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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
3
June 1 reports from Topeka and Kansas City describe at least 150 drowned with thousands homeless and property losses running into millions. Rescue teams rush by boat as river levels peak, while disease threats and supply shortages loom amid widespread destruction.
A Southern Pacific passenger train derailed about a mile south of Rincon on Saturday night. Four cars plunged 40 feet down an embankment with two partly submerged in the sea. About 40 injured, many with broken bones and severe bruises. A woman, Mrs. J. C. Smith, had both arms crushed and faces amputation at the shoulder. Remarkably, no fatalities were reported.
In Paris on June 1 the free thinkers and anti clericals attempted a demonstration in Place De La Republique but a strong police and republican guard presence blocked it. After clashes 30 people were arrested as protesters moved to the labor exchange for a Belgian Socialist society reception. The crowd ended in disorder with a police charge.
A devastating cyclone struck Gainesville Georgia on June 2 causing about 100 deaths. The Gainesville cotton mill three stories high collapsed with many workers inside, along with the destruction of stores, hotels, and 125 cottages in the negro district. Dozens more injured as fires and wreckage spread through the town and nearby Pacolet cotton mills.
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Co. which operates like Western Union won before the U S Supreme Court over Philadelphia in a tax dispute on wires and poles. The court reversed the lower ruling saying jurors must decide what constitutes a reasonable tax while noting municipalities may tax but within bounds.
In Cook County's judicial race with 18 candidates, Democrats won 14 seats and Republicans 4. Republican losses include Judge Elbridge Haney, ally of Congressman Lorimer. Theodore Brentano, a Republican, was re elected to the Superior Court. Richard Tuthill John Gibbons and Frederick A. Smith won circuit court seats.
About 1,500 pounds of jovite exploded in the screening room of the Explosives Manufacturing Co. plant near Elmira New York killing three men and seriously injuring several others. Hundreds of windows were shattered for two miles and the entire plant was destroyed.
Lowell mass June 2 after nine weeks idleness the Boott Merrimac Tremont Suf folk Appleton Hamilton mills restarted production with about half the usual workforce. Mill agents publish figures showing the textile council demand for a 10 percent wage increase will fail. The council claims the strike has just begun and the nine weeks suspension is a lockout by agents.
Silas Carter built a windmill in 1832 at Windmill Point on Lake Erie's Canadian shore opposite Buffalo. Carter, a former volunteer and Washington teamster, later served in the war and settled in Canada. The mill, no longer grinding grain and with worn wings, still stands as a picturesque relic attracting visitors.
Professor Ruhmer of Berlin improves light telephony following Bell's photophone. He demonstrates daytime wireless communication using a selenium cell and a parabolic mirror, claiming faster message transmission and instant replies with enhanced secrecy. The German government funds further experiments. Ruhmer first sent signals a mile, then nine miles, near Wannsee.
Robert E. Peary states the Arctic region ranks among the best places for lung ailments. He notes that nearly every person who accompanied him returned heavier and in better overall health, citing the voyage as proof of its salubrious climate.
The Register of the U S Treasury Judson W Lyons praises Peruna as an excellent remedy for spring and summer catarrhal affections. Letters from users Camilla Chartier and Kate Kohn report significant health improvements after using Peruna. The ad urges readers to write Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio for free advice if results are not prompt and satisfactory.
A young man asks about husking bees and the idea of being in the country during that season. The exchange highlights unfamiliar country nomenclature and curiosity about rural customs.
The Market notes cover New York Cleveland Toledo and East Buffalo with grain and livestock prices. Flour Minnesota patent ranges 4.10 to 4.40 in New York and 4.15 to 4.40 in Cleveland. Wheat No 2 red about 75 to 85 cents. Corn 50 to 57 cents. Oats around 37 to 42 cents. Hay top grades 20 to 21 dollars. Cattle steer prices 4.70 to 5.00 in Cleveland with calves up to 6.25 6.50. Sheep lamb ranges varied by city. hogs about 6.10 to 6.55. Creamery butter 22 cents and eggs 15 to 16 cents.
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