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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1903
Page
5
A massive explosion at the Crosson Boyden works near Wallida Gap, Pennsylvania, fatally injures dozens and leaves nine confirmed dead. Rescue teams report 1,400 blocks of dynamite stored on site with multiple factory buildings destroyed and surrounding communities evacuated.
In Frankfort on April 30 the jury found James Hears guilty of the murder of Governor Goebel and fixed life imprisonment after a partial verdict. The panel stood split on punishment with nine voting life and three death before a new ballot.
Unngiton Mich April 30 reports heavy snow across northern Michigan with mid winter severity. Sleighing remains active as the Copper ball area endures the last burst. Weather damages vegetation and fruit crops with ongoing cold.
Report from The Times notes Boers pushing to settle parts of Mexico. Promoter General 4, DBM, aims to relocate about 80,000 African settlers via the line near Santa Antonio in Chihuahua. He travels to New York to recruit settlers and expects to raise funds and recruit thousands more in Mexico, with additional colonies planned in other areas.
Thousands watch a formal dedication with a 11 000 strong guard and 60 000 in attendance as President Roosevelt and dignitaries speak. The weather turns cold with freezing temperatures as soldiers parade and a 100 gun salute marks the Louisiana Purchase centennial anniversary.
A massive military spectacle featured 14 000 soldiers from regulars militia and national guard in a Forest Park procession for the dedication ceremonies. General Corbin supervised the formations with Brig Gen Johnston and Lt Godwin guiding the parade, while Roosevelt and cabinet members observed from the reviewing stands.
A large turnout of about sixty thousand gathered at Tati on April 309th as President Roosevelt appeared before cheers from the crowd. Notable speakers included Senator Thomas Carter who spoke on national matters and the event featured performances and a ceremonial address by local dignitaries.
Washington reports a mob assaulted a party of American engineers near Yanai on the Nor River, 40 miles from Canton. Generals and officials intervened as the incident sparked warnings about foreign presence and national expansion, with President Roosevelt’s address reflecting on early American growth and foreign entanglements.
A massive landslide from a mountain near Frank station buried parts of the town of Prank. About thirty men entombed, fourteen rescued uninjured, two missing. Rescue efforts ongoing as trains and telegraph lines are rebuilt. Many livestock killed. families wiped out, including Salteh’s four children. Rockfalls continue, with the river threatened by flood risk.
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