Rise of peasant discontent and Shidlovski commission
The report from St. Petersburg notes growing agrarian tensions as peasants fear land loss while blaming the government for favoring workers. The Shidlovski commission dissolves amid disunion, with workers facing imprisonment or starvation and revolutionary influences spreading to provinces. Strike activity continues in St. Petersburg and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shidlovski
London Times
Washington Post
St. Petersburg
Russia
Shidlovski' Commission
Notice of free marriage and death notice insertion
Notice states that marriage and death notices in The Washington Post may appear simultaneously in a list of morning newspapers at no extra charge. It specifies newspapers including New York Times, Boston Courier, Cincinnati Enquirer, Chicago Record-Herald, Philadelphia Public Ledger, Pittsburgh Dispatch, Providence Journal, Rochester Herald, St. Louis Republic, Syracuse Post-Standard, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, and Cleveland Plain Dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
NEW York Times
Boston
Courier
Cincinati Enquirer
Chicago Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
ST. Louis Republic
Syracuse Post-Standard
ST. Paul Pioneer Press
Minpolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
LICENSED TO MARRY JUA i ASHBURN ET AL
Marriage notices list several names and pairs from cities like New York Baltimore and Philadelphia with dates in March 1905. Entries include Hewett Muse r, Messervey Colegath, Ngan, Egan, Lawrence, Lippincott and Wickert among others, detailing ceremonies at Shoreham Hotel All Saints Church Capitol and T streets Northwest and interments at Glenwood. The notices reference multiple couples and funeral arrangements with times and locations prescribed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewett
Muser
J. W. Steele
Shoreham
Fotel
Huni Lee Hewett
Fritz Muse
New York City
Messervey—Colegath
All Saints’ Church
River
Harriet Laurie Colegate
Wtiam P. Colegate
New York
George P. Musservy
Martin's Church
Capitol
Aradelph
Pittsburg
New Jersey Avenue
Edmund
Johanna King
Lawrence
Erminie Beatty
William Thomas Lawrence
Assembly Presbyterian Church
Corner Fifth
Nlippincott
Philadelphia
Broad and
Walnut Streets
James Dundas Lippincott
St. Stephen's Church
Tenth Street
Chestnut Street
Stevelock P.m Wickert
George H. Wickert
Ime Ag
Eleventh Street
Glenwood
Sltimore
Witte resigns as Russia's premier committee head
Berlin March 8 dispatch reports M Witte president of the committee of ministers has offered his resignation to the Emperor, claiming the ruler shows a lack of confidence in him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
St. Petersburg
M. Witte
Committee of Tnnisters
Warnings to Vladimir in Russia Reported Threats
A March 7 dispatch states warnings were issued to Grand Duke Vladimir about an attempted access by a man in a general's uniform. Officials believe many threats come from individuals seeking private vengeance over losses, not from organized terrorists, noting a January 22 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Vladimir
Russian Loan Curtailed In Paris Fund Talks
Paris bankers delegates traveled to St Petersburg to push Russian finance minister into terms for a new loan. Officials aimed for 600 million francs, but some banks balked at excess of about 400 million. Observers say Paris will be told this is the last loan for years. Views warn of inflated Russian securities and rising owner concern among French investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Washington Post
Paris
St. Petersburg
Japanese sailors freed in Carlisle sinking attempt case
Japanese fishermen arrested in Manila harbor for an alleged March night attempt to sink the British steamer Carlisle have been released for lack of evidence. The Carlisle, chartered by Russia and loaded with arms, remains in Manila harbor under U.S. protection as legal questions about belligerent rights in neutral harbors are clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Manila
Wright
United States
State Department
Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Kamimura
Yokohama
San Miguel
Luzon
Cable
Curtisle
Chicago Visitor Attempts Suicide in Despondent Act
George Cohen a 43 year old Chicago resident attempted death by shooting himself through the head yesterday while boarding at 1220 Seventh Street Northwest. Taken to Homeopathic Hospital officers say despondency over failing health fueled the act. Initial fears of death gave way to doctors predicting recovery. He leaves a wife and two children in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George Cohen
Seventh Street
Homeopathic
Health Office Record List of Patients and Hospitals
Reported up to March 7 lists many patients with ages and hospital affiliations across Washington area institutions. Entries include Emma J Barr 53 at George Washington University Hospital, Norman Butler 2 years, 1235 Gth Ot Aw, and John G Hobletael 29 at Casualty Hospital, with others at Providence Hospital, Children's Hospital, Emergency Hospital, U S Soldiers Home, and more. Pimples blotches and all spring troubles are cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma J. Barr
Geo. Wash
Wash
Asy. Hosp
Alice M. Scully
Ist
Margaret Shields
Takoma Park
D. C
Moses Smith
Vanal
Amron Tanner, Jr
Walter Thornton
Carl L. Weniie
Hood
Battle of Mukden Front Rages With Terrific Artillery Storm
March 6 to 7 engagement near Mukden features furious artillery fire and hand to hand charges as Japanese and Russian forces clash along a 20 by 7 mile theater. Despite heavy losses, troops contest positions south of Kushantun and along the Hun River while reinforcements shift lines and attempt to cover retirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kushantun
Madyapu
Hun River
Chiantsanheian
Liaoyang-Sinmintin
Chandotai
Kuropatkin
Liao Valley
Syaotinpugi
Kaulbars
Olembatoffsky
Peitngusi
Sathaizi
Zansintun
Oullapu
Shanza
Hanzintoun
Santaitzi
Podaza
Obatun
Zansintoun
Russians Ousted On Left By Japanese In Eastern Front
Monday at midnight reports say Japanese forces drove Russians from a key left center position on the eastern army line. Heavy casualties were reported on both sides as Russians were ordered to retake the position. The right center faced renewed pressure as Third Squadron of the Russian Pacific Fleet coaled at the Gaffarin Islands near the Riff coast. Movements of ocean steamers include arrivals and departures through March 7 with vessels such as Barbarowa Vaderland and Wilhelm der Grosne noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mukden
Oyama
Bengan
Ulinpu
Madyspu
Erthtaitzu
Tie Pass
Kurenatkin
Niuguantun
Tserpitsky
Erthaitzu
Podyaza
Padaotun
Rennenkampf
Oubenepusa
Riff Coast
Tangier
Morocco
Gaffarin Islands
New York
Wilhelm der Grosne
Bremen
Victorian
Liverpool
Barbarowa
Cherbourg
Dover
Marsh
Vaderland
Antwerp
Missoula
Mont
Timothy Sul Hyan
Buffalo
N. Y
T. Sullivan & Sons
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
Havye
T. F. Sullivan
Russian Staff Reports Battle Near Mukden Intensifies
The Russian general staff released dispatches detailing three days of fighting near Mukden amid hunger and exhaustion among prisoners. They caution that both sides likely suffered heavy losses and debate whether Kuropatkin should retreat or hold. Observers note Japanese tactics exhausted and the front stretching over 100 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Washington Post
St. Petersburg
Mukden
Europatkia
Oku
Oyama
Masloff
Kuropatkin
Massoff
Liaoyang
Mortgage for Millions Ties Baltimore Electric Power Plant
Baltimore Electric Power Company files a 3 7 5 million mortgage with Northern Trust Company to build a new electric light and power plant under Maryland Telephone and Telegraph Company, retrenching existing bonds. The issue funds expansion, retirements, and ground rents, with underwriters from Philadelphia and Baltimore forming a multicity syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maren 7
Baltimore Electric Power Company
Elven
Maryland Telephone and Telegraph Company
Northern Trust Company
Philadelphia
Maryland Telephone Company
Electric Light
Canital
Baltimore Electric Power Comany
Northern Trust Comany
Central Trust Company
New York
Pittsburg
Suspected murderer coachman held in Hampton
War wick and Elizabeth City county officials arrested a man calling himself Brooks on suspicion of being the missing coachman in the Hannah Ross murder case in Montclair New Jersey. He appeared at a York County farm last week claiming to be a shipwrecked sailor from a vessel ashore off Cape Hatteras and closely matches the suspect’s dental description. He is held in Hampton awaiting Jersey authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Newport News
Warwick
Elizabeth City
Brooks
Hannah Ross
Montclair
N. J
C. D. Crockett
Grafton
York County
Cape Hatteras
Unknown Man Found Dead Under Bridge Near Relay Md
The mangled body of an unknown man about forty was found under the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge over the Patapsco River between Winans and Patapsco near Relay. A coroner's jury was summoned at St Denis. remains held for identification. The clothing included green pants, black coat and vest, light brown alpine hat, blue shirt, and a laundry ticket and Eaton & Burnett business card were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relay
Washington Post
Laurel
Pennsylvania Rairoad
Patapsco River
Winans
Patapsco
Welker Raymond Collins
St. Denis
Michigan students stabbed during hair cutting melee
In Ann Arbor the University of Michigan students engaged in an annual hair cutting campaign and two sopho mores were stabbed with one wounded near the heart and another in the back. Both are expected to recover with names not yet learned. Florence notes Countess Montgnoso, formerly Crown Princess of Saxony, has left her Papiniavo villa for rooms in Fiesole as divorce settlements are pursued. An exhibition of rare carnations is advertised at A Gude & Bro., 12144 F Street, on Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Florence
Montgnoso
Saxony
Papiniavo
Fiesole
Frederick Augustus of Saxony
A. Gude & Bro
F Street
Martin His Own Manager in Virginia Senate Campaign
Richmond dispatches note Senator Thomas Martin plans to open headquarters in Virginia for a lively campaign, with Governor Monague touring counties and urging a public comparison of records. Martin says he will manage his race with help from friends, including Col. Button, while pushing for a national employers liability law and a railroad rate bill to curb unfair rates and discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Richmond
Thomas
Martin
United States
Montague
Senate
Virginia
Martin Algo
Joseph Button
Cot. Button
Kean
Congress
Interstate Commerce Committee
W. A. Jones
Philippines
Caton Confident In Virginia Lieutenant Governor Fight
Col James R Caton of Alexandria says he is encouraged and in the race for lieutenant governor after J Taylor Elysen entered. He claims support from over seventy counties and denies any withdrawal, signaling a contest likely to narrow between Caton and Elysen with Bland and Cabell not signaling exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Richmond
James R. Caton
Alexandria
J. Taylor Eliysen
Halyson
Col. Caton
Eligeon
Bland
Ports Mouth
Janus Alston Cabell
Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey Promoted As Cure For Consumption
Dramatic agent Patman testifies in Billboard ad about recovery from lung illness after using Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey. He claims initial improvement within a week and full recovery after four bottles, urging others to stay home rather than seek treatment away from home. The advertisement ties health to staying in one’s locality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patman
Duffy
Cincinnati
Pat
Care Billboard Publishing Company
Ohio
Mardi Gras Carnival Opens Under Cloudy Sky in New Orleans
Mardi Gras day began with overcast skies and threatened rain but crowds remained undisturbed as Rex Parade traversed St. Charles avenue for four hours. David Hennen Morris portrayed Rex, Miss Hazel Elis named carnival queen, and Comus ball followed at the Opera House with society leaders from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Rex
St. Charles Avenue
May Farkerson
Proteus
Comus
Peer Opera House
Hex
Washington Artillery Hall
Hazel Elis
Carnival at Mobile Parade Delights City Crowds
Mobile March crowds witness the annual carnival with the Felix parade featuring Felix and his household, the Trrcahoma Tribe of Redmen, Knights of Revelry, and comic cowboys on multiple floats. Evening illuminations light the streets as orders of Myth and infant mystics showcase legends and dramas. Annual balls follow, attended by the emperor, queen, and court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Ashe City
Felix
Trrcahoma Tribe of
Redmen
America
Knights of Revelry
Order of Myth
Foreign Exhibits Pay Duties at St Louis World Fair
Government will net over 400000 dollars from duties on foreign exhibits at the World’s Fair in St Louis. About 600000 dollars gross receipts were collected, with 200000 dollars deducted for customs department expenses. Fewer than half the exhibits were sold, indicating more than half were returned to their countries and not taxed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Fair
St. Louis
Charlies F. Gallenkamp
United States Treasury Department
Customs Department
Deaths and funerals echo across several states
The column notes A M Palmer prominent New York theatrical manager dies at sixty seven after a stroke, with mentions of Union Square and Madison Square Theaters, Actors Fund and Players Club. It also lists Judge George W Cate of Stevens Point and Timothy Sullivan of Buffalo, plus Samuel Knox of Blandford and Gen Boisrond Canal of Haiti, with brief burial and service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
M. Palmer
Palmer
America
Connecticut
Union Square Theater
Madison Square Theater
Palmer's Theater
Actors’ Fund of America
Thigh City
Richard Mansfield
Trans-Atlantic Fares Raised after London Conference
Liverpool March 7 It is understood that saloon rates will rise five dollars to 12 50 according to steamer class and second cabin fares will also increase by five dollars following a conference of trans Atlantic steamship company representatives in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
trans-Atlantic Steamship Companies
London
Death of Mr Grange At Son's Home In Ger Mantown
Mr Grange aged fifty nine died at the home of his son in Ger Mantown suburb from pleurisy following an attack of erysipelas. The death was reported by local authorities and notes his long residency in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ger- Mantown
Grange
Land Act delay debated in House of Commons
London March 7 Irish members complained of undue delay in reinstatement of evicted tenants under the 1903 land act. Attorney General for Ireland defended estate commissioners noting evicted farms unlet across Ireland with a 4 percent drop since 1294. Commissioners hold 41000 acres untenanted and pledge faster reinstatement. Ulster Unionists meet and back government amid Wyndham's resignation and successor vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Atkinson
Ireland
T Russell
Dublin Castle
Kendal O'Brien
Wyndham
German Cavalry Increase Rejected by Reichstag Committee
Berlin March 7 The Reichstag appropriations committee rejected the government plan to add twenty eight cavalry squadrons despite protests from War Minister von Einem While infantry and artillery gains were approved the cavalry expansion was voted down by all parties except the center party The government will likely press on with the measure despite the defeat
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Reichstag
Berlin
von Einem
Center Party
Hs Pra- Desals
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Associateu
Shidlovek Commission
Warsaw
Los Perce
Saturn
Lodz
Juha i Ashburn
Elizabeth B. Howard Ethue Klein
Diana E Varpenter Willam Watson
Trene Clemente
Willan W. Davis
Caine A. Harris
Ary Danvtle
Arthur Kemp
Palaam
Cona
Jennie Sin- Damon
Shas Grason
Alice G. Fletcher
Rattimere
Thomas Dixon
Ada M. Grimes
Undertakers
W. R. Speare
N. W
Feers
J. William Lee
Penncylvania Ave
Joseph Gawler
Pa. Ave
R. F. Harvey
Fourteenth Street
John R. Wrich
Uee
George P. Zurhorst
Wasere Parlors
East Capitol
Health Office Record
Tokalon
Shakhe
Fushun
Grand War Council
Ann Arbor
Col. Button
Caton
J. Taylor Ellyson
California
Colorado, &c
Medical Association
Atlantic City
MR. C. Patmon
Colorado
Duffy's
Duffy Walt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. C
N. H. Shea
Pennsylvania Avenue
A. M. Palmer
Stevens Point
Wis
George W. Cate
Cate
Hayes
Samuel J. Tilden
Lhe
Wisconsin
Blandford
Mass
Samuel Knox
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Boisrond Canal
Viviomatic
President Nord
John Grange
Neafie & Levy Ship and Engine Building Company
Radway
Sal Tought
Margaret Roberts
Brooklyn
N.Y
Almanas Radway & CO
Commons
Munyow, Philo
Mumyow
2 Hub Furniture Co
A.colling
Reed
Metcalf
Seattle
Wesh
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Oregon
Bering Sea
Plaemon
Alaskan
Japan
Ican
Edward
Perrier
New York G Kentucky Company
Fifth Ave
Cor
Arerive
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