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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1905
Page
1
In St Petersburg on January 26, a government proclamation in the czarist name promises reforms and calms public alarm. Troops have been withdrawn from streets and stores reopen. A Moscow dispatch notes comparative quiet as of today.
Reports from Helsingfors describe street fighting with Cossacks and police wounding about thirty. In St. Petersburg a government proclamation outlines plans to end strikes by promising labor law reforms and state insurance while urging workers to return to work and restore order.
The bigscooter Georgetown of the Atlantic Coast Steamship Co fleet is ashore in a bad position on Great Point Rip, Nantucket shoals.
Paris Illinois January 26 Charles Forkum a non union employee at the Merkle Wiley broom factory was fined 25 dollars and costs by Magistrate Patterson after a clash using knucks with striking broommaker Richard McKee who also received a five dollar fine for disturbing the peace. The union strikers have so far driven all union broommakers away from Paris and the plant continues with a non union crew.
Charles Ware a farmer from Todd county Kentucky was killed in Clarksville Tennessee by the explosion of an eight pound Civil War relic shell. He was alone in a tobacco warehouse office and reportedly tossed the shell into the fire thinking it was wood. The shell had been kept as a curiosity and was not believed to be loaded.
Amos Tipsico of Sunbury was hurled thirty feet by a Pennsylvania locomotive at a crossing and badly cut. Surgeons repaired head and body wounds and a fractured arm while Tipsico sang coon songs and refused an anaesthetic before being put to bed.
Madison January 26 bills in both houses propose prohibiting manufacture and sale of cigarettes with penalties from 25 to 500 dollars and require mutual insurance companies to distribute their surplus. Assembly offers two railroad measures cutting mileage book prices to 20 dollars for 1 000 miles.
Washington Jan 26 Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin introduced a bill to require due notice to the opposing party before any injunction or restraining order in labor dispute cases is issued.
The cold wave reaches south of the Ohio River with record lows in many places. Louisville reports a low of 3 degrees below zero, the coldest since 1901, according to officials.
The unrest mounts with 20 000 workers out in Moscow while Cossacks dispersed 3 000 proving crowds. Reports of deaths denied as Baltic provinces see disorder, Riga and Helsingfors rocked by rioting and soldiers in control.
Sunbury style note on Sunnyside the Washington Irving estate in Irvington N Y and Poe's cottage Fordham Queens near New York visited by literary pilgrims Exterior Sunnyside remains largely as Irving left it in 1859 The Sleepy Hollow cemetery holds Irving's grave. A London London based report discusses anti Russo British tension over dockyard disturbances in St Petersburg and Moscow with Captain Grove and M Roudneff exchanges.
Manila reports detail the San Francisco de Malabon attack. About 300 Ladrones led by Montalon and Felisarde killed Contract Surgeon J A ONeill and a constabulary private, wounded three, and looted the municipal treasury of 2000 dollars and 25 Remington rifles. The band wore constabulary uniforms, confusing scouts. The ex governor Trias home was attacked and his wife and two children abducted. A four hour battle with Perez Camarnas forces surrounded the group, with no final outcome yet.
A Big Four passenger train derailed near Earl Park Indiana causing injuries to many. no fatalities. Seriously hurt include Mrs. B F Nell of Chicago G O Hamilton of Indianapolis H W Price E M McLain H L Rush and Theodore J Long of Chicago. Others injured include R C Clemens R M Stackhouse Mrs W H Plunkett J B Fanning and T J Gaffney a Pullman conductor.
Detroit January 26 Rev Charles E Woodcock ID D was consecrated bishop in St Johns Protestant Episcopal Church where he has been rector for four and a half years He was recently elected bishop of the diocese of Kentucky and will reside in Louisville
In joint session in Austin on January 26 Charles A. Culberson a Democrat was formally chosen to succeed himself in the United States Senate for a full six year term.
Othello Benefiel of Rodney is jailed in Greensburg Indiana after David Fultz blocked his marriage plan. Fultz confronted Benefiel with a shotgun at the home and later with a rifle when the suitor returned. Benefiel posted bail and his attorney says the wedding will proceed despite threats.
Twenty five school district directors in bureau Rock Island and Whiteside county were duped by men claiming to represent the University of Illinois agricultural department. They bought books that were never delivered and signed notes that were later sold at local banks.
Jefferson City Missouri January 26 The senate passed a bill repealing the prohibition on alum in baking powders This is the old alum bill that stalled in the senate two years ago and led to indictments of state senators accused of taking bribes from Daniel J Kelly a baking powder company representative
Davison Michigan January 26 plan announced the annual convention of the Michigan Beekeepers Association will be at the Eagle hotel Grand Rapids on February 23 and 24 with members gathering for meetings and discussions among beekeeping professionals.
Man in Dehiware circuit court seeks injunction restraining the Mun ele Building Trades Council and all unions from interfering with his attempt to obtain employment. The case stems from a dispute between building trades councils and non union laborers over work access.
George Allison of Milroy State Bank disburses 25 percent to Tome Bank creditors, bringing total to 75 percent amid closures caused by embezzlement. Gilman, trustee for Citizens' Bank of St. Paul, also disburses 75 percent. Home Bank property remains unsold.
In LaPorte Indiana on January 25 a civil suit seeks 20000 damages against saloonkeepers who sold liquor alleged to have driven Nelson to madness before his 17th birthday. The suit is filed by Nelsons sister who fled to avoid his assault. Evanville Indiana January 25 reports Louise Hancock Mount Vernon rural carrier arrested for taking money from letters on her route and confesses.
Markets report January 26 1906 in Chicago shows hog receipts estimated 30000 with left overs from yesterday. Prices range light 84 60 to 84 82 mixed packers 84 65 to 84 72 heavy shipping grades 84 70 to 84 90 rough 470 to 480. Cattle 8000 strong to 10 higher. sheep 14000 steady.
Official receipts yesterday 34580 shipments 9949 estimated receipts today 30000. Market shows higher bulk with hog prices 84 70 to 84 80 and porkers 4 75 to 4 85. Beeves mostly 3 20 to 6 35 cows and heifers 1 25 to 4 60. Sheep receipts 14000, natives 4 00 to 5 60, westerns 3 75 to 5 60, lambs 6 00 to 7 60. market steady to easy with opening prices.
Governor Robert M Latollette accepted the United States Senate nomination in a dramatic joint assembly. He pledged to withdraw if the legislature enacts the railway regulation measures and urged passage of Roosevelt era policies while remaining ready to recede the honor if any conflicting obligation arises.
Pasadena police recovered jewels valued at 5000 dollars found in a secluded spot on Kekway lake near the Pasadena Country Club. Captain Maslin led the recovery. the haul included a jeweled watch, several solitaire diamonds, a ring with twin pearls, and other items. John Morgan, jailed bellboy, provided information after confrontation with another hotel staff member.
The 15 month old child of Leo Lyons, a Perre Marquette railroad trainman, crawled to a bottle of cyanide potassium and wood alcohol in the Pere Marquette eating house. It pulled the cork and spilled the liquid on its arm, burning severely before clothing could be removed. The baby lies in serious condition but there is hope for recovery.
A Rock Island Decorah branch passenger train became stuck in a snow drift near Independence overnight. Passengers sheltered in the coaches and were rescued in the morning, moved to Independence in bedsleds, with the coaches kept warm and minimal discomfort reported.
Battle Creek Michigan reports a coasting accident injuring 17 year old Ethel Parle with a broken left leg and internal injuries. About twelve others sustained serious but not life threatening injuries.
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