11 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1905
Page
1
President Roosevelt letters senate committee chairmen arguing that replacing agreement with treaty undermines the general arbitration pact. He says amended treaties would fail ratification and vows to refrain from pushing ratified forms. Senate session notes his stance and the confusion over treaty versus agreement.
Washington February 11 A heated senate executive session aired broad disapproval of President Roosevelts handling of the San Domingo protocol without senate consent Nearly all members urged requiring senate approval for foreign pacts with Fairbanks Platt defending the president The plan to replace agreements with treaties and require senate consent before arbitration acts was favored by many including Longsworth Jr and Cullom and the Bacon modification was expected to pass
Paris reports the Antarctic expedition led by Charcot may be lost after a major storm in April last year. The team began over a year ago seeking the south pole and has not been heard from since.
Chicago reports Inga Hanson found guilty on perjury charges tied to a $5044 damages suit against the Chicago City Railway company. Jury out three hours, defense cites an empty whisky bottle in the jury room as potential bias. Penalty ranges from one to 14 years. new-trial motions filed.
Judge Green sustained a motion to quash indictments against Thomas J Noon a manager and treasurer of the Iroquois Theatre Chicago and Cummings stage carpenter. He noted that if a spark from an electric lamp caused the fire the state would face difficulty holding an indictment.
South American nations may repudiate the Monroe doctrine in upcoming messages. Argentina’s president is said to include a formal declaration of independence from American protection, with Chile and Brazil reportedly weighing similar steps. The moves reflect sovereignty claims and tension with U S suzerainty as Europe remains a major trading partner.
Topeka, Feb 11 The Kansas House adopted a resolution empowering Speaker Stubbs to appoint a five member committee to investigate charges of doodling and rumors tied to a state oil refinery bill. The panel was named and ordered to report findings promptly. Washington Feb 11 Admiral Dewey is ill at home with grip and under Surgeon General Rixey care. condition not serious.
Washington reports reveal cabinet resignations with March sixth reappointments planned. Wynne will be appointed consul general at London. Cortelyou named postmaster general.
Washington February 11 Senator Philander C Knox is seriously ill at his home with grip and possible pneumonia. Only family and close friends may see him. Hopes for recovery exist but he may remain confined.
New Yorks Casino theatre on Broadway near Thirty-ninth street burned and gutted with no audience inside. Lady Teazel company led by Lillian Russell escaped by leaping windows. Anna Hart broke her leg. Tenement fire on Thirty-eighth street endangers many, hampered by low water. Chicago Electric and manufactory blocks in Fifth Avenue destroyed, losses about 611000 with several firms listed as losers.
London reports claiming peace talks in the Far East lack credence, said Hayashi the Japanese minister. In Tokio, Japanese forces captured an eminence south of Changchihin, drove off two Russian infantry companies, and continued shelling Oyama's center. A Russian account says sharpshooters repelled a Japanese attack near Tunkou, as debris from Heikoutai bury 2,140 rifles captured by the Japanese.
Lansing Feb 11 Wells Hall used as a dormitory for Michigan Agricultural College burned early today. One hundred ten students rooming in the building escaped safely.
An east bound Wabash passenger train collided with a freight near Kimferhook early today. Freight fireman Grammary of Springfield was the sole injury, with unspecified severity.
Coin Iowa Feb 11 a gasoline explosion fatally burned a mother and her infant. Mrs Luther Morley died after hours of suffering leaving the babe tragically dead.
Andrew Carnegie announced he will travel to Cleveland to testify in court against Mrs Chadwick. The statement was made in New York on February 11 as Carnegie prepared to recount details of the Chadwick case in the ongoing proceedings.
James Ozello a Chicago wine merchant and hotel owner was swindled in Clinton Illinois by a supposed fixed foot race. He traveled to Springfield with 5000 dollars to stake on the race and was tuxedoed with mock governors and speakers in a staged setup. He later helped arrest the promoters in a Dearborn Street saloon.
In Chicago officials delayed a public furniture sale linked to the defunct Pan-American bank after Judge Dunne found the institution did not own the mahogany counters and safe. W H Hunt, bank president, remains entangled in extradition battles. Albany reports Gov Higginson refused Illinois’ extradition request due to insufficient papers.
Reports from St Petersburg on February 11 detail Count Leo Deonovitch Tolstoi presenting his father Count Tolstoy's plan for a zemsky sobor to the czar who said an assembly would be announced next week. The czar warned he has worked two months on the scheme, the first such assembly since Catherine II. Strikes continued with police and troops deployed, but no general walkout occurred.
A bobsled carrying 16 boys and young men collided with a train in New Brighton Pa last night. A man and two boys died three others severely hurt and two boys were probably fatally injured while the remaining riders escaped with minor injuries.
New York February 11 The New York New Haven Hartford railroad board forms a committee to meet a Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen committee after a request to overturn President Mellen’s decision. Firemen engineers want their own negotiators, Mellen refused, and he stayed in Springfield for nearly a week. No money details disclosed.
Weather bureau records show a third major snowstorm in ten days across Kansas Nebraska Missouri and the upper Mississippi area with very cold temperatures. meanwhile German mine owners defend keeping workers from returning to mines due to damage from prolonged inactivity. Pedro Lugo former Sherman Institute quarterback dies alone on a ranch near San Bernardino after years of football injuries.
Ice gorges on the Ohio River broke at several points near Cincinnati causing extensive property damage as coal barges and other craft were swept away. One man drowned at East Liver pool amid the incidents. In Portland, ex-United States Attorney John Hall was indicted by a federal grand jury in land frauds investigations.
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