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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1903
Page
1
A dispatch from Rome reports Cardinal Sarto of Venice elected Pope by the Sacred College after Vedalon of the College. He is described as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome's late Tuesday morning transmission.
In Richton Mississippi on July 25 John Rich was killed by his sister Frs J Prince Odum amid a family divide. A dispute over water led to the fatal shooting as Rich struck the woman with a stick and she later fired four shots with a revolver while her 16 year old daughter was present.
A state department report from the United States monetary commission outlines a proposed 22 to 1 silver ratio for a new currency in Oriental countries. The commission tours London Paris The Hague and Berlin and plans to visit St Petersburg. France favors 31 to 1. Chinese officials show interest in European proceedings.
The Philadelphia Ledger reports Charles M Schwab will resign as president of United States Steel today. The move, long rumored, comes with the resignation now in the hands of the executive committee. The newspaper cites a corporation director as the source and notes prior denials by Schwab and other directors.
Doctors at a Brooklyn hospital discovered nearly 100 cherry pits in a patient’s appendix during cancer surgery. The pits filled a large section of the intestines though they did not cause appendicitis and their presence could have altered the operation’s outcome.
Breslau dispatch reports a collision on the railway bridge between Buda and Kalvaria. An eleven car freight train broke couplings and slid twenty miles before smashing into a passenger train. Thirty killed and fifty two severely wounded.
Theodore Roosevelt Signet, the twentieth child born to Mr and Mrs William Signet of McKeanport, received a $100 gift from President Roosevelt. The money is deposited in a bank for the baby's future, with interest accruing until he reaches one year old.
Government reports confirm a new rebellion wave in eastern Cuba with sixty armed men seen near villages in the Cauto river district since Sunday night. Leader Pupo, brother of a bandit killed earlier, spurs revolt while General Rodriguez mobilizes rural guards and volunteers to aid mounted troops. Authorities claim public support for Palma’s government, despite fear and scattered injuries from a bridge collapse and boathouse incidents.
A major blaze in Ceiba on July 15 swept a two story Vaccaro steamship company building and nearby stores. Antonio Fizsijati’s dwelling and store burned, many houses and small shops were destroyed as officials led a bucket brigade aided by women.
A section of the Morris Street bridge over the Willamette River in Portland Oregon collapsed shortly after 8 PM Friday drawing more than 100 people into the water. Three people are confirmed dead with a number more hurt. Rescue crews searched the river and shoreline for survivors.
Report notes Gottig as a strong candidate for the next pope with broad backing across Europe. Germany and Austria reportedly support him while Italy favors him and France remains neutral. His praised work in Brazil is cited as a reason for backing, and he was officially appointed there to help quell a civil war against President Pelmoto.
A confrontation involving about six colored individuals opposing Booker T. Washington at the Tuslogea Institute address in Zion church led to a near riot. Twenty five police intervened, several arrests made, one officer stabbed, and a man opposing Washington received razor cuts and was hospitalized before Washington continued speaking for nearly two hours.
Desperate escapees from Folsom, California, remain unfound as officers tire of the chase. Officers and militia have labored through rough terrain under a hot sun with false leads, prompting Governor Pardes to pull the Placerville unit of the National Guard and sheriffs’ posses to withdraw and return home.
In Chicago John Wiltrax was found guilty of murder in the case involving Paul Paszkowski. his wife Elizabeth Wiltrax was acquitted. John received twenty five years in prison after his 11 year old son testified for the defense denying earlier statements. In Montgomery Alabama a jury in the United States v RN Franklin found Franklin guilty of peonage involving Pat Hill and imposed a $1000 fine.
Unknown assailants tried to blow the Northern Pacific bridges over the Yellowstone River east of Livingston Montana to derail the eastbound passenger train. The blast shattered windows city wide and twisted the central pier. Authorities offer a $1000 reward plus $2000 from county officials. no suspects.
Five convicts who escaped Fol com prison remain at large after a fatal Saturday night clash with pursuing officers at Grand Victory mine. Militia and sheriffs removed from hillside gear and firearms. bodies Festus Rutherford and W. C Jones found at the scene. Al Gill, shot through the lung, expected to recover. Phillip Springer of Placerville killed after failing to halt.
A massive blast at two powder magazines in Lowell Massachusetts killed more than twenty people and injured about fifty as houses caught fire and collapses followed. Refers to nitroglycerin mishap mistaken for water while unloading powders and nitric acid exposure. Also notes Milner telegram urging Indian labor for South Africa railways and concerns over native labor shortages.
George Elrod of Bedford County Indiana tried a novel potato method this season. He planted, covered with dirt then straw and packed it tight. The patch grew with vines through the straw, no weeds and a dense bed of finest potatoes unseen in the county.
Judge Lochran of the United States circuit court in St Paul ruled in the case of the state of Minnesota versus the Northern Securities Company and related rail entities. He sustained the defendants and dismissed the state's complaint, finding no violation of state law and no prohibition on the consolidation of parallel and competing railway lines through stock ownership.
A house and barn owned by Fred Raider in Devansville Indiana burned Sunday afternoon. Bumblebees swarmed and stung firefighters, forcing retreat until reinforcements arrived. The residence and barn were destroyed with an estimated loss of 82,000 dollars.
From the Sistine chapel the smoke announced no successor after the second day of the conclave. A vast crowd gathered at St Peter's learned the leading candidate's strength remains unbroken and no compromise candidate has yet emerged, with no clear indication how long the deadlock will endure.
The London Times reports sectarian riots lasting over two weeks in Yezd central Persia ending in June. A mob butchered Bab i followers in the streets looting homes and murdering women as priest leaders urged judgment. The governor briefly resisted but later shielded one Babi amid surrounding threats. many Bab is remain in hiding.
James Sanford, 65, on a fruit ranch near Almir a Wash, shot Catherine Northrup dead after a quarrel over eviction. He then sought Lin man but fled city to surrender in Coutes City. Local report notes his patriarchal bearing and claims of insanity when angered.
Severe wind rain and thunder swept Alpena Presque Isle counties causing heavy crop damage. Lightning killed six people James Fingleton Wilson town James Deforest Harrisville Del Crothers Long Rapids Andrew Hanson and a cousin. Judge Cavanaugh ruled labor unions may picket to stop plant strikes and workers may persuade others to quit. He also said arrests for injunction violations are improper.
A broad roundup reports twenty ore strike fatalities near Titlis Russia and a fatal accidental shooting in Kentucky. It notes editor Robert M Wilson walking to Cape Lisburne, a drowning in Cape Girardeau, floods in North Topeka, Virginia lightning deaths, and the Powers murder trial in Kentucky. Additional items include Austria Hungary marriage rulings, Curzon’s India protest, a Wyansville riot death, Lydia Hancock’s long life, sardine poisoning in Nebraska, and coal, crime, and debt news.
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