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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1905
Page
26
Reports from St Petersburg and Riga detail a uprising at the Provod tik robber factory where armed workers killed guards and attacked troops. After a fierce bombardment troops routed the rebels, 1600 captured, including eighteen alleged murderers, as inquiries and punitive measures unfold.
Governor General Donbassoff reports the insurgent uprising in Moscow crushed despite pockets of resistance. Police and troops pursued rebels while artillery limited civilian harm, with a day off for evacuating women and children.
Fragmentary report shows the governor reframing his stance on allegiance and limits. The text references contracts with the council and the implied duties and oath, noting expectations for restraint and decorum.
At Coaldale West Virginia a mine explosion trapped twenty one miners including three white men and eighteen Negro workers. Most were killed instantly and a lone body was found severely mutilated. Rescue attempts await the clearing of gas and debris with no hope of survivors.
In a Kansas tied dispute, Senator Burton of Kansas denies a rumor he will resign his Senate seat amid a furl of claims from Senator Stone that a high authority predicted his exit. Stone later retracts the claim saying it was rumors without basis.
John A. Brown, rumored alias, died in a Scranton hospital after a confrontation with detectives at Tobyhanna. He was linked to a Christmas night robbery at JouniCar's in Gouldsboro and resisted arrest, wounding detective Charles Beggs and prompting Detective Whipple to fire. Police found five loaded revolvers on Brown with more in his residence.
Examination at the morgue of James A. Murphy, brother of Jeremiah Murphy, found dead under a tree in Forest Park. No carbolic acid burns were disclosed, though a bottle of poison was found in his pocket. Murphy Jr. says Leng injured in a street car crash years ago and had been taking strychnine to relieve pain, possibly an overdose.
Unofficial word says the Central Trade Association railroads nearly ended the plan to abolish passes as a Chicago meeting yields little progress. Presidents reported little on passes and the effort to align Pennsylvania systems remains uncertain. In Buffalo on January 5, Mrs. Fredia Lesswing dies after alleged assault. husband detained as investigation proceeds. Deputy Medical Examiner cites possible apoplexy but bruising suggests alternate cause.
Helena Montana January reports Jack Cor Roosevelt's guide during a Colorado hunt was seriously injured after a clash with two mountain lions in Yellowstone Park. Cor says he was lucky to escape with his life and is recovering at a health resort nearby.
A visibly distressed Mrs Minor Morris, seeking to see the president about her husband's discharge from government service, forced a confrontation in the White House offices. Guards carried her out after she refused to leave, sitting on the mud as she protested the denial of her meeting.
Mrs Morris, wife of Dr Minor Morris and sister of Representative Tull, caused a disturbance at the White House refusing to leave and crying out to see the president. Secret Service and police removed her to the detention house. she was released within an hour and returned to vote without meeting any officials.
Springfield mayor bans Olga Nethersole from performing Sappho next Monday night over morals concerns. She will replace it with the play Magda. In Washington, the Roosevelts announce Miss Roosevelt will wed Representative Longworth on February 17 at noon in the White House East Room.
A World Evangelization Society revival at the Union Traction power house in Marion Indiana draws large crowds. A donor contributes five dollars and promises one dollar repeatedly until exhausted, then adds a gold watch. A man offers to sell his house and lot worth 1600 for 9500 to fund the society. Total offerings include a house and lot, cash, watches, jewelry and numerous personal items.
Bernard C. Cobb former Detroit Gas manager and retiring Saginaw Bay City Street Car head walked from East Saginaw Club to the Country Club in under an hour. He left at 4 26 p m with seven companions and arrived seven minutes early amid cheering by onlookers and wagers.
In Washington Jan 5 Spooner escorted new Wisconsin senator LaFollette into the Senate with a cordial gesture as the body opened. Tillman moved to obtain information on San Domingo while the house discussed Philippines trade free and sent the insurance question to the judiciary committee. Post office probe into franking abuse ordered. United Presbyterian Jubilee in Pittsburg looks to 1908 as churches plan a $4 000 000 semi centennial offering.
Washington orders Captain Taggart of Wooster Ohio and companies B and C of the 128 men at the Columbus barracks to the Philippines. The move follows his divorce notoriety and places a regular infantry unit under marching orders overseas.
Obscure and notable entries summarize deaths and events from 1905 including Anton Schaefer’s death at 86 in LaCrosse Wisconsin, professor Charles Jasper Joly’s death in London, and a Virginia marriage atop Little Black Mountain. Also listed are US mint coin production, a NY governor’s reprieve decision, state health stats, a Washington streetcar accident, a bank wreck case in Cincinnati, and Marshall Field selling property in Nebraska.
New York January 5 Jacob H Schiff head of Kuhn Loeb & Co warned that without reform to the currency there will be a panic. He opposed Secretary Shaw's emergency plan favoring a currency tied to commercial paper and urged publicity and finance committee action to explore alternatives. A Chamber of Commerce meeting adopted a resolution to study the treasury suggestion and other measures to stabilize the system.
London reports Admiral Rosjestvensky’s letter claims the British fleet joined Wei-Hai Wei operations last May to annihilate the Russian fleet if Togo’s ships were equal. The Times and Telegraph discuss reactions, public opinion shifts, and calls for a clarifying reply from London and St. Petersburg.
About 5 000 armed workers seized the Provodnik rubber plant in Riga and fought troops. Police guards were killed, eight dragoons and six stablemen murdered, and over 100 wounded as two regiments with artillery attacked barricades. The battle raged with heavy casualties and unclear totals.
Milwaukee January 5 a statement signed by forty three Wisconsin legislators urges support for Speaker Irvine Lenroot for governor. The document accuses railroad interests of corruption and describes offers of railway attorneyships and improprieties involving legislators and favors. Also reports on a boiler explosion death near Virginia Minnesota and other brief incidents.
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