05 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1905
Page
1
Reports from Saint Petersburg detail widespread rumors and arrests at Tsarskoe-Selo with martial law imposed in Poland and tensions rising as Cossacks patrol streets. The emperor remains cautious, while mobilization rumors and protests engulf the capital, including flight of Father Gapon and political unrest across Russia.
In Muskegon Michigan a nonunion picket incident left Lonig Echuitims Iyitus with bruises and internal injuries. His wife was injured as were two other workers. Louis Solna, at his home, was attacked by three ticketing strikers who struck him in the face. Deputies contained the scene. Schuitma crawled to safety hours later. Three suspects Charles Merckson Chas Anderson and Ped Clark pleaded not guilty with trial set for Wednesday.
Evansville man Thompson seeks to verify prison records after his son, a 28-year-old, was sentenced in a February plea for issuing and passing a toxic check. The father plans to visit once released, hoping to guide him away from temptation. He traveled to Indianapolis and may visit Michigan City prison.
Washington reports the monthly statement of the public debt as of November 30 1905 with cash in treasury totaling 99 702 881 down from prior month by 32 804 204 indicating a decrease in cash holdings.
St Louis December reports indictments against MG Lewis, president of the People's United States Bank and publisher of the Wenpn's Magazine and Woman's March Journal. Charges include defrauding through mail subscriptions and postage funds, plus conspiring to defraud the government. Details cover bank organization, capital increases, inspectors’ testimony, and receivership actions.
A senior member of a National Stock Yards gym ends a caroling episode with an ultimatum to the younger members. He warns there will be no more songs around the pens if they mock his work duties, and demands better discipline in the joint.
President Roosevelt and his family have returned to Washington from a trip to Virginia country home. The return marks the end of a period at Plain Dealing, with plans and schedule to resume duties in the capital.
In London on December, socialist workers attempted a demonstration before the Civic Hall with police opposition. Five agitators were seized as leaders pressed for funds for the unemployed. a dissenting leader urged abstention from charity and proposed marching to the west. Police dispersed the crowd after arrests. protesters hooted, cried down the tenant, and dispersed amid disorder.
Ohio Statesman notes Representative Burton denies a circulated report claiming he could be a candidate for speaker of the house. He calls the report fabricated and says no intention to seek the chairmanship, claiming someone may push the idea for gains in appropriations. He also wrote to Cannon to clarify there was nothing in the rumour.
A gas main explosion near Weston injures and kills a large family trio, with a farmer and wife and two children perishing as their home is wrecked. The blast sends debris across the area, while investigators note the probable gas leak near the main. Court martial proceedings in Annapolis reveal no findings yet. Vanderbilt sells timber reserves in North Carolina to Charlotte buyers as exploration and valuation proceed.
A mixed set of reports details several violent deaths and disasters. Charles Godfrey, son of Charles H. Godfrey, shot himself in California. Thomas Rive of Grayson was found shot dead with $400 in gold. Merbert J. Hagerman supports joint statehood for New Mexico and Arizona. William Eggert killed by an explosive device in Royal Wisconsin. Havre Montana suffered a $1.5 million property loss, including a destroyed broadwater-Feen block. Capitan John B. Munsey, Mrs. Munsey and crew drowned near Massachusetts. A track death ruling leaves Pierson’s case unresolved. Cuba’s Palma imposes a monetary decree. The British cabinet held a meeting but issued no regionration. A prominent Kansas City capitalist A. T. Meyer noted. Arent, Minnesota, and Meadowbrook, Tennessee, suffered major losses from fires. Forestry service probes wood plaitlation methods. Northern Kansas sees widespread snowfall.
A hunter wounded in the arm is swept downstream by the Peshtigo River near Crivity, struggles to halt blood loss with a steady grip, drifts two hours, then crosses the swift stream aided by companions who finally rescue him and take him to Chyty.
The case cites Raymond Curtis, former Girbon Steel president, and Joseph Slayback of New York as plaintiffs in Bridgeport. Slayback claims stock worth up to $1,000,000 and earnings were diverted to relatives. Curtis allegedly relied on a temporary agreement and the stock was redistributed, never returned, with a prior judgment in New York.
The Dyan & Cos Weekly Review notes brisk business with Christmas trade outlook bright but industry workers face holiday breaks due to orders and rising complaints from buyers. Unseasonable November weather delays winter goods sales while iron and steel progress stays solid. Canada sees fewer bankruptcies. U S failures drop week to 204. A Bash county grand jury indicts William Lacer his wife and August Belge in the 1908 murder of Lacer’s mother. new evidence emerges. In Boonville Indiana powder explosion injures Robert Perry after he pockets a lighted pipe.
A Washington correspondent touts bobwhites as farmers allies in weed seed control. He estimates Virginia and North Carolina hold about 854 820 quails each, disposing of large volumes of noxious seeds annually. Farmers could profit from protecting quail and leasing shooting rights, turning land into a potential income source.
A seventh grade pupil Tommy Mulligan was absent all day amid a suspected truancy. The note of excuse next morning appeared flawed and written in a careless way. Also mentioned is Crabbe, a Paris-based inventor, proposing a one piece paper waistcoat with head and arm holes as a protective garment.
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