I could be wrong, but I believe the original loading for the .25-35 Win used a 117 grain bullet when it was introduced in 1895 for the model 1894 rifle. As I recall ballistics were in the neighborhood of 2200 FPS. I would highly suspect this was the load being used in 1905.
My understanding is the .30-40 Krag was the first cartridge designed in the US as a smokeless powder round. The .30-30 was the first one introduced as a smokeless powder round for the commercial market with the .25-35 following shortly on it's heels. Original chambering of the model 1894 in 1894 was .32-40 & 38-55, both loaded with black powder. The two smokeless powder rounds came out in 1895 with improved barrel steel.
