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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
1
Cleveland dispatch reports 21 passengers died in the Lake Shore route wreck at Mentor as the Twentieth Century Limited ran at about 75 miles an hour. Injured were burned and rescued amid disarray with limited water and scarce relief supplies.
Kiel June 22 reports King Christian of Denmark is in a state of great weakness. Emperor William received a telegram stating the monarch’s illness is causing concern among his entourage.
President Newman of the New York Central says the 18 hour Twentieth Century limit is not unsafe and accidents are not attributed to it. He adds the train's future hinges on an ongoing disaster inquiry and may be removed within ten seconds if found unsafe.
Reports from Muskogee detail alleged thefts linked to Chickasaw school warrants worth 100000 to 200000. The probe mentions a fugitive banker from Tishomingo and implicates high‑level figures in a historic financial ruse amid a refloated debt scheme.
Marshall, general manager of the Lake Shore road, says the Twentieth Century Limited wreck was planned by an unknown person who threw and locked the switch open. He notes the Mentor operator saw a white signal indicating a clear track as the train approached and fireman Gorham confirms the white light.
Springfield officials report the United Mine Workers of Illinois will convene Saturday to decide on the Illinois Operators' association demand that mines close July 1 until a new contract is signed. The dispute follows a derailment scare as rapid investigation continues into the switch mishap and train wrecks in Mentor and Cleveland.
New York June 22 The preliminary report by Francis Hendricks state insurance head criticizes Equitable Life for mismanagement and personal profit through trust fund juggling. He says only complete mutualization with stock elimination and Wall Street control removal can restore confidence and will send evidence to the attorney general.
Gov. Deneen chaired a Springfield conference with the state board of prison industries and hospital superintendents to assess convict made goods for institutional use and profit. A committee was named to report by July 1 on quantities of clothing shoes furniture and other supplies that can be utilized at each state facility.
In Vienna on June 22, Francis Joseph the aged emperor of Austria and king of Hungary and Bohemia rode in the Corpus Christi procession. He was greeted by cheering crowds as streets lined with flags and greenery. The march started at Hofburg, moved to Stefans-Platz Cathedral, and returned to Hofburg.
Delaware Ohio June 22 Rev Dr Herbert Welch formerly pastor of the Mount Vernon New York Methodist church was formally installed as president of Ohio Wesleyan University. Vice President C W Fairbanks, an 1872 graduate, spoke for the alumni.
The interstate convention in Chicago adjourned after two days. Elected for the ensuing year are President James B. Hoge of Cleveland, First Vice President Theodore Gary of Macon Missouri, Second Vice President John Van Liew of Los Angeles, Secretary A L Tetu of Nashville, and Treasurer J G Splane of Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Mary M. Rogers, sentenced to death for her husband’s murder, loses another chance to avert hanging as Federal Judge Wheeler denies the habeas corpus petition in Brattleboro Vermont.
The supreme court issued a permanent injunction restraining the merging of Pittsburgh and Allegheny City. The ruling was announced in Philadelphia on June 22.
Herbert W. Bowen, former minister to Venezuela, condemns the Loomis and Venezuela scandals as a national disgrace. He asserts the department offered him a promotion as a bribe and calls for an open, thorough investigation while defending his conduct and denouncing Loomis. He warns that officials abroad must have clean reputations and questions Loomis’s integrity.
In Lodz on June 22 dragoons and Cossacks fired on a 50 000 strong workmen demonstration killing eighteen and wounding about one hundred as the crowd panicked two women crushed to death. Revenge shootings followed, with a Cossack and two policemen killed. A new Union Electric Telephone directory is also announced.
The 2 2nd festival of North American gymnastics opened on the state fair grounds with over 3 000 German American athletes from 29 states and a German team. The parade was a spectacular kickoff prepared by committees for months.
June 22 Chicago report states the will values the estate at about $400,000 and directs that it revert to a fund to provide heat for the poor and needy houses in the city. The estate combines real and personal property.
Burglars entered the home of J. W. Good in Moline while the family played billiards upstairs and stole a quantity of silverware valued at several hundred dollars. No further trace was found.
Springfield June 23 Gov Den een will grant a reprieve to Johann Hoch who is condemned to hang in Chicago for murder The reprieve extends to July 28 so the case can be reviewed by the supreme court.
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