World and National News Highlights From The Era
A compilation of diverse items notes William E Corey’s 75000 salary as US Steel president, Sharp Bryan brokers failing for 5 million, a blaze in Whitehall Minnesota wiping out 100 cattle, a nitroglycerin factory explosion near Bluffton Indiana killing several, and unions consolidating. Also covers bank mergers, shipyard fires, storms at the world’s fair, lynch report plans, currency talks, and notable travels and crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Sharp & Bryan
New York
Whitehall
Minn
William Howard
Edward Radabaugh
William Steffy
Bluffton
Ind
International Team Drivers’ Union
National Teamsters’ Union of America
John Alexander Dowie
Christian Catholic Church
United States
Chicago
Western National Bank of the
National Bank of Commerce
Louisville
Theodore Richter
St. Louis
Columbia
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Gov. Yates
Vermilion
St. Clair
Alexander
Illinois
Russia
Senate Subcommittee On Finance
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Columbian Celebration Company
Tuley
Buda Foundry Company
Roosevelt
White House
Florrie
Barnegat
Fire Island
Pearl Seaman
China
Philip Herbert
United States Navy
Shanghai
Louise Haley
W. R. Heyburn
Idaho
Pennsylvania
Gheratine Yeatman
City National Bank of
Canton
Albert W. Diebel
Fairmont
W. Va
Grand Duchesse Olga
Portland
Ore
Antwerp
St. Peter's
Rome
Biggs
Cal
Multi-incident 1903 era news items sweep the nation
Reports from across the United States detail a department store trust formation in Trenton New Jersey a special train setting a New York to Los Angeles record of 70 hours 21 minutes executions in Alabama and Florida hullabaloo over lynching and mob justice devastating storms and hail across Colorado Iowa and Kansas and shipwrecks and drownings from Michigan to Maine and political events in Rome and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
New York
Los Angeles
Cal
Birmingham
Ala
Will Hudson
Will Jones
Washington
State Supreme Court
Wallace Brothers Circus
Durand
Mich
Colorado
Frank Roberson
Jacksonville
Fla
Sadler
Pablo Beach
United States
von Sternburg
Germany
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Lima
F. S. Goodman
Government Service
Michael McMullen
Antone Sarto
Pittsburg
Kan
Henry K. Crocker
Frank F. Veazie
Raymond G. Hall
Charles W. Holmes
Rockland
Notable Deaths Across States Mark Signal Events
William Judson state oil inspector dies at his Ann Arbor home. Maj Joseph Rowland governor of Leavenworth soldiers home dies at 75. John Gilbert Shanklin Indiana Democrat former Evansville Courier editor dies at Evansville. Brig Gen A E Woodson US Army retired dies at Paola Kansas aged 62 after 41 years service. Mrs Phoebe Moulton celebrates 103rd birthday at La Crosse Wisconsin. William E Dodge New York philanthropist dies at Bar Harbor Maine aged 71. Charles C Beveridge Nebraska Prohibition Party chair dies at Excelsior Springs Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Judson
Ann Arbor
Mich
Joseph Rowland
Leavenworth
Kan
John Gilbert Shanklin
Indiana
Evansville
A. E. Woodson
Paola
Turbulent Fronts and Political Upheaval Across Nations
Reports from Krushevo claim the governor’s palace was wrecked by Bulgarian insurgents with 50 Turks killed. Advices indicate thousands of Russian troops are being sent to Manchuria. China faces a terror-era risk as reformers are executed or flee to Japan. Pope Pius X shocks Vatican officials by dropping ceremonials and plans to abolish noble guards. An explosion at a Velez factory kills 16 workers and injures eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krushevo
Manchuria
China
Japan
Pius X
Vatican
Velez
Spain
Gen Miles elected president of Jefferson Memorial association
General Miles accepts presidency for the remainder of the association’s existence. The document notes his election carries the role for the life of the organization.
Minor News Items Highlight Notable Figures and Events
Obituary notes M L Meyer who introduced Sarah Bernhardt to London is dead. Honolulu promotes immigration. Wabash Line to extend Baltimore Reading and New York. Dr Gartner of Vienna patents a pulse recorder under anesthesia. Atlantic City hosts AFCS with Thomas B Mimaham elected president. Carnegie pledges 2.5 million in bonds to Dunfermline. Lake View men and a banker face charges over a coal cargo theft. Honolulu bans baggage checks on trans pacific steamers during treasury probe. Philippines teachers resignations blacklist. Mabel Main 24 dies after parents object to stage career. Edison says X rays affect white cells. Slaby confirms earth conducts wireless signals. Alden descendants hold second annual reunion in Duxbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Meyer
Sarah Bernhardt
London
Honolulu
Island
Baltimore
Reading
New York
Dr. Gartner
Vienna
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Atlantic City
N. J
Thomas B. Mimaham
Columbus
Root
Andrew Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Dunfermline
Scotland
Lake View
Treasury Department
Mabel Main
Thomas A. Edison
Prof
Slaby
Berlin
John Alden
Longfellow
Duxbury
Mass
Alden
Pius X Named Pope as Rome Mourns and Rings Bells
The conclave elected Giuseppe Sarto patriarch of Venice as pope Pius X succeeding Leo XIII. Rome illuminated after the decision and about 500 churches rang bells for an hour to welcome the new pontiff and mark the diplomatic reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Pius X
Resphigi
Holy See
Vatican
Sketch of the new pope successor of Leo XIII
Giuseppe Sarto born in Riesi on June 2 1885 became cardinal in 1893 and Venice patriarch later that year He is described as modest energetic and a patron of the arts Pope Pius X praised for learning liberal ideas and temperate views while known as a great preacher The article notes his reluctance to engage in politics and his alignment with Leo XIII on key matters and Ramolla policy measures
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Rome
Giuseppe Sarto
Venice
Leo XIII
Vatican
Pius X
Leo
Pope
Riesi
Treviso
Italy
S. Bernardo Delle Terma
Mantua
Pope Pius X
Pope Leo
Father Perosi
Cardinal Sarto
Perosi
Holy See
Sacred College
Sarto
Rampolla
Supreme court voids 700000 bonds for state institutions
The North Carolina supreme court voided 700000 in bonds authorized by the last legislature for state educational and charitable institutions. Bonds funded by lands granted by Congress were to finance new buildings, but State Treasurer McMillen refused to buy them, and a mandamus action to force payment was decided against the institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. C
Supreme Court
McMillen
State Board of University and School Lands
Civic federation chief promotes labor peace in Cleveland
Senator Hanna told Cleveland Builders' Exchange the Civic federation seeks misbalance remedies by bringing labor and capital together. He cited nearly 100 settlements in two years and noted the failed anthracite strike where a five percent miner raise offer was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Hanna
Civic Federation
Cleveland Builders’ Exchange
Roosevelt
Manila Currency Drive Faces Provincial Pushback
The United States effort to introduce the new Philippine coins faces resistance despite shipments from San Francisco. Manila bankers met Thursday with Gov Taft and pledged full aid to promote acceptance of the American peso as the standard and broader use of the coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
United States
Philippine Islands
San Francisco
Gov. Taft
Color line drawn on USS Columbia at Brooklyn Navy Yard
The chief petty officers refuse to mess with Isaac Miller, sworn in as chief carpenter's mate, citing unwillingness to work under him. Miller is not full-blooded negro but has long navy service and a good record. Captain Snow promised Miller's rights would be protected and that the navy makes no color distinctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Aiken
Columbia
S. C
Logan
San Francisco
Manila
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Melville
Navy
Bar Harbor
Young
Boston
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
Hattiesburg
Miss
Amos Jones
M. M. Sexton
Langley
Potomac River
Cantrell
Indianapolis
Iowa
President Roosevelt
Gov. Durbin
Indiana
United States
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Isaac Miller
Snow
Miller
Rock Island grants wage increases to conductors and trainmen
The Rock Island Railroad approves wage hikes for its conductors and trainmen, completing a year long union push for better pay. The rise is said to affect about 40,000 workers across 50 western railroads, boosting annual payrolls nationwide. A separate item from Trenton notes a new department store trust chartered with $5 million authorized capital to oversee large retail groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rock Island Railroad Company
Kansas City
Western
Finlanders Exiled From St Petersburg Orders Issued
Aug 8 Fin land orders expel Baron von Trail Michael Linden chairman of Ekennes city council Count Gustav Kreitz and his seven family members and other prominent Finns from the country due to political action and exile measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Finland
Baron von Trail
Michael Linden
Ekennes
Count Gustav Kreitz
Coronation of Pope Pius X in St Peter's Basilica
Rome August 10 Pope Pius X was crowned in a lavish ceremony at St Peter's before about 70 000 spectators. The triple crown was placed on the pope as bells rang and the crowd cheered. The pope appeared pale yet composed and blessed the assembly amid strong acclamation.
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Rome
Pius X
Basilica of
St. Peter’s
Cardinal Macchi
Europe
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Sala Regia
Constantine Staircase
Basilica
Sacred College
Papal Court
Orsini
Segna
Macchi
Jesus Christ
Melville Relinquishes Chief Steam Engineering Post
Rear Admiral George W. Melville, superannuated in January, has given up duties as chief of the bureau of steam engineering. He is succeeded by Rear Admiral Charles W. Rea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George W.melville
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Charles W. Rea
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Warren Mail
Aweews Record
Surigao
Philippines
Mexico
Oaxaca
Pochutia
Colima
Premier Combes
Marseilles
France
Djivarek
Monastir
John Chambers
George Phillips
Guy Henry
Gilbert Henry
St. George
N. B
Miles
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association
Essen
Clark Griffith
New York American Baseball Club
McGraw
New York Nationals
Queen Draga
Austria
Cracow
Austrian
Poland
New York City
Louis M. Chasteau
Fairmount Park Police
Chasteau
Eine
New York and Washington Telegraph Co
Morse
Ted Kendall
Harry Kendall
Kendall
Wis
Philippine Commission
Patriarch
FOR Industrial
Big Store Trust
Department Store Trust
Secretary of State
Hew
Papal
Petrus
Sistine Choir
Cardinal Rampello
Chapter of
Pius
Marshalltown
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Capron
Guthrie
Okla
Southwest
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