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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
15
Russia celebrated the christening of the heir to the throne with Te Deum in the palace church. Cannons fired and bells rang from the Baltic to the Black Sea as crowds cheered. Spectators praised the ceremony amid reports of front lines and festive streets.
The notice states that marriage and death notices inserted in The Washington Post will appear simultaneously in multiple morning papers at no extra charge. Papers listed include The New York Times Baltimore Herald Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburgh Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald News-Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A garbled list of marriage licenses and obituaries from August 1904 includes Walter IC Marlow Jr and Grace D Lester. Robert Kevn and Octavia G White. George Warren and Sadie Bell Becard Boscher and Linda A Norris. Robert Tyson of Kinston NC and Bea M Flemng of Baltimore MD. and numerous other couples from Virginia Maryland and Georgia. Death notices mention Guy H Beckwith aged twelve and Mrs Fanny Berry, with funeral notices for Belle Dickson Cecula Ellinger Andrew Kalstrom Barbara King Robert Measer and others. Details show residences in Richmond VA Berwyn MD Timberville VA Congresssional Cemetery and various street addresses.
Health office death ledger lists numerous individuals with ages and wards, including Anna Armstrorg, Priscilla Bureess, William Chandler, Mabel Gaunt, Horace Gobbs, Helen Jewell, Annie Lamb, Elizabeth King, and Charlote Washington. Entries note hospitals or residences and time since death, ranging from days to decades, with many spelling errors and partial addresses in Washington DC areas.
Reports from Peterhof detail the christening day for the imperial heir Alexis Nicholaevitch. The event featured royal processions, a gold state carriage, Blue Cossacks, and a ceremonial font inside the church. Flags, bells, and cannons marked the occasion, with the Empress and infant in good health and the celebration extending to evening illuminations.
The Czar in St. Petersburg issues a lengthy manifesto for the christening of heir Grand Duke Alexis Nicholaevited. He and the autocrat of all the Russias announce gifts to subjects, with a focus on state provisions and the abolition of corporal punishment amid national difficulties.
An imperial autograph letter announces many promotions and decorations for the baptism of the heir to the throne. From the conferment of the Order of the White Eagle to M Witte and Lamsdorff to the St Alexander Nevsky Orders for Muravieff Yermoloff Hidkoff and others. The Finnish military district is abolished as a distinct unit, merged into the St Petersburg district. Special acts of grace to the army and navy are also announced.
Aug reports say a Russian steamer flying the Russian flag, passing through the Great Belt bound south, may be the Smolensk from the Russian volunteer fleet. Durban papers confirm Comedian papers. unreadable Russian script on board hinders identification. St. Petersburg notes uncertainty if Smolensk received orders to desist from stopping neutrals after Suez.
Paris Aug 24 The Mafin's Amsterdam correspondent quotes Japanese delegate M Katayama at the International Socialist Congress saying Socialist parties aim to end the Russo Japanese war and recently sent a representative to the United States asking President Roosevelt and the American people to intervene with the great powers for concerted intervention.
San Francisco August 4 4 Baron Matsudaira a Japanese peer and vice president of the imperial commission to the St Louis Exposition is quoted on the war. He says Port Arthur may not end the conflict and predicts Russia will be convinced only after Harbin. He notes Manchuria would not become Japanese territory and Japanese victory would boost American Oriental trade. He sails for Japan on the Manchuria tomorrow.
Dr Wiley, head of the Bureau of Chemistry, announces a crackdown on adulterated imports including pate de foie gras made from veal, sausages from questionable meats, and Scotch whisky treated with creosote. He plans inspections at import points and requires certificates from health officers to curb lenient enforcement and protect pure food laws.
Washington Post special report says Mrs. Phipps has Secret Service evidence gathered with former Attorney General Knox to aid her defense in the divorce from Lawrence C. Phipps. Detectives from Washington, Wilkie’s office, and United States District Attorney Young of Pittsburgh are tied to the case. Settlement talks collapsed, dispute to widen for public view.
Chicago formally opened its pneumatic tube mail service, nine miles of brass tubes moving mail by air to railway depots. Postmaster General Payne accepted the system for Federal authorities, claiming it the largest of its kind in the United States. Rolling Fork hanged two murderers, Albert Davis and Dave Fields, on the same scaffold. Other items report ships arriving in New York, Dover, Queenstown, Liverpool, and Cherbourg with several passenger and cargo movements.
Marseilles Strikes by sailors and dock workers have crippled the city’s vast maritime interests. About 18,000 workers refused to load or unload ships as 16 principal Mediterranean traders withdraw their vessels. The government sent gunboats and torpedo boats to secure mail routes while troops stand by. Transatlantic lines remain untouched for now, with potential spread to Havre and other ports.
Rome reports Cardinal Satolli and party arriving from Maples praising the United States as a model of hospitality. He notes the St Louis Fair emphasis on education and the Philippines, urging America to educate Filipinos toward a higher social and political life while maintaining religion as a base. He envisions a future Philippines as a prosperous, just, and moral nation within the American Commonwealth.
Berlin reports rising numbers of Russian military deserters fleeing to Germany en route to the United States and Great Britain. Police detain many and return fugitives to Russian frontier posts. Most use fake passports, with emigrant checks at Kanpirszin station and western trains. Nine fugitives were handed over last Saturday.
Buenos Ayres reports panic in Asuncion with foreigners leaving under diplomatic protection. Preparations for hostilities and negotiations proceed. Rumors of a land engagement and 400 troops captured by revolutionists circulated but remain unconfirmed.
Rome reports no truth to a tale of 200 English French German and American tourists escaping death on Mont Saint Bernard. About 100 visitors were at the St Bernard Monastery as heavy snow fell. they were safely sheltered and treated well by the monks, never in danger.
A Rochester and Canandaigua bound trolley wreck near Pittsford injures thirty five. A lineman flagged the east bound train as it neared a sharp curve, causing the collision with the other car. Conductor Stephen Melching suffered potentially fatal injuries while both motormen escaped.
Commissioner of Pensions Ware was guest of honor on an excursion to Chesapeake Beach with Pension Office employees. A special train carried the group from Chesapeake Junction to the Hotel Belvedere where speeches and music followed a generous repast. Speakers included Deputy Commissioners Davenport and Kelley and Chief Clerk Bailey, with Ware praised by clerks and allies amid loyalty displays and a final return to Washington.
Caesar Booker aged about 125 died in Washington Georgia on August w4. He was brought from Virginia as a slave ninety years ago by a Wilkes County farmer and remembered events over a century ago with accuracy. He leaves six children, oldest near Thomson Georgia at ninety six.
Report from Elkins Fair Association races where Senator Davis appeared to thunderous applause. In New York, Henry G. Davis plans a second campaign visit to consult with campaign managers and assess prospects. In Honolulu a Territorial convention nominated C P Iauke for Congress with platform favors for Liliuokalani, Molokai leper settlement aid, and local labor law enforcement.
Berlin reports Germany will send additional troops to German Southwest Africa on August 30 to police the colony for two years after severe Herero losses at Waterberg and other engagements. London notes Vice Admiral Bosanquett named commander of North American West Indian stations effective September 1, with Douglass moving to Bournemouth. St Petersburg reports Gen Draper and family in the city.
The packing firms advocate sending a chartered train of strike workers to Omaha and taking all cases to federal courts. They argue justice is unavailable in South Omaha and want to avoid burdening the county court. Washington officials caution that any federal aid request must come from the state legislature or governor, unless marshal enforcement is needed for court orders.
New York reporters note Schwarzschild Sulzberger and the United Dressed Beef Company are slaughtering cattle at high rates and maintaining full distribution staffs. They warn that by Saturday skilled strikers may defect back to the trust firms as independents lose market share and prices drop three cents per pound.
In Portland on August 24 the National Mining Congress debated a resolution to endorse representation for Alaska in the National Congress by one or more delegates. The resolutions committee opposed adoption to avoid mixing politics with business. The measure was eventually adopted by a large margin.
A petition mailed to President Roosevelt seeks intervention for men deported from Cripple Creek last Saturday night. It includes John W Murphy’s statement, Thomas H Parfet’s affidavit alleging injuries, a medical sworn statement, and affidavits for criminal action against mob leaders.
A circulated outline proposes a new trades union to oppose the Council of Allied Building Trades. Read at a carpenters painters and plasterers meeting. no action taken. The aims include arbitration boards, international sympathy, protecting members interests, autonomy of trades, keeping agreements, avoiding strikes, opposing rival bodies, and centralizing wage earners. Car mechanics join butchers strike in East St Louis as one hundred quit for allied trades solidarity. An advisory board will oversee union members rents amid housing concerns.
A sum of $5,600 was turned over to the committeemen for the relief of families in arrears, providing financial assistance to households facing hardship.
In Pittsburg on August 24 two strikes affecting about 2 000 men were called by the Amalgamated Association against Republic Iron and Steel on the South Side and Monongahela Steel and Iron near McKeesport. Republic would pay the scale but not sign it. Monongahela signed finishing scale but refused iron scale. Union officials warn new men will be kept idle unless scale is signed. plants report reduced capacity at Republic about 40 percent. Old workers may return under contracts.
The Buffalo convention of United Garment Workers of America announced a bogus K of L label flooding the market and harming the union label. A label committee was tasked with drafting a response while delegates agreed to levy funds locally. C Pp Thomas urged aid for Colorado miners amid a labor war as District Council No. 10 faced court defeats and required the contractor to use the union label.
Twenty strike breakers escorted by a large guard entered the American Steel Hoop Company plant in Girard Ohio amid an overnight crowd that hissed and jeered but did not riot. The urban calm followed overnight union marches through the town as other reports say four breakers deserted the Girard plant and unrest subsided.
Gov Odell's father B S Odell fainted at a Newburg New York theater tonight. He was assisted to the lobby, revived briefly, and taken home after medical aid was summoned.
The British gunboat Columbine, part of the Newfoundland fisheries squadron, struck a rock in Snooks Arm Green Bay Monday and was released today to be brought to St John s for docking and repairs after sustaining setting damage.
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