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Newspaper
Warsaw Union
Location
Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
6
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Telegraphic items report a fatal suffocation in a Peter Sundstrom saloon on Water Street Saint Marie Michigan. Martin Olsen John Rusk and Lara Anderson died in the fire while Sundstrom and others escaped by jumping from windows.
A 19 year old youth testifies in Bennington County Court that Mary H. Rogers plotted to kill her husband Marcus M. Rogers to claim $500 life insurance. He aided in binding Rogers with rope, chloroform was used, and a note signed with Rogers’s name was pinned to his hat before the body was cast into the river. The trial centers on the lovers entangled plan to furnish a home through the husband’s death. Clerks prepare payroll classifications with a projected 6 to 25 percent reduction effective January 1.
M A Wilson stands trial at St Fran cis Kaw charged with robbing Rawlins County treasury a year ago. N B Foster and Mrs Newsome allege accomplices turned state's evidence. Foster testified he hired Ed Kelly in Chicago to crack the safe. Kelly was arrested in Chicago and now awaits trial in Atwood.
Major General Leonard Wood recommends to Governor Taft a native Moros land settlement under a new anti slavery law passed by the Afaro provinces. The plan, backed by the Sultan and dattos, would set aside lands at valuation to provide a modest income from rentals, hoping Moros accept the arrangement.
Yale National Bank cashier Bushnell shot himself near opening time in New Haven Conn dying an hour and a half later. Directors blamed overwork and physical infirmity. books showed no shortage. US Bank Examiner Burroughs present during semi annual exam. officials ruled out bank trouble. Bushnell had served 21 years.
Ninety four lives were lost in Great Lakes navigation this season. Ten victims were passengers, the first such fatalities in ten years. Major losses came from overboard, falls, foundering, and collision, with notable wrecks including Eric L. Hackiey in Great Bay and the W. I. Sauber catastrophe on Lake Superior. Captain Jolson of the Yale helped save most aboard. A Malvern Iowa wreck on the Denver Limited killed Engineer Knox, with Fireman Hayes surviving. passengers escaped with minor shocks amid a panic in the derailment and rollover.
George Grant pleaded guilty in the District Court in St. Paul Minnesota to stealing jewelry belonging to Georgia Kipps. He says he accepted a prison term though innocent to spare his friend who has a wife and three children. Doctors say he cannot live a year behind bars.
Jerry Simms, arrested in Marion Ohio, confessed surrender after fleeing to avoid a murder charge for fatally shooting George Miller, a wealthy farmer, near Dectiff last August. He said he returned to face the music to see his wife and children and explained his long flight as a response to the separation.
The final large Chicago farm, Warren's Park in Austin, 160 acres, owned by Andrew Warren, has been sold for 330000 dollars to the Catholic Archbishop of Chicago. The sale shifts the site to a seminary for training Roman Catholic priests, marking a sharp change for the city’s agricultural heritage.
M L Hadeon of Ashland Wisconsin, a cruiser for Edward Hines Lumber Co., narrowly escaped wolves north of Ely Minnesota while crossing a lake. Nine wolves surrounded him until he yelled and waved a plat book. Two woodsmen arriving with revolvers drove the pack away.
The Senate and House heatedly debated the Cuban reciprocity treaty and the Panama question, with speeches for and against. Bills were introduced on pensions, court conduct, interstate commerce, and postal lotteries. Observers noted discussions on isthmian canal policy, rural free delivery, and naval accident investigations.
A French missionary reports on Barotse valley soldiers ants of South Central Africa, a vast disciplined army that defeats all beasts and machinery. They march in battalions, cross trenches, and attack living targets, sacrificing many ants for the greater good as victims are swiftly skeletonized.
A note warns housekeepers about a proposed baking powder made from cheap alum and ground flint with sulfuric acid. It cautions against peddlers and testers selling unsafe mixtures, urging shoppers to choose well known cream of tartar based brands.
A muggy day scene shows a cigar store welcoming a first customer in ten minutes as the proprietor rises to greet him. The customer asks why cigars taste dull in damp air while the owner explains humidity softens cigars and dampens flavor. Nearby snippets mention Drivell, liberal writers, and rubber stamps as amid page clutter.
The Weekly Review of Trade reports mixed signals: iron and vessel industries improving while cotton spinning remains demoralized due to raw material shortages. Retail trade gains and South eastern activity offset New England timber declines, with freight delays easing and November railway earnings up about 4 percent. Pig iron output fell to about 1,000,000 tons, yet furnace stocks rose to a record 659,107 tons. Prices for necessities stay high, and wholesale orders in dry goods, footwear, and clothing run strong. Grain shipments totaling 2,278,554 bushels show a 12 percent drop from last year, with wheat, corn, and oats prices dipping modestly. Livestock receipts fall 14 percent from last year.
This item lists numerous grain and livestock quotes by city including Chicago, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Toledo, Buffalo, and New York with cattle hogs sheep and various grain prices such as No 2 red wheat and No 2 white corn. An afterword notes Washington Pa destruction of blocks with losses and a Palmer estate story.
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