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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1905
Page
1
Republicans move to report a bill granting power to set far railroad rates to the House. The measure aims to empower regulatory authority and align pricing with public interests amid rail transportation concerns. Proceedings and committee actions are expected to shape passage.
Washington reports on the interstate and foreign commerce committee as two new members join. The Esch Townsend plan, combining measures with Hepburn amendments, moves toward a court of commerce structure and rate regulation aimed at immediate effective rates and a revised commission.
Official dispatches from Okig and St Petersburg report heavy casualties on both sides in the Chenehledpac Heikoutai actions near Mukden. Kuropatkin’s left-flank movement failed as Oyama’s forces halted the Russian advance with a counteroffensive. Some thousands killed or wounded on each side amid unclear objectives and harsh winter conditions.
Johann Hoch, alleged to have married twenty women, was arrested at a boarding house on West Forty-seventh Street. He admitted identity but denied twenty marriages, saying only two. Landlady Katherine Kimmerle reported Hoch arrived, spoke of marriage, and may have sought to marry her after brief acquaintance. Hoch provided multiple aliases and claimed to have come to New York after his wife’s death.
The U S Supreme Court ordered the reinstatement of the Florida McGuire Matilda Carol and others land case to the docket and directed oral argument. The matter concerns lands in Pensacola Florida and references Judge Swayne whose impeachment in the Senate is noted as a reason for the appeal.
Governor Vardaman praises Governor Lerrell of Georgia for declining to honor an inauguration attended by a black military contingent. He lauds Southern whites resisting federal patronage and presidential flattery, claiming broad Southern commendation and warning of northern negrophiles.
London dispatch reports fierce street fighting in Warsaw with soldiers firing on mobs and bread shortages driving famine prices. Collisions in Riga and Novischat street, revolvers and knives in use, many killed or wounded. reports say true toll higher than official figures. Soldiers resumed tram service in Warsen with guards, violence spreading as revolutionary agitation rises.
A day of quiet hides unrest as Warsaw sees rioting and casualties while a nationwide state of siege grips Lodz Libau and other cities. Reports of bomb threats are denied amid deteriorating security and a political reprimand in Moscow aims to cool tensions with Britain.
Paris January 30 police found a small bottle shaped bomb before Prince Trouhetsky’s house. It contained green powder and two tubes with acid. A later rally at vivall Vauxylle hall drew about 6,000 supporters. police guards were wounded by a bomb thrown as marchers left. Two men arrested, including a law student, suspected of the crime.
London reports of con dituted acts of hostility toward Great Britain and its citizens in Russia trigger perplexity in official circles. The Foreign Office fears another anti-Russian outburst and demands full explanation from the Russian government to avert widespread public sentiment. Ambassador Napier was sent to Warsaw to report on the incident and an inquiry was requested into the assault on consuls and Russians in Warsaw.
The United States v Swift & Co decision, known as the beet trust, is upheld by Justice Holmes. The ruling condemns a nationwide conspiracy among meat packers to fix prices, restrain shipments, and bilk cattlemen, with strong language on the single scheme and interstate commerce impact.
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