06 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Fargo Forum And Daily Republican
Location
Fargo, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1905
Page
1
Ina Berry held officials in a railway coach toilet room from Friday until Saturday when she was partially overcome by ammonia fumes from rags soaked in ammonia. She was removed to the jail after noon today.
Ossining New York December report states Patrick a lawyer convicted of murdering millionaire William Rice was moved from prison to New York for resentencing to death.
Chicago Del six state senator Frank C Farnum a leading politician was arrested last evening amid an investigation into the murder of John V Kopf a city commissioner during a political feud. Farnum was booked on a murder charge as detectives pursue other probable arrests of prominent local figures. General C Roberts a district clerk linked to the Kopf stabbing was detained immediately after the crime.
The House debates a railroad rate bill defining the Interstate Commerce Commission powers. Discussion covers what the ICC can do, with emphasis on authority over rates and state-specific provisions. The measure advances amid broader pension and costs concerns.
A garbled news item hints at a broad murder investigation in Gotham with police actions and possible discovery of a pile of human remains. Names and places are obscured, but the fragment points to formal proceedings and a mass crime inquiry.
Oscar Martinson 25 of New Richland Minnesota leaped from a Chicago Limited train on the Wisconsin Central line while speeding. His body was not found until miles from the leap site despite a thorough search. Companion Hans Thorsen could not explain the motive for the tragedy as Martinson had money and appeared well supplied for the journey to Christiania Norway.
George W. Perkins was elected chairman of the Marquette railroad and elected to the same post in the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton system. Reports of hostile actions against former owners circulated while Perkins held talks with H. B. Holling and Russel Harding about the railroad interests.
Washington and Aberdeen reports note Senator Chain Feey Depew tendered resignation as a director of the Equitable Life. The move will be acted on at the board’s next meeting.
Warsaw December 6 many small factories go bankrupt unable to meet added costs caused by wage increases pushed by strikers forcing owners to raise prices and cut operations.
San Domingo reports great excitement over the nationalist situation with troops under arms but peace prevailing. Officials expect a decision on settlement this afternoon. In Aberdeen Brown County the Commercial Club weighs hiring a public lecturer to promote resources and land along with farming scenes to attract immigrants to northern South Dakota.
In Aberdeen South Dakota two local ranchers proved profitable fattening of cattle locally using homegrown corn. They fed eighty head of cattle for sixty five days and gained a total 10 600 pounds, averaging 132 14 pounds per animal, yielding substantial per acre returns and trimming shipment needs to Iowa or Nebraska.
National headlines report a Senate inquiry into potential constitutional limits on Congress and the judiciary's oversight of life and health insurance. The piece notes a related case involving a prison superintendent and mentions local obituaries including a man aged Eye years in Brown County Hospital.
A Dec New York report states a claim that Americans are top wine makers, presented by Lee J. Vance, secretary of OC Cre Witte Growers. At the annual meeting twenty five delegates represented twenty states, with a heated discussion about the wine industry.
Paris December 6 The foreign office says the dispute between the powers and Turkey is practically closed and only details remain to be settled before a satisfactory adjustment can be secured.
In New York on December 6, the schooner Michael Callins struck the ferry Garden City on the East River. Captain Thomas Miller was fatally injured when a broken sail boom crashed onto him as the ferry helped passengers from the vessel, and the Garden City sailed under its own steam with a large hole in its bow.
New York Dec. 6 Columbia students declared against abolishing football at a mass meeting. A resolution passed asks the committee of student organizations to rescind its recent aim to bar the game from Columbia list of sports and to continue the football association at least until the intercollegiate rules committees meet next spring.
Albany reports the New York Court of Appeals affirmed a theatre manager may refuse tickets sold by sidewalk speculators. William H. Collister sued Arm of Alan & Co. for 4000 dollars after being barred from selling tickets. Defendants argued they warned patrons and posted notices on tickets.
Telegram from Berlin reports telegraph and postal workers urge continuing the strike until the government concedes. Message cites central government promises and opposition within the White movement, reflecting tensions between Witte and other officials as a broader labor dispute unfolds.
Testimony by George Meller former president of the Carriage and Wagon Workers Union described methods to intimidate nonunion workers. He named figures Gilhooley Lagmty Feely and others, and said Edward Shields discussed prices and how to hire slugging teams at a secret meeting. The proceedings revealed plans to target nonunion men as Mrs Carlstrom listened from the courtroom with her children.
New York December reports Vice President Eldridge testifying before the investigation committee that 13000 dollars paid to Tracy Boardman Platt for legal expenses to secure a 1901 bill favoring the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Co. was charged to general expenses. In London a daughter of the late W Breese of York was married in Westminster, with a distinguished witness present.
An official note from St. Petersburg via Eydtkuhren on December 6 explains the government will implement the imperial manifesto of October 30 slowly. It says old laws remain in force until new legislation arrives while drafts on press freedom and freedom of association are completed.
A guard from the USS Minneapolis arrived in Samara and Lieutenant General Ridiger overturned a death sentence for engineer Sokoloff and other strike leaders, averting a general railroad strike. The socialist workers organization plans to remit spectators, while mutinies and martial law follow in Voronezh and Kiev amid wartime tensions.
New York dispatch reports a long chase for jewels valued over 200000 tied to Gueriffe donils and police across two continents. A pawnbroker case in police court involved a John Doe summons as the investigation noted 15000 worth of bracelets missing from Glottauer Bros jewelers of Paris. In Washington, Hepburn spoke in favor of a canal bill authorizing 16 million dollars for Panama work, outlining progress and calls for systemized expenditures.
Frederick player Morris Smith scored the only lead for the team as severe conditions hampered play. The game featured rough weather and poor court conditions, leaving the outcome in favor of Aberdeen by five goals.
Government notes indicate the interior department will prepare guidelines for land grant operations affecting farmers and sellers along the Northern Pacific route. Officials outline procedures to regulate grain, timber, and related commerce on the federally controlled tract.
New York reports Col. Joseph Harvey hosted a late night gathering in honor of Mark Twain on his 76th birthday. Writers of imaginative literature and about seventeen authors attended the intimate event, sharing reflections and humor as Twain offered guidance on growing old.
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