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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1905
Page
1
Reports from Libau mention bombs and extensive damage while Moscow rioters clash with soldiers. In St Petersburg strikers fight Cossacks using swords and whips, leaving dead and wounded before retreating. Kremlin fortifications and governor general offices are described amid unrest and arrests.
A Riga dispatch reports the city’s worst revolution outbreak with thousands in the streets. Strikers hurled missiles at soldiers, troops charged, and many were killed or wounded as police reinforced, with leaders still inciting further violence.
News from Moscow recounts a violent suppression of student demonstrations at the University of Moscow. Troops fired on crowds in the public square, killing and wounding many students as police and gendarmes attempted to quell the revolt. Dead and injured lay amid pools of blood as night fell and calls for revolution spread.
A brutal crackdown in Basil island district. seven student leaders executed by strikers for alleged treachery. General Trepoff tightens control as troops guard public buildings and streets. Despite resumption of some factory work, starvation nears as funds run low and relief is scarce.
In Helsinki on January 26, between 7 p m and midnight, Cossacks and police fired on a mob that paraded city streets and raided the homes of two senators and the newspaper Soumetar. About 10 000 participants, mainly workers, in sympathy with Russian strikers. Roughly 30 wounded, nine hospitalized.
Reports from Tulu Vilna Riga and Saratoff on January 26 describe sweeping labor actions as 8 000 workers quit in Tulu and 20 000 out in Riga while factories remain working and police guard plants.
Vladimir V. Alexandros, rector of the local Greeko Russian church, refuses to comment on the trouble. He says he receives Russian papers only periodically and regards the situation as of current concern, with plans to speak later.
Attorney Taylor representing Protestants argues in the Smoot inquiry he cannot fault Senator Smoot or Mormon leaders, saying they are not lawless and that the senate may expel a member. He claims the church is above the law because officials receive revelations and cites apostles who supposedly disobey covenants unless divinely directed.
George Rieman states in a superior court affidavit that his first wife secured a clandestine divorce in 1897 without his knowledge. He learned of it after she remarried and did not overturn the decree. He now offers to support his children if the court grants him custody by altering his wife's divorce decree.
Two bold hold ups plagued Portland last night. Nelson Walker was struck at his home doorway and may die. The assailant escaped. On the river bridge L D Keyzer fought Jack Drummond in a duel after a hold up. Drummond was wounded and captured. Keyzer remained unharmed.
Weather bureau reports indicate the entire growing orange crop in northern Florida was likely destroyed by a recent cold wave. Trees show serious damage as temperatures fell to 16 degrees at Jacksonville and 22 degrees at Tampa above zero.
Police keep watch on San Francisco streets for Morgan Smith, brother-in-law of Nan Patterson, seen recently by witnesses. Several friends’ homes checked with no result as investigators seek him as a key witness in Nan Patterson’s upcoming murder trial for Caesar Young.
A fire in Mount Sterling Kentucky destroyed the Cooley block and the Masonic Temple along with several stores causing a loss of 125000 dollars. In New York fires on Cauldwell avenue Bronx burned 15 frame houses leaving more than 100 homeless and the total loss was 190000 dollars.
Boston reports ten inches of snow from a continuing storm. traffic remains seriously disrupted as the system abates. Four schooners went ashore on Cape Cod overnight.
The weather spotter reports scattered showers this afternoon tonight and Friday with brisk south winds. The lowest temperature in the past 24 hours was 44 degrees recorded early this morning.
A child at 722 Rainier avenue narrowly escaped injury when bullets fired during a neighborhood disturbance entered Hunt's house. An Italian suspect named Wooley is identified. affidavits led to the court citation for attorney Paul C. Dormitter to appear February 10 and show cause for possible disbarment.
Storm warnings describe a severe blizzard and record low temperatures across the United States. The Georgetown is ashore on Nantucket. New York to New England coast experiences heavy snow and high winds. rail and surface traffic crippled. ferries and ships in peril. lake shipping facing extreme cold and peril in the Midwest and Northwest.
Four men were killed when a cinder train derailed at the Durham tren works and plunged 60 feet into the Delaware River. The dead are Elmer Cowdrick Oscar Stein Harry Dillon and Jonas Lichter. Bodies were recovered from the river.
The ladrones who seized the wife and two children of ex Governer Trias have issued a ransom demand. General Corbin plans to deploy a third troop of the second cavalry to bolster forces engaged near Silang as they pursue the captors.
Mrs Charlee Brooks age 74 mother of Chief of Police Thomas R Delaney died at her home near Friday harbor after a long illness. Seven children John B Delaney William D Delaney Thomas R Delaney Edward Delaney Mrs Maggie Bragshaw Mrs Sweeny and Mrs Nellie White were at her bedside. Funeral is planned for Friday.
In Olympia on January 26 representative Maloney of Stevens introduced a house bill to establish a whipping post for wife beaters. The bill provides that a man convicted of wife beating shall be given up to 40 lashes.
Japanese forces seized the British steamer Palma sailing for Vladivostok with a cargo of Cardiff coal. The action occurred today at sea near Tokio, reflecting wartime seizure measures.
The twelfth joint ballot for senator shows almost no shift from yesterday with Foster leading 46 votes and Piles 30, Sweeny 28, Wilson 16, Jones 7, Turney 6, total 133. Barnes switches to vote with Democrats for Governor George Turner. Henderson and Sharp absent. Bets totaling thousands discuss Foster and Sweeny hopes while King county loyalties anchor the tally. The fight remains dull with no decisive break expected.
In Olympia the Jones faction, active in the senatorial race, uses Jones’ name and a stalking horse strategy while shaping fights in both senate and railroad commission struggles. They plan to unite and demand a candidate who pledges more than rivals to a railway commission bill that will govern railroads in substance and title.
Reporters cite rumors from observers in Olympia about the recent ballot. Officials deny details and insist only real managers know the plans, with few willing to wager large sums on unconfirmed chatter.
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