03 Mar 1904
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1904
Page
1
Local dealer promotes drastic discounts on cabinet grands and standard pianos to clear two carloads of stock. They boast prices from 167 to 547, claim top musicians praise the instruments, and offer easy terms, trade-ins, and no-pressured sale before prices revert to normal.
General Wood reports ongoing insurgent activity in the Philippines from Washington on March 3. A rebel leader calling himself General Prym has issued a commission to Ricardo as lieutenant general of Northern Luzon. Prym’s identity is uncertain. Ricarte, a staunch opponent, was sent to Guam and later smuggled back to the Philippines without oath. His location remains unknown as authorities search for him.
Harrisburg dispatch reports the ice on the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers remains firm with no flood danger yet, but at Clark's Ferry the bridges across the Jun iata and Susquehanna are out of service and could be swept away as the ice gorges. Residents of the lower island area move to the mainland amid rising waters. In Baltimore, Luther Ramsay, cashier of the superior court, disappears with suspected $4000 in embezzlement. A Carnegie engineering building gift is rejected by the American Society of Civil Engineers with 1139 voting against and 662 for.
An old newspaper promotion extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as strengthening for nursing mothers and easing childbirth. A Virginia mother testimonial claims fewer pains and a healthy, fine baby, while dealers selling substitutes are accused of profit. The ad also advertises Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser offer with stamps for mailing.
Dispatches from St. Petersburg and Tokyo report Russian patrols near Ping Yang repelling a Japanese advance and occupying Anju Yong Pyon telegraph offices. Near Port Arthur no enemy sightings despite 60 mile searches as Viceroy updates cite patrols at 12 versus eight miles from Ping Yang.
London dispatches note unconfirmed reports of 500 bandits with rifles attacking a Russian post west of Haicheng near Newchwang. Severe fighting ensued with heavy losses on both sides, though Yin Kow doubts the tale. The Daily Mail claims six Japanese were killed.
The article notes Makaroff as Russia's new naval commander at Port Arthur and highlights his background as a scientist polar explorer and torpedo expert. It mentions his prior work cracking ice with large stones and references icebreakers aiding northern ports to stay ice free.
Reports from Tokio claim Japan grants permission for 53 foreign correspondents to accompany its forces, including 17 Americans, with departure dates unset. Destruction reported along the Siberian railway near Vladivostok to Harbin. Russian fortifications noted south of Mukden as refugees endure hard journeys. Rumors of Chinese generals seeking Japanese alliance surface, while Japan allegedly sought to land troops near Shan-Hat-Kwan before Chinese intervention.
Paris dispatch says a French ambassador to Britain warned that forces in central Europe press England to foster conflict with France. He urged vigilance against provocateurs aimed at sabotaging Franco British relations and warned not to let pro Russian France and pro Japanese Britain fuel war. A separate note reports a Virginia Republican convention in Petersburg splits over a colored temporary chair and Roosevelt support after a walkout.
A 13 story steel frame hotel under construction at 57 West 46th Street collapsed after floors overloaded. Fourteen believed dead with five recovered, around twenty injured or missing. Foreman cites excess cement and beams. building department cited repeated violations. Fire crews and chaplain aided rescue. several workers trapped. The Morea colliery in Pennsylvania suspended operations for three months.
Washington reports on a senate privileges and elections hearing as Joseph F Smith testifies to divine revelations supporting polygamy. He confirms belief in the 1890s manifesto and notes the 1880s revelation remains part of church authority. Other items: damages suit in Americus, and state appointments in New Jersey, plus a Nebraska weather record.
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