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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1906
Page
14
Partial OCR reads of a 20th century notice report an alleged plot to assassinate a figure named Kats er. Authorities in Altona Prussia claim evidence unearthed and mention a presidential angle. The garbled text lists arrests and referenced suspects connected to a transatlantic affair.
Reports detail Thaw’s victim families facing payout divisions and life stakes while Missouri Supreme Court actions and governor’s fate loom. The piece notes a family of 1050T and others in poor health awaiting contracts terms and future judgments as six perish at Manawa Lake.
In Melrose a 39 year old prize fighter named Frank Ronin struck and killed 72 year old Michael Connor during a Fourth of July altercation. The incident ends with authorities investigating motives and legal penalties for the confrontation.
Police in Seattle raided a house linked to a German bricklayer named Rosenberg after receiving warnings of an attack on the German Emperor. Officers found equipment for bombs and infernal machines including acids, crucibles, a furnace, mortars, molds, and a large scrap supply.
A Lincoln Nebraska cloudburst caused two feet of water in streets and basements flooding stores and homes. City pumping stations were flooded and water supply nearly cut off while southeastern Nebraska streams were out of their banks and crops suffered significant damage.
Plans for a new immigration station on Angel Island near San Francisco were approved. The site covers ten acres and includes facilities for a ferry wharf, quarters, food storage, and barracks. Estimated cost and exact dates are unclear in the fragmentary text.
A youth is shot and in critical condition at a Pittsburgh hospital. Family remains silent as officials search for motive and suspects. The incident involves a son of a well known Pittsburgh figures and has drawn wide attention in New York.
A carbonic acid tank exploded in a Venes Island drug store, triggering a panic and injuring three people, with debris and disruption spreading to nearby buildings and street crowds. Casualties described as serious, though details are limited.
Miss Anna Tompsett of Lincoln Nebraska raised the union jack over her cottage during Fourth of July celebrations from Canada. A large crowd gathered and threatened violence until police intervened and she was forced to remove the flag.
President Roosevelt appoints a new board after Senate delay cuts the Isthmian canal commission. Members include Theodore P. Shonts as chairman John F Stevens Gov Charles Be Magoson Brig. Gen Peter C Haines U S A retired Mordecai Endicott Benjamin M Harrod and others.
Reports from Vladivostok describe mutiny among garrisoned troops at the provincial capital with rebels demanding political changes and service concessions. Battles rage near the Colonia as refugees flee to Nagasaki, while authorities suppress information and monitor telegram news.
Gregorio Araneta selected as attorney general for the insular government with a 7000 salary. The appointee, named by Secretary Taf, boasts fluency in Spanish and English and is versed in U S Supreme Court reports. He is a Visayan native born on Panay Island and can translate freely between languages.
A gang of 92 wire tappers cut in on Windsor cont raw track wire Thursday and sent out a false report to interfere with the race. They reportedly changed the wire and won large sums on the horse that won. An attempt to disrupt the third race was stopped by the ram trick operator who found tampering.
A committee of experts from the Chicago Commercial Association and the Imam Manufacturers Association released a report after an exhaustive investigation of packing plants and stockyards. They declare the packing plant products wholesome, the yards generally clean, and the inspection efficient.
The Rosen schooner Mary Powers captained by O Neill foundered off the Grand Banks. Crew members reached St John s Newfoundland in dories after rowing eighty miles to land. They saved as many effects as possible and narrowly escaped swamping.
Captain W A Breen reports the loss of four men and the three masted schooner Ella G Eels of Rockport Massachusetts. The vessel wrecked on Libby Island near Machias Bay. Nearby, Irvin Mandy and his two sons were seriously injured in Corry Pennsylvania while cleaning a toy cannon for the Fourth.
The Plumbers Union launches a general strike demanding higher wages from 1.75 to 5.25 dollars a day. The move, affecting about 1,500 workers and 800 buildings, takes effect in New York.
Raids on West Baden Indiana including Thomas Taggor's casino prompt the state Attorney General to file suits to void hotel company charters. News notes disaster and a pair of unrelated items about fatalities and a high society marriage in Prussia.
A committee of experts engaged by the Chicago Commercial Association reports two weeks of inspections at packing plants. They note clean premises, proper handling, and strict postmortem checks, with recommendations for outdated sections, better sanitation, lighting, ventilation, fly screens, daily workwear cleaning, hospital facilities, and stricter oversight of preservatives and labels. The panel also criticizes portions of the recent meat inspection bill as too lax, placing responsibility on federal inspectors.
The Rome congress trims letter postage by weight in grams while Britain and the United States push for an ounce unit. After Oct 1 1907 first twenty grams cost 5 cents and each additional twenty grams 3 cents. A six ounce letter to Great Britain drops to the present two ounce rate.
A collection of odd anecdotes about royal and political figures. King Edward praised plover eggs on black bread. Sir Wilfrid Lawson notes 150 new MPs are abstainers. the chancellor guards the great seal. Emile Castelar condemns bombers as desperate. Von Bulow received medical admonitions. Danish King Frederick V is urged toward medical precautions. Prince Kotchoweff pays a life-time $780 to a waiter for a wartime assault. Alfonso of Spain guests at Excalurial Palace and enjoys fine dining with strict routines.
The Secretary of the Treasury announced a Panama Canal bond issue of 880 million dollars. Bids will be accepted from all citizens with priority to smaller amounts when prices tie. Bonds bear 2 percent interest, payable quarterly, dated August 1906, with redemption in gold after ten years. Denominations include 20 100 1000 and 10000. banks may use as security for notes. Subscriptions must specify amount price and payment location among several treasuries.
Announcement Monday details the Pennsylvania Railroad securing a 340 million franc loan with a par call option after twelve years. Plans include 33 400 steel cars and locomotives at 42 million dollars, a completed water system, and capital stock rise to 540 million with debt near 197 million. The company reports 122 million spent on improvements and 140 million invested in other lines, with 11.7 million surplus after last year’s 6 percent dividend.
The Interstate Commerce Commission resumed sessions in Washington with Thayer of Pennsylvania Railroad testifying on mine ratings and car distribution. He argued private cars prevent uniform discrimination and noted orders to surrender individual cars after this year. He also said coal property ownership by railroad officials should end. No railroad presidents attended. prior witnesses included Western Maryland, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Buffalo and Susquehanna officials. The Western Maryland general manager said the line operated sixteen mines.
Alexander Berkman was hailed as leader by New York anarchists during a Sunday meeting. Emma Goldman introduced him and announced funds to publish his forthcoming book on his four year Pittsburgh imprisonment. Berkman defended his actions and claimed he would do the same again, while criticizing American prisons as harsher than Russia.
A substance resembling radium, termed near radium, was isolated by Professor Battelli of the University of Pisa while studying water of San Giulio. It appeared as a gas, and he has not yet identified the mineral it originated from.
Experts call a supposed great sapphire vein in Zeso Montana the world’s largest. The four mile surface extension hints at deep reaches unknown. Stones travel to Amsterdam for cutting and yield about half their weight as unfinished gems. 1905 US output valued at $32,350 with sapphire mines contributing about $155,007.
Reports show sustained expansion across textiles footwear hardware and food sectors with rising orders for fall delivery. Port data indicate grain and livestock movements, steady bank clearings, and fewer failures in the week, while optimism grows for next year’s manufacturing activity.
Prices listed for Ghicaso Cattle and markets in St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Buffalo and more. Cattle hogs sheep and wheat quotes show ranges from $4.00 to $6.95 for cattle and hogs up to $17.55 for pork, with No 2 white and No 2 northern wheat and various oat and corn figures.
In Sandusky Ohio a jury recommends mercy after a murder case involving Cev T King Johnston. Gov Frantz of Oklahoma paroles Terrill from a twelve year Kansas penitentiary sentence. Jersey City police probe the death of Clark Rice son of a wealthy Kansas City manufacturer, believed murdered. Telex telegram brief.
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