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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1904
Page
6
A week of Senate and House actions includes pensions debate, DC and sundry civil bills, post office funding, and investigations into alleged fraud. Notable cases: Frank B. Wright jailed for embezzlement, Bryan Bennetts suit dismissed, Union Trust Boston failure, Colgate insured loan record, and multiple fatal accidents and floods across states.
Four men drown in Lake Calumet near Chicago while duck hunting. Judge Kavanagh blocks seven unions from interfering with 19 Chicago firms. New York agents report lighter advance transatlantic bookings. International Teamsters leaders indicted in St Louis for strike violence. Chicago merchants oppose moving Indian warehouse to St Louis. Captain Cowles blamed for battleship collision by inquiry. Rural carriers allowed private business on routes under post office bill. Interior secretary cites pension order raising annual costs by 5.4 million. Dr Maragliano touts vaccination cures for consumption at Philadelphia convention. Wilkie Edwards jailed for attempting to murder bride heiress to 20 million. Heinze fined 20 thousand for contempt in Montana court. Rev John Gordon inaugurated president of Howard University. Levee break near Westport Illinois floods towns and forces evacuations. Two thirds of Lawrence County under water with severe damage. Five deaths and over 5 million in damages from Michigan floods. Philadelphia malpractice syndicate trio held in deaths of two women. 15 000 Iowa United Mine Workers reject wage scale and strike. Frank A. Cady dies after leaping from hotel window. Mill Spring Mo flooded with residents atop roofs escaping to hills.
Obituaries report Gen W H Payne former Black Horse commander dies in Washington at 73. John Brink, first white to see Lake Geneva, dies at 93. Various Democratic primaries and conventions across New York Indiana Missouri and Colorado outline candidates and delegate selections for St Louis.
Reports describe a Mikado land force engagement near Chong Ju with 50 killed, and a Japanese Cossack battle that repelled the Russian side. Port Arthur blockade claims by Admiral Togo note uninjured ships. French court moves toward Panama Canal transfer. other clashes include British Thibet expedition and flag reinstatements at New Chiang.
Reports describe continuous fighting between Russian and Japanese outposts from Pingyang to Wiju. Japan’s attempt to block Port Arthur by sinking merchant ships at the harbor entrance is said to be nearly successful leaving only a narrow channel. The Antarctic expedition that departed London in July 1901 has been signaled off New Zealand on its homeward route.
The senate debated the old age pension order and land law repeal. In the house 319 pension bills passed. John A. Peters, former Maine chief justice, died in Bangor at 81. A beef syndicate plans to import from Argentina to challenge the beef trust. Floods in Ohio cause two million dollars in damage and four lives lost.
St Louis March 29 Senator Joseph Ralph Burton senior United States senator from Kansas was convicted by a jury on charges of accepting compensation to protect Rialto Grain and Securities company before the post office department. Jury deliberated 41 hours. a new trial motion was filed. Judge Adams ordered daily court appearances until arguments for a new trial. If upheld, Burton could lose his seat and be barred from public office. Each count carries potential two year sentence or $10000 fine. This is the first conviction under this 1864 statute. Burton surrendered January after indictment. he remained in the senate with two years left to serve.
Three masked robbers halted the Oregon express on the Southern Pacific line at Copley and killed express messenger W. J. O’Neil after blasting the car with dynamite. They looted the safe, fled with prisoners, and headed to Keswick as a sheriff pursues with a posse of 12.
Sidney Johnst on Hayden of the Hotel Holley leapt from the top floor of the 21 story skyscraper at Broadway and New Street. He survived first impact but was badly broken in nearly every bone after landing on the pavement as bystanders fled in horror.
The piece notes Senator Quay smoking despite a doctor’s orders and half a cigar daily. It mentions many shriners at Bennings race where a horse named Shrine won, and cites William Alden Smith famed for challenging Roosevelt. Senator Foster tells of Seattle constituent Hill recounting the Washington ambiguity.
The piece surveys three miles of copper in a railway motor and notes 1903 US electrical equipment output at 234.5 million dollars. It cites doubling shipyard yard output since 1901 with no rise in power costs, and highlights electric launches: 21-foot model at 7 mph for 30 miles, 1600 pound weight. 30-foot for 60 miles per charge. 36-foot for 75 miles. and a 60-foot launch delivering 14 mph with combined electric and oil drive.
Erie resident Charles Bierbach recalls two years of kidney trouble with severe back and limb pain, sleep disruption, and fatigue. Doctors failed to help, but Dean's Kidney Pills relieved him quickly and permanently. A free trial offer and nationwide mail order are advertised, with price 50 cents per box.
A witty exchange appears in Tit Bits with suitor asking to wed and Mr Candid replying he will gladly take it off his hand as it is always in his pocket.
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