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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1904
Page
22
Tokyo dispatch reports a Sevastopol letter from Port Arthur sailors facing certain defeat. Russians refuse surrender, vow to fight to the end amid 208 Meter Hill assessments, 10‑inch shells, and failed救援 hopes as Japanese forces advance.
British steamer Canton reports busy naval activity at Vladivostok as preparations speed to dock the second Pacific squadron. Mines removed, harbor to close, cruisers staying in port, and ice passage needed for Admiral Skrydleff to join Admiral Rozestvensky. Dutch neutrality maintained. coal purchases by Russian agents in Bombay. reports of cruisers Orel and Izumrud ordered to return lack official confirmation. security measures to prevent escape of the Russian cruiser and torpedo-boat destroyer demonstrates tension in Far East.
Russian Red Cross scandals reveal massive misallocation of supplies from Moscow during summer and autumn. One hundred of 126 bales from Moscow allegedly vanished, prompting calls for accountability. Precautions now curb losses as Emperor dispatches aide to monitor transport.
Report states someone yesterday proposed a life policy of 35 000 on the Russian Emperor's life at 15 guineas per thousand for a year. The same individual today took out a policy for 2 500 at the same rate.
A fierce Atlantic gale battered Britain with mountainous seas and widespread damage. The Danish steamer Alabama dragged anchors and stranded at Peninsula Point, its engine room flooded while another small vessel with ten crewmen foundered off Flamborough Head. Telegraph and telephone lines were down, severing provincial and continental communications amid many land outages and debris-related injuries.
London discusses British authors views on U S copyright law with no clear agreement on remedy. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle supports change while Hall Caine argues against retaliation. Mrs W K Clifford proposes a clause to grant British authors copyright within one year.
Baroness MacDonald widow of the Canadian premier is received by the Pope in a private audience at the Vatican on December 30. The Pontiff spoke in French, invited her to sit beside him, and mentioned her late husband’s fair treatment of Canadian Catholics. He presented her a medal bearing his head and arms. She later visited Papal Secretary Merry Del Val in the famed Borgia apartment, praised as a medieval masterpiece.
Official communique from Rome states Italy will not permit any infringement on archeological rights and denies any government concession to proposed excavations at Herculaneum. It adds no project has been submitted to Italy or the International Society for Archeological Excavations.
California politics over Yosemite National Park heats up as a state reserve is opposed to federal control. A new Congressional report backs government takeover, while state officials and some papers accuse private interests of seeking development.
John Callan O Laughlin notes in St Petersburg that removal of troops from Poland could trigger revolt, but officials expect no organized revolt. He details Polish ambitions, divisions under Russian, German, and Austrian rule, and the contrasting fortunes of Polish regions under Russia versus their Austrian and German administrations.
In Manchuria the Polish population faces a choice between loyalty to Russia and independence. Polish workers and students support revolutionary ideas, yet many Poles favor Poland first and reject fighting for Japan. Russian officials seek conciliation, while vigilance remains high as forces are reinforced to prevent unrest.
General MacArthur lauds California and Washington encampments noting the Signal Corps under Lieut Goodale produced ingenious electrical demonstrations at American Lake and Atascadero. Reports urge permanent maneuvers and government ownership of maneuver grounds for future training value and reduced damages.
Capt George W Kirkman of the Twenty-fifth Infantry at Fort Jay New York is ordered to Fort Niobrara Nebraska on a three month and two day leave starting around January 30 1905 with permission to travel overseas Maj David L Brainard commissary granted leave. First Lieut Joseph A Stler relieved from Fort Logan Colorado ordered to Fort Meade South Dakota relieving First Lieut John R Devereux who goes to Fort Logan. Leave of absence for Capt George H Patten extended twenty days on surgeon’s certificate of disability. A board of officers including Maj Gen Bates Gen Gillespie Brig Gen Funston Brig Gen Silas and Brig Gen Barry will meet at Army War College January 30 1905 to select details for anticipated vacancies. In general staff Capt Samuel Hof ordered to make up to four visits before March 1 1905 from Frankford Arsenal to American Steel Foundries Growth Smelting Company Penn Steel Casting Company and Camden Forge Company for ordnance material inspection.
Army post at Governors Island faces a War Department probe over an exclusive officers club funded by a $40,000 building appropriation. Officers insist enlisted men belong to separate quarters and post exchange remains a private social institution for officers and friends. The piece also notes Gen. Frazier’s visit to Fort Myer and lists naval vessel movements, hospital service staff changes, and other parade-ground updates.
Philadelphia reports the coroner's jury found boilermaker Peter Anderson responsible for the December 15 explosion on the battleship Massachusetts at the League Island Navy Yard, which killed three. The verdict cited welding at seventy five pounds steam pressure as unsafe and noted Anderson failed to appear at the inquest.
Investigation by Gen. Crozier, Chief of Ordnance, shows 1,750,000 blank cartridges issued for Manassas maneuvers contained two ball cartridges. One offender tied to California box was discharged. Virginia case unresolved. Frankford Arsenal review found another ball cartridge and discharge issued. Weighing each blank box before sealing now required to detect ball rounds.
The speed trial of the protected cruiser Chattanooga planned for today was postponed due to a snowstorm that obscured shore marks along the measured course. Naval officers were ordered to await further instructions as ship movements and detachments are reassigned, with several names and postings noted in the dispatches.
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