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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
2
A string of quirky notes, rumors, and whimsical items from urban life. A preacher robbed, a Parisian ballet, a strike by Atlanta horseshoers, and talk of mules as a workaround. Suicide, ghostly politics, radium prices, and frontier medical fads mingle with celebrity quips and social foibles.
A fragment notes that when crinoline returns to vogue the young will be unable to court openly as now. The speaker suggests consulting older readers to understand how tastes shift and impact intimate courting.
Washington announces William W. Handley of New York named consul in Puerto Plata Dominican Republic while Herbert Wright fails to qualify. Navy creates tailor and assistant tailor ratings allowing sailors to choose cloth and ship’s tailor to make alterations. Secretary Morton cites burial ceremony of John Paul Jones at Annapolis on Sept. 2. Second Atlantic fleet squadron sails with Jones body from France to Cherbourg. Philippine law students congratulate Japan for victors, Venezuelan leadership changes noted, Argentine bishops mission in Rome ends with cardinal appointment expected. Oil refinery growth in Roumania and global financial moves reported. Yellow fever cases in Panama and London trade figures show import and export shifts. Paris stock market reacts to banker Manuel Begley’s death.
A fire destroyed basin property in Cordele Georgia causing $100000 in damage. A switch engine derailed and overturned at Flat River Missouri, killing Fireman William Sheets. Judge John B. McPherson of the US district court broke his arm in Philadelphia after colliding with a searcher who rode away. A Bartham New Mexico report says La Mesa residents 18 under seven feet of water as the Rio Grande rose gradually. all escaped. Towboat W. W. O Neill sank after striking an obstruction in the canal near Louisville. crew of twenty five escaped. Two young Atlantic City boys died after entering a pine brush pile on the beach and being cremated. A two mastered schooner wrecked near Sandy Hook with one survivor. Crimes include Moyer the bigamist sentenced in Wisconsin. Essie Bostric lynched in Louisville Miss. Leighton forgery convict sentenced three years. Charles B. Young to fifty years for robbing a Northern Pacific train car. dynamite found in a trunk. Toplant Roumanian arrested. Charles McGinity lashes for wife beating under new law. Secret Service arrests John Johnson for letters to Alice Roosevelt Johnson claiming intent to marry Miss Roosevelt.
Ellis Roberts spoke to Kansas bankers in Topeka while Warren Carpenter seeks Rhode Island governorship as Socialist nominee. National Editorial association met with 787 delegates in Guthrie. Heidel named to Wesleyan Greek chair. McKinley monument parade in Reading. 100 year old Salmi Smith dies in Hancock. Patrick Hanway dies of typhoid in Brooklyn. Berlah Wilkins, editor of Washington Post, dies in Washington. Zanesville high school seniors protest commencement over white trousers. W J Bryan donates land to Cotner University. Capt George Streeter divorces Mrs Streeter in Chicago. Rockefeller Jr to retire, stay on wheel if health improves. Bettie Lancaster and W F Westbrook’s mother dies at altar. Enrique Cortese to visit Roosevelt over Colombia relations. Leo Fleischman released from navy to return home.
In a formal address, the President speaks for humanity and calls Russia and Japan to halt hostilities. He urges direct negotiations between the belligerents and proposes a path to peace, stressing diplomacy over further conflict.
Washington, June 14. An identical note by Roosevelt, prepared with Loeb, was sent to Russia and Japan urging direct negotiations for peace. The note, delivered by Meyer and Griscom, seeks a time and place for talks, warns intermediary brokers may not be needed, and signals strong support from Tokyo and St Petersburg. Officials see it as a firm step toward ultimate peace.
In St Petersburg on June 21 M Bouillon and Foreign Minister Lamsdorff discussed President Roosevelts bid for peace between Russia and Japan. France supports the initiative and will cooperate. No firm steps until Roosevelts Washington return. Moscow congress to present the address to Emperor Nicholas. St Petersburg agrees to the address.
Washington June 11 Rear Admiral reports that Russians paroled after capture in Manila are ordered to take no further part in the war. The directive aims to limit any ongoing military actions by ex-prisoners and absorbs further naval and diplomatic implications.
Rear Admiral Train said the coal supply of the ships is limited and the officers and men are paroled on the condition they take no further part in the war. This confirms Governor Wright’s cablegram on internment and restraint of the crews.
President Roosevelt left Washington at 11 16 yesterday for a brief stay in Rapidan Virginia as the guest of Joseph Wilmer and friend of the Roosevelts. Mrs Roosevelt, who bought woodland adjoining Wilmer’s farm, accompanied the party. They may remain until Sunday night or Monday morning unless urgent Washington duties arise. The president traveled in a regular Pullman car instead of a private car. The president’s children and Mrs Roosevelt’s children left for Connecticut before joining in Oyster Bay for the summer.
Alexander Beaubien, first white male child born in Chicago inside Fort Dearborn on January 29, 1822, lies gravely ill at his home. At eighty three, he recently left his duties at the Harrison Street police station after ten years in charge of the bull pen, known for handling prisoners with steadiness.
A mine belonging to the Reliance Coal Company near Sullivan Indiana suffered a gunpowder blast that seriously injured brothers John and Arthur Phillips and William White, while four other miners were crushed or bruised by flying debris. Recovery prospects for the named men are doubtful. Miners were setting up a curtain in a break through when the blast likely ignited from a lamp.
Chicago reports a lack of progress in the Teamsters strike as small peacemaking moves fail. A committee sought separate talks with large State Street department stores, but officials produced no results, mirroring prior failed attempts.
State examiners report Mahoning county officials took 12858 dollars without warrant. County Clerk Edwards allegedly took 5681 dollars, Sheriff Thomas 188, Former Sheriff Denormandie 1, Coroner Blott 848, and Probate Judge Ewing 826, with other sums noted in the examination.
Excavation for the McKinley National Memorial begins on Monument Hill Canton with Architect Magonnigle Secretary Hartsel of the National Memorial Association and contractor George W Maltby of Buffalo. The project aims for rapid completion from this point.
June 1 in Sioux Falls H Hearneson a farmer near Haltie fell from the Burlington hotel third floor. He struck the cement sidewalk breaking his right arm in two places and fracturing his skull. The accident’s cause is not known and his condition is thought to be fatal.
Aaron Loses Pioneer. Kasson Mint June 11 A P Ros pioneer citizen of Kasson died here for Eight of old 2
Reports indicate a move toward a Norwegian republic as the monarchy faces demand for abdication. Observers note dwindling chances that King Oscar or the Danish royal family will concede, leaving a constitutional change as a likely outcome.
In Sonnehaven on June 11, reports say Russia and Germany may refuse to recognize Norway’s government until King Oscar consents to ending the union. A Danish prince’s throne acceptance is also opposed, with Norway seemingly moving toward a republic amid widespread international telegrams urging caution and Premier Michelsen urging patience.
The Norwegian tricolor replaced the union flag at Akershus fort and across Norway. The storthing dissolved the union with Sweden, the crowd cheered as drums fired, and the nation’s anthem, Sons of Norway, Yes We Love This Country, and three cheers for the fatherland marked the ceremony.
William J. Bryan donates five hundred dollars from the Bennett trust fund to St Olaf College in Northfield Minnesota. The interest will support needy students and be repaid after graduation.
In McGee Indiana on June 11 a druggist named Griffin was shot dead and Fred Griffin was wounded. Dr T N Norris is jailed as the suspected killer though details remain unclear.
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