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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1904

Page

3

Liberals Sweep Nova Scotia Routs Conservatives

Ottawa reports Dominion election results with Liberals securing a solid majority in the House of Commons. R. L. Borden loses his Nova Scotia seat as Liberals win all Halifax County constituencies and cited Grand Trunk Pacific issues as campaign themes.

R. L. Borden Grand Trunk Line Ottawa Quebec No & Sratia Ponce Manitoba Northwest Teriory Yukon House of Staty Nova Scotia Halifax Liberals Cip Treton Robert Gordon Tsallfax Cinidtnit Barden Halifax County Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad Hatfix Gereril

Notice of Mortgage Advertisement In Washington Area

Notice announces mortgage advertising instructions for insertion in multiple newspapers including New York Times Baltimore Herald Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburg Dispatch Rochester Herald St Louis Republic St Louis Post-Dispatch Standard Saint Louis Press Cleveland Plain Dealer. The item identifies several city newspaper titles as venues for mandatory legal notices and public filings.

Washington M Ring York Times Baltimore Herald Boston Chicacorford Herald Philadelphia Pablic Ledger Pittsblag Dispatch Journal Rochester Herald ST Lolis Repletic ST Fall Pionfir Press Minse Adolis Trisunl Cleveland Peain Doaler

Obituary notices from early November with multiple deaths

Public notices list numerous obituaries and funeral details across several households. Entries indicate names Elizabeth Morris Dimes, George Mooson, a six month old infant of Mark Jar..., Mary Hilton, Margaret Tarman, Mars Jane Toneberves, Deis J A Conshelmed, Lucinda N Parke, Helen Cruce Troob, Martha Jane Turner, with addresses in Indianapolis Amelia Cincinnati Takoma Chestnut Level Cumberland and Washington area. Interments scheduled in private or specific cemeteries andMasses or services at local churches. Entombment and funeral details provided for each deceased with residence and time of services.

Jims Elizibth Dwicks West Ninth Stree Ohio Amelia Wodnersday Mark Jari Mayine Germin Hale Fourth Ste Xelock Deis Mars Lions Bey T Lyons United States Army Tenth Street Northwest J Vf Parke Stirdaiy Chestnut Level Helen Cruce Lysinder H Trook Jfferson Cumberland, Mion Turner Martha Jane Turner

Liberals gain seats as Gourley loses in Colchester

Early returns show Liberals winning seven of thirteen New Brunswick seats while Conservatives lose Colchester County seat Seymour Gourley. St John and York Counties swing Liberal though Northumberland and possibly Queens go Liberal as well. Emerson wins large margin in Westmoreland over Conservative Powell amid railways focus.

Mr. Borden Colchester Seymour Gourley Ottawa United States St John New Brunswick York County Northumberland Queens Sunbury Emerson Laurier H A Powell Westmoreland County

Police Brute Force Blamed After MIT Clash

Boston police and MIT students clashed last night leaving several injured on both sides. Police board chair Emmons said an investigation would determine who initiated the violence. MIT President Pritchett faulted police for brutality and lack of judgment, while a legislative committee was formed to gather evidence and pursue action against officers involved.

Boston Navy Iin Massachusetts Institute of Technology W H H Emmons Boston Police Board Henry Pritchett Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tonight Legislative Committee Institute

Girl Beatent Death in Cincinnati Echoes Louise Mueller Case

Alma Steinway, an eighteen year old telephone operator, was found murdered near Spring Grove Cemetery in Winton Place Cincinnati. The body showed crushing head wounds and drag marks with heavy boot prints along the trail. A street car transfer punched at 9:40 pm was clutched in her hand. Conductor Frank Limie identified a man who rode with her the previous night, linking the crime to an earlier similar murder in the area.

Alma Steinway Louise Muller Cincinnati Alma Steimway Sping Grove Winton Place Theody Cummuinsville Winton Road Episcopal Church Frank Limie Knowlton Corner Steinway Miss Steinway Louise Mueller Crawford

Nine of ten miners killed at Nanticohe Colliery recovered

November 3 reports from Moilkesbuire show nine bodies retrieved from the sump at the Uchinikloss mine shaft after a 180 foot fall. Rescue workers battled water and dangerous conditions as relatives gathered. bodies were wrapped and sent to a morgue for identification and burial.

Moilkesbuire Pa Uchinicloss Nanticohel Undertakers

Health Office Record of Foundlings and Notables in Washington

A health office record lists numerous individuals and addresses with ages ranging from infancy to 93. Names include Allen Ro Dickerson, Mary J Doniphan, Philop Dougherty, Agatha Fis, Edward Frevidence, George Whisher, John H Garges, Mary 4 Graves, Fia Henson Carfeld, Madaline F Higgins, Alton R Jennings, George W Lee, John B Shinn, Thomas Thomas, Russell F Terrill, Dora M Smith, Charley Washington, Cora Edmonds, A Varela, Margaret Birney Israel, Thompson Odessa Curry, Walter Grounsell, Ida Cady Burton, and others. The report also mentions hospitals such as Foundling Hospital, Fredmens Hospital, and Geo Univ Hos, with ages up to 78. A final note references Senator P C Knox of Pennsylvania meeting with President Roosevelt at the White House to discuss an unspecified subject.

Russell F Terrill Dora M Smith Bath County Charley Washington Cora Edmonds Fdamant Varela Margaret i Birney Israel Thompson Odessa Curry Walter Grounsell Ida Cady Burton T Hollister Alberta WM Soper Mainfred Hurd Lucy Gross Wheeler Howell Eleanor MePherson Levy Couram Laura Ransom Fauquer County Daniel Busey Etta Ross Samuel F Gurnea Chicago II Stella G Haskins Rochester Minn Rudolph Hewman Mame B Hogan George Rencher Mary Howard

Long Siege of Port Arthur Fires Back and Forth

Japanese and Russian forces clash in a brutal night assault at Port Arthur. The center division suffers heavy losses as engineers, pioneers, and artillery battle under cover of star shells and searchlights.

Nogl Port Arthur Stoessel Nogi Shuishi Bantusan Keekwan Etse Talyangkow Mtse Taiyangkow Banjusan Rustan Golden Hill Chair Hill Ash Hi Wanta

Negotiations on North Sea court of Inquiry unsettled

From St Petersburg to Paris and London details of the Anglo Russian proceedings are not final. The draft treaty may be modified by the Emperor, with resubmission to London likely. Britain and Russia plan a joint proposal for France and the United States to name a high naval officer to the court, likely to meet in Paris, London.

St Petersburg North Sea United States Paris London Benckendorff Lord Lansdowne Anglo Russian International Arbitration Commission

War insurance active in London sees low rates attract wary owners

London reports that shipowners and merchants are locking in war risk coverage at low costs, betting protection will remain inexpensive as tensions persist. The Times notes a flood of business already booked, potentially placing the market under heavy liability if Britain enters war. War risks insured for twelve months at five percent, except trades with Russian ports east of Singapore. A curious policy pays losses if the Russia Japan war ends by March 1 next, with a rate of 15 guineas per cent.

London Times Cablegram Washington Post Times Great Britain Singapore Russia Japan

Skirmishes Reported in Manchuria Near Mukden

Reports from Mukden and St Petersburg describe sporadic skirmishes along the Manchurian front in the past days. Japanese forces reportedly crossed the Shakhe River on the Russian left, with heavy cannon fire at dawn during a reconnaissance. Russian sharpshooters damaged Japanese intrenchments on November 1, and reconnoiters on November 2 showed no signs of major engagements, while Japanese troop movements were seen shifting westward from the east.

Namaokayama Half Moon Shuishu Rih- Jung Mountain Rihlung Half Moon Fort Meter Hill Nakaokayama Nahackayama Chair Hill Taiyangkow Nahaokayama Banjusay Keekwan Nampakayama East Urh West Urh East Urk Mukden Nere Shakhe St Petersburg Kurunpatkin

Russian Fleet at Tangier Arrives with British Escort

Russian squadron anchored in Tangier Bay today after British cruisers escorted them from Vigo. The battleships Sissoi Veliki Oslabya Admiral Nakhimoff Dmitri Donskoi, under Admiral Voelkersam, sail for Suda Bay. Algiers reports torpedo boat destroyers ordered to stay forty eight hours then await further orders.

Tangier Vigo Sissoi Veliki Oslabya Nakhimoff Dmitri Donskoi Voelkersam Suda Bay Algiers Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Japan Losses Yashima and Ships in Pacific Fleet Shakeup

Paris reports an official确认 that the Japanese battleship Yashima was sunk by a Russian mine near Danhai Harbor after attempting to reach Dainy. Japan now has four modern battleships left Asahi Fuji Mikasa and Shikishima with Chin Yen aging. The Russian Port Arthur squadron retains five modern battleships under Vice Admiral Rozhestvensky while armored cruisers favor Japan.

Paris Associated Press Heefo Port Arthur Tokyo Dainy Nut Danny Harper Japan Asahi Fuji Mikasa Shikishima Chin Yen China Togo Withoft Yashime Maine Rojestvensky Baltic Far East

Dogger Bank Tragedy Reuters Cable Sees Russians Shelling Own Ships

A London Times cablegram from Nov 3 reports near universal belief in Moscow that during the Baltic fleet voyage the Russians shelled their own ships at Dogger Banks and perhaps elsewhere. The account notes fears of Japanese torpedo boats and cites Sonntag crew testimony as potentially showing Russians firing on their own vessels. The piece explores how nerves and misjudgments could have led to a broader bombardment.

London Times Washington Post Berlin St Petersburg Dogger Banks Moscow Europe North Sea Sonntag International Commission Skaggerak

Kossuth Resolution Rejected by Hungarian Diet

In Budapest on November 3 the Lower House of the Hungarian Diet refused to approve Fran cis Kossuth s Independent party resolution calling on the premier to urge the Austro Hungarian foreign minister to back any U S diplomatic action to halt bloodshed in the Far East Premier Tisza praised the motive but argued neutral intervention would only work if both belligerents consented and the motion was rejected.

Kossuth Budapest Hungary Francis Kossuth Independent Party United States Far East Russia Tisza

Anniversary of Nicholas Accession Marked Quietly in St Petersburg

In St Petersburg the tenth anniversary of Emperor Nicholas IIs accession is observed perfunctorily due to war anxieties. The imperial family attends Te Deum at Kazan Cathedral, churches hold services, troops parade, theaters run free exhibitions for schoolchildren, and parks feature music and displays. A colored American bishop attends a Te Deum at the cathedral. Admiral Dewey has not been approached by Britain about joining the Dogger Bank inquiry commission as a representative.

St Petersburg Emperor Nicholas Kazan Port Arthur Robert Joseph Morgan Nicholas Dogger Commission Washington Admiral Dewey International Commission of Inquiry Dogger Bank Ambassador Choate London Dewey Naval General Board Congress Marion Roosevelt West Indian

Dogger Bank Inquiry Delays Admiral's Fleet Maneuvers

The Dogger Bank inquiry will take considerable time and the admiral's involvement would require abandoning his own project to be present with the fleets during maneuvers.

Dogger Bank

Twenty-One Massacred at Massira Island

London reports from Perim reveal Massira Island natives killed twenty-one crew members after the Baron Innerdale ran ashore near Kuria Muria. Nine murderers have been arrested, contradicting earlier reports that all aboard perished save one boy rescued by locals.

London Perim Red Sea Massira Island

Datto Ali Ready to Yield in Manila

Datto Ali, a Moro rebel leader opposing an anti slavery law, has sent a message to Maj Gen Wood asking for an interview to discuss surrender. Wood has granted the request for talks aimed at ending hostilities with American forces.

Manila Wood

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