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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
1
On June 29 Odessa faced a ferocious outbreak with hundreds dead as mutinous crewmen joined the Kniaz Potemkin, martial law declared, fires gutted warehouses, and troops tried to restore order. Foreign warships urged by consuls. Seaborne violence spread to Sebastopol and Lodz reported 15000 extra troops arriving.
Unconfirmed reports from St. Petersburg claim rising panic in government circles as graver fears spread that mutiny could escalate into civil war. Authorities grapple with rumors of additional officer fatalities amid unstable leadership.
Seven black men and one white man were lynched near Watkinsville Georgia after a mob demanded the jail keys. The group, formed at midnight, shot the prisoners after taking them to the scene where the assault on Mrs Weldon Dooley was alleged.
State Superintendent Hendricks orders a formal inquiry into the Mutual Life Insurance Company on the same basis as the Equitable probe. Equitable chair Morton reveals that Senator Depew pays $25,000 yearly and ex-Governor David B. Hill pays $5,000 yearly as attorneys, a retainer arrangement now canceled.
In Kansas City Missouri two rail workers died when a Santa Fe Limited passenger train collided with a Belt Line train two miles from downtown. Fireman William Frazier from Independence and switchman Michael Devine of Kansas City were killed. engineer and baggageman were seriously injured or possibly dead. several passengers were shaken up as both trains ran at high speed.
Nine new directors representing policyholders were elected at the Equitable Life Assurance Society board meeting to fill vacancies from resignations. The nominees include E. B. Thomas, F. G. Bourne, William Whitman, John J. Albright, F. W. Roebling, J. D. Schmidlapp, E. W. Robertson, Joseph Bryan, and E. W. Bloomingdale. Twenty-one resignations were accepted, with James B. Forgan’s resignation held in abeyance.
A large meeting of leading Chinese merchants in Penang decided to co operate with Chinese in Singapore and Shanghai to boycott American products pending the passage of the Chinese exclusion act. The decision was reported from Penang Straits Settlement dated June 29.
Mulhenburg College at Allentown Pa conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity on Rev. Hiram Potter of Decatur Illinois during a June 29 graduation ceremony at the college.
A Rock Island railroad message from Fairbury Nebraska reports Phillipsburg Kansas was hit by a tornado last evening. Six dead and many believed buried under debris. Victims include Mrs. Robert Alexander and two daughters aged 2 and 4 Mrs Jane Alexander Elmer Lanman Daniel Weaver.
Oyster Bay June 29 The resignation of Wallace chief engineer of the Isthmian canal commission has been accepted after a New York conference with Secretary Taft. Wallace allegedly sought the post and later received a $60 000 salary offer from a large corporation, with his Panama salary noted at $25 000.
A brief item notes Teddy returns home after a noon drive. No further details on location or circumstances are provided.
Miss Lillie Balhayan is arrested near Dougherty in Marshalltown Iowa charged with murdering her illegitimate three day old infant. The body was located in a trunk three days after birth amid neighbor threats to mete out summary punishment to the child's father if identified.
President Roosevelt trains into Bridgeport from Boston at 7:30 AM. He addresses the crowd at the station then goes aboard the government yacht Sylph and sails toward Oyster Day. He arrives at Oyster Bay on the Sylph at 10:45 AM and is driven to Sagamore Hill.
Ex-Speaker David B. Henderson is reported resting easily and gaining strength in Dubuque Iowa after two strokes of paralysis struck him yesterday afternoon. For a time his life was despaired of as his condition was critical.
John D. Rockefeller announced at Yale alumni dinner that he has donated 1.9 million dollars to Yale University. The gift, described as the largest ever to the institution, followed commencement exercises in New Haven with cheers from alumni.
Kiel June 29 Emperor William promotes Admiral Von Koester to grand admiral of the German fleet in a ceremony today.
Russian sailors mutinied in Libau last night attacking government stores and seizing arms. They fired into the officers quarters as infantry artillery and Cossacks moved to quell the disturbance. final outcome remained unknown at report time.
True bills charge conspiracy to insure the business of another. Six indictments already issued. roughly 20 more expected before adjournment. Named are Illinois Brick Co officials George C. Prussing and John H. Gray, and union leaders Hank Charles, McMahon Patrick J., Shea Cornelius P., Mullin Edward.
A Pittsburg flyer on Pennsylvania routes was involved in a fatal accident. One man died at the scene and another was seriously injured in the crash.
Fifteen injured after the Pittsburg Flyer derailed on a temporary track between Atwater and Ravenna Ohio. One person died and several were hurt. The accident occurred today as the train ran on a temporary alignment and the injured were cared for in Cleveland. Co. M. Marshall commercial filed.
Fifteen people were injured when a train on a temporary track collided during repairs on a Cleveland Akron and Columbus railway line. They were taken to Alliance for treatment as the regular line underwent maintenance.
The body of Mary O. Rogers of Leesburg, Virginia was recovered from the Saranac River near Saranac Lake New York. She had been missing since Sunday morning and was found yesterday wearing only a nightgown.
A major blaze in Terre Haute Indiana guts Merchants Distillery causing extensive damage estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. The entire fire department was mobilized to fight the flames. The incident occurred June 29 and distressed local business and residents.
Special indications for Iowa expect probable showers tonight and Friday. Cooler conditions favored in the northwest portion tonight. Sun rises at 4 19, sets at 7 29, moon rises near 2 12 a m.
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