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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
1
The Storthing dissolves the union with Sweden and proclaims a separate Norwegian government. King Oscar is deemed unfit to rule Norway, with discussions of Prince Bernadotte for the throne. He must renounce joint claims to power.
Stockholm reports a massive patriotic demonstration in support of King Oscar after the Norwegian coup. Citizens cheered from Rosendal Castle balcony as bands played, a bouquet was offered, and royal family members appeared amid calm public reaction. The king held a council about the crisis. parliament will convene an extraordinary session with no action expected before then.
Chr Istiana June 7. Norwegian storthing unanimously declares Norway fully independent and sovereign. Council of State retirees authorized to act as government under constitutional changes after union with Sweden dissolves as king ceases to rule Norway. Premier M Michaelsen accepts tasked responsibility.
New York June 7 Resolutions proposing sweeping reforms in Equitable Life policy were adopted by directors in a meeting marked by twelve resignations since last Friday. The nominating committee was restructured with five members to choose a chairman at an adjourned Friday meeting. No formal candidates named yet.
Bluffton Indiana June 7 many counties will borrow money under the new drainage law passed last session. county surveyors must have all drains cleaned yearly starting this year yet no funding from county councils. Wells county plans to borrow 8000 to pay for ditch cleaning and related costs with eventual reimbursement by land assessments. Wells county also needs 1300 for court expenses over the next two terms after the William Cook trial. funds to cover the shortfall will be collected from Blackford county.
Hartford City Indiana officials announce that this coming winter will bring the end of natural gas use in the town. Only a single small factory uses gas for fuel as big pipelines are removed and few wells are drilled to replenish supply. A gas man says most residents will have gas only for cook stoves, with heating gas unlikely. Current gas pressure in the city center is under forty pounds.
Beriah Wilkins, owner editor and publisher of the Washington Post and former congressman, died suddenly of heart failure at his Washington home after a drive with his wife. A 59 year old Ohio native and Randall Democrat noted for protective tariff views, he survived by his widow and two sons who helped run the paper.
News from Washington reports preliminary peace efforts between Russia and Japan with President Roosevelt acting as a trusted conduit. Ambassadors Cassini and Takahira discuss terms while officials note no concrete progress or mediator role beyond facilitation. Moscow mobilization and new Polish horse drafts continue as war persists.
In St Petersburg on June 3, Ambassador Meyer delivered President Roosevelt’s message offering good offices to the Czar to seek peace. The move raises hopes for a peace negotiation but the situation remains delicate. Meyer refused to discuss his visit to Tsarskoe-Selo or the emperor’s reply, shifting focus back to Washington and Count Cassini’s instructions.
Telegraph from Vice Admiral Rojestvensky details engagement with twelve Japanese battleships and cruisers on May 27 near 1:30 PM, fleet shifts, his wounds, and transfer to smaller ships. He notes Nebogatoff assumes supreme command, Buiny separate at night, Oslabya crew taken to Dmitri Donskoi, Bedouin onward to Sasebo, and surrender of Dedouvn at dawn. Nebogatoff later is said to be at Sasebo.
Vienna reports Russia informs abroad that the time to make peace has not yet arrived and that when it does Russia will open negotiations with Japan without foreign intervention. Rome notes the pope thanked the Japanese emperor for liberty granted to Catholic missionaries and entry into territories conquered by Japan.
Preparations are complete for a three day Fort Wayne Made in Fort Wayne exhibition. Downtown stores display Fort Wayne products and many manufacturers occupy windows along Columbia to Calhoun streets. Visitors from out of town are expected as displays spread around the court house square, with calls to light the court house each night to highlight the building.
In Denver on June 7 the National Federation of Musicians convention agenda centered on officer reports. Treasurer Mrs Thomas Ellison of Fort Wayne Indiana presented the fiscal report showing a treasury balance of 668 dollars.
In Chicago on June 7 1908 employers and the Teamsters Joint Council failed to reach an accord after a five hour conference. Employers rejected key union demands including withdrawal of police protection for nonunion workers and boycotts against express companies. A mass meeting to push a strike loom awaits drivers’ action within 36 hours.
In Auburn Indiana on June 7 Miss Mattie M Harris daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Harris married Howard Ross of Garrett at the Harris home with about one hundred guests attending Rev Harlan of the local Methodist church officiating. The house was filled with flowers and a lavish wedding supper followed the ceremony. The couple will reside in Garrett where Ross works as a clerk in the B and O railroad offices.
South Bend Indiana June 7 Mardi son township defeated by election the proposition to vote a subsidy of six thousand dollars for the South Bend and Logansport Traction Company in this county.
In Los Angeles on June 7 the Knights of Columbus held the first business session of the national council. Committees were appointed and reports read, noting a year end balance of 1,234,526 dollars and insurance in force of 43,821,000 dollars, with nearly all assets in interest bearing securities.
In Elkhart Indiana on June 7 the rededication of Willowdale Methodist church site near the main residence area is set for June 25. Rev W D Parr of Kokomo will speak along with Presiding Elder W H Bennett of Warsaw. The split followed pastor Rev P E Greenwalt securing an official board favoring relocation. A dissenting faction formed a new church named St Pauls and seeks admission to the evangelical association. A rumor spread of a dream presaging the building’s miraculous return. Defamatory notices against Greenwalt were posted on telegraph poles.
Washington June 7 changes in Indiana postmasters pay scales announced today show numerous increases and some decreases. Names and towns affected include Anderson Brookston Goshen dundaville Loogootee Monticello Morooco Nappanee New Albany Oakland City Notre Dame Osgood Oxford Princeton Sullivan South Whitley Montpelier New Bloomington Thornton Warsaw among others with revised annual salaries ranging from about 1 200 to 3 101 dollars.
Washington June 7 Alice Niesen who claims to be the Baroness De Vorts Salmo wife of an Austrian nobleman today pleaded guilty to stealing laces from Mrs. William Slater where she worked as a maid. Sentence was suspended on district attorney Beach’s recommendation because she suffers with consumption in an advanced stage. She was not represented by counsel a man claiming to be the Baron De Salmo spoke to the district attorney saying it was his wife’s wish to plead guilty.
The council committee on fees and salaries met with Attorney Shambaugh yesterday to discuss salaries under the new law and track elevation. The panel aims to arrive at a definite policy and will continue deliberations with involved officers.
Governor Hanly and members of the commission arrived by mail boat City of Cincinnati from Louisville and were welcomed by a committee. Tomorrow the commission will inspect the preferred sites for the southern insane hospital in Madison Indiana.
Benjamin Decker aged twelve drowned today in Mishawaka Indiana while learning to swim using a five gallon oil can as a buoy.
Rear Admiral Enquist received a cablegram from St Petersborg at 1 am directing him to remain at Manila for the disposition of the American government and to effect repairs as much as possible. Governor General Wright has asked Rear Admiral Train to arrange the disposition of the Russian warships and crews.
The Fort Wayne Federation of Labor debated Charles Bushs proposal for garbage disposal and fertilizer manufacture. Delegates urged municipal ownership, denounced hasty contracting, and planned a resolution and public notices to press the city council, citing Toledo plant data as insufficient. Committee members: William Kelsey, A. F. B. Lamont, J. A. Reilly, M. O Gutter, and Mr Bauer.
Elkhart Indiana June 7 Mrs J L Brodrick wife of the former Indiana National Bank president now at Fort Leavenworth for complicity in the bank wreck is described as a Chicago Marshall Field saleswoman and a Christian Science doctor earning from practice in addition to her retail job. Her family once followed the cult and she claimed cures after years of invalidism.
Work began today on the extension of the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction line from the soldiers home to Battle Ground six miles away. The project aims to be finished by the Battle Ground camp meeting on July 27. The county commissioners ceded a strip about a mile long between the battlefield and the Monon railroad, with plans to connect Logansport by Monticello and Delphi by next year.
Washington June 7. W. W. Carr disbursing clerk of the Smithsonian Institute was arrested today charged with embezzling 16000 of the institute's funds. Carr is said to admit guilt.
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