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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1905
Page
1
A playful local note suggests directing Cupid to the Mgamer store for holiday gifts. It promises a variety of jewelry including diamonds and watches, with popular fashions and prices aimed to fit a modest budget.
Abnormal warmth with moisture slows spring progress as a former tramp preacher tours Coldwater Michigan promising reforms. In Philadelphia, Mayor Weaver prompts resignations of safety and public works chiefs Alexander Colville Jr and William Haker, new appointees quickly taking their places.
President Roosevelt meets Russian ambassador Count Casarini and stresses a swift end to the war with Japan. He calls for restraint and indicates the talks aim to persuade Russia to conclude peace, warning prolongation will raise Japan’s demands and complicate diplomacy in the Far East.
A fragmented wartime note discusses naval readiness tied to Dmitri Rajestvensky and broader Russian hostilities. The text mentions a large preatorized force and ongoing digas troops, with emphasis on continued operations and potential vindication.
St Petersburg reports heated debate among gavel authorities over Admiral Nebogatoff surrender with calls to erase his actions if further circumstances justify them. Comparisons drawn to the 1824 Raphaël incident, where Tsar Nicholas I ordered execution of its crew and later destruction of the vessel upon recapture.
Broken English telegrams report a string of disasters and political actions. A Tokyo region quake cluster triggers insurance and relief measures while New York approves a costly municipal ordinance. Nearby incidents include a hospital fire and a navy monument plan honoring Admiral Togo. Indictments follow a grand jury probe into local industries and security concerns.
Tokyo authorities and Japanese experts debate Rojestvensky's defeat at Tsushima. Key points cite imperfect reconnaissance and intelligence, flawed battle formation, adverse wind and sun conditions, ammunition depletion, and Russian fleet inferiority alongside superior Japanese marksmanship and tactics.
The Jipaness led by Shanchal and Jimai prepare an expedition to Sakhalin and threaten to sail on Shanghai to force neutrality changes regarding Russian vessels. The Angolan consul has warned that ships in interceding mood may face consequences.
Congressman Benjamin F Marsh of New Hampshire Fourteenth district dies at home after long service in Congress and participation in the Union Army. He served in the Civil War and was elected again to a term prior to his death. The obituary notes his Republican affiliation and earlier wartime service.
A seven member committee led by H C Frick failed to back its report as a large majority rejected it. Frick resigns from the board as new measures are set to create a chairman with full powers, appoint a director committee to pick a chairman candidate, report board meetings, and reorganize the executive committee. Vice President James H Hyde asked to relinquish control of the Equitable Society on satisfactory terms.
A mixed update reports scores from American and National Leagues around Boston Brooklyn and Philadelphia with matches noted and weather teased. It also covers a lobbying controversy involving Loomis Bowen in diplomacy, a North Carolina land warrants indictment against Louis Smith, a Balkan flare up near the Balkans, a Chicago court verdict on Parry, and mine disaster indictments in Illinois.
Charles McMallen rapped on a window to wake a night shift worker at a lighting plant. The startled man, fearing danger, shot and killed him, believing an enemy threatened him. Burlington, June 3. Also in Mississippi River news a satchel containing a dead infant was found floating near Burlington after a late night sighting. Alexandria, La., June 3. The H. M. Carter steamship struck a railroad pier on Red River and sank, with sixteen lives lost.
A bomb detonated at the governor general's palace in Barcelona during the evening, causing considerable damage. Ten arrests were reported in connection with the incident.
A man named Chr splonaged Witham allegedly challenged and swam beyond his depth in the Watssh river and drowned. Authorities report the drowning occurred after he entered the water on a dare. The incident is under local inquiry with no further details available.
In Indiana a gang loading sand uncovered a bundle of old papers containing government bonds worth hundreds of thousands. The findings led to Wilmington banks and insurers, with thieves claiming the loot before authorities traced the chain of custody and questioned the car’s destination. The incident centers on gold bonds and a broken tracking trail.
Controversy at Contrary Church in New Cuetle Indiana as Sime L Bogauea causes disturbance during services and is fined for religious disruption. Elsewhere in Indiana plans advance for a twelve story New Pythian Home office building on Pennsylvanian street and Maxsnakee avenue with a 400666 dollar cost. Also reports of a mangled man under a train in Huntington. Revenues in Terre Haute rise for May driven by alcohol tax. Anti Treating League forms in Princeton. Grand jury indicts Welker for murder in Fort Wayne.
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