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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1905
Page
7
Bond holders face potential gains or losses amid emergency funding for a state road project as lawmakers consider adjustments and the assembly weighs options. The contentious issue centers on securing funds and the impact on taxpayers and creditors.
Legislators discuss giving holders of Georgia bonds a first mortgage on the Western and Atlantic railroad to protect the state from adverse judgments on bogus bonds. Supporters say the move is largely formal since the road is constitutionally pledged, and action could guard against future claims while the state pays its valid debt.
Washington reports quote Japanese Foreign Minister Takahira denying peace talks or any initiative from Tokyo. He cautions rumors mislead the public and states Japan fights for principle, has won battles, and will not initiate peace overtures.
February rioting in Baku and Batoum escalated with heavy casualties and widespread arson. Armenian Mussulman clashes, police assassinations, and revolutionary leaflets spread amid peasant and worker unrest. Russian protection promised as Sporadic violence continued in Batoum and surrounding Caucasus.
Ashington February 26 W Special The status of three men in the public eye was shaped by Jack Chinn an eminent figure of the bowie knife era He visited the White House and declared Roosevelt his kind of man so he now calls himself a House and a Democrat The stance places Bryan in second to Teddy as Chinn elevates Roosevelt and mocks Bryan’s position
Reports from St. Petersburg dated February 25 cite General Sakharoff saying Japanese forces captured Beresneff hill after severe fighting and fought over the bodies of their dead amid mines and barbed wire. Japanese losses were heavy. Russian losses not yet known. Also notes a Russian cavalry detachment routed near Liuchiawopu and rumors of a Hun river battle as warm weather stirs activity.
Baltimore February 25 Captain William Winder aged 71 shot and killed himself at his home. A clipping of Dr William Oslers address mentioning men over 40 was found among his papers. Winder, a bachelor and retired veteran, suffered insomnia and declining sight. he was born in Smithville NC, son of General John H Winder.
In Vincennes Indiana on February 25 Miss Josephine Haller suffered a severe accident at a button factory when her hair became caught in shafting. Her scalp was ripped from the eyebrows to the base of the neck, tearing one ear off. Doctors say she cannot recover.
The Paris commission reported that Russia’s Pacific squadron under Vice Admiral Rojestvensky acted on mistaken belief firing on Britain’s Gamecock fishing fleet. It found no hostile display by the fleet, no torpedo boats present, and that the opening of fire was not justified, a majority deeming the action unjustified though not reflecting the admiral’s valor.
Officials reviewed a council committee report on the water works department, detailing alleged misconduct by Joe Rapp and financial irregularities. Members planned a Monday session to receive the document and consider further action while Colonel Park Woodward’s role drew mixed reactions.
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