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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1905
Page
1
Persistent rumors claim troops refuse to obey commands as the government curbs unrest in St Petersburg. Revolt leaders seek a republic if the army backs them, while authorities aim to restore order after clashes that left Moscow bloodied and threaten a wider war.
War news from Moscow reports all accla list parties issue proclamations urging people to take up arms. An explosion today damaged a Martin storing dynamite, blowing the house from its foundations but causing no casualties. The railroads are running but the crisis remains serious.
Odessa reports a citywide political strike with bakers and waterworks staff still operating. Garrison holds a wary stance as fears rise the city may fall to revolutionaries. Inhabitants appear panic struck amid uncertain hours and damaged civic order. The notice also promotes opening a savings account with Union Trust Co for 2 percent interest.
Japanese envoy Baron Komura departs Peking at 1 PM for Tokyo after a China Manchuria treaty, with gifts totaling 3060 yuan for schools clubs and chairs. He travels by special train to Tieptan to be hosted by Yuan Shih Kai, amid a ceremonial escort. Sixteen Manchurian towns will open to foreign trade after Russia evacuates, within eighteen months.
Reports from Moscow on Dec 24 describe daylong artillery and rifle fire with dragoons burning debris. Griorities include Trabnols Square and Sadovia Karetnaia as revolutionaries lash out in Karemnaia street, leaving hundreds dead and wounded. Rail stations hold but looting of freight cars continues with 300 cars stripped on Kazan siding.
Secretary Root and Secretary Shaw discuss a plan to ease import penalties on German goods via customs reform as friction with Germany over the Dingley tariff continues. President to press for action while Senate hesitation remains. Baron von Sternburg was informed of steps and will discuss a broader trade treaty, with politics shaping momentum toward reciprocity.
At a Christmas gathering in an Italian boarding house in North Scranton Samuel Cureia and Nicholas Ferras quarreled. Cureia fired a five-chamber revolver as Ferras fled, four bullets hit Ferras and he died almost instantly. Cureia escaped and was at large by midnight.
Inquest ordered after Prof Watney report on the Swampscott widow Jennie P Chase. Horace Chase, the husband, has left Boston for Europe rumor, while the will contest and the step son Dr De Forest Chase become the focal point of the large fortune. Essex County grand jury to review as the inquest nears.
Seven bandits robbed the Toledo Railway and Light Car Barns on Central Avenue at 2:45 this morning. They overpowered two employees, stole about 700 dollars, and failed to crack a strong box believed to contain 7,000 dollars. Night Despatcher Will Condon escaped and notified police as the robbers departed.
Former U S Senator Thomas R Bard was seriously hurt yesterday in a runaway near Oxnard He was thrown from his buggy into a ditch suffering a dislocation and a fracture of his left hip The accident occurred near Oxnard in California with Bard transported for medical care and listed in serious condition
Miss Mary Weeks once of Philadelphia came to live with Aunt Mrs WD Waterman in New York. After Mrs Waterman’s death Weeks lacked support and a place to live, sleeping in a basement room. Early this morning Farshay the janitor and a lawyer named Patterson found her dead by her bed, kneeling with hands clasped as if in prayer. Doctors suspect heart disease as the cause.
George M McKelvey a prominent Youngstown industrialist and bank president died by suicide in his room after a failed health operation in New York. He headed iron furnace interests Hubbard Mills and held roles at Commercial National Bank Youngstown Steel Roofing Company and other firms. He leaves a widow Lilian M and children Florence Lucius Leetia and Charles.
Mies Lulu Bowen, seven year clerk at Oakland post office, confessed to embezzling 7000 dollars of government funds. Secret Service traced funds via decoy letters and money orders. Her illicit support to a racing gambler harmed her family and sparked Oakland shock.
A man named Bader was killed in the bar of a Minneapolis hotel during a hold up on December night. Two armed men robbed the till of about $600 and fled. Bader stood behind the bar and tried to resist, but was murdered in the incident.
The issue highlights Russia's fate tied to its soldiers, with front page notes on military relations and strategic pressures. It mentions Christmas greetings to the Navy and political talks shaping wartime policy as observers eye developments.
Admiral Dewey sends a Christmas message to officers and men of the American Navy worldwide urging unity and teamwork for the country and the service. The greeting is expected to reach nearly every warship by Christmas Day.
Elaborate test of naval wireless telegraphy linked Washington to stations along the Atlantic coast. At 8 pm the Navy Yard发送 MERRY CHRISTMAS was relayed via15 minute intervals to Cape Elizabeth Key West New Orleans Colon San Juan Guantanamo and Culebra. By 10 pm Cape Elizabeth and the listed stations answered back in turn.
Three highway assaults and robberies were reported last night. Two victims are dead, one a white man and the other a negro. A negro man near the hosiery mill was beaten and robbed, another man was found killed by the Mobile and Ohio train with a bullet and knife wound, identified as Al Helly from Scranton Pa, robbed and placed on the track. The third victim, Mr Wells, was hit on the head and robbed. No clues.
In St Louis the rioting parishioners at St Casimir's Polish Catholic church forced out two priests after Archbishop Glennon appointed a pastor. A police wagon ferried officers to restore order, seven arrests were made, and church property was guarded. The unrest followed the resignation of the prior pastor and continued as residents objected to the new appointment. A mob drove the pastor and assistant from the parsonage last Friday. Also listed: 108 feet of dressed lumber for sale by Frank Libby & Co.
A New York party car and a second auto collided amid soft mud in Flushing on Broadway. James E Martin, a famed New York yachtsman and club member, died instantly when his car flipped after his driver tried to pass the other vehicle. Mrs Edward Manice, Daniel Bacon, and Mrs Bacon were injured, with Mrs Manice a noted golfer. The chauffeur Faure was charged with criminal negligence and released on bail.
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