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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1905

Page

24

Adandons Mukden Fiercest Battle of War

Massive Mukden fighting continues with Japanese reverses reported around Bentsiapuze and Kandalisan. Russian center reportedly broken per St Petersburg sources as Kuropatkin withdraws toward north. both sides suffer heavy casualties in ten days of brutal combat along a fourteen mile front near the railway and Liao River region.

Bentsiaputze Mukden St. Petersburg Kuropatkin Larne Karapatkin Sburg Efifeial Repuet Stiton Fiotevistes St Petersburg Burrgatkin Bilsey Ladorang Shele Laao- Wang Rayweranre Tserpiisky Proms Bealtod Putiloff Hill Kandalisan Qoubenepusa Tomaguchen Kondiatse Madyapu Ge Kuropatkin Nogi Oku Europathia Liaoyang

Chadwick Trial Questions Bank Credits Amid Deposits

Nine witnesses testified in Cleveland on March 7 as the Chadwick trial exposed bank entries and deposits credited to Mrs. Chadwick. Journal entries in Oberlin bank handwriting showed $10,000 and $5,000 deposits credited to her, challenging government claims she had no funds there. Carnegie may refrain from testifying while statements from bank officials and cross-examinations clarified credits and signatures on certified checks.

Oberlin Bank Cleveland Carnegie Ohio Chadwick Oberlin Spear Beckwith Journal of the Pank Journal Wing H. H. Avery Avery Horace G. Waite Oberlin Park Judge Taylor First National Bank

Elevated Car Overturn on Lake Street Line

Chicago March 7 A Lake Street elevated car with eighty passengers overturned while turning at Market and Lake. The second car crashed onto its side trapping passengers and a woman named Judith Strom from Austin Illinois. J P Henry narrowly escaped death after being pitched from the front platform and saved by a fireman with a ladder.

Chicago Lake Street Market and Lake Streets Judith Strom Austin Ill Miss Strom J. P. Henry Henry

Campaign for Exposition: Gen Lee to Visit States

Norfolk Virginia March 7. Jamestown Exposition Company governors begin a campaign to secure early substantial appropriations for Hampton Roads exhibits in 1907. Gen Fitzhugh Lee, company president, will travel to promote the exposition while governors provide engagements. Southeastern Virginia Baptist ministers plan a Monday meeting to consider a Baptist Building for the Jamestown Exposition exhibits highlighting religious liberty advances.

Gen. Lee Norfolk Hampton Roads Fitzhugh Lee Baptist Ministers Conference of Virginia America

Seven Ballot Breaks Niedringhaus Deadlock In Missouri

In Jefferson City on March 7, seven Niedringhaus votes shifted to Kerens and Warner and Bartholdt. The ballot tally showed Cockrell 98 and Kerens gaining. Kerens mobilizes support while Niedringhaus backers resist, as a bribery probe looms over Illinois legislature and other regional stories emerge.

Jefferson City Niedringhaus Richard Bartholdt St. Louis Maj. Warner Kansas City R. C G. Kerens Cockrell Miedringhaus Kerens McKinley Bartholdt Warner Dyer L. H. Lewis Hoeber Kies Smith Detweller Ossenfort Batholdt Moss Land Pick Mooneyham Walmsley Lewis Crawford J. H. Richardson Bartholidi Moses Whybark Joint Assembly Kerene

Minneapolis broker firm with 175 branches fails

Former Judge A M Harrison was named receiver for Coe Commission Company in Minneapolis. The firm, tied to a wheat market bulge, operated 175 branches across Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas with private wires to major cities. Hammond, its manager, reportedly made large gains on market turns and held cash in banks. the company had prior Chicago failures with substantial debts and few assets.

Minneapolis A. M. Harrison Coe Commission Company F. ©. Brooks District Court Northwest George H. Hammond Minnesota Wisconsin Dakotas New York Boston Chicago Winnipeg Oregon Montana Washington Hammond

Fire in Madison Square Garden destroys exhibits

Fire in Madison Square Garden in New York started in a storeroom near Fourth Avenue and Twenty seventh Street after a sports show and theater audience left. Flames swept to the second balcony damaging exhibits of the Canadian Pacific Railway and animal cages. a bear and a wildcat were killed. Damage estimated at 15000 dollars.

New York Madison Square Garden J Tonight Garden Theater Fourth Avenue Twentyseventh Street Canadian Pacific Railway

Cody insists on divorce in deposition in Omaha

William F. Cody also known as Buffalo Bill told his divorce deposition that reconciliation with Mrs. Cody is impossible and he will have nothing to do with her in the future. The claim followed Mrs. Cody accusing him of murdering their daughter Arta and vowing to denounce him at her grave. Her attorney said her reconciliation wish was insincere and conditioned, blocking any chance of settlement. Colonel Cody had sent Dr. Powell to mediate but Mrs. Cody’s reaction prevented further talks.

Omaha Nebr William F. Cody Buffalo Bill

Engineer Responsible for Clifton Wreck, Seven Killed

Pittsburgh March 7 The Pennsylvania Company released findings on last Friday’s Clifton Pa wreck that killed seven Ohio Engineers’ Battalion members en route to Cleveland’s inauguration and left thirty two injured. The report says a section three engineer failed to observe rules leading to a collision with a second section. The engineer, now dismissed, testified smoke from a passing train hid the signal west of Clifton, yet he did not stop in time. All signals reportedly showed proper indications.

Pittsburg Clifton Ohio Engineers Cleveland Pennsylvania Company

German National Bank Shortfall Raises Theft Suspicions

The German National Bank of Cincinnati is 355000 short in its government reserve fund, with the money seemingly stolen from special vaults. President Boh rer calls the shortage possibly a bookkeeping error. December count found the fund intact, but a four week old shortage spurred a thorough probe without results. The bank, a strong local institution, shows 500000 capital, 157196 profits, and nearly seven million in resources.

Cincinnati Ohio German National Bank Bohrer

Man Confesses to Killing Wife and Three Children

Danville, Art March 7 James Ince after admitting he killed his wife and three children ages four months to four years was brought back to jail today after visiting the crime scene near Whitely, fifteen miles southwest. He confessed saying he killed them to solve the family’s inability to make a living.

Danville Art James Ince Whitely Here

Drowned on Lake Monroe Three Die in Boating Tragedy

Sanford Fla March 7 two young men Otto McElroy and Reese Boyd both of this place and Miss Magete Looney of Thomasville Ga were drowned during a boatin trip on Lake Monroe. Their boat was found at daylight upturned near shallow water with all three bodies recovered. Miss Looney leaves a Thomasville family while McElroy and Boyd are survived by Birmingham and local families respectively.

Sanford Fla Lake Monroe Magete Looney Thomasville Otto McElroy Reese Boyd Miss Looney Young McHirey Birmingham Ala

Court Decision by Cable Draws San Francisco Question

Honolulu court record notes Circuit Judge Gear, in San Francisco and recently operated on, issued a long-distance ruling in Territory vs Cotton Brothers. The verdict had awarded $25,000 for a dredger loss at Pearl Harbor. a new trial motion was granted, prompting questions about the validity of telegraphed authority. Also advertised: Wilson & Mayers Auction Sale at 10 a.m. with rugs furniture mahogany and more. Royal Blue and Royal Limited rail service from Baltimore to Philadelphia and New York with parlor and dining cars.

Honolulu San Francisco Cable George D. Gear Cotton Brothers Pearl Arbor Cabled Philadelph New York Baltimore and Ohio

Fire destroys American Cereal plant in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 7. The American Cereal Company complex, the world’s largest, covering two blocks, was wrecked by a fast moving blaze. Loss placed at 1.5 million dollars with nearly 1 million insured. Two known dead, including Jo Hollingsworth of Parnell, Iowa, with an unknown man also killed. Fire started in the hull grinding room, flames swept across the avenue, buildings collapsed, and embers driven by wind sent fires over six blocks. Firemen powerless as residents fled and telegraphs for aid were sent to river cities and smaller towns. The mill employed about 86 men. city faced a severe blow.

Cedar Rapids Iowa American Cereal Company JO Hollingsworth Parnell Hollingsworth

Minister a Perjurer Sentenced in Knoxville Federal Court

W Ashley a Christian church minister living near Newport Tenn received a fifteen month penitentiary term after pleading guilty to perjury. An investigator found he was a bigamist since his first wife, married in 1865, was never divorced, though he later wed again in Tennessee. He may face bigamy charges after serving the federal sentence.

Knoxville Tenn Min W. Ashley Christian Church Newport Senn Ashley North Carolina Tennessee

Inquiry into Her Death Sparks New York Investigation

Rosie De Pietro, the Italian matron recently acquitted of murder, is found dead in Long Island City while a police inquiry begins. She had just given birth two weeks before and appeared to be recovering though she hadn’t seen a doctor for days. Her Tombs case drew broad national attention and petitions for her release were sent to the district attorney.

New York Rosie de Pietro Long Island City

Medal From President To Bain For Railroad Rescue

Pittsburg March 7 report from McKeesport says Thomas Bain a coal digger of Shaner will receive a medal of honor from the government for flagging a Baltimore and Ohio inaugural train on Sunday and preventing a catastrophe Roosevelt will bestow the medal soon. the railroad company will also honor Bain’s services.

Pittsburg Maren McKeesport Baltimore and Ohio Thomas Bain Shaner Roosevelt Bain

Case Against Santa Fe Starts Anti-Trust Trial in Kansas

Testimony opened in Topeka today in Kansas v Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Co in Chautauqua County on alleged anti-trust law violations. Cyrus Anderson, secretary of the State Board of Railroad Commissioners, testified and provided copies of last year’s annual reports from Kansas railroads. A separate item notes jurors indict Rev F J Cordova of New Brunswick for assault and battery and abandonment. he will be arraigned tomorrow. Also listed is a California rail fare notice offering low rates to colonist points from March 1 to May 14.

Kansas Topeka Kans State of Kansas Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company Chautauqua County Cyrus Anderson State Board of Railroad Commissioners Board of Commissioners Cordova New Brunswick N. J Grant F. J. Cordova Julia Bowne

Kuropatkin's Defeat Reported in Index to Lay's Issue

The index lists items such as Mages, a fire in Iowa with two deaths, Stanford poisoning plot, subway accident marks, and various political notes including Inauguration fineness, Hitler's Washington visit, and Cortelyou taking the oath. It outlines sections on battles, treaties, and court decisions with noted reports from Drake Answers Charges.

Kuropatkin Aawicle Iowa Stanford Hitler Haggard Washington Russia Santa Domingan Cortelyou Editorial Corment Gorges Potomac District Court of Appeals Drake

Poison Indicated in Mrs Stanford's Death Case

Honolulu reports chemists found a color indicating strychnine in Mrs Stanford's stomach and bicarbonate of soda she drank. In San Francisco, police press investigation. but Capt Burnett says no one is accused yet. Former butler Beverly and maid Miss Richmond questioned. Berner denies poisoning theory. later note of insane Chinese man Wong Toy Wong involved.

San Francisco Honolulu Henry Associated Press Today R. A. Duncan Board of Health Stanford Edmund Shorey United States Mountford Wilson Byington Burnett Beverly San Francsco Wong Toy Wong Leland Stanford, Jr University Trust Bank Tie Jerome B. Stanford Senator Stanford

Wreck in Subway Strike Paralyzes New York Transit

New York entered the first day of a general rapid transit strike as elevated and underground lines faced widespread disruption. A rear-end collision at Twenty-third Street injured twenty-nine, with many passengers trapped, trains running irregularly, and police and fire units freeing victims. Mayor McClellan offered to arbitrate between Interborough and its employees to restore service, while officials said arrangements would be made to resume normal operations.

New York Interborough Mortiine Interboroughs Farley Lus System Expo Twenty-third Street Tus Tas George B. McClellan Inteborough Company Interborough Roaid Transit Company Hedley MaClellan Interborough Company Amalgamated Association McClellan

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