21 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1905
Page
1
Paris reports say the Muscovite fleet may have passed Kamranh Bay with no contact with Japan. Delcasse assures neutrality as Shanghai dispatches hint at Russian movements. News from London notes unclear status of Rostislavsky and Nebogatoff divisions, while speculation swirls over possible actions near the Sunda Strait.
Paris reports Japan seeks neutrality assurance after Russia’s Petty squadron circled Kamranh bay. French and Japanese diplomats discuss steps to preserve neutrality amid toning down protest. In the same period, a naval incident near Port Arthur triggers weathered discussions on belligerent conduct and observers note no major escalation. On the domestic front, Montana’s supreme court upholds a district ruling in the Minute Healy case, with Chief Justice Brantley dissenting in favor of Heinze.
New York April 2 Hyde first vice president of the Manitabte Life Assurance society informed a committee that resigning from an officer post would be considered disgraceful to his father’s memory. Agents, meeting for three days, adjourned while Hyde pledged to send a formal statement. The era of the Maquidable tangle and renewed counsel reports mark ongoing controversy over control and legal maneuvering.
A New York stamp shop riot unsettles Benedict & McPartine on Twenty-third Street as store staff and customers clash over redemption lines. The firm, with a history of operations in several cities, faces a strike and a petition against its leadership while a federal receiver with bond support reconstitutes control.
Chicago April 21. Montgomery Ward & Co wins a temporary restraining order against four locals of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the United Garment Workers union. The writ bars picket methods and any interference with the companys business, delivery routes, or employees. It prohibits crowds at the firm’s premises and any attempts to compel employees to quit work.
Chicago reports a growing dispute as the Teamsters Joint Council orders a formal fee visit to department stores. Animations drivers facing discharge trigger threats of a strike if demands are refused. A grand jury considers probes into pickets and progress of the strike as officials meet with the state's attorney. Odds and ends include land sales near Col tio Springs, California, and a fatal gas accident at Ensley rails, leaving one dead and others critical.
Garse did scares as Tangue leads VG New York and Philadelphia in a muddled score roundup. Reports from April 21 show New York defeating Philadelphia 4 to 1 while Boston narrowly trails. Washington and Boston split a 1-1 game. Associations at Louisville-St Paul 10, Louisville 0, with notes on models of play across cities including Indianapolis and Columbus and weather impacts.
Washington April 21 The government’s oldest worker, William Dern, celebrated his birthday by continuing at his desk in the internal revenue bureau. Born in central New York, educated at Hamilton and Union, he practiced law in Chicago briefly, then served as a minister in northern Illinois before joining the treasury in 1865. Renowned for flawless attendance, he has missed no days for up to ten years.
Charleston April 21 a mine explosion at Cabin Creek Mining Co near Rayford left five miners likely dead and three injured nine men remained inside when the blast occurred four escaped with effort and the remaining five are entombed and presumed dead Burt Green Charles Nichols Ira Ni elols Arthur Cramping William Allen listed among the missing with several injured others named in the report
A cobbled fragment list notes the Amerie Medica-Payebolosedt association meeting in Sin Atitondo fox with Sf Paw Mibu chosen as next meeting place. Rev OL M Brown, a Danville black civic figure, faces sentencing. A Kwashiorkor of names and places follows with a petition to Governor Deneen and a Joliet penitentiary jailer appointment request. A marriage in Wirtetadh, GO vores ald ame worth a milan. Railroad strike talk, Nashville vandalism, and a Brooklyn teacher’s incident head the miscellany. Roosevelt to visit Christoe in May. An English royal order of merit earns Lord Tinkerville a mocked brass title. Arkansas Valley smelter strike settles. Leadville, Colo.
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