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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1905
Page
18
President Roosevelt completes four day coyotes and jackrabbit chase in Kiowa Comanche country and rides into Frederick Oklahoma in a brisk gallop. He plans Colorado bear hunts, with changes in his party including Dr Alexander Limbert and Philip B Stewart. Funeral notices and obituaries follow attendees with local addresses.
Fresh snowfall blocking Camp Roosevelt access delays arrival plans but bears are plentiful. President Roosevelt will be able to choose his method of hunting as trappers track lairs. four bears have been found and up to twenty may be located by the presidential party. Gov McDonald and party travel to Trinidad to greet the President with military officers in tow as Stewart of Colorado Springs joins as guest.
In New York April 1 the Belasco suit centers on contract terms with Klaw and Erlanger via Abraham Erlanger. He testifies the syndicate controlled 65 to 100 theaters and took a share of profits from The Auctioneer. Erlanger says his own share was small and cites commissions from managing various bookings, while denying cruelty to Belasco.
During the dry docking of the battleship Connecticut at the New York Navy Yard on April 18 a diver found a heavy timber wedged to the hull on the port keel side. The timber, still attached when on the ways, could have caused keel and frame crimping if not removed before pumping out water. The issue was resolved and docking completed without mishap.
Premier Bond of Newfoundland's colonial legislature tonight added a suspension provision to the bill barring American fishermen from colonial waters. He said the United States Senate may act on the Bond Hey treaty before the next session, and the cabinet should move promptly to suspend the measure if needed. He suggested potential export duties on herring carried in American ships rather than full exclusion.
A Health Office record lists numerous individuals with ages and addresses, including George Brown 27 Agnes Vo Bouchert 66 Mary Cantwell 17 Peter Carroll 83 Patrick Fagan 70 William Hart 34 Winter Hughes 24 Charles Jessup 1 Boyd Kinesy 3 months Mary Luce 76 Patrick Markey age unknown Elizabeth Moore 27 Medora Mowbray 52 Hattie Payne 32 Amanda Scott 63 Violet Somerville 53 Emily Spronston 67 Michael Sweeney 21 Amelia Thomes 56 Hugh Ward 33.
Listed marriage licenses show Charlee Langley Myrtle Baker and others from New York City Belone Virginia Guilford Md Gavage Provi dence BR Shesterfiala County Va and Shesterfiala County Va with several couples. Also includes Ocean Steamers movements with ships like Majestic La Touraine Baltic Teutonic La Lecraine and port notes for Liverpool Havre and Queenstown dates.
In St Petersburg naval circles it is believed Admiral Rojestvensky will push toward the Straits of Formosa and may seize a temporary base if Admiral Togo does not offer battle. Reports note a Russian fleet of at least forty two ships steering north northeast, coaling near the Natuna Islands, and sightings of Japanese warships as tensions rise in the Far East.
Official State Department release recounts Japan’s pledge to avoid hostilities until after a formal declaration. Paraphrased dispatches from Tokyo dated February 6 1904 indicate war would not begin until the withdrawal of the Japanese legation and a declaration of war. Griscom notes Russia’s respond delays and a torpedo attack at Port Arthur on February 9 precipitating the war declaration on February 10.
Dispatches report Gunshu Pass and Vladivostok efforts show Russian commander Gent Linevitch actively boosting defenses. Moscow plans 100000 man garrison with 500 guns, heavy fortifications, and ammunition stores to withstand a protracted siege amid ongoing Manchurian clashes.
Secretary Taft selects Brig Gen Thomas H Barry commanding the Department of the Gulf at Atlanta Col John Ven R Hoss of the Medical Department at Fort Leavenworth and Capt Sydney A Cloman Twentysecond Infantry for duty with the Russian army in Manchuria Capt Cloman to be aid to Gen Barry They relieve Maj M M Macomb Capt William V Judson and Col Valery Havard from further duty with the Russians pending Russian sanction. Col Havard and Capt Judson were captured by the Japanese after Mukden retreat.
Richard T. Greener, recently replaced American commercial agent at Vladivostok, caused a diplomatic embarrassment by turning over Japanese consular offices to the Russian port admiral without authorization. He removed furniture for Red Cross use, prompting a formal note of regret to Japan from Secretary Hay.
April 14 dispatch from St Petersburg cites Gen Dragomiroff urging Emperor Nicholas to extend the war with defensive lines until the Trans Siberian Railroad is doubled, then move reinforcements into Manchuria and switch to offense as Japan tires, while mobilizing Russia’s resources to bolster the fleet over four years to surpass Japan’s navy.
Lord Lansdowne told the House of Lords that Britain accepted the US invitation to a second peace conference. He noted general approval, few doubters, and shared views with the United States on international law and naval dangers. He urged broad discussion to curb belligerent actions and minimize war suffering. The government welcomed the US initiative and would cooperate at the proper time.
Manila report says Commissioner Forbes concluded Pedro Roxas Jr and nineteen wealthy ranchers supplied materials to ladrones and were detained aboard a coast guard ship at Nasugbu. Habeas corpus may be suspended. investigations threaten franchise owners and a new telephone franchise bid looms. Manila officials and press react as the Chamber plans Taft reception.
A dispatch from London reports Lady Curzon wishes every European injured in the recent earthquake be treated at the Simla hospital as her guest. Baron Rothschild donates ten thousand dollars to Lord Curzon’s relief fund. A Kulu correspondent notes Mandi town suffered extensive destruction with at least four hundred killed. Secretary Hay’s health improves in Nervi after a visit from Ambassador White. May Lansfield Keller of Baltimore is awarded a PhD for a dissertation on Anglo-Saxon weapons and names. Newark editor Will Collins injured in Paris.
The case of Nicholas Savine, known as the Count de Toulouse Lautrec, long-time swindler, now jailed in Russia after Bremen arrest, reaches April 18 in St Petersburg. He appeals to Emperor Nicholas II to permit him to rejoin the Russian army and serve against Japan, claiming American naturalization in Chicago in 1898 and awaiting the Emperor’s decision with the American ambassador’s stance to follow.
Special dispatch cites Charles M Schwab abroad pursuing European navy contracts and American participation in a vast steel and iron cartel. It asserts a coming war with United States Steel, with Bethlehem works backing Schwab and about 25 million dollars in armor plate contracts from Russia and Japan.
Admiral Schwartz who helped lay the first Atlantic cable on the Niagara in 1857 is reported dead. He authored technical works and was twice sent to the United States by Russia to observe steam frigate construction. The notice lists multiple other obituaries from Las Vegas New Mexico and Elyria Ohio with ages and roles.
The body of Mrs Grace Loomis, who claimed to be Charles Loomis’s wife and a self-described millionaire, was found fully dressed face down in a half filled bath tub at a Michigan Avenue boarding house. Police note threats of suicide, domestic troubles, and a previous Denver marriage. additional notes were found addressed to Miss Darling Leadville Cole, thought to be 2 Peter, and Mrs Eiva Bartlett Oberlin, 1D.
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