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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
1
Aug 3 dispatches report mutinies at Rem bertoff camp near Warsaw and in Sveaborg fortress as artillery and Cossack units clash with officers. A sweeping general strike spread plans to halt railways and telegraphs, with troops deployed nationwide and authorities braced for wider upheaval.
E A Gage son of former Chicago treasurer Lyman J Gage committed suicide by shooting at the Tourist hotel in Seattle while his wife arrived two days earlier. He had been staying at several hotels under assumed names, and detectives had been seeking him. The death was discovered late afternoon. Gage, about 36, was born in Chicago into a prominent family but remained little known there. His marriage occurred Oct 9, 1893, at the World’s Fair.
Fire at the Milan international exposition caused about 2.5 million dollars in damage. The Hungarian and Italian decorative arts and architecture sections were destroyed. Several carbineers were injured. Discovered at 5 am in the Hungarian section, the blaze spread to adjacent art areas. British Swiss Japanese and Netherlands sections were saved by firemen. Cause attributed to an electrical short circuit.
Toledo Aug. 3 Judge Babcock in common pleas court sustained Judge Kinkaid in full and exonerated him of promising leniency as claimed by the ice trust attorneys. Panic at Peterhof as palace under fortress guns. emperor's return planned to Tsarskoe Selo due to dampness with prior flight reports denied.
Washington reports Taft will travel to Maine to back Representative Charles E. Littlefield, with Speaker Cannon also campaigning. The move signals administration plans to oppose the American Federation of Labor, which blocks Littlefield over eight hour and anti injunction measures and other labor bills. Fay Templeton marries Pittsburg merchant William J Patterson in Ridley Park near Philadelphia. she plans a honeymoon trip after a long stage career.
New York on Aug 3 Justice Olmstead declared the state law limiting women and children to 10 hours a day and 60 hours biweekly in factories an unwarranted invasion of constitutional rights and class legislation. In Detroit James B Postlethwait died after fasting 49 days for health reasons in the Michigan Central Company's electrical department.
New York August 3 The Bryan reception committee refined plans for the August 30 Nebraska event. Estimated cost is 10 000 with funds on hand. 2 500 seats to be laid out on the garden floor at Madison Square. Delegates from many states expected to attend. overflow meeting to follow in Madison Square Park where Mr Bryan will speak after the garden reception. Bryan congratulates Tom Johnson as chairman and Augustus Thot as principal speaker.
Police charged the crowd at the Ideal Manufacturing plant on Franklin Street after drawn revolvers were used to disperse about 2000 rioters and sympathy demonstrators. A riot alarm summoned reserves as officers were roughhandled, following an alleged assault on a black employee earlier that day. Eighteen arrests were made.
Major General MacArthur, commander of the Pacific division, returns to the United States aboard the Pacific Mail liner after 18 months in the Orient. He earlier joined operations with General Oku’s staff and arrived in time to witness the fall of Mukden, then toured China and surrounding regions.
Great Falls Mont Aug 3 The electrolytic smelters of the Boston and Montana company of Amalgamated Copper closed last evening after a strike by the ameltermen who refused to recognize the union. A committee demanded reinstatement for five discharged smeltermen, with stand men affected by the walkout. The smelters are the largest in the world.
L A Thompson general manager and W W Mader foreman of the Mickey Breen mine of the Tegnpest Apex company were found dead under debris in a small tunnel a half mile from the mine. They disappeared a week ago and apparently sought refuge in the tunnel as rocks and dirt washed in from the mountain side.
Newport Nova Scotia Aug 3 It was learned last evening that the damage to the battleships Alabama and Illinois of Rear Admiral Evans fleet from Monday night collision near Newport is more serious than first thought. The vessels must leave the fleet immediately for extensive repairs at the navy yard.
Memphis riot after the closing of a voting booth in the Fifteenth district leaves one dead another fatally wounded and a third injured. J G Wellington, a gambling faction leader, argues with election judge B F Conn over a blotted ballot and opens fire. Wellington dies, election judge W J Cook is mortally wounded, Conn is shot in the foot. Paris dispatch notes Emperor William warns of red and yellow dangers. Kaiser claims antimilitarism is an international pest and mocks French notes at Kiel regatta.
Cleveland August 3 Judge Kennedy ruled Mayor Johnson not guilty of contempt for tearing up Cleveland Electric tracks last week. Director of Public Service Springborn fined 100 dollars and costs. Washington August 3 W A Miller assistant foreman at the Government Printing Office was dismissed for insubordination after July 21 suspension.
Hixson a Union Trust bookkeeper faces jail on embezzlement charges estimated at 125000 to 200000 in six months. He claims it was market losses. Detectives say a full confession exists. Union Trust, Pittsburg’s leading bank, counts Frick Knox and Phipps among directors.
Condemned man Thomas Toole, jailed for murdering his brother in law LeRoy Barber, escaped from the county jail in New Castle Pennsylvania last night. Bloodhounds pursued him within minutes, and authorities believe he had outside help to dig through brick walls.
Ed Misener with wife and son completed an 1890 mile journey in an 18 foot launch from Chicago through the Chicago drainage canal and Illinois river to St Louis then up the Mississippi to Red Wing. The 23 day trip had no mishaps, with day trips only and no night running. Misener calls the Illinois ride ideal and notes a fine voyage of speed.
William H Belcher former mayor of Paterson N J absconded a year ago and surrendered Monday was sentenced to 12 years in prison. In Ardmore Indian Territory Benjamin C Collins formerly a deputy U S marshal was shot dead at his home by unknown assailants bloodhounds dispatched to the scene Collins served in Indian police and was a well known figure in the territory.
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