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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1905
Page
1
News from St Petersburg reports factory closures and a growing strike wave over political reforms. Employers insist reforms are needed to end unrest while government firms push safety fears and public order as key issues. President Roosevelt and King Edward send condolences over the Grand Duke Sergius murder.
New York feb 19 police dispersed a crowd said to sympathize with Russian revolutionaries after a speech sparked a confrontation. Eight men, all with foreign names, were arrested for parading without a permit amid chants and a red flag. One man, Albert Argentier, was said to possess revolutionary literature.
Paroled Russian naval captains and lieutenants from Port Arthur arrived in San Francisco aboard the Siberia en route to Russia. They praise Gen Stoessel as brave, note shortages of ammunition and food as key factors in the surrender, and contrast official views with muttered criticism from some officers.
A rapid firestorm in Indianapolis destroyed eight large buildings in the wholesale district bounded by Georgia and Meridian streets and Jackson Place. Firemen battled explosions from oils and fireworks, saving Union depot sheds from major loss as three hotels burned and bystanders escaped injury.
The Privy Council’s decision favored the United States and allows reopening extradition proceedings against Gaynor and Greene. It overturns Justice Caron’s dismissal of habeas corpus writs, holds that conspiracy under larceny is extraditable, and criticizes Caron for discharging the prisoners. The ruling outlines how the case should proceed under British law.
London February 2. Redmonds amendment to the address in reply to the throne speech aims to frame Irish government as opposed to the will of the Irish people. It risks placing the government in a tougher position amid cabinet dissension over MacDonnell and the Dunraven devolution scheme. The debate, extending over two days, will test Premier Balfours leadership as opposition argues MacDonnell is being scapegoated.
In the village of Bukhiteh near Strumitza on February 16 a clash Left Bulgarians with twenty killed or wounded. Turkish forces then burned the village. A commission from Saloniki reported charred ruins containing fourteen women and several children.
Southbridge Mass Feb 19 Herman Stanley Cheney, a local capitalist, declares securities lost by a client are his property. The paper’s face value is $285000, not $258000 as first announced, with only $10000 negotiable. Cheney hopes to recover the papers without legal action, and notes no one with home access is suspected. No clue to the missing documents has been found.
A Detroit Steel Casting Company plant was largely destroyed by fire in Detroit Michigan with losses estimated between 50000 and 100000. About 225 workers were left jobless and many had property losses, while firefighters faced dangers including collapsing walls and hose failures.
President William R L Harper of the University of Chicago was taken to Presbyterian Hospital for surgery planned near Wednesday. Doctors said his condition was unchanged and he believed cancer might be his cause. Meanwhile a cold rain in Atlanta threatens repeats of prior sleet storms, potentially delaying communications.
A lecturer, Prof. Mc Leanland of the Commercial Academy at Moscow, an Englishman, was murdered on February 16 by a student. Authorities report no indication the crime was political. The case is being investigated in London and Keb-asapatones.
In Cheyenne on February 19 during Col William F Cody’s divorce case, Judge Scott rebuked Cody’s lawyers for introducing evidence via Mrs Parker that implicated highly reputable women. The court ordered such answers expunged as unjust, preposterous, false, and brutal. Also noted is a separate arrest in Celina, Ohio, of Elijah Lynch and Fred Harmon for counterfeiting five cent pieces.
Midshipman Samuel Westray Battle of Asheville NC died at the Naval Academy in Annapolis while the brigade was called to dinner. He was 21, a second class member of Ninth Company and Third petty officer of the Second Battalion. An oarsman in last year’s varsity eight, he also served on the hop committee and was socially active. Parents notified. funeral arrangements not yet set.
Max Spitz, a car cleaner, says fellow workers doused him with kerosene and set his clothes aflame in the roundhouse last Thursday. He escaped, rolled in the snow to extinguish the fire, and was found with severe injuries to his face hands and body. Henry Reisenheiser, a roundhouse watchman, was arrested on Spitzs complaint but denies involvement.
New Haven February 19 The firemen on the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad will not strike this week except as a last resort The adjustment committee led by Second Vice Grand Master Timothy Shea voted overwhelmingly for giving the committee authority to act A arbitration plan is being prepared after a daylong session and a New York trip to finalize details The committee weighs the impact on Engineers and the railroad amid financial interests and cautions against premature statements until formal plans are ready Train crews report no mass walkout and only scattered trains show token crew changes as passengers observe.
Robert C Lingafelter of Newark Ohio was found guilty by a jury of forging a deposit receipt tied to the collapse of the Homestead Building and Savings Company. The case moved to Mount Vernon on change of venue. his father James F Lingafelter faces a similar trial next Monday.
Mrs Stanford’s friends in San Francisco denounce a published claim that someone attempted to poison Mrs Jane Stanford at her home as sensational and unfounded. Also noted, William B Sorsby, American Minister to Bolivia, heads to Panama and rail service updates outline Royal Blue schedules to Philadelphia and New York.
New York reports arrest of Harry Silberberg alias many names on a swindling plot to net $50,000 from a victim. Authorities traced him from St Louis to New York, noting prior impersonations and globe touring misdeeds. He wed a Minneapolis heiress on a wedding trip when detained in Washington.
Special to The Washington Post from Chicago Feb 19 reports a runaway sleigh crash on Lake Shore Drive endangering Mr and Mrs Preston Gibson and leaving Mrs Gibson bruised but unhurt after leaping free as the sleigh overturned. In Detroit Feb 19 a fire alarm panic at the Avenue Gallery theatre caused a frenzied rush with two boys arrested for disorderly conduct.
Page 1 reports political tension as a prominent figure faces threats, with denouncement of cowardice tied to escalating fear. Other items note a New York swindle foiled, Mrs Chadwick’s hidden million, and national events shaping a hectic issue outline.
Providence FBI report details engineer John A Hart murdered aboard the Joy Line steamer Larchmont on February 13. After passengers disembarked, Hart’s locked stateroom was broken into, his body found in an upper berth with a 7 mm bullet wound. Robbery suspected as money watch ring and chain disappeared. no weapon recovered. Autopsy ruled murder, motive robbery. no crew member implicated. New York police asked to track Hart’s movements in the city.
Chicago reports that Jahnnn Hoch is seen as a double of Frank Busch the swindler linked to marrying eleven women. Police and victims misidentified Hoch then Busch, who resembles the confessed con man who targets women for money, is described as smiling and witty while posing as a suitor. Authorities say Busch has two wives.
Police report a Germantown case where Benjamin Smith aged 62 and Benjamin Smith aged 70 died after exposure and suspected poisoning in a two story house. Two other brothers, Lans Smith aged 64 and a third brother in serious condition, were found. pension from former employer noted and a fireless, boarded dwelling described as a flame free scene. Neighbors call the trio eccentric.
Strong winds drove an unusually low tide in New York Harbor causing minor accidents and disruption. Ferries operated slowly as docking slips and channels narrowed while revenue cutters grounded on slips during the low water period, delaying both inbound and outbound vessels.
Commercial Cable Company expects to lay a high speed transatlantic line this summer with bids already received and routing fixed. J. Mackay states no new stock. funds covered by existing reserve. First quarterly report to shareholders due within two weeks.
Cleveland reports a dramatic fraud plot involving Mrs Chadwick. Customs Leach traced a scheme to steal about one million dollars plus jewels, aiming to flee to Europe with her husband Leroy Chadwick and son. Federal charges and Treasury action loom if she escapes custody.
In Savannah a religious ceremony featured five bishops including Right Reverend William Jo Kenny of St Augustine. The sermon was delivered by Right Reverend Hald, bishop of North Carina, with numerous clergy in attendance. Vestments valued at an amount noted as substantial, with the event highlighting church hierarchy and traditional rites.
The article reports a predicted revolution across Central America with hopes of spreading to Guatemala. It mentions 1-Th Steam 1 Denkreh in Hamburg and potential concentration of revolutionary forces near Tupaehnul and Eapachu la, noting mobilization of laborers and available weaponry as signs of impending conflict.
A garbled dispatch reports quiet conditions in Santo Domingo and notes a drowning incident near Savannah where Georgia hunters William Martin and Benjamin Bestock, both described as young white men from Scotia, drowned while hunting a local stream. The page also advertises a Moses remodeling sale with goods reduced 5 to 10 percent.
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