at Chicago rail entrances.
Police reveal a ring of Italian blackmailers after the disappearance of 15 year old Louise Diviniero. Investigators say a band operates with kidnapers to extract ransom, collaborating with a league of men to pressure parents of abducted girls.
A twelve year old boy named Tarshall was shot and killed yesterday at Hay Mills by an Indian named Whiskie. The Indian has been arrested.
Karzor and Son of Chicago attached the stock of the Finnish Mercantile Association in Ishpeming Michigan on May 31. The assets were $32,000 with liabilities about $20,029. Stockholders are noted as laboring men. The second item reports Dayla Kirkpatrick of Escanaba Michigan killed in a Northwestern ore train incident, his remains severely mutilated.
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