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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1905
Page
1
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Negotiations advance on the Washington gathering of belligerents plenipotentiaries with a proposed date in early August. London and Paris reports note Roosevelt’s possible diplomacy through Ambassador Meyer and Lamsdorff’s hope for a personal exchange Monday as armistice talk remains unlikely before talks.
Official dispatch from Manchuria states Japanese forces attacked and dislodged the enemy from the northwestern Manchentou hills on June 22. A turning movement from the northeast trapped the retreating force, leaving about 200 enemy casualties and several guns. Japanese losses were insignificant.
Washington dispatches report that at a late Sunday night hour President Roosevelt was informed by Mr. Meyer the American ambassador in St. Petersburg of Russia's peace plank selection. The notice underscores ongoing diplomacy and a key policy signal from the administration.
Isolated attacks continue in Lodz region as Cossacks kill a Jewish family in Baluty and a police officer in Pabjanice. Exoduses rise, trains crowded, 35 liquor stores looted for Socialist funds. Workers to strike Monday. General Shustow seeks witnesses to punish offenders with troop protection promised.
The Social Democratic party of Poland and Lithuania issued a proclamation urging a general strike in Warsaw on Monday to protest Lodz massacres and imperial crimes. It orders a complete shutdown of factories shops offices and traffic with the red flag flown in the streets. Military patrols guard factory and Jewish districts as clashes injure civilians police and gendarmes in Praga and Ogrodowa street.
Washington reports Baron Speck von Sternberg German ambassador called on the president at the White House Sunday night, staying over an hour. No progress in peace talks was announced. Russia has not named plenipotentiaries. Japan's list may include Minister Takahira if three names are required.
The Daily Telegraph Mohi correspondent says Russians bolster Vladivostok defenses and strip the Ussuri district of food to stock the fortress. General Linevitch orders strict abstinence from alcohol with severe penalties for violators.
The British India Steam Navigation steamer Ikhona was sunk by the Russian cruiser Terek on June 5, about 150 miles north of Hongkong. The crew was landed by the Dutch steamer Perlak on June 19. Ikhona carried mails and rice from Rangoon to Yokohama. cargo valued at $450,000.
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese consul Otaghiri has been recalled and will depart Tuesday to Washington as one of the peace plenipotentiaries. The move places him at the center of ongoing negotiations.
A Port Arthur dispatch notes an Italian engineer working to raise sunken Russian ships reports three ironclads have been refloated. The message comes from Rome dated June 26.
St. Petersburg report states General Linevitch dated June 23 says no change in army positions. The dispatch confirms continued stalemate as forces hold respective lines.
Paris June 26 Speculation runs high over Germanys reply to Frances note on an International conference on Moroccan affairs. Berlin may send a reply by Wednesday and reportedly asks a clearer French program and separate discussion of coast trading and frontiers. Public anxiety remains intense though patience and confidence are urged as negotiators pursue a peaceful settlement.
Berlin June 26 Chancellor von Buelow met French ambassador M. Bethouard as German papers discuss Franco German strain. The North German Gazette says Rouviers note leaves no clear stance toward a conference. The National Zeitung warns a Franco German war would be settled on battlefields, not Trafalgar.
The Daily Chronicle at Tangier reports the sultan of Morocco has granted a concession for a port at Azerud, at the mouth of the Wadi-el-Kus river on the Algerian frontier, to a German company.
Del Buck man near Cedar Lake Minnesota was killed by lightning after retiring in his home its bolt shattered the stove and furniture and set bedding afire Sleepy Eye farmer George Wooldick living seven miles northeast of the city was struck dead by lightning in the afternoon both incidents occurred on June 26 in rural Minnesota communities
In Danbury on a Sunday night an electric car struck torpedoes set on South street by boys. The loud explosions caused panic among women passengers. Mrs. Mary Davis, 60, jumped from the moving car and died from a fractured skull minutes later.
Fire swept the wholesale district at St. Clair and North Water in Cleveland, gutting the Willard Storage Battery company building and causing about 50 000 dollars in damage. Fairbanks Morse & Co. also burned and faced a spreading blaze if not controlled soon.
Joseph C. Polzin head patternmaker at National Ironworks West Duluth was drowned Sunday afternoon after a log swept him into Lester river while he and friends collected driftwood for a campfire.
Reports from St Petersburg indicate firing in Lodz's Jewish quarter and a mass departure of Jews, yet censorship obscures Friday’s street clashes and casualties. Officials offer little detail while American consuls await telegrams, as Russia braces for possible unrest and a forthcoming ukase on a national assembly.
Jibutil French Somaliland June 26 the captain of the Russian auxiliary cruiser Dneiper says he examined many ships but sank only the British steamer St. Kiléa He states he came at full speed from the Yellow sea after hearing of the disaster to the Russian fleet in the Sea of Japan battle
Mrs. W. C. Gregg shot and killed four of her children aged six months to eight years and wounded herself on a Grand Lake porch Sunday. Neighbors and her husband report signs of mental illness prior to the outbreak. The mother lies critically wounded with a side wound, while three children lie dead and a fourth sits deceased in a chair. The husband was away when the shootings occurred.
Secretary Taft met at the Manhattan hotel with Thomas F. Wallace chief engineer of the Panama canal TY. P. Shonts chairman of the canal commission and William Nelson Cromwell counsel. He declined to discuss topics. Wallace’s future remained uncertain though he was said to stay connected to the project for now.
Melbourne reports the commonwealth government invites Secretary of War Taft his family and Miss Roosevelt to extend their tour from the Philippines to Australia promising cordial welcome from all classes.
In Des Moines on June 26 the largest communion service in Iowa was held at the Auditorium during the Christian jubilee convention. About 3,000 participants joined in the ceremony as Rev. D. D. Dungan delivered the address.
The eighteen hour timetable for the Twentieth Century Limited between New York and Chicago, halted after the Mentor Ohio wreck, will be restored Monday. President Newman of the New York Central announced the return of service.
Sylvester Jones was fatally stabbed during a quarrel over a dice game on a Wabash excursion train in Lafayette Indiana. Stephen Hurst, described as a one armed man, was jailed on the murder charge after Jones died shortly after the incident.
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