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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
1
Western Metropolis seeks honor of settling dispute as Chicago manufacturing interests ask for a peace conference. The text notes startling resignation rumors around Duke and Grand Duke Alexis, uncle of the czar, with Russia startled by the news while fighting at the front.
The Imperial government says it will appoint plenipotentiaries to meet Russian plenipotentiaries to negotiate and conclude peace between Japan and Russia, in response to the President's suggestion for peace terms and stability. The reply emphasizes mutual agreement on time and place and aims for direct negotiations between the two powers.
Illinois Manufacturers' Association urges Governor and Chicago mayor to invite the Moscow Tokyo peace commission to hold talks in Chicago. Grand Duke Alexis and Admiral Avellan resign as Russia faces naval scandals from the war. Rainy season threatens front operations as Linevitch reports Russian forces pushing Japanese back toward Van Loungon.
The Iowa State Sabbath School Association elected officers in Ottumwa with A F N Hambleton as president J A Lapham as first vice president N G Lunn as second vice president W B Clemmer as recording secretary and J F Hardin as treasurer Council Bluffs was chosen to host the convention again next year Banner counties that year were Cerro Gordo Crawford Hardin Jefferson Linn Monona and Wright Monona County had the best record and retained the banner for another year.
Mrs Paul Klass fatally harmed her four children aged six to a baby with a butcher knife before taking her own life at her Kieler Wisconsin area home near Dubuque Iowa. The family had health problems and the tragedy occurred June 16.
Judge Smith McPherson of Red Oak Iowa grants a temporary injunction in federal court stopping Missouri officials from enforcing the maximum freight rate law on June 16. The ruling says the rates are prohibitive and would confiscate railroad property, shielding three Kansas City ships from penalties.
Officials anticipate a wave of arrests in a major city case as police plan to issue warrants. Law enforcement sources indicate several suspects may be taken into custody in the coming days.
On June 16 the Russian auxiliary cruiser Kouban arrived off Saigon and requested coal sufficient to reach the nearest Russian port. The request is under consideration as Russian cavalry around Nanshantchenzi retires slightly northward.
Philadelphia June 16 The United States grand jury has found a true bill of indictments charging conspiracy against Frank C Marrin Oliver Quinlan Stanley Francis Arthur How ard Walter B Riggs Thomas H Quinland and Estelle Graham The individuals are tied to Storey Cotton Co and Provident Investment Bureau which government officials closed All except Francis are fugitives from justice.
In St Petersburg on June 16 the admiralty announced a requiem Mass will be held at the naval chapel for the officers and crew of the battleship Alexander III who were lost in the Sea of Okhotsk battle. One survivor remained from each of the Borodino and Navarin crews.
Philadelphia the hearing into councilman Frank H. Caven’s case reveals probable arrests of state Insurance Commissioner I W Durham state senator James P McNichol former Public Works Director Peter E Costello and other city project officials. Investigators cite secret agreements and bid irregularities tied to the city filtration system with costs near 22 million and a projected 5 million more to complete.
In Freeport Illinois two young women Mrs John Young 28 and Miss Media Pyle 18 were found dead in the Pecatonica river. Doctors say Young drowned but Pyle had air in her lungs and a forehead contusion suggests she was knocked unconscious and cast into the water in a possible death pact. Authorities note a single set of footprints and no signs of dragging.
In St Louis a dead man was found in a room at the Hotel Barnum. Authorities report no evidence of cause of death. Two men, registered as T Martin and R H Patterson, checked in the same room. one man was found dead and the other is missing.
In Scott County near Eldridge George Amhoff aged 19 was struck by lightning yesterday afternoon at 5 o clock. The bolt struck his head and split a pitchfork in his hand, then passed to a horse, killing him instantly. He resided in Lincoln township four miles from Eldridge.
Paris Ill June 16 The grand jury deferred its report on the Edgar county bank wrecking mystery until tomorrow. Investigators expect two or more indictments to be returned and an order forces American Excess company to produce its books for the grand jury.
A June 16 blaze at the Jute and Hemp Columbian Rope company stock room in Auburn New York produced thick smoke that left more than twenty firemen and employees unconscious. A corps of physicians treated the injured on site as crews worked to extinguish the flames.
Chicago June 16. Federal grand jury members were told to consider proposed indictments against officials of at least five meat packing firms. District Attorney Morrison presented the charges, and reports say the indictments have nearly been voted.
Reno Nevada June 16 The contract for five tunnels through the Sierra Nevada has been let by the Southern Pacific railway and work will begin within a month. The contract calls for an expenditure of 25 000 000.
Illinois prelate Bishop John L. Spalding, recovering from a paralytic stroke, plans a second trip to Hot Springs after a brief stay in northern Michigan. He has been in a Peoria hospital a month and can move his left hand slightly as improvement continues.
Samuel Greason, colored, today was acquitted of the murder of John Edwards in Reading Pennsylvania. Mrs Kate Edwards, the wife of the murdered man who convicted Greason over three years ago, testified today to exonerate him. Mrs Edwards, mother of Greason's child, is under sentence of death.
O G Fessenden of New York was elected president of the National Association of Credit Men in Memphis Tennessee on June 16. The announcement states the organization aims to coordinate credit practices and promote professional standards.
Otis Botts, 21, was executed in the Peoria county jail for the January 5 murder of his wife. He spent his last night joking and telling lewd stories, broke down at the gallows, and strangled her with a hair ribbon. The case sparked regional anger and Botts was described as a cigarette fiend and degenerate.
Chicago grand jury probes labor corruption tied to the teamsters strike. John C. Driscoll testifies that Cornelius P. Shea, head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, profited about $8,000 from labor graft during last July and August stockyards actions. Thirteen deaths cited as potential indictments loom over the inquiry.
Admiral Togo’s official dispatch details a May 27 battle in which Japanese forces halted a Russian fleet within 37 minutes. Fire opened at 2:08 p.m. and the Russian fleet collapsed by 2:45 p.m., with ships Oslyabya and others sunk or disabled as Japanese cruisers pressed the rear.
Louisville June 16 Crowds of veterans and visitors gathered for the United Confederate Veterans reunion as a two day parade drew the public to see the lingering force of the Confederacy. The parade spanned about three miles in three divisions: the Trans Mississippi department the army of Northern Virginia and the army of the Tennessee.
Solari of Des Moines tracked his 13-year-old daughter about 1000 miles to Huntington Heights Chicago where she was to wed Rafael Bermund. Bermund 25 was arrested for kidnapping after following the girl back to Des Moines. The couple had rented a house and planned immediate marriage.
Twenty four contestants began the French trials for the Bennett Cup in Paris. The Auvergne course covered 550 kilometres with Thery, winner last year, first to start and finishing first in seven hours and forty two minutes. Sirsz placed second and Callioia third.
Rome June 16 The pope granted a private audience to the most Rev. John J. Keane archbishop of Dubuque Iowa during his visit.
Tmedo June 16. Orus M Burns a banker from Montpelier Ohio pleaded guilty to embezzlement of bank funds and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
Berlin reports Empress Augusta Victoria, indisposed but not seriously ill, has cancelled all public engagements for the present. The illness is described as not serious.
B. J. Fleming a prominent Des Moines insurance man was fearfully beaten by his coachman Owne Hunter who had invited him to a fight. Both men were arrested.
From Havana reports at midnight General Maximo Gomez has grown weaker and his condition is described as deteriorating with death expected at any time. The advisory notes Gomez has long led Cuban forces and eyes are on forthcoming events surrounding his health.
Paris June 16 Premier Rouvier announced he will permanently retain the portfolio of foreign affairs and relinquish the finance portfolio. This decision confirms a shift in the cabinet as he consolidates responsibility for diplomacy while stepping back from finance.
Weather bulletin from Chicago notes special indications for Iowa showing showers and thunderstorms tonight and probably Saturday. Cooler temperatures expected. Moon rises early, sun at 4 15, moonrise at 6 am.
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