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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1904
Page
3
Tokyo reports that Japanese torpedo boats attacked the Russian battleship Sevastopol near Port Arthur. Despite multiple assaults and heavy fire, details are unclear as weather and combat wear hinder confirmation. The Sevastopol remained afloat, with shells reaching many harbor areas and civilians evacuated or desolate.
A notice states marriage and death notices appear in Washington Post upon application and run simultaneously in many morning newspapers including SEWLOK TIMES Baltimore Herald Boston Globe Buffalo News Hindis National Enquirer Chicago Record-Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburgh Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald St Louis Republic Syracuse Post Standard St Paul Pioneer Minneapo lis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer with no charge for insertion or engraving.
A list of names appears under licenses to marry including Raspa F Lateureade of Charleston and Agnes Wan och of Lauria and Va, with many other pairs from Maryland and Virginia. The page also records multiple death notices and funeral details for individuals such as Cooksey, George Washington University Hospital residents, and family members, with dates in December and December 11 through 12, and references to addresses and family relations. The notices include marriages and obituaries with names like Rawlings Finch, Etta V Wolam, and Thomas Butler, among others, spanning several counties and cities.
An elderly death register lists individuals with ages and limited details. Entries include names such as Matal Mande Ha Par, Yaut D Coane, Marettins, Carter Hinerin, Mare Vo Piethaer, and others with ages ranging from mid forties to mid eighties. The garbled OCR notes affiliations with hospitals, wards, and service years, but precise dates and locations are obscured.
Joseph Gawler’s funeral notice appears with a historic date 1859 and a call for dignified service. The brief ad emphasizes first class arrangements and moderate prices offering comprehensive funeral services and phone contact Main 12 for inquiries.
From Mukden to St Petersburg reports describe Russian volunteers escaping enemy lines at night to steal barbed wire and wood, while soldiers endure no hunger and receive warm clothing. Generals confirm quiet nights despite ongoing heavy fighting as men perform bold feats to relieve monotony.
Paris reports the foreign office has no credible information on the disappearance of Lieut de Cuverville, the French naval attaché at Port Arthur. London sensationalism claimed Japanese torpedo boats sank a junk with the French and German attaches aboard, but officials say the 93,000 dollar reward remains unclaimed. An appeal to the American Embassy is noted as well.
Mount Pleasant Citizens Association last evening endorsed increases for District police and public school teachers. E B Stocking spoke praising Washington’s police. A committee on streets proposed renaming Watney to Park Avenue and Park sent word to commissioners to adopt the change. House bill 12833, funding $100 000 to widen Sixteenth Street extended was endorsed. Cumberland Md December 14. Reverend Richard L Lawton and Miss Mary Gibson wed at Romney Presbyterian Church. Also promotion of Hood's Sarsaparilla cited in ad text.
London Times dispatch criticizes Britain's artillery readiness, warning that by two years at best the army will have weapons fit for modern warfare. It notes only eighteen batteries of quick firing guns from the Boer War era, and asserts British equipment lags in range, accuracy, and fire rate, leaving infantry on the defensive. The piece accuses government science neglect and mocks outdated provisioning practices.
The District Court of Appeals sustained the Probate Court’s dismissal for want of jurisdiction in a case by Mason N. Richardson and William M. Dey guardians of Albert Daggett’s estate. They sought to compel Alexander Daggett to surrender art assets alleged to belong to the estate, claiming concealment and fraud in transfer via Julia Tremere. Alexander Daggett denied concealment, asserting title by gift or purchase, and argued the assets were not part of the estate. The court ruled jurisdiction lay with another tribunal if any, upholding the Probate Court ruling. Attorney A. Hoehling represented Alexander Daggett.
United Sons of Veterans Virginia Division announces general order appointing staff. Wytheville adjutant James M Kelly and other officers listed with cities including Fredericksburg Lynchburg Richmond Pulaski Clifton Forge and Norfolk. Also notes imminent bail hearing for J B Powell in United States Court.
A. Bertucci, an Italian at Nineteenth and Main streets in Richmond, shot at alleged pie thieves, fatally wounding William Hancock with an abdominal bullet. Bertucci was arrested. Hancock sent to hospital. An Arlington Hotel ballroom exhibition shows Persian carpets, tapestries, antique furniture valued in thousands, including a Louis XIV panel and a silk Persian rug, open 10 am to 11 pm today and tomorrow.
Federal authorities indict Mrs Chadwick and Oberlin Bank officers in five cases accusing aiding and abetting bank officers to defraud and other offenses. Beckwith and Spear face related charges. Bail looks unlikely with bonds totaling $112,500 plus possible county charges, as hearings continue and subpoenas issue for Breckwith and Spear. Carnegie expresses willingness to testify when health and travel permit.
Clark Davis editor in chief of the Public Ledger Philadelphia died today at home of heart disease after two months illness. He was seventy, survived by a widow Rebecca Harding Davis, a daughter and two sons including War correspondence novelist and magazine writer Leigh? Harding Davis. Also notices of other deaths and ship movements appear in this date pale listing.
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