Port Arthur Outposts Fall as Russ Invaders Fall Back
News item reports Japanese forces claiming victory as outposts near Port Arthur are reported fallen. A separate line notes the Vladivostok fleet eluding pursuers in a related naval development.
01 Aug 1904
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1904
Page
1
News item reports Japanese forces claiming victory as outposts near Port Arthur are reported fallen. A separate line notes the Vladivostok fleet eluding pursuers in a related naval development.
State of fighting around the besieged port area is described with Allied and Japanese troop movements. Reports from London and other bureaus cite battles in marshes south of Cheney and Dari statements on garrison status and naval transports. A telegram from The Times and a Standard correspondent note quiet fronts with no major shifts in Japanese positions.
Will Philips of Kokomo Indiana, long a printer, returns home to Salt Lake City to find his mourners at his grave. The mistaken death involved a different Will Philips crushed in a train tragedy years earlier, while the real Phil ips learns of the mix up after attending a funeral.
Chester Kennedy, a young man, vanished while swimming at Mouston on a July day in Houston Texas. Rescuers searched the waters but failed to recover the body, with authorities noting a possible shark attack.
A head on collision between a Mount Vernon trolley and a Yonkers car at Woodlawn near 234th street injures fifty passengers, eleven seriously. Motorman Matthew Crawfeld is critically hurt and buried under wreckage. eleven others taken to hospital.
Sergeant Melodee of the Northwest Mounted Police arrives with a prisoner accused of leaving two children at Foundy Lac on Lake Athabasca. The boy and girl, aged about five and two, were later found dead, believed to have been devoured by wolves, with their clothing torn and bloodstained.
Chicago reports over 1,000 new workers added to packing plants as a strike continues. Strikers issue public statement blaming pickers for unrest while urging leniency from the public. In a Nelson Morris dining room fight, waiter Andrew Simms was stabbed and killed by cook John Davis amid strike tensions. Police and strike supporters clashed near the stockyards with no serious injuries reported.
Dublin Indiana reports a unique endurance test as three American and three French soldiers pace from Washington to St. Louis in regulation field uniforms. The Americans average about 30 miles daily, are 200 miles ahead, and expect to reach St. Louis in ten days to visit the fall.
The Times reports six German steamers chartered to carry 1.5 million dollars in war materiel from Hamburg to Constantinople. The material is believed destined for Russian volunteer vessels of the Black Sea fleet.
In St Petersburg and across Russia mourners gathered for the burial of Minister Pleive. The Orthodox rites were observed with the imperial family and officials present. Empress and widowed family stood before the casket as masses and prayers were held for the murdered minister.
A Rock Island passenger train No. 4 was held up near Logan New Mexico about 76 miles west of Paducah last night by three masked men. Engineers G G Walker and another crew member were forced to move the train after guns were shown. The robbers attempted to blast the express car with dynamite but failed to enter the safe. no passengers or mail were disturbed. Authorities say robbers were surrounded by sheriff’s posse and expected capture tonight.
Reports say the Santa Fe line suffered its worst washout in years near Albuquerque with King Mongseeme area damage halting traffic for days. By Wednesday hopes rise for through trains as track replacement and repairs proceed, though reliability remains uncertain.
July 26 report from Lenton states the South Wales Miners Federation must pay $27,410 in court fees to colliery proprietors. The award cites contractor breach due to proclaimed moodage or repeated holidays causing work delays since December 1904.
Prem ent at once investigation into the Olt Albuquerque dispute and the trial of several strike breakers arrested yesterday. Constable Jones Sipbih reports injuries to officers and planned court actions set for Old Penton day. Uncertain rumors frame the fracas as both sides prepare further testimony and a prominent railway wreck survivor testifies.
Maeroing Journal Las Vegas New Mexico July 22 Captain A C Givestiger born in Stuttgart Germany 72 years ago dies here after eventful career. He fought in the Crimean War Algeria New Mexico and Port Townsend. survived by wife and daughter. Funeral held with Fraternal Brotherhood. plans for burial include travel to New York City Gibraltar and Florence for a musical study tour.
Fred Marvey's Beautiful Anthropological Exhibit draws praise from scientists and visitors in Morning Journal correspondence. New Mexico's exhibits at the Louisiana Purchase Expo surpass Chicago in mineral diversity and agricultural displays, featuring turquoise mining, irrigation success, and education exhibits highlighting state schools and colleges.
Huntington plans to mature a long distance telephone network from California toward Texas and the Atlantic. The plan envisions a southern route with lines in California and Louisiana and a 600 mile Texan gap between San Antonio and El Paso, seeking purchases in Arizona and New Mexico to complete the connection to Los Angeles.
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