03 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1905
Page
1
Fragmentary entry mentions physicians, Keith and Gunrmal Fuaction, with unclear hospital details and a phone line in Main. The readable text points to a hospital contact but lacks concrete events or dates.
In Jefferson City a caucus failed to unite forty seven members behind a single candidate to replace T K Niederinghaus as the Republican nominee. William Warner of Kansas City drew less support than thirty nine and no candidate secured a win, with another meeting planned for Monday night. The effort appears doomed. Washington reports Congressman Binger Herman indicted by a federal grand jury for destroying thirty five letter press copy books. Lexington notes the death of Captain We W Edwards, 90, a member of General Morgan’s raiders.
Substantial clashes raged around Mukden as four Japanese divisions pressed westward while Russian defenses held. Japanese assaults on Poutilof Hill were repulsed despite heavy bombardment and siege gun fire. Russian reinforcements and port Arthur veterans reinforced positions as casualties mounted and no decisive result emerged.
Reports from the front describe a widening clash in early March with Kuropatkin directing withdrawal efforts. Heavy losses mount on both sides as Japanese forces press, with mention of rail and river operations near the Tiel and Taori regions and Russian casualties estimated around ten thousand.
Reports from Mukden describe artillery volleys ten miles southward with increasing intensity as night attacks resume. Wounded stream through the city toward the north. hospital trains operate better than during the Shakhe river battle. General Rennenkampf’s troops engage in dark, brutal fighting with grenades, causing heavy casualties on both sides.
A report notes a force fighting back against heavy odds as the corps faced continuous Japanese pressure for three days. On Thursday the corps suffered about 1,400 casualties, including fourteen officers, with over 1,000 wounded already arriving at the base.
General Oku reports a Japanese reconnoitering force attacked Russian trenches about 150 yards north of Apatat on Thursday morning and seized the works after a bayonet charge. Oku’s casualties for Wednesday and Thursday run about 2,000, with heavier Russian losses. The action signals a heavy storm of fighting to come.
Oku reports a heavy morning bombardment by Japanese forces against Russian positions along both sides of the railway. Gunfire damages reported and Chinese Rua slan artillery remained quiet for the first time in months.
The Official Messenger in St. Petersburg publishes a imperial manifesto urging the nation to unite against internal enemies. It appeals to the people to join in single minded cooperation to overcome revolt at home and to support clergy, authority, justice, and faith for consolidation and victory.
St Petersburg reports an imperial decree to hear all lawful protests as part of state administration reform. Nicholas signed a rescript pledging public input on laws. Concurrent dispatches note Tsarskos Selo security tightenings after an assassination attempt, and U.S. notes on railroad freight rates and pipeline carrier status in Oklahoma and Missouri.
The report to Congress by Commissioner Garfi eld on the beer industry notes the six leading packing firms slaughtered 45 percent of US cattle in 1903 with average net profits around 9 cents per head. It warns margins are slim, with profits low relative to volume and some packers incurring losses when beef prices peaked. It details ownership, regional control of beef trade, and limited interownership among the six major concerns.
Washington March 3 The senate approved the sundry civil service appropriation bill carrying about 968 million dollars after lengthy debate on various amendments. Jefferson City March 3 Niedringhaus trails on the thirty seventh ballot with Niedringhaus 53 Cockrell 70 Kerens 15 McKinley 4 Whybark 1 McIodoe 2.
Boise Idaho March 3 a bewildering case emerges over the will of the late John Wood who died in the hospital leaving property valued at 250000 for his children. It reveals an 1800 Crawford county Missouri family thought he died in the southern army under the real name Bruce Word while his wife and three children survive Peter Wood Cuba Missouri Junjo Wood Stealville Missouri and Mrs Maggie Fenple Florida who will divide the estate. Washington March 3 ready for tomorrow presidential inauguration as Roosevelt takes oath in a holiday city with crowds from across the country awaiting the ceremony.
Leavenworth Mary Henry Mashore an Oklahoma convict was arrested this afternoon by J Jourchard a deputy sheriff of Caddo county. Mashore refused to go with the sheriff without a requisition and was placed in the county jail. Mashore has an attorney and habeas corpus proceedings set for tomorrow.
Topeka March 3 A statement explains the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railroad was omitted from an original petition in a conspiracy suit against Standard Oil and other railroads. Coleman will amend to include Santa Fe stating the suit targets freight rate manipulation and charter-fee failures as key issues.
Prof Bubach has sold nearly 100 tickets to Lawrence residents for the grand opera performance in Kansas City next week. He arranged with Dean Skilten of the University of Kansas for a lecture on all the operas. Time and place to be announced. seat sales close here on Tuesday. Also reported: warm day with cooler temps forecast and WC TO to meet tomorrow at 3 PM.
Topeka March 3 The Kansas senate plans adjournment at midnight next Saturday after approving the university appropriation in both houses. A new primary election bill was introduced by Mr Morgan of Reno and may pass despite earlier opposition as leaders push a measure deemed to have popular support. The house spent much time listening to debate today. The administration also discussed reimbursement for Stubbs.
Topeka March 14 report indicates the house and senate conference committee agreed on a railroad bill with amendments authorizing the assistant attorney general to sue railroads charging excess freight rates. Prosecution powers broadened. bill largely as it left the senate. Also notes on Senate depository bill approval and a reimbursement proposal for Hunt.
In Topeka on March 5 readers note a debate over postponing action on the Uringia apti pake UI with votes split eighty twenty. The block on Massachusetts street belongs to Jacob Kilworth and awaits a new building replacing a torn down structure now housing a lunch counter and store.
San Francisco reports act ing chief of police received four wireless messages from Hawaii stating a bottle of bicarbonate of soda used by Mrs Jane Stanford contained strychnine. Detectives suspect a trusted household figure placed the poison at the Stanford home and that the bottle was purchased locally after origins in Australia. Chinese cook Ah Wing, employed at the Stanford home for over two decades, is under close watch as a possible suspect.
Police in Monolulu suspect a member of Mrs. Stanford's household of poisoning her with strychnine via a bottle of bicarbonate of soda. No new developments ahead of the inquest, says High Sheriff. Dr. Murray attributes death to strychnine. lab report confirms the soda contained the poison.
The House agreed to the conference report on the Indian appropriation bill and finally passed the measure in Washington on March 0. The action concludes debate and moves the bill toward enactment.
The column lists requests for Robart Sloan by Gov Delleun in Springfield and a man sought in Indiana on embezzlement charges. It notes a Hutchinson Kansas man suicide by carbaric acid, Wes Prastum's arrest in Sedalia Missouri, debt bondage for exorbitant interest, and drunkards barred from testifying in courts.
A report from Professor Orth of Berlin University praises Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City as the most beautiful hospital in the world. He compares its marble exterior and grand interior to a magnificent hotel and notes the luxury of its interiors matches the outside splendor.
Four countries Bavaria Austria Württemberg and Switzerland border Lake Constance. Passengers previously faced stamp confusion for letters. It is now decided that letters mailed on the boat may bear stamps of any of the four nations or the German imperial stamp. Peanuts roasted fresh at Wiedemann's.
The Kansan City market page lists grain bids and futures for March including Wheat May at 81?154 and July 93?7, Corn May 45?315 and July 48?59, Oats March 31?13 and May 30?g, plus livestock and dairy bids such as creamery butter and eggs. The report records Chicago receipts and miscellaneous notes on cattle and packers, with a focus on rail and product pricing.
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