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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1903
Page
1
London reports consternation and excitement over Joseph Chamberlain's resignation as secretary of the colonies. Parliament and newspapers debate immediate elections, possible successors like Milner and Lowther, and the cabinet’s reconstruction before meeting the King within a fortnight.
Sofia reports Kastoria burned and up to ten thousand killed in a massacre as Turkish forces advance. Turkish war balloon seen near the Bulgarian frontier and clashes with insurgents occur near Ulavit gr and Rupelpaso with reported Turkish casualties and refugee killings. London dispatches question the casualty figures and forewarn intervention possibilities.
Paris dispatches discuss an unconfirmed rumor of King Peter I of Servia’s assassination. Belgrade officials hint at a rift with conspirators linked to King Alexander and Queen Draga’s murder, while other capitals report no confirmation and describe the Paris rumor as a speculative market chatter.
A Atlantic City dispatch reports the yacht Red Dragon wrecked near Barnegat Inlet New Jersey with likely all on board drowned. The voyage began from Atlantic City with Captain Clark John Swanson his wife and children Sinbad Ducase and John Adams on board. Captain Clark’s body and another believed to be Ducase were found ashore. others presumed drowned.
Three carloads of replacement workers reach Cripple Creek from Mexico Wisconsin and Michigan to fill striking miners positions. Special officers and soldiers guard passages while rail lines are tightly controlled and ready to prevent potential sabotage.
Frosts spread across Chicago and parts of Northern Illinois with minor crop damage mainly to vegetation in central Illinois. Des Moines Omaha and Kansas City report little to no damage while Milwaukee Marquette and Cincinnati regions see frost and some vegetation loss.
Liverpool reports the failure of John Wrigley & Sons a prominent cotton firm and W Jones & Co. delaying payments. The Courier notes the fall in Egyptian cotton prices with the official strike pin for September at 0131-Gid and later declines to around 10-4d.
New York reports oil firm in Bayonne New Jersey sold a vessel full of oil and naptha worth forty thousand dollars for eighteen hundred dollars. The steamer Maria burned at the Bayonne plant two months earlier and its cargo was thought consumed in the blaze that killed two men. The wreck was offered for sale and later found the cargo had escaped destruction.
General George Roa and Dr. Rufino Gutierrez, long prominent in Colombia, arrived from Bogota in New York. They say the canal treaty has not won broad approval despite earlier support. Roa notes five presidential candidates and Gutierrez doubts Panama would secede if the treaty fails, expecting allegiance to the majority decision.
New York reports a flood disaster at Bad Gastein Austria where heavy rain and snow caused a raging torrent on the Aachena river. The main street waterfall swelled, bridges fell, electric lights failed, and the town was cut off as residents and visitors faced rising waters and damaged infrastructure.
New Jersey women formed a voluntary league to paint their own houses after clashing with the painters and decorators union. The effort aims to coat homes with color cooperation, reducing reliance on union labor and speeding urban beautification.
New York reports from Chicago that Captain Miller who skippered the yacht Columbia and Captain Barr's assistant on the tellance have bought Shamrock II from Sir Thomas Lipton. The hull cost near seven thousand dollars. The old cup challenger, on Erie Basin shore for two years, will be broken up for salvage as she has rotted from exposure.
L. L. Whitman of San Francisco finished a cross continental drive from San Francisco to New York last night and met Mayor Low today presenting a letter from San Francisco's mayor. Mayor Low congratulated Whitman on the achievement.
Second Lieutenant Crispulo Patajo of the Philippine Scouts, the first Tuzon native in U S Army uniform, has arrived from Manila aboard the transport Sherman. He previously served as spy and detective and earned distinction in the Philippine campaign before being ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas for a staff college course.
Acting Adjutant General Tom McClelland sought a five day continuance in habeas corpus for C. M. McKenney and three strike leaders held in the military guard house for over a week. Judge Leeds adjourned until after noon. General Bell and General Chase did not appear. no prisoners were produced. A Bell statement claimed no prisoners in custody. Chase's side cited the Wadsworth case affirming martial law limits on military orders during strikes.
Edward Rosenberg, traveling agent for the American Federation of Labor, says ninety nine percent of arrivals are illegally assisted immigrants. Hundreds arrive monthly as he investigates Hawaii conditions and plans to report to the Federation which may pursue action to halt the flow.
President Roosevelt and Governor Murphy of New Jersey return to Jersey City at 7 o clock after laying a monument to New Jersey’s dead at Antietam. The voyage from Chambersburg Pa to Jersey City was without incident as the party proceeds to Oyster Bay aboard the yacht Bylph.
District Judge Booth Malone ordered a grand jury to convene on September 25 to investigate alleged registration frauds and any legal acts connected to the upcoming charter election. The Charter Campaign committees made the request.
A Helena dispatch states Harvey Logan known as Kid Curry, recently escaped from Knoxville jail, may be in Montana. He is wanted for a Great Western train robbery at Wagner on July 1, 1901. A man forced former Representative James Moran to saddle a horse. Moran later had his horse returned by unknown means as a posse pursues Logan.
New York dispatches report seventy-one suspected BU B B O N I C plague cases at Jurujaba hospital in Rio Janeiro. The Rio Janeiro correspondent cites rising infection as authorities urged action.
Chicago reporters note many Illinois militiamen volunteered for Macedonia in its war against the Turks. A Macedonian committee at a second Baptist church meeting heard MS Taika recount barbaric Turkish acts, denying brigand ties to the Macedonian revolutionary party as attendees dropped donations into a half furled flag at adjournment.
The Mississippi River flood endangers La Crosse Wisconsin with thousands of acres of land submerged. Homes and shacks are evacuated as livestock drown and merchants move goods inland. River levels continue rising with forecasts of nearly a foot more rise.
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