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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1904
Page
2
A condensed review of seven days of congressional activity and world events. Senate debates the post office, Panama canal and pensions bills while the House passes river and harbor funding and defers others. A Missouri explosion off Pensacola kills 32 with one heroism account.
The eighth annual convention of the National Association of Clothiers opens in Philadelphia with about 100 delegates in attendance. Other items note: O S Kelly dies at Springfield aged 82. a Colorado judge demands arrests of two officers over a writ. Minnesota merger suit remanded to state courts. Clyde Ore kills Addie Blasco then himself in Batavia. Minneapolis flour mills to close due to railroad discrimination. Edward Hines Lumber buys 50 million feet from N Ludington for nearly $1 million. tug Frank Canfield sinks with three lives lost. Knights of Columbus donate $50,000 for a secular history chair at Washington university. Mrs Joseph B Hall dies at 72. Northern Securities division fight continues in St Paul. brass workers suspected in a Chicago plant fire causing $62,000 loss.
Charles L. Tucker was arraigned in Waltham Mass charged with murder in the West Newton case involving Miss Mabel Page. He pleaded not guilty and the case was continued to April 21.
Reports from Chefoo say Port Arthur is under renewed bombardment as Japanese forces press Russian defenses on the Yalu. The Petropavlovsk sinking with 800 dead, including Vice Admiral Makaroff, reshapes command in the Far East.
In Senate on the 16th Senator Morgan’s discharge resolution failed while Senator McCumber proposed a three member commission to revise pension laws. In the House an amendment to the general deficiency bill provided 10000 for Missouri battleship remnant disposal. A New Haven probate court refused to remove William J. Bryan as executor. Sailors clashed with police in Pensacola one artilleryman killed. A bill to bar Chinese entry was introduced. The London Times doubts the Russian wireless order. Kuropatkin urges evacuation of Port Arthur. Multiple fatalities and accidents reported including Reading train deaths and a Pittsburg shooting. World’s Fair notes and other items follow.
The battleship Missouri at Pensacola suffered a powder explosion in the after 12 inch turret and handling room during target practice. Twenty two men were killed instantly and five injured, with two more expected to die. Captain Cowles ordered flooding to prevent a magazine explosion as crews rescued survivors. A list of the dead includes multiple lieutenants and seamen, highlighting the ship’s modern status and the disaster’s toll. The president and Navy secretary pledge relief funds for dependents.
Washington April 15 Senator Dietrich of Nebraska was found not guilty of any violation of federal law or corrupt conduct regarding the Hastings postmaster appointment or lease of the Hastings building for a post office. The special committee of Senators Hoar Platt Spooner Cockrell and Pettus, three Republicans and two Democrats, issued a unanimous report.
In McLean county near Fort Stevenson John Cook, a ranchman, and his three sons aged 14, 12, and 6 attempted to cross the flooded Douglas creek. The wagon overturned, two sons were swept away, and the father jumped in to save them, but all three drowned in the icy current.
Mrs. Pinkham notes many young girls in public schools and seminaries are stressed to the limit. She argues relentless study pushes girls to exhaustion and graduation with honor comes at the cost of lasting vitality and sometimes permanent harm.
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