Japanese Siege Tactics and Russian Retreat at Mukden
Russian lines near Mukden faced a bold Japanese drive with five battle groups. Kuroki split forces to outflank from the Yalu route, while Nogi attacked Mukden from the northwest. Russian defense held briefly, then deteriorated into panic as Japanese shelling exposed huts and entrenchments, and many Russian troops retreated in orderly fashion before disorder set in.
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Associated Press
Kuroki
Tiehling Pass
Manchuria
Tiehling
Mukden
Kuropatki
Shaho
Fusna
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Partis
Liao Yang
Shiu Ho
Nogi
Yalu
Pushun
Kuropatkin
Mukden Kuropatkin
Bagantan
Purshun
Linevitcls
Hun Te Mukden
Prince Kuni
Marquis Saigo
Witesan
St Elther
Witesaw
Marshal Oyama
May Day in St Petersburg Ends in Quiet Rallies and Relentless Cossacks
Russian reports say May Day demonstrations failed to ignite mass action. Workers stayed away, shops closed, and authorities kept order with Cossacks patrolling and reserves hidden. Minor clashes occurred as Cossacks dispersed crowds at cemeteries and on Vasil Is land, with several injuries but no fatalities reported.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Russia
Reval
Kishineff
Social Democrats
Kizan
Tiflis
Saratoff
Cronstadt
Rostoundon
Kieff
Vologada
Tomsk
Trepoff
Preoprassensky
Vassif Island
Associated Press
James J Jeffries Retires Due To Rheumatism
Chicago May 14 James J Jeffries world champion heavyweight fighter retires citing rheumatism and malaria fever. He plans to move to Los Angeles build a home and devote time to mining claims in Arizona with his brother. Manager Billy Delaney also leaves the sport.
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Chicago
James J. Jeffries
Chaimpion
Jeffries
California
Los Angeles
Arizona
Wreckers Ditch Santa Fe Train Near Emporia
Santa Fe passenger No. 17 was ditched east of Emporia, Kansas at 2 30 am. Six passengers were injured with two likely to die. Wrecking caused by removing spikes and fishplates on an inside curve. Relief crews aided the injured and cleared the line by afternoon. No clue to the wreckers, three men seen nearby the prior night.
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Emporia
Kan
Santa Fe
Here
James Euger
Leavenworth
J.C. Rice
Shawnee
Okla
Nate Hendricks
Roswell
N. M
J. L. Cooper
Spickards
Farmer
A. Taylor
Kansas City
A. Grover
Topeka
Howard Branch
Two Thousand Union Men March Through Chicago
Chicago on May 14 saw a labor procession as more than 2,000 union members escorted the coffin of strike victim George R. Pierce from his home to Union Station. The body was to be shipped to Louisville for burial, and the march drew participation from the Teamsters and broader organized labor, with no incidents noted.
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Chicago
George 8. Pierce
Union Station
Louisville
Teamsters
Chicago Labor Dispute Threatens Broad Strike Action
In Chicago a clash between capital and labor threatens a wide expansion of violence as 25 000 teamsters reject the Team Owners association demand. The Team Owners delay enforcement to Tuesday as talks continue with the union. The Chicago Joint Liverymen and Cab Drivers unions face imminent strikes risking funeral escorts with non union drivers if necessary.
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Mises
Chicago
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Aesotion
Team Owners’association
Chicago Joint Liverymens’ Association
Cab Drivers’ Union
War with the Moro Breaks Out Again
On Jolo island fierce fighting continued for two weeks between Moro chief Pala and U.S. troops led by Major General Leonard Wood. Pala and followers suffer heavy losses while Wood’s forces close in around a swamp. Pala seeks death rather than capture.
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Pala
Wood
Jolo
Manila
Island of
Leonard Wood
Fourteenth Cavalry
Four more tornado victims die in Snyder Oklahoma
Snyder Oklahoma reports four additional injuries from Wednesday night’s tornado died today including Miss Mize. The disaster raises the toll as officials confirm fatalities and continue rescue efforts.
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Snyder
Okla
Founder of Wickenburg dies by own action at eighty six
Phoenix May 14 Henry Wickenburg eighty six years old founder of Wickenburg and discoverer of the Vulture mine in 1865 was found dead in a grove near his residence. A revolver lay in his right hand and a powder burn on the temple indicated suicide. He had been melancholy for some time and was among Arizona's oldest residents.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Henry Wickenburg
Wickenburg
Here
Wickenbure
Arizona
Vulture
Government Teaches 200 Million Mark Loan Deal
St. Petersburg report says the government secured a 200 million mark loan from German bankers at five percent. The loan is valued at about 45 million dollars.
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St. Petersburg
Russ
President Roosevelt faces rail rate crisis amid Pacific era impact
The May 11 Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt escalating conflict over railroad control. He accuses rail managers of exploiting discriminatory rates and rebates while calling for federal supervision and a maximum rate through the Interstate Commerce Commission. Taft and railroad leaders push back as hearings and political tension rise.
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Correspondence Morning Journal
Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Congress
House
Senate
Denver
Presi
Prent
Leroy Taft
American Railway Assation
International Relay Congress
Wasington
Taft
Stuyvesan Fish
Illnois Central Railroad
Inerstate Commerce Commission
England
Mr. Fish
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