Togo Beaten South of Formosa Report
A terse dispatch states that Togo has been beaten south of Formosa. No further details are provided in the available text.
25 May 1905
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1905
Page
1
A terse dispatch states that Togo has been beaten south of Formosa. No further details are provided in the available text.
Reports from Manila and London describe naval clashes near Por mosa and Vigan sightings of many ships suspected Russian. A bomb injures Seidlee’s police chief near a club, with three others wounded as an assailant fled.
At 3 p m in Baku a bomb exploded as the governor C Nakachidza rode in his carriage killing the governor a lieutenant and a bystander. The coachman is believed fatally injured.
In Gunshu Pass Manchuria on May 24 Field Marshal Oyama held position while Lieutenant General Rennenkempff mounted a costly reconnaissance. A Tokyo dispatch dated May 22 reports a dismounted enemy cavalry attack near Tangshed on the Liao river with about 300 killed or wounded.
In naval circles it is believed Vice Admiral Rozhestvensky's squadrons are steaming north in the Pacific away from Pescadores Formosa and Lucha islands to avoid torpedo attack. The plan to force passage of the Corean straits is abandoned to draw Vice Admiral Togo into open battle.
Saigon May 24. At the German consul's request naval authorities confined the German crew aboard the French battleship Redoubt and the collier Hans Menzel anchored off Nhabe. The crew mutinied refusing to sail due to war risks. Orders ban coal deliveries in French territorial waters.
Late today Harbin replies said both railroad and telegraph lines to Vladivostok were working and the Associated Press was authorized to deny the fortress isolation report.
Odessa reports General Kaulbars commander of the second Manchurian army will return to Odessa due to severely damaged health. Officials said advices confirm the move.
The execution of Ivan Kaleiff, who killed Grand Duke Sergius in Moscow on February 17, occurred yesterday at Schlusselberg Fortress near St. Petersburg, reported from St. Petersburg.
A heated clash centers on a bill in Quaker City where supporters and opponents prepare for a bitter battle over the proposed measure and its implications. The outcome hinges on legislative votes and public reaction.
Philadelphia leaders push for an extra session to declare inoperative the so called ripper bills that transfer appointive power from mayor to council. The fight extends to court with injunctions, while Mayor Weaver seeks counsel in New York.
Thomas Thomas of Anaconda sold his Stan ford area ranch of over 1000 acres to Bower Bros. The deal, the largest in Fergus county ranch lands by amount, involved a price not disclosed though $30,000 was once offered. Bower Bros. are major wool growers in the Judith basin.
Ensenada near Ensenada Baja California stage hold up Drug money in transit stolen government funds in transit amounting to 700 dollars carried by Estrada. He shot driver Pancho Arana in the neck and clubbed him, then fled with the money as a posse began pursuit.
San Francisco May 24. J B Long former president and Francis L Burton attorney for the collapsed Goldfield Bank and Trust company, now under arrest, will return to Goldfield by extradition. Bail is set as embezzlement charges grow. Burton asserts the bank owes him a credit and cites complex bookkeeping as cause.
Chief Inspector Watts cites Francis L. Burton, once arrested in Dumont Colorado, brought to Boston for defrauding the New York Central rail road of 2500 dollars claiming a railroad accident injury. Burton served 18 months at Deer Island and later induced officials to invest 15000 and 5000 in false mines.
F E Davis of Los Angeles, owner of a majority of the stock in the wrecked Goldfield bank, announced on May 24 that he would go to Goldfield to seek an equitable settlement with depositors and that they would not lose a cent of their money.
Seattle May 24 Benjamin S Miller former Jefferson county sheriff and Puget Sound pioneer was killed when struck by a train in Northern Pacific yards near the Oriental dock. The mangled body was found at 2 am and later identified by clothing and papers. It is believed he was headed to catch an eastbound train to Alkali Point.
George Hammond, already serving an 11 year term for holding up the North Coast Limited at Bearmouth, will be arraigned in Granite County for grand larceny at the June term. Officials believe he killed Engineer Dan O Neal in 1962. murder charges will not be pressed. Hammond and accomplice Christie, also imprisoned, will be brought from Deer Lodge to the county next week.
Santa Fe Passenger train No 558 collided with freight cars after an open switch in Hutchinson Kansas. Mail clerk C D Wolff of Kansas City died in hospital. Engineer John Snyder and Fireman A C Vaughn were seriously injured and likely fatal. Five others sustained minor injuries.
Honolulu May 24. The Lahaina mill is again operating. Police control labor camps and remove Japanese not back at work. Governor Carter says the strike is practically over and urges a new appropriation for the national guard plus a $2000 supplemental expense appropriation for Lahaina.
Edwin Stephens of Ross Valley Marin County shot his wife and five children eleven and under, killing three instantly and mortally wounding two others. He pursued a milkman after firing, then shot himself in the chest and head before dying. The motive remains unknown though insanity is suspected.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Kalispell May 24 Ed Trueman accused of murdering James McCabe at Sedan on election day has been found guilty of manslaughter. The eight day trial ended with the verdict today and the judge will set the sentence on Saturday with a penalty of one to ten years.
Governor McDonald of Denver granted a three week reprieve to Fred Arnold and Newton Andrews who were slated for execution for the murder of Mrs. Amanda Bloodgood. The stay allows time to pursue an appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
Boston Mass May 24 Plans are now completed for the St Paul road extension to the Pacific coast with minimal new building. The line will run from Wyoming to a Snake River valley connection with the Oregon Short Line aiming at Bellingham Bay Washington. Construction starts by pushing west from Chamberlain to link with Oregon Short Line track age with rights to be granted on request by Union Pacific or Great Northern and Union Pacific in Washington.
A reported incident leaves a husband who was wounded dead, affecting his family. Details are sparse in the readable text.
Jealous, drunken miner Michael Haggerty tried to kill his wife in a brief struggle at 838 North Montana Street, firing three shots then turning the gun on himself. His wife was wounded in the back, and he killed himself. Their 11 year old son Edward faced the attacker with an axe. Mrs. Haggerty was taken to St. James hospital. coroner called. Neighbors witnessed, and inquest slated for 3 p.m.
In McArthur Ohio J M Specht a prominent farmer and miller and Democratic committee member was shot and killed by Mrs Emma Flynn formerly of Columbus. She claims she fired at a tramp peering into her window and barricaded herself inside. The body lay on the Flynn lawn with a head wound. Mrs Specht and Mrs Flynn are cousins and the families were on good terms.
A brief entry notes a push for unconditional surrender demands from the Union, signaling intensified bargaining and political pressure amid wartime negotiations.
The lumber district strike spreads as major factories cut hours and near closure. Mayor Dunne orders 1000 extra patrolmen while sheriff deputizes hundreds. Union leaders face contempt proceedings as tug of war over court orders continues with no peace.
In Salt Lake City on May 24 the Western Federation of Miners passed resolutions pledging moral and financial aid to Chicago garment workers striking against the capitalist class. The resolutions call the Chicago teamsters heroic in their fight and promise support from the miners.
St. Louis police arrested Thad H. Kellogg an ex convict from Montana on a warrant charging grand larceny. Kellogg, who had served time for blackmail in Montana, denied wrongdoing but police found in his room $200 worth of goods belonging to his employers Diel & Co. The earlier charge of enticing a 16 year old girl was not pursued.
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