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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1905
Page
1
Reports from London, Singapore and Hongkong discuss a possible Russian naval engagement near Kamranh Bay and the approach of skirmishes as Admiral Rojestvensky may divide his squadron. Observers note neutrality concerns around China and potential torpedo war preparations, with mixed confirmations on vessel sightings and positions.
April 16 dispatch says Japanese forces driving north from Singking occupied Yingecheng at 1 PM April 14 and Pachiatzu at 6 PM the same day. Enemy cavalry and artillery retreated after being driven from Pachiatzu, withdrawing over Peling Pass in disorder. London reports Linovitch orders officials to burn stores only with commanders’ permission. Telegraph notes Japan recovered 200 of 500 guns abandoned by Russians at Mukden.
London desk reports alarming signs of mass violence across the empire. Troops withheld by Gen Linovitch, widespread sabotage feared as sixteen mobilized regiments deployed for riot-prone industrial centers. Anti Semitic disturbances reported at Chelyabinsk and Orenburg. police clampdown tightens control as censorship and bans spread.
Secretary Taft rejects the idea of a colossal government junket for the Panama visit. He states the traveling lawmakers pay their own meals and Pullman fares, with government aid limited to transportation, and sets the total cost not to exceed $10,000 for officials and delegates. He plans to travel as secretary of war to inspect insular affairs with a small staff.
Secretary of War Taft disclosed in New York that Theodore P. Shonts will be elected president of the Panama Railroad Company. The move places a veteran railroad man at the helm as construction of the canal approaches, promising orderly administration and readiness to support canal work.
St Louis April 16 Capt James A Rider 66 janitor of St James Memorial Episcopal Church for four years shot himself in a room adjoining the auditorium where the rector led services. Born in Liverpool England Rider was a captain in the British mercantile marine service.
Berlin New Jersey April 16 Mrs Robert Givens of Crowfoot two miles from Berlin shot her husband twice as he lay in bed last night and then fired three shots at her head. All bullets missed. Givens to recover. one bullet hit his forehead and another in his arm. Authorities believe Mrs Givens mental state was unsettled by financial troubles.
In Chicago on April 18 Rabbi Hirsch supported mixed marriage by noting no immorality in a Jewess uniting with a Gentile. He urged caution against parental objections and warned marriage faces trials, except where true affinity exists as in the Tara case.
Wilkesbarre reports constables search Hazleton and Freeland for James Rhodda and two others tied to illegal miners' certificates. Rhodda confessed as investigators claim over 1,000 certificates issued since January and sold at saloons for 1 to 5 dollars. District records show over 100 fatal and 250 nonfatal mine accidents last year, with inspectors blaming incompetence and carelessness.
Special to The Washington Post reports Capt. William Welsh of Company K Thirtieth Infantry choked private Edmonds in the Omaha jail after striking him in the face while trying to force confession about a shirtwaist theft from Mrs Welsh. Edmonds plans to file cruelty charges against the captain.
The Mexican government is asked to pay 450000 dollars as indemnity for murders of J K Mckkenaie and Dr Robert McCoy of Chicago Walter Stupinger of Kewaunee Wisconsin and Ma Call of Totero Ohio and the suffering of C E Torrington of Salem Ohio and H E Miter of Los Angeles California by Yaqui Indians on January 19. Torrington a survivor said a claim of 100000 dollars would be for each of the four slain and 25000 dollars each for Miller and himself due to the ordeal.
Albany Ga April 1 marshal John Manier of Pretoria was fatally wounded at 1 am by Pete Thomas a Black man whose disorderly conduct led to arrest. A public safety item fired twice then emptied, Manier died before aid arrived. Thomas was captured noon later by Sheriff Edwards who said Manier was the sixth life taken.
A silver Maltese cross brooch once presented to Miss Cobb by President Lincoln is the center of a legal fight in Atlanta. The item was given after young Miss Cobb defended her father Capt Cobb during riots in Baltimore. The McKenna family seeks recovery of the brooch lost by a finder.
Annie Kintop, age about 18, was found dead four miles from Little Falls with her clothing removed and a twisted handkerchief around the neck. A search is underway for two unidentified Black men seen near the crime scene, as a posse scours the area after a reported struggle near Darling.
Nan Patterson and sister Mrs J Morgan Smith attended Catholic services in the Tombs for the first time since Patterson’s arrest over the June killing of bookmaker Caesar Young. Patterson, in high spirits, expects the third trial for murder to proceed next day while questions linger over the extradition of Smiths and possible witness roles.
April 16 fire at Stiglitz & Wechsler's outfits causes extensive damage in Wampum Pennsylvania. Volunteers risked their lives removing a large quantity of dynamite from the rear of Stiglitz's store as flames swept a wooden factory, residence, and tenements. Loss estimated at $60,000. Nearby Cheraw South Carolina reports a morning blaze confined to five wooden buildings with modest losses and insurance.
Poughkeepsie April 16 A petition with 160 students calls for expulsion of Dr Daniels admitted a week ago alleging Negro ancestry The Texas student Lawborn and a North Carolina peer urge dismissal or they will withdraw The college president Gaines plans to square the situation and Daniels will stay to resolve the affair The Danish Porto Rican student asserts no Negro blood and says he will remain until the issue is settled.
A dispute among Grand Army of the Republic posts arose from a Brooklyn Twentieth Regiment fair hosted by the ladies auxiliary. Gen Frederick D Grant opened the event and Pierre Zeno, commander of William Lloyd Garrison Post No 207, attended as a black guest, triggering objections and a suggested refusal from Grant Post. Zeno and supporters claim apology is due.
In Lebanon Indiana April 16 Rev John Dodge pastor of the Holiness Church was arrested and charged with stabbing Oscar Johnson a member of his congregation during a quarrel over allowing a negro to preach. During a heated exchange Miss Mamie Chambers clashed with the pastor and his wife joined the confrontation. Johnson reportedly joined the fracas and received a back knife wound. Dodge was released on bond. Johnson is expected to recover.
Philadelphia April 16 The body found in Wissahickon Creek Fairmount Park was identified as Mise Hilda C Possern by her sister The sister said poverty led to the death after securing less sewing work at Schuylkill Arsenal and the seizure of their goods by a constable forcing eviction The sister stated they were alone and Hilda disappeared after the house was entered by the constable
Special to The Washington Fest from Glenwood Springs Colorado April 18 reports no news from the President. Secretary Loeb interprets this as quiet at the camp while Roosevelt hunts. Loeb will hear from camp only on notable incidents as precautions to prevent leaks. Loeb and party rode to Dead Horse Gulch ten miles east of the Springs and cooled off with a dip in hot springs amid cold rain and snow.
Friends of Alexander Berkmann seek release under Pennsylvania 1901 commutation law. Berkmann, serving a 22 year term for attempted assassination of H. C. Frick, could have eight years shaved by good behavior, potentially freeing him by July 24, 1906. Case involves board and governor consent and argues for early liberation based on prior successful use of the law.
Manila April 17 The cruiser Rainbow flagship of the Philippine squadron received a wireless telegram at six o clock yesterday evening about sixty miles off Manila Bay asking Is there anyone inside with a wireless apparatus The reply Do you wish to communicate was sent back No further answer was received and torpedo boat destroyers Dale and Decatur were sent to investigate They returned to port without solving the mystery
Dispatch from St Louis reports Rev Donald McLeod long pastor of Clinton Avenue Congregational Church Brooklyn has been called to fill pulpit at First Congregational Church St Louis. McLeod departed Brooklyn late 1940s after two decades service. a large collection was given as parting gift.
In San Francisco on April 16 Luther Burbank famed as the wizard of horticulture reports a carnation that changes color three times after blooming first pure white second pink and third deep red retained until fading Gophers destroyed this variant Burbank continues experiments. In Watertown Benjamin G Sutton a master plumber aged forty five is dead and contractor William H Richards is in critical condition after scaffolding collapsed injuring several workers including Kitts with minor injuries.
Well known vaudeville duo Eckert and Heck found dead asphyxiated by gas in their Philadelphia flat. Coroner inclined to accident. bodies discovered by Mrs Eckert and Mr Eckert en route from New York to Washington for a vaudeville engagement. The couple, married five years, were famed as Eckert and Heck and musical director Louis Heck Jr led Keith's Chestnut Street Theater.
Budapest April 16 The movement to establish a customs tariff for Hungary alone apart from the Austro-Hungarian tariff grows in strength and popularity influencing Austro-Hungarian relations. Hungary uses the 189 law to pursue an independent tariff and can denounce existing treaties while making separate agreements with foreign states.
Lieut Commander Isaac Knight Seymour was ordered to appear before a naval court martial in Manila on April 16. He faces grounding charges connected to the cruiser Baltimore’s incident in the Straits of Malacca six months earlier, similar to those brought against Commander John B. Briggs who commanded the ship during the accident.
Andrew Bygash, a Hungarian, ejected from a Luzerne boarding-house, blew up the building with dynamite early this morning. A stick was placed under a corner, wrecking the rear portion including the kitchen and two bedrooms. Fifteen inmates escaped injury. Bygash is in jail.
Charleston notes the French cruiser Troude under Capt Montet is in port from Havana and may sail tomorrow for Washington. The ship has stopped in on the way south, with officers and men renewing acquaintances, amid Easter flower displays and social interactions.
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