10 Mar 1904
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1904
Page
1
A Nichi Nichi correspondent in Kiev reports Japan sees no chance of final victory over Russia unless Russia is drawn into Balkan complications. The interview notes Japan's aim to gauge whether Balkan trouble could divert Russia's attention and open paths to war in the Black Sea region.
A careful inquiry shows Russia remains focused on Balkans affairs. She has not pulled troops from the Roumanian frontier and would take her share if war breaks out.
A Good authority reports a collision between Japanese and Russian troops in Korea, resulting in the defeat of Russian forces. The dispatch from Wei Hai Wei mentions March dates and suggests significant military setbacks for Russia.
A cablegram from Captain Rivers of the American ship A. topes at Yokohama says he waited five days after arrival from New York for a pilot. He notes Yokohama harbor entrance is mined and that shots were fired across his bow while he lay outside the harbor forts.
London reports Pekin correspondent notes Russia maintains two military posts along the Shan Hai Kwun railway region and uses New Chwang as a base to draw supplies. Russia has bought all coal at New Chwang including 22 000 tons held by a British firm. The river may open by March 15 risking the Russian gear boat Liventeh and its guns. destruction expected to prevent capture.
A reported fight occurred today as Russians and Koreans engaged near the Tumen river on the Korean side, following a Russian telegrams deployment at Yunk Won. Officials have not released full details of casualties or causes.
London dispatch in The Standard's St. Petersburg column describes eight to twelve Japanese men in Tartare disguise observed on a bridge over the Volga at Byevan. Sentry questioned them in Tartare. they answered in Plumer. Wary guards seized the party and found their sacks contained little explosive material. The incident, kept quiet, suggests a possible espionage attempt within sixty miles of Moscow.
Dispatches claim Japanese forces failed to breach Port Arthur while Russians suffered heavy losses. Four destroyers were damaged or sunk, and several ships were disabled as fortifications remain contested.
Sebastipol based Rumtien Seam Navigation Co says government instructions will curb ordinary operations especially outside the Black Sea. The government may call for contingency action and plans to acquire the entire fleet and related auxiliary work within the Black Sea.
Government views cable reports alleging Japanese forged documents linked to Port Arthur opposition. Details are sparse with no corroborating specifics and no official confirmation provided.
Tokio reports continued hostilities as Japanese forces bombard Forte Taken Wan and Daluy then press attacks on Port Arthur with aggressive action recorded March 1.
Fragmentary dispatch notes a Japanese squadron reappearing near Viadivosiorck with unclear position. The terse wording suggests a naval movement or reconnaissance event affecting Port Arthur during wartime reporting.
The text states that a Japanese fleet moved toward Viadivostock not for bombardment but to focus on Kuselan forces. It notes uncertainty about Japanese withdrawal and whether they located the enemy, with strong implication a battle could occur if the sortie found Paiasictting ships.
A distorted March report from St. Petersburg via the Associated Press describes high level authorities expecting a late afternoon engagement between Leitzetein and Tralequadrane. Readers are told such news may surprise officials and that parties may have been outside Viuedive.
Mrs Sherman Dye is released from custody after a habeas corpus ruling. Judge Whitaker orders release contingent on Dye remaining outside South Dakota amid Governor Cummins's decision. The Pierre case involved a box of poisoned candy sent to Miss Nelson, whose death is ruled a murder.
In Denver Colorado today coroner's inquest into the death of Mike Beneie Flood, key defense witness in the Doles case, returns verdict that Bessie Powter died at Ft Anthony's hospital in Cleaver County on March 6 1904 from septic peritonitis caused by the acts of undertakers J Sullivan and others. The origin of the septic condition remains uncertain. The hearing notes the transport of Miss Foster Warsey from Arkansas and mentions Patty Maloy and Abe Attie among others.
Adestina Putt announces she leaves immediately for New York to join the team for Mugisod. The fragment details are unclear but indicate a relocation and athletic involvement.
The territorial Republican convention at Tucson elected delegates to the Chicago meeting and adopted a resolution reaffirming opposition to government fusion. The party declared a territorial foe of government on demand, preferring its own stance over the merger plan.
A German state funeral was held in Berlin with military pageantry for Field Marshal von Waldersee. Attendees included Lt. Von Vlanite and Col. Von Hey den Linden bearing orders, plus the crown prince and Princess Henry, as delegations from sixty regimes gathered. A separate dispatch reports the wreck of the Prince Heimer Cambodge off Cochin China with unknown casualties.
General Jeary Boynton of Maine dies at home in Auguste Maine age eighteen. He served in the opi war and held a prominent role in 1868 rescuing Karaune from border ruffians and the pro slavery element.
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania a flood devastates the Wyremlog valley with more than six million dollars in property destroyed. Over two thousand families are rendered homeless as the river falls and nearby Bloomsburg experiences the worst mood in the valley.
A March 9 report from St. Petersburg notes broad European worry about United States foreign policy. The Associated Press summary describes European leaders fearing entanglement, stressing cautious neutrality, and seeking coordinated, peaceful responses to US diplomacy amid global tensions.
The Lueian battleship Betgzevan damaged in the first Japanese attack at Port Arthur has been repaired and refloated. Additional recovery work will be completed soon.
Washington lawmakers press for a full House inquiry into the Post Office Department after the Bristow Report. Members accuse officials of corruption and demand bottom‑line accountability, with sharp exchanges and calls for formal investigations.
Washington March 9 Several officials of the Mormon church testified in the Reed Smoot case that they had plural wives and continued polygamous cohabitation since 1890 The Senate committee read unprintable testimony in a divorce suit and read political church leaders to Utah. Joseph P Smith identified the Book of Mormon doctrine and said polygamy is emphatically forbidden though witnesses argued revelations justified it.
Wichita March 9 The Republican state convention nominated the ticket with Governor E W Heech and Lieutenant Governor David Manna for secretary of state J J Burrows for auditor Beth G Wells for attorney general C C Coleton for treasurer Thomas T Kelly and Hoch to be named by a later party slate.
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