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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
1
The story describes the opening of a papal conclave with preliminary ceremonies including Mass. Cardinals attend the retreat, discuss seating, robes and funding, and prepare for the long election process. Ferrata withdraws from contention while security and ceremonial details dominate, with observers noting potential outcomes and weather conditions.
Rome July 1 cardinals toured their papal conclave cell blocks amid concerns over confinement length and health. Reports describe meals prepared externally and rotating shelves in moving incubator-like chambers as officials plan for an extended period while awaiting papal decisions and possible ceremonial duties.
Warrant issued for the arrest of Deputy THenes on a charge from Bret Wednesday alleging involvement in a bribe plot. Deputy Zetman Papp is named in connection with the alleged scheme and the case outlines a 90 Kronen sum and concealment attempt. Temperatures of large cities are listed from New York to Cincinnati with scattered readings.
Chicago July 31 a new wireless teleg raphy system tested on Lake Michigan aboard the whaleback Christopher Columbus. A mother Mrs Emily Piggott watched her son G S Piggott and father receive messages from a home station without poles, using timed signals and an intensifier. Reports from county agricultural societies show wheat yields averaging about twenty bushels per acre with good to excellent quality, though some counties note moisture and lodging issues.
In Judge Gallick's office James Young of Chicago wed Emily Reod of Ottawa. The ceremony took ten minutes after license, three five minutes to the rite, then ten minutes to reach the depot for the 10 20 western. Friends teased engagement claims. the couple planned a speedy trip and a surprise wedding when they return. Bishop Hendrick to Visit Rome from New York July 31 sails today for Horse He will return to ehbe country in the fall. Lydia Hancock dies at 99 in Palmer Maine reading without glasses.
In Richton and nearby Augusta Mississippi, Mrs Odum and her daughter Enns confront John Rich at a spring over disputed land water. Mrs Odum fires, wounding Rich four times. she and Enns are jailed as tensions spark in the town while authorities prepare for further action.
A July dinner gathering in Atchison involved elderly guests and a local farmer. The article mentions a man selling eight acres of land to raise funds, with a figure near 108 dollars and a stake of 248 dollars, reflecting local land sales and social ties in brief.
July 21 in Boston a hostile faction attacked a meeting addressed by Booker T. Washington at Zion Hall. Two policemen were needed to quell the disturbance as several are said among the crowd were struck. Washington continued speaking for nearly two hours after arrests. Trotter and others described rioting as caused by alleged opposition to the speaker. The gathering, led by the Colored Business Men's Association, saw arrests and prearranged attempts to provoke a scene while New York correspondent Sarah Schermerhorn Ded died in Maine.
The report outlines a conspiratorial scheme involving a syndicate and officials, with Me Potter implicated as an investigator chosen by Morton to assess shale wealth. The episode centers on a claim of extracting hundreds in gold and silver from shale, tied to Santa Fe interests and an interlinked set of executives.
Information from Santa Fe headquarters reports an east and westbound Overland Limited collision 72 miles east of Needles California. The composite cars and engines derailed and smashed. three tramps were killed. No passenger fatalities reported yet.
A fire at 4 o'clock destroyed Hobart Oklahoma's Phoenix theater igniting the Citizens National Bank and brick rows along Main Street. Wires burned and communication with the stricken city was cut off. Telephone exchange manager Hughes died while fighting the blaze as the town suffered extensive damage.
Kevan Nelster an 18 year old girl is found after three weeks hidden under a Hastings street house. Police had searched Chicago as she survived on food from an eight year old sister. She cut the water pipe to starve thirst and nearly collapsed. Her disappearance began after a disorderly conduct arrest and a severe whipping by her father.
Rome reports Senator Malvano, secretary general of the foreign office, was struck by a rock while leaving his house. He sustained head injuries. the assailant, identified as Rota, was arrested. Rota, ruined by revolution fallout, sought compensation through the crime. Malvano was not seriously injured.
In Atlantic City on July 31 Mine Merle Shannon of Williamsport Pa and Dr Joseph Melvin of Carbondale Pa died attempting to save a young woman who struggled in heavy surf near New Jersey Avenue. Thousands watched as lifeguards and guards tried to aid them, with the woman and Dr Melvin losing their lives in the effort.
Washington July 8 The federal grand jury returned indictments against August W Machen John Cofiper Mayor of Lock Haven Pa William Long Willem Gordon Crawford George E Lorenz Martha J Loren Maurice Inkel Thomas W McGregor and Leopold J Stern Conspiracy charges cover most defendants Crawford faces a present ing fable claim Long and Crupper face separate bribery charges Arrest warrants were issued immediately The panel may pursue further postal investigation matters in the near future
London July 3 A large crowd gathered at Covent Garden as a shipment of California fruit aboard the American line steamer St. Paul was sold. Strong demand and European crop shortages boosted prices with 5476 cases of Barrett and Bouvenir Ducongers pears selling from 1s 4d to 1s 8d per case and 1600 plus cases of plums at 6d to 1s 4d each. The sale marked an improvement over earlier London prices.
San Francisco July 31 Dean C Wor comer Philippine commissioner a man entrusted with establishing a civil government in the islands has arrived here on his way home to Vermont. He reports that the cattle pest has been stamped out cholera and bubonic plague are effectively dealt with and that the Insular government is making permanent improvements defraying all fixed expenses from reduced import duty and that the land tax solves revenue for provincial and municipal government.
Three persons killed and more than twenty injured by lightning at Newhope church in Appomattox county yesterday afternoon during a meeting of the Jameni... authorities investigated the incident and attended the scene in Lynchburg Virginia with rural residents aiding in the response.
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