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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1905
Page
1
The Central Indians schedule Sundays with four trains each direction between Wavelar and Anderson. East bound departs Lebanon at 7:50 p.m. West bound leaves at 9:00 p.m. Rates apply every Sunday.
In Lexington on June 19 the Hargis murder case proceedings drew violent theater like scenes as the court faced cross examination of Mrs. Marcum and a charged exchange with Prosecutor Blanton. Judge Allen denounced the proceedings as a disgrace to the state and county and discharged the defendants amid a tense, searched courtroom. Meanwhile Johnson City near Marion, Ohio suffered a near-total blaze destroying forty buildings or more due to water shortages and city fire departments aiding in containment.
Washington reports Russia and Japan will appoint three plenipotentiaries each for a Washington peace conference with Ito’s status uncertain. Moscow accepts Washington as meeting place and predicts a mid August start. Russian forces push in Manchuria as Liao Yangwopeng falls and casualties mount on both sides.
Japanese dispatch from Tokio dated June 19 describes the Manchurian aries t o do as of 9 AM June 1. Five thousand enemy cavalry advanced but were routed by local forces in the Walyuanpaomen district, causing confusion.
Baseball summaries from Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Cleveland show National League results with Brooklyn, Boston, New York. American League had no Sunday games. American Association reports Milwaukee, Columbus, and Toledo matchups.
A June midnight crash on the Western Maryland railroad near Patapsco station killed twenty three workers and mangled many more. An extra freight train ignored orders to pass and collided with a passenger train at thirty miles an hour, smashing the tender and baggage car and leaving crews trapped amid wreckage.
Havana flags from all nations fly at half mast for General Maximo Gomez after his death Saturday night. His body lies in state at the palace as mourning spreads through streets and homes. Congress schedules three days of mourning with public business suspended and appropriates 56000 for the funeral set for Tuesday.
In Cleveland on June 19 two Kinsman Ice Cream Company workers died in separate electrocution accidents. Frank Hurny was killed adjusting a dynamo and Nicholas Johny perished nearby while handling another electrical machine about 200 feet away. The incidents occurred within the same facility.
After talks with the Attorney General Hadley Governor warns Sheriff Merpet of St Louis County to arrest operators of the racetrack for alleged legal violations. The letter directs enforcement action against those running the track in alleged breach of state law.
Herbert Oschwerider aged 21 killed himself Sunday morning by hanging Simwell with a clothesline in Brnffton. Police investigated but details remain sparse. Coroner to determine cause and record.
Berlin guided the conference with Prince Von Radolin outlining Germany's scope and aims while Premier Rouvier in Paris and Paul Cambo n discussed Britain's stance. Britain pledges support for the declaration while seeking a clearly defined conference arena. German messaging risks widening rifts between France and Britain by pressuring France to demand more from London.
Deputy United States marshal Douglase G Williams found a bundle of counterfeit money totaling 1300 dollars on the Hayes farm seven miles east of Ridge Farm near the Indiana line. Silver dollars and fake gold pieces were buried under a tea kettle near a beech tree. No incriminating items were found in a later house search.
Joshua Grey, arrested at Princeton, confessed delivering the saw used in an attempted prison break. He is bound over to the grand jury under a 500 bond. Terre Haute man in tolls, VanDusen captured after stealing a horse and dog from Rufus Rice in Hebron county, later traced to Kankakee.
About 200 bankers across Indiana form a bankers exchange and raise a $300,000 fund to challenge a new law requiring private banks to report to the state auditor. They plan a test case led by Richereek and Richereek of Indianapolis, aiming to resist filing statements as a stand against the law.
Chicago reports both employers and labor leaders moving toward a settlement. A Federation of Labor official says a referendum among strikers may determine acceptance of a proposed plan. testimony before the grand jury promises further sensational developments and possible indictments against employers and labor leaders. Local efforts aim to unite members to influence the outcome before adjournment.
In Lafayette Indiana, June 1, Harry Hatten shot and killed his niece after being refused marriage, wounded the girl's father Daniel Hatten, then fled a mile to a sister’s house and killed himself on the porch. He had been viewed as mentally unbalanced and reportedly pursued a love interest with another woman.
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