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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
1
The two Swedish chambers form special committees to handle a government bill for settling with Norway amid sharp debate. Senators and deputies clash over using force, with some leaders warning Sweden may opt for war if Norway rejects Sweden’s terms.
Baron Kennedy urged against a forced union with Norway and warned Sweden would mobilize resources to defend honor. Minister Berger defended the cabinet and rejected forcing Norway into any union. Professor Saerve urged firmness and peace with military readiness, while Premier Ramstedt outlined two paths after June 7, with force as a last resort. Overall the debate favored a likely lack of a peaceful solution.
A rumor circulated in St. Petersburg on June 28 claiming General Kuropatkin had been killed. The report also suggested that as many as 70,000 troops were involved, but the details remained unverified and widely dismissed by officials.
A mutinous crew aboard a battleship in Odessa roads killed officers and threatened to bombard the town, halting all work at Port Ben. A Jap warship was sighted off Vladivostok on the same day.
Fire destroyed snow sheds and other buildings of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad at Marshall Pass near Gunnison Colorado. About a mile of sheds and related structures were consumed with losses running into thousands of dollars.
St Louis June 28 reports from Jefferson City that Governor Folk will not deploy armed force to enforce the anti-betting law after the Delmar race track arrest. Sheriff Herpel says arrests will continue daily and the betting will be stopped until the courts rule on the cases.
In Naperville Illinois two residents died in separate accidents. Michael Garrity aged 44 was killed instantly when he fell from a switch engine and rode on the footboard. Charles Sohl aged 26 fell from a cherry tree fifteen feet striking his head on a cement sidewalk and died instantly.
In Chicago on June 28 a hook and ladder truck collided with an electric car while responding to a fire alarm. Fireman William Droegmueller was killed instantly and two coworkers were injured, with William Hanrahan in critical condition.
Secretary Hay shows improvement but requires careful nursing for days. Empress of Germany, recovered from illness, sails to Kiel to observe the regatta closing. Major General Leonard Wood and wife arrive in San Francisco on a flying US visit from the Orient. Brooklyn man George Lindsay sentenced for daily kiss to his wife. Detroit rail tunnel No 41 caves in near Ironton Ohio. Ohio Democratic state convention convenes in Columbus. Rumor China seeks role in Russo-Japanese peace talks. German response to French note on Morocco remains firm. Puritan schooner yacht, once a famed America’s Cup contender, sold for 4025 dollars.
Whitelaw Reid the United States ambassador to Great Britain will occupy Dorchester House in London during his England residence. The mansion rents for 25000 dollars annually, seven thousand five hundred dollars above his salary. Owner is Captain George L. Holford King Edward’s equerry, chosen at the king’s request. The residence is among London’s finest private mansions.
President Roosevelt joins Harvard alumni at Cambridge to celebrate his class reunion. Rain dampens the schedule but he rides through crowds with a broad smile, escorted by a secret service officer and mounted police. Taft arrives from New Haven to attend the commencement and may receive an honorary degree.
President Roosevelt's Boston stop included a breakfast at Rev. William Lawrence's Cambridge home, a tour of Alpha Delta Phi rooms, Harvard Stadium, and the Chestnut Hill residence of George C. Lee. He attended an Oakley Country Club luncheon with the class of 1900 and posed with classmates and dining club members from his era.
Returning from Oakley Country Club the president went to the Porcelain Club, a Harvard student organization, stayed about half an hour, then to Bishop Lawrence's home to change and was driven to the Hotel Somerset in
Washington reports the resignation of John F. Wallace from the Panama canal commission chief engineer post. Internal friction with members of the commission and Secretary Taft is noted, with Taft’s stance shaping the decision. Wallace may have had a $60,000 annual offer from an unnamed New York corporation.
Four men in an automobile wrecked the Elmer New Jersey postoffice with dynamite just after midnight. The raiders escaped in a big touring car taking stamps and money orders valued at about $1,000. The spree is linked to a prior reign of terror in towns along the Pennsylvania railroad main line and in Camden county New Jersey.
In Altoona Pennsylvania a young boy named Wallace Moore aged years old living near the railroad observed an opened switch on the Tyrone division of the Pennsylvania Railroad between Sand Ridge and Osceola. He waved his hat and halted the northbound passenger train preventing what could have been a serious wreck as the Capel bound train approached.
Ro J. Barr, Republican, is declared elected mayor of Joliet by 110 votes over Democrat William C. Carolina after a recount. The recount also found fraud in the Third and Fifth wards, with ballots ordered impounded for the next grand jury.
George BK Lorenz of Toledo Ohio, convicted in a local court over a year ago of conspiracy to defraud the government in the Stile of letter box fasteners case, is remanded to the district jail warden for removal to the State prison at Moundsville West Virginia. His sentence is two years imprisonment and a ten thousand dollar fine.
In Dike Iowa on June 28 an extra freight train struck a gasoline car operated by Dr Wood and two men. Dr Wood died instantly and Steele died fifteen minutes after being injured. The other occupant Kidilan from Columbia Coal company is listed among those involved.
Markets report steady to strong with cattle and sheep firm. Hogs show mixed bids by grade and shipping quality. receipts and shipments vary across dates June 25 28 1905. Prices listed for light hogs mixed packers rough porkers and cattle figures with multiple regional notes.
Reports from Peking describe rising American public sentiment against Chinese immigration. A Chinese comprador lost a lucrative job, ads for US goods were blocked, and letters from China urged firm policy. China proposed a Washington mission but Rockhill rejected it. Boycott and anti US campaigns grow while Yuan's proclamation offers little effect.
Conrad Schulze, amid New Haven railroad labor troubles, hired substitute firemen and advertised for experienced telegraph operators for out of town work. About fifty men were sought for a road west of Chicago where Order of Railroad Telegraphers demands were rejected. Pay ranged from 45 to 70 dollars a month plus daily allowances. road name withheld.
Swague games show Cincinnati 6 Chicago 0 in Chicago, New York 2 Boston 1, Philadelphia 9 Brooklyn 0, St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 2 and 4 0 4. American League games include St. Louis 2 Chicago 10 innings, Washington 1 Philadelphia 0, Detroit 8 Cleveland 1, Boston Rain. Association games show Milwaukee 5 Minneapolis 3, Toledo 8 Louisville 3, Columbus 4 Indianapolis 0, St Paul 0 Kansas City 6, and Omaha Sioux City rain. Western league notes: Omaha Sioux City rain.
In Battle Creek Michigan on June 28 a note from Secretary Loeb asks for more information about inviting President Roosevelt to spend a week at the sanatorium. The letter indicates the president might approve a rest visit if details are provided.
Princess Christian, fifth child of Queen Victoria and wife of Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein, arrives in Cape Town from England. At 59 she endured the voyage well and will tour South Africa this summer.
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