Russia to Prosecute War to Bitter End After Mukden Defeat
St. Petersburg reports a new army will be raised and units reorganized, with Vice Admiral Rozhdestvensky ordered to press on against Japan. Russia rejects peace terms, aims to continue fighting as Tokyo reports heavy Russian losses and Japanese advances near Tie Pass.
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Mukden
Far East
Rojestvensky
Togo
Nicholas
Russia
Japan
Mukde
Harbin
Vladivostock
Tokio
Tie Pass
Kruastan
Bomb kills alleged terrorist in St Petersburg hotel blast
In St Petersburg near the Bris tol hotel and the Angleterre, a bomb exploded before daylight. The dead man, Alfred Henry McCullough, held an English passport. He was described as a foreigner with a fictitious passport and linked to terrorist plots. Several officers were injured.
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St. Petersburg
Bristol
Angleterre
Alfred Henry McCullough
Madman Holds Off Denver Police in Lethal Rampage
In Denver a deranged man named George Schistler armed with a rifle attacked neighbors the Fill family, killing Mia Fill and Mr Fill, wounding Dr. Frank Dulin and Captain Bohannan, and fatally wounding Mrs. Fill. He set fire to the home, barricaded himself, and was found dead as authorities assaulted the house. A bystander Kelly was also shot. Washington reports wireless weather and shipping updates via new Atlantic coast chain from Key West to Cape Hatteras.
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Col
George Schistler
Mia. Fill
Mre&. K.L.L
Sebistier
Fill
Fea
Schistler
Dulin
Bohannan
Bohanna
Sheriff's Office
Kelly
Washington
Atlantic
Key West
Cape Hatteras
Cape Henry
New York
Panaoma
Russia denies designs on India amid frontier activity
Stated from St Petersburg on March 12 Russians claim no plans to harm India. Officials refuse full details on troop movements along the Afghan border. A high official says Britain seeks to embroil Russia while noting a potential clash with its traditional foe. Russia hints at counter moves in Asia citing Younghusband expedition and British assurances.
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Affghanistan
India
England
Great Britain
Lord Curzon
Bastic
Asia
Younghusband
Thibet
Paris
M. Dubois
French Congo
M. Gentil
Congo State
Kassal
Upper Congo
Ibani
Luebo
Congo
Congo Free State
Lukesgu
Abel Ends Life in Denver Hotel Room
Special to the Morning Journal Denver March 12 David J Abel 40 of Albuquerque N M brother of Albert Abel of this city killed himself in a St James hotel room about 7 am A chamber maid heard a noise and found him with a gaping throat The coroner was called and the body moved to the morgue Abel had recently suffered financial losses and was head of Meyers Abel Co a prominent Albuquerque liquor firm He was unmarried and to be buried in Albuquerque by his brother
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Morning Journal
Denver
Colo
David J. Abel
Albuquerque
N. M
Albert Abel
St. James Hotel
Abel
Hake
Albert Abull
PD. J. Abel
Meyers-Abel Company
Lowenthal
Lowenthal and Meyers
Ernest Meyers
Mr. Abel
Resignation of Dutch Foreign Minister Prompts Interim Minister
The Hague March 12 The Gazette reports Baron Van Lynden resigns as foreign minister. Vice Admiral Eilis, minister of marine, will serve as foreign minister ad interim.
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the Hague
The
Baron van Lynden
Eilis
Bristow era postal investigations reopen in Washington
Washington March 12 The post office department begins a new inquiry into the Bristow era focusing on J M Masten and linked contracts including twine and time recorders. Inspectors led by Vickery review documentary evidence filed with Bristow and prepare a special report to the president via Cortelyeu.
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Post Office Department
Joseph L. Bristow
William KE. Cochran
Post Office
Agen
Chief Vickery
Mr. Bristow
J. M. Masten
Masten
Bundy
Bristow
Cochrin
Hailway Mail Service
Wynne
Railway Mail Service
Twine
Department
Cortelyeu
Siberian Railway Men Strike Quietly Widens Backing
London reports amid unverified strike rumors by Trans Siberian workers who aided last year’s freight surge. Prince Khilkoff promised extra pay for mobilization wages that remain unpaid, while local authorities allegedly failed to grant the increase. The St Petersburg archbishop urges seizing monastery funds to cover debts while prayers donors’ souls are helped.
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London
Telegraph
St. Petersburg
Prince Khilkoff
Strikes and unrest surge in St Petersburg and region
In St Petersburg the Baltic naval yards strike widens as four elected representatives are jailed and workers plan a demonstration for release. Dockyard directors threaten lockout while peasant upheaval grows in central Russia with armed bands destroying property. The situation remains grave.
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St. Petersburg
Baltic
Russia
Peasants Rising Near Prileps Loot Baron’s Estate
A dispatch from Kiev reports peasants rising near Prileps in Kursk government. They looted Baron Demeyen dorf’s estate and seized 330 tons of grain. In St Petersburg the directorate of the strikers calls workers to join a strike to paralyze state authorities until political demands are met, with about 120,000 idle workers reported.
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London
Daily Mail
Kieff
Prileps
Kursk
Baron Demeyendorf
St. Petersburg
Shidlovsky Commission
Egar
Assassination Rumors Target Grand Duke Vladimir
Reports from St. Petersburg state Grand Duke Vladimir remains a target of assassination despite imperial promises. Sentries around the palace have been doubled after several terrorist warnings. A man in a general’s uniform allegedly tried to enter the general’s quarters and was found armed with a loaded revolver.
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St. Petersburg
Vladimir
Trade board shows shift in imports and exports
London reports a board of trade balance with imports down by 6,328,000 and exports up by 6,871,500. The figures indicate a stronger trade surplus tied to higher export activity and reduced import costs for the period ending March.
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London
Board of Trade
Edens Seen As Favorite For Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
William G. Edens of Chicago is considered likely to become the fourth assistant postmaster general after talks with Postmaster General Cortelyou. Senator Cullom supports Edens, while Frank H. Hitchcock awaits appointment and John J. Howley acts as first assistant. Shallenberger’s eight-year tenure may end as the president seeks new duties for him. Edens previously led rural free delivery in the Chicago office before the last campaign.
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Washington, D.D
William G. Edens
Chicago
Senator Cullom
Illinois
Cortelyou
John J. Howley
New York
William 8. Shallenberger
Shallenberger
Rural Free Delivery
Machen
White Slaves Labor in the Stock Yards
Robert Hunter cites dire conditions at the Chicago stock yards in a Twentieth Century club address. He speaks of 5000 workers near pauperism, low wages, child labor, disease, and a breakdown of health driven by brutal industrial labor. He condemns charity arrangements like a $5 gift for a wrecked life.
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Mass
Robert Hunter
New York
Chicago
Twentieth Century Club
J. Ogden Armour
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