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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
4
Information from Kuroki's headquarters reports that Tuesday night Russian forces abandoned the line along the Mosha kh river under darkness and began a full retreat westward. Japanese infantry pursued closely as Russians set fires to large supplies before retreating. Muk appears ready to fall.
Telegrams from St Petersburg report General Kuropatkin advancing to within fourteen miles south of Fushun as Japanese forces under Kuroki press the line. Lieutenant General Linovitch’s First Manchurian army is retreating, with Kuypatkin's prudence and slow moves dominating early Wednesday assessments.
Tokyo declares Japanese forces advanced toward Huaijen and captured Machuntan southeast of Mukden on March 8. The report notes repulsed enemy attacks near Tunchiatan and on the Shakhe river front, with positions held west of the railway and two thirds of Likuanpao captured eight miles west of Mukden.
In Austin on March 8, the senate advanced a bill to disbar attorneys soliciting prospective cases or funding clients. Amendments target railroad claim agents and restrict settlements, require written requests, and ban statements to injured parties within thirty days. The measure, as amended, passed finally under suspension of the rules.
In Austin on March 8 former Governor Sayers said his knowledge comes only from the master’s special report and from statements given by the Houston Oil Company auditor.
Houston reports the next meeting of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows will be held in Dallas.
Rex VIII's noon arrival on the steamship Sarcordill sparked a grand Natchez parade featuring twelve decorated boats and a strong military display. Cadets from Jefferson Military College, Chamberlain Hunt Academy, and National Guard units from Vicksburg, Port Gibson, and Natchez marched in a twilight pageant of sixteen tableaux titled the Happiness of Imagination. The event ended with a Rex ball at Baker Grand theater and an overflow ball at Institute hall.
Mardi Gras pageantry by Comus featured twenty floats depicting the search for the lost Pleiad. A ball followed at the French Opera House. Rex hosted a reception at Washington Artillery hall, transformed into an imperial palace, drawing society leaders nationwide.
Jefferson City reports a Noon session of the joint assembly. On the thirty ninth ballot five members moved from Niedringhaus to Bartholdt of St Louis, two to Warner of Kansas City and two to Kerens. The tally stood Cockrell 178 Niedringhaus 57 Kerens 17 McKinley 5 Bartholdt 5 Warner 2 Dyer 1 Lewis 1. The fortieth ballot showed no changes and the joint assembly adjourned.
Skeleton found near Ringgold Texas by girls. Cotton Belt railroad begins 18000 depot work at Tyler Texas and plans 500000 in Texas improvements. Myrtle Horne burned to death near Paris Texas. Oil well struck in Vera Cruz state. Sherman man nearly severed artery while shaving. Ardmore cannery fundraising reaches several thousand dollars. Pauls Valley merchants pledge patronage to new factory. Actress Miss Victory Bateman badly burned in Edwardsville Illinois hotel fire. Drownings near Sanford Florida include Maggie Looney Otto McElroy Reese Boyd. James Gordon dies after leaping from fourth floor thinking hypnosis.
Merchants invite Bryan and Brazos County clubs and organizations to vote for a free library collection by June 24. Each 10 cent purchase earns one vote. voting tickets are free with purchases. Votes limited to members and friends of sponsoring groups. clerks cannot vote. Voting sites listed with local merchants and services.
The Bryan Eagle offers Ridpath's History of the World and World’s Greatest Orators and Essays as prizes in a contest to reward teachers, students, or societies with the most votes by June 24. Each $1 subscription yields 100 votes toward both the large library and the weekly votes, with Bryan societies excluded.
Austin March 8. Court halted when prosecution said D A McFall's testimony is in doubt due to illness. McFall’s doctor testified he cannot attend until Saturday. Judge Robertson testified about advising dismissal and denied certain Wortham conversations and hurried business claims.
Beaumont March 8. Chairman Simms of the Oil Producers association says a majority oppose the alleged compromise on the oil pipeline bill replacing the Greer Myrick measure. Producers seek statutory regulation over railroad commissions and want pipeline firms to publish financial statements. They will push the Decker bill.
Austin March 8. The statehouse closed out of respect for the late Judge Reagan. A large majority of legislators left for Palestine on a special train to attend the funeral of Judge J. H. Reagan. Committees were not in session.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld a Dallas County conviction of Holly Vann for complicity in the murder of Sol Aronoff and affirmed the death sentence. The ruling confirms the lower court's verdict and punishment in the Dallas case.
Telegram from Parsons Kansas reports eight inches of snow with a cold wave headed toward Texas affecting Parsons and Denison on March 8.
High Sheriff Henry told AP correspondent that chemists in Honolulu indicated strychnine findings on March 8. The detail appeared in early reporting from the Associated Press.
Notes from the inquest indicate Mrs. Stanfords stomach showed a color suggesting strychnine poisoning. It was claimed chemists found strychnine in the bicarbonate of soda she took the night of her death and witnesses planned to testify to the coroner's jury.
Washington March 8 Open senate session lasted eight minutes. Senator Hansbrough introduced a resolution to amend senate rules allowing senators to hand petitions and private bills to the secretary of the senate rather than presenting them in the formal current method.
New York on March 8 reports little change from the prior day as subway trains run with limited passenger load and surface lines shoulder most downtown traffic. Elevated services show improvement on the Sixth Avenue line while the Second and Ninth Avenues remain largely tied up. officials claim better positioning though strike leaders vow firmness.
A man thrown from the sixth story of the Hull House building during a Tuesday night blaze at the American Cereal company's plant in Cedar Rapids dies. Night watchman John Safely, crushed beyond recognition, triggered the disaster narrative as the fire damages the mill and surrounding areas, with losses estimated at 1 500 000 and insurer exposure around 300 000. Fire crews from Belle Plaine Vidon and nearby towns aided the local department.
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