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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1905
Page
6
The intense Mukden battle nears its tenth day as Japanese and Russian forces clash amid shelling and shrapnel. Oyama claims the city will fall by Friday, bolstering Japanese resolve despite extreme hunger and exhaustion.
The Washington Post will, upon application, publish marriage and sleath notices in multiple morning newspapers at no extra charge. Listed papers include New York Times, Boston Globe, Buffalo Courier, Cincinnati Enquirer, Chicago Record Herald, Philadelphia Public Ledger, Pittsburg Dispatch, Providence Journal, Rochester Herald, Bulletin Republic, Star Post Standard, Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, and Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A compilation of marriage licenses and death notices dated 1903 to 1906. Includes Ackerly Henry and Glover families, Koones and D anna obituaries, Moran and Spiker funeral details, and military obituary items from the Loyal Legion. listed are addresses in Vernon Baltimore Bowling Green and Washington DC area, plus hospital notes and morgue postings. the document also notes death announcements for Charles Frederick Ewi and others, with funeral arrangements and interment details.
Special dispatch notes Rojestvensky’s squadron moving toward Jubutil to meet Niebohatoi’s division and corvettes as Japanese warships appear in the Indian Ocean. Speculation centers on crossing the ocean versus skirting coasts while Madagascar and monsoons influence plans.
Paris March 9 A syndicate banker said negotiations in Paris and St Petersburg were nearly complete for a new Russian loan of 100 million dollars. Issuance likely after May and possibly at a rate just above 4 1 2 percent. French bankers push for exceptionally favorable terms to ensure quick bond sales. Syndicate has privately underwritten the full amount and will offer it publicly upon formal issuance.
Report from Niuchwang dated March 4 via Tientsin states Tie Pass has been invested by Japanese forces. General Europatkin is said to face likely surrender within a week. Russian reinforcements from Harbin have not arrived since March 1. Japanese generals Nogi and Oku coordinated a forceful maneuver, enclosing 80,000 Russians and severing supply lines, then attacking from multiple directions after the enveloping move.
London March 9 Count Benckendorff the Russian ambassador to Great Britain paid 325000 dollars to Foreign Secretary Lansdowne in settlement of the North Sea claims ending the incident.
A long dispatch from London reports peasants advancing in Orlovka district burning estates including the Michaeloffsky sugar refinery and a failed assassination attempt on Col Progoulbirsky governor of Kutais. In other regions five miners killed and fifteen wounded near Bakhmut as troops fire on demonstrators. Smolensk unrest and Baltic calls for restored rights accompany reports of tension and a fatal police shooting in Warsaw.
Calcutta reports 34000 plague deaths last week as India faces a prolonged outbreak. Nearly 3,000,000 deaths from bubonic plague have occurred over several years, with spread to Burmah. Efforts include burning sections of towns and isolating residents. The Lancet notes a commission may assist eradication. Victims mainly native populations.
Fire broke out at 2 a m in coal and wood cellars under a palace wing in Potsdam It took six hours for the Potsdam fire department to extinguish the blaze Two firemen were severely burned The Imperial family was in Berlin at the time Kaiser praised Japanese soldiers during a naval recruitment address in Wilhelms haven noting their patriotism and soldierly fidelity.
Chanute Kansas March 9 news reports the Prairie Oil and Gas Company may renew a boycott by limiting oil below 30 degrees, with official statements denying links to Standard Oil. Depositions in Topeka reveal railroads altered tariffs to favor majors, hindering independent refiners. Standard Oil defends tactics as standard practice to curb competition.
Gen Sherman Bell former Rough Rider and adjutant general of Colorado spoke at the Phillips Andover Academy alumni smoker at the University Club. He urged ending strikes and ousting politicians, saying Colorado methods would end subway strife in New York. He praised peace in Colorado after driving out the militant strikers, and predicted a warm Colorado welcome for visitors.
Paris March 9 The largest batch of prisoners ever tried together in France stands before Amiens Assizes. Led by Marius Jacob the gang operated across France and abroad, committing clever robberies and occasional manslaughter with loot totaling millions of francs.160 witnesses were called as the trial, expected to last a fort night, proceeds while cavalry guard prison vans amid fears of lynching.
Grand Chief Stone orders members of Engineers' Brotherhood back to work. Amalgamated Association refuses to end service, declaring will fight to end. New York subway and elevated railway strike widens as national leaders disavow local action and strikers vow to persevere amid scattered deser tions and safety incidents.
London March 10 Walter Hume Long becomes chief secretary for Ireland pending formal approval by Premier Balfour. A possible cabinet reshuffle looms if War Secretary Arnold Forster resigns amid health and dissatisfaction. Government majorities in the House of Commons remain dangerously small despite new whips tactics.
Governor Vardaman states Mississippi faces a crime surge and urges officers to launch a crusade against criminal dives and criminals. He says Negroes should be protected in life and labor, condemns mob spirit, and predicts a 75 percent drop in Negro crime if laws are vigorously enforced. He blames peace officers for neglect and says criminals avoid honest toil.
Reverend Newman Smyth testifies before the Connecticut judiciary committee that in the last campaign money was used heavily at caucuses in over 100 of 168 towns, with totals possibly reaching 150000 dollars. He cites letters offering bribes for votes and criticizes lack of prosecutions and fines under state law. He implies evidence could implicate the U S Senate judiciary committee. In Missouri and Delaware, ballots for U S Senator show no clear winner with pending adjournments and varied totals.
Philadelphia mourns Matthew Dittman a prominent lawyer and Democrat who died at fifty after consuming illness. Indianapolis cites John Cavins a longtime mayor and coal industry pioneer aged eighty one. Chicago marks the passing of Rev Mother Mary Agnes founder of the order and Leo House. St Luke’sHospital notes George H Love hotel proprietor died from blood poisoning after surgery. Harrisburg records Mrs Caroline R Haldeman widow of Lincoln era minister. New York reports Henry A Barclay wealthy clubman and Barclay Realty vice president died after several weeks illness. Lancaster announces Rear Admiral Hawin W Houston retired navy life long Marietta native died in Lausanne aged sixty.
New York March 9 reports arrivals include Oceanic from Liverpool and Baltic from New York. Vessels sailing include Cedric from Liverpool to New York and Kronprinz Wilhelm from Bremen and Southampton to New York. Other sailings noted include La Lorraine to Havre and Grass er Kurturst to Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
Nervous headaches and run down nerves blamed for fatigue and ill health. Paine's Celery Compound is advertised as reviving nerve force, strengthening organs, and curing headaches, neuralgia, rheumatism, and malaria. Endorsed by Mrs. L. F. Murray of Seattle after La Grippe, with claims of restored health after three and a half bottles.
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