16 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1905
Page
1
Ongoing combat reports say Russian forces are pursued by Japanese troops near Tie Pass. The engagement drives civilians to flee as both sides exchange attacks and a large-scale evacuation is ordered.
Reports from St Petersburg and London detail Kuropatkin retreating after the capture of Tie pass by Oyama's forces. Russian forces allegedly destroyed large quantities of supplies before leaving. Officials discuss a new Russian loan of 125 million dollars in France as part of wartime funding efforts.
London dispatch notes Russians pull back from Fan river positions after repelling Japanese assaults on Wednesday. They burned wood and supplies, signaling orderly retreat. French financiers and Japanese officials doubt Russian insolvency claims.
Ed Huerman shot Ruby Cruzer at 208 West Main Street in Sedalia and killed himself. Coroner's inquest found Cruzer died from a pistol ball, Huerman housed a farewell letter to his wife. The tragedy unfolds amid whispers of a long troubled relationship and past separations.
New York asks that Meyer Guggenheim head of the Guggenheim family and copper magnate who controls the smelter business in the United States and Mexico has died in Palm Beach Florida from pneumonia. He started in business selling shoe polish and rose to immense wealth.
The 1905 railway year shows over 200 million dollars in orders for car and locomotive works as roads in the United States forecast better times. The surge in demand is seen as a harbinger of national prosperity with production running at capacity.
In 1905 the Southern Railway receives new equipment under orders from the Rock Island System and the Norfolk and Western, signaling modernization across the rail networks.
Yearly earnings reports indicate continuous rise in gross and net earnings for railroads from 1899 to 1903, with 1904 estimates suggesting a continued year of prosperity surpassing 1903 despite incomplete statements.
Mr and Mrs Sam W James are the proud parents of a nine pound son born this morning.
Ernest Darling aged 18 allegedly killed Jesse Jeffries in a corn field on Charles Carroll’s farm near Blackwater Mo with his brother Silas and Robert Burress present. Darling held without bond for first degree murder while Silas and Burress faced accessory charges as the trio transported the body to the employer’s home. Jeffries was a son of a widow and leaves a twin and a younger brother.
This morning R W Barnett of 1700 South Ohio received a message from St Paul Kansas claiming Frank Barnett was killed last night while making an arrest, signed by A J Shannon. Later a message from F T Nowlin of the Southern Pacific railway secured that Frank is all right.
The marriage of Miss Florence Lamm and Prof Irving Raut was solemnized this afternoon at 2 oclock at the bride s home 902 West Main Street Rev E J Hunt officiating About fifty relatives were among the guests The couple plan a two week bridal tour before returning to settle in the city
President Roosevelt travels to New York tomorrow to attend the wedding of his cousin Miss Eleanor Roosevelt. He will join a banquet hosted by the Friendly Sons of St Patrick in the evening.
San Francisco authorities conclude the death of Mrs. Stanford was due to natural causes after investigation. Captain Burnett of the city detective force confirms the ruling and says no poisoning was involved.
The Board of Supervisors refused permission for Prairie Oil and Gas company of Kansas a Standard affiliate to lay a pipe line through Peoria county. The March 16 report notes the county action against the proposed route.
The forecast calls for likely showers tonight and Friday with moderate temperatures.
In a joint convention both parties selected their slate for city offices. The event unified party leadership and set the stage for upcoming elections with a shared ticket and coordinated campaign aims.
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