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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1905

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Fair With Chinese Orders Inspectors Courteous Policy

President Roosevelt orders courteous treatment for exempt Chinese classes seeking entry and directs immunity under most favored nation rights. Diplomatic and consular officers must enforce strict exclusion of laborers while issuing proper certificates to merchants students and travelers. Immediate dismissal for any official showing discourtesy.

Roosevelt Acton Immigration Bureau Tramigration Bureau Ag United States China American Asiatic Society Metcalf Department of Commerce and Labor Ee Te Nyhat Bettef Becrecusy Wetcalf State Department White House Washington Gulf Secretary of Commerce and Labor Une Dipto Maule Ara Yisein In-Vorse

Indiana race riot at Vincennes carnival

Special to The Washington Fest reports a racial clash at a Lawrenceville Illinois carnival. George Goins, a black man, fought a white man, triggering a mob. George Bell of Neals was fatally wounded and A. B. Combs of Vincennes suffered a gunshot wound and arm fracture along with two other injuries. An unknown Black man was shot five times and may die.

Washington Vincennes Ind Lawrenceville Ill George Goins Goins George Bell Neals Combs

Lovelorn Boy Ends Life Over Unrequited Love

In Memphis on June 2, nineteen year old Harry R. G. Grandison drank carbolic acid after believing himself a victim of unrequited affection. He died on a schoolhouse lawn in North Memphis. Two letters found express heartbreak and a plea to his family, urging others not to follow his example.

Memphis Tenn

Five Women Injured In Electric Car Derailment

Five women were injured, one seriously, when an electric car of the Boston and Northern Street Railway derailed in Peabody Massachusetts this afternoon. Injured include Mrs Thomas J Barton of Salem with internal injuries, Mrs Batch tder of Lyon with a broken arm, Mrs C Ho Dobson of Cambridge with a broken collarbone and another arm, Miss CE McNarm of Lynn with contusions, and Mrs Ames of Lynn with contusions. The forty five passenger car left the track at a curve and struck a trolley pole.

Boston and Northern Street Railway Peabody Mass Thomas J Barton Salem Mra. Batch Tder Lyon C. Ho Dobson Cambridge Misa CE McNarm Lynn Ames Lynnn

Eighteen Hour Schedule Restored For Century Limited

President Newman announces the eighteen hour New York to Chicago schedule will resume Monday after a two week halt following the Mentor Ohio wreck. Lake Shore officials and Ohio railway authorities conducted a thorough investigation, finding no link between speed and the accident while probing possible switch misplacement. Witnesses examined at Mentor and officials reviewed site conditions as investigators seek the responsible party.

New York Chicago Mentor Ohio W. H. Newman New York Central Railroad Lake Shore Road Lake Shore Company Cateake Menton Newman Newman Et Star Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway

Remains Found in Hull of Gen Slocum Steamer

Special to The Washington rext Philadelphia June 2 The remains of victims who perished on the excursion steamboat Gen Slocum and 102 lives lost in June 1904 were found today in the hull at the foot of Twenty seventh street Camden Adam Rickenback rowed to the boat and while walking on the sand in the hull he found a human arm bone Later he found a thigh bone of a fully developed person He estimated there may be many more bones buried under deep sand and debris with no prior search evidence of any salvage effort

Washington Philadelphia Gen. Slocum Twenty-seventh Street Camden Adam Rickenback

Lynchings Threaten Hope For Escape In Alabama Tale

Leighton Ale June 5 C W Wright former tax assessor of Lawrence County was shot yesterday by Frank Daniels a Negro and died today. Bloodhounds tracked the killer until dusk with scent lost in a swamp six miles from town. Excitement runs high and vigilantes fear violence if Daniels is captured. Daniels father involved in earlier trouble and rumors of rescue sparked a local stir as 20 men from Devatur arrived.

Leighton Lawrence County Frank Daniels Daniels Wight Ocea Repalta Devatur

Peace Plenipotentiaries near Washington Date Tied to August

Diplomatic reports from June 28 indicate steps toward a peace conference as negotiations advance. A proposed meeting window in the first week or ten days of August is under consideration, with Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries to be named. President Roosevelt and Ambassador Meyer may have influenced the date. Baron Sternburg visited the White House, while Japan’s Takahira is possibly among the envoys.

Meyer Count Lamsdorff Baron von Sternburg White House Japan St. Petersburg Washington Russia Melidorff Parla Tokyo Roosevelt Lamedorf Count Lamsdorfz I. Noratos Gazeta London Morning Post Shanghai Odigari Baron Speck von Sternburg Deer Park Count Cassini Lamedorff Takahira

Prayers for Victory Reported in Moscow Grand Square

Moscow dispatch says prayers for victory were offered Sunday at noon in the Grand Square opposite the Kremlin. About 2,000 people attended with ecclesiastics and revered icons on display. The scene suggested skepticism about the crowd’s sincerity amid the occasion.

Washington Pont London Moscow the Standard Grand Square Kremlin

War talk shifts to reforms amid fading wartime interest

Remarks at the gathering reveal a skepticism about victory as service ends. A large portion leaves to view a smell fire nearby. Most feel the war outcome is foregone, while higher circles grow less pessimistic and expect reinforcements rushing East to bolster a stand in the Khingan Mountain range, the western frontier where Russians are entrenched.

Ikhona Sunk by Russians Near Hong Kong in Trade Hunt

The British India steamer Ikhona, of 5,252 tons and 410 feet length, carrying mails and rice from Rangoon to Yokohama, was sunk by the Russian cruiser Terek 160 miles north of Hong Kong. Dutch steamer Perlak landed the crew tonight after meeting the Terek June 19.

Singapore British India Steam Navigation Company Ikhona Terek Hongkong Perlak Ikhong Rangoon Yokohama Mbutu Dresper Lt. Kilda Bea Japan

Repulse of Russians and Japanese counterattack reported

Special cables describe Japanese forces under Marshal Oyama attacking northwest of Nanshanchentzu and driving back 8,000 Russian troops with heavy losses. Lines report Russian cavalry and infantry withdrawal northward, with Japanese forces sustaining minimal losses as they press advances and intercept retreats amid shifting positions near Mandarin road and Gujichi.

Washington Tokyo Nanshanchentzu Mandarin Road Gujichi Schischues Lincenja

Slaughter Kept Up Prompts General Strike in Lodz

Prominent Lodz citizens telegraphed Gen. Shustoff asking protection from brutal Cossacks. Cossacks killed a mill owner’s servant carrying money. exodus from Lodz grows as raids continue. Police battles, shop closures, and a planned general strike ripple through Warsaw and other Polish centers.

Lodz Russian Poland Shustoff Rosenblatt Baluty Pabjanice Lods Socialist Party

President Acta on Chiness Protests and Global Tensions

Summary of today's issue notes protests in China and peace date submissions to Russia. Reports claim forces repulsed in Poland amid ongoing rioting. Mentions damage in Yosemite and a new German embassy site. Also covers murder suspicions around a murdered premier and social, sports, and financial items.

Acta Russa Dear Poland S. F.C Yosemite Washington Georgetown Duke Mainwaring Financial Review

Welty Confident in Ohio Governor Bid Arrives in Columbus

John C Welty of Canton, a Democratic governor candidate, arrived in Columbus declaring his nomination assured and denying weakening forces. Friends claim 120 delegates pledged, 150 in his favor, while 28 votes are reported for John M Pattison. Other contenders include Will S Thomas, S M Hunter, Hiram D Peck, John Vanceleaf, John Snook, Lawrence Neal, and B McCann. Delegates begin arriving, with posters filling the city ahead of district meetings Tuesday.

Columbus Ohio John C Welty Canton Welty

Missing Miss Rogers Thought to Be Missing in Saranac Lake

Miss Rogers a Baltimore resident, with nurse Miss Janney and attorney Willoughby Smith, vanished from Baker Cottage in Saranac Lake on May 20. Searchers scoured woods and mountains. a nightdress and window screen were found. Officials said she is from Leesburg Virginia, ill three years with tuberculosis and acute stomach trouble, and a member of the prominent Rogers family.

Saranac Lake Miss Rogers Miss Janney Washington Stich Musas Rogers Justice Strong Leesburg Baltimore Alexander Rogers Virginia Maryland Gov. Bowie Saranac Willougsby - Smith

Boy Kills Baby Brother In Accidental Shot

Port Jervis June report says Willie Smith nine accidentally shot and killed his eighteen month old brother Harry with a double barreled shotgun. Both boys were at home while parents worked Erie Railroad employees. Neighbors aided and the boy fled into nearby woods but was found. coroner ruled accidental. Mrs Smith noted the boy’s mind unsettled after diphtheria.

Washington Post Port Jervis Willie Smith George Smith Brooklyn Harry Smith Erie Railroad Company Willie

Invitation to Taft to visit Australia with Roosevelt family

Melbourne reports the commonwealth government plans to invite Secretary Taft and his family and Miss Roosevelt on an extended tour from the Philippine Islands to Australia. Manila dispatch notes Northcott intends to invite Taft and party and defray travel costs.

Melbourne Commonwealth Taft Miss Roosevelt Philippine Islands Austraiia Adigpatch Manila Wea Gay Northcott Commonwealth of Australis Australia

Cries of Mismanagement Hit ASPCA Defendants in Reform Push

Special to The Washington Post outlines internal critique of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It cites a power group around President John P Haines and Treasurer John Mason Knox, resignations by George B McClellan and others, and questions about the society finances, excess salaries, and costly offices.

Erhardt Washington Post New York American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty United States The Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals John P Haines John Mason Knox Benjamin D. Hicks Morgan Dix Frederic Gallatin Alfred Wagstaff John Clar In Joseph H Choate James Grant Wilson William Fahnestock Joel B Erhardt Frederik G Bourne Willem M. K Olcott George Knox Bell Horace W Carpenter George B McClellan Bishop Greer Eldridge T. Gerry Greer Eldridge T. Gerry George T Dewitt Charles Lanier George G Have John Clafimaneounia Oclett Col Erhardt Col. Erhardt Haines Knox Col. Emhardt Fahneetock Grant Westaff Wilson Heines

Group of five held on bogus commission scheme charges

Four men and one woman, held at Newark police headquarters awaiting arraignment before U S Commissioner Bigelow, alleged in complaints by Post Office Inspector Cortelyou to run a mail fraud ring. They allegedly used the mail and credit-report networks to obtain goods on long terms and fail to pay, shipping to Baltimore via the Baltimore and Ohio.

New York Newark United States Bigelow Post Office Cortelyou John B Williams Frank F. Wilson John Powers Luke F. Gallagher United States Mail

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