Port Arthur Surrender Sparks Court Martial Debate
A St Petersburg report states General Rhoessel must face a court martial for surrendering Port Arthur, with harsh criticism over food and munitions failures. Dispatches from Nogi's HQ push figures higher for the garrison surrendered, totaling about 32,207 prisoners plus 15,000 to 16,000 sick and wounded, and horses surrendered. A separate dispatch notes orders not yet sent, but confirms the second Pacific squadron will return to European waters.
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Bt. Petersburg
Rhoessel
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Garten
Ryasin
Jmiges
Russia
Nogi
Toklo Thure- Oey
Yakutsu
St. Petersburg
Rojestvensky
Secon Pacific
Receiver for Atlanta cotton mill sought by creditors plea
The Atlanta cotton mill, the city’s oldest of its kind, has been placed in the hands of a receiver by Judge Newman on a plea by United States Mortgage and Trust Company of New York. The action alleges a mortgage debt of large sums secured by various properties and dates, with creditors seeking recovery.
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Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga
Newman
United States Mortgage and Trust Company of New SN
State of
Georgia
Farm&fi
South
Milledgeville
Contained a Fortune Stolen From Young Woman
A young Chicago woman reported to police that her baggage in New York contained $41,400 in valuables including negotiable bonds and jewelry. The loss followed a theft days earlier, with the baggage and contents valued at about $40,000 plus jewelry.
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W. L. Cunningham
Chicago
Newhat
Stoessel Meets Nogi at Port Arthur in Mutual Praise
General Stoessel and General Nogi met at Plum Tree cottage in Shui shi near Port Arthur. They exchanged cordial greetings and discussed loyalty, the Sungshue mine explosion, and the heavy losses at Nanshan and 203-Meter hill. Nogi declined the horse gift but accepted it for the army, and Stoessel planned to remain at Port Arthur until his departure to Russia.
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Nogi
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Shuishi
Plum Tree Cottage
General Nogi
Stoessél
Japan
Hmperor Nicholas
Russia
Sungshue
Nog
Noel
Amilifigi
Nanshan
Georgia News Roundup of convict hire and city affairs
Georgia reports show $81,015.93 due state from convict hire for quarter ending December 31 1904 with Georgia getting $28,544.76. News notes include Ware county road gains, Savannah mayoral renomination, Georgia cane growers' interstate meeting, and plans for Lee birthday observances. Also covered are smallpox vaccination push, Hamilton town leadership duel after resignations, and talks of a new Piedmont county centered on Toccoa with Franklin and Habersham.
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Goodloe Yancey
The
Prison Commission
State of
Georgia
Toccoa
Piedmont
Franklin
Habersham
Court House
Farmers Burn Cotton Enjoyed by Brantley Crowds
In Brantley Alabama on Friday afternoon a bonfire of cotton lit up the streets. Farmers from Crenshaw County provided the cotton and crowds watched amid fireworks and cheering. The event drew lively, festive scenes as flames rose.
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Little Alabama
Brantley
Ala
Crenshaw County
Porto Rican Labor to Aid Panama Canal Work
A Washington dispatch reports plans to recruit about 500 Porto Rican laborers for the Panama Canal project in the American zone. Secretary Taft met with the president to discuss the arrangement, aiming to employ Puerto Rican workers on canal duties in Panama.
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Washington
Panama
Porto Rico
Taft
Birmingham Delegation Invites President to Visit
A New York printed report states Birmingham Alabama delegation traveled to Washington to invite the President to visit. The group reportedly met officials and discussed the proposed trip amid regional civic events and expectations for support.
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Booker Washington
New York
Birmingham
Washington
Visi
Moody resumes argument in Beef Trust case at high court
Attorney General Moody resumes government argument before the U S Supreme Court in Swift & Co v United States known as the Beef Trust Case. He states the inquiry narrows to two questions: whether the commerce in meat has commerce among the states and whether the agreements constitute a monopoly.
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Hume Shafts
Beef Trust
High Court
Moody
Supreme Court of the United States
Swift & Co
The
United States
Peace Talk Sparks Russian Resistance to Pacification
A dispatch from Bt Petersburg reports M Souverin editor of Novoe Vremya rejects peace talks as dishonorable for Russia. He urges national unity, warns disunion and revolution threaten the Fatherland, and says the government must weigh consequences. Japan shows no peace overtures and vows to press the war after Port Arthur.
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Associated Press
Bt. Petersburg
M. Souverin
Novoe Vremya
Fridry
Russia
John the Terrible
M. Sougerin
M. Souvorin
Japan
Washington
United States
Port Arthur
Liao- Yang
Koyoto Takahisa
W6afé
Wwe
Europe
Roosevelt
St. Petersburg
Tokyo
Garrison Evacuates Port Arthur as Japan Takes Fort
Advices from Port Arthur report only eighty Russian officers accepted parole offered by the Japanese. All regular Russian troops have marched out for Port Daly, while Japanese troops entered Thursday to maintain order. Noncombatants may remain, and the Japanese navy begins removing harbor mines and links. Forts have been taken over by Japan.
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Port Arthur
Port Dalny
Pogue Loses Postmasters Group Role Amid Charges
President Pogue of the Association of Fourth Class Postmasters faces removal after charges of pernicious activity. Pogue, who serves as postmaster at Blum in Hil County, Texas, would follow the head of the city and rural carrier organizations if ousted.
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Pogue
Blum
Hil County
Texas
Russians Paraded From Yakutsui To Changlingtsu In Port Arthur Garrison
Advices from the Third Japanese Army report five thousand Russians from Port Arthur marched from the village at Yakutsui for fifteen miles to the Changlingtsu railway station. Detachments were ferried to Dalny for transport to Japan. Staff officers kept swords but yielded parole. the march drew pity and curiosity as the captives were cared for with food cigarettes and beer by Japanese soldiers while watchers noted fatigue and strain.
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Port Arthur
Yakutsui
Pigeon Bay
Changlingtsu
Dalny
Japan
Changlingtzu
Supreme Court voids Georgia damage law in interstate shipment case
The U S Supreme Court in Central of Georgia Railroad v Murphy voided Georgia's liability statute for damages on interstate freight. Justice Peckham ruled state police power cannot regulate interstate commerce. Georgia high court order reversed. case remanded for further proceedings.
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United States Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Georgia
Justice Peckham
Central of Georgia Railroad
Murphy
Barnesville
Omaha
Neb
Peckham
Georgia Supreme Court
Trolley Company Fails in New Orleans Receivership
Elwin C. Foster of New Orleans was appointed receiver for the New Orleans Railway Company by Judge Lenning at the U S district court in Trenton New Jersey. The action, brought by New York Security and Trust Company as trustee for bondholders owed 14 228 million, cites a default on interest totaling 408 thousand due January 3.
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New Orleans
Elwin C. Foster
Boott Cotton Mills Vote to Liquidate in Lowell
Stockholders of Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell Massachusetts authorize directors to liquidate. Unsettled cotton market and Southern competition pressed profits. mills closed three months last year causing losses including 140000 dollars in liabilities.
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Ure
Boott Cotton Mills
Lowell
Mass
Foresters Hear Congress Discuss Railroads and Coal
The American Forest Congress held a five day session in Washington with morning talks on railroad impacts and coal processing. Speakers included lawmakers and leaders from education, industry, and forestry sectors.
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American Forest Congress
Washington
Ambascador
Northern Zeired
Congress
Ena
Society Dames As Cooks In Jackson Miss
Jackson Mississippi faces a severe servant famine as households scramble for help. With colored help scarce, many society matrons now cook for themselves, relying on limited domestic staff and improvisation to manage daily meals and household tasks.
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Jackson
Miss
Cortelyou for Treasury in Cabinet Gossip
Cabinet gossip from Washington suggests after March 4 George B. Cortelyou, chairman of the Republican National Committee, will be named to Master General and take the Treasury post around June 8 when Leslie M. Shay retires, with Cortelyou succeeding him.
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Stevens
Atlanta
Georgia
Washington
George B. Telyou
Leslie M. Shay Iowa
the Treasury
Cortelyov
Rear Admiral Rojestvensky's flagship sinks in action
St. Petersburg Paris edition reports Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s flagship Kniaz Sougaroff foundered after engagement with an opposing squadron near Madagascar. Details remain unclear as reports conflict about dates and outcome. The incident affects the Russian fleet’s posture in the ongoing conflict.
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St. Petersburg Corres
Paris
New Herald
Ai Rojestvensky
Battl Kniaz Sougaroff
Rojestvensky
Faland
Madagascar
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Jack Bone
Floyd County
Zach Hall
Terrell
Millegeville
Lee
W. B. Merritt
Robert RB. Lee
Casher
Lowndes
Valdosta
Lasher
Hamilton
Harris County
Olin Barnes
Marshal Whitehead
Whitehead
Frank Hailey
Barnes
Lynch
Mehaffey
Atlanta Police Force
Montgomery
D. G. Purse
Savannah
Interstate Cane Growers’ Association
Jacksonville
Gene Assembly
Forthcom
State Board of Health
Wili
Czar
Wikado
Southern Railway
W.a.turk
S.H. Hardwick
Sesenger
Agen
Wasigton
D.C
W.H. Taylor
Aes
Dr. King
Prise
Faile
Lowell Cotton Mill
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