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Newspaper
Fargo Forum And Daily Republican
Location
Fargo, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
1
Warsaw reports tensions persist as about 7 000 of 60 000 Lodz workers stay off the job while mobilization rumors linger. Authorities fear planned actions could trigger serious trouble if troops are mobilized in Russian Poland within two days.
A freight train broke in two while climbing into Castle Rock Colorado and parts of it crashed into a Colorado and Southern passenger train. The impact derailed most passenger coaches and injured many passengers, with fireman Frank Medams of Denver killed.
In June a secret gathering of 200 socialists in the forest of Zgnerz near Lodz was attacked by cossacks. Eighteen workers were wounded and 480 arrested, with the injured sent to Lodz hospitals and the detainees to Lenaya prison. Authorities closed seats and stores during a broader search for socialist leaders.
Washington reports a treasury decision on contracts between the Isthmian Canal Commission and its employees. It states the commission must cover transportation and return expenses for personnel laid off or reassigned, under existing terms.
In Portland on June 28 United States Senator Jobs H Mitchell did not testify for himself in the land fraud cases. The proceedings featured defense arguments and a disputed sequence before Judge A as the coal issue and other factors influenced the trial’s progress.
Mayor McCeffin will present a petition to the Hale commission of gas and electricity for reducing city gas prices to 75 cents a thousand cubic feet in Manhattan Brooklyn and greater New York. The proposal cites a legislative investigation and a rule allowing city mayors to call the commission for rate cuts.
Reports say a Russian crew mutinied and planned bombardment of Odessa as work halted at the port. In North Dakota, Grand Forks endured a violent hailstorm with chunks the size of fists, damaging Forepaugh-Sells tents, breaking windows, and triggering horse runs but no fatalities.
Washington cables say the Russian warship Kniahe Potonkin and a torpedo boat reached Odessa. Officers were killed at sea and bodies thrown overboard. Sailors threaten to bomb the town if interference continues. Black Sea fleet expected to move.
A St Petersburg dispatch dated June 28 cites General Linevitch saying Japanese forces advance steadily and Russian outposts fall back under pressure. Military analysts doubt a Russian victory, predicting Lunevitch may retreat to Harbin and Vladivostok isolation as Oyama prepares an assault.
Rain halted events in Hope as track races and a morning baseball game between Hope and Aneta were interrupted after three innings with the score tied 0 to 0. Wilson of Fargo observed the conditions while spectators endured a damp forenoon and continued forecasts suggested a chance of clearing for later events.
Six young women acted as a jury to fine G. K. Knopp ten dollars for fast driving. Knopp claimed he spoke as a driver but the court allowed the verdict to stand after the jurors imposed the fine. The report notes hypnosis and confusion in the proceedings.
New York reports Lillian Russell plans a 30 week vaudeville engagement after receiving a $100,000 offer. The move would place her before other imported stars, as the era of American stage talent shifts toward vaudeville spectacle.
Three post office fraud cases in Washington were tossed out against James T. Metcalfe Harry Hallenbeak and Norman a Meet. The indictments claimed an attempted defraud of the government but the record shows dismissal. The fragmented text places the events in a coastal area near tal Beach with uncertain details.
Fragmented report from Aberdeen mentions Samuel H. Foenper and H. C. Garvin inspecting Cre wheat crop conditions. Notes include inspectors’ observations, crop quality hints, and unsettled remarks about crop prospects amid general June conditions.
Cambridge Massachusetts June 28 Roosevelt attended Harvard commencement with alumni audience. He delivered the principal address and joined private festivities. The visit added interest to the day as degrees were conferred and a varied program unfolded.
Viativostock reports torpedo boats on the horizon. In Cincinnati Sigma Chi holds a three day jubilee at Oxford to mark its semi centennial founded in 1855 at Miami University. Four founders survive and attend. Former President Grover Cleveland, Robert McCormick, Booth Tarkington among guests.
June reports from Pekin show strong anti foreign feeling centered on the United States exclusion act. A Chinese a merchant refused a lucrative posting with an American firm, while American goods ads are rejected by native newspapers and letters from China and abroad urge the central government to act. The debate includes whether to extend exclusion to Hawaii and the Philippines.
Vague fragments report an election result in a small community with names Jose and Willy mentioned alongside references to a mayor and votes. The readable text notes a withdrawal or unclear outcome and a possible March or date marker, but many words are garbled, leaving the core fact uncertain.
In St. Petersburg on a June day, M. Bezobrazoff, president of the Yalu Timber Co, has reportedly mobilized military help to guard his estate and workers against peasants enraged by word of his role in the conflict and its losses.
A bank in Terre Haute closed its doors after two days of runs as federal bank examiners investigate можлив forged notes tied to Salmon and Salmon loans. Robert Cook the state bank examiner declined to reveal the total amount, noting Kansas City and St Louis banks remain well secured.
Grand Forks North Dakota June 28 Mahonic Grand Lodge met at nine o clock to hear committee reports. The body decided to limit the foreign correspondence committee and to alternate meetings between Grand Forks and Fargo for five years beginning next year. An address on Friendship Morality and Brotherly Love was delivered by W S Stockwell grand orator. Officers elected include Master L A Jacobson Grand Master Girant A Re Thomas Grand Warden John Riess Dicleintsott Junior Grand Warden S J Hill Treasurer C D Lord Secretary F J Thompson and other senior officers.
In Poughkeepsie on June 22 a steady stream of visitors gathers for the annual intercollegiate regatta on the Hudson. The day’s program features two mile freshmen and University eight oared shells, with Columbia, Cornell, Pennsylvania, Syracuse and Wisconsin in the lineups.
Fragmentary report from a historic page notes a pardon or clemency action involving an individual referred to as Indian. The text is heavily garbled but implies a legal proceeding or appeal outcome within a Be jurisdiction or institution.
Stockholm June 2 The special committee of both houses elected Herr Lundberg as chairman and Herr Pelrson as deputy to examine the Swedish government bill for a settlement with Norway The panel will consider the matter in full discussion.
Stockholm June 28 Both houses of the riksdag elected committees to review the government bill for a settlement amid the Norway secession crisis. The government supporters dominate panels, while debates condemn the Storting and criticize the Swedish cabinet. Speakers show little belief in a peaceful solution.
The collapse of Knight Donnelly & Co. in Chicago has grown into a major failure with liabilities estimated around 3,000,000 dollars. The firm faced abrupt troubles after a brief financial setback earlier this week.
Graettinger Iowa June 2 William Mueller cashier of the Sayings Bank left about a week ago and his whereabouts are unknown. Sheriff Coakley has been ordered to have the bank safe opened and searched for clues.
Dispatches from Odessa indicate strikers have achieved success widely, with reports stating strikers fare well everywhere in June amid ongoing labor actions.
Columbus Ohio June 28 The Democratic state convention today nominated Joys M Pattison for governor and Louis B Houck for lieutenant governor. Pennsylvania Democrats Harrisburg Pa June 28 In session to fix a date for the convening of the state convention to nominate a candidate for supreme court justice.
June 28 report notes disquiet over Japanese cavalry and light infantry moving north of Airwin and west of Grand Trade route toward Bodine. General positioning shows tense postures and outpost pressures along the front.
New York June 28 The army experts have practically decided that the sixteen inch gun, long awaited, is not a practicable weapon and a War Department decision to abandon the type is anticipated. Only one gun has been made, now at Sandy Hook. Experiments with the gun showed it to be too heavy and unwieldy for field use.
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