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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1906
Page
2
In St Petersburg the port admiral Kuzmich was stabbed to death at the new admiralty works by a concealed worker amid a May Day demonstration. He spoke against leaving work early and was killed as dawn patrols and troops sealed the site. the assassin fled into a forge with investigators unable to identify him.
In Warsaw a bomber struck near Marszałkowska Street killing Captain Constantinos and wounding several police, soldiers, and bystanders. The assailant was killed by returning fire, while soldiers wounded additional rioters as the crowd was attacked with bayonets and gun butts. The incident follows prior orders suppressing a socialist procession last May Day with thirty deaths.
Rain drizzles caused misery in refugee camps in San Francisco on Monday. Odd weather arrived during a three day conflagration that sent smoke into the sky and dampened household cooking outdoors amidst a city housing a large camping population.
In New York the 17 year old Italian girl Josephine Terranova faces a jury for the February murder of her uncle Gaetano Reegelo and his wife in their home. She has confessed to the stabbing but says a grave wrong by her uncle, aided by his wife, compelled the act.
A Daily Telegraph correspondent describes a fierce clash between Turkish troops and Greek villagers at Monastir in which fourteen Greeks were killed. After the battle the Turkish commander barred burial of the dead, and a Bulgarian band then arrived with dogs that consumed the corpses.
Two former consular officers named in the confidential Peirce report have appeared at the state department to demand a chance to clear themselves. Oscar F. Williams formerly consul at Singapore and Richard F. Greener ex commercial agent at Viadivontok demanded opportunity to answer the charges.
Dispatch from Acting Governor Chaco reports 24 Polajanos attacked Jaohangse Ward killing one and wounding seven, burning 36 horses and taking over 20 residents as prisoners. Troops and volunteers pursue the raiders while authorities plan extermination policy with local support.
Constantinople reports Turkey accepts British demands on Tabah boundary evacuating Tabah and other occupied Egyptian territory. Grand Vizier’s late Saturday to Sunday shift ends futile Turkish compromise efforts. Sir Nicholas R. O’Connell notes British minimum terms remain.
Emperor Nicholas II opened the Russian parliament with a brief speech at the Winter Palace, praising cooperation with the chamber. The session showed cautious support and a notable call for amnesty, voiced by Ivan Petrunkevich and Mouromtzeff, highlighting political tension and hopes for reform.
In Zion City near Chicago a Sunday gathering presided by John Alexander Dowie ended in a clash between the Vollva faction supporters and outsiders. Dowie labeled the Vollva overseers as thieves and robbers. Shouts arose as crowds clashed and a Zion guard restored order. No serious injuries were reported.
Washington reports outline a new revolutionary movement against President Caceres in Santo Domingo with Porto Rico as the likely base. Ex Presidents Morales and Jimines are named as leaders. The Insular governor is ordered to enforce neutrality laws and prevent hostile landings, with American warships enforcing the same.
A steam automobile carrying six people exploded Sunday at Twenty-ninth and Farnam streets. All occupants were injured but none fatally. The blast hurled victims up to fifty feet, shattered windows a block away, and sent debris two blocks distant. The most seriously hurt are chauffeur Robert Forbes and James Hawkins, Rock Island Railroad purchasing agent.
The Maharajah Gaekwar of Baroda lands in New York with his wife and Sampatras after arriving Sunday aboard the Celtic from Liverpool. He is described as the second greatest Indian prince and descendant of a Mughal-era ruler, governing Baroda with about 2,000,000 people over 8,000 square miles.
Kansas supreme court decision awards property straddling the Missouri border to the heirs of the original owners. Valued at 1.5 to 2 million dollars, much lies in the West Bottoms and hosts large businesses that must vacate or buy. The case has stretched across five decades in court.
The mystery of Father Gapon's fate appears solved with the discovery of a corpse in a villa near Oxerk Finland. The remains are believed to be the former priest, found hanging in an upper chamber. The villa, sold April 8, had been rented by an unknown St. Petersburg man who visited with a young workman before disappearing.
London reports from Constantinople say the Porte promises to restore the status quo on the Sinai peninsula and the frontier delimitation by Turkish and Egyptian officials on the spot. Sir Nicholas O Connell urges an Anglo Turkish commission to define borders, while the sultan avoids acknowledging Britain’s protectorate over Egypt and the empire’s severance.
Wilhelm Meyer and a woman named Christiania are arrested on the Hamburg American line steamer in New York after a trunk opened by police reveals the half decayed body of Mrs. Vogel of Wildungen Germany. The murder, by strangulation, ties Meyer to a two year relationship with Vogel who had quarrelled with him and sought police protection.
In Constantinople the Odysseus, a German sailing ship, was boarded by Turkish authorities at Kavak amid claims of explosives. German Ambassador Baron von Bieberstein protested and then, with sailors from the Dorethy Herr, moved the vessel under Turkish guns to Chibuklu. The ship completed cargo discharge while a watch was kept aboard. State councilor delivered apologies and explanations at the embassy.
A San Jose tragedy reports the Southern Pacific Overland Limited derailed seven miles south of the city at Edvale. One man was killed, a Chinam an fatally injured, forty to fifty passengers injured, and fireman M Stone had his right leg amputated after the mishap caused by a truck under a car jumping the track as the train traveled about fifty miles an hour.
After the earthquake the destruction of records and unsettled conditions may push many jail detainees to probation to work out their sentences. Harry Sheehan and John Condon illustrate the trend, as both faced penitentiary before the disaster for charges of attempted robbery and attempted murder.
More than 200 funerals took place in Greater New York as 1,600 union funeral drivers returned to work after a week long strike. An amicable adjustment with the Funeral Coach Owners' Association granted shorter hours a $2 weekly raise and union recognition.
Financial Interest centers on announcements by insurers that they will pay fire losses soon. Authorities believe most funds will enter general circulation and, when distributed, relieve San Francisco residents as no other method could.
Chicago testimony alleges bribery of railroad workers and agents of independent oil firms, dishonest land lease practices, short measure supplies, selling three oils from one tank, and misrepresentation of oil quality during a Thursday ICC hearing.
President Figueroa Alcorta opened sessions in Buenos Ayres and announced a bill to grant amnesty to those convicted for the February 1905 revolt. He pledged Argentina’s support for Rio Janeiro and The Hague congresses and backing Pan American talks to strengthen American friendship.
In the house of commons Henry Vivian a Labourite moves a resolution urging drastic cuts in armament expenditure and urging inclusion of arms reduction in an International agreement at The Hague conference Carlton Wilfrey Bellairs a Liberal proposes an amendment urging against initiating a debate on armament for defense of territories He argues the only hope to halt the arms race is an Anglo American alliance
Salt Lake City reports that in the eight days after April 18, 115206 refugees were moved by rail out of San Francisco. Of these, 78500 traveled free, not counting those sheltered in Oakland Berkeley or Alameda. The figures came to Salt Lake via W H Bancroft VP of the Oregon Short Line in a message from B B Calvin VP of the Southern Pacific.
Bishop T H Dahl of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church cables missionaries in China to leave districts where life is at risk. He cites three letters from United church missionaries in Ching predicting a new revolution centered near Ruoning Fu in Honan.
Washington reports Representative Mondell introduced a bill limiting entries under the Desert Land Act to surveyed lands and restricting assignment to qualified individual entrymen. It is expected these changes will ease criticisms and reduce repeal efforts.
The Navy Bureau of Ordnance will buy shells and projectiles in the open market after June 0 1906, replacing the current secret market practice. The shift follows efforts by the Appropriations Committee chairman and an amendment by Representative Tow ney.
Lucien Milevoye editor of the Patric and member of the Paris chamber of deputies fought Count Methieud Noailles in the street on Wednesday. Milevoye reportedly broke his cane over the count’s head after a dispute tied to the Sixteenth district election.
Edwin S. Greenfield head clerk at Harrison Snyder & Son bank brokerage firm was arrested Wednesday in Philadelphia, held on 10000 bail. He confessed, aiding the firm in straightening tangled books.
In San Francisco the deaths of three girls in the Frost bakery on Sixth street be confirmed. One body found is that of a girl named Bock, traced by her father William Burmeister. A brother discovered a ring with the fetter inscription and teeth and bones among belongings. A third employee named Allen remains missing since April 7. The trio slept at the rear to begin duties early, likely killed or burned in the collapse.
In Okolona Mississippi Mrs Hattie McIntosh a white woman recently jailed on murder complicity told officers that several men visited her home abducted her to a tree and tried to hang her she says she was strung up twice and left in the woods before being found and brought in to recount the attack and accuse accomplices.
The Interstate Commerce Commission wrapped up a local session on Standard Oil and railroads with F. S. Hibba of Peoria as star witness. He testified that agents duped customers into believing Standard Oil superiority and that he bribed officials to obtain competitor information.
Maynard M. Doll a State university student was shot in the back of the head and several others were wounded in a confrontation with a circus employee in Columbia Missouri. Fifteen received medical treatment as a riot threatened and the mayor urged calm while authorities assisted doctors.
Madame Fougere, famed Parisian dancer, and her husband Albert Gired, a French actor, were admitted to bail Friday after conviction for shoplifting in London drapery stores. They awaited the next sessions as the judge postponed sentencing pending related indictments.
George Breek, superintendent of the Park Transportation Company, says the only new feature in Yellowstone after recent seismic disturbances is a small geyser that appeared around the time of the San Francisco quake. He notes new springs are commonly reported each year and this one may be insignificant.
The California pro motion committee staffs photographers and writers to prepare photographs and articles about conditions in San Francisco. The material will be ready for publication soon and eastern publishers may apply to the committee. Photos and materials will be furnished free to reliable newspapers and magazines nationwide.
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