Trust Advances Whisky Price Cut Stirring Cincinnati Market
The trust again lowers the basic price of spirits to 1.21 per gallon effective immediately. Independent distillers in Cincinnati hoped for a truce after previous cuts to 1.22, but the trust refused compromise and intensified market pressure amid a rising corn market and spring business. The Terre Haute Distilling Co. will add one cent to costs, signaling further price moves.
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Trust
Cincinnati
Terre Haute
McNamara Declares Local Price Cut Aimed at Trust
Colonel McNamara, manager of the local trust branch, says price reductions follow normal market trends. He cites a larger corn crop and lower costs for the company to cut prices and publish a nationwide basis to counter Cincinnati quotations. He accuses Cincinnati and other independents of selling on a trust basis and asserts trade support for the move.
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Commercial Tribune
Haute
Ind
McNamara
Trust
Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Millcreek
Growth of City Building Surges in 1905 February
The city reports a 400 percent rise in building activity from February 1904 to February 1905. Permits climbed to 313 with value $681,705, up from 205 permits and $123,260. Nineteen structures used brick stone or steel including a school, two engine houses, three flats, and a large warehouse.
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Tooker
Niedringhaus backs Warner in senator caucus vote
Thomas K. Niedringhaus said he will support Major William Warner of Kansas City if he wins forty seven caucus votes for United States Senator. The statement was made in Jefferson City Missouri on March 2.
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Commercial Tribune
Jefferson City
Thomas K.niedringhaus
William Warner
Kansas City
Inheritance Handed Over to Adeline Crocker in San Francisco
In San Francisco on March 2 the inheritance of about five million dollars was formally handed to Miss Jennie Adeline Crocker daughter of the late Charles F. Crocker who has reached 18. She transferred custody of the inheritance to Henry F. and Charles B. Green her guardians during minority.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Jennie Adeline Crocker
Charles F. Crocker
Brother of hanged man confesses crime in sorrow
Adolph J. Bloch, 26, a German millworker from Philadelphia, confessed to murdering Mrs. Kate Falzinger, saying his brother Eugene Bloch was hanged for the crime. He learns of the trial and execution via a Cannonsburg steel mill reader and is jailed in Washington County awaiting a hearing.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Eugene
Adolph J. Bloch
Cannonsburg
Eugene Bloch
Allentown
Washington County
Philadelphia
Kate Falzinger
Adolph Bloch
Bloch
Baptized and Married in Midstream at Stillwater Creek
Miss Dora Graham and James Knox of Bowen, Powell County, Ky., were baptized and married in Stillwater Creek. Knox immersed first while Graham stood in the water, then Rev. J. M. Folson performed the triage ceremony. The crowd estimated 300 to 400 watched the double rite.
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Commercial Tribune
Campton
Dora Graham
James Knox
Bowen
Powell County
J. M. Folson
Stillwater Creek
Submerged Faith Immersion Sets Hampton Night Alight
In Hampton West Virginia Rev B S Akers of the Baptist Church leads a revival with six converts seeking baptism in the Big Sandy at midnight. Under lamps and torches the pastor baptizes each believer knee deep in icy river water as the crowd sings On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand.
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Commercial Tribune
Huntington
W. Va
Hampton
B& Sandy River
B. S. Akers
The
Baptist Church
Big Sandy
Jordan
Roosevelt to send Santo Domingo treaty message
President Roosevelt will send to the Senate next Monday a special message relating to the Santo Domingo treaty. The message will show the negotiations of the convention and the administration’s arguments for ratification.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Santo Domingo
National Wholesale Lumber Dealers Back Roosevelt Forest Policy
In Philadelphia on March 2 the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association adopted resolutions endorsing President Roosevelt's push for early action to preserve American forests. The convention stressed conservation as essential to national resources and industry.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association
IGY Stream Repairs Begin After Fury Of Ice
Newport shoreline cluttered with beached launches and shanty boats as repairs start on the Ohio River. Towboats remain ready, Bonanza at risk near Walnut street, Island Queen freed by Florence Marmet, and other craft being salvaged as ice recedes.
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Licking
Walnut Street
Rees Lee
Virginia
Broadway Wharf
Queen City
Marie W. 3
Island Queen
Marmet Company
Columbia
Florence Marmet
Sycamore Street
Hatfield Coal Company
Kentucky
George Gardiner
Newport
Moody Urges Diligent Inquiry Into Beef Trust
Attorney General Moody dispatched a circular dated February 24 to U S district attorneys directing investigations into potential Beef Trust antitrust violations. A Chicago special grand jury will hear evidence March 20, 1905, and reports with witness names and testimony summaries are due by March 15 to United States Attorney S H Bethea in Chicago.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Moody
United States
Beef Trust
Chicago
Ill
S. HL Bethea, Esq
Wolcott to Be Cremated in Paris then New York
Senator Wolcott arrived at Monte Carlo strong but soon fell ill. His body will be cremated at Pere la Chaise in Paris on Monday. Ashes will be sent to Havre then trans shipped to New York for final disposition.
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Havre
New York
Monte Carlo
Wolcott
Paris
Pere la Chaise
Tobacco Growers Call Monster Meeting in Lexington
Despite reports that the fight against the tobacco trust had collapsed President Hawkins issued a call for a monster mass meeting in Lexington Kentucky on March 13 to renew the campaign. Sources indicate renewed financial backing from unexpected supporters.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Hawkins
House Takes No Action On Kehoe Tobacco Trust Probe
Washington report says no action this session on the Kehoe resolution for tobacco trust investigation. Rep. Smith of Kentucky, assigned to consult the Attorney General, says a satisfactory interview cannot be arranged and notes the steel trust and Standard Oil inquiries by the Commerce Department will run at full capacity through the summer.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
House
Tobacco Trust
Smith
Judicial Committee
Steel Trust
Standard’ Oil
Department of Commerce and Labor
No Tube Service for Cincinnati Ends Debate
Cincinnati will not receive pneumatic tube service for its post office after the conference report on the bill was agreed. Chairman Overstreet of the House Post Offices and Post Roads Committee opposed the Foraker amendment, and the pneumatic tube provision was struck from the measure.
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Washington
Cincinnati
Overstreet
House Committee On
Senator Foraker
Senate
House
Kehoe Introduces Panama Annexation Resolution
Representative Kehoe of Kentucky introduced a resolution asking the President to report terms for annexing the Republic of Panama to the United States. It argues the move would be in the best interest of the world and the contracting parties, granting Panamanians the same rights as U S citizens under the Constitution.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Kehoe
Republic of Panama
United States
Congress
Stubborn fighting reported on Manchurian left wing
In Manchuria on March 2 the defense holds at Kudaza against Japanese attacks. Russian forces maintain their position on the left wing while a Japanese night attack targets Kutal Pass to the west.
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Kuropatkin
Nicholas
Cubenepusa
Sakhetun
Manchuria
Kudaza
Kutal Pass
Japanese Advance in Manchuria Presses North
Japanese headquarters report continued offensive activity on the extreme right in Manchuria. Forces in Singking direction advance toward Tsinkhetchen and pursue the enemy northward while capturing provisions at Tsinkhetchen. Henshu forces dislodge the Russians from positions near Bentsta putse and another site to its northwest. Units push beyond the Shakhke River to Sunmupaetzu Teaochinhutun and Sunhupoatz near Waito Mountain. The enemy shells from positions along the railroad with field and siege guns.
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Manchuria
Singking
Yenden
Tsinghocheng
Tsinkhetchen
Henshu
Bentstaputse
Shakhke River
Sunmupaetzu
Tiaochinhutun
Sunhupoatz
Waito Mountain
Thunder of cannon at all positions in Russian front
The bombardment resumed after a Japanese infantry attack. Smoke hides Iloff and Novgorod Hills. Siege guns pound Sahapu, Shanlandzi, Chzhantan, Chandropa and other Russian center positions. Continued on second page.
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Castaat
Nanshanpt Jin Khandhensan
Witosan
Kodaies
Murden
Putiloff
Novgorod
Sahapu
Shanlandzi
Chzhantan
Chandropa
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds License for Practice
The Ohio Supreme Court rules Christian Science healers must hold a state license to treat for a fee, but states it does not infringe on religious conscience. The decision clarifies that fee based healing is medical practice under statutes and constitutional police powers.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Mrs Stanford fatality tied to household incident
A report notes the death of Mrs Stanford in a household incident involving a soda bottle. Authorities investigate possible causes and outline preliminary details of the event.
Stanford founder tale linked to Florence church official
Rev. E Ward Denys, ex chaplain and current rector in Baltimore, claims to reveal the true origin of Stanford University. He says only three people knew the story, including Senator and Mrs. Stanford. Denys recounts a 1834 Florence moment where the Stanford son urged his father to build a university for poor youth.
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Commercial Tribune
Baltimore
American This Morning
E. Ward Denys
Florence
Italy
St. Marys Protestant Episcopal Church
Stanford University of California
Dennys
Stanford
Denys
Hotel de la Paix
Senator Stanford
Mr. Denys
Mr. Stanford
Poisoning Case Ties Honolulu to Mrs Stanford Death
In Honolulu on March 2 officials report that analysis of bicarbonate of soda taken by Mrs. Stanford found strychnine, with autopsy confirming poisoning. Authorities suspect a household member. Miss Berner and Miss Hunt corroborate the bottle’s presence, and plans for memorial services and return to San Francisco are under discussion.
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Stanford
H. V. Murray
Bertha Berner
Mrs. Stanford
Mamie Hunt
Miss Berner
San Francisco
Miss Hunt
Korea
Henry
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