12 Jan 1905
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1905
Page
1
A long column of satirical notes and brief items covers unusual fortunes, oddities, and social curiosities. It notes a millionaire found dead in Glenwood, jokes about Noah, a Maine preacher on stage, misadventures of Mrs. Chadwick, and playful reflections on aging, travel, and fashion. It also mentions marriage in Tennessee, Thackeray hair sale, a radish turned potato, and Ogontz hazing scandal with Miss Eastman.
The Japanese minister Kogoro Takahira says Japan will press the war in the north after Port Arthur, with no peace overtures to Russia or through the United States. Russia vows to fight on, while Europe eyes President Roosevelt as mediator when negotiations may begin.
President Roosevelt spoke at a special American Forest Congress session in Washington at the National theater. Howard Elliott presided, with talks on preserving timber, public vs private land use, and improving forest management. Creosote injections in wood were cited as not weakening timber, while an advisory board for the forest congress aims to meet annually in Washington.
Translation of Nogi telegram details the Port Arthur capitulation terms. It covers prisoners, transfer of forts ships and weapons, transfer deadlines, and conditions for officers and civilians, including parole and rights to private property, with articles outlining inventories and postwar measures.
The Lokata Anzinger’s Mukden correspondent reports Field Marshal Oyama sent a letter to General Kuropatkin announcing Port Arthur’s capitulation and praising its defenders. The news unsettled the conflict, with cannonade along the Sinchinpu and Shakhe rail line resumed, and observers expect a shift in the Shakhe situation.
Requiem services were held at the war office and the admiralty for those fallen at Port Arthur. The national service at the Kayan cathedral has been postponed until Sunday.
TOKIO reports the diet will recess and hold a special session to pass a vote of thanks to General Nogi and the Third army's merit. The move signals thanks for recent actions and honors the allied forces.
Denver Colorado governor James Peabody states he has been fairly reelected and will pursue a contest to reveal the election frauds and debauched ballots. He condemns ballot box stuffing and dynamiting as threats to the republic and vows continued action to eradicate them.
Japanese naval officers begin mine clearing at Port Arthur using Russian charts from the capitulation. Ten small steamers were handed over. most other ships remain sunk. Russians prisoners present a costly issue. Japan may send them back. General Nogi may return to Tokyo to face a public welcome. Foreign attaches visited Port Arthur.
TOKIO reports that prisoner transfers were completed Sunday afternoon. The total officers transferred numbered 878 men and 23 491.
Washington reports a Tokio cablegram dated January 8 stating that General NogI reports completion of Russian prisoner delivery under capitulation. A total of 878 officers and 23,491 men were captured with 411 officers and 29 orderlies so far paroled. Generals Smirnoff Fock Gobatovsky and Admiral Willmann requested to be sent to Japan as prisoners.
London dispatches from Tokio say Port Arthur was marshaled at 9 o'clock Thursday at Yakutsul under the supplementary agreement. The Standard's Port Arthur correspondent says the town shows little damage. carriages and rickshas move with well dressed residents. Fort ruins resemble hills after a convulsion, with many works erased. The Wei Hai Wei Daily Mail notes the British cruiser Andromeda, carrying hospital stores and surgeons, narrowly escaped two floating mines after being declined landing by Japanese authorities.
Tokio reports Japan plans to establish a naval station at Port Arthur with Vice Admiral Shibayama likely in charge. A small garrison will remain as prisoners are withdrawn and order restored. Mines slow navigation and only government ships may enter. Neutrals may soon access Danny port. Japanese firms plan weekly services. A fourth domestic war loan is expected under similar terms as the third. Prisoner transfers completed: 78 officers and 23,491 men moved. Stoessel and other Russian officers to Nagasaki, then likely to Russia via Suez.
St Petersburg editor M Souvorin of Novoe Vremya writes that Russia must State its position to the world and that the emperor should consult land representatives as past rulers did. He says peace now would dishonor Russia and foretell loss of national standing, unless demonstrator banners voice the nation.
Robert W. Taylor of Ohio receives a federal judgeship in the northern district of Ohio and plans to assume duties February 1 after Judge Francis J. Wing resigns. He awaits Senate inquiry into Senator Smoot and would withdraw if the inquiry is not finished by February 1.
Washington Senator Hepburn introduces a bill to grant homesteaders on irrigated lands leaves of absence up to six months each year until water enters main canals. The measure aims to ease farming during irrigation setup and water delivery phases.
Thomas J. Campbell, a Chicago real estate dealer, held guard at his office for more than a week to deter burglars. When two men forced entry, Campbell shot both as they tried to flee. Joseph Sher was shot in the body and will die. the other robber escaped after being wounded.
The joint statehood bill remains the main Senate topic this week with Morgan to open debate and opposition speakers following. Other measures, including the omnibus bill and a fishermen compensation act, will be addressed in morning hours as Republicans seek to keep statehood in the foreground while avoiding clashes with the pure food bill. The fight centers on merging Arizona and New Mexico, with talk of excluding them to advance Indian Territory and Oklahoma admission.
Thousands crowded the Auditorium theater to honor Theodore Thomas as the Chicago Orchestra memorial service filled the hall early. Across the city, audiences in various halls heard a program of his favorite numbers performed in tribute to the departed conductor.
Russian prisoners waiting for transport to Dalny at Changkingstu held religious services at 10 AM. A Russian priest in full canonical dress addressed the assemblage, followed by music and dancing on the station grounds. An 8-year-old daughter of a Russian officer was among the prisoners.
Akron Judge George Hayden ruled stockholders must cover double the value of their shares in the Aultman Miller company bankruptcy. The ruling rejects objections based on a constitutional amendment claiming post amendment failure. The decision affects over $1,000,000 in stock values.
The committee on interstate commerce agreed to take up all bills relating to railroad rates and kindred subjects on Friday January 13. The action signals a focused hearing on rate regulation and related issues before lawmakers.
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