1905 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Scotland vs. Ireland
Scotland: WT Forrest (Hawick), WT Ritchie (Cambridge University), Alec Boswell Timms (Cardiff), LM MacLeod (Cambridge University), Rh McCowat (Glasgow Acads), Patrick Munro (Oxford Uni), ED Simson (Edinburgh University), L West (Carlisle), AG Cairns (Watsonians), WE Kyle (Hawick), WM Milne (Glasgow Acads), A Ross  (Royal HSFP), WP Scott (West of Scotland) capt., RS Stronach (Glasgow Acads), MR Dickson (Edinburgh University)


1905 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Scotland vs. Ireland
Ireland: MF Landers (Cork Constitution), Basil Maclear (Cork County), JE Moffatt (Old Wesley), GAD Harvey (Wanderers), HB Thrift (Dublin University), TTH Robinson (Dublin University), ED Caddell (Dublin University), Jos Wallace (Wanderers), Henry Millar (Monkstown), CE Allen (Derry) capt., A Tedford (Malone), HG Wilson (Malone), HJ Knox (Dublin University), JJ Coffey (Lansdowne), GT Hamlet (Dublin University)


1905 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Wales vs. Ireland
Wales: George Davies (Swansea), Teddy Morgan (London Welsh), Gwyn Nicholls (Cardiff), Rhys Gabe (Llanelli), Willie Llewellyn (Newport) capt., Dicky Owen (Swansea), Anthony Windham Jones (Mountain Ash), Jehoida Hodges (Newport), George Travers (Pill Harriers), Billy O'Neill (Cardiff), Arthur Harding (London Welsh), David Jones (Treherbert), Harry Vaughan Watkins (Llanelli), Will Joseph (Swansea), Jack Williams (London Welsh)


1905 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Wales vs. Ireland
Ireland: MF Landers (Cork Constitution), Basil Maclear (Cork County), JE Moffatt (Old Wesley), James Cecil Parke (Dublin University), HB Thrift (Dublin University), TTH Robinson (Dublin University), ED Caddell (Dublin University), Jos Wallace (Wanderers), Henry Millar (Monkstown), CE Allen (Derry) capt., A Tedford (Malone), HG Wilson (Malone), HJ Knox (Dublin University), JJ Coffey (Lansdowne), GT Hamlet (Dublin University)


1905 Home Nations Championship, The matches, England vs. Scotland
England: JT Taylor (West Hartlepool), SF Coopper (Blackheath), John Raphael (Oxford Uni), T Simpson (Rockcliff), AT Brettargh (Liverpool OB) AD Stoop (Oxford Uni), WV Butcher (Bristol), TA Gibson (Northern), Jumbo Milton (Camborne School of Mines), SH Osborne (Harlequins), JL Mathias (Bristol), Frank Stout (Richmond) capt., Charles Joseph Newbold (Blackheath), Vincent Cartwright (Blackheath), CEL Hammond (Harlequins)


1905 Home Nations Championship, The matches, England vs. Scotland
Scotland: DG Schulze (London Scottish), WT Ritchie (Cambridge University), Alec Boswell Timms (Cardiff) capt., GAW Lamond (Bristol), T Elliot (Gala), Patrick Munro (Oxford Uni), ED Simson (Edinburgh University), L West (Carlisle), AG Cairns (Watsonians), WE Kyle (Hawick), JC MacCallum (Glasgow Acads), A Ross  (Royal HSFP), WP Scott (West of Scotland), RS Stronach (Glasgow Acads), HG Monteith (Cambridge University)


1905 Hungarian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 26 January and 4 February 1905. The result was a victory for the Party of Independence and '48, marking the first time the Liberal Party had lost power since 1875. Because of bad decisions after the elections, the Parliament was dissolved in 1906. Franz Joseph I of Austria ignored the result and instead of the victorious allied opposition he kept István Tisza in power, and then on 18 June he nominated baron Géza Fejérváry mashal (the captain of his Hungarian bodyguards) as acting Prime Minister, which deepened the crisis.


1905 Hungarian parliamentary election, Results
1: The 27 MP left the Liberal Party led by Gyula Andrássy JR.. At the end of 1905 they founded the National Constitutional Party.


1905 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 1905 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1905 Western Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Fred Lowenthal, the Illini compiled a 5–4 record and finished in last place in the Western Conference. Tackle/halfback C. J. Moynihan was the team captain.


1905 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 1905 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1905 Western Conference football season. In their first season under head coach James M. Sheldon, the Hoosiers compiled an 8–1–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 240 to 38.


1905 International Cross Country Championships
The 1905 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on March 25, 1905. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.


1905 International Cross Country Championships
Complete results, medallists,  and the results of British athletes were published.


1905 International Cross Country Championships, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 48 athletes from 4 countries.


1905 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
The 1905 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the fifth edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. As defending champions, the British Isles team played host to the competition. The World Group ties were played at Queen's Club in London, England from 13–19 July, and the final was played on 21–24 July. Britain retained the Cup for their third championship.


1905 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Teams
Australasia, a combined Australia-New Zealand team, and Austria joined the competition for the first time. The United States returned after a 1-year hiatus, and France would return for their second year. For the first time, a "World Group" tournament was held to determine which team would challenge the British Isles for the cup.


1905 International Tourist Trophy
The 1905 International Tourist Trophy was an automobile motor race held on 14 September 1905 on closed public roads along the Highroads Course on the Isle of Man. It was organised by the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland, and was the first time that what became known as the RAC Tourist Trophy was awarded. The race lasted over six hours and was won by John Napier, driving an Arrol-Johnston. Percy Northey finished second in a Rolls-Royce, while the Vinot-Deguingand driver Norman Littlejohn was third.


1905 International Tourist Trophy
Prior to the Tourist Trophy the Isle of Man had hosted the English trials for the Gordon Bennett Cup as the English government had banned motor racing on its roads. The Automobile Club wanted to run an event to help develop fuel efficiency in motor cars and opted to use the same route as had been used for the trials. In order to make the event relevant to those cars on general sale they imposed rules to prevent specialist race cars from entering, though there were complaints that the rules were too restrictive and detracted from the spectacle.


1905 International Tourist Trophy
There were 58 entrants but only 42 of these started the race. Less than half of the cars completed the full 208.5 miles (335.5 km) and there were more retirements due to mechanical failures and crashes than a lack of fuel. The top three were separated by just over five minutes, while the final finisher took almost three hours longer than Napier. The event was held again in 1906 though the overall distance covered was shortened to around 160 miles (260 km).


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Background
At the start of the twentieth century motor racing was banned on English roads, and although the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland (later renamed the Royal Automobile Club) had lobbied the British government to remove speed limits and allow provision for motor racing in England the Motor Car Act 1903 only raised the speed limit to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) and did not repeal the ban on racing.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Background
British cars and drivers had nonetheless been successful during the 1902 Gordon Bennett Cup, and as such the Automobile Club wanted to host the 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup in Britain. After their failure to persuade the government to allow racing in England the 1903 race had been held in Ireland under the provision of the Light Locomotives (Ireland) Act, but this had been a one-off, and the Automobile Club did not manage to get the law extended for further races.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Background
As such, when the Automobile Club wanted to hold trials for the 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup to establish three vehicles to represent England at the race in Germany  they approached the Manx legislature, the Tynwald, in early 1904 and proposed to hold the trials on the island. The Highway (Light Locomotives) Bill was rushed through the Tynwald in March 1904 but only allowed racing for three days during that year, specifically for the Gordon Bennett trials to take place.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Background
The following year, after further lobbying from the Automobile Club, the bill was renewed as the Highways (Motor Car) Bill, without a fixed term. The bill gave provision for six days of racing to take place; three for the Gordon Bennett trials in the spring, and three for the Tourist Trophy in the autumn.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Background, Course
The course used for the race was the same as had been used for the 1904 and 1905 Gordon Bennett trials, a 52.125-mile (83.887 km) course featuring over 420 corners which followed much of the modern day Snaefell Mountain Course, known as the Highroads Course (or Highlands). The lap began at Quarterbridge in Douglas and proceeded down the A5 road towards Castletown, then back up the A3 to Ballaugh where it then headed towards Jurby along the A10, but turned onto the A13 towards Ramsey.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Background, Course
From Ramsey the course followed the A18, commonly known as the Mountain Road, back to Douglas. The elevation of the Isle of Man was challenging for the cars; the course rose from being barely above sea-level at Douglas to 1,384 feet (422 m) at Brandywell. Many parts of the course were nothing more than rough tracks. In order to minimise disruption to the public two footbridges were built over the roads of the course, one at Kirkmichael and the other at Ramsey.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Background, Cars
The cars were subject to a number of criteria: the chassis had to weigh between 1,300 and 1,600 pounds (590–730 kg), they were required to have a wheelbase of at least seven point five feet (2.3 m), and to carry a load of 950 pounds (430 kg), including the driver, an optional passenger, and ballast. Additionally, the car had to be able to carry four people, including the driver, and the model of car had to be available for sale for at least a month after the race.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Background, Cars
Initially, it was decided that each car was only allowed to use one imperial gallon (4.5 l) of fuel per 25 miles (40 km) of the race, but due to the conditions, this was altered to one imperial gallon per 22.5 miles (36.2 km). Most of the cars opted to use Continental tyres; just the Maudslays and Napiers used Palmer, the Whites and Swifts used Dunlop, while the Wolseley and Darracq vehicles used Michelin.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Background, Cars
The rules were introduced in an attempt to make the cars more representative of the touring cars that members of the public could drive. In many ways they were successful; Charles Rolls' 20 horsepower Rolls-Royce was one of the more powerful of the cars to enter the Tourist Trophy, but in contrast, during the 1905 Gordon Bennett Cup he drove a 2,200-pound (1,000 kg) Wolseley which generated 112 horsepower. However, a number of manufacturers were put off from entering the contest due to the upper weight limit imposed.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Background, Cars
It was opined in The Graphic that this excluded the "kind of cars that were really wanted", as they suggested that the chassis of "an ordinary four-cylinder touring car, such as is sold to the public" weighed 1,792 pounds (813 kg). Although it had been originally suggested that the number of foreign entries should be limited, with no more than two foreign cars for every five British entries, no such restrictions were imposted, but it was decided to give special prizes for cars entirely British-built. While the majority of cars were British, there were also entries from France, including a Vinot-Deguingand and a Peugeot and the United States, including a pair of White steam cars and a Cadillac.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Practice
Of the 58 original entrants to the event, ten pulled out before the entry list was published, generally because they either could not reduce the weight of their car sufficiently to be within the limits, or they could not achieve the required fuel efficiency. The first of the cars to arrive on the Isle of Man was the 16 horsepower Minerva, entered by Charles Rolls, but driven by E. H. Arnott, which arrived more than two weeks before the race.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Practice
During the weeks before the race the cars were tested around the island's roads, during which Arnott managed the fastest circuit of the course. There were also a number of accidents during the practices; Ernest de Wilton crashed his Swift into a stone wall near Castletown, causing significant damage to the car. Although it was repaired in time there was a miscommunication between de Wilton and the race organisers, and de Wilton did not present the car for inspection in time to be entered into the race.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Practice
Another of the competitors, A. McCormack in a Gladiator, hit some cows after coming off the road, and caused such damage to the car's brakes that it could not be repaired in time for the race. On the Sunday prior to the race local residents were upset that forty of the cars were driving the course, and meetings were held where they expressed their indignation that it was a "desecration of the sanctity of the Sabbath". Three days prior to the race, the organisers began weighing the cars and filling them with the specified amount of fuel. The Mors car which was to have been driven by Dorothy Levitt never arrived on the island, and so Levitt was unable to take part in the race.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Race report
Due to the limited fuel allowance, the cars were towed to the start line by horses. The first car, a Rolls-Royce being driven by Charles Rolls, started at 9 am, and the following 41 cars were released at one minute intervals. Due to the fuel-saving nature of the event most of the drivers began the race by letting their car coast down the initial slope under its own momentum before engaging gear. Early on the first lap of the race Rolls heard a crunching noise from his gear box and the car stopped.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Race report
He claimed that upon investigation he discovered that small nuts and screws had been dropped into the gearbox, which had smashed a gear. Rolls claimed that this "was a common trick abroad" but voiced surprise at it happening in an English race. There was further speculation of foul play when it was discovered that Arnott's Minerva had been tampered with; two spark plugs had been smashed and an air valve bent, causing his engine to overheat. Before the race Rolls and Arnott had been two of the favourites, and The Automobile magazine said that "this unfortunate incident has greatly detracted from the success of the race."


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Race report
Early in the race John Downie crashed into a pub in Ballasalla, but the car did not sustain extensive damage and he was able to continue the race. At Keppel Gate on the Mountain Road, Frederick Bennett, who had been unable to take part in the practice sessions and therefore did not know the course very well, approached a corner with too much speed in his Cadillac and crashed, ripping off two of the wheels. Bennett managed to stay in the vehicle and avoided serious injury.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Race report
Another driver to go off the track was J. Hadley in his Wolseley, who also carried too much speed into a corner, leading him to drive off through a hedge and into a field. The Thornycroft driven by Tom Thornycroft had been following closely behind, and the two cars collided during the incident, damaging one of the Thornycroft's rear wheels. Napier in his Arrol-Johnston made the quickest circuit of the first lap in one hour, 32 minutes and 36 seconds.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Race report
During the second lap a number of drivers were forced to retire with broken wheels. Both Darracq drivers, A. Rawlinson and Algernon Lee Guinness, suffered from the issue; Rawlinson broke his in Ramsey, while Lee Guinness hit a well at Hilberry. A. J. Dew also broke a wheel, but continued the race in W. H. Warren's car; both being entered by J. W. H. Dew. A fourth driver, in one of the White steam cars, succumbed to the same problem, while A. J. Hancock crashed his Vauxhall into a tree, also breaking a wheel. Napier was once again the quickest driver around the circuit, followed by Percy Northey in a Rolls Royce, and Norman Littlejohn in the Vinot-Deguingand.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Race report
After his earlier crash Downie retired on the third lap with a broken wheel, while Thornycroft, who had also had first lap trouble, was forced to stop with a broken rear axle. Over the final two laps a number of cars ran out of fuel, and of the 42 starters only 18 completed the race. The first car to finish was the Rolls Royce of Percy Northey. He had started twenty minutes ahead of Napier's Arrol-Johnston so Napier had to finish within twenty minutes of Northey in order to win.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Race report
He did so, passing the finish line eighteen minutes later, having run the fastest lap of the race at the end to win by just over two minutes. Napier's time was 6 hours 9 minutes 14.6 seconds, followed by Northey in 6:11:23 and Norman Littlejohn in a French Vinot-Deguingand, in 6:14:32.4. The three drivers had been consistently the quickest throughout the race and were separated by just over five minutes. The next quickest driver was E. J. C. Roberts in the second of the Arrol-Johnstons, but he was over 25 minutes behind his victorious team-mate.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Race report, Ancillary incidents
Around an hour after the start of the race, three children were struck by car driven by one of the race officials on a side road from Quarter Bridge Road, near the finish line. None sustained serious injuries; two of them had cuts dressed, while the third rushed back to watching the racing. Another, more serious, accident occurred on the Snaefell Mountain Railway, which had been transporting people up the mountain to watch the racing. A tramcar that had been descending the railway had broken down, and a second car had stopped close behind it. A third tram, on rounding the bend above them, was unable to stop in time and collided into the rearmost car, which was then propelled into the car in front of it. Minor injuries were sustained by some of the passengers, though none were serious.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Post-race and legacy
Opinion as to the success of the race was divided in the press; The Automobile magazine declared that "it must be said that it was a success", while The Yorkshire Post went even further, claiming that "the end of the monster racing-car is in sight". They suggested that racing cars were only useful to help develop technology for ordinary cars, and that the cars used in the Gordon Bennett races and similar were no longer relevant.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Post-race and legacy
Along with the withdrawal of France and Britain from the Gordon Bennett races, and the amount of support for the Tourist Trophy, they commended the Automobile Club for "[recognising] the changed conditions of affairs." In contrast, Filson Young of The Manchester Guardian was strong in his criticism of the event. He opined that it had been a disappointment, though it had "never many possibilities as a spectacle" due to the fact that the cars only passed each point four times during the day. Though he conceded that the concept of the race had been admirable he felt that the cost of fuel was negligible in the running of a motor car and that other factors, such as general reliability over a thousand or more miles, were more important.


1905 International Tourist Trophy, Post-race and legacy
The Tourist Trophy was held on the Isle of Man again in each of the subsequent three years. The race remained four laps, but was run over a shorter course of around 40 miles (64 km). Charles Rolls won the 1906 event, while Napier finished over an hour behind in his Arrol-Johnston. After further races on the Isle of Man in 1914 and 1922, the event moved to Dundonald in Northern Ireland. The "Tourist Trophy" moniker became more closely associated with the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races, which began in 1907 and have continued to run on the Isle of Man ever since.


1905 Invercargill mayoral election
The 1905 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 26 April 1905 as part of that years local elections.


1905 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1905 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1905 Western Conference football season. This was John Chalmers' third and final season as head coach of the Hawkeyes.


1905 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 1905 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach A. W. Ristine, the Cyclones compiled a 6–3 record, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 203 to 93. Preston Daniels was the team captain. Don Stoufer was the team captain.


1905 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Between 1892 and 1913, the football team played on a field that later became the site of the university's Parks Library. The field was known as State Field; when the new field opened in 1914, it became known as "New State Field".


1905 Kanchenjunga expedition
The 1905 Kanchenjunga expedition was a Himalayan mountaineering expedition aimed to climb to the summit of Kanchenjunga, which would ultimately only be achieved in 1955.


1905 Kanchenjunga expedition
The expedition was an idea of the Swiss doctor and photographer Jules Jacot-Guillarmod. In April 1905 he proposed his plans to the British occultist Aleister Crowley, with whom he had participated in Oscar Eckenstein's K2 expedition in 1902. Crowley agreed to join because as the climbing leader he would have the opportunity to break the altitude record. The record at the time was held by either William Woodman Graham, Emil Boss and Ulrich Kaufmann on Kabru (7,315 m), a widely contested, but possibly accurate claim, or Matthias Zurbriggen on Aconcagua (6,962 m).


1905 Kanchenjunga expedition
Jacot-Guillarmod recruited two of his countrymen, Alexis Pache and Charles-Adolphe Reymond, while Crowley recruited his hotelkeeper in Darjeeling, the young Italian Alcesti C. Rigo de Righi, as transport officer. On July 31 the five left with three Kashmiri servants (who had been in the K2 expedition as well), and about 230 local porters. Armed with Douglas Freshfield's map of the range and Vittorio Sella's pictures, created during a circumnavigation of the massif in 1899, Crowley planned to climb the southwest face of Kanchenjunga over the Yalung Glacier.


1905 Kanchenjunga expedition
When Camp IV was made above this glacier, the team had fallen apart: Jacot-Guillarmod especially was shocked by Crowley's arrogant behavior and brutal treatment of the (barefooted) porters. Camp V was still made around 6,200 m, and on September 1, Crowley, Pache, Reymond and a group of porters made it to about 6,500 m before a small avalanche forced a nervous retreat. In his autobiography, Crowley claimed they reached about 25,000 feet or 7,620 m and proclaimed to have held the altitude record until the 1922 British Mount Everest expedition reached 8,320 m.


1905 Kanchenjunga expedition
The next day Jacot-Guillarmod and De Righi attempted to depose Crowley from expedition leadership. The argument could not be settled, and Jacot-Guillarmod, De Righi, and Pache decided to retreat from Camp V to Camp III. At 5 pm they left with four porters on a single rope, but a fall precipitated an avalanche that killed three porters as well as Alexis Pache. People in Camp V heard "frantic cries" and Reymond immediately descended to help, but Crowley stayed in his tent.


1905 Kanchenjunga expedition
That evening he wrote a letter to a Darjeeling newspaper stating that he had advised against the descent and that "a mountain 'accident' of this sort is one of the things for which I have no sympathy whatever". The next day Crowley passed the site of the accident without pausing nor speaking to the survivors and left on his own to Darjeeling, where he took the expedition funds, which mostly had been paid by Jacot-Guillarmod. The latter would get at least some of his money back after threatening to make public some of Crowley's pornographic poetry.


1905 Kanchenjunga expedition
The 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition was the first to succeed in reaching the summit, starting off on the same route as pioneered in 1905.


1905 Kangra earthquake
The 1905 Kangra earthquake occurred in the Kangra Valley and the Kangra region of the Punjab Province (modern day Himachal Pradesh) in India on 4 April 1905. The earthquake measured 7.8 on the surface wave magnitude scale and killed more than 20,000 people. Apart from this, most buildings in the towns of Kangra, Mcleodganj and Dharamshala were destroyed.


1905 Kangra earthquake, Background
The calculated epicenter of the earthquake lies within the zone of thrusts along the front of the Himalayas formed by the continuing collision of the Indian plate into the Eurasian plate. Underthrusting of the Indian subcontinent beneath Tibet along a 2,500 km long convergent boundary known as the Main Himalayan Thrust has resulted in the uplifting of the overriding Eurasian Plate thus, creating the long mountain range parallel to the convergent zone.


1905 Kangra earthquake, Earthquake characteristics
The magnitude 7.8–7.9 earthquake struck the western Himalaya in the state of Himachal Pradesh at an estimated depth of 6 km along a very shallow dipping thrust fault, likely on the Main Himalayan Thrust detachment. The rupture area is calculated at 280 km × 80 km. The rupture did not reach the surface, therefore, is considered a blind thrust earthquake. A more recent study in 2005 estimated the rupture zone at 110 km × 55 km while still not breaking the surface.


1905 Kangra earthquake, Damage
The earthquake reached its peak Rossi–Forel intensity of X in Kangra. About 150 km away from this zone to the southeast, an area of increased intensity reaching VIII was recorded. This unusually high intensity away from the earthquake in the Indo-Gangetic Plain included the cities Dehradun and Saharanpur. It was felt VII in towns like Kasauli, Bilaspur, Chamba, and in neighboring Pakistan including Lahore.


1905 Kangra earthquake, Damage
As many as 100,000 buildings were reported to have been demolished by the earthquake. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have been killed and 53,000 domestic animals were also lost. There was also major damage to the network of hillside aqueducts that fed water to the affected area. The total cost of recovering from the effects of the earthquake was calculated at 2.9 million (1905) rupees.


1905 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 1905 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In their second season under head coach A. R. Kennedy, the Jayhawks compiled a 10–1 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 250 to 26. The Jayhawks played their home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Arthur Pooler was the team captain.


1905 Kansas State Aggies football team
The 1905 Kansas State Aggies football team represented Kansas State Agricultural College during the 1905 college football season.


1905 Kendall Orange and Black football team
The 1905 Kendall Orange and Black football team represented Henry Kendall College (later renamed the University of Tulsa) during the 1905 college football season. The team compiled a 1–3 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 62 to 10. The team played only one intercollegiate football game, a 6–0 loss to Epworth University. The other three games were against Fort Smith High School (a 5–0 victory) and the Cherokee Male Seminary (two losses by scores of 0–38 and 5–18).


1905 Kentucky Derby
The 1905 Kentucky Derby was the 31st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 10, 1905. The field was reduced to only three competitors when Dr. Leggo and McClellan scratched.


1905 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team
The 1905 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1905 college football season.


1905 Kentucky University Pioneers football team
The 1905 Kentucky University Pioneers football team represented Kentucky University, today known as Transylvania, during the 1905 college football season.


1905 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1905 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 17th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.


1905 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
On 3 June 1906, Erin's Own won the championship after a 5-06 to 2-08 defeat of Tullaroan in the final. This was their first championship title.


1905 Kingswinford by-election
The Kingswinford by-election, 1905 was a parliamentary by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Kingswinford, Staffordshire held on 3 July 1905.


1905 Kingswinford by-election
It was triggered by the death of incumbent MP William George Webb. It was won by Conservative Henry Staveley-Hill.


1905 LSU Tigers football team
The 1905 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University during the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.


1905 Lafayette football team
The 1905 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In its third season under head coach Alfred E. Bull, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 313 to 55. Frank Newberry was the team captain. The team played its home games at March Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.


1905 Lancashire Cup
The 1905 Lancashire Cup was the inaugural year for the rugby league Lancashire Cup competition. The cup was won by Wigan who beat Leigh in a replay at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford by a score of 8-0.


1905 Lancashire Cup, Background
Following the great schism of 1895 which led to the formation of rugby league there was an interest in a competitive competition for clubs based in Lancashire. Prior to the breakaway from rugby union this was something that had been discouraged as it was feared that competition would lead to professionalism, as had happened in other sports like Association Football.


1905 Lancashire Cup, Background
There appears to be very little, if any, details of how this came about, or any details of any of the instigators or of any campaign, but the County Cups became the last part of what would become known as the four cups.


1905 Lancashire Cup, Background
The competitions were played on the same basis as was the Challenge Cup, i.e. a free draw with matches played on a sudden death straight knock-out basis, and with the final played (usually) on a neutral ground.


1905 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final
The attendance was 10,000 and receipts £200. The initial final (which had taken place 9 days earlier at the same venue) had ended in a 0-0 draw before a crowd estimated at 16.000 and receipts of £400.


1905 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1905 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * Chadderton was a junior (or amateur) club from Oldham


1905 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
2 * Wheater's Field was the home ground of Broughton Rangers with a capacity of 20,000


1905 Latrobe Athletic Association season
The 1905 Latrobe Athletic Association season was their tenth season in existence. The team finished 8-0 and were unscored upon. As a result, Latrobe claimed the Pennsylvania professional football title.


1905 Lehigh Brown and White football team
The 1905 Lehigh Brown and White football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Samuel B. Newton, the team compiled a 6–7 record and was outscored by a total of 201 to 154. The team played its home games at Lehigh Field in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.


1905 Liberian general election
General elections were held in Liberia in 1905. In the presidential election Arthur Barclay of the True Whig Party was re-elected. He defeated former President William D. Coleman, who ran on the People's Party ticket.


1905 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 1905 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 15th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.


1905 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Caherline won the championship after a 3-05 to 2-02 defeat of Rathkeale in the final. It was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1896.


1905 Liverpool City Council election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1905.


1905 Liverpool City Council election
There were three new seats: the first seat for Fazakerley, the third seat for Wavertree West and the second seat for Old Swan.


1905 Liverpool City Council election
This election saw the first Socialist and Labour Councillors elected to the Council.


1905 Liverpool City Council election, Ward results
Comparisons are made with the 1902 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.


1905 Liverpool City Council election, Aldermanic Election, 13 June 1906
Caused by the resignation of Alderman William Edward Willink (Conservative, Wavertree West, elected 9 November 1903) was reported to the Council on 2 May 1906, in his place, Councillor Simon Jude (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1903)


1905 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No.18 Castle Street, 18 December 1905
Caused by the resignation of Councillor John Thomas Wood (Conservative, Castle Street, elected 2 November 1903) was reported to the Council on 6 December 1905


1905 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No.17 St. Anne's,
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Isaac Caton Glover (Conservative, St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1904) which was reported to the Council on 7 February 1906


1905 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No.4 Fairfield, 19 April 1906
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Frank John Leslie (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1905) which was reported to the Council on 4 April 1906.


1905 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No.25 Brunswick, 15 May 1906
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Thomas Byrne (Liberal, Brunswick, elected 1 November 1904) which was reported to the Council on 2 May 1906


1905 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No.8 Netherfied, 5 July 1906
Caused by Councillor Simon Jude (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1903) being elected as an alderman on 13 June 1906


1905 Liverpool Everton by-election
The 1905 Liverpool Everton by-election was held on 22 February 1905 after the resignation due to ill health of the incumbent Conservative MP Sir John Archibald Willox. It was retained by the Conservative candidate John Harmood-Banner.


1905 Los Angeles Angels season
The 1905 Los Angeles Angels season was the third season for the Los Angeles Angels playing in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The Angels compiled a 120–94 record and won the PCL pennant. They defeated the Tacoma Tigers, five games to one, in the PCL championship series. Jim Morley was the team's manager and owner, and Pop Dillon was the team captain. The team played its home games at Chutes Park and Prager Park in Los Angeles.


1905 Los Angeles Angels season, Statistics, Batting
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage


1905 Los Angeles Angels season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1905 Louisiana Industrial football team
The 1905 Louisiana Industrial football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Industrial Institute—now known as Louisiana Tech University—as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach J. U. Bragg, Louisiana Industrial compiled a 0–1 record, losing their only game to LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team's captain was J. P. Pope.


1905 Luxembourg general election
Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 13 and 20 June 1905, electing 21 out of 48 members of the Chamber of Deputies.


1905 Major League Baseball season
The 1905 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 through October 14, 1905. The New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Giants then defeated the Athletics in the second modern World Series, four games to one.


1905 Major League Baseball season, Events
For the first time in Major League history, two teams with over 100 losses played each other, when the Brooklyn Superbas (100 losses) and Boston Beaneaters (100 losses) met in their final series of the season.


1905 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1905 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1905 college football season. Marshall posted a 6–2 record, being outscored by its opposition 43–98. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.


1905 Maryland Aggies football team
The 1905 Maryland Aggies football team represented Maryland Agricultural College (later part of the University of Maryland) in the 1905 college football season. In their first season under head coach Fred K. Nielsen, the Aggies compiled a 6–4 record and were outscored by all opponents, 131 to 66. Coach Nielsen had a full-time job with the State Department while coaching football. Curley Byrd, who went on to be Maryland's head coach from 1911 to 1934 and its university president from 1936 to 1954, played on the 1905 team.


1905 Massachusetts Aggies football team
The 1905 Massachusetts Aggies football team represented Massachusetts Agricultural College in the 1905 college football season. The team was coached by Walter Craig and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1905 season was Craig's only as head coach of the Aggies. Massachusetts finished the season with a record of 3–7.


1905 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1905 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1905. Incumbent Democratic Governor William L. Douglas did not run for re-election. Republican Lt. Governor Curtis Guild Jr. won the open election, defeating attorney Charles W. Bartlett.


1905 Massachusetts legislature
The 126th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1905 during the governorship of William Lewis Douglas. William F. Dana served as president of the Senate and Louis A. Frothingham served as speaker of the House.


1905 Massillon Tigers season
The 1905 Massillon Tigers football season  was their third season in existence. The team finished with a record of 9–0 and won their third Ohio League championship in as many years.


1905 Miami Redskins football team
The 1905 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1905 college football season. Miami compiled a 4–3 record during the season. Every game of the season is listed by Miami to be a shutout.


1905 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team
The 1905 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) in the 1905 college football season. In their third year under head coach Chester Brewer, the Aggies compiled a 10–2 record and outscored their opponents 349 to 75.


1905 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team
The 1905 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1905 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Daniel H. Lawrence, the Normalites compiled a record of 4–4 and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 157 to 81. The team lost to Olivet College by a 69 to 0 score. William N. Braley was the team captain.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1905 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1905 Western Conference football season. The team's head football coach was Fielding H. Yost. The Wolverines played their home games at Regents Field. After winning the first 12 games of the season by a combined score of 495–0, the team lost the final game of the season by a score of 2–0 against the University of Chicago.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Pre-season
The 1905 football team returned 11 varsity letter winners from the 1904 team. The only letter winners not returning from 1904 were Willie Heston and Babe Carter. Center Germany Schulz, who had played as a freshman in 1904, was expected to be the best center in the west during the 1905 season. The line also returned "Octopus" Graham, Henry Schulte, and Joe Curtis. Fred Norcross also returned as the team's starting quarterback. In the backfield, several players were in competition to replace Heston at left halfback. Tom Hammond returned at right halfback. At fullback, Frank Longman sustained a knee injury that was expected to keep him on the sidelines for the early part of the season. Track star John Garrels had shown promise in 1904 and was the fastest man on the Michigan team.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 65, Ohio Wesleyan 0
In the first game of the 1905 season was played on a warm day with the field at Ferry Field in excellent condition. Michigan defeated the team from Ohio Wesleyan University 65-0 and was reported to have "over, through and around" the opposition. Fred Norcross ran for 144 yards in the first half, including a 70-yard touchdown run. Hammond was Michigan's high scorer with 25 points on four touchdowns (five points each) and five point after touchdown kicks.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 65, Ohio Wesleyan 0
The game was played in halves of 18.5 minutes and 15 minutes. In the first game, Michigan scored 65 points in 33.5 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Love (left guard), Clement (center), Graham (right guard), Patrick (right tackle), Stuart (right end), Norcross (quarterback), Dunlap (left halfback), Workman (right halfback), Hammond (fullback).


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 44, Kalamazoo 0
In the second game of the season, played at Ferry Field, Michigan defeated the team from Kalamazoo College 44-0. Despite the one-sided score, The Michigan Alumnus complained, "The whole offensive work was ragged and spiritless, the warm weather having much to do with this."


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 44, Kalamazoo 0
The game was played in halves of 20 minutes and 15 minutes. Through two games, Michigan had scored 109 points in 68.5 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Love (left guard), Clement (center), Graham (right guard), Patrick (right tackle), Stuart (right end), Norcross (quarterback), Dunlap (left halfback), Workman (right halfback), Rumney (fullback).


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 36, Case 0
The third game of the season matched Michigan against Case. With most of the game played by the "scrubs," Michigan defeated Case 36-0. In his first start at left halfback, Paul Magoffin had a 75-yard run against Case.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 36, Case 0
The game was played in halves of 20 minutes each. Through three games, Michigan had scored 145 points in 108.5 minutes.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 23, Ohio Northern 0
Michigan played its fourth consecutive home game against Ohio Northern on October 11, 1905. The game was played on a wet field, and Michigan's play was described by The Michigan Alumnus as ragged. A highlight of the game was John Garrels' 65-yard run, "using the straight arm with good results."


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 23, Ohio Northern 0
The game was played in halves of 19 minutes and 10 minutes. Through four games, Michigan had scored 168 points in 137.5 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Love (left guard), Clement (center), Graham (right guard), Patrick (right tackle), Stuart (right end), Norcross (quarterback), Magoffin (left halfback), Workman (right halfback), Weeks (fullback).


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 18, Vanderbilt 0
In the fifth game of the season, Vanderbilt, coached Yost's former player and assistant coach Dan McGugin, traveled to Ann Arbor. Michigan won the game 18-0. The game was played in halves of 25 minutes each. Through five games, Michigan had scored 186 points in 187.5 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Schulte (left guard), Schultz (center), Graham (right guard), Rheinschild (right tackle), Stuart (right end), Norcross (quarterback), Magoffin (left halfback), T. Hammond (right halfback), Weeks (fullback).


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Cancelled game with Denison
Michigan had planned a mid-week game against Denison University for Wednesday, October 18, 1905. That game was cancelled due to rain and the wet condition of Ferry Field. The Michigan Alumnus noted: "It is not often that Michigan shirks the dampness, but [Fielding] Yost and [Fred] Norcross feared to risk injuring any player so soon before the Nebraska game."


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 31, Nebraska 0
On October 21, 1905, Michigan faced Nebraska. Although the final score was 31-0, The Michigan Alumnus noted that Michigan did not score in the first half and observed:


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 31, Nebraska 0
"Seldom has a more exciting contest been witnessed on Ferry Field . . . For the first time in the season the apostles of the 'hurry-up' gospel met foemen worthy of their very best efforts." The publication credited Michigan's second half scoring on Keene Fitzpatrick's training which lad left the Wolverines in "splendid physical condition." Tom Hammond scored 16 of Michigan's points on a touchdown, three point after touchdown kicks, and two field goals.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 31, Nebraska 0
The game was played in halves of 35 minutes each. Through six games, Michigan had scored 217 points in 257.5 minutes.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 70, Albion 0
After the Nebraska game, Michigan faced Albion in a mid-week game in Ann Arbor. Despite the 70-0 score, and being held on downs only once, The Michigan Alumnus found the performance to be less than ideal: "The playing was rather ragged, the team work being decidedly below standard."


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 70, Albion 0
The game was played in halves of 25 minutes and 14.5 minutes. Through seven games, Michigan had scored 287 points in 297 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Love (left guard), Shultz (center), Graham (right guard), Rheinschild (right tackle), Newton (right end), Barlow (quarterback), Weeks (left halfback), Kanaja (right halfback), and Embs (fullback).


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 48, Drake 0
On October 28, 1905, Yost faced another of his pupils. Willie Heston, who had accepted the position of head coach at Drake, brought his team to Ann Arbor. The Drake team was reported to have played "pluckily," but was "crippled and badly outclassed."


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 48, Drake 0
The game was played in halves of 25 minutes and 20 minutes. Through eight games, Michigan had scored 335  points in 342 minutes.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 48, Drake 0
At the end of October, The Michigan Alumnus wrote that the team's "ragged work" had "marred" the early games. With the team's tendency to fumble, the publication wrote that "one would have thought the Wolverines' fingers had been greased." In comparing it to Yost's prior teams, the Alumnus wrote: "It is not, perhaps, the best team which Yost has ever coached. In all probability the team of 1901 could defeat it by two or three touchdowns."


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 33, Illinois 0
On November 4, 1905, Michigan played its first road game of the season against Illinois. The running and punting of Alfred Barlow, substituting at quarterback, were reported to be features of the game.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 33, Illinois 0
The game was played in halves of 35 minutes each. Through nine games, Michigan had scored 368  points in 412 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Schulte (left guard),Schultz (center), Graham (right guard), Rheinschild (right tackle), H. Hammond (right end), Workman (quarterback), T. Hammond (right halfback), Magoffin (left halfback), Clark (fullback).


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 40, Ohio State 0
The Wolverines returned to Ann Arbor for their November 8 game against Ohio State. Michigan played many of its substitutes in the game, starting Barlow at quarterback and Fred Newton at fullback. The game featured a 105-yard run by Barlow, described as "the longest ever seen on Ferry Field." Barlow returned a missed dropkick from five yards deep in Michigan's endzone. Almost tackled at the 40-yard line, Barlow was aided by his teammates' blocking and returned the ball all the way for a touchdown. A large number of Ohio State fans attended the game, and the supporters of the two schools were reported to be on such friendly terms that the Ohio State band played "Men of Yost," and the Michigan supporters "returned the compliment by giving the Ohio yell."


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 40, Ohio State 0
The game was played in halves of 35 minutes each. Through ten games, Michigan had scored 408 points in 482 minutes.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 12, Wisconsin 0
On November 18, 1905, Wisconsin traveled to Ann Arbor. In front of a crowd estimated at nearly 18,000 people, Michigan won by a score of 12-0. During the second half, a temporary bleacher with 2,000 persons on it collapsed. Three or four spectators sustained "more or less severe injuries," but none were killed. A warning was given before the collapse that the timber was weakening, the statement was reported to have not been taken seriously. Frank Longman scored both of Michigan's touchdowns, and Tom Hammond converted on both point after touchdown kicks.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 12, Wisconsin 0
The game was played in halves of 35 minutes each. Through 11 games, Michigan had scored 420 points in 552 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Schulte (left guard), Schultz (center), Graham (right guard), Rheinschild (right tackle), H. Hammond (right end), Norcross (quarterback), Weeks (left halfback), T. Hammond (right halfback), Longman (fullback).


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 75, Oberlin 0
On November 25, 1905, Michigan defeated the Oberlin Congregationalists 75-0. The Michigan Alumnus noted that Oberlin came close to scoring in the game: "It was a comedy that was almost turned into a tragedy when the plucky Congregationalist end, Featherstone, got away with the ball. Barlow missed him, and had not Schultz succeeded in reaching him Michigan would surely have been scored on."


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 75, Oberlin 0
The game was played in halves of 25 minutes and 19 minutes. Through 12 games, Michigan had scored 495 points in 596 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Clement (left guard), Schultz (center), Graham (right guard), Love (right tackle), H. Hammond (right end), Barlow (quarterback), Patrick (left halfback), Clark (right halfback), Embs (fullback).


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Chicago 2, Michigan 0
The game, dubbed "The First Greatest Game of the Century," broke Michigan's 56-game unbeaten streak and marked the end of the "Point-a-Minute" years. The 1905 Michigan team had outscored opponents 495-0 in its first 12 games. The game was lost in the final ten minutes of play when Denny Clark was tackled for a safety as he attempted to return a punt from behind the goal line. Newspapers described Clark's play as "the wretched blunder" and a "lapse of brain work." Clark transferred to M.I.T. the following year and was haunted by the play for the rest of his life. In 1932, he shot himself, leaving a suicide note that reportedly expressed hope that his "final play" would atone for his error at Marshall Field in 1905.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Chicago 2, Michigan 0
The game was played in halves of 35 minutes each. Through 13 games, Michigan scored 495 points in 666 minutes.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Scoring summary
The following chart accounts for the 495 points scored by the 1905 football team and is based on the box scores published in 1905 by the Detroit Free Press" and The Michigan Alumnus.


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Varsity letter winners
The following 15 players received varsity "M" letters for their participation on the 1905 football team:


1905 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Reserves
The following 25 players received "R" letters for their participation on the 1905 football team:


1905 Mile End by-election
The Mile End by-election was a Parliamentary by-election for the seat of Mile End, Tower Hamlets, in the east end of London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP)  to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.


1905 Mile End by-election, Vacancy
Spencer Charrington had been Conservative MP for the seat of Mile End since the seat's creation at the 1885 general election. He died on 11 December 1904.


1905 Mile End by-election, Electoral history
Charrington easily held the seat at the last election, with an increased majority:


1905 Mile End by-election, Candidates
The local Unionist Association selected 43-year-old Liberal Unionist Harry Levy-Lawson as their candidate to defend the seat. He was the son and heir of Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham. Levy-Lawson was looking to make a return to parliament after a break of ten years. He had sat as a Liberal for St Pancras West from 1885 to 1892 and for Cirencester from 1893 until his defeat in 1895. He had also sat on the London County Council representing St Pancras West from 1889 to 1892.


1905 Mile End by-election, Candidates
With a general election expected to take place in the near future, Charles Clarke, who had been the Liberal candidate last time had been selected to contest the seat of Peckham. The local Liberal Association had to choose a new candidate and selected 38-year-old businessman Bertram Straus as their candidate to challenge for the seat. Straus was well known in the constituency as he was one of the two sitting members who represented Mile End on the London County Council. In fact Strauss had represented Mile End since 1898, winning three elections in the process. Straus also had experience of fighting parliamentary elections having contested Marylebone West at the 1900 general election.


1905 Mile End by-election, Candidates
The Social Democratic Federation wanted to contest the election but could not secure a willing candidate.


1905 Mile End by-election, Campaign
Polling Day was fixed for the 12 January 1905, just 32 days after the previous MP died.


1905 Mile End by-election, Campaign
The Unionist Governments aborted 1904 Aliens Bill featured in the campaign. The Unionist campaign put the Aliens Bill at the centre of their plans. The Liberal candidate, Straus, who had at first followed party policy in opposing it, later sought to distance himself from the position the Liberal party took in opposing the measure. He declared that he was in favour of excluding "undesirable" aliens. This was understood to target Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe. There was quite a large Jewish community in Mile End. Given that Straus was himself a Jew, this might have seemed an odd position for him to take. There had in fact been a reduction of over 500 voters in Mile End compared with the figures of 1900.


1905 Mile End by-election, Result
The Liberal Unionist Levy-Lawson held the seat for the government:


1905 Mile End by-election, Result
Straus revealed that he felt that Liberal party opposition to the Aliens Bill may have robbed him of the chance to pull off a sensational victory. The Unionist government was able to force through the Aliens Act 1905 later that year.


1905 Mile End by-election, Aftermath
When a general election was held in the following year, Straus again faced Levy-Lawson at Mile End and managed to unseat him to become Member of Parliament.


1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1905 Western Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 10–1 record (2–1 against Western Conference opponents), shut out 9 of 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents 542 to 22.


1905 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team
The 1905 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team represented the Mississippi A&M Aggies of Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi during the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.


1905 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1905 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1905 college football season. The team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 94 to 79. John McLean was the head coach for the third of three seasons. The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.


1905 Montana Agricultural football team
The 1905 Montana Agricultural football team was an American football team that represented the Agricultural College of the State of Montana (later renamed Montana State University) during the 1905 college football season. In its second non-consecutive season under head coach A. G. Harbaugh, the team compiled a 1–2–1 record and was outscored by a total of 98 to 45. The 1905 team was the first in program to play opponents from outside Montana, facing teams from the University of Idaho, Washington State College, and Utah Agricultural College. Clinton Wylie was the team captain.


1905 Montana football team
The 1905 Montana football team represented the University of Montana in the 1905 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Frederick Schule, and finished the season with a record of two wins and three losses (2–3).


1905 Montenegrin Constitutional Assembly election
National Assembly elections were held in Montenegro on 27 November 1905. They were the first elections in the country's history, and were called to elect a National Assembly that would approve a constitution.


1905 Montenegrin Constitutional Assembly election, Background
Prince Nicholas issued a manifesto on 5 November announcing the establishment of a representative assembly with free elections. One member was elected from each of the 56 military districts of the country, with a further four members elected from Cetinje, Nikšić, Podgorica and Ulcinj.


1905 Montenegrin Constitutional Assembly election, Aftermath
The new Parliament of Montenegro was opened in Cetinje on 19 December, where a first liberal constitution was proclaimed, converting the Principality of Montenegro into a constitutional monarchy.


1905 Montenegrin Constitutional Assembly election, Aftermath
The government was appointed by the prince and consisted of six ministers and three ecclesiastical deputies representing the Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church and Muslims. Elections to the first Parliament were held the following year.


1905 Morris Park 5
The 1905 Morris Park 5 was the first race in the debut national motor car championship held by the American Automobile Association. It was contested at the Morris Park Racecourse, in the Bronx, New York around a 1.39 miles (2.24 km) dirt oval. The cars completed three-and-a-half laps for a distance of 5 miles (8.0 km) in total on June 10, 1905. The race was won by Louis Chevrolet in a 90-horsepower Fiat.


1905 Morris Park 5, Format
The championship race featured three-and-a-half laps of the dirt oval track at Morris Park Racecourse, to total 5 miles (8.0 km). The track, converted from a horse racing course, was 1.39 miles (2.24 km) long, and loosely egg shaped; with the corner at one end being tighter than the other. Entries were open to drivers of any nationality, and the race was not handicapped. Prize money was awarded to the first two drivers; the winner collected $150, while the runner-up gained $60. Points for the national motor car championship would also be awarded; four points to the winner, two points to second place, and a single point to the driver in third.


1905 Morris Park 5, Background
It was expected that the championship race would attract a field of famous racing drivers; The Philadelphia Inquirer listed Barney Oldfield, Charles Basle, Henry Ford, Webb Jay and George C. Cannon as probable entrants just over a week before the race, though none of the five eventually took part in the event.


1905 Morris Park 5, Race
There were just four entries in the five-mile race, which was an open to all categories without any handicapping. Major C. J. S. Miller, in his Renault, was unable to start the race due to a gasoline feed failure. The remaining three cars started on the back straight. Louis Chevrolet led the race from start to finish in the 90-horsepower Fiat, which was significantly more powerfully that his rivals; Guy Vaughn was racing in a 40-horsepower Decauville, while Dan Wurgis had a 32-horsepower Reo Bird.


1905 Morris Park 5, Race
By the time they passed the grandstand for the first time, Chevrolet already led by 200 yards (180 m), and he extended that to 440 yards (400 m) on the second lap. Chevrolet completed the race in 4 minutes and 48 seconds. Vaughn was second for most of the race, holding a lead of around 60 yards (55 m) ahead of Wurgis, but as they started the final lap, he dropped away and coasted to a stop on the back straight with a broken gasoline feed pipe. Wurgis finished in second in 5 minutes and 30 seconds.


1905 Morris Park 5, Other events
The five-mile race was part of a day of races and time trials at the Morris Park Racecourse. The day began with Chevrolet attempting to break the world record for the fastest mile with a flying start. Using the same car as the previous record had been set in, owned by Major C. J. S. Miller. He completed one lap to get up to speed, and then began his timed attempt on the back straight. Despite having to shut the power off completely around the corners, Chevrolet improved on his previous time, setting a new record of 52.2 seconds, shaving three-fifths of a second off the old record.


1905 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The 1905 College Basketball All-American team, as chosen retroactively by the Helms Athletic Foundation. The player highlighted in gold was chosen as the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year retroactively in 1944.


1905 NYU Violets football team
The 1905 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In their only year under head coach Marshall Mills, the team compiled a 3–3–1 record.


1905 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 1905 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1905 college football season. In their second season under head coach Paul Dashiell, the Midshipmen compiled a 10–1–1 record, shut out eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 243 to 23.


1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1905 college football season. The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Walter C. Booth and played its home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. The team competed as an independent.


1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Booth retired from coaching following the 1905 season, departing Nebraska with a 46–8–1 record. His 46 wins were a school record until 1966, when he was passed by Bob Devaney.


1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Roster
Barta, Frank GBarwick, Leonard QBBender, Johnny HBBenedict, Maurice QBBorg, Charles CBurns, Donald TCotton, Charles RGCraig, Hugh HBDenslow, Lloyd EEager, Earl HBGraves, Elliot HBHunter, Fred RGJohnson, William ELundin, Alford TMason, Cyrus LTMason, John FBMcDonald, Gil EMills, Leslie QBMorse, C.L. QBNelson, Thomas GRinger, John LGSchmidt, Francis HBTaylor, Robert RGWeller, John HBWenstrand, Ralph GWilson, Harry HB


1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Grand Island
Booth missed Nebraska's season-opening win with an illness. This was the final meeting between Grand Island and Nebraska.


1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Lincoln High
This was the eighth and final exhibition game between Lincoln High and Nebraska.


1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, South Dakota
South Dakota's only points came after returning a fumble for a touchdown. Nebraska dominated the remainder of the game to win 42–6.


1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Knox
Nebraska defeated Knox 16–0 in what was described as "another early season walk through warm up game."


1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, at Michigan
Nebraska met Michigan for the first time in 1905, the final season Michigan played at Regents Field. The Wolverines were led by Fielding H. Yost, marking the first time NU had played one of its past head coaches. Michigan pulled away after a scoreless first half to win 31–0.


1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, at Creighton
A week after a humbling loss at Michigan, Nebraska set new program records for points scored and margin of victory in a 102–0 win over Creighton in Omaha. NU scored more points in the second half than in the first despite an enormous lead.


1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
After a three-year hiatus, Nebraska renewed its series with Iowa State. NU shut out the Cyclones 21–0 in heavy rain.


1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Colorado
Nebraska shut out Coloraso in front of 4,012 fans, a school record for a non-Thanksgiving Day crowd.


1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Doane
Nebraska claimed a sixth state championship with a 43–5 victory over Doane.


1905 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Final standings of the Hungarian League 1905 season. The championship title of the unbeaten Postás was withdrawn half year after the last match, due to a bribery scandal.


1905 Nevada State Sagebrushers football team
The 1905 Nevada State Sagebrushers football team was an American football team that represented Nevada State University (now known as the University of Nevada, Reno) as an independent during the 1905 college football season. The team did not have a head coach.


1905 Nevada State Sagebrushers football team, Previous season
The Sagebrushers finished the 1904 season 3–3. Head coach Bruce Shorts resigned and the team did not have a replacement head coach.


1905 New Forest by-election
The New Forest by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP)  to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. It was the last by-election of the 27th Parliament to take place before the 1906 general election.


1905 New Forest by-election, Vacancy
Hon. John Douglas-Scott-Montagu had been Conservative MP for the seat of New Forest since the 1892 general election. His father, Henry John Douglas-Scott-Montagu died on 4 November 1905. He succeeded his father as Baron Montagu of Beaulieu and entered the House of Lords.


1905 New Forest by-election, Electoral history
The seat had been Conservative since it was created in 1885. There had not been a contested election in the seat since 1892. The voting figures then were;


1905 New Forest by-election, Campaign
Polling Day was fixed for the 6 December 1905, 32 days after the vacancy became known.


1905 New Forest by-election, Campaign
The two most prominent issues at the time of the by-election were Irish Home Rule and Tariff Reform. The issue of Home Rule was one that had split the Liberal Party back in 1886 with the Liberal Unionist's joining with the Conservatives to oppose it. The issue of Tariff reform was one that was currently dividing the Conservative Party, who had seen many of their Free Trade supporters leave to join the Liberals.


1905 New Forest by-election, Campaign
Leading Liberal Unionist, Joseph Chamberlain had managed to persuade Conservative Prime Minister, Arthur Balfour and the party as a whole to support the introduction of trade tariffs on imports. The Liberal Party argued that these measures would increase the cost of food. Divisions within the government on this issue and others widened and on 4 December 1905, two days before polling day, the Conservative government of Arthur Balfour collapsed and he resigned as Prime Minister. Liberal Leader Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman then formed a government.


1905 New Forest by-election, Result
The Conservatives narrowly held onto the seat but the fact that the Liberals had polled far better than they had in 1892 when the Conservatives nationally fell short of an overall majority, was a good indicator that the Liberals could win the next General Election:


1905 New Forest by-election, Result
This is how The Saturday Review viewed the result: "The New Forest Division of Hampshire has returned Mr. Compton the Conservative by a small majority; reduced, still a majority. A seat or two does not make a world of difference just now, and we could half wish that the New Forest electors had shown the grace to welcome the new Prime Minister by returning his supporter, Sir Henry Hobart. It would have been a pretty form of congratulation.


1905 New Forest by-election, Result
However we can congratulate Sir Henry Hobart — a really earnest Liberal and very anxious to sit for a Hampshire constituency - on his good fortune ; it is not every man to whom is given, as Sir Henry will be, the chance to have a second shot within a month or so."


1905 New Forest by-election, Aftermath
As Parliament was not sitting at the time, Compton was unable to take his seat. Prime Minister Campbell-Bannerman then dissolved parliament and called a General Election, at which Compton was defeated by Hobart:


1905 New Hampshire football team
The 1905 New Hampshire football team was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts during the 1905 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The team finished with a record of 2–4–2.


1905 New Hampshire football team
It is unclear if the team had a head coach. The New Hampshire College Monthly made several references to the team's captain and the team's student manager, but did not mention any coach. An article in The Burlington Free Press mentions "Coach Lord, who has charge of their team this year, was [the] star Yale end of 1902." This looks to be an errant and outdated reference to G. B. Ward, who coached New Hampshire's 1904 team and then began practicing law in Connecticut in 1905.


1905 New Hampshire football team
New Hampshire's media guide lists Edward Herr as coach of the 1905 through 1907 teams. However, he was a student at Dartmouth College during the 1905–06 academic year, and upon his hiring to coach Vermont football for the 1908 season, it was noted that he had been coach at New Hampshire for the prior two years (1906 and 1907). Herr was first mentioned in the October 1906 edition of the College Monthly.


1905 New Hampshire football team, Schedule
Scoring during this era awarded five points for a touchdown, one point for a conversion kick (extra point), and four points for a field goal. Teams played in the one-platoon system and the forward pass was not yet legal. Games were played in two halves rather than four quarters.


1905 New Hampshire football team, Schedule
This was the first season that the team played a schedule where all of its opponents were other college teams; since the program started in 1893, each season's schedule had included some high school, prep school, or athletic association teams.


1905 New Hampshire football team, Schedule
The September 30 game was the first meeting between the New Hampshire and Brown football programs.


1905 New Hampshire football team, Schedule
The October 28 game was the fourth meeting of the New Hampshire and Maine football programs. The score is listed as 16–0 in the New Hampshire football media guide and in contemporary news reports of 1905; College Football Data Warehouse and the Maine football media guide list it as 12–0.


1905 New Hampshire football team, Schedule
New Hampshire's second team (reserves) lost to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, 15–0; lost to Lowell Textile in Durham, 5–0; and lost a rematch with Brewster Academy in Durham, 15–10. On November 18, the varsity defeated a team of alumni, 12–5.


1905 New Hampshire football team, Roster
The team photo consists of all 13 lettermen, plus the student team manager. The College Monthly noted that the average weight of players on the team was 156.5 pounds (71.0 kg).


1905 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team
The 1905 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (now known as New Mexico State University) during the 1905 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach John O. Miller, the Aggies compiled a 3–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 96 to 0. The team played its home games on College Field, later renamed Miller Field in honor of coach Miller.


1905 New Orleans Pelicans season
The 1905 New Orleans Pelicans season represented the New Orleans Pelicans baseball team in the Southern Association and won their first league pennant, finishing with a record of 84 – 45. An outbreak of yellow fever resulted in a quarantine of New Orleans. The Pelicans were forced to play most of their games out of town. The team was led by pitcher Jimmy Dygert and Otto Williams. The team also included Ted Breitenstein, George Rohe and Erve Beck. Breitenstein went 21–5, and Dygert put up a record of 18–4.


1905 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 1905, announced at the time as the Indian Honours, were appointments to various orders and honours of the United Kingdom and British India. The list was published in The Times on 2 January 1905, and the various honours were gazetted in The London Gazette on the following day.


1905 New Year Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1905 New York Giants season
The 1905 New York Giants season was the franchise's 23rd season, and the team won their second consecutive National League pennant. They beat the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series.


1905 New York Giants season, Regular season
This team featured three Hall of Fame players – catcher Roger Bresnahan, and pitchers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity – along with Hall of Fame manager John McGraw. Mathewson won the pitching triple crown and then had one of the greatest World Series performances of all-time, with three shutouts in six days. Only six men pitched for the Giants in 1905. The offense, led by "Turkey" Mike Donlin, scored the most runs in the majors.


1905 New York Giants season, Regular season
On June 29, Archie "Moonlight" Graham, made famous through the novel Shoeless Joe and subsequent movie Field of Dreams, made his lone major league appearance.


1905 New York Giants season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1905 New York Giants season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1905 New York Giants season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1905 New York Giants season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1905 New York Giants season, 1905 World Series
NL New York Giants (4) vs AL Philadelphia Athletics (1)


1905 New York Highlanders season
The 1905 New York Highlanders season was a season in American baseball. It was the team's third season in New York and fifth overall. The Highlanders finished in sixth place in the American League with a record of 71–78. The team was managed by Clark Griffith and played its home games at Hilltop Park.


1905 New York Highlanders season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1905 New York Highlanders season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1905 New York Highlanders season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1905 New York Highlanders season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1905 New York Highlanders season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1905 New Zealand general election
The New Zealand general election of 1905 was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 16th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 412,702 voters turned out, with 396,657 (83.25% of the electoral roll) voting in the European electorates.


1905 New Zealand general election, Changes to the electoral law
The 1903 City Single Electorates Act declared that at the dissolution of the 15th Parliament, the four multi-member electorates would be abolished and replaced each with three single-member electorates. It was also the year absentee voting was introduced for all electors unable to be in their own electorate on election day. The first Chief Electoral Officer was appointed.


1905 New Zealand general election, Changes to the electoral law
Accordingly, the multi-member urban electorates of City of Auckland, City of Christchurch, City of Dunedin and City of Wellington were abolished and replaced with the following single-member seats:


1905 New Zealand general election, Changes to the electoral law
Nine of these twelve electorates had existed before. Wellington Central, Wellington North, and Dunedin North were established for the first time.


1905 New Zealand general election, Historic context
In 1905 a progressive faction within the Liberal Party started to form in opposition to Liberal leader Richard Seddon's policies. They announced that they would stand in the election as the New Liberal Party, however an accusation against Seddon's son, when disproven saw most of the dissidents return to the Liberal Party, and of the four New Liberals (George Laurenson, Francis Fisher, Harry Bedford and Tommy Taylor) that stood in the election only Laurenson and Fisher were returned.


1905 New Zealand general election, Historic context
The freshly created Independent Political Labour League also contested the election as a breakaway faction from the Liberals. It was the first of many steps of a gradual move by urban labourers shifting allegiance to an independent working-class political party. Previously, most workers had supported the Liberal Party, which since the 1890s had attempted to gain Trade Union support by appointing union representatives to the party's governing body. The IPLL did not perform well, gaining only 3,478 votes nationwide with no candidates elected.


1905 New Zealand general election, Historic context
The Rev Frank Isitt was the Prohibition candidate for several South Island electorates, and came second in two.


1905 New Zealand general election, Electorate results
The following are the results of the 1905 general election:


1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
The 1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia was the fifth tour by the New Zealand team to Australia and the first in their own country. Three matches were played against Australian teams and four against provincial sides in New Zealand.


1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia, Matches
Complete list of matches played by New Zealand during their tour:


1905 News of the World Match Play
The 1905 News of the World Match Play was the third News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 3 to Thursday 5 October at Walton Heath Golf Club. 32 players competed in a straight knock-out competition, with each match contested over 18 holes, except for the final which was over 36 holes. The winner received £100 out of a total prize fund of £240. James Braid defeated Tom Vardon 4 & 3 in the final to win the tournament.


1905 News of the World Match Play, Qualification
Entry was restricted to members of the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA). Qualification was by a series of 36-hole stroke-play competitions; one for each of the six PGA sections. The Southern section had 16 qualifiers, the Midland and Northern sections had 5 each, the Scottish section 3, the Irish section 2 and the Welsh section 1. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. Compared to 1904 one entry was allocated to the new Welsh section with the number of qualifiers from the Northern section being reduced to five.


1905 News of the World Match Play, Format
The format was unchanged. Matches were over 18 holes except for the final which was over 36 holes. Extra holes were played in the event of a tied match. Two rounds were played on the first day, two more on the second day with the final on the third day.


1905 News of the World Match Play, Prize money
The winner received £100 and a gold medal, the runner-up £30 and a silver medal, the losing semi-finalists £15 and a bronze medal, while the third round losers received £10 and the second round losers received £5.


1905 Normanton by-election
The 1905 Normanton by-election was held on 27 November 1905 after the incumbent Liberal-Labour MP William Parrott died. The seat was retained by the Liberal-Labour candidate Frederick Hall. Hall was a local councilor and chairman of the Rawmarsh School Board. who was sponsored by the Miners Federation of Great Britain and would in 1909 take the Labour whip. Hall was unopposed.


1905 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team
The 1905 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team represented the North Carolina A&M Aggies of North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts during the 1905 college football season. in George S. Whitney's first and only season as head coach, the Aggies compiled a record of tied 4–1–1. They tied North Carolina, the third consecutive draw in the rivalry, and outscored their opponents 66 to 10 .


1905 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1905 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1905 college football season. The team captain for the 1905 season was Foy Roberson.


1905 North Dakota Agricultural Aggies football team
The 1905 North Dakota Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) as an independent during the 1905 college football season.


1905 North Donegal by-election
The 1905 North Donegal by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of North Donegal on 15 June 1905. The vacancy arose because of the death of the sitting member, William O'Doherty of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Only one candidate was nominated, John Muldoon representing the Irish Parliamentary Party, who was elected unopposed.


1905 North Dorset by-election
The North Dorset by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP)  to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.


1905 North Dorset by-election, Vacancy
John Wingfield Digby had been the Conservative member for the seat of North Dorset since the 1892 general election. He died on 25 December 1904 at the age of 46.


1905 North Dorset by-election, Electoral history
The seat had been Conservative since they gained it in 1892. They easily held the seat at the last election, with an increased majority:


1905 North Dorset by-election, Candidates
The Conservatives selected 26-year-old Sir Randolf Baker to defend the seat.


1905 North Dorset by-election, Candidates
The local Liberal Association selected 37-year-old Arthur Walters Wills as their candidate. He took honours in law in 1890. As a Barrister-at-law, he was called to Bar in 1894 and joined the Western Circuit. He was standing for parliament for the first time.


1905 North Dorset by-election, Campaign
Polling Day was fixed for 26 January 1905, 32 days after the death of the previous MP. The Liberals launched a by-weekly newspaper, the "North Dorset Elector" for the campaign. Religion still played its part in the campaign. Speaking at a meeting of the Blandford Free Church Council, Dr Clifford endorsed the Liberal candidate stressing his opposition to the Unionist government's 1902 Education Act that used taxpayer money to fund protestant schools.


1905 North Dorset by-election, Result
North Dorset became the 15th Liberal by-election gain of the parliament from the Unionists. It was the second by-election gain in Dorset in less than a year. It was also the second Liberal by-election gain of the month. The national press reporting of the result varied, depending on the political bias.


1905 North Dorset by-election, Result
The Liberal papers saw omens for a future general election; The Daily Chronicle said "When by-elections are frequent, when they take place in all parts of the country, and when they exhibit a uniform tendency, it is impossible not to see in them evidence of the general trend of political opinion." The Daily News said "The Government are smitten all over the field; but we suspect that after Lancashire their worst beating will come from agricultural England." The Conservative papers remained in denial; The Times implied the Conservatives could regain North Dorset because they managed to do so in 1892 when they started further behind the Liberals. The Times also believed that the Unionist case for Tariff Reform would win over voters at the next general election.


1905 North Kildare by-election
The 1905 North Kildare by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of North Kildare on 14 February 1905. The vacancy arose because of the death of the sitting member, Edmund Leamy of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Only one candidate was nominated, John O'Connor representing the Irish Parliamentary Party, who was elected unopposed.


1905 Northern Illinois State Normal football team
The 1905 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1905 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Harry Sauthoff and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The team finished the season with a 3–1–1 record.


1905 Northwestern Purple football team
The 1905 Northwestern Purple football team represented Northwestern University during the 1905 Western Conference football season. Walter McCornack, in his third season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Purple's home games were played at the new Northwestern Field in Evanston, Illinois. They were members of the Western Conference. They finished the season 8–2–1, and 0–2 in Western Conference play.


1905 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1905 Norwegian Football Cup was the fourth season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for 1905 local association leagues (kretsserier) champions, except in Kristiania og omegn where a separate cup qualifying tournament was held. Odd won their third consecutive title.


1905 Norwegian monarchy referendum
A referendum on retaining the monarchy or becoming a republic was held in Norway on 12 and 13 November 1905. Voters were asked whether they approved of the Storting's decision to authorise the government to make the offer of the throne of the newly self-ruling country. The Storting had wanted to offer the throne to Prince Carl of Denmark, but the prince insisted that the Norwegian people have a chance to decide whether they wanted to retain a monarchy.


1905 Norwegian monarchy referendum
The proposal was approved by 78.9% of voters. Following the referendum, the Storting formally offered the throne to Carl on 18 November; Carl accepted, assuming the throne as King Haakon VII. The new royal family arrived in Norway on 25 November. King Haakon and Queen Maud were crowned in a ceremony in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim on 22 June 1906. Haakon became Norway's first separate monarch in 518 years.


1905 Norwegian monarchy referendum, Summary
On 7 June 1905, the Storting approved the dissolution of the union with Sweden; as a result, Swedish King Oscar II abdicated as King of Norway. He refused the reconciliation offer to allow a Swedish prince to take the Norwegian throne.


1905 Norwegian monarchy referendum, Summary
The Storting thus turned to the Danish Prince Carl, the second son of Crown Prince Frederick. In addition to the positive personal qualities, it was pointed out that he was Scandinavian and would understand the Norwegian language and culture. Through Princess Maud, he had close ties to the United Kingdom and the British royal family, and an heir-apparent to the throne was already guaranteed through his son, the two-year-old Prince Alexander.


1905 Norwegian monarchy referendum, Summary
In Norway, it was debated whether the country should remain a monarchy or become a republic. Prince Carl demanded that the issue should be submitted to a referendum, as he wanted an assurance that a majority of the population wanted Norway to remain as a monarchy.


1905 Norwegian monarchy referendum, Summary
Enig i Stortingets bemyndigelse til regjeringen om at opfordre prins Carl af Danmark til at lade sig vælge til Norges konge? (Do you agree with the Storting's authorization to the government to invite Prince Carl of Denmark to become King of Norway?)


1905 Norwegian monarchy referendum, Summary
A majority voted in favour of monarchy, and on 18 November the Parliament formally elected Prince Carl as king. The Speaker of Parliament sent him a telegram offering him the throne of Norway.


1905 Norwegian monarchy referendum, Summary
The prince accepted the election, and on 25 November 1905 the new Norwegian royal family landed at Vippetangen in Christiania (Oslo). He took the name Haakon and gave his son the name Olav, names that linked the new royal house to the Norwegian kings from the Middle Ages. On 22 June 1906, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud were crowned in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.


1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum
A referendum on dissolving the union with Sweden was held in Norway on 13 August 1905. Dissolving the union, which had been in place since 1814, was approved by almost 100% of voters, with just 184 voting against the proposal out of over 371,000 votes cast.


1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum, Background
On 27 May 1905 the Storting passed a bill supported by the government of Christian Michelsen calling for the establishment of separate Norwegian consulates. Under the terms of the union, Norway and Sweden shared a common foreign policy. King Oscar II vetoed the bill. Rather than countersign it as the King demanded, the government resigned. Oscar refused to accept the resignations, claiming he could not form a replacement government.


1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum, Background
On 7 June the Storting declared the union dissolved on the grounds that Oscar had effectively abandoned his functions as King of Norway by failing to appoint a new government. The Swedish government was prepared to dissolve the union, provided that the Norwegian people agree to it in a referendum.


1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum, Background
The question put to the voters (only men had suffrage in Norway at the time) was whether they approved of the "already completed dissolution of the union" («den stedfundne Opløsning af Unionen»). The wording of the question was carefully considered to make it clear that the Storting considered the union to be out of force even if the Swedish government insisted that it could be dissolved only upon mutual consent.


1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum, Background
The Storting announced the referendum on 27 July, in anticipation of the Swedish demands, thereby avoiding the appearance that it had been scheduled in response to demands from Stockholm.


1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum, Background
Although women did not have a vote, Norwegian suffragists started a campaign to collect signatures in favor of the dissolution and were able to present 244,765 signatures in favor of the dissolution within two weeks.


1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum, Aftermath
The referendum was followed by negotiations in Karlstad. The two countries reached an agreement on 23 September, which was approved by the Norwegian and Swedish parliaments on 9 October and 13 October, respectively. Oscar gave up all claims to the Norwegian throne on 26 October. In November, Prince Carl of Denmark was elected as Norway's first independent king in over five centuries, assuming the throne as Haakon VII.


1905 Notre Dame football team
The 1905 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1905 college football season. In its first season with Henry J. McGlew as coach, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 312 to 80.


1905 Notre Dame football team
The Wabash Little Giants traveled to South Bend on October 21 that year, and defeated Notre Dame 5–0. The upset is the Fighting Irish's only home-field loss in 125 games between 1899 and 1928. The very next game, Notre Dame scored its most points ever against American Medical, winning 142 to 0.


1905 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1905 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University during the 1905 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 8–2–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 197 to 63 in their second season under head coach Edwin Sweetland. Denison forfeited their game on October 14.


1905 Ohio gubernatorial election
The 1905 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1905. Democratic nominee John M. Pattison defeated incumbent Republican Myron T. Herrick with 50.53% of the vote.


1905 Oklahoma A&M Aggies football team
The 1905 Oklahoma A&M Aggies football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1905 college football season. This was the fifth year of football at A&M and the team's head coach was F. A. McCoy. The Aggies played their home games in Stillwater, Oklahoma Territory. They finished the season 1–4–2.


1905 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1905 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1905 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 7–2 record, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 229 to 59. This was first year that the Sooners defeated the Texas Longhorns.


1905 Ole Miss Rebels football team
The 1905 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team had no coach and did not score a point, losing to Cumberland and in the Egg Bowl.