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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
1
Four men shot and killed a police sergeant and gravely wounded a detective during an attempted arrest in Todz Russian Poland. Overnight riots followed with the military firing on a crowd, killing four and wounding several.
A Russian Admiralty bulletin states uncertainty over the location of Admiral Nebogatoff. The message provides no confirmed position or fate for the naval commander.
May 4 in Saint Petersburg the admiralty expresses ignorance about joint action by Nebogatoff and Rojestvensky but naval circles fear no merger yet. Officials deny plans to send the Askold and Grozovi from Shanghai to assist Rojestvensky, while resentment grows toward the United States and Great Britain for warning China on Japanese representations.
An unknown assailant fatally shot a Warsaw police sergeant on Hosa street at 9 am. The killer fled as unrest grows with anticipated processions after masses marking the 1791 Polish constitution. Soldiers patrol streets while printers strike and crowds gather around Kilin gki’s former residence.
May 4 reports from Hue indicate Admiral Rozjestvensky may have divided his fleet into two squadrons and extended his front along the Cochin China coast. Naval officers report small craft entering Turon harbor and the port, with indications Russians fired on Japanese scouts west of the Paracels and watch for Togo's next move.
A solemn procession opened the enshrinement ceremony at Shokonsha temple in Tokio with the spirits of dead soldiers and sailors. Thousands of relatives attended as high army and navy officers led a large troop contingent and 1,100 Yokosuka sailors. The ceremonies continue nearly nonstop through next Friday night.
May 4 report from Kamchatka suggests Vice Admiral Ro rostvensky's fleet may head to Petropavlovski on Kamchatka Peninsula rather than Vladivostok. Russians reportedly stockpile coal and supplies there though defense from land is deemed unlikely.
In St. Peter Minnesota on May 4 a fifteen month old girl, Dorothy Hall of Kasota, tripped on a threshold while fleeing her sister and fell on scissors she held. The blades cut the jugular vein and she died within three minutes.
Caleb Powers petitions to move his case from Kentucky state circuit court to the United States district court in the Eastern District of Kentucky claiming denial of equal protection and due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. Former Governor Black of New York appears as Powers’ counsel as the case remains a focal point in American jurisprudence.
Henry G. Goll former assistant cashier of Milwaukee First National Bank was arrested in Chicago by Detective Dennis Sullivan. Authorities allege embezzlement exceeding 100000 dollars alongside Frank G Bigelow the defaulter. Goll to be brought to Milwaukee for action.
A. B. Spear cashier of Oberlin Citizens' bank pled guilty in U S district court to one count of making false entries in the bank books. Judge Taylor sentenced him to seven years in the Ohio penitentiary. Prosecution seeks dismissal of remaining fifteen indictments.
The Chicago May 4 report says the Lewis and Clark exposition good roads special, with National Good Roads Association representatives, left Chicago for a tour beginning in Aurora Illinois. The train, supplied by the Chicago Burlington and Quin cy and Northern Pacific railroads, will visit about fifty cities and hold conventions on city street and country road improvements.
The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill prohibiting unauthorized presentation of dramatic plays and musical works. The measure, influenced by New York playwrights, cites Miss La Follette as an actress connected to the issue.
Teamsters stage intensified action against the Employers' Association as workers walkouts and protests expand. Organizers vow continued pressure to secure concessions and improve labor conditions across multiple plants.
Enlarged strike action hits CreeargClinch firm and Carson, Pirie Scott. About 300 black strike breakers refuse to work, citing danger amid violence in Chicago streets. A union leader from Flint, Michigan, inflamed the walkout. rioting accompanies coal wagon convoys as authorities weigh troop calls.
Chicago May 4 labor union officials discussed a report that four wealthy Chicago men offered to fund a cooperative cartage company. The proposed firm would have stock held by workers and operated for mutual benefit, signaling a possible shift in local freight handling.
A plan presented to the Teamsters union is said to reduce the chance of strikes and safeguard the oral industry and commercial life in Chicago.
Secretary F. W. Job of the Chicago Employers' association said a representative would travel to Springfield to urge Governor Deneen to deploy state troops in Chicago.
Chicago reports a joint council vote pledging 35000 dollars to aid striking drivers and a weekly 1 dollar assessment by about 20000 employed men aiming at 30000 dollars weekly income for strikers. A sympathetic strike is barred except for sister unions after contract expirations.
A letter written on notebook pages from a St Paul jeweler to attorney Somerville is read aloud as the killer in the Gebhardt case confesses. The unsigned note describes a roaming murderer who says he killed Gebhardt for calling him a coward and details his route and bloody clothes left in Marshall.
In Chicago on May 4 suits of 25000 dollars each were filed in superior court against Cornelius P. Shea and James B. Barry of the International Teamsters union. United States Senator Thomas C. Platt and the United States Express company claim the actions arise from the current strike and the influence of Shea and Barry in steering workers to join the strike.
More than 100 subpoenas were handed to U S deputy marshals to be served on violators of federal court injunctions tied to the teamsters strike. Those cited are to appear before Master in Chancery Sherman on Friday. Employers' association counsel will press for wholesale indictments using hearing evidence. Witnesses include managers of business firms and heads of express companies.
Chicago police faced a surge of crime during the night on the West Side as bullets, mutilation, and robbery occurred amid a teamsters' strike. Reported incidents include more than half a dozen hold ups and several burglaries across the city.
The Polish Social Democrats threaten a general strike after May Day violence. Authorities in Russia ban newspaper reports on rioting to prevent panic and sympathy trouble in Russian centers.
New York May 4 Nan Patterson the former actress charged with Caesar Youngs murder faces twelve jurors after hours of trial. The defendant voiced confidence the trial would end in acquittal as jurors deliberated following lunch and a preliminary ballot showed nine to three in her favor.
Special Police Officer Raverty was mortally wounded by a volley of shots fired from inside the Brennan Lumber office early in the morning. Officer Pugbeasa returned fire as three robbers fled through the rear door. the assailants remain at large.
Fire totally destroyed the Minnesota Beet Sugar company plant in St. Louis Park a Minneapolis suburb. Loss placed at 500000 with 230000 insured. Nine buildings burned. President F W Fink vows to resume and rebuild on the same site. Fire began in the lab west wing and spread beyond control.
Parkers Prairie Minnesota on May 4 five year old Harry Vogt fell into a kettle of hot soap material while his mother worked. He was rescued too late and died after twenty four hours of severe burns.
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