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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
2
Topeka and North Topeka suffer a catastrophic flood with estimated dead ranging from 170 to 250, plus 10s of thousands homeless. Rescue efforts push forward as steam launches patrol the river and aid pours in from Topeka, Galveston, and others. Armourdale and Argentine suffer heavy losses in the packing district and several fires burn amid widespread devastation.
President Roosevelt spoke to about 20 000 in Butte at Columbia Garden on the rule of law and impartial enforcement affecting rich and trusts. In Idaho he urged justice to Indians and irrigation tied citizenship as he stopped at multiple towns from Pocatello to Nampa. In Wyoming he rode 60 miles on horseback, attended church, and visited Senator Carey’s home before touring ranches 14 miles south of Cheyenne.
In Kansas City Missouri on June 1 a flood summary reports twelve square miles flooded and fifty wholesale houses submerged. Major packing plants and stockyards were under water. Fifteen people are known to be drowned and nearly twenty thousand six hundred are homeless. Waterworks shut down and electric cars halted.
Des Moines Iowa June flood relief reports state seven known dead with rumors of more. Six thousand homeless receive aid as hunger fuel and clothing shortages rise. Water receding but rail and freight movement halted, coal scarce, and power and water works strained. City seeks state help for continued relief efforts.
The British steamer Huddersfield bound for Grimsby collided with the Norwegian steamer Uto near Antwerp. Twenty two Austrian and Italian emigrants died as Huddersfield sank. survivors were rescued by the Uto. The disaster was blamed on dazzling electric lights from a dredger in midriver.
A head end collision on the Southern railway near Bryan, 28 miles west of Birmingham, killed three engineers and four firemen plus one brakeman. Twelve loaded freight cars burned and eight empties burned. Acton and Johnson died en route or at hospital, others perished at the scene.
Memorial Day rites span Chicago and Washington with flag marks on graves. Thousands attend services. G A R posts conduct programs while others honor the dead at Arlington and Lincoln monuments in diverse ceremonies nationwide.
Sir Thomas Lipton’s flotilla including Shamrock Jr Shamrock S Erin and Cruiser with 170 crew members sailed from Gourock for Sandy Hook at 1 PM Thursday. Crowds lined the harbor as bands whistles and cheers greeted the cup challenger on its voyage.
Marcel Renault, noted racer and car maker, died at Coupe Verac after his car overturned in the first stage near Poitiers on May 28. The Paris Madrid race now claims seven victims and both French and Spanish authorities have banned its continuation.
Special from Dawson reports an unprecedented surge in gold dust purchases by banks in Dawson over the past two days. Deposits for safe keeping push totals toward 1 250 000 dollars and Yukon's gold output is expected to beat last year by 1 000 000 to 3 000 000 dollars. A moral wave previously seen on the coast drives a crusade that has scattered gamblers and others targeted.
Sixteen black laborers from two cotton families drowned in the Mississippi River near Pecan Point, about 40 miles north of Memphis. Two skiffs carrying workers from the Chiles plantation capsized after dark when waves from a passing vessel struck them. only one survivor remained.
Harry D. Elkes of Glens Falls N Y premier motor pace follower dies after a tire burst in the first lap of a sixteenth mile race at New Charles River Park. Will Stinson and F A Gately are seriously injured as the wrecks separate and a motorist crashes. Elkes had set world records for five ten and 15 miles and recently returned from Europe.
The May Trade Review reports weather gains for staple lines with drought losses in garden crops eastward. Labor disputes and building trades strikes slow material movement. Eastern trade is satisfactory with May railway earnings up 12.8 percent versus last year and 25.6 percent higher than 1901. failures total 206 in the US and seven in Canada. Braestreet's cites pending crop, labor, and price shifts with high April exports of manufactured goods.
The navy provides high quality tobacco and food to sailors and marines. Officers taste meals served to the crew, ensuring standards. Fresh provisions arrive at limited ports, with regular access to decent fare on long voyages, unlike earlier sailing days.
The one hundred fifteenth general assembly of the Presbyterian church urged Americans to secure Smoots expulsion from the U S Senate. It accused the Mormon church of polygamy and said Smoot sympathizes with it as a Divine institution. The assembly adjourned Friday afternoon after a historic session clearing denominational issues.
London dispatch to the Times says the Manchuria situation remains unchanged and Russia is making extensive preparations. A military officer notes orders for 250000 tons of coal and constant unloading of coal and breadstuffs at Port Arthur. Russian minister M Lessar is expected to arrive soon in Peking.
A Philadelphia Inquirer item quotes a gambler story. Jim Brown holds two pair aces and kings while the narrator says he had three aces and drew a razzer after the dealer.
A playful dialogue from the Chicago Daily News imagines Clara admiring a bright ring around the moon. She jokes that a much smaller ring would fit her finger, prompting George to agree with amusement.
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