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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1903
Page
6
Reported blaze at the United States arsenal on Rocky Island destroyed a storehouse and its contents including cavalry and infantry equipment and ammo. Recovery and production at Rocky Island not disrupted. moral tale appended about two sewing sisters and the phrase Business before pleasure.
A massive three story Rock Island Arsenal warehouse on a Mississippi island burned, destroying storehouse A and vast ammunition stock. Loss pegged at 1.765 million dollars. three thousand workers and war department orders affected. origin undetermined. crowd watched from bluffs as flames consumed the complex.
At a Chicago meeting of Methodist clergymen two editors clashed over membership trends. Thompson of the Northwestern Christian Advocate praised rapid conversions, while Buckley of the Christian Advocate argued statistics show declines in some Eastern conferences. The exchange drew strong opposition from the other ministers present.
A Madrid resident blinded twelve years ago was treated by Dr Astudlo in Cuba. After visiting the oculist, he regained daylight vision, could distinguish black from white, and learned to describe machinery and count candle flames in the physician's study, suggesting X ray aided sight may be achievable.
An 18th century naval crisis narrative describes how the American warship Delaware narrowly avoided foundering off Sardinia during a heavy squall. A frantic crowd on deck was subdued after an unauthorized freeing of the foreshothed altered the ship’s fate, with 1100 souls aboard. First lieutenant Thomas W. Wyman, later Commodore, climbed to the quarter deck and commanded to "Keep clear of the paint work" in a clear voice that reined in panic.
Justice of the Peace George F. Seymour hosted a surprising ceremony in his Hoboken office after a young couple, Richard Mansfield and Maude Adams, presented themselves with intent to marry. He quickly officiated, collected his fee, and kissed the bride.
The piece notes royal libel law differs from general libel, granting strong privileges to reigning families under English law. It cites 18th and early 19th century cases including Lord George Gordon against Marie Antoinette, Wist against the Russian emperor, and a Frenchman punished for insulting Napoleon on Elba.
Sir Henry M. Stanley, famed for finding Dr. Livingstone, is described at age 63. The narrative traces his 1855 arrival in the United States as a cabin boy, his Confederate service and capture, his Union navy volunteer service, and his rise as a reporter for the New York Herald. Elder Bennett sent him on key explorations, including the Livingstone search.
A Maine guide recounts a Roosevelt moose hunt from years ago. Roosevelt fired at the moose and claimed to hit the breast, but Sewall arrived declaring the shot hit the eye, prompting a jeer at the President’s accuracy.
The Louisville market in Kentucky remains the leading tobacco marketplace worldwide, maintaining its position as the top hub for global tobacco trade. Authorities and traders note Louisville’s longstanding prominence in volume, pricing, and distribution.
Garbled remarks compare Harvard president and Williams College leaders on work, luxuries, and endurance. A set of anecdotes covers farmers rising at sunrise, first aid tests for drowning, and university men criticized for sofa pillows yet seen exercising daily in minimal clothing.
In Peckahill New York residents urge the metropolis to restore a long neglected monument in Van Cortlandtville cemetery. The stone marks Gen Seth Pomeroy’s burial site and is surrounded by an iron fence near St Peters Church, a Revolutionary War landmark once visited by Gen Washington.
On the stone’s south side the entire tale of Paulding and his deed is told in plain, clear language that remains concise yet thorough.
On a September morning, a man and two yearling officers of Chester Company intercepted British spy André Poor, resisting temptation to enrich himself. He escorted prisoners to the American camp, thwarting enemy plans. The action preserved Arnold’s covert schemes, securing West Point and the American Army, and aiding the newborn United States in its fight for independence.
The Corporation of the City of New York erected a white marble monument to John Paulding. A pyramidal shaft on a pedestal, enclosed by an iron fence, was dedicated November 22, 1827, with William Paulding, then mayor, delivering the dedicatory address after a ceremony by New York officials who sailed from the city aboard the Sandusky.
A note dated Oct 2 1794 promises payment of 2000 dollars to John Nicholson with Morris as drawer and Vaughan and Ab. Van Buren as endorsers. A protest notice by notary Peter Lohra dated July 4 1795 reports Morris’s clerk refused payment at the Bank of the United States request. Baltimore Sun.
A lone octopus from the Pacific arrived in Chicago last week, wrapped and near starved yet quickly moving and grasping objects in a store setting. Observers likened its instinct to seize and squeeze to industry intrusions while noting the spectacle drew admiration and sympathy.
Denis J Swenie longtime Chicago fire chief dies at age 127 peaceful end after a lifetime of danger. Born in Glasgow in 1834 he emigrated at 14 and organized the Chicago Fire Department in 1885 becoming chief in 1879 and resigning in 1961 reflecting a storied career of guiding his men through perilous fire rescues.
Senora Carolina Corbacho Pezet, wife of the first secretary, and Senora Peret shine among Washington society Latins. The Peruvian Idatlan connection highlights her as a striking figure noted for fashionable gowns and refined dress, with Latin American women praised for their attire versus European titled sisters.
The jury in Dr. J. c. Alexander's grave robbery scandal trial in Indianapolis was discharged after failing to agree. Ballots showed eight for acquittal and four for conviction. Foreman Gimble reported the impasse after about fifty hours of deliberation. Prosecutors hint at a retrial but stressed no immediate disposal of related cases.
Dr William H Tolman director of the Americas Institute of Social Science criticized New York for lagging in public baths during a series of lectures at Miss Helen Gould’s residence. He contrasted Chicago and other cities, saying New York talks while others act and urged action.
Bishop McCabe of the Methodist Episcopal church seeks Pierpont Morgan’s aid for funding the proposed American university at Washington. Morgan is reportedly favorable. The coverage notes reactions to Dr Buckley’s claim that Methodism is in decline, with clergymen offering opposing views. Dr Wallace MacMullen says the church isn’t doing well in the East but argues it isn’t losing ground overall.
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