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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
1
St Petersburg reports General Sakharoff was shot dead by a woman from the revolutionary movement while visiting Stavatoff. The killing sparks fears of further executions and a drift toward military dictatorship as telegraph workers strike actions continue amid state delays.
Berlin dispatch notes the liberal elements demand Count Witte's resignation. Moscow agriculturalists call for the cabinet's dismissal, signaling rising momentum away from Witte and an imminent escalation of the movement. The report from Tageblatt via St. Petersburg describes a visibly worsening situation and a critical moment approaching.
A St. Petersburg dispatch notes twenty-two killed and forty wounded at Kiev after a battle. Reports say three infantry battalions mutinied in Moscow with few details. St. Petersburg letters from Manchuria describe soldiers starving and officers ignored as Harbin is looted. Mutiny rumors surface in Viborg eighth Finnish regiment. Marines arrive at the American embassy but are for service there, not guard. Times correspondent cites looming revolt of St. Petersburg garrisons. Nationalist Dublin hosts an uncompromising home rule meeting as Irish government criticism grows.
In Quebec on December 7 rotten eggs were thrown at Mme Sarah Bernhardt after a night performance. A crowd of about 200 men and boys gathered outside the Auditorium following an interview given to newspaper men. Max, one performer, was struck as Bernhardt and her attendants escaped bodily harm.
In St Louis a 30 year old coal miner Charles E Bosse shot his 28 year old wife and then killed himself with a revolver in the presence of the wife’s mother. Mrs Bosse is expected to die. The dispute stemmed from a $17000 inheritance left by Bosse’s father three years earlier. Bosse had given the estate to his wife and they had argued frequently since.
Washington dispatch reports four and three quarter hours of debate on the Panama canal appropriation bill. Republicans and Democrats clash over incomplete canal commission expenditures and estimates. The article also covers the Esech Townsend rate bill redrawn to reflect presidential ideas and expand ICC authority.
Paris December 7 The French Senate passed the separation of church and state bill by 181 to 102 amid enthusiastic scenes. Former Premier Combes argued for neutrality and social pacification as the measure becomes effective immediately upon promul gation. The Council of State will work three months on administrative details. Vatican reaction is not yet announced. The 1906 public worship budget will fall from 8.4 million to about 6.8 million as state salaries to clergy diminish.
In Rutland Vermont on December 7 attorneys for Mary Rogers seek another reprieve from Governor Charles Bell who is returning from Chicago. After extended legal consultations preparations were made to travel north to intercept the governor and present papers prepared by the lawyers.
In South Bend Indiana Governor Bell of Vermont criticized the clemency process saying if ever any woman should hang that one is Mrs. Rogers. He was hosted by Aaron Jones in this city and stated the sentence must be carried out. He departed for Vermont that evening.
Washington December 7 the senate began business in earnest, introducing and referring several hundred bills and resolutions on topics such as national insurance regulation, interstate railways, and campaign finance. Notable measures include Foraker railway rate bill and Culberson political use ban on insurance funds. Newlands faces opposition over national incorporation act. In Minnesota Owatonna grand jury indicts Miss Wilda Johnson for alleged poisoning attempt.
Albert T. Patrick, the New York lawyer convicted of murdering William Marsh Rice, was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the week beginning January 22. Justice Rogers handed down sentence after Patrick urged his innocence, arguing no direct evidence of murder and criticizing the trial. An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on a writ of error will be filed, likely staying execution. Patrick was returned to Sing Sing after the sentence.
Min Yueng Tehan, former Korean minister to France, arrived in New York to lodge a protest against Japan's protectorate over Korea. He was informed his brother, Min Yong Whan, former Korean minister to the United States, had died by suicide in Seoul as a protest. In Korea a brother may follow suit, but Tehan could not prophesy his own action.
Madison Wisconsin officials report the assembly accepted from the senate a new capitol improvement bill. The plan envisions erecting a new capital in stages with total cost around 5 million dollars and continued appropriation of 9600 thousand for plans and supervising services. Separate note states the third international Congress of American Republics will meet in Rio Janeiro on January 21 1906, as decided by the bureau and Secretary Root.
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