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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1905
Page
2
A collage of whimsical notes and quips from various sources. Topics include aging at ninety, rhinoceros steak debates, fashion elusions, microbes in Rockefeller funds, a Georgia couple who never saw each other before marriage, and satirical takes on politics, science, and society.
The Panama canal commission will reorganize the Panama railroad in New York. With government ownership, Shonts becomes Panama Railroad president, and the move could influence transcontinental rates, though officials say current general merchandise rates may stay unchanged.
Telegraph dispatches report a fifth division of the Russian second Pacific squadron under Vice Admiral Vessarago may traverse the Suez Canal in July or August. The fleet includes battleships Imperator Alexander III, Slava and Paul I, the armored cruiser Pamyat Azova, and the light cruiser Admiral Korniloff. The report notes Japanese intentions to allow some freedom of movement while preparing to strike in a single engagement.
Chicago reports grand jury indicts four men from Schwarzschild & Sulzberger including Joseph Weissenbach Beth Casey and Leo S for obstructing a deputy marshal while serving a subpoena to Edwin B Fish a clerk who had returned from Canada The case signals intensified pressure within the meat packer industry as beef prices rise and packers warn of losses amid supply adjustments and farm range conditions.
Charles Bates, former head of the Tecumseh bank in Nebraska, who embezzled about $75,000 and fled, returned to Lincoln to telegram the Tecumseh sheriff and surrender. The sheriff arrested him and he is jailed in Tecumseh after a long wander.
Joseph Rice, a farmer near Menominee Wisconsin, claims he is the brother of the late William Marsh Rice and the rightful heir to at least four million dollars. He alleges a Texas millionaire’s murder case links him to the fortune and that Albert T. Patrick awaits execution in Sing Sing.
Herman Snyder, a vineyard operator near Woodville on the hill, suffered sunstroke while shoveling snowbanks blocking spring operations. A Naples physician diagnosed sunstroke after he became unconscious.
A mob of about fifty men gathered in Birmingham as the train carrying John Williams, killer of State Senator R. L. Hipp, began toward Cullman with Williams aboard. Officers removed the prisoner from the train and escorted him to safety despite the mob.
Martin Ebert of Vernon was executed in the Sing Sing prison electric chair after his conviction. The sentence followed a tragic case involving his wife and a longstanding legal process.
A fragmented Oklahoma dispatch reports President Roosevelt’s trip with Governor Ferguson, Deane Flynn, and others returning from Frederick. The tale hints the president will publish a sweeping account of the journey after returning to Washington.
Report from Rome describes a frenzied scene as art dealers mobbed J P Morgan at his hotel, presenting Raphael Titian and other master works worth about 20 million dollars. The banker sought police protection after the crowd breached a cordon and forced him to retreat. his mood soured by interference from the Taormina yacht affair and inquiries into a stolen cope.
In St. Louis Bill Rudolph reacted emotionally to a respite until May 8. He stated I believe in my heart and soul that when the governor looks into my case he will commute my sentence.
Fragmentary report from Little Rock Arkansas details a shooting during a local event involving Eben and Charles Filer an officer officiating. The fragment mentions rights of a Pythian lodge and a cannon or vokanil context with unclear sequence and outcomes.
Reports say General Kawamura and General Nogi lead Japanese forces moving northeast from Dalny toward Vladivostok. Seme sources claim 30,000 troops landed March 28 with six more divisions forming to strike Vladivostok and Sakhalin.
Ex captain Richmond P. Hobson of Alexander City Alabama analyzes the looming naval clash. He says Japanese will hold 25 to 100 percent advantage in material and excel in drill and morale, predicting an overwhelming Japanese victory.
Fort Worth Texas professor T R Dunlap vice president of Jarvis College at Thorp Springs has been arrested on arson charges after a March 20 fire damaged the main building. No deaths or injuries reported and no clear motive evident.
A letter from Hills, Bask., Canada, dated February 1, to an Interior Department agent, details a winter of light snow, active homesteading, hay stocks, and ongoing fencing work. The writer praises productive land, proximity to rail and town, and hopes for homesteads near Prince Albert. contrasts Canadian winter with Chicago comfort.
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