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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1905
Page
2
A public notice shows President R Peck opposing a set of rate legislation proposals. The item outlines opposition stance and potential impact on local services. No other details are provided in the readable text.
Georgd R Pack of Chicago cites constitutional limits on Congress power to set rates and warns the Esch Townsend bill may be unconstitutional. He argues that railroads can still cut rates and rebates, and that a commission could harm commercial liberty, urging adherence to existing law and state powers. A Ottawa note reports Canada plans to depose American silver.
Telegram to the Emperor dated July reports Japanese forces were annihilated after capturing a position near Sanviats. The Russian line held until ordered to retire as Japanese reinforcements arrived and attacked repeatedly. Russian losses were heavy, with dumdum bullets alleged by Gen Linevitah.
A Moscow dispatch reports that an ultimatum to the czar demanding political rights for the army may soon be presented, timed to collide with mobilization. About two hundred thousand young reservists, dismissed from civil life, are said to be in St Petersburg garrison hands, shaping a potentially pivotal move.
The Seventh Regiment of New York faced the Queen's Westminster Volunteers in a Bisley match in England. Eight per side fired fifteen shots at 500 and 600 yards with Americans leading 392 to 387 after the 500 yard range, and both teams tied at 99 for the 60 yard segment.
Passengers on two Capital Traction Company cars were jolted when one car jumped the tracks and hit the opposite bound car near Eighteenth Street and Florida Avenue Northwest. A rider was lightly injured. several women fainted from shock. traffic resumed an hour later after wrecking crews cleared the scene.
District Attorney Jerome of Kansas City and William T. Jerome of New York travel to Ottawa and back to address audiences. Jerome dismisses James H. Hyde as a young fool and notes his father’s prominence while commenting on public life and wealth.
New York July Gen O C Howard, longtime promoter of Lincoln Memorial University at Cumberland Gap Tenn, announced Carnegie has donated 70000 to build a library. The gift is contingent on board duplication of the fund. With this, the university can immediately use the money. The institute serves mountaineers from Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee at the Cumberland Gap.
Mrs KR Reichenberg of 14 Fulton Street New York testifies about a friend famed for her complexion. She credits Cuticura Soap and water for keeping skin soft white and clear and preventing redness and roughness.
A Washington grand jury indicted Col Staples John L Fehr Tracy Jeffords Elisha Fitch and others on four counts for conspiring to defraud by falsely claiming Interstate Live Stock Insurance Co had 100000 capital paid and a cash deposit. They allegedly used a fraudulent certificate of deposit from Washington Savings Bank and a forged check to obtain a license to operate in the District of Columbia.
Fragmentary note lists Clara M Haslup Charis H Davidse Jamen H Piersone and others with Zefferie attorney. It asserts no financial interest and no knowledge of offense before grand jury inquiry. Company failed, went to a receiver after a bill filed. text ends abruptly.
Reported in Indianapolis July news a rumor that Elihu Root was offered the Roosevelt administration post, with stalwarts of Fairbanks canvassing for his candidacy. If Root accepts, it is said the President would back him, signaling a potential shift in 1980s presidential planning.
Weather expert Prof Perry cites heavy rainfall across the district with 4.13 inches in 24 hours, sweeping through Washington and Georgetown. Widespread damage includes washed streets, undermined pavements, washouts on the railway, toppled poles, damaged channels, and flooded yards, while trees, birds, and infrastructure suffer.
Large Washington delegation attends the twenty second International Christian Endeavor Convention in Baltimore. Percy S Foster directed music at junior and intermediate rallies and at the Lyric. Rev George B Stewart led sessions. speakers from Boston London and Jamaica addressed the morning and afternoon programs. notable remarks covered standards of manhood and international Christian unity.
The dispatches note an imminent world Christian Endeavor gathering to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, next year. A Junior Endeavor message to President and Mrs Francis B Clark from Baltimere sends affectionate greetings, along with a telegram from Secretary Vogt praising the largest Junior rally yet and noting seventeen thousand participants despite a driving storm. Additional telegraph exchanges occur with unions across Australia New Zealand Ireland China India Burma Ceylon South America Samoa and other regions.
A gunfire incident followed a quarrel between O Connor and Rinaldo. A wounded man was taken to Roosevelt Hospital in critical condition, but police had not located the shooter by late hours.
Bishop Joseph F Berry urged a great awakening for Methodists to counter commercialism in Denver as Epworth League opened its International convention. About 20 000 delegates attended three simultaneous sessions in Coliseum Hall Trinity Church and Central Presbyterian Church.
Weather Bureau bulletin notes rain across the Midwest and South, cooler Ohio and Mississippi valleys, and showers east of the Mississippi. Forecast shows showers Friday mainly east of the Mississippi with humid conditions, light winds along coasts and lakes, and variable upper lake winds. Downtown temps range around 70 with high humidity. a separate report records a fatal lightning incident near Sunset Texas with a 10 year old killed and other family members injured or shocked.
Washington delegation to the Epworth League convention arrives in Denver. They report a pleasant visit, good meals, and plan to travel again, before a note about the Union Jack incident at Charlotte Harbor is mentioned. A separate item describes Henry OConnor being shot and wounded at a Philadelphia saloon, with owner Jo Rinaldo charged.
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