06 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
1
A bulging miscellany from Titonka Topic mixes humorous quips about common sense, fashion, and society with observations on war talk, scientific satire, and social trends. Notables include a jab at Togo’s salary, mentions of Vassar marriages, Sioux movement rumors, and a jab at high priced New York hotels.
Chicago July 2 a federal grand jury indicted seventeen leading figures in Armour & Co Swift & Co Nelson Morris & Co and the Cudahy Packing Co for violation of the Sherman antitrust law. four Schwarzschild & Sulzberger officials were charged with illegal rebates to railways and five corporations face related counts.
Emperor Nicholas accepted the resignation of War Minister General Sakharoff, tendered yesterday in St. Petersburg. The notice notes the move as a formal realignment in the Russian leadership amid ongoing tensions.
A cablegram from Ambassador Moyer in St Petersburg says extensive mobilization has been ordered in Kleff, St Petersburg, Warsaw, and Moscow districts. Between 100000 and 260000 men are expected to be rallied into service to rapidly increase forces in the far east.
President Roosevelt disclosed the Washington peace conference picks. Russian envoys are Ambassador Muravieff and Baron Rosen with Japanese delegates Baron Komura and Kogoro Takahira. Both sides may add reps, and all plenipotentiaries will have full negotiating power subject to home government ratification.
Rumors from Sebastopol report Admiral Kruger presiding over a council aboard the flagship Rostislav. The Kniaz Potemkine sails toward Odessa with mutinous crew, while disarmament and ashore departure are ordered for many ships as the fleet drifts near Russian borders.
Charles J. Bonaparte of Maryland is sworn in as secretary of the navy just after 10 o clock on a Saturday in Washington. He greets naval and marine officers with handshakes and proceeds to review the clerical staff before returning to his desk to begin duties.
A Soviet blast of dispatches from Odessa reports the port under siege as Kniaz Potemkine mutineers seize the battleship and fire rages across the harbor. Riots spread, police suffer, and international ships are urged for aid while bodies and funeral coins mark a deadly upheaval.
Cook county jury returns forty nine indictments tied to recent Chicago teamsters unrest. Leaders of brick and union groups named amid conspiracy charges to protect rival firms and undermine Lincoln Park era rivals. The panel also accuses numerous union officials of intent to commit bodily harm and murder amid a sweeping report on city labor conditions.
Contempt actions filed in federal court in Kansas City against the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway for injuring an injunction issued March 24, 1902, by Andre J. K. Philips restraining rebates. Proceedings initiated by Mitton D. Purdy under the direction of the attorney general.
The Chinese government issued a notice through foreign affairs to all viceroys and governors demanding an end to anti American agitation and boycotts against American goods following representations from the American legation in Peking.
A telegraph from Trondhjem reports that nearly the entire Norwegian army has been mobilized and placed in training. About 2,000 infantry are moving toward the Swedish boundary. Sixty-five cars and two engines were sent south from Trondhjem to aid troop movements.
A hazy report from Delmar and Jefferson City notes Governor Fale will not call out a militia to quell betting at the track. Officials say racing will continue, with Sheriff Verne vowing daily arrests and the courts handling cases on hand.
The Iowa executive council backed county drainage under law to fund levees and lake bed draining in Emmet County and nearby areas. The attorney general found legal authority for the county to expend the money for drainage and related improvements, enabling vast land reclamation while preserving water beds. June saw strong collateral tax collections, with forecasts suggesting high annual totals.
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