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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
3
Tendon Jan 3 reports that China plans to elevate its legations to ambassadors in Washington London Paris Berlin and St Petersburg mirroring Japan to strengthen diplomatic status abroad.
London Jan 3 Gen Booth says strict vegetarian diet for seven years keeps him robust in his Salvation Army address. Also notes health link while outlining organizational aims and mission.
Victoria B C dispatch reports thousands starving in Miyagai Fukushima and Iwate provinces. A government tally lists 2,821,657 people facing the worst famine in 60 years with a million in extreme need. Famine investigators warn death sentence looms for a tenth of the province's population. Foreign residents form relief committees to organize aid.
In Rome on January 3 Cardinal Vincent Van nutelli reports a note dated December 30 demanding 1000 lire for letters allegedly written by the cardinal. Police arrested a well dressed man who sought a letter with initials C B after claiming innocence. The suspect said the blackmail letter money came from Genoa en route to Italy from New York.
Edgar Speyer was chosen chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company succeeding the late Charles T Yerkes at a board meeting in London. Sir George Gibb was elected deputy chairman and managing director of the underground company and also chairman of the Metropolitan and District Railway Company. B W Perks remains deputy chairman. The board voiced deep regret at Yerkes death.
President Loubet greeted Henry St George Tucker of Jamestown Exposition in Paris and promised a French squadron would take part in the 1807 opening ceremonies. He said France would promote French participation and do everything possible to assist.
Rome reports circulate that negotiations at the Vatican for the marriage of King Alfonso of Spain to Princess Ena of Battenberg are unfounded. The Vatican has not been officially notified of any wedding. It is said she is instructed for conversion to Catholicism by Father Bernard Vaughan and may visit the Pope in Rome after conversion and before marriage.
Shanghai reports two thirds of foreign concession guards re-embark to await the mixed court settlement amid alleged viceroy dispatch interference. Meanwhile Japan flags postponement of a Chinese high commission visit due to student unrest in Japan. In Paris a late State Dept dispatch seeks Fasola alias Ballaso for larceny. Fasola had been released and left for Italy.
The piece argues nourishment comes from what food provides, not just the food itself. It advocates eating less, regular meals, and a daily tablespoon of Scott's Emulsion after meals to aid weak digestion and restore health, claiming cod liver oil and glycerine form a strength-building mix.
Debrecen Hungary faced violent protest as M Kovacs the new prefect arrived. Banned from shops meals and lodging crowds used a hearse to remove him and a resignation was read by citizens. Government dispatch reports temper flared with arrests and a caretaker appointed to investigate.
Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont buys the De Soto apartment house at Thirteenth Street and Massachusetts Avenue from John L. Warren and Bates Warren. The deal includes Proctor’s former residence at 16 I Street and a cash consideration around 360,000, with the De Soto valued at about 310,000 in cash among the terms. Proctor already owns the Glover Building Columbian Building and the Champlain in the city.
John Horton, tied to a confession about his half-sister Mrs Hartz murder near Hamilton, is questioned by officers who doubt his story. Horton admits he never visited Hamilton and appears to seek sensational attention. Detective Geer plans to recheck the Hamilton angle.
Chicago report notes a shift in juvenile cases as delinquent girls rise. William O. La Monte, longtime clerk of the Juvenile Court, tells the Social Economics Club that after the court opened only six delinquent girls appeared in six months. The prior year saw 384, and the figure climbs toward 600 for last year.
Boston January 3 hotels Parker House and Youngs Hotel bars reopen after new licenses issued for 4600 dollars total following earlier closure by District Attorney Moran for violations of the screen law.
New York Jan 3 The Iron Age reports a surge in business at major distributing centers with orders flowing from Pittsburgh to Chicago and the East to the Central West. Mills raise prices on foundry and forge iron while railroads lift pig iron freight rates.
The Weather Bureau notes a cold month with heavy rainfall in the Southern States hindering farming. Middle and southern plateaus faced extreme cold and low precipitation, while the Pacific Coast showed regional dryness. Northern regions remained mild and favorable overall for agriculture, though winter wheat suffered from freeze thaw cycles and was backward in some Pacific states.
Toledo on January 3 reports Ohd North Lime at 84 and South Lima Indiana at 88 with a pace noted. unclear fragmentary data from market listing.
The New York Cotton Exchange filed in U S Circuit Court for an injunction to stop Odell Grain and Commission Co of Cincinnati from using its quotations. Odell is charged with reaping benefits without contract compliance, risking a serious loss to the exchange. The suit, linked to prior efforts against telegraph partners, names Odell Stock and Grain Co and multiple individuals as defendants.
In Charleston on January 3, the Union and Buffalo Cotton Mills and the Union Manufacturing and Power Company faced a U.S. Circuit Court action seeking the appointment of a receiver. T. C. Duncan, ex-president of the cotton mills and president of the power company, is involved amid bankruptcy petitions and later amendments. Duncan answers the amendments asserting solvency and requests a hearing and judgment.
The United States Printing Company, capital $3,376,300, will be leased by United States Printing Company of New Jersey to stockholders on February 1. Plants at Brooklyn Montclair Norwood and Cincinnati will come under a new holding company for ninety nine years with rent terms boosting Ohio stockholders’ returns. Separately Grand Trunk Railway ordered 81 locomotives costing $1,398,000 to be built by multiple manufacturers in Canada and the U.S.
George Gordon of London and River Plate Bank arranging $500000 in gold for Buenos Ayres shipment next Thursday. Subtreasury withdraws $1.5 million in gold for shipment to Mexico or South America. Sociedad Sugar Company Inc formed in Benton New Jersey with $1.5 million capital by William Fain Anthony Menkel and Kenneth McLaren. Southern Railway orders 8729 freight cars costing over $5 million to begin deliveries in March. American Tobacco reports Philadelphia factory lease for light cigars. Government receipts show internal revenue $212,968 customs $840,397 miscellaneous $55,297 with expenditures of $1,340,000.
Frederick A. Peckham appeared before Federal Judge Ray in Utica on a writ of habeas corpus after an indictment in the District of Columbia. Bail set at 12000 was posted as bondsmen surrendered. Judge Ray granted the district attorney’s motion to dismiss and ordered Peckham surrendered for conveyance to Washington. Counsel plans an appeal.
Judge Speer in Macon Ga heard final arguments in a contempt case involving the city attorney police chief and chain gang superintendent. Jamison had been rearrested after habeas corpus release. Supreme Court of Georgia jurisdiction questioned. Speer to deliberate, condemning arrests for long terms on mere crime suspicions.
Secretary Bonaparte disapproves the court findings in Ensign Charles T. Wade’s case aboard the gunboat Remington. He argues the sentence is inadequate and seeks a reconsideration, while approving Commander Lucien Young’s verdict without comment and preparing a reprimand.
Army orders extend leaves for Lieutenants Coffin Talbott and Van Dyne while Deyin and Talbott receive longer extensions. Dispatched officers head to St Louis and Kendallville for duties. Troops to Philippines include three infantry regiments two artillery batteries and one cavalry squadron. Navy ships West Virginia Pennsylvania Colorado Maryland Iowa in Hampton Roads awaiting Missouri and Illinois for mid winter maneuvers.
Military telegram from Gen Corbin Manila dated January 2 1906 reports deaths in the army including William C D Baxter of Company A Engineers killed possibly by Moros December 12. Other items list naval officers ordered to various posts resignations and acting appointments and a string of vessel arrivals and sailings including Don Juan de Austria Brien Princeton Santa Barbara West Virginia Newport News Hegle McNabock Hopkins Worden Stewart Trustan Lawrence Macdonough Bradford Rocket Washington Missouri Zaade Itinola Tompkinsville and Boston passages to Tompkinsville and Zaade.
Secretary Bonaparte will attend the presenting of a silver service to the protected cruiser Charleston in Charleston South Carolina next week. He plans to travel from Norfolk on the cruiser Charleston or by rail and Dolphin dispatch boat, aiming to arrive Tuesday or Wednesday depending on engagements. The city will host three days of events beginning Tuesday.
New York reports a court martial punished First Lieutenant Roy I Taylor of the 126th Coast Artillery for ordering Sergeant Patrick F Butler to change his seat at a New London Connecticut theater last October. Butler obeyed. Taylor was not in uniform. The Brig Gen Grant signed verdicts noting a soldier’s uniform is a mark of honor and the sentence aims to leave no doubt of respect due.
New York and Philadelphia hotels host lists show numerous guests from Raleigh Arlington and St James among others. The Illinois battleship Illinois sails from Boston toward Hampton Roads for winter maneuvers while Captain Rickard resigns from the Signal Corps and is accepted by the President.
Justice Wright overruled demurrer to indictment in cases against Frederick A Hyde John A Bengon Henry P Dimond and Jeast IL Schneider. He upheld the validity of multiple counts charging the same conspiracy at different dates noting the same offense can be charged in many ways. Location tied to public Sandy land deals in California. Trial of Beavers and Green for conspiracy to defraud the government with postal irregularities will begin around February. Witness Robert J Wyans former Postmaster General and now consul general in London expected to testify.
A New York Herald report describes Colon as a city on attics with a drained island unrealized. Front street beside the wharves is improved to please passing steamers while vast lagoons persist inland. Rent from crowded rooms and slum housing yields about 2900 dollars monthly despite deep mud and insanitary conditions.
Paris correspondence reports M. Radiguet, a maker of instruments, died after a lingering illness caused by radiography experiments. He first suffered right arm damage two years earlier from rays, leading to ulcers and partial mortality. Despite an operation, no cure was found and his condition worsened over six months.
Allen Ridgway, a station master for The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey at Barnegat Station, recounts spending fifty dollars with doctors for barber's itch before using Cuticura Remedies. After a single set costing one dollar, he was cured and urges families to know about the products for their children.
Mrs. M. Neuner of Baltimore expresses sincere thanks for Cuticura Soap and Ointment curing her child's scalp. The testimonial claims the products are the best soap and ointment on the market and notes a June 21 1905 date.
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