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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
1
A June dispatch reports ongoing massacre and arson in Bialystok with mobs looting Jewish shops and homes. Garrison forces from surrounding areas clash with attackers as fires rage. Several civilians and soldiers are killed or wounded. police officers are shot.
Reports from St. Petersburg and Moscow describe escalating unrest with daily street demonstrations for a general strike and stronger revolutionary activity. Rural guards join peasants, Jews face violent attacks in Bialystok, martial law is proclaimed, and authorities fear a collapse of order while parliament contemplates resisting royal orders.
Unconfirmed rumors circulate that anti Jewish outbreaks occurred at Hrest Litovsk and Vilna. A Catholic priest was reported torn to nieces at Bialy etok, though officials deny the claim.
Washington reports secretary Shaw returned from a talk with President Roosevelt and expressed no firm political stance. Iowa officials in Washington predict a big battle at the state convention with Senator Cummins and George W. Perkins leading opposing Republican tickets.
Williamstad dispatch reports President Castro told Vice President Gomez and a visiting delegation at La Victoria that he would resume the presidency of Venezuela on July 5. The decision follows a request from Venezuelan delegations.
In Chicago on June 18 John Alexander Dowie disputed being Elijah the restorer. He described a revelation that grew over years after a Melbourne Sydney Bible Society trip, recalling a deacon’s remark and his struggle to accept the identification while denying visionary claims. The courtroom crowd listened as Dowie spoke from the witness stand.
In Kishineff district on June 13 Jews hastily closed and barricaded homes while troops patrol the streets. Pickets stand at strategic points as reports of a broader threat follow from Yelisabethgrad and Krementchug amid reported excesses.
In Chicago June W, Judge John Gibbons urges a law making assaults on women punishable by death in his annual report to the supreme court. He is supported by several Cook County jurists and a bill will be drafted for the next legislative session.
Tokin June 18 reports the Japanese transport Tryatomi struck a mine and sank quickly twenty four miles off Joshis Korea. Twelve crew saved, fifty remain missing. Newcastle Fa June 1 notes the She-Ute line, claimed as largest in the country, has suspended operations causing about 2000 layoffs due to repairs.
President Roosevelt releases another chapter in the meat inspection dispute, publishing his reply to Representative Wadsworth. He contends the house substitute remains inadequate and outlines proposed changes to strengthen inspections, including abolishing the court review and ensuring thorough, rigid checks at all hours.
From Markoesh reports state that Mesfewi the cobbler, convicted of the Tourder of thirty women, was to be crucified but was ordered walled alive. He endured daily housings as masons labored while a mob jeered. On the third day the cries ceased.
Representative Laster rectives serious injuries after a fall in a Washington apartment building. Reports say his condition is precarious with only slight rally followed by a setback. aid arrived but he cannot be moved until morning.
An Odisha of questionable remedies claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain tea cures rheumatism. Electric Bitters is promoted as a universal restore, with testimonials from Brown of Bennetteville and others. Also advertisements for real estate, employment, a minstrel piece, train fares, and filing services populate the page.
An advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for preventing infections and aiding healing after injuries. It cites Chas Osler of Rensselaersville New York praising its treatment of a severe neck sore on Seth Burch. The notice also includes classified items for rental housing in Okoboji Lake and Emmetsburg Iowa.
A half section of Canada land on the edge of a rail line offers 200 acres under plow with rich black soil. Asking 2000 cash with balance terms. Locale described as well settled with good potential as a home site. Inquiries directed to B FL McFarland West Bend Iowa. Also listings for help wanted and breeding stallion King of Iowa with local sale notes. Lost or stray calves sought by TL Torketson Rural Bone No 3 Emmetsburg.
Notice records the appointment of an executor for the John Nolan estate in Palo Alto County. Creditors and interested parties are urged to present claims or payments promptly to the undersigned attorney group dated 4 1904. Rent offerings include a four room cottage and a room house with water and cistern available via Mrs. S E Me Bunnell.
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