26 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1905
Page
1
Reports from Odessa describe fierce street fighting as Moscow townspeople oppose occupying troops. A terror attack on munition stores killed many. estimates claim up to two thousand dead with thousands wounded as Cossacks and artillery target fleeing crowds. Government telegraphs hinder casualty details.
Peter Hovland of this city received three novelty postcards from Norway. One shows the young crown prince Olaf about three with the Norwegian flag, another depicts King Haakon VIII taking the oath before the Storting and other leaders, and the third presents five views of the new king’s arrival in Norway on November 27 and his responses to welcomes.
Richmond Va Dec 26 John Webb a miner from Winona cut off his right hand with a blunt pocket knife while in religious excitement to ensure entrance to the kingdom of God He left his home afterward and was under care of others at once in a cultlike episode reported by local officials and doctors.
Miss Minnie Brundige of this city and A L Smart of Malaga wed Sunday noon at the Presbyterian parsonage in a ceremony led by Rev Barnum. The couple left for a brief wedding trip to Seattle before settling in Malaga.
Christmas events at the M E church and Presbyterian church featured pageants and songs by Sunday school youngsters. The Presbyterian gathering raised twenty five dollars for charity while the Baptist program raised funds for a sick boy’s medical care after an evening of music and recitations. The holiday mood was tempered by electrical outages that affected the decorations.
Moscow dispatch reports 5000 killed and 14000 wounded as fighting rages across the city. Bullet scarred buildings, shortages of provisions, and revolutions push residents toward arms and survival amid a Paris Commune like chaos.
Christmas at the White House featured the younger children decorating a self-made tree in the morning. The president set aside official business for the day to spend time with his family and host an informal White House dinner with Nicholas Longworth as guest of honor.
The Roosevelt hotel in Wenatchee served a four o'clock Christmas dinner for twenty five former Iowa residents. The meal featured many courses and prompted guests to compare Wenatchee with Iowa while recalling old times. Roses carnations and holly decorated the dining room before an evening of chatter and a church Christmas program.
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