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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1905
Page
1
Thousands of visitors fill Washington as Inauguration approaches with crowds awaiting trains tonight and tomorrow. General Orders No 8 outlines parade units led by Virginia forces and Richmond Light Infantry Blues, detailing positions, movement and line of march for the civic and military pageant on March 4.
Washington reports the James Town fair bill passed the House by 192 to 1 under a rules suspension, authorizing 250000 for the celebration of the first permanent English settlement in the western hemisphere near Jamestown Virginia. The Senate approved, and it heads to the president.
Washington March 2 with one day left Congress has supply measures in hand. All bills passed both houses and five remain in conference. Key items naval and Indian appropriation sundry civil general deficiency river and harbor. Conferees expect reports tomorrow. night session unlikely. Other items include Virginia North Carolina Louisiana Florida and Georgia militia units.
The Senate passed the sundry civil appropriation bill carrying about 368 million dollars amid lengthy debate on amendments. Discussions covered railroad rates, federal judge expenses, and curbing attorney fees, with a fixed salary proposal for the New York district attorney. A bill to celebrate the first English speaking settlement in America was approved, and conference reports on the Indian and other measures were advanced as the session adjourned.
Seoul correspondent reports Korean Emperor has formally received into the Roman Catholic Church by the Seoul Catholic mission. The ceremony followed a request from Mainich to convert and was conducted on March 2.
The Official Messenger in Petersburg on March 3 prints an imperial manifesto urging unity around the throne against internal enemies and threats to the empire.
Black clouds hang over Russia’s labor scene as a Moscow strike resumes and discontent spreads to St Petersburg and the Caucasus. Labor delegates meet to renew demands, threaten a general strike, demand release of prisoners, and abolition of censorship. About 50,000 workers are out, with St Petersburg railway shop employees among the strikers.
Harvie Jordan president of the Southern Cotton Growers Association was held up at gunpoint on a Richmond county road by a farmer on a horse during a ride with James F. McGowan and James B. Walker. The assailant demanded the auto stop and fled. a suspect was detained overnight but Walker could not identify him. The incident was reported to police in Augusta.
Washington March 2 Special The canal bill for Panama shows major risk of failing in Congress. House conferees led by Judge Adamson oppose the costly high salary commission and demand abolition. If the house rejects abolition the president may regard it as Congress wanting no commission despite the act’s original plan. The president reportedly favors ending the body.
In Warsaw on March 2 11 a bomb was thrown at 3 pm from a window near the Muranoff district police station but did not explode. Two Jews were arrested on suspicions. Disturbances occurred citywide with clashes at a leather enamel works where two directors were fired upon but escaped unharmed. A patrol clashed with striking Jewish shop assistants in Krucza street, who fired but caused no injuries. Gas supply fears rose as stock could last only to Saturday, threatening darkness if strikes continued. Gas works have operated under soldiers for weeks, with exhausted foremen unable to sustain production. A foreman died during disturbances. other foremen remain under pressure.
The president sent to Congress today a report on sugar cane experiments conducted in 1903-04 by the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture. Investigations were mainly in Georgia and cover fertilizer results soil characteristics for cane, factory operations, sampling and preservation procedures, and related topics.
E B Wellington of Chicago, a real estate dealer, discovered his purse containing 26000 vanished while on a westbound train. He traced it to a Broadway hotel where a linen maid reportedly picked it up and returned it with the money after a reward was paid.
Russian forces under General Kuropatkin face a critical situation as Japanese Commander Kuroki presses a turning offensive east of Mukden. Reports describe heavy bombardment, Russian retreats, and Allied advances threatening the left and center while rumors of renewed activity and store withdrawals circulate.
Dispatches from multiple fronts report Japanese forces advancing toward Mukden, with Russian defenders and European troops cited as beleaguered. Tokyo and European outlets note talks of a decisive battle, with rumors of Kuropatkin retreat and Japanese gains around Ting Ho cheng and Shakhe river positions amid heavy bombardment and shifting morale.
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