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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1905
Page
1
From St Petersburg Jan 29 reports say Grand Duke Sergius, a reactionary power broker, guides policy during the crisis. He shapes appointments, influences ministers and the push for a constituent assembly, as arrests rise and strikes spread across Poland and southern Russia.
A circular from the holy synod denounces strikes in the capital provoked by Russia's enemies. It accuses a criminal priest of deceiving the faithful, seizing church relics to incite unrest, and calls for obedience to the emperor while urging clergy to admonish peace and truth. The note blames both home and foreign agitators for depriving bread and delaying naval forces bound for the Far East.
Columbus Ga January 29 Texas supplied the largest delegate a 7 foot Texan who runs 1500 plows and agrees not to plant cotton this year Georgia furnished the smallest delegate Judge W G Love a popular Columbus lawyer who was a favorite at the convention
Berlin January 29 Physicians report Prince Eitel remains near 100 degrees. A 3 am bulletin notes daytime temperature between 100.6 and 100.7, strong pulse at 50, and repeated perspiration. By evening his respiration was harder to determine and his cough grew.
Has snowfall continuing in Ashville Tennessee with ground covered eight inches. Similar conditions reported across central Tennessee. Street cars and railroad traffic remain uninterrupted.
Warsaw amid huge troop presence reports say strikers loot shops and halt streetcars as police clash and arrests rise. Moscow authorities use a storm to curb disorder while Grand Duke Sergius is named along with imperial measures to suppress unrest. Father Gopon escapes to Stockholm as strikes threaten national economy and mills prepare to reopen after a period of stoppage.
In a Saturday night meeting of literati and artists editor Dr Theodore Barth of The National urged editors writers and scholars in America to petition the Russian government for the release of Maxim Gorky the Russian author confined in St Petersburg fortress He cautioned that action by cable would be necessary due to Gorkys peril and spoke with an Associated Press representative about urgent measures.
An investigation into the Belle Green orphanage fire in the Blue Ridge mountains shows a young girl inmate set the blaze after being told escaping study would be possible. The child and other orphans now live in an old store in Montreal needing clothing and basics. Most orphans come from other counties, hindering placement in Asheville's Children's home.
In Rome and major Italian towns including Naples Pisa Ancona Messina Genoa and Birgna crowds protest alleged Russian brutality An attack on the Russian consulate in Birgna leads to clashes with troops 9000 troops deployed to quell the demonstrations Several wounded and many arrests reported in front of the royal palace and at the Russian embassy
Mexican President Diaz and family travel from Costeza coalcos to Vera Cruz en route to Mexico City. They plan a steamer trip tomorrow and a grand banquet in Vera Cruz with a ball of honor for Mme Diaz, before returning to the capital by rail.
Revenue officers raided moon shiners 16 miles from Hot Springs capturing a man. Cold night forced an 18 mile march with the prisoner after finding the horses missing at Hot Springs stables.
Fragmentary wartime notice reports heavy Russian pressure on the Japanese left flank. The brief reads as a military update with terse phrasing indicating a significant engagement, mentioning flank actions and likely movement along a contested front.
Soviets report small Russian forces harassing along the front while Japanese left and center hold against bombardment. Detachments north of Hetkontal report Russian retreat, as Japanese advance southeast of Hotkoutai. General Mistchenko wounded. Kuropatkin’s advance denied. front activity described as preparatory rather than decisive. Snow blocks Siberian rail line isolating Vladivostock and Lake Baikal region amid battlefield reports.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Armstrong left Washington for Palm Beach Florida for a few weeks with stops at Charleston Savannah and Jacksonville. On March 6 he will enter business in New York City as president of an accident insurance company. In Portsmouth Ohio a wreck delayed Westbound passenger train No 21 after colliding with a freight train near a siding. Engineer Benjamin Ralison was fatally injured and Arthur Ridenour fireman and Conductor Callahan were severely hurt.
Telegraphic dispatches from Japanese Manchurian HQ report Liutiako and Heikoutai forces repulsing enemy counterattacks. Allied detachments occupied Heikoutai and adjacent areas, pursuing retreating troops toward the Hun river. Casualties and captures tallied as under investigation.
Reports from Sakharomi describe January 26 27 actions near Sandepas Sumapu and Paotsia with heavy bombardment and redoubts at Sandepas. Russian forces claim gains while suffering less in the Japanese left center and note extreme cold and high artillery activity. Refugees depart Port Arthur for Odessa aboard Chefoo junks.
Charles Gilbert, a Raleigh mail carrier between Burnsville and Ivy, admits to robbing mail pouches after first slipping registered letters through a worn hole. He stole 2210 dollars minus 30 checks, buried the checks, pocketed cash, and resigned. He says he cannot read or write and is jailed at Burnsville.
Batoum reports Prince aierty, an officer in the police guard, was shot and killed this morning while patrolling past the iron works. No arrests have been made. The incident occurred January 2.
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