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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1903
Page
1
Turkish forces storm insurgent lines near Smilovo with heavy casualties on both sides. Dispatches report about 1,000 Bulgarian insurgents killed and 2,000 holding a height before retreat under overwhelming artillery fire. Turkish losses described as insignificant.
The Salonica correspondent of the London Daily Mail reports escalating insurgent activity across Macedonia as Ottoman forces lose control. Anarchy and famine are forecast, with fears that any city outrage could provoke a Turks reaction, as western areas near Monastir are expected to rise daily.
The jury at Georgetown Kentucky convicted former Secretary of State Caleb Powers of complicity in the January 1900 Goebel assassination conspiracy. He received a life sentence after previous trials granted on his motions, triggering excitement among defendants' supporters.
At an early Sunday hour three robbers took 3000 from the Chicago City Railway barng. Two men were killed and two wounded during the holdup. Three shot workers were in the cashiers office and a sleeping motorman was killed as he rose. The robbers escaped. A St Petersburg dispatch reports a prefecture commission to prevent strikes in Russia arresting workers in mass.
Sir Thomas Lipton says he will not challenge again for the America’s Cup until England produces a yachtsman equal to Nat Herreshoff. He laments his failure and admits hope was high for a cup return, praising the Reliance as unmatched but credits American boatbuilding brains.
In Springer New Mexico Cornelia Gonzales tried entering the Solano home where Mrs Solano and her two children were present. An ax-wielding woman struck Gonzales on the head six times, fracturing his skull in as many places. Gonzales, brother-in-law to Mrs Solano, had allegedly made improper advances. A coroner's jury later exonerated the woman.
A dispatch from Morocco reports a large imperial force marching to aid Sultan troops was ambushed by insurgents. The Paris Temps cites 3000 imperial troops involved with over 1000 killed or wounded, including seven native governors, in a near annihilation.
A cipher telegram caused false reports that Vice Consul Magellssen was killed in Beirut. An unknown assailant fired at him. the bullet narrowly missed. Beirut authorities regret the incident and vow to arrest the shooter.
President Roosevelt was informed that a report of the assassination of Vice Consul William C Magellssen in Beirut was false. He praised Magellssen’s safety, stated no change in government plans, and said the European squadron would proceed to Beirut as ordered despite unrest in Turkey.
Mrs Lidith White of Minneapolis former wife of John A White and dental graduate who practiced in Dawson City died of exposure and starvation in the Copper River region. A Seattle dispatch reports her body likely eaten by bears after she left Minnesota and wrote relatives she would be away for a long time.
An electric car on the San Pedro to Los Angeles line of the California Pacific Railway was held up at the Santa Fe crossing about two miles south of Los Angeles at 9 o clock Friday night. The crew and five passengers were robbed of 75 to 100 dollars in cash and several watches. No resistance or shooting occurred.
The Russian Foreign Minister Count Lamsdorf telegraphed to the Italian Foreign Office asking if Italy would object to postponing the tribunal’s first meeting to allow the czar to select two more arbitrators. Italy replied that it raised no objections.
Constantinople reports Turkey will call to colors all remaining European reserves of the Second and Third army corps bringing troops in Macedonia to 250 battalions. Ibrahim Pasha leads the force with seven battalions dispatched to Florina. Monastir and Salonica telegraph readiness to maintain order.
The report delivered to Ambassador Porter endorses a gold standard for China and other silver using countries, but requires careful government coinage control and a strong gold reserve. It notes France will not bind itself before consulting powers and urges a favorable coinage ratio for the Orient similar to the Philippine system.
A surge of yellow fever reported in Lingres Mexico with fourteen deaths per day. Other items note a world record in speed, boat accidents, drownings, floods, fights, panics at picnics, electrocutions, a Taft Taft successor plan, ship losses, and various notable incidents nationwide.
The Utah wheat crop is projected short this season. Several local items include a rehearing request for the Peter Mortensen case, T Robins’ death from injuries after wagon accident, and Brighton’s indignation over the scryer sale of Hon or Johnson. Also reported are a Promontory wreck suspected to be caused by tramps, a fatal accident involving Fred Naef, typhoid growth in Salt Lake City, and notable appointments and deaths in the region including General William Ho Penrose.
The coroner's jury concluded a train wreck near Chehalis Wash was caused by a boiler explosion. A Burlington Express stove blast in Laurel killed a mother and her year old child. Montana sheep and tax figures show Chouteau and Fergus counties leading. A Telluride mill strike and multiple shootings and legal cases populate a turbulent frontier scene.
About 100 men quit work at the Douglas Island mine in Alaska after a week of disasters that killed seven miners. Forty workers sailed to Seattle aboard the Dolphin reporting no fault of management or safety but calling the quartz property hoodooed. Three men died when a derrick collapsed on Saturday, with explosions and other causes finishing the toll.
Two cloudbursts, one at 5 30 Wednesday afternoon and another at 980 at night, caused extensive damage in Council Bluffs. The 6 inch rainfall flooded streets, disrupted traffic, and forced hundreds of families from lower districts to seek shelter. Many business houses were flooded and stocks damaged, totaling thousands of dollars.
The Democratic state convention in Columbus Ohio nominated Tom Johnson of Cleveland for governor by acclamation. They adopted a party Platform renewing allegiance to the national Democrats, chose the rooster as emblem, authorized filling vacancies, and adjourned.
Report from Linares Mexico warns of yellow fever with a death rate reported at fourteen daily. Federal and state quarantine officials in Laredo Texas will investigate immediately. Linares, a small town near Monterey, sees residents fleeing as the situation spreads.
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