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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
6
Dowie army invades New York and other 1903 items
Intelligence from across the nation reports Dowie and his Zion City forces nearing New York for a two week campaign to convert the metropolis. Other notes include a St. Louis dairy bakers combine worth 5.5 million dollars, a Bloomington Baptist convention denouncing Senator Smoot, and a New York–Pittsburgh endurance run finishing with 21 cars.
Record of 1904 Pass Curb and Major 1934 Race Leap
Western railroad officials plan to discontinue passes for shippers in 1904 and restrict exchanges. The world mile record for a wagon pace was broken by Dan Patch at Lexington Kentucky in 1934. Silver and bullion worth 100000 were recovered from Staten Island sound after a steamer deck loss on September 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Railroad
Dan Patch
Lexington
Staten Island Sound
Caroll College
Waukesha
Wis
Aberdeen
Wash
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Pennsylvania
Congress
Portland Canal
Canada
Mother Stewart Dies at 87 in Auburn Park
The renowned temperance advocate Mrs Eliza Stewart known worldwide as Mother Stewart died at her home in Auburn Park a Chicago suburb. Unclear details accompany a survey of national political losses and trials across the era including Holtzman leading Indianapolis, Henry L Mitchell’s Florida governorship, and Bryan denying free silver remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Stewart
Cincinnati
D. W. Miller
J. M. Johns
Chesapeake and Ohio
Bellevue
Funston
August Greth
San Francisco
Cal
Dowie
New York
Madison Square Garden
Zion
Italian King and Queen in Paris Greeting
Royal visit by Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Helena to Paris reported with a ceremonial welcome. The record also notes multiple border, maritime and imperial matters influencing international tension in the far east and Arctic regions.
British commander may resign over Bromley Davenport post
Lord Roberts, commander in chief of the British army, may resign due to the appointment of Mr. Bromley-Davenport as financial secretary of the war office, amid ongoing enmity between the two men. The pope named Monsignor Merry del Vai as papal secretary of state. King Victor and Queen Helena departed Paris for Italy after reviewing troops at Vincennes and dining at the Elysee, their progress greeted by cheering crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Roberts
Bromley- Davenport
War Office
Monsignor
Merry del Vai
King Victor
Helena
Paris
Italy
Vincennes
Elysee
Multiple Disasters and World News Highlights Across Regions
Russians denounce the new China treaty and vow to oppose Mukden as a treaty port. A Cheboygan city hall fire causes $75,000 in damage. Alaska boundary draft signed in London amid refusals. A Virginia collision kills four and injures five. Galveston Indiana suffers $75,000 loss in five blocks plus station. Crescens sets a trotting record in Wichita. Mapleton banker Buck vanishes amid $30,000 shortage. Maine bank fears emerge with large deposits. Maine inventor Gordon McKay dies leaving Harvard a fortune. Dowie attacks press and city, vows retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
America
China
St. Petersburg
Mukden
Mahoning Valley
Cheboygan
Mich
Upper Michigan
Alaska Boundary
London
Messrs
Aylesworth and
Jette
Southern Railway
Keysville
Meherrin
Galveston
Ind
Crescens
Wichita
Kan
Lou Dillon
Major Delmar
Alfred A. Buck
State Bank
Mapleton
Minn
Chicago
Maine
Newport News
Culebra
Porto Rico
Sam Parks
Housesmiths’ and
Bridgemens’ Union
New York Grand Jury
Baltimore
Maryland Trust Company
Union Trust Company
Gordon McKay
Newport
R. I
Harvard University
John Alexander Dowie
New York
Notable Short Items From Across the Country
Mrs. A D T Whitney, writer for girls, is 79 and lives near Boston. Emma D Lemon, cousin of Buffalo Bill, named matron at Pittsburg jail. Britain plans record exhibits and expenditures for St Louis fair. Dr Belisario Sasa of Lima studying medicine in New York. William Morgan resigns as U S district court clerk in St Louis after 30 years’ service. Arkansas experiences a boom with new railroads and northern capital. Mexico money plan in the Philippines via pesos is said to succeed. International Harvester plans consolidation. millions save on salaries. US consuls seek higher pay after tour to London. Lieut P H Sheridan returns from the Philippines. Ex Gov Samuel Albright of Dakota moved to Dayton Soldiers’ Home. Booker T Washington says American negroes are generally better off than Europe’s poorer classes. Henry C Jarrett dies in London at 75, famed for The Black Crook. Mississippi to feature a colossal King Cotton statue at the St Louis world’s fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. T. Whitney
Boston
Emma D. Lemon
Buffalo Bill
Pittsburg
Great Britain
St. Louis Exposition
Belisario Sasa
Lima
Peru
New York
William Morgan
United States District Court
St. Louis
Arkansas
Philippines
International Harvester Company
United States
H. D. Pierce
London
P. H. Sheridan
Fifth Cavalry
Sheridan
Samuel Albright
Dakota
Pierce
Ohio
Dayton
O. Booker T. Washington
Europe
Henry C. Jarrett
Black Crook
King Cotton
Mississippi
Palace of Agriculture
Far East War Rumors Dismissed By Berlin London
Reports from Yokohama and Shanghai said to claim Japan and Russia would clash are called absurd. Berlin notes the far east situation is less grave and talks on Corea and Manchuria move toward a possible modus vivendi with no expected rupture. London reports Japan denies imminent war, citing steady negotiations over Manchuria and Corea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Shanghai
Japan
Russia
Berlin
Foreign Office
Far East
Ma-San-Pho
London
Tokio
Platt and Mrs Janeway Marry in Private Ceremony
New York reports Senator Thomas C. Platt and Mrs Lillian T. Janeway wed at the Holland house on Sunday. Rev Dr Burrell performed the ceremony in private to avoid a public crowd. The couple left New York that evening for a short trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Lillian T. Janeway
Holland House
Dr. Burrell
Mr. Platt
Janeway
Terrible Deed Strikes San Francisco Student Seeker
Josephine Meade a University of California student, was shot and killed on Thursday by Paul Schmidt a 25 year old resident of Los Angeles who then killed himself. Meade formerly taught in Los Angeles public schools and had distance from Schmidt who had been engaged to marry. Schmidt followed her to Boston and then to San Francisco where the tragedy occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Josephine Meade
University of California
Paul Schmidt
Miss Meade
Los Angeles
Schmidt
Boston
Missionary Convention Ends with Monster Meeting in Philadelphia
The Eastern Missionary convention of the Methodist Episcopal church closed Thursday night in the Academy of Music after a Tuesday through Thursday session. It drew large crowds and generated strong interest in Christianizing the heathen world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Eastern Missionary Convention
Methodist Episcopal Church
Academy of Music
Killed by a Street Car in New York
General Henry Harrison Boyce aged 60 of Mount Vernon was struck by a Broadway street car Wednesday and died shortly after in hospital. He was known in Pacific coast financial circles and recently served as president of the Southern National Bank of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Harrison Boyce
Mount Vernon
Broadway
Boyce
Pacific Coast
Southern National Bank of California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Westville
Indiana
Jeff Zion City
Metropolis
Dairymen
Bakers of
Convention of Indiana Baptist Churches
Bloomington
Smoot
Utah
The
Honorable Artillery Company of
Art Institute
William T. Sherman
Washington
Roosevelt
B. Henderson
Sickles
T. J. Sherman
J. H. Tillman
S. C
N. G. Gonzales
Wosephine Meade
Do. B. Whitford
Retailers’ Journal
National Civil Federation
Linnrove
Jonathan Edwards
Princeton College
Princeton
N. J
Lake Placid
Loon Lake
Chateaugay Lake
Lake Titus
Belvidere Division
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Washington Crossing
N. Y
International Bank of America
City of Mexico
Edwin Hummell
Matthew Bary
National Alliance of Building Trades
Victor Emmanuel
Chatham Island
Lai Chew
Wei-Hei-Wei
Ping Pang
Corea
Alaska
British Yukon
Senator Flatt
T. C. Platt
Man
Anderson
Jacksonville
Fla
West
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pixxman
R. A. Anderson
Washington St
Jacksonville, Fla
Bromo-Seltzer
W. L. Douglas Union
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Corona Colt
Corona
W. Il
Brockton
Mass
T. B. Davas
Downing
Minneapolis
Ashbass Clothing
Shouerle Lot
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