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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1905
Page
6
A weekly survey lists diverse events from across the world. reports deny a secret Russo Japanese treaty in London. a fatal collision in Pennsylvania injures and kills several train workers. Missouri and New Hampshire leaders attend state events. Cuba nominates Palma for president. other notes cover cholera threats in Russia and labor disputes in the United States.
The Boston fishing schooner Joseph H. Cromwell arrived with the crew reporting the death of Captain Fanzer by suicide and eight crewmen lost at sea after going astray in fog.
In a government action, 50 000 tons of flour are contracted from Minneapolis milling interests. The move reflects state procurement efforts and ties to domestic food supply plans.
A Japanese commissioner bearing a white flag delivered a peace letter to Russian officers near the railway in Manchuria. Field Marshal Oyama named General Kukushima plenipotentiary and Chakhedza as the meeting site Gunshu Pass. News of the treaty spread joy among Russian troops with cheers for President Roosevelt. Casualties remain low with only a captain and two orderlies on the east front and nine men in the center reported in the past weeks.
Reports from the Bullfrog Extension in Nevada reveal a tellurium ore seam assaying 82 percent gold. In Rossland and Black Bear at 900 feet, new ore shoot discoveries emerge. Mineral Hill in Oxanogan notes several feet of rich ore at 600 feet. August smelter returns from Nelson and Trail total 2,072 tons of lead with Marysville's output estimated at 500 tons. Thunder Mountain samples show 14,000 ounces of silver per ton. Chesapeake Tamarack shipments begin, with Boundary mines yielding 16,141 tons weekly and 503,782 tons for the year. Arlington mine at Erie declares a $15,000 dividend after shipping 1,128 tons, netting $53,900.69 from ore plus a $1,200.12 Dominion bounty.
Mrs E R Whitney a New York telephone operator turned widow with a dower stake in a vast fortune following the death of Canadian millionaire E R Whitney. Whitney, aged beyond threescore, wed Anna Bennett in May after a meeting at her hotel. He died of Brights disease in the White Mountains.
Z. F. Vaughan of South Flower street has learned a method to temper gold, silver and copper to the hardness of steel. He creates springs, knives and needles by this secret process said to rival ancient legends and decades of effort by many others.
Rome reports a catastrophic quake striking at 2 55 am lasting 18 seconds. Pizzo Monteleone Martirano Lapolio and Messina suffer widespread destruction with thousands killed or injured. Troops engineers and doctors rush to aid as relief funds pour in and survivors face hunger and cold.
Battling Nelson, the Dane from Illinois, knockout James Edward Britt of San Francisco in the 18th round at Colma. Referee Graney enforced breaks, Nelson's relentless pressure and body work sustained him, Britt fought back but could not halt the onslaught. Britt praised Nelson after the bout, while Nelson predicted victory and thanked his team for a fair decision.
Rand Powder mills at Fairchance near Connellsville exploded wiping out the plant. Of 32 workers, 19 are known dead with 18 identified. Many injured in town as flames hit the magazine and a nearby Baltimore and Ohio passenger train glass shattered. Losses run to hundreds of thousands.
The foreign office announced that the armistice became effective on September 5 with neutral zones in Manchuria and along the Tumen rivers. It bans reinforcing troops in the field but does not suspend naval activity or sea seizure rights. Details are left to generals Oyama and Lineviten. Belief grows that the disorder has ended.
Solomon Mitchell, a full blood Indian, was arrested by Seminole light horsemen for horse stealing. He pleaded guilty before the council and was sentenced to 50 lashes on the bare back, carried out in the courthouse square amid the Indian audience and anguished cries.
An unofficial Japanese press in Seoul expresses sympathy with riots in Tokio and the burning of official buildings. It criticizes elder statesmen and notes widespread dissatisfaction with peace terms and government concessions.
The 39th national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Denver elected officers including Commander in Chief James Tanner of New York and Senior Vice Commander George W. Cook of Denver. Minneapolis chosen as 1906 meeting place, with multiple council of administration members named for each state and Mrs. Abbie A. Adams elected president of the Woman's Relief Corps.
A five story Santa Fe grain elevator at Twenty seventh and Wood street Chicago burned Saturday destroying 854000 bushels of grain. Loss pegged at 725000 dollars and the building was fully insured. Firemen reported an explosion in a top story wheat bin and suspect spontaneous combustion as the cause.
Tokyo reports more than 1650 riot suspects in custody with 160 facing formal charges. Officials expect leniency for those to be tried as General Sakuma inspects guards and restaurants reopen. Police chief Adachi resigns while Yoshikawa may depart. replacements named amid a week of turmoil. News censorship ends as Nippon papers resume. Osaka Nippon and Kammon remain suspended. Tokyo remains quiet despite muted district unrest.
From Tiflis dated Sept 12 the Baku governor reports continued firing though smaller in scale with few casualties. The director of Baku's technological institute pleads for relief as Armenian villages in Zangesurski district are reported wiped out with hundreds killed. Tartar and Kurdish forces unite against Armenians while the viceroy protests to Persia.
The Klaw & Erlanger production of Ben Hur with its lavish set pieces and musical score is billed as the era's most elaborate spectacle. Spokane theater official Dan Weaver will handle mail orders for advance seats starting September 28 with special excursion rates arranged by railroads for the week with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
Seven warships of the Black Sea fleet arrived at Odessa with 2000 mutineer sailors. The mutineers will be distributed in small groups among Odessa district troops. Early in 1906 they will be drafted to Siberia.
New York City police ban red automobiles in the Chin district amid city sweep for traffic safety. Officials say the measure targets color coded fleets used by illegal operators. No injuries reported in connection with the policy.
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