28 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
1
Moscow reports say the insurrection's backbone is broken and fighting shifts to guerrilla raids. Druzhina members cleared from Brunnaia, with sniping from rooftops in East Tverskaya and sporadic bombings. Troops retain control but rebels slip back into vacated areas amid slow suppression.
At the Illinois Teachers association college section meeting speakers depicted vices on the athletic field and adopted a mild resolution opposing existing athletics. State Superintendent Bayliss spoke on educational progress noting rising teacher salaries but insufficient high school capacity. 6,243 teachers earn only $40 monthly. The finance item reported a $400,000 loan at 125 percent after prior calls at lower rates.
Victoria reports the British ship Pass of Melfort, sailing from Union, drove ashore on Vancouver Island near Ucluelet Tuesday night and was lost with all hands. The crew numbered 15 men. In Minnesota, the search for James A Pratt of Flushing, L I, who vanished last spring, has been transferred north to northern Minnesota as he becomes heir and executor of a $1,000,000 estate after his father's death.
New York December 25 the New York supreme court affirmed the right to sign another name to a railroad ticket sold by a passenger. The decision establishes a precedent for the exchange of tickets and holds that the sale of a ticket carries with it the purchaser's right to sign the name of the seller on the ticket.
Fire in Niagara Falls New York damages three hotels the Imperial Porter and Temperance House and several adjacent buildings. Guests escape with clothing and personal effects lost. Total loss put at 140000 dollars. In Annapolis a naval court martial begins for Midshipman Coffin accused of hazing Midshipman Kimbrough by forcing him to stand on his head for about ten minutes until unconscious on December 12.
New York December 28 Mary Baker Eddy head of the Christian Science church orders followers to abstain from Christmas gifts and personal congratulations. The official church organ argues believers should focus on divine principle rather than mere merrymaking and personal tokens, warning that gifting to celebrate holidays breaks church rules.
Louis Dalrymple, renowned newspaper caricaturist, died last night in New York from acute paresis. Born in Cambridge, he was 42 years old, leaving a notable career in editorial art.
Bulacan Nueva Boli and Rizal provinces greeted William J Bryan with triumphal arches music parades and a banquet during a one hour railroad excursion in Manila on December 28. In Rose City Michigan two children aged four and one perished after the mother locked them inside Miller’s Mill house yesterday afternoon.
Boston dated December 28 The American board of commissioners for foreign missions 95th report is released noting Turkey’s political scene has been favorable with few anxieties The most unrest centers on Van and Bitlis in eastern Turkey where bands of revolutionists tied to Russia attack Turkish villages and clash with troops The areas face severe poverty and suffering
Washington officials report representatives of leading trans Mississippi railroads met with the Interstate Commerce Commission to discuss rebates and the commission's efforts to end discriminatory practices favoring large shippers.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will require all newspaper advertising to be paid in cash after January 1 and will no longer provide transportation. Other lines like the Baltimore and Ohio have not yet acted. The move is watched closely as an experiment affecting press travel.
Rock Island reveals November earnings with a gross increase of 421002 dollars, up 10.1 percent from last year. The operating ratio stands at 67.35 percent, slightly higher than October. Alton officials report a successful gasoline line motor car trial near Jacksonville at 45 mph with no odor. James J. Hill names Louis S. Noble of Denver as geologist for Great Northern to assist engineering work.
New York typothetae decide to resist the eight hour day demand from the typographical union. Employers say they have sufficient skilled men to run fine type machines and will guarantee protection to current workers and new applicants.
Washington December 28 Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock warns annual report that first and second class clerks are underpaid. He cites starting salaries of 600 dollars yearly and uncertain promotion hindering efficiency. Also reports a meeting in New York on December 28 where six percent colleges discuss revising football rules.
In Chicago Secretary of the Treasury Shaw said there would be no criminal proceedings stemming from the closures of the Chicago National Bank and Home Savings Bank. He defended John R. Wu, stated no embezzlement occurred, and asserted depositors would recover every dollar. He added that violating the 10 percent capital loan limit may have happened but is not criminal, leaving liquidation as the remedy.
Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons, wife of the pugilist, has arrived in Sioux Falls and taken rooms at the Cataract hotel. She says she is here for rest and plans to reside in the state, study music, and pursue a public stage career, and has engaged a leading divorce law firm to apply for a divorce after establishing residence.
A Bristol Tennessee incident near the Virginia line leaves two dead and one wounded, with 100 armed men gathering in the mountains. Separately in New York, Louis F Payne testifies before the Armstrong committee, denying payoffs and calling insurers cowards while detailing his tenure as New York state insurance superintendent and the use of confidential examiners.
Duluth Minnesota on December 28 reports that people who bought cooking utensils bedding and clothing from strangers at a low price last Monday exposed the community to a smallpox epidemic as the articles were stolen from a pest house.
In Chicago on December 28 a bromide gas tank used for a stereopticon lantern at the Salvation Army barracks exploded. Captain Pollet was fatally injured, losing a leg and an arm, and suffering severe bruises. His wife and daughter were blown through a plate glass window but escaped with minor bruises.
Chicago authorities declare a final order banning all amateur boxing matches sparring contests and pugilistic tournaments in the city. Chief of Police Collins cites clubs subverting a previous ban on admission fees as the reason for the total prohibition effective immediately.
Charles A. Smith of New York, a song privilege man with the Two Johns troupe, was fatally shot by F. C. Cooper in Danville. Cooper, visiting his wife Margaret Cooper of the troupe, says Smith assaulted him twice before the fatal third encounter. Cooper and two companions were present. all three are under arrest. Cooper claims his wife admitted relations with Smith. Wal ters and Young supported that they were invited to Cooper's room and did not know he planned to shoot. Smith lies in a hospital, unconscious and near death.
Five young men, likely from the safe blowers' gang, drew revolvers at the Perrysburg interurban station injuring Marshal Frank Thorton fatally and Deputy Marshal William Scott in the foot. They fled the scene after the attempted ambush.
The Dewey, the large floating dry dock, will begin a 14,000 mile voyage from Solomons Island down Chesapeake Bay toward Subic Bay in the Philippines. Navy officials express concern over the perilous journey and possible safety issues. Also, Walter B. Hilts, chancellor of the University of Georgia, died of pneumonia in Athens.
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