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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1905
Page
1
Chicago officials probe labor graft as Thorne and Driscoll testify about strike settlements. Driscoll recalls settling a 1902 Montgomery Ward dispute with Thorne pressing “commission” to pay him $100, and later claiming earnings up to $6,000 from two firms.
In Murphysboro Illinois on June 20 Allen Dukes killed Thomas J. Snyder aged 93 in a carpenter shop where he lived with Henry Sinnhoff. Snyder who was blind faced an alleged self defense claim by Dukes witnessed by two children. Dukes was arrested soon after and authorities question his sanity. He previously served a three year sentence for counterfeiting.
Edgar County National Bank officers report a shortage of 7000 dollars after expert review of the books. Investigations show bookkeeper W. W. Juntgen, indicted for the blast, wired money to grant houses totaling about 12000 dollars, more than the initial 3000 dollar figure.
Secretary Hay arrived in Washington from New York and was received at the White House by most of the evening crowd. He plans to stay in the capital for a few days before spending the summer at his Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire home.
Washington reports friction in the canal zone as Chief Engineer John F. Wallace prepares to return to Washington. Wallace, made canal commissioner at 7500 dollars extra pay atop 17500 as chief engineer, is said to face limits on his authority. He may meet the president Friday to clarify the dispute.
The steamer City of Collingwood, owned by North Shore Navigation Co. of Collingwood and valued at 80 000 dollars, burned at her dock. Two deckhands were fatally burned, officers and crew escaped in night clothes, and several residents jumped into the bay and were rescued. Fire spread to Grand Trunk freight sheds and their contents were lost. ship’s historic use on Georgian Bay and Lake Superior tour is noted.
Fifty Norwegian students from Chicago and the northwest unioned as the Norwegian Students' Choral to shake hands with the president. They sang the Star Spangled Banner and Norwegian selections at noon, drawing a calm reception from White House staff and correspondents.
London reports that J. Butler Burke of Cambridge University, long allied with Professor Thomson, has for six years in the Cavendish Laboratory achieved cultures showing signs of life in sterilized bouillon with radium. Growth and subdivision appeared in the test tube, indicating spontaneous generation.
In Tien-Tsin on June 20 600 students from 26 colleges attended anti-US propaganda meetings. Ten resolutions were passed urging boycott of US goods, promotion of Chinese manufacture, and circulation of anti-US literature, with a plan to record results. Commercial guilds from 17 provinces agreed to forfeit 50 000 taels if any member buys US goods.
A tornado in Hancock county destroyed a public school house and a church at Duncan and wrecked the poor house roof. It felled many farm buildings and windmills statewide with Bagley Sustaining injuries to three Scaraba family members. Trees uprooted and crops harmed amid hail.
Red Wing Minnesota June 20 report says the Hauge Norwegian Lutheran synod committee will draft addresses to the Swedish storting and President Roosevelt but out of respect for Swedish brethren in the United States no address will be presented to the president.
The Albright Gallery of Art in Buffalo opened as a $750,000 gift from Joan Joseph Albright. The fireproof building sits in Delaware Park, measures 250 feet by 175 feet, and features massive bronze doors. It is dedicated solely to exhibiting works of art.
Reports from Washington and St. Petersburg describe Japan and Russia edging toward talks while signaling expanded battle efforts in Manchuria. Plenipotentiaries may meet in August with Russia seeking initiative. Tokyo aims for no armistice before conference. Dispatches amid front lines note Japanese advances and Russian countermeasures as armies brace for a long campaign.
St. Petersburg reports the war party, backed by the military, is actively pressuring to prevent the emperor from concluding peace. The faction vows continued confrontation and mobilizes to influence negotiations.
The czar declares that Russia will adopt elected representatives in state works. The zemstvo delegation read an outspoken Moscow address critical of the throne. Emperor says reform will unite the empire and strengthen Russia amid war and internal strife. He pledges daily effort to bring about this institutional change.
The Twentieth Century Limited completed the Chicago to New York run in about sixteen hours with four minute early arrival. Trains set eastbound speeds of 34 and 40 seconds per mile and westbound segments at 42 43 and 44 seconds. Officials say the Lake Shore line can cut schedules further and possibly reach fourteen hours.
Berlin reports claim the Kaiser routinely spends his allowance and borrows from the state, prompting a denial. Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung asserts the emperor has never borrowed a penny and contradicts the circulating stories in express terms.
The Crossman versus Collector Bidwell case is docketed in the U S Supreme Court. The suit seeks $14.09 recovered on liquor duties charged for imports from the Hawaiian Islands. Crossman argues the islands are domestic territory and no duty applies.
Chicago market notes show hogs receipts of about 20000 with mixed packers and rough shipping grades, cattle around 6000, and sheep 13000 steady. Also 1905 data report official yesterday receipts 44704 and shipments 9005 with hogs and cattle prices listed, and a closing note on grain market.
An international conference to consider Morocco affairs is likely to be held soon after talks between Premier Rouvier and German ambassador Prince Radolin. Officials expect plans to be announced in four to five days. The aim is an amicable adjustment focusing on commercial rights while preserving Morocco's sovereignty and existing status quo.
Hr Thalsars, Pasadena drug store manager, and his wife were found dead at a ranch house near Glendale after a quarrel. A bullet in the man’s forehead and one in the woman’s breast indicate a possible murder suicide. Powder burns on the woman’s dress suggest she may have fired the revolver. Both about 38, residents of Los Angeles.
Berlin June 20 Congressman Bart-heldt of St. Louis president of the International Parliamentary union to promote international arbitration has been in Berlin ten days examining material from the foreign office to draft the model arbitration treaty the union asked him to prepare. He will visit other European foreign offices for the same purpose.
In Huntington West Virginia on June 20 passenger train No 4 narrowly escaped destruction at Lost Creek trestle. A brake chain was wrapped around the rail at the trestle’s highest point, but the engineer spotted the obstruction, applied emergency brakes, and stopped the train.
Springfield June 20 news reports that Mennonites at New Carlisle and nearby areas oppose children’s day programs. They adopted resolutions at the Mennonite Brethren Sunday school convention arguing that speaking singing and other features encourage a taste for the stage among children and should not be encouraged.
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