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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1905
Page
1
Reports from Mukden describe Japanese New Year celebrations inside Russian lines as kites and balloons crossed the front. A Japanese assault on Voito village failed and Russians, aided by Siberian volunteers, drove fighters from Tintmountain, with casualties reported on both sides.
Parole for Stoessel and other officers will return to Nagasaki homes. regular Russian troops have left Port Arthur for Port Dalny. Japanese forces occupy Forts and harbor, mines removed, ships inspected. Reports indicate no clear explosion evidence on some ships. several vessels severely damaged or sunk, including Bayan and Baobr. Life sentence for Gillespie in Rising Sun, Indiana. Bank official Barber sentenced for embezzlement in Cambridge. Chiman Y. hanged for murder in Fosom. Auction notice advertises furniture sale at 147 Gst Sloane Avenue.
London Times cablegram reports Baltic fleet likely to halt beyond Madagascar with charters for coal and supplies canceled. Diego Suarez named as concentration point with no evident plans for further advance. shipments to Vladivostok from Australia and Pacific ports continue as general stores and coal.
In New York on January 6 1900 the attempt to serve a subpoena on Mrs Gelshenen widow of a millionaire banker failed as she reportedly sailed for Europe with her son and servants before the grand jury investigating the Dodge Morse case She claimed no concealment and said she planned to winter in Cairo with her family and sailed aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm last Tuesday The district attorney said witnesses including expert accountants produced Bank of North America books and checks linked to Charles W Morse while a passenger list did not confirm her voyage and a published letter accused of threats sought to compel her private examination unchanged by law
Italian contractor and three guards held on peonage charges after a complaint by Italian Consul Sotille. Angelo Iatale, an Italian worker, arrived in Charleston with a letter claiming workers were held in slavery at the camp, having walked forty miles to seek protection. Scandone bonded. preliminary hearing set. Four signers, witnesses, and local authorities tied up in tense confrontation.
The Colorado legislature in a chaotic joint session created a fifteen member committee to canvass the governor vote, as Speaker Dickson and Lt Gov Haggett clash over presiding rules. Amid shouted orders, adjournment attempts, and arrests, the session dissolved with lawmakers filing from the chamber and the senate ordered to arrest absentees.
William J. Bryan, amid a Jackson Club reception, urged all Democrats to back reform measures praised by President Roosevelt. He lauded the Kansas City platform, called for campaign contribution disclosure, and favored tightening the interstate commerce law to curb railroad power.
A Cleveland and New York banking jewel stash tied to Mrs Cassie Chadwick is being held as security. Officials disclosed about 69000 dollars in gems unearthed in an investigation into European smuggling. Federal and county authorities debated jurisdiction over Chadwick while she remains jailed. The receiver of Citizens National Bank of Oberlin sent diamonds and an emerald ring to the Treasury for sale under court order.
Attorneys in Philadelphia and New York prepare a new presentment against Bishop Talbot of the Central Pennsylvania diocese. It revises the withdrawn first presentment and will carry signatures from diocesan members before being presented in New York. Timing depends on the bishop's actions.
Springfield Massachusetts reports city hall a two story brick structure completed in 1855 at cost 376000 was destroyed by fire at noon as a noon time food fair occurred on the second floor. officials estimate losses near two hundred thousand dollars and blame a kerosene lamp upset for the blaze.
Justice Greenbaum of the New York State Supreme Court refused bail for Nan Patterson pending a new trial on the murder of Caesar Young. Patterson has been jailed since June 4 in the Tombs after a jury disagreed at trial. Bail offers up to 50,000 were rejected as the DA proceeds with a second trial, provoking an emotional scene with Patterson, her father, and attorney at the Tombs.
Governor Durbin urges drastic measures to fight ballot corruption in Indiana. He cites purchasable votes in counties and bribery in township trustee contests, calls for voting machines, warns lawmakers against lobby pressure, and notes party-driven seating actions before adjournment.
Bishop John I Spalding head of the Peoria Roman Catholic diocese suffered a paralytic stroke this afternoon. His condition was not dangerous but serious enough to keep his brother Dr Leonard H Spalding by his side. The left side of his body was affected and speech was limited for several hours. Leech therapy aided speech and he spoke briefly with companions. He is 65 and resting comfortably late tonight.
Chicago January 6 investigation into Capt David B Mulliken’s 1901 marriage to a Filipino girl led to a court martial charge that a certificate was forged. Attorney William A Adams claimed the original marriage certificate to Regina Batismo was never filed in Escalante Negros and that a justice of the peace forged documents to shield neglect of duty. A cattle thief and ex-convict was named as a witness, and the defense argued the forged paper aimed to defraud.
New Ulm Minnesota January 6 William Cavanaugh testified in the Dr G R Koch murder trial recounting how he and Asa Brooks looked through a transom at Dr A Gebhardt office on November 1. Cavanaugh described a man with dark hair and clothes seen near the wall as Brooks observed the scene and later found Gebhardt's body with a pencil floating in blood, a key link to Koch.
The Senate confirmed W D Crum to be collector for the port of Charleston and C by a 33 to 17 vote in executive session. The nomination, pushed by the President after multiple prior nominations and recess appointments, sparked debate over constitutional recess appointment powers and race. Also approved were several postmasters and Henry M Rose to be internal revenue collector for Michigan's fourth district, with Rose remaining chief clerk.
Jefferson City Mo reports the first house bill reintroduces the famed alum bill to repeal the law banning alum in baking powder. The statute dates to 1699 with prior repeal efforts blocked in 1901 and 1908. Attorney General Grow's investigation led to indictments of several senators for alleged bribery to stop repeal.
Governor Gooding urges prohibitory polygamy laws and adultery penalties. Bills introduced in both houses promise support from Mormons and Gentiles. Also, attorney Brown says prosecutors have quashed conspiracy to murder cases against Western Federation officials including Moyer Haywood and Williams.
A compact digest notes ongoing inaugural preparations and health officer criticism as part of a broader issue index. Highlights include political uproar in Colorado, corruption reports in Indiana, and various national notes on governance and policy.
Cambridge court sessions in the Charles L. Tucker murder trial focus on Harold Page testimony about his six year acquaintance with Tucker and two visits to the Page home. Handwriting expert M D Ewell links the paper addressed to J L L Marion Charlestown to slips alleged for Tucker’s sales work.
Judge Lanning of the United States Circuit Court, Trenton, today struck out George Rice of Marietta Ohio’s anti trust suit against Standard Oil. The decision cites duplicity and indefinite averments, noting Rice claims freight discrimination but fails to name the perpetrator and that the declaration offers no defenseable facts. The ruling analyzes the declaration rather than the merits, leaving Rice’s case without actionable pleadings.
Two politicians, Thomas F Curley and James M Curley, completed two months in Suffolk County jail for fraud related to civil service exams and were released. Thomas Curley had been expelled from the legislature in November after election, and James M Curley was reelected alderman in the city election.
Letter to Rep Gillette details Treasury findings on judge travel expenses. The document notes that more than half charged the full $10 daily rate when serving outside their districts, with Judge Swayne among those scrutinized. It outlines totals for twenty four district judges and twelve circuit judges across five circuits for fiscal year 1903, indicating varied use of per diem charges and the potential for broader impeachment discussion if improper expenses are proven.
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