26 Jun 1905
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Newspaper
Fargo Forum And Daily Republican
Location
Fargo, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1905
Page
1
The governor general declares a state of siege in Lodz after last week's fighting. More than 1,200 victims are counted including 218 Christians and Jews among the dead. Over 700 wounded and 300 detained, with burial in progress as order edges toward restoration.
In Lodz Poland on June 26 violence erupts as Cossacks assault Jewish families and workers shoot and kill policemen. A mass exodus ensues with twelve thousand already leaving. thirty five liquor stores destroyed. workers plan further strikes. Soldiers deployed amid pleas for protection. a millionaire’s servant is killed and robbed of five thousand dollars.
Warsaw June 26. The social democratic party of Poland and Lithuania issues a proclamation urging workers to halt all work tomorrow in solidarity with Lodz massacres. No factory or workshop operates, offices, restaurants and cafés close, traffic ceases, and the red flag of the workingmen to fly in Warsaw as a general strike is organized.
A Milwaukee man admitted guilt in a bribery case tied to a city contract. The defendant, described as Ward Fite, faced charges related to paying and accepting bribes connected to council dealings. Further proceedings are expected in the case.
London reports the private cadet ship George Stage was rammed by the British steamer Ancona near Copenhagen. Twenty-two cadets were drowned and fifty seven rescued. Some boys escaped but twenty two lost their lives in the collision.
Mrs Ruth Rutherford, daughter of Levi P Morton and widow of Winthrop Rutherford, renounces her Episcopalian roots and is formally received into Roman Catholicism by Archbishop Parley after a Grace Church wedding in 1902. The Rutherford couple reside at Tranquillity Farm near Amboy, New Jersey.
Lester Tucker, a white resident of Gulledge Town slip, has petitioned Clerk Robertson to adopt an 11 year old Negro boy named Ellis Robitson, seeking to establish the father and son relationship. The community expresses great indignation over the request amid tensions in Bay geet lives.
Jefferson City Missouri on a Saturday night a statement mentions Sheriff Herpel and County Prosecuting Attorney Johnson facing removal after disregard of their official oaths as steps are taken forthwith. Governor Folk cited as making the move while noting St Louis County and Laut County figures.
Washington June 26 President Roosevelt has asked that the plenipotentiaries meet in the United States on August 1 and, if not there, at the earliest possible date.
St. Petersburg report notes negotiations for a peace conference making progress with a proposed date for plenipotentiaries in Washington. The exact day is undecided but likely in the first week or ten days of August, aligned with anticipated arrival of Japanese representatives.
The 16 day old Campbell boy was baptized over his mother Edith Campbell's coffin at her funeral. Rev S D Whintlage of the Methodist Church led the service. Edith Campbell died soon after childbirth leaving husband F Campbell. In Stockholm a Swedish council ordered the discharge of sailors pending settlement of the case.
A fragmentary report from Chicago dated June 26 describes B Pearl breaking a gold tooth during a scene in an auditorium. Eyewitness A Ly Tetu of Nashville-Teno claims the incident arose from a costly dentist bill of about $10. The chaotic moment involved the subject chewing and reacting to the damaged tooth as others observed the absurd spectacle.
Reno June 21 Representives of the University of California have been surveying limestone deposits in the Nevada mountains and unearthed fossilized remains of prehistoric animals. The skeletons include several gigantic creatures with one specimen reported at twenty nine feet in length though packing and exact measurements are unclear due to damaged text.
Stockholm June 26 reports that varied riksdag groups have arranged for a special committee to be appointed tomorrow to examine the Swedish Norwegian situation and report to the Riksdag for action.
Marion Ohio June 26 George Edwards of Durham North Carolina was arrested by local police who believed him insane. He told the public he was the subject of a government investigation testing hypnotism powers, claiming the secret process would let the government conquer the world without war. He was released.
Aberdeen notices show Sleven teen firms have applied for saloon licenses for the coming fiscal year and another firm plans to start. Two years ago Aberdeen had thirteen saloons. the number has risen slightly since and is expected to increase again this year.
A two foot by ten inch fragment of historic stone from the old church at Austerfeld England arrived in Boston for the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association. The stone will be set in the Pilgrim monument to overlook Provincetown Harbor. Additional pavement bricks from the Delithaven old wharf and stones from Screoby Plymouth and Southampton England will be sourced for the monument.
Paterson New Jersey June 26 A district court judge ruled John T McBride must pay medical bills incurred by his wife before their marriage Dr Aaron R Wolfe had sued for $200 claiming professional services to Mrs McBride when she was Miss Annie Hawthorne The ruling addresses whether a husband can be held liable for his spouse’s medical debts incurred prior to marriage.
Denver reports a gambling bust tied to Seven Cripple Creek operators and miners. Details mention The Navarre bank, seven hours of play, winnings totaling $2,608 with a $22,000 payout to four players, and individual gains by George Frye mine owner James Murray Shurtleff mine manager John Price mining expert Thomas McClelland county attorney. The text is fragmented and notes roulette and gold chip wagering.
The Lake Placid event opens at the Placid Club with the seventh annual Home Economics Conference running through July 1. Today and tomorrow focus on progress reports in elementary to high school home economics courses and related education topics.
Secretary Hay suffered a uraemic attack at his summer home in Newbury New Hampshire last night. His condition is reported much improved and he is expected to regain his usual health soon.
Washington June 26 Secretary Morton negotiated a new government telephone contract saving 17635 annually with economies to follow. He secured per line rates cut from 2 to 6 dollars yearly and message rate from 3 cents to 244 cents. The government will pay 47562 dollars next year for Washington telephone service under the arrangement.
Berlin June 26 reports the kaiser has ordered a medal for a Branden wing woman who has twins with three men. She is a twin herself, and her mother bore four sets of twins.
In Indianapolis on June 26 the Interstate Association hosts the Grand American Handicap, the year’s premier trap shooting event. Over 200 entrants compete for a $200 purse in 14 to 22 yard handicaps, plus trophies for high guns, with thousands more staked on side matches and other events throughout the week.
Bowling Green Ohio June 6. Mike Workman, nearly starved, stole victuals from Farmer Bird. Bird shot him in the back as he fled. Workman jailed, later found dead in his cell, hanged by his belt. Roumanian native, 36, had been in the country two months.
Sixty six lines of Society Notes from Rosebud Reservation report a lively week with multiple visitors and movements among camps. Thomas Red Elk transacted business at Cody while Joseph Fire Heart visited Dog Camp relatives. Kite Man from He Dog’s camp and Stands For Them from Corn Creek spent time with Eagle Wolf family. Big White Horse Train Pine Ridge and Usly Wild Horse visited, Rattle Leaf traveled from the farmer’s camp with letters to the agency. Nelon Caught Eagle Blue raced to Antelope, George Decory this week, Black Rimg’s wife leftea coe.
Washington will host the peace plenipotentiaries in the first ten days of August. President Roosevelt is expected to announce the exact date. Both Japan and Russia have reportedly agreed on the meeting window.
Washington June 26 M Nelidoff Russian ambassador to Paris and Bar on Rosen the new ambassador to Washington are Russia tentative selections as plenipotentiaries Takahira the Japanese minister here has been selected by this government but the other name is not learned New York June 2 the eighteen hour running schedule for the Twentieth Century limited between this city and Chicago temporarily abandoned after the wreck at Mentor Ohio was restored today
Napoleon June 26 Henry Bruns despondent over wealth left after buying two large farms in Ridgeville Township hanged himself in a barn by a log chain. He was worth about $20 000.
M M Ram sey, Stanford languages professor and American Philological Association member, was arraigned in a magistrate court on vagrancy charges changed to insanity. Taken to Bellevue for two physicians from Baltimore. He arrived in New York after leaving California three months ago, having worked as a waiter in East Side cafes.
Simla India June 26 rumors say Viceroy Curzon may resign after the home government grants Lord Kitchener full control of the Indian army. The report links Curzon's possible exit to this central authority shift.
Cleveland reports show William Armbruster given seven years in prison for assaulting an eight year old and Edmund Burke sentenced to one year after pleading guilty to pocket picking. Burke described reckless behavior and a brutile impulse while Armbruster testified he once was mistreated.
June 26 report describes Warsaw under martial presence with infantry and Cossacks bivouacked in the streets. Overturned streetcars form barricades as shops close and Jewish districts revolt. Tense mood threatens violence as patrols circulate and traffic halts.
Reports from St Petersburg note practically open rebellion in Warsaw Kovno and other areas of Russian Poland in solidarity with Lodz riot victims. Censorship limits detail, but unrest appears widespread as authorities struggle to respond.
June 26 report describes a mob of about 1000 persons attacking the police station and the governor general's palace in Kovno, breaking windows before dispersal. Also noted is E.D. Block bailed $1000 in a separate murder case at Aberdeen and a Waterloo, Iowa drowning of C. W. Young and his son at San Souci Park while bathing.
Cleveland, June 26. Fire today ruined the interior of the building occupied by the Willard Storage Battery Co. and burned the upper floors of the Faircirks Morse warehouse. Loss estimated over 100000 dollars.
Teachers from across Georgia gather in Athens for the thirty ninth annual Georgia Educational Association session. President Marvin M. Parks of Milledgeville presides as Chancellor Walter B. Hill of the state university welcomes visitors. Hon. Hoke Smith of Atlanta to speak on The Possibilities and Responsibilities of the Teacher.
A fragmented notice notes a dispute over ring ownership after an engagement. The document references a donor, a party named Williams, and a settlement by agreement. It mentions Lexington Avenue and Amesbury in a terse legal context with unclear dates.
Secretary Taft held a conference at the Manhattan Hotel with Thomas F. Wallace chief engineer of the Panama Canal and T P Ghonts chairman of the canal commission. He refused to reveal what matters were discussed. The meeting followed the June 20 note from New York.
Milan June 26 report on Dr Trezoni of Bologna University claims successful hydrophobia experiments using radium 15. The medical stratum and researchers express astonishment at outcomes, with expectations of more decisive results once malady is past climax, comparing to Pasteur efforts.
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