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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
3
Fateful reports from St. Petersburg indicate General Kuropatkin and his army are in a perilous position near Mukden as fierce fighting rages on the outskirts. Japanese forces press, with heavy casualties cited, while Russian coordination appears lacking amid shifting fronts and unclear news from Tokyo.
Tokyo reports Field Marshal Oyama extending a vast encirclement around the Russian front with a bow shaped advance across the Shahike river and east of Fashon while west of Mukden Japanese gains widen the breach along the railway. Karapatkin struggles to halt the Japanese hammering attacks as heavy fighting and losses mount amid large infantry movements.
New York on March 6 saw a crowd of over 500 men gather at a street corner after a newspaper ad offered a day’s work for titty snow shovelers. Police reserves intervened as a scramble for fifty checks broke out, with many left unissued and fights continuing among applicants despite officer arrival.
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate nominations for cabinet posts, led by John Hay as secretary of state and Leslie M. Shaw as treasury secretary. The list includes Taft, Moody, Cortelyou, Morton, Hitchcock, Wilson, Metcalf and numerous ambassadors and envoys to major nations. Also named were consuls general and district judges including Wickersham for Alaska.
Washington March 7 The Supreme Court sustains the circuit court of appeals in Harriman v Northern Securities Company preserving the plan to distribute 717 500 shares of Northern Pacific Railway stock. The decision affirms the merger dissolution questions and upholds BE Harriman Winslow S Pierce stockowners challenge to distribution. The par value involved is 82401871.
A report on the revival of the old English game fowl, detailing colors and characteristics, with notes on table delicacy and exhibition form. Also included are dog license ideas, a practical sheep barn design, and guidance on grooming high-utility draft Colts, emphasizing cleanliness and mane care.
Washington report to Congress outlines the beef trust's six leading packers Armour Swift Morris National Packing Schwarzchild Sulzberger and Cudahy. It notes 45 percent of U S cattle killed by 1903, small profits per head, and varying margins on gross sales with citations of Swift 2 percent, Cudahy 15 percent, and car line profits from 4 to 17 percent.
London reports Admiral Togo has set course to pursue the Russian Baltic Fleet. The Hongkong Daily Mail cor respondent notes the Nubia carried two Japanese squadrons 100 miles south of Hongkong, including nine battleships and armored cruisers, plus another 13 cruisers with destroyers. The move follows Japan preparing after Port Arthur to strike the Baltic fleet in the Indian Ocean.
Helena March 7. Governor Toole deposits the railway commission bill with the secretary of state without his approval. He objects to naming commissioners, extending terms beyond two elections, lack of summary removal, and no debt limit. He also vetoes the bill to prevent the fashion of political parties.
Just before the final session of the house loving cups were presented to Speaker Cannon and John Sharp Williams democratic floor leader.
Olympia March 6 The house committee on legislational districts recommends indefinite postponement of the congressional apportionment bill while a minority urges passage with amendments. The senate passed the measure last week to divide the state into three districts under federal law. Palestine Texas March 7 John Reagan 87 ex senator and "grand old man" of Texas dies at home. last survivor of the Confederate cabinet.
Olympia March 6 Senator Baker's concurrent resolution to move the state capital from Olympia to Tacoma was defeated in the senate and indefinitely postponed by a 22 to 15 vote.
A long excerpt offers farming guidance including seed treatment to prevent smut in wheat using copper sulfate and lime, hog management with feeding and market timing, whitewash for fruit trees with glaze and glue additions, fertilizer schedules, pasture use, poultry care, housing and kerosene for lice, and advice on storing dry earth for odor and gas absorption.
Physicians and surgeons listed with offices in Aberdeen area. Dr Watkins in Crowther Wooding block near Hayes & Hayes Building. Dr R H Long in Postoffice block. graduates of American School of Osteopathy Kirksville Missouri. Office hours 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. 1 to 6 and 7:30 to p.m. Tel 1884. Will practice in state and federal courts. E H Fox attorney at law Postoffice Block. Zelaske Block G Street. Office 94 Heron St.
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