Russian unrest and Baku riots dominate week in brief
The issue summarizes the Russo-Japanese War progress and foreign intelligence. It reports the Baku riot deaths, Armenians among the dead, Grand Duke Sergius' Moscow funeral, calls for reform and a resignation by M Deloitte, with 500 killed in street fighting. Western Poland rail disruptions persist amid strike demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
The
Union
Baku
Sergius
Moscow
Russia
Trepoff
M. Deloitte
Council of Ministers
Czar
Caucasus
Poland
Europe
Senate recess hearings delay action on irberate legislation
In the Senate the body opted to hold recess hearings delaying action on the legislation. Hope for progress in the next session rests on renewed agitation as House members battled over major appropriations and bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House of Representatives
New York Custom House
House
Committee On Naval Affairs
Senator Smoot
Baker
New York
Russia
Grand Duke
Sergius
Russian Emperor keeps war policy firm amid Manchurian front
The Japanese force a Russian detachment from Beresnefflull and advance toward Vladivostok as twenty Japanese torpedo boats and a large warship move in. Emperor Nicholas remains dissatisfied with General Gripenberg, supports Kuropatkin, and orders Gripenberg to return, signaling continued drive despite domestic tensions.
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Tsinkhetchen
Beresneff
Vladivostok
Russia
Nicholas
Gen
Gripenberg
Manchuria
Kuropatkin
Irving Down and Unsure Prospects for Reappearance
The attending physician reports Sir Henry Irving is completely run down and offers no safe prognosis for a stage return. Maj. James C. Carlton, 78, longtime head of the National Mexican War Veterans' Association, died at Bedford Indiana from a stroke. The Simplon tunnel through the Alps has been pierced, marking completion of a project begun in 1898 with a 12 mile length and a cost of $15,062,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Henry Irving
James C. Carlton
National Mexican War Veterans’ Association
Bedford
Ind
Simplon
Alps
Switzerland
Missouri
House
Chicago
Roosevelt
Emperor William
University of Pennsylvania
Washington
State Department
John Todd Hill
United States
San Juan del Norte
Nicaragua
George Holcomb
Everett
Wash
Torres
la Colorada
Mexico
Sternbach
West Bend
Wis
John Behrens
Dubuque, Jr
James Reade
Whorton
Rudyard Foust
Fred Foust
Muncie
Adolph Weber
Auburn
Cal
Weber
Marysville
John Henry Vier
Indian Territory
Charley Wickley
Oka
Que
Russia
America
Meyer
McCormick
London
Gunthers
Milwaukee
New York
John Hanan
Indiana
Francis Joseph
Vienna
North Sea Commission
Beef Trust
W. R. Harper
University of Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Cleveland
Cassie L. Chadwick
United States District Court
Congress
Pittsburg
Jonathon Ross
Supreme Court of Vermont
St. Johnsbury
Berea College
Richmond
West Virginia House of Delegates
Multiple court cases and incidents reported across states
A collage of brief items: Print Cooley found guilty of murder in What Cheer Illinois. Juries convict William McGee over Custer massacre. Gov. Douglas deals with Pomeroy pardon file. Oil stock loss after a government order. Boiling accident in Michigan. Inaugural preparations in Washington. Various political and legal notes across states including Missouri anti tipping bill and Indiana anti pass bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Print Cooley
James Smith
What Cheer
Frederick A. Whittlesey
William H. Seward
Rochester
N. Y
Louis M. Hardy
Homer
Mich
Jesse Pomeroy
Massachusetts
Douglas
Standard Oil
Broad Street
New York
United States
Prussia
Walter Nettleton
Grand Mara
Little Big Horn River
Morales
Santo Domingo
Chadwick
Cleveland
Santiago
Havana
Jose Marti
Washington
Cuba
Jonathan Ross
State Supreme Court
St. Johnsbury
Ross
Joshua Godbey
Southern Methodist Church
Bethel Ridge
Roosevelt
Newell Sanders
Chattanooga
Tenn
Hoch
Kansas City
Ian
A. C. Smith
Storm Lake
Iowa
J. A. Sammis
Missouri
Alonzo Tubbs
Charles S. Arnal
South
Atlanta
W. A. Nelden
W. A. Nelen Drug Company
Salt Lake City
Utah
Indiana House of Representatives
Baltimore
Wisconsin State Assembly
Indiana House
Chicago
Johann Hoch
William
Germany
Bill to curb race betting stolen after passing house
A Missouri bill intended to curb race betting was stolen after passing the house, leaving the legislation in jeopardy.
Massive Fire Destroys New Orleans Freight Docks
A Sunday night blaze swept through the Illinois Central freight terminals in New Orleans, destroying four dozen blocks of wharves and sheds. The loss includes two giant grain elevators with 2,000,000 bushels of grain, 20,000 bales of cotton, and hundreds of thousands of packages of sugar, plus numerous freight cars and shanties. The fire displaced many residents and caused extensive material devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Ilinois Central
Japanese Capture Beresneff Hill After Two Bloody Fights
Descriptions from the front say Gen Kuroki's 60,000 attacked Tsinkhetchen and Beresneff hill, driving the Russian left from Tsinkhetchen and seizing Beresneff hill on February 24. Russians reportedly suffered heavy losses as they faced renewed Japanese assaults before retreating. A London report notes possible Russian withdrawal from Fushun toward Tieling with doubtful authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Tsinkhetchen
Beresneff Hill
Kuroki
Saimatze
Mukden
London
Shanghai
Morning Post
Fushun
Tieling
Fate of Gamecock fishing clash blamed on Russia
Paris inquiry finds Gamecock fleet did not threaten and no torpedo boats were present. Russians under Vice Admiral Rojestvensky fired without justification but acted to aid damaged trawlers and continued voyage amid uncertainty about danger to the squadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Russia
Rojestvensky
Rosestvensky
Step Downward
A Philadelphia man’s mother-in-law lies gravely ill and a physician declares she must go to a hot climate. The son-in-law, who had vanished, returns from the cellar with an ax and hands it to the doctor saying he cannot kill her himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott
Supplement to Old Saying
A brief quip notes money talks and the promoter’s stance, reflecting on how funding can be hard to secure. The remark frames a moral about influence and persistence in pursuit of support.
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N. Y
Old acquaintance dies at 95 in obituary quip
A cynic recalled a longtime acquaintance who died at 95 but never lived more than 20 minutes, a witty remark attributed to Puck. The exchange highlights a dry, sardonic take on a long life cut short in one ironic line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynie
Puck
Citronelle Chautauqua Opens March 2 1905 Pines of Alabam
Citronelle hosts a Chautauqua from March 2 to 29 1905 with top talent in an auditorium for over 2000 seats. A golf tournament for the Fulford Cups and other outdoor sports are planned. Low railroad rates are offered and prospectuses are available via M and O Rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pines
Alabam
C. E. Fulford
Leeds
England
South
Jno
M. Beall
St. Louis Mo
Salter
America
John A. Salzer Seed CO
la Crosse
Wiss
Special Excursions to Southwest by Kansas City Southern Ry
Travel offers list February and March 1905 departures to Port Arthur Beaumont Tex Lake Charles Galveston Houston San Antonio and other points on SW Cl 8 Rye with 21 day ticket limit and stopovers both ways. Literature on The Land of Fulfillment available from S G Warner G P TPT and the KC Southern Ry in Kansas City Mo. The social millennium quote appears from National Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Kansas City Southern Railway
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Tex
Lake Charles
Galveston
Houston
San Antonio
G. Warner
G. P
TPT. A. B.C. SS. Ry
Kansas City
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
A Chicago Chronicle item notes a drug with refund promise if it fails to cure a cold. J. W. Grove signs each box. A Chicago man jokes his dog is named Weiner as the worst in the block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Grove
Chicago
Weiner
Chicago Chronicle
Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Strength Says North Carolina Farmer
J B Corton of Deppe North Carolina says kidney pills let him lift again after years of back pain. He could not walk or ride, now he walks and rides long distances and feels twenty five years younger. He shared the note to help others and offers trial information. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises price fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
J. B. Corton
Deppe
N.C
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Fire Devastates Hot Springs Area Spreads Quickly
Fire roared through the southern part of Hot Springs Arkansas on Saturday, burning one square mile in five hours and destroying hotels, homes, businesses, a jail and the county courthouse. Losses were estimated between 1 million and 2 million dollars with at least three deaths and many reported missing. The blaze swept Chapel Street Market Street Orange Street Grand Avenue and parts of Oak Street, leaving the Grand Central hotel Lee house Moody Flateau and Columbia hotels, the First Methodist church and the Jewish synagogue among the destroyed buildings.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Chapel Street
Market Street
Central Avenue
Orange Street
Grand Avenue
Oak Street
Grand Central Hotel
Lee House
Moody Hotel
Columbia Hotel
County Court House
First Methodist Church
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Westville
Butte Inter Mountain
National Magazine
Lee
Kemp's
LE Roy
N.Y
U.S Gov't
Swan Brothers
Dept. H. Streator
Iwan
Enterprise Mfg. CO
Phila., Pa
Ohio
A. W. McCormick & Bons
Walnut St
Cincinnati
Mason, Fenwick & Lawrence
Washington, D.C
J.mulball
Sioux City
Fitzgerald & CO
Box K
Boston
VOS@ & SONS PIANO CO
VOS. Hall
Boylston St
Boston, Mass
Anakesis
Ana Keses
Une
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
WL. Douglas
Chas. L. Jarrell
Asst
Cashierie Capital National Bank
Indianapolis
W.l.douglas
Corona Colt
Brockton
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