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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
1
Mutinous sailors aboard a battle ship reportedly fire a shell into the town as tensions rise around a Russian crew threatening the city. Details from the incident remain sketchy with no injuries confirmed.
Odess a dispatch reports fire aboard ships as mutinous crew on the battleship Kniaz Potemkin fires a shell killing four Cossacks and wounding seventeen. American consul Heenan says officers murdered at sea and bodies thrown overboard amid threats to bombard Odessa. Potemkin, 12480 ton turret battleship, completed 1902, with 636 men.
Cape Town reports confirmation of a Marengo force victory over German troops at Karasberg in German Southwest Africa on June 22. About one hundred Germans were killed in the engagement as details reach the city.
The International executive board decided to remove C. P. Shea as International President of the Brotherhood of Teamsters after a trial found him guilty of violating the organization's constitution and by-laws. The office will be declared vacant until Shea's successor is elected in Philadelphia in August.
The protected cruiser Charleston departed Boston today for an official cruise off New England. After standardizing screws she will make a four hour run to the open sea to determine speed. She displaces 9700 tons and has 21000 indicated horsepower with fourteen main battery guns.
Local weather data for twenty four hours ending at 6 p.m. yesterday shows a maximum of 82 degrees and a minimum of 49 with no precipitation. W Palmior, Section Director, provides the forecast for Wyoming for Thursday and Friday.
Odessa reports mutiny aboard Russia's battleship Kniaz Potemkin as the captain and officers are killed or thrown overboard. The ship's crew seizes control, hoists the red flag, and fires at the city while barricades rise and workmen confront troops. A second dispatch notes widespread fires and fear of bombardment with foreign warships possibly needed for protection.
New York metal market brief notes silver at 58 5 8 cents an ounce with lead and copper holding steady as of June 28. No changes in base metal prices reported.
Denver reports ongoing extension work on the Rio Grande line from Durango to Farmington. Officials say New Mexico Supreme Court actions will not delay progress and bond filing of $59,000 will insure Colorado & Arizona Railway against damages during construction.
Cornell regains prestige by winning the varsity eight and freshman eight races in the Intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie New York on June 28. Syracuse takes the varsity four title.
Denver authorities report Attorney General Miller holds John Chase of Denver as head of the State militia with brigadier general rank. The order removing Chase and appointing Col Edwin Verdeckburg is deemed void, stemming from ex Governor Peas last term.
Sir Casper Purdon Clark new director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art will be honored at a farewell dinner in London before sailing to America. He secured duplicate terra cotta roundels five feet wide depicting Vitellius and Julius Caesar, once gifted by Pope Leo X to Cardinal Woolsey and later by Henry VIII. The pieces are described as the finest terra cotta work of the sixteenth century.
Poughkeepsie June 28. College captains express confidence in crews from Columbia Wisconsin Pennsylvania and Cornell to perform well in the great intercollegiate regatta on the Hudson this afternoon. Thousands attend as varsity four and eight oared boats race with many spectators planning to travel to New London for the Harvard Yale regatta tomorrow.
Yale President Hadley announced at the alumni meeting that John D. Rockefeller gave Yale a gift of 1,000,000 dollars and that graduates subscribed another million.
Stockholm reports a special joint committee elected Lundeberg as chair and Pehrson as deputy as debate on the union fades into questions of peace. Speakers condemn the Norwegian storting action and warn that a peaceful settlement seems unlikely amid calls for Sweden’s cabinet with full riksdag confidence.
A bartender named Martin Julian was shot and killed near Ponca City while driving with Miss Della Lewis. A stranger emerged from brush and ordered them to stop before firing. Miss Lewis and friends Albert Harper and Nellie Edwards were questioned. all deny knowledge of the murder.
In London at St George's Hanover Square Miss Amy Phipps daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Phipps of New York married the Hon Frederick Guest. Exclusive society attended as bridesmaids included Miss Jean Reid Miss Wendolyn Burden Miss Wood Miss MacVeigh and Miss Irene Catlin. A wedding breakfast followed at Brook Mans Park Lane.
A dynamite explosion at the Emporium Powder Company plant near Emporium Pennsylvania kills nine workers and injures from twelve to fifteen others. Several buildings are wrecked and the blast disrupts the area.
Cambridge June 28 President Roosevelt spoke at Harvard University recalling two duties of a great university. First to train a few top scholars and second to shape many others toward honest work in life. He supported outdoor sports but condemned brutality and semi professional behavior in college athletics urging graduates to uphold strong moral codes and civic leadership.
New York, June 28. B H Harriman plans a long trip to the Orient. While some say recreation, Wall Street expects business talks in Japan after the war. A trans Pacific steamship company and a Pacific railroad alliance are seen as likely outcomes of his voyage.
In New York on June 28, Mrs James Kirwin aged 55 collapsed and died of apoplexy in the Ulmer park pavilion ballroom during an old-fashioned barbecue held by a church society. A priest gave last rites as dancers huddled nearby. the event ended the festivities.
Cherbourg June 28 Baron Roses the new Russian ambassador to the United States sails for America on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse accompanied by his family. He has leased T. J. Coolidge's house at Manchester by the Sea for the stay.
A violent farm country storm north of Phillipsburg Kansas killed eight people late this afternoon. Reports from Phillipsburg say the storm struck during the late hours and destructive winds caused multiple fatalities among local residents and farm workers.
Amsterdam reports June 28 that initial results show the cabinet must tender resignations after the general election. The development follows the tally of votes and signals a political shift as the nation awaits final outcomes.
Western League results include BL Air 1 Denver 0 Omaha 0 Colorado Springs 5 Manx City 0 Des Moines 4. American League games list Detroit 4 Cleveland 1 Washington 6 Philadelphia 3 First game Boston 2 New York, second Boston 1 New York Chicago 3 St Louis 2 Philadelphia 7 Health 4 St Louis 1 Pittsburg 2 New York Brooklyn 4. American Association Columbus 0 Indianapolis 2 Minneapolis 10 Milwaukee 4. Et Vaul Of Kansas Oly 8 Tulido 1 Louisville 6.
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