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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1903
Page
5
Buffalo march 5 officials declare the Burdick murder the work of a woman known to the victim. Police note a drawn drawer with letters disturbed and a table lunch prepared for the woman. They suspect motive linked to a looming divorce and possible other affairs. Detectives withdraw from New York centers as they press to identify the suspect.
An OCR fragment notes a colored man’s nomination to the Senate, mentioning the President and a stalled confirmation. The text references terms like Washington and Crim but is garbled. The core fact: a colored candidate’s nomination heads to the Senate for confirmation.
A blaze in a New York tenement on March 3 killed Elisabeth Vail, 22, and several others, with Etleo Vail and Liborated surviving. The fire trapped a large family, leaving only one member, Jane Vail, able to escape as seven others perished or were harmed. The exact location and full details remain unclear due to damaged text.
Rome reports Dr Lapo says Pope Leo XIII suffers from overwork and excitement rather than serious disease. The pontiff plans to resume audiences soon, preferring rest in his room to prolonged bed confinement, while continuing daily readings and private correspondence.
Dover Mar 5 The Delaware legislature faced a muddle as sessions adjourned multiple times amid confusion over adjournment rules and looming reelection mandates. The house briefly adjourned until morning while members prepared for new senatorial swearing in Washington. Governor's call for a special session remained a possibility.
Fifty thousand workers including engineers carmen telegraph operators and trackmen threaten a Wabash strike in Florida amid a court injunction and ongoing labor dispute. Attorneys for the union argue a pending ruling may delay action as prep work continues.
Washington reports Smoot was sworn in with no objection as the Senate opened a special session of the fifty eighth Congress. Several newly elected senators took oaths, while others were not sworn. The session saw applause for new members as Mr Gorman and others were recognized. debate and remarks followed on Senate procedures and pauses in the oath process.
Beewme authorities report ongoing factional strife among 3P allies and calls for action despite uncertainty over Judge Adar Junction’s dissolution. At Wa weh HQ, calm prevailed while lawyers and firm members conferred behind closed doors on possible legal steps.
Guests at the Shirtevant house on Broadway fled as smoke from a basement fire filled the halls. A woman with a baby in her arms attempted to jump to the street and was restrained. Several rooms were robbed during the chaos, with property damage confirmed to the basement.
Two important appointments in the Department of Justice were agreed today. William A. Day of the District of Columbia is made assistant attorney general with a salary of 7000 dollars per year. Milton D. Purdy of Minneapolis is appointed assistant attorney general. Day has long served as chief examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission. Purdy is a prominent lawyer of St Paul and formerly assistant district attorney of Minnesota.
Fragmented report claims cholera imitation tied to germ origin amid a series of mysterious events. It mentions damages to a building and injuries to a principal owner and a person named Nevahel, with unclear locations and dates.
A White House note dated March 5 1903 transcribes a call for extraordinary session in the Senate. The message addresses reciprocal arrangements among nations and cautions action during the session. Mention of President Roosevelt appears in the text.
Jaxville area report from W Boschke assistant engineer of the Bothern Lucile system says seven Black railroad laborers were killed by fellow workers at the Dallas division construction camp amid bad weather and growing tensions. He notes the camp is 25 miles from here with about 500 laborers, and orders to complete the work by May 22 follow.
The article details Knapp and his last wife speaking from jail after a murder confession. His wife sobs as she denounces the statements while harshly accusing him of planning further violence. Witnesses discuss a sister’s threat and a young baby’s death tied to the case amid testimony and police actions.
Catholic officials in Rome and Whitmelon coordinate a transfer of about 10 brothers and 600 others, including 12 prisoners, to various collecting and sovereign camps in the United States and Canada. A new American bishop and a mother house in New York are named to lead, with 100 other travelers awaiting transport arrangements across western states.
Fragments describe a gang of trespassers in Madison who robbed strangers nightly for years. One member Lynns, dying of consumption, implicates others including Maco Amnast, Joseph Meavy, and Damel Fray. Police later arrest suspects as the doomed band faced mob justice and vigilante peril.
In Bridgeport on Howid avenues, 17 year old Lavichin shot 10 year old Crall Beever during a quarrel. Beever died hours later. Lavichin arrested. Witnesses say the fight began after Lavichin teased Beever and others with a revolver.
New York markets sagged as heavy selling hit several major issues led by Pacific and Union Pacific. The session showed widespread declines with cottons and rail stocks among the hardest hit, while liquidation margins prompted cautious moves across the board.
Denver reports Mrs Gnorga Stan Joy, of aristocratic lineage, unconscious in a regar ht with the late Major Mapehall Hurd yenterday. Physicians say both deaths likely due to coal gas leakage. Mrs Stanley, widow of Mr Stanley, is believed to be recovering from the shock and is connected to a long line of notable British and Canadian figures through marriage.
A wreck near Kansas City involving trains No 4 and Nos 12 and 22 caused a dozen injuries and one death. A smoker car overturned and burned, passengers trapped, with reports from George Jaealy and others detailing flames, injuries, and locomotive damage. Wrecking trains were dispatched and survivors were taken to safety by midnight.
Fragmentary text reports Constantinople and military actions involving powder purchases and supply measures. Mentions a Gore, a teen, and rearmament efforts amid coercive regimes, with garbled names and unclear dates.
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