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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1905
Page
3
Daily Mail War correspondent reports partial calm in Warsaw with troops withdrawn from central areas and a general strike anticipated. Suburban fighting and treacherous stabbing of soldiers rise, traffic resumes, food supplies arrive, and mass detentions occur as authorities tighten searches and weapons are seized.
The notice lists options for placing marriage and death notices in leading newspapers including The New York Times and other major papers such as Houston Chronicle, Buffalo Courier, Philadelphia Ledger, and Minneapolis Pioneer Press. It notes a fixed extra charge for insertions in any or all listed publications.
Fragmented OCR shows licensed marriages with numerous names and counties across Virginia Maryland and Washington. Obituary and death notices list Frances Daly Henry Fowler Kessler Kinney Welsh Whiton Ward and others with burial and funeral details in 1903 1905 era listings, residences and streets in DC Arlington Alexandria Baltimore New York and nearby locales.
A health office ledger lists residents with ages and placements across hospitals and care facilities. Names include Melvine Johnson, Saminl Siverberg, Sarah Grirmeil, Tad Cony Skinner, Li tian Mykenney, Glyrence Lug Cross, James A Douglas, Arthur Simon, and others, with ages ranging from a few months to 86 years and addresses detailing streets such as 4th and 9th streets, plus institutions like Providence Hospital and Freedmen's Hospital. The document notes varying care settings including homes for the aged, asylums, and hospitals, and references locations along Irving, Washington Donohoe, and Rock Creek areas near Potomac River.
The dispatch details violent clashes in Warsaw with casualties and widespread disruption. Police, troops, and dragoons enforced order as rioters looted shops, set fires, and attacked officers. By January 29 30 the unrest spread to Lodz and other cities, with many shops closed and food shortages feared.
A sensational unconfirmed report from St Petersburg alleges the January 19 blessing of the waters incident was a deliberate terrorist act. It claims Bogdanoff, a private in the Seventeenth Battery of the First Horse Artillery Guards, was blamed for placing a bar in front of a saluting charge. he allegedly is a former student and linked to a revolutionary group.
In St Petersburg on January 31 police surprised a striker gathering in a tavern and opened fire. One man named Gil was killed and four persons, including a girl, were wounded as four others were struck during the clash.
In St Petersburg on January 31 rumors of Maxim Gorky facing execution for treason were denied by his friends who expect his release within weeks. He had visited M Witte with editors and literary figures, and others connected to funds for strikers faced charges, while some were released. In Boston a mass meeting showed sympathy for Russian revolutionaries with speakers including Julia Ward Howe and Rev Charles Dole, and resolutions sent to the Russian revolutionary committee in Switzerland.
Maryland Court of Appeals in Annapolis reports the day’s docket with two cases Brauns versus Hesse and Polk versus Linthicum, both appealed from the Baltimore City Circuit Court and argued and submitted.
A historic ad copy touts Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and golds claiming cures or no pay with all druggists offering the remedy.
An interview with the Grand Duke reveals Russia faces a crisis amid unrest. He cautions against a constitution, arguing peasants lack political sense and warns that reform must come within autocracy. He predicts a future voice for the people and hints at zemsky sobor era reforms.
Tokyo reports Russia has 36 000 to 42 000 casualties from January 25 to 29 with 7 000 Japanese losses, while Mukden notes fresh fighting delays and higher Russian losses. Panicked Russian troops, heavy wounds to Gen Mistchenko and Col Andries, and nightly sedition leaflets amid brutal cold frame lines.
A promoter pledges a free dollar’s worth of Dr Shoop’s Rheumatic Remedy to any rheumatic sufferer who writes for the offer. He explains rheumatic pain stems from poisonous blood and crystals, and claims his remedy cleanses poison, stops formation, and eliminates pain, promising a book and an order via Racine Wisconsin.
A dramatic banner item reports Captain Kamcchatka Ro jestvensky says he was attacked on all sides. The fragment suggests peril in combat or conflict but details are sparse. Further readable context remains unavailable.
In Paris the Inter national Commission heard Russian officers testify about a North Sea incident with torpedo boats. Capt. Wallerand and Capt. Clado detailed night sightings and evasive maneuvers as searchlights highlighted torpedo craft. Cross examination to begin tomorrow. In Illinois, Senator Campbell was assaulted by former Senator Riley after adjournment, prompting ejection and arrest. Riley claimed senate pressure and noted a jail record with the word insane.
At an International Arbitration Society gathering in Chicago on January 31 a resolution urged Senate ratification of arbitration treaties. Mayor Harrison chaired with speakers Robert Lincoln Franklin MacVeagh Judge Kohlssar Judge Dickinson and University of Illinois President Jamies. A Bryan letter endorsed the treaties. Twelfth Missouri Senate ballot showed Cockrell 63 Niedhinghaus 6 Kerens 12 Hill 1. Kansas Senate to probe all corporations.
Fraulein Reubke of the Court Theater in Munich found a poison chest on her dressing table before a Hauptmann play. A live adder escaped from the box and bit her in the dress during the final act. Attendants killed the snake and the actress recovered enough to finish the performance.
Thirty six refugees from Port Arthur perished on January 28 when their junk struck a rock near the Mia Tao Islands. Four rescued junks report the loss as strong gales lash the Pechili Strait. The Thefoo steamship and other junks carried survivors and refugees toward safety.
The Wyefield, a British steamer loaded with contraband destined for Vladivostok, was captured off Hokkaido by Japanese forces. Captained by Watson, the vessel sailed from San Francisco December 2, reached Comox January 1, left January 6 for Moji, and is owned by J. H. Lawson of Victoria, BC.
London January 81 Princess Victoria daughter of King Edward was operated on for appendicitis at Buckingham Palace by Sir Frederick Treves. A bulletin said the princess bore it well and is progressing satisfactorily. She arrived in London January 27 to prepare for the procedure and was born in Berlin on January 81.
Saginaw Mich Jan 21 Rev John T Oxtoby D D a very prominent Presbyterian divine and pastor emeritus of the Warren avenue Presbyterian Church is dead at his home here at the age of sixty seven years Dr Oxtoby had frequently been a member of the general assembly and in 1896 he represented Michigan as a member of the Pan American council at Glasgow Scotland Appleton Wis Jan 31 Judge Arthur K Delaney aged seventy former Democratic politician of Wisconsin is dead at Paso Hobbs California He was appointed judge in Alaska by President Cleveland and afterward settled in Everett Washington Greensboro Ala Jan 31 Postmaster James M Hobson father of Capt Richmond P Hobson died here today at his home aged sixty eight Havana Jan 31 the governmental sanitary work recently authorized by the Cuban Congress in the principal elites is being inaugurated under the personal supervision of the secretary of public works
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