Montague Holbein abandoned his attempt to swim across the English Channel after the tide turned when he was within 4 miles (6.4 km) of the French coast.[4]
In Widewater, Virginia, a prospective test flight of the Langley Aerodrome was abandoned due to the accidental destruction of the aircraft's port propeller during engine testing. Charles M. Manly, the Aerodrome's test pilot, prevented more serious damage to the aircraft by shutting the engine down.[6] The Aerodrome would make two unsuccessful test flights on October 7 and December 8.[7]
At the Selma, California, post office, J. E. Harris, former Chief of the San Diego Police Department, threatened surveyor W. H. Shafer with a shotgun while under the influence of alcohol. Shafer, who was involved in a dispute with Harris over wood that they both claimed, shot Harris to death with a revolver.[9]
Boxer Joe Riley (also known as Oliver Knight) collapsed after a six-round fight with Griff Jones in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He would die at St. Agnes Hospital on September 10.[15]
18-year-old Special Agent Andrew Creason of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Police Department was assaulted at the railroad's coal and material yard in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Creason was struck on the head with a blunt object, causing multiple fractures to his skull. He would remain unconscious at the company hospital until his death on September 19. No suspects would ever be identified in Creason's murder.[18]
Vladimir Lenin wrote to Alexander Potresov, apologising for his irascible behaviour but refusing to accept that his recent decisions might be wrong.[26]
The 1903 New Jersey hurricane made landfall near Atlantic City, United States, with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). It is the only hurricane ever known to have hit the state of New Jersey.[33]
British boxer Bob Fitzsimmons defeated Irishman Con Coughlin by knockout in the first round of a bout at the Washington Sporting Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Coughlin would die the following day of head injuries sustained in the fight.[15]
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