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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1905
Page
1
A Shanghai dispatch reports two junks blown up by mines near Chu san island about ninety miles south of Shanghai. The mines’ presence south of Shanghai raises concern for the safety of European mail steamers.
Manila reports sighting three war vessels off Batangas this morning with two more steamers in Lingayen Bay. The Daily Mail notes sixteen Japanese cruisers and destroyers moving to block Russian Pacific entry. Tokyo declares Tsugaru Straits a defense zone.
The Admiralty in St. Petersburg reports no news from Admiral Rosestvensky beyond telegrams and denies mobilization of the Black Sea Fleet. Dispatches from Second Pacific Squadron vessels say all are well, with censorship masking filing locations.
Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese press condemns France for allowing Admiral Rojestvensky to use Kamranh Bay in Cochin China as a naval base. A leading journal voices strong opposition to the action.
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Dr. F J Valentine J W Cheron and F C Largey, Columbia students, left New York for Chicago in a car after a wager on racing by auto. They faced rough roads to Albany, then improved routes to Buffalo and Cleveland as they chased a twelve day schedule.
In Philadelphia Ed ward Smedes shot Bessie Helen Davis at a hotel where they stayed after she planned to leave their touring company. He then tried to kill himself but only wounded himself slightly. Davis is likely to die. Both were chorus members in The School Girl company led by star Edna May.
Sherman Bell, former Adjutant General of Colorado, says he has been asked to command Venezuela's army. He cites possible offers from a Mexican mine and the New Mexico governorship, but prefers a South American post, noting untold opportunities for a hustler and reluctance to fight Roosevelt.
In Rochester on April 18, the death of George Washington Todd revealed a $60,000 fortune. Maggie Mattice of Onondaga Hill sheltered him and later kept a $5,000 note for killing her canary. Surrogate Benton ruled the note valid as part of Todd’s estate, with other benefactors contesting portions.
Henry Weismann, counsel for master bakers and former journeyman, describes his shift from advocate of ten hours a day to opposing the criminal provisions of the 1895 bakery law. He recounts his career, the case of Joseph Lochner, and notes that while the ten hour clause was struck, public safety and sanitary provisions remain, with limits on overtime in limited sectors. He argues the law should retain freedom of contract and allows states to set hours in public works and safety contexts.
Two firemen injured and several people cut when Fire Truck No. 7, rushing to a blaze at Miss Eisie De Wolfe's Irving Place apartments, collided with a Twenty-sixth Street surface car. The truck suffered major damage. the act caused by the crash left many frightened as wrecking wagons cleared debris.
Firefighters rushed to 24 East Seventy-second Street where the Cutting residence was filled with smoke from a chimney blaze. A passerby reported heavy smoke and soot was found burning in the chimney after a thorough check from cellar to garret. No damage occurred to the house.
Albany April 18 Governor Higgins gains ten days to consider the Mortgage Tax bill after the Legislature recalls it without changes in a bid to allow amendments. Senate and Assembly actions aim to exempt mortgages from building and loan associations and fix defects amid strong opposition from Republican leaders.
Washington reports indicate Secretary Shaw will obtain his preferred coachman Robert Shepard by Executive order after Civil Service Commission objections. A. W. Cooley defended the commission’s tenure list while Shepard, a grave digger at a lunatic asylum, was briefly considered before Shaw secured him pro tem. Shepard previously drove for John Sherman and hails from New York's Twenty third Assembly District.
Achille Jackhard a chauffeur was arrested on East Drive Central Park near Ninety-eighth Street shortly after 6 30 yesterday on charges of over speeding his large touring car. Mounted Policeman McNulty said the speed was eighteen miles an hour with two young women aboard. At McGown's Pass Tavern sub station one of the women remarked we ll have to get papa to give bait for Acky. A man named H L Havemeyer appeared at the station house with a name he said was escuries Street the eur Mr Havemeyer testified mop?
Gov. A B Cummins harshly criticizes Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller for wealth built on alleged wicked systems. He denounces moral laxity, urges reforms, and describes an ideal young man who follows the Golden Rule and rejects bribes and rebates.
Roy Ulsh, a Franklin and Marshall sophomore, was shot in the arm by Oscar Gingrich, a Lebanon freshman, during a bitter class dispute. A crowd of sophomores seized a freshman named Krause over derisive posters. Gingrich, allegedly struck during a mock trial, fired in self defense to scatter the crowd. The incident provoked student and faculty anger and Gingrich faces removal from college.
Asel A. Gates dies of heart disease at his St. Charles home. He was 85. John W. Gates, famed wheat pit figure, stays by his father's bedside as the gate of the cornfields and futures markets counted millions in the struggle. Funeral arrangements set for Thursday then train to Parkman for Oakwood burial.
West Palm Beach Florida April 18 late tonight Joseph Jefferson's condition shows little change with a possible worsening. At four this afternoon all family members gathered at his bedside to await the end. No new illness is reported only his advanced age weighs on his fate.
In New Haven on April 18 ex Judge John P. Studley Republican was re elected mayor for a third term with an estimated 2500 vote majority over W S Pardee Democrat and E H Sperry non partisan. He is believed to have won all fifteen wards amid a scratched ticket. The Citizens League including Yale professors endorsed Pardee.
In Tallahassee the State Senate approved Senator Scott's bill to repeal the 1897 Flagler divorce law by a 23 to 8 vote. Debate cited the act as an outrage funded by $100,000, with Gov. Broward making repeal a campaign issue. Henry M. Flagler had used the provisions.
In Muncie Chester Bell was fined 25 dollars plus 10 dollars costs for having cigarette papers, the first penalty under the new law. He claimed he never smoked. In Anderson John M Lewis was fined 35 dollars for smoking and appealed to the Circuit Court to challenge the law’s constitutionality. Ollie McPherson, a restaurant clerk, also arrested for smoking.
James Gould of Colorado City handed his gold watch to a stranger asking for a dime for food. The man vanished after ten minutes, and Gould later found the watch pawned in a saloon for drinks.
Five fires erupted within two hours in Jersey City targeting gas meters in cellars off Grand Street and Ocean Avenue. Each blaze started at a broken meter connection with the cellar accessible from the street and the arsonist, described as stout and dark, was seen at two houses but not captured. Police remained patrolling the district.
Edward P. Mohr senior member of E P Mohr and Co and Sixth Ward Alderman has been missing from his home at 929 South Street for over a week and is believed to be in Texas. business troubles are suggested as the cause of his disappearance.
In Boston April 18 Judge F C Lowell in the United States district court tonight named H W Ogden of Whipple Sears Ogden and Attorney Jeremiah Smith Jr of this city as receivers for the Boston Ubero Company. The petitioners were members of the committee appointed by the stockholders to manage the affairs of the company during its difficult period.
Equitable Life agents gathered at the Hotel Savoy for three sessions endorsing President Alexander and Vice President Tarbell. James H. Hyde spoke passionately while Tarbell rejected repayment to the company and both leaders pressed for charter mutualization and prompt Frick committee work.
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