Russ Army Hard Pressed
Russian forces face renewed pressure on multiple fronts as battles intensify near key fronts. Officials report heavy artillery exchanges and cautious advances while civilian evacuations continue under mounting strain.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1905
Page
1
Japan Presses Russians Near Tie Pass Front
Special to The Evening Journal reports a new Japanese offensive against the Russian army north of Tie Pass. Field Marshal Oyama drives a desperate battle as Kuropatkin’s position grows critical and a Japanese breakthrough could force surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie Pass
Bottle's Long Voyage Ends as Float Becomes Message
In May 1903 a bottle tossed from Montevedeo bound for Southampton by Albert W. Swalm and companions was recovered near Arranmore, Donegal. The coast guard who found it relayed the card to Swalm, and estimates place the original voyage at several thousand miles beyond the direct line between coordinates cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
England
Montevedeo
Albert W. Swalm
Swalm
Coast Guard
Tranmoore
Donegal
Ireland
Arranmoore
Tragic Cab Find Unfolds in Brooklyn Station
In Brooklyn a cab near a police station held a dead woman and a man unconscious. The man, Thomas Deegan of Monroe Street, claimed Miss Mary Savage, 30, was the deceased. A police surgeon cited heart weakness and alcoholism as likely causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Thomas Deegan
Monroe Street
Mary Savage
Deegan
Miss Savage
Highwayman Seized After Attempt at Oxford Junction Station
Sioux City March 16 A highwayman entered the Rocky Island station at Oxford Junction and tried to hold up station agent Clifford Brown. Brown wrestled the gun from the robber and detained him until help arrived and the suspect was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Rocky Island
Oxford Junction
Clifford Brown
Brown
Michigan February mortality shows record smallpox deaths
The February mortality statement from Lansing reports eleven smallpox deaths, eight in Jackson County, amid a total of 8,218 deaths in the state. Pneumonia caused 442 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing Mich
Michigan
Jackson County
Hay to Take a Vacation for Rest and Recreation
Secretary Hay will depart Washington for a short trip not in official capacity. His objective is rest and recreation, and he will not visit European capitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Washington
Warships Reach Singapore Amid Russo Japanese Clash
Reports from Singapore note Japanese cruisers Kasagi and Chitose with two auxiliaries arriving, while Lloyds dispatches pass twenty two Japanese warships near Horsburgh. London reports a March 14 center line Russian attack near Tie Pass, with heavy casualties and rumors of a Mukden massacre as food supplies dwindle. Lord Rothschild comments on delayed Russian loan talks reflecting France’s stalled investment amid global tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tandon
Lloyds
Singapore
Hougwan
Horsburgh
Straits of Malacca
London
Santoupou
Tiepass
Mistchenko
Paoli News Editor Major John Ek Simpson Critical
Major John Ek Simpson veteran editor and publisher of the Paoli News remains in critical condition after paralysis struck his home three weeks ago. His speech is affected and while some recovery in the use of his body is noted the overall state is alarming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vuoli, Ltd
John Ek. Simpson
The
Paoli News
General Trepoff stabbed and shot in St Petersburg
General Trepoff, governor general of St Peters burg, was attacked with a knife and gunfire. Known as Trepoff the Tyrant, his brutal reputation troubled generals and his father before him, Trepoff the Terrible, the former prefect of St Peters burg. Some say Kuropatkin avoided his presence in Manchuria due to his cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trepoff
Russia
St. Peters
Burg
Kuropatkin
Manchuria
Service commemorates Roosevelt inauguration in Paris church
A March 15 service at St. Joseph's Church on Avenue Hoche honored President Roosevelt with official presence from French and British diplomats and the US ambassador. Abbe McMullan delivered the sermon praising Roosevelt as flags of both nations adorned the front. The same day Dixon suspended business for a revival led by evangelist William A. Sunday, noted as a major local religious movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Roosevelt
St. Joseph's Church
Avenue Hoche
Delcasse
M. Delvincourt
Ambassador Worter
United States
Francis Bertie
Charles Fane
Abbe McMullan
Dixon
Tabernacle
William A. Sunday
Murder of Italian Girl Shocks Chester County
The body of Mary Deluka a 4 year old Italian child was found in a blacksmith shop at Dyer's stone quarry Howellville Chester county about twenty miles from Philadelphia Her 7 year old brother Dominik lay nearby unconscious from injuries believed caused while defending his sister He is in a dying condition A nearby Italian resident reports seeing a man running from the shop A mob searches for the killer as the community is aroused by the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mary Deluka
Dyer's
Howellville
Chester County
Dominik
West Chester
Water kills the minnows in city tanks
Thousands of minnows kept in city tanks for bait died after lime used in water clarification proved excessive. City Chemist Walter Bernays led tests and concluded overuse of lime killed the fish. Dealers were instructed to reduce lime in the clarifying solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Walter Bernays
Death of Mons Niblo the clown at age seven
Denver reports Mons Niblo the clown died aged seven from consumption. He left no money but friends and theater people will arrange a funeral with a benefit. Dr Rose Kidd Beere, his physician, called him the most cheerful patient, joking almost to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Mons
Niblo
Rose Kidd Beere
Lincoln House Defers Railroad Bill In Defeat for All Anti Pass Measures
Lincoln Neb March 16 The house by 45 to 40 voted to indefinitely postpone the bill making it a crime to give or accept railroad passes. This defeats all anti pass measures. The senate narrowly rejected a bill to give small landowners control of irrigation ditches by 16 to 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
House
Senate
Mrs Shaw in Excellent Condition after Surgery
Mrs Shaw wife of the secretary of the treasury is reported in very favorable condition at Dr How ard Kellys sanatorium after a Tuesday operation Secretary Shaw visited from Washington and spent hours with her indicating a hopeful recovery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Baltimore
Howard Kelly
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Federation Offends by Rejecting Portland Exhibit Move
Washington March 16 The A F L executive board declined the invitation to transfer its Lewis and Clark exposition exhibit from St Louis to Portland Oregon citing the management's hostility to organized labor and opposition to the federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. F. L. Executive Board
Portland
Ore
Wisconsin assembly backs mutual plan life insurance bill
Madison March 15 A bill to compel every life insurance company doing business in Wisconsin to adopt the mutual plan passed the assembly and will go to the senate The measure applies to outside firms and Wisconsin companies It does not affect existing policies but all new business must follow the mutual plan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
Drug Trust Investigation in National Wholesale Druggists
Indianapolis March 16 The examination of Frank B Holliday vice chairman of the committee on proprietary goods of the National Wholesale Druggists association by deposition lawyers in the Philadelphia damage suit has been completed Joseph B Toms secretary of the association was the next witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drug Trust Investigation
Indianapolis
Frank B. Holliday
National Wholesale Druggists’ Association
Philadelphia
Joseph B. Toms
Turkish Officials Flees Amid palace Intrigue
Constantinople March 15 Three high Ottoman leaders General Ahmet Pasha General Kisa Pasha and Arif Bey fled the capital to escape a secret police cabal at the Yildiz Kiosk aimed at their destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Ahmet Pasha
Kisa Pasha
Arif Bey
Yildiz
Religion Stops Business Dixon Illinois
A brief report notes disruption of business in Dixon Illinois as religious observance takes place for two hours starting at Mach 16 and affecting local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon, IL
Next State W C T P Convention Planned in Bloomington
Springfield Illinois March 16. The state executive committee of the Woman's Temperance Union met in Springfield and decided to hold the next annual convention in Bloomington during the second week of October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
All
The
Woman’s Temperance Union
Bloomington
Only Herself to Blame in Tragic Death
The body of 25 year old Miss Sarat Kinse was found in woods near Reels Lake. Two empty carbene weld vials lay beside her, a religious motto and self written tune found in her pocket. Witnesses note she feared not living up to Christian standards and had threatened self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mieh
Marehta
Sarat Kinse
Perth
Reels Lake
Mian Klasse
LaQrave Street
Orinda Becate
Wealthy businessman in Elgin shoots self at bank
Willis, a director at a local bank, shot himself after coming from a nearby building. He was found late at night. no motive or cause is known. The incident occurred south of Elgin and involved prominent city figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Maret
Willis
Busness
Alburn
Willis Se. Chrec
Interior awards Salt River dam contract in Arizona
Washington reports the secretary of the interior has awarded a contract for a major Salt River valley dam in Arizona under the national Irrigation act. The project costs 1,100,000 dollars and will be carried out by J. M. O'Rourke & Co of Galveston Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Salt River Valley
Arizona
J. M. O'Rourke & Co
Galveston
Tex
Markets Open With Mixed Hog Prices In Chicago Trade
Chicago market report lists hog receipts at 2500 plus yesterday 3744 on hand. Prospects seen steady with light packer demand and prices from 45 to 51 cents per pound. Reports show hogs averaging 50 to 52 cents, with slow activity and mixed demand across the morning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Com Ont Ag Oe
Chicago Livestock Market Report March 16 1905
Official receipts yesterday show hogs mixed with bulk steady and light hogs trading 4 80 to 5 12. Beeves cows and heifers and stockers edges firm with prices 2 60 to 4 75 for stockers and 3 60 to 4 25 for cows. Sheep and lambs ease steady with natives Western and yearlings quoted 4 50 to 6 85 and lambs 4 35 to 7 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chicago
Rumors of Gubernatorial Race in Peabody Adams Contest
Denver March 16. Wild rumors swirled around the gubernatorial battle between Adams and Peabody as a joint convention recessed amid talk of seating Peabody then resigning to McDonald. McDonald’s asserted right to vote in ties sparked debate, with anti Peabody Republicans pushing a prearranged resignation plan. Lobbyists were briefly barred from the floor amid crowded galleries awaiting final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Adams
Jett
James H. Peabody
Peabody
Clovernor McDonald
McDonald
Noni Peabody
Fleor
Representatives’ Hall
Bloomington eccentric millionaire Abram Brokaw dies
Abram Brokaw, Bloomington man linked to Abraham Lincoln, died Tuesday. Born November 1, 1815 in New Jersey, he moved to Bloomington in 1836 and built wealth worth about 1.5 million dollars with thousands of acres of land. He left most of his estate to relatives, with an estimated 100000 dollars to the local hospital bearing his name. He was noted for paying taxes without protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Lil
Abram Brokaw
Abraham Lincoln
New Jersey
Brokaw
Stephen A. Douglas
Peter Cartwright
David Davis
Fulton County
Fairview
Aurora
Locomotive Explosion Kills Three Aboard in Pennsylvania
On March 16 near Bolivar station in Johnstown, a large locomotive hauling empty hopper cars exploded, killing engineer Gribblett of Altoona and likely fatally scalding fireman George Hy Song and conductor Griffith Hare, while injuring about a dozen of a crew of thirty trackmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Bolivar Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gribblett
Altoona
George Hy- Song
Griffith Hare
Cedar Camp Destroyed by Fire in Alpena County
D Morse of Washington Michigan loses cedar camp tools clothing and $150 in bills in Grand Lake area blaze. Fire erupts as men begin work. loss total about 1000 dollars representing the winter's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpena
Mich
D. Morse
Washington, Mich
Grand Lake
Morse
Wisconsin Assembly Rehearses on Portland Exhibit Funding
After a lengthy debate the Wisconsin assembly rejected the senate bill to appropriate 25 000 dollars for a Lewis and Clark exhibit at the Portland Oregon site. The move ends the proposed Portland exhibit funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
Senate
Lewis and Clarke
Ore
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Oyama
Kuro
Patkin
Army
Pelersbug
Evening Journal
Tie
Bottle’s Long
Atlantic Ocean
Togo
Russ
Mukden
Kasagi
Chitose
Richard H. Little
Chicago Daily News
M. Nadeau
Little
Field Marshal
Kobe
Harbin
Associated Press
Rothschild
Lord Rothschild
France
General Trepoff
ST. Peters Burg
Federation
Christian Stuodnerda
Great Dam
Med
Grain Market
Colorado
Solons
Antis
McDonald's
Millionaire Brokaw
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