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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1905
Page
2
A collage of world anecdotes notes European laws, a Berlin court jailing an 18 year old for majesty, and police misdeeds in Germany. It discusses welding progress, Florida geography jokes, US wealth dominance, and food colorings amid a broad snapshot of early 20th century concerns.
Paris reports indicate Japanese diplomats favor tying Russia’s naval armament limits to a prolonged peace. A Russian plan for a major rebuild is cited, with officials suggesting two more warships per term of years could secure a lasting truce. No concrete negotiations, only academic debate in Paris and St. Petersburg dispatches.
A nurse from Mukden reports no collisions Sunday as front lines show quiet. She debunks Chinese claims of Russia wound care abuse, stating Japanese treated all captured soldiers well and allowed agr to return, with nurses credentialed and warned of possible fire near the railway. Several doctors sisters and attendants stayed with wounded at Mukden.
St Petersburg dispatches from March 27 report Japanese forces nearing Korsakovsk on Sakhalin as ice clears in April. Russian resistance is minimal with under 2,000 soldiers and guards, while penal camps hold 6,000 convicts and 3,000 natives. Possible landing on the mainland near Vladivostok is noted. no battlefield position change. Also reported: Japanese railway repairs between Mukden and Kaignan with bridges still vulnerable. parole release of Tacoms crew. mixed other items from Seattle and Wisconsin.
Secretary Hay plans retirement due to deteriorating health and overwork. President Cleveland was unable to persuade him to stay, and officials expect his public roles to end despite nonfatal illness. He informed the president of his decision before leaving Washington, with no further return anticipated.
Fire at the Anheuser Busch Brewing Association freight depot on Broadway between Pestalozzi and Arsenal streets caused about 100000 in losses. Discovered at 3 30 pm, the roof collapsed in thirty minutes. Major losses included the building 26000 bags of rice 28000 refrigerator cars 25500 office furniture 1500 damaged cars 1250 and 200 tons of hay 1500.
Wheeling West Virginia March 27 The coroner's inquest into the death of Hilda Schubert found that she died by strangulation. The jury said the killer is unknown and authorities are pursuing leads with sensational arrests expected.
New York March 27. A Bogota correspondent reports definite steps toward re establishing cordial relations between Colombia and the United States. A mutual, satisfactory settlement of long pending American claims in Cartagena, with Boston capitalists heavily involved, is effected. President Reyes works to attract foreign capital for Colombia's prosperity. Peace remains stable nationwide.
Chinese Great Grafters reports claim provincial mints issue limitless debased copper currency netting officials about 18,000,000 taels yearly and risking a financial collapse across Shanghai Province. Also notes new French guns used for drills and a Great Western Oil refinery venture in Kansas City.
James C. Rogers, father of Frank Ely Rogers, reveals the boy left with his aunt Miss Loren de Ely four years ago from Bywntown. They traveled to Buffalo, separated, and Frank later returned home after various hardships. The aunt suffered melancholy and was to be placed in a sanitarium, a move she opposed.
Chicago March 28 Beginning April 1 the Chicago and Alton railroad will inaugurate a service to meet competition of electric lines between Chicago and St Louis Special trains with a small steam locomotive and a combined coach and smoking car seating 100 passengers will run hourly between Pontiac and Bloomington 35 miles and Pontiac and Dwight 18 miles Platforms have been erected and stops will be made at every public road crossing The service will extend to other parts of the Alton Mine when the double track south of Bloomington and Springfield is completed.
Cyrus Greenleaf, inmate of the state soldiers' home, claims to be the nation’s oldest man. Born in 1776 in North Carolina, he was enslaved until the Civil War then served with the Union army. He later lived in Tennessee before entering the Illinois soldiers’ home, where records place his age at 123 if his 1893 entry date is correct.
A March 28 report from St Paul states Louisburg in Lac Qui Parle county western Minnesota was nearly destroyed by a tornado. Seven injured. fatalities unverified due to telegraph limits. Nearby towns report demolished store buildings and damaged homes.
A Mississippi paper under the caption Young Men Wanted urges youths to turn from idle streets to labor. It lauds personal virtue, perseverance, and civic effort while noting thrifty farming, growing mills, immigration interest, and regional rebound. Local leagues, mills, and real estate expansion are highlighted as signs of revival.
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