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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1905
Page
1
A stylized war bulletin declares Mukden will fall soon as Chinese forces retreat northward amid ongoing hostilities. The dispatch emphasizes imminent strategic shifts and a tightening offensive by opposing troops.
March 1 dispatches from Kuroki's headquarters report Japanese forces capturing Machuntan southeast of Mukden at 8 oclock. Russian retreat accelerates under cover of darkness as they abandon the Shakbe line and burn supplies. Fall of Mukden expected soon.
A Mukden dispatch dated March 7 reports continuous artillery and fighting along the Hun river and toward Sinmintin road as Japanese capture heavy siege guns. Russian center may be broken, with thirteen guns seized. retreat seen as Kuropatkin fights a rear-guard action while hunger and fatigue press both armies toward a likely decision today.
In St Joseph Michigan on March 8 a dispute pits male and female students against Professor Max Hodgson after he barred several girls from classes for hair styled and braided like Chinese brides. The doors were closed to over a hundred students in costume. Students insist on being treated as ladies and gentlemen and demand an apology and reinstate access. Principal Hodgson maintains strict discipline.
Former Vice President Levi P Morton files in supreme court to annul a trust created to fund his daughter Helen and her husband Count de Talleyrand Perigord. The trust aimed to provide separate income after marriage but was rendered moot by the couple's divorce in France last July.
Jefferson City March 8 Governor Folk has signed a bill increasing the bribery prosecution limit from three to five years. The measure broadens the window for pursuing offenses and strengthens anti corruption statutes.
Federal agents near St Louis report six counterfeit coins buried on an island in the Danver River. Persons named Thomas Inlow John Whitting on and Clara Jackson were among those involved in the case with arrests made near Poplar Bluff Missouri.
Reports from St. Petersburg on March 8 describe growing pessimism over Mukden as Russia faces a major defeat. The war office acknowledges possible loss and hints Kuropatkin may have begun withdrawing northward, with latest dispatches detailing a day of fierce fighting.
Commistreper Richards of the United States land office heads the government drive against men of a province for alleged land trends in Oregon Idaho and other states. A Wisconsin native Richards has served as governor of Wyoming.
Reports speak of fierce fighting with some correspondents predicting a Russian victory soon while others note the Japanese left wing withdrawing southward. The outcome hinges on General Kuropatkin's reserve as the front remains desperate.
The red and black painted stone seat given by the class of 1904 at Indiana University has the class of 1908 numerals. Authorities seek the culprits as seniors condemn the act and offer to aid in obtaining testimony.
Minneapolis March 8 Ex Judge A M Harrison named receiver for the Coe Commission company by Judge F Brooks of the district court The firm does large brokerage with northwest branches and a head office in the city George H Hammond is manager Assets rough at 200000 with unknown total after a small municipal court judgment precipitated the receivership
The company fought a long battle with the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce as it sought to secure the local quota allocations, contending that chamber actions hindered its access to the preferred shares and market rights.
A message sent from Prang Joseph Land by balloon to Evelyn B. Baldwin before his 1902 Arctic return has been received from Christiania Norway. It was found by a fisherman at Tanafjord on North Cape's east side and forwarded to the US consul general. Similar messages reached the US within eleven months, some found off Iceland. The parchment is perfectly preserved.
A. M. Palmer theatrical manager died in a New York hospital after apoplexy. He was for years the leading American theater manager and was 67. Palmer, a native of Connecticut, had spent ten years in the profession.
Beginning in IST to Wisthringer of Union Square theater and afterward of Madison Square theater and Pal mers theater. He was a founder and for fourteen years president of the Actors' Mund of American and one of the founders and vice president of the Wiawers' club, of this city. Lately he had been manager for Richard Mansfield.
Three men tied Andrew Engle and his wife at their home near the post office seeking 250 dollars from a horses deal. Engle freed himself and fired on the robbers. the couple escaped with the money. The bandits took 40 dollars from the post officer and fled toward Bloomington. Also noted is 92 year old Alexander Sullenger of Melena, a Black Hawk war survivor whose father witnessed Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown.
Robert Irwin of Sangamon county and friend of Abraham Lincoln celebrated his 85th birthday at his Ashland home. Seventy five relatives from nearby cities attended a family reunion and dinner.
Estimated hog receipts 3500 with yesterday left over 3351 prospects steady light prices 84 40 to 85 124% mixed packers 485 to 85 17 heavy shipping Brades 400 to 65 221¢ rough 84 90 to 8500 cattle 21000 steady to strong sheep 22000 steady.
Official receipts yesterday 21270 and shipments 72. Estimated receipts today 35000, tomorrow 29000. Market steady with packers bidding lower on Bulk and Light hogs. Pigs to 84 90 85 09. Beef prices mixed. Sheep and lambs slow with Western lambs 86 60 to 87 75. Chicago market steady to lower with light and mixed packers around 84 75 to 85 15.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria arrives in London as a focal point in the split within British policy toward the Balkans. Balfour and most cabinet members favor vigilant inactivity while others challenge Turkish actions and back Macedonia’s friends. In Constantinople the Turkish war effort intensifies with gun, ammunition buildup and rearmed gendarmes as bands grow more active.
The litigation committee formed at a mass meeting to oppose the municipal electric light plant lease to the traction company has handed the issue to attorneys. The Trades Council condemns aldermen who voted for the lease while the city clerk refused the contract for not being received from Mayor Hubbard. The mayor is in Florida and is expected back next week. instructions are expected to reach the clerk, and the contract may be attested before the next council meeting.
A rancher reports finding the remains of a man and a woman in a fissure of rocks and lava beds about four miles Portneuf canyon south of Pocatello Idaho. The heads are missing and the woman’s body was wrapped in a blanket. They appear to have been dead for several years.
Denver March 8. Attorneys have concluded arguments in the gubernatorial contest. The general assembly will hear debate with speeches limited to ten minutes per member among ninety seven members. A vote is postponed until the investigative committee on Senator Morgan's bribery charges reports.
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