21 Sep 1905
Page 6
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1905
Page
6
A brief weekly roundup from London and abroad highlights late foreign dispatches. This column outlines key global events in concise summaries, capturing notable developments and notable figures from diverse regions.
Reports describe a holy war in Zangezur and Je brail with Tartars massacring Armenians of all ages. In Tiflis a clash between social democrats and Cossacks leaves 23 dead and 50 wounded. Rioting in Baku prompts 17 workers killed as Russia sends more troops to quell the strife.
The New Orleans yellow fever record shows 323 deaths and 2413 total cases. Dr. Charles Chassignac left a private practice earning 18000 yearly to serve as a volunteer in Tallulah Louisiana where the outbreak is severe. President Roosevelt plans a October visit despite the fever. Officials warn rising cases reflect lax sanitation and caution. At least five genuine cases arrived in Cincinnati aboard the Queen and Crescent line and have been isolated.
Major casualties reported as the battleship Mikasa and her magazine explode at Sasebo killing five and leaving 251 missing with 243 wounded. Other items note Boston mayor Patrici Collins death in Hot Springs, rioting casualties in Tokyo, and various political and railroad news.
Armistice or dinance talks reported between Gen Linevitch and Field Marshal Oyama. Post office warns 11 states to pay third class rates for Canada mail. Panama Canal engineers await cost comparison of lock and sea level methods. Gen Grant blames abolished canteen for soldier control troubles. Car crash near Winchendon injures four. Gov Glenn escapes collision. Iowa census shows 2,207,372 population in 1905 with rural loss. Judge Garret dies at 59 in Brenham. Fire destroys Hax Smith wholesale house. loss 200000. Ex Auditor Sherrick arrested for embezzlement in Indiana. Tornado blowoff suspected man in Tyler. fuse explosion kills seven at Climax in Avon. Sult an of Morocco sends troops to Tangier. Chicago police face anonymous dynamite threats. Bryan urges peaceful world leadership to Roosevelt. Pacific cable Manila to Japan and China via Mackay. Miles may run for MA governor. Nebraska GOP backs end of railroad passes. Patent medicine tax rules refined. Denmark calls European powers over Norway Sweden row. Danville indictment for bank fraud in Paris Illinois. Komura faces assassination threat. Russo Japanese armistice protocol released. Harbin and Mukden troop movements noted. Yokohama protest meeting ends amid police attack. Tokio troops arrive. Mutual Life official claims banks control underwriting. insurers cannot bury bonds. Featherstone foundry fire in Chicago. loss over 150000. Roosevelt clears Shonts in Panama hotel graft charges. new Hague conference planned to force war reforms. Sandbank deaths of Otto Sarge youth, Esther Sarge, and Fritz Strate in New Kensington. Grangeville fire destroys 40 blocks, losses around 250000.
A bolt of lightning struck a crowded poultry exhibition tent at the Indianola county fair, killing four men, injuring six seriously, and stunning about a dozen others. The blast caused widespread panic as tents and crowds were struck, with rescue efforts quickly underway.
Harry Hohman of Hammond, driven by jealousy after Ida Taylor wed Charles Jeannette, shot fatally at her in Crown Point hotel backyard and then killed himself. Jeannette also died from wounds. the couple had been linked to a summer resort hotel. Taylor, once engaged to Hohman, had married Jeannette two weeks earlier.
Secretary of War Taft and party sailed from Yokohama on the Korea to San Francisco, disputing reports of anti-foreign sentiment in Japan. He cited no broad anti-American feeling after traveling nationwide and noted only specific incidents. Alice Roosevelt will also return on the Siberia.
Karlstad Sweden Sept 18 Sweden and Norway move toward a modus vivendi with Norway disarming forts rather than demolishing them The first official statement after a joint session signals progress toward a definite result and reduces the likelihood of a broader conflict between the two nations
Chattanooga announces a November 9 quarantine conference with governors from 12 states and business leaders from the south. The meeting aims to discuss relief from strict yellow fever regulations that hinder southern commerce and growth. Governors Cox, Blanchard, Warfield, Dawson, Montague, Broward, Vardaman, Beckham, Heyward, Lanham, Folk, and Terrill sign the call.
An explosion in the stave mill of Edward Jennings in Pinconning Michigan on Saturday killed five men and injured eight or ten others. The blast was attributed to a defective hoiler.
In literary notes, Dr Sigurd Ibsen linked to Norwegian secession and Frithjof Nansen. Hay's unpublished manuscripts pass to his daughter. F Marion Crawford replies to a request with wit. Helen Longstreet writes Gettysburg tale for Lee and Longstreet criticism, drawing on her father's memoirs.
The Cleveland Leader notes a misadventure where Rerdy went hunting and yielded no game. Only the knees of his trousers were “bagged,” prompting the quip that he may not go again.
Former U S Senator Charles A Towne endorses Dean's Kidney Pills noting relief from back pains dull headaches neuralgic pains and general distress after a few boxes. Signed Charles A Towne Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. For sale by all dealers. Price 0 0 per box.
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