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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
7
Reports from Saint Petersburg claim Nebogatel and several officers were thrown overboard or forced into cabins during a mutiny by sailors in the Sea of Japan. Eight mutineers are said to have been banned still aboard. wounded aboard the Orel allegedly faced similar fates as chaos rose.
Russian Admiral Isaquist reaches Manila harbor aboard the Aurora with the Oleg and Temtehnus escorting three escaped Russian vessels. Fog shields the entry as the flotilla seeks port, sent to secure safe harbor and protection after escaping Tap Mesa in the Korean straits.
In the Sea of Japan engagement the Japanese flagship Mikawa suffered the heaviest losses with 113 killed and 424 wounded or missing. Casualties were spread across ships including Adguma Naniwe Shikishima Tokima Yokumo and others with destroyers and torpedo boats bearing eight to seventeen dead or wounded. Commander Tore was wounded aboard the Adel.
The report notes Emperor of Germany dining with family including a small child. Austria’s Emperor has allocated 35,000 for a Mozart building in Salzburg. Some of the Czar’s children express appreciation of their rank.
Across multiple papers reactions to the naval clash and its implications. Editors foresee Japan's decisive win and urge prompt peace talks, while noting Russian strain and broader shifts in power from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
The Atlantic, Wilson Marshall's three masted auxiliary schooner, won the Kaiser's cup after a 42 day 18 hour 22 minute run covering 3003 nautical miles from Sandy Hook to the Lizard. The victory is hailed as a triumph of seamanship over speed machines with better handling and stronger build cited as reasons for the win.
The Bureau of Labor shows wholesale prices for all commodities increased in 1904 versus 1890–1899 averages, with food products and fuels high but below past peaks. Farm and cloth prices reached notable increases, while drugs stayed above nine‑year averages. A Minnesota hero saved a companion from a severed artery in the Minnesota River. Yellow fever fears grow in Colon as Panama reports cases.
The Lewis and Clark centennial exposition in Portland Oregon formally opened as President Roosevelt touched the golden telegraph key in Washington to start the fair machinery. Vice President Fairbanks delivered an address with Goode and others speaking as crowds gather to mark the centennial trail from 1804. The gates opened to the public and officials from California Idaho Washington and Oregon attended along with military and naval representatives.
Frick committee report to Equitable Life Assurance Society directors in New York calls for removal of President James W. Alexander First Vice President James EX Hyde and Second Vice President Gage I Tarbell. It demands restitution from officers who profited from Hyde syndicate funds and reorganizations of senior offices and Tarbell's department. The report condemns Hyde salaries 159506 to Hyde and high clerical salary advances up to 250 percent.
Dispatches from Oklahoma describe plans for united action to protect lives from tornadoes like the Snyder disaster. Crews will dig cyclone cellars while watchmen on towers monitor clouds and fire warning guns to alert residents at risk.
Thousands of sightseers filled the grounds with numerous delegations including Congressional members and dignitaries. A grand parade led by carriages carried Vice President Fairbanks and visiting governors as well as Fourth Cavalry. European and oriental pavilions attracted large crowds and featured art, science, and industry exhibits from Japan, China, India and the West Indies. The Oregon fairgrounds housed government and industry displays amid a busy, festive atmosphere despite storms and tornado warnings.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions practice in San Pablo Bar and a shooter beating a record with a six pounder at 24K yards. The passage is garbled with many misspellings and unclear entities, but suggests a historical note on marksmanship events and distances.
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