23 May 1903
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1903
Page
1
The Monongahela river 100 miles above Pittsburg gains from locks and dams improving navigation. For the first quarter of 1903 the stream carried 2,876,064 tons. A permanent channel in the river functions similarly to a lake channel.
An Indianapolis woman obtained a divorce after her husband demanded she stay up late to study, a dispute the court would likely support as enforcing his expectation that she infringe on the early hours to mend his hosiery.
A newly launched armored British cruiser is slated for 23.05 knots, with power requirements double those needed for 19 knots. Coal use at maximum speed rises to 26 tons per hour, as English shipbuilders resist German claims to fastest ocean liners. Cunard plans twenty five knot passenger ships with 65,000 horsepower each, 23,000 more than the German swiftest.
The World’s Fair in St Louis will be a landscape in itself. Palaces, waterfalls, lagoons, lands, trees, sculpture, gardens and ornaments will blend into a grand land scene destined to be the greatest universal exposition.
Both major parties in New York pledge to spend 101 million dollars to deepen the Erie canal to accommodate 1,000 ton barges. The measure will go to a November public vote. Improved waterways gain momentum as bipartisan backing emerges in the nation’s largest state.
Capt. Pershing has done a great work in Mindanao by putting down the last of the rebels in sight. He proved the Moro is not as formidable as once thought. Some Moros had decent arms, most had strong defenses, and all were easily overthrown.
The St Louis Republic praises Falk as a capable officer in city and state service. It notes he is not alone in his sincerity and effectiveness, but emphasizes his growing standing among those who do things and “make good.”
A reader notes that Chicago anarchists may push for another riot similar to the 1886 Haymarket affair. The writer observes that those involved in 1886 suffered greatly, with executions and pardons, and warns that current radicals risk serious trouble as the Umbria affair could trigger a strict investigation.
The Boston board of health reports heart disease is now second only to consumption as a mortal threat in Boston. Deaths from heart disease rose from 963 in 1901 to 1,083 in 1902, with this year showing a further increase. Diet-related death percentages show heart disease climbing while consumption declines.
The article argues that Europe dumps surplus Jewish paupers onto American shores, with 1903 projections showing over 110,000 Hebrews arriving at New York. It cites 70,000 from Russia and additional 25,000 from Austria Hungary and 12,500 from Roumania, claiming persecution pushes emigration.
News in brief reports multiple events on the 19th to 20th including marriages of Frank A. Vanderlip and Narcissa Cox in Chicago, Lawrence Irving and Mabel Hackney wed in Swansea, a fatal railway accident in Iowa, the United Confederate Veterans reunion in New Orleans, Gen. Jacob If Smith visiting Rome tombs, Nathan Levin convicted on naturalization fraud counts, a Spanish factory explosion killing two, political figures invited speeches at Tammany Hall, editor Hugh St Murdock’s death, Porter Brothers Co receivership in Chicago, nationwide post office clerk promotions canceled, and a Kentucky court of appeals upholding death sentences for O’Brien and Whitney.
The Missouri Supreme Court on the 19th reversed and remanded for retrial the cases of Julius Lehmann and Henry A. Faulkner, convicted of perjury in the St. Louis doodle investigation. A mob in Madison, Tennessee lynched Washington Jarvis after seizing jail keys. Also reported: a Neck Island passenger train crash in Caldwell, Kansas, killing Wilbur Burkett and injuring others. International unrest and weather losses noted, plus various regional events and gatherings through the 20th.
The 21st reports include the Ark ansas monitor arriving at Cairo Illinois, coal and departure. an automobile gasoline tank explosion in New York injuring many. snow in Granger Wyoming since the 16th. San Francisco plumbers convention moving to St Louis. Roosevelt laying a cornerstone for Portland Oregon’s Lewis and Clark monument. a severe Indiana storm with wire service paralysis. tornados in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas with deaths and property loss. the Letty couple found with throats cut in Independence Missouri. George Francis Train quarantined in Stamford Connecticut. hydrocarbon explosion in Mott Haven New York Central yards with deaths and injuries. Western Union wires destroyed by Pennsylvania Railroad in Pennsylvania. vast pole removal and $750,000 telegraph losses. Rev Dr F Coyle elected moderator of the Presbyterian assembly in San Francisco. a Kansas City man identified as Tom Mannion in a diamond robbery tale.
The item notes many varied world fair happenings including a claim on cotton profits, a tech exhibit of Pekin instruments, naval health suspensions, and a murder hearing in Jackson Kentucky. It also mentions state politics vetoes, moon driven rain theories, and local accidents with a drowning child.
The entertainment committee outlines daily events for the Chicago jubilee from September 6 to October 1 including a night illuminated parade a military pageant car races water polo swimming regattas and centennial trophies a large old settlers reunion and religious services. Notable features are a lakefront naval battle on opening night and a recreation of Chicago in 1803 featuring an Indian village with 400 Ojibways Potawatomi and Menominee arriving from Canada.
Governor Yates vetoed Senator Clark's measure to create a state board of dental examiners. The bill would have five members with three appointed from the Sinois Dental Society. The veto opposed appointment by societies as leading to abuse and government by society not recognized by the state constitution.
After four town board meetings the Dorchester mayoral race ended in a tie among William Henrich, and T D Hoffman. In the final meeting, absent Henrich was ignored as D N Thompson and Tr D Hoffman drew straws, yielding Hoffman as mayor nominee.
Charles Aves and his wife were moved from Alten to St Joseph's hospital after illness and hunger left them mentally deranged. Dr. Bowman attending them stated that proper medicine and good food should restore them to normal mental condition.
James Duffy was sentenced to five months in prison by a federal court in Springfield for contempt of injunction. He had fired a gun at a Mobile & Ohio train crew during a railroad strike, violating an order restraining interference with railroad operations.
G A Bennett, special agent of the post office department, has spent two months in Jacksonville outlining a rural route service for the entire county. Thirty six routes have been agreed upon ensuring every Morgan county resident will receive daily mail.
Frank Laudware of Erie allegedly sedated his wife with chloroform and tried to take his own life. The wife awakened and both were rescued. they are expected to recover.
Mrs Elizabeth C O Leary pleaded guilty in a United States court in Springfield to making a false affidavit on a pension claim. She was fined $1,000 and costs after arrest at her St Louis home weeks earlier.
A blaze in Chicago began in a garbage box, leaving twenty five families homeless, nineteen buildings destroyed, and nearly two hundred thousand dollars in property loss. Fire crews battled the flames as residents watched, with investigations ongoing into the cause.
The Episcopal diocese of Quincy chose Rev. Morward Fawcett of Englewood as bishop after an all day contest. The younger faction led the vote, securing the position for the clergyman.
The sixth annual commencement exercises of Tower Hill High School were held at the Diamond Opera House before a large audience.
New York May 21 A claim by prominent Hebrews that five thousand Russian government spies operate in the United States as a rapid transmission network for information. They seek letters from persecuted Russians for central dispatch and justification of prosecutions. A Jewish publisher notes caution to protect compatriots and describes a former officer who vanished after leaks. The piece compares Russia to the Mafia in secrecy and reports relief funds totaling 63000 dollars, with 50000 donated by east side Jews.
Milwaukee May 21 Dr Walter Kempster said a U S government report on the condition of Jews in Russia during the 1891 exodus was suppressed and a government edition destroyed by Russian representatives in Washington. He recalled 10 000 copies printed but 100 sent to him for private use disappeared. He noted the report was reportedly cabled to St Petersburg after printing and described the restrictive permit system used to control Jews in Russian cities.
In Manila on May 21 two thousand native houses were destroyed in the Tondo district leaving about 8000 people homeless. The municipality is feeding and sheltering the victims as damage is estimated at 2,000,000 pesos.
In Mulberry Florida on early Wednesday three men, Amos Randall white and two black men Dan Kennedy and Henry Gordon, were lynched by a mob of about 56 unmasked men after Brown a white prohibition advocate was shot and his throat cut. Randall was charged as owner of a blind tiger and Brown’s murder spurred the mob to act.
Reports from Sanderson Texas recount a desert duel that left Ed Bell a schoolteacher dead, R C McMahon a deputy sheriff mortally wounded, and H S Biggs fatally shot after a post office quarrel over a letter. McMahon reportedly killed Bell and was shot by Bell or Biggs in the melee.
A noon blaze gutted the four story Brownell block on Eleventh street between O and N in Lincoln Nebraska. Loss estimated at 125000 with Carl Funke crockery company named as heaviest single loser at 25000. Fire started in the Funke store cellar when a clerk dropped a lit lamp igniting straw packing. Two clerks reported missing were rescued unhurt. Fifteen firefighters were overcome by smoke and heat and hospitalized, none believed seriously hurt.
A dispatch from Philadelphia on May 21 cites a British bark Skoda reaching Black River Jamaica and an April 20 report of oil slicks 250 miles off Cape Charles. The Luckenbach, loaded with oil, left Sabine Pass March 191 for Merch Hook, Pa., and has not been heard from since, crew of 32.
Wellington Kansas May 21 The jury finds Jim Cummins guilty of manslaughter in the third degree for killing Anna Dishman a 13 year old servant girl. He struck her with a broom handle in August 1899 causing blood poisoning and buried the body on his farm before burning it later on a brush pile. His wife testified against him leading to the arrest.
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