02 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Fargo Forum And Daily Republican
Location
Fargo, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1905
Page
1
Three laborers died and four were seriously hurt in a tunnel accident in Jersey City reported by New York authorities. An Erie Railroad engineer could not see workers due to a curve as the Western Flyer rounded the bend and struck the group.
Washington December 2 The democrats of the house nominated John Stacy Williams of Mississippi for speaker by acclamation. The move honors the late John Sharp Williams with a unanimous official party vote.
A chaotic football championship clash between Massillon and Canton featured heavy betting with up to 500 dollars per man. Massillon won 14 04 over Canton amid a fest of loaded wagers and star players Wallace from Philadelphia and Heston from Michigan drew large payoffs for their teams.
A Milwaukee dispatch reports no trace of the steamer Owen found today while the steamer Harlem arrived with seventeen crew aboard after the steamer Charles burned offshore. Survivors endured cold hours in boats until a rescuing vessel appeared. Ashland and Lake Michigan shore towns awaited further word as the Owen likely remains among sunken vessels.
Fragmentary report from Washington details arriving representatives and members filling the chamber. The text notes many members bearing bills and mentions caucus plans to nominate officers, with Democratic proceedings referenced.
Reported observances mark the fifty seventh anniversary of Francis Josey on the throne of Eyipgerdr Egypt. The narration notes the young prince’s prolonged regency and abdication year, with references to a capital move and a royal succession during a period of imperial change.
A pageant on the Ringstrasse drew enormous crowds as soldiers and officials gathered to honor the emperor. In another section, a naval court martial concluded without disclosed verdicts, sending records to the navy department for review in the fatal fist fight case.
Vancouver Washington December 20 apt Alga P Berry killed himself with a heart shot after a general court martial at Vancouver barracks found him guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. A West Point graduate class of 06 he served as quartermaster of the transport Buford. A prominent Mason thirty second degree Mystic Shrine and wife heir is Brig Gen A H Bainbridge's daughter Berry's home was Kansas City. his wife left here last week.
A vast fire in Arcaitia Florida wiped out nearly the entire business portion of the town. Property losses are estimated at $250,000 and telegraph and telephone services were severed as the Western Union and Peninsular Telegraph offices burned. Only Seward and De Soto streets remain standing amid the ruin.
Paris reports the major powers rejected a Sultan proposal and will continue naval exercises in Turkish waters, with the likely seizure of Derhaps and Thhrese islands. Albany notes Rev William Dawson of London begins an eight day mission this week at First Lutheran Church.
Boston report says Dr. Perry McLeod was acquitted of being an accessory after the fact in the death of Lisin Geary. William Hunt and Louis Crawford received six to seven year sentences each for their participation as accessories. Separate item notes Missouri Insurance Superintendent Vandiver's answer in New York Life injunction fighting to overturn revocation of the Missouri license and allegations of losses of 7,000,660 dollars in real estate investments by McCall and Perkins.
Dover reports the Belgian steamer Phillipsville sank an unknown vessel southeast of Dunker Ness early this morning. Seven crewmen were rescued. In New York Esopis notes a public statement by Akon B Parker former chief judge defending the integrity of the New York supreme court bench.
President Roosevelt and a 12 member party traveled by special train to Princeton New Jersey to watch the Annapolis West Point football game and returned after the contest. The president received a large ovation at the field. Local notes report Southern Cotton Association meetings across Arkansas to elect delegates for reorganization with statewide and county sessions planned for next month.
An accident near Wetton West Virginia killed four people including a man named Dosiglas and his wife. The crash occurred after a collision with another vehicle and emergency crews worked at the scene.
Buffalo detective Thomas Dansey and his wife were found dead in their home while their year-old daughter was unconscious but revived. Medical Examiner Dansor ruled death from carbonic acid gas poisoning after examination. A maid notified authorities after finding the scene following a girl going to the Dancey home to fetch the daughter.
New York section of the council of Jewish women launches an active pure food campaign with a public meeting at Menissohn Hall. Speakers include Senators Heyburn of Idaho and McCumber, Dr. Wiley head of the Bureau of Chemistry, and Dr. Lederle former New York health official. The event aims to press national food and drug legislation and to illustrate milk distribution control for New York's poor.
Dec 2 Rutland Vermont reports Mary M. Rogers, convicted of murder, may be about to claim motherhood through a signed declaration. If true, she would face execution on Dec 8 unless a six month reprieve is granted. Attorney Flynn denies the paper's significance and seeks a stay.
Readable fragments describe a forthcoming bicycle race in Madison with emphasis on a grand gathering of cyclists. Details are fragmentary but suggest a major event with widespread enthusiasm and participation from teams and spectators.
The opening program features a ten mile motor paced international repeat match and an amateur American championship. Riders from Belgium Holland France Switzerland Germany Italy Netherlands and England join Vanderslult Stoll and American rivals as Europe Australia rise in bicycle racing. Six day race starts tomorrow night at nine attracting a likely large crowd.
Henry Martin, a well off Englishman, wed Nora Dedman, a 28 year old colored waitress in Springfield. The couple met at a Bridge Street restaurant and faced a delayed ceremony before Rev. W. N. De Bere, a Black minister. Both deny public meddling and note no court record exists.
Sacramento reports Harry Eldridge a Folsom prison breakout leader who died on the gallows after refusing ministrations. Eldridge helped seize the captain’s office and capture the warden and guards before his escape attempt. He was later caught in Seattle a year after the escape.
Private letters from Corea say the Corean emperor was forced to assent to a Japanese treaty at the point of a bayonet. The emperor’s seal was affixed by others causing palace panic and some officials committed suicide. Japanese surveillance increased in the palace over the past two weeks.
Commissioner Warner urged Secretary Hitchcock to promote about 100 clerks in the pension bureau and reduce the salaries of about twenty five others. The estimates target older clerks deemed less efficient yet faithful workers.
Miss Edith J. Gitmey of St Lav, through attorney Claps J. Steiner, seeks breach of promise against Ferig a. The case was postponed to Saturday morning in Pittsburg amid ongoing efforts to reach a compromise and an attempted sale of heritage property.
Telegraph service between London and St Petersburg on the Great Northern line was disrupted this morning. No explanation for the outage had been obtained by mid afternoon as operators sought the cause of the stoppage.
Two men met attorney Michael Cardozo with tips they claimed could reveal Percy Kuttroff's whereabouts. They mentioned a man answering his description arrested near Chatham Square days after the disappearance and later held for trial under an assumed name. The case progressed to General Sessions with Carl Fischer-Hansen as counsel.
Washington December 2 protests from the Dakotas and Minnesota show misrepresentations about the post office department order to number rural free delivery boxes. The action aims to aid correct delivery by linking each patron to a specific box, not to replace names with box numbers.
Washington observes the anniversary of President Theodore Roosevelts wedding to Edith Carow. The 9 year milestone marks the couple's union formed at St Georges Hanover Square London with Canon Guthrie officiating. The bride's family and the White House banquet were noted in a brief ceremonial recap.
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