23 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1905
Page
1
Reports from City, Missouri and surrounding areas detail a mixed batch of notices. Mare the Us Thema receives commendation for its staging with audience applause and remarks on scenery and actors.
Russian dispatch reports ministers and supporters of the court pressing pacific proposals to Japan to test an honorable peace basis. They believe they have won and that steps toward peace may be taken soon, with Japan to be consulted on possible terms.
A faction within the Russian government pressing the emperor to signal willingness to end the war with Japan gains strength. The move has been discussed at Tsarskoe Selo conferences with figures like Grand Dukes and Admiral Avellan backing it, while most ministers oppose. The outcome remains uncertain as debates continue.
A garbled telex fragment discusses Manchuria, Tsay Thea pan, and tensions with Japan. Mentions Russian ships and Wanklus forces with unclear attribution and scattered phrases.
A Colombo to Colombo steamer reports meeting a Russian torpedo boat at night March 11 followed by a distant squadron of warships. The ships' identities were unclear but may be the vanguard of Rozestvensky's squadron departing Sunda Bay Crete.
St Petersburg reports the signing of an internal loan totaling 210 million rubles. The issue price is unspecified but bonds are redeemable in fifty years. No encounters reported as of March 4 regarding Japanese contact. telegrams dated March 23 provide no new news on clashes.
Topeka March 23 The College of the Sisters of Bethany is temporarily closed due to a scarlet fever epidemic. The school serves several hundred girls from Kansas and nearby states with out-of-town students under strict quarantine in the dormitory.
Ambassador Poriers weekly talks with Foreign Minister Delcasse yielded the French view that the emergency is relieved after the indefinite postponement of the Caracas court ruling in the case of the French concern. Open negotiations by mail are seen as the next step and authorities hope stability will follow respect for foreign interests in Venezuela.
A picturesque party of 43 men women and children described as descendants of the lost tribes of Israel arrived in New York on the Princess Irene from Australia. They plan to go to Fenton Harbor Michigan where their sect is already established. They profess beliefs about the mortal body and the soul.
Prairie dogs plague parts of Oklahoma with resistance to a new tax funded extermination. Farmers face added costs while reservations harbor huge colonies complicating control. Separately Topeka reports a switch law forcing railroads to connect new elevators to rail lines, spurring industry complaints.
Emperor William began his voyage on the steamer Hamburg for a Mediterranean cruise. The voyage is escorted by the armored cruiser Prinz Friedrich Karl and a companion ship.
Reported to consider intervention by powers in the Russo Japanese war at a foreign office meeting. No confirmation obtained. Later the cabinet was stated to have had no connection with any intervention in the far eastern war.
Official army dispatch states a detachment entered Chaoustu on March 21 at 30 p.m. They report routing part of the enemy, which retreats northeast along the railway line. A cavalry group halted about two miles north of Chaggiu as pursuit continued.
St. Petersburg March 23 Russian officials announce that within two weeks the ministry of public instruction will start drafting a plan for a compulsory primary education system. The move signals significant reform in state schooling.
Alfred J. Eddy general counsel for Standard Oil arrived in Topeka to discuss Kansas oil. He said production exceeds 26 000 barrels daily while Standard can refine only 3 000 from the field, so the state refinery would not help. He added oil from Indiana and Ohio fields will be used when theirs run dry.
Attorney statements from Sedalia Kansas report two weeks of deposition work for the Santa Fe case in Chautauqua County. The letter explains avoiding duplicative testimony and suspending further depositions until transcribed and reviewed, with press coverage allowed.
Auditor Beth G. Wells says the state oil refinery project bonds will not be issued until their legality is tested in court. Governor Wright says he cannot intervene and supports establishing the refinery, while Wells vows to challenge the act under which bonds were issued if needed.
A man refused to tell what he was questioned about during grand jury proceedings. He maintained silence and distance as questions touched on members of an alleged trust and matters under scrutiny.
Abigail Becker famed in song and story across Canada dies at Walsingham Center. She saved the crew of the schooner Conductor wrecked at Long Point on Lake Erie in November. For bravery the government has given a formal medal, ship owners a fund, and the New York Life Saving Association a gold medal.
A rear end collision between trains at a New York subway station injured one person severely and left several others lightly hurt. During rush hour delays ensued as platform passengers joined a riot, smashing car windows while police restored order and workers evacuated the area.
Public tune services were held today for two score of persons who lost their lives last Monday in the explosion. Business as far as posiile was sus pended everywhere. Tunes were at half mast and buildings draped with black streamers, attested to universal bereavement.
The article notes the battleship Karinna to be christened with a Kansas bride’s breaking bottle, a governor proposing a new ceremony idea. It mentions various distant figures and arrangements, with scattered reports on related events and arrivals in Chabaion City and nearby locales.
Ten peasants were killed and fifty wounded on March 21 at Lamenta as troops quelled disturbances. Peasants had tried to urge farm laborers to strike and riot, and gunfire was used. Reports from Washington note the incident amid unrest.
General Frederick H. Funston, an ex-student, received hearty applause when his brief address at the University of Kansas chapel honored his legacy with the American flag draped over the pipe organ. The report notes attendance was large and mentions ongoing academic and local community events in Lawrence and surrounding areas.
Market text shows wheat and corn futures with May and July quotes, cash bids, oat and rye notes, and butter and cheese prices. Mentions wheat May trading near 1.12, corn around 47 and 44, oats about 33 to 34, rye steady, hay prices, and dairy product notes.
Quite badly hurt Chaco Day Day, a longtime Lawrence resident, was thrown from a bicycle in a collision while riding to the newspaper office to get papers. He was taken home for care. General Frederick J. Funston was entertained at the Phi Delta Theta house by members of the fraternity. Mrs. Aunice Dagia, mother of Mrs. Ad Manter of Lawrence, died in Kansas City March 1 after long illness. She was 85 and had lived in Lawrence over thirty years.
Skilton will lecture at Fras er hall Monday March 27 at 3 30 p m on operas to be given at Kansas City next week with focus on Parsifal Complimentary to the Ladies Music club Admission 25¢. The millinery openings and weather notes, and several town projects are mentioned including construction excavations, lodging for rent at 1023 Pennsylvania street and funeral arrangements for Bertha Conley at Warren Street Baptist church. The district court case and court schedules are touched, noting postponements and attendance concerns.
General Allen of the constabulary reports the Pulaines uprising in Samar is under control. A majority of regular troops will be withdrawn as Major General Corbin and General Allen meet at Calbayog to plan future measures.
The Japanese battleship Kashina was launched at Elswick shipyards on the Tyne in England with Baron Hayashi present as Japanese minister to Great Britain. In Columbus Ohio federal prisoners from the Indian Territory will be sent to Atlanta Georgia to work on a new penitentiary tomorrow.
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