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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
1
A Tokio dispatch reports Japanese forces have cut the railway north of Mukden. The claim emphasizes strategic disruption in Manchuria as Soviet and Allied observers monitor movement and supply routes.
Special dispatch notes Japanese forces cut the railway north of Mukden and are reportedly between Mukden and Tie Pass. Russian front reports fierce attacks last night with Japanese repulsed, signaling a significant advance near the Manchurian front.
Reports from Tokio and London describe a major Japanese victory near Mukden with General Kuropatkin’s forces heavily beaten and in full retreat. Dispatches note burning warehouses and extensive losses on both sides as Russian supply depots are destroyed and telegraph lines endangered.
United States Senator William Brimage Bate of Tennessee died in Washington from pneumonia contracted during inauguration events. Born October 7, 1826, he held roles from steamboat clerk to state legislator, served in the Mexican and Confederate armies, was wounded twice, and governed Tennessee from 1883 to 1886.
Springfield reports President Brundage of the Cook County board proposes a bill to make the state responsible for all insane persons. Passage would shift about 1,800 inmates from the Cook County asylum at Dunning and 1,000 more in county almshouses to state care, without immediate transfer of Dunning buildings. The state would need new hospitals if needed.
March 9 Kalamazoo Michigan John McDonald a tramp living at McGregor Michigan after a scuffle with Harry Jackson employee of Garrison and Thompson pool room jumped through a plate glass window. The drunk man interfered with players and knocked down Charles Thompson one of the proprietors.
A fire at the Missouri Malleable Iron company plant on Fifteenth street East St. Louis Illinois caused about 100000 in damage. Much machinery was destroyed and for a time the entire plant, one of the west’s largest, was threatened by the blaze.
General Booth of the Salvation Army has arrived in Jerusalem for a series of talks. Local authorities have been directed to prohibit Turkish subjects from attending the meetings.
St Petersburg reports the battle of Mukden ends in a Russian defeat. Oyama showcases offensive mastery beyond compare, while Kuropatkin fights to save his army and its vast trains by retreating toward Tiepass, a preplanned defensive position.
George Sutherland succeeds Thomas W. Kearns in the United States senate. He is a native of England and a lawyer. Though of Mormon parentage he is a gentile. In 183% he married Rosa Lee, daughter of John D. Lee, who was executed for his role in the Mountain Meadows massacre of 1857.
News from the Russo Japanese front describes General Kuropatkin guiding a withdrawal after a failed engagement near Liaoyang. The move follows a disputed turning maneuver and anticipated retreat toward Tlepass while Japanese forces press the flank. Separately, Rev Macajah Stook, aged 50, killed himself in Lexington after trustees demanded his parsonage surrender.
A six attorney committee appointed by Judge Richter found cause to seek disbarment for Mayor Lemuel Darrow and City Attorney Worden over alleged subornation of perjury and conspiracy. The probe tied Mrs. Stella Lula’s grand larceny acquittal to false testimony by Mrs. Harry Duck, who later confessed.
Santiago Chile March 9 The tenth ministery of the present administration has formally resigned owing to internal dissensions.
The forecast covers Illinois with partly cloudy skies and a shower in the far south, Indiana with generally fair skies in the north and showers in the south, lower Michigan partly cloudy with possible snow flurries, Wisconsin generally fair and warmer, Iowa mostly fair with moderate temperatures. Variable winds across states.
Hogs estimated receipts 23 000 yesterday left over 43 eaninated receipts for tomorrow. Market slow to steady with heavy shipping grades and mixed packers trading in narrow ranges. Cattle receipts around 21 000 to 23 000 with steady to strong tone and range bids for steers cows yearlings and veal calves. Sheep receipts about 22 000 with slow sales and mixed quotes for natives western and yearlings. Dunning Stevens Live Stock Merchants Buffalo NY report.
Cattle receipts steady with 15 cars. mixed grades in medium and heavy categories. Sheep and lamb receipts very light but firm with good to best westerns and yearlings trading up to 7.50. Prices listed include ranges such as 8.25 to 8.50 for certain sheep and lambs, and 5.75 to 7.50 for yearlings, reflecting a stable market.
Miss Millie Cramp daughter of ex Representative Rosseau Cramp and F B J Jaeger, a West Side teacher, went for a walk with two companions and married Tew J Henning. The couple planned to announce only on Tuesday, but word leaked prompting a denial of an elopement.
Washington March 9. The Attorney General refuses to discuss the matter but it is known the commerce and labor department beef industry report published last week will have no effect on the ongoing Department of Justice investigation.
New York reports on March 9 that all struck city transit lines run with greatly improved service. The company carries all riders and maintains good schedule times.
Twenty two Republicans join Democrats to back seating McDonald as governor amid a sixteenth ballot fight. Calls mount for Peabody and Adams as parties maneuver over reports by Alexander and Morton. The roll call and recess vote extend the parliamentary tangle as Democrats seek a clear majority in the contest.
The senate foreign relations committee advanced the Santo Domingo treaty and scheduled a vote for 11:30 a.m. on whether to report ratification or rejection. Amendments aim to limit Monroe doctrine references and bind future governments, with a protest by San Domingans in Paris not formally received.
Edward McNees, 14, of Renton Harbor Mich, attempted to break into a keg with a shotgun as a hammer. The blast passed through his body, exiting the left side, injuring him. Local authorities investigate the incident at the water inlet.
Henry M. Lewis of Berwick Alabama and member of the thirty first Illinois General Assembly is dead at 81. The obituary notes his service and age.
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