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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1905
Page
1
Marquis Ito outlines Japan's trust and responsibility in Korea after a new treaty. He says Korea controls internal administration while foreign affairs remain under Tokio. He notes American warnings and denies imminent exploitation, promising welfare for Koreans as Japan handles foreign policy through a resident general.
The Korean minister Min Yeung To Han sails to New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II to deliver a protest to Washington against Japan's assumed authority in Korea. France and the U S have been advised. details are scarce. Declarations note armed force used and imperial treatment, with no immediate action expected from France or other powers.
The Key stone State presented a 142 piece silver service weighing nearly 750 pounds at a cost of 25000. Archbishop Bruchesi urged Montreal parishioners to skip Bernhardt theatre engagement. Justice Sewall granted a stay on probes into Recorder W. E. Roberts’s charges as long as he remains sober. J G Edwards is dead and Lut trell fatally wounded after a knife and revolver clash in a Knoxville Tennessee saloon.
A court sentences Burton to six months in jail with a 2500 dollar fine. Squires resigns from his post as part of the fallout. The report notes 15 men were saved from the wreck Mataafa near Duluth where nine men were drowned. An insurance committee urges policyholders to hold policies amid ongoing investigations.
Special to the Evening Journal reports United States Senator James Burton received a six month sentence to Lion county jail and a 2500 dollar fine. The case will be appealed again after a prior retrial on a technicality.
John Rogers Hegeman admits involvement in syndicate dealings with Metropolitan Life Lostrance company where he serves as president and has been tied to the firm since 1866. He became president in 801 and is a director of several other corporations. native of New York City, aged sixty one.
A massive inland storm battered the Great Lakes area from Wisconsin to Michigan with hurricane force winds and blizzards. The Mataafa and Crescent City wrecked near Duluth while three lake steamers were driven ashore, sparking fears of numerous deaths and widespread damage across ports, harbors, and rail lines.
United States Minister Squires sent his resignation to Washington from Havana Cuba on November 29. The move follows Secretary Root's decision on the Isle of Pines and ends his diplomatic tenure amid the Pines issue.
A powerful storm sweeps Lake Superior region from Duluth through the upper peninsula of Michigan and into the sea area. Winds howl as waves rise along lakeside towns, with residents battening down and authorities warning of high water and hazardous conditions.
Milwaukee reports a heavy snowstorm with drifts over fence tops as Ashland Washburn and Mackinaw City record deep drifts and strong winds. St Paul describes furious gusts and widespread whiteout, with prairie towns and Red River valley hit hard in a storm unseen for years.
An aversive storm buried Delith and Superior, submerging streets and tents, knocking out the street railway age, disabling wires, and suspending much railroad traffic in several instances.
A Supreme Court decision reverses a lower court ruling and upholds a three cent fare for the Forest City Railway. The case, Forest City Railway Co et al v Day et al, challenges a Cleveland franchise granting low fares amid opposition by other companies. In separate news, a hotel fire in East St. Louis kills one man and injures six others, with Patrick Mesner found among the ruins.
At a Columbia university committee meeting on November 20 the group decided to abolish football as a recognized sport for the university's students.
Chicago market reports show mixed receipts and higher prices across cattle hogs and sheep. Official figures indicate heavy volumes yesterday with demand driving gains in various grades and categories, including beef cattle and hogs, while Thursdays market notice notes a holiday closure.
Nov 20 Russia reports mutinies in Sebastopol and at Petrograd. Sailors from the naval school of electricity are imprisoned as tensions rise. Government fears possible wide spread mutiny if ordered to fire on comrades.
Vienna reports reveal massive demonstrations across Austrian cities as the people press for equal suffrage. Premier Frankenthurn promises a universal suffrage bill by February end. Austerlitz reports deadly clashes with troops, while a huge parade coats parliament in red bands demanding equal rights.
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