Fine Day Reported in Mukden on Shakhe Front
Reports from Mukden say weather has slowed fixed lines between Russia and Japan south of the Shakhe river. Russians bombarded Shakhe Station and nearby Lamatung while Siberian corps rested, reserves moved to trenches, and Cossacks raided Japanese guns left on Hill Lone Tree.
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Mukden
Associated Press
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Kuropatkin
Russians Fire On Shakhe Station In Mukden Front Action
dispatches from Mukden dated October 21 report artillery fire on Shakhe station and skirmishing near Lamutung as Russian forces press Japanese positions. casualties described include a Cossack regiment losing many horses and officers. reports note ongoing reconnaissance and a standstill across the Shakhe river with fog and dim front news.
Night War Dispatches From Manchuria
Reported Russian retaking of the Shakhe railway station was erroneous as the area remained under Japanese control. Heavy rains delay movements, hindering artillery and infantry, with desultory cannonading by front correspondents. Russia accelerates troop deployment to the far east to force endgame in Manchuria.
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Shakhe
Mukden
Far East
Siege bombardment and Baltic fleet movements reported
Port Arthur bombardment described as fierce with ships in the harbor struck and buildings damaged. Russians reportedly inflict heavy losses on besiegers, with siege losses cited over fifty thousand. Frederikshaven notes Baltic squadron entered the North Sea overnight.
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Junk
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North Sea
Russian spies observed at Great Northern yards
Reports from Spokane describe a group of men believed to be Russian spies seen at the Great Northern railway yards. They photographed car numbers and vanished, while torpedo boat shells, shipped on flatcars and covered with canvas as machinery, were noted en route to the coast.
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Wash
Hill
Great Northern Railway
Germany Offers Hospital to Russia in Siberia
Bertin Oct 21 German Red Cross after visit by a Russian Red Cross delegate plans to erect a German hospital at Irkutsk and supply an auxiliary ambulance train. Negotiations are under way for a similar offer to Japan. The central committee notes the war's bloodshed and the need for aid.
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Funeral for General Bartlett Sunday in Santa Fe
Special to the Mourning Journal Santa Fe New Mexico October 21 funeral set for Edward L Bartlett at 2 pm under Knights Templar New Mexico Grand Commandery commandery members to attend from Santa Fe and other towns Moran? rounded details note 2 pm start and procession plans Washington October 21 Ambassador McCormick discusses Russo American ties with Hay Loomis leaves for Chicago Count Cassini referenced Denver fire captain Charles Kymann dies from inhaled acid fumes at Denver Post fire September 29 fourteen overcome with fumes many later deaths linked to incident
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Bdward L. Bartlett
New Mexico
Pilgrim Commandery
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Hunta Fe
Edward L. Bartlett
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Russia
McCormick
State Department
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Loomis
Chicago
Count Cassini
Dever Ole. Ont
Charles Kymann
Denver Fire Department
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Denver Post
President to Invite Powers for Hague Peace Conference
In two days the president will dispatch formal invitations to the powers to name delegates for a new peace conference at The Hague. The powers are asked to propose one or more dates for the conference, with Secretary Hay submitting four draft invitations for a four day meeting.
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Desperate Battle With Bandits In Centralia Train Robbery Case
Five officers clash with three suspects in a Pine Street house near Centralia Illinois. Detectives Shea Dwyer and McClusky die or fatally wounded. Blair shot. Vaughn beaten and jailed. Prisoner returned with officers to scene. wounded and surviving suspects rushed to city hospital.
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John J. Shea
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Thomas Dwyer
James McClusky
Blair
Harry H. Vaughn
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Great Britain Refuses Use of Walvis Bay for German Africa Landing
Berlin says Germany sought permission for troop landings at Walvis Bay in Southwest Africa. Britain rejects the request citing Walvis Bay as the only good harbor for miles. The port near Bwakomund is hard to enter due to shoals and surf, complicating German landings and drawing British intervention.
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Italian Socialists Prepare 10 Fight Manifesto For Election
The Italian Socialist Party issued a manifesto to voters, detailing a government program and calling for a general election. The document reflects the recent general strike and aims to mobilize working class support while highlighting socialist priorities and civil conscience in a time of political tension.
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Socialist manifesto outlines police boost and tax cuts aim
The document condemns enormous customs duties un contrôl ed military expenses and the iniquitous fiscal system. It states two clear points in the government program: raise the police, cut military spending, and pursue immediate tax relief, economy, reforms to hasten justice and peace in socialism. It also asserts the socialist party hopes to win more parliamentary seats.
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Armed Panamanian Force Threatens Isthmus Skirmish Reported
About 200 armed men described as Panamanian supporters gathered near Culebra in Colombia, threatening conflict with the Panamanian government. U S authorities sent marines to assess goals while officials in Washington say no confirmed reports of a skirmish with Panamanians have reached the navy department. The isthmus is guarded by roughly 456 marines, seen as sufficient to handle potential trouble.
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Episcopalians Elect New Bishops in General Convention
In Boston on October 21 the Episcopal general convention adopted a resolution for worship forms to suit foreign congregations, risking diversity in practice. The house of deputies elected four missionary bishops including Spaulding Hankow Roots Hankow Aves Houston Knight Atlanta. The bishops debated a divorce canon amendment and planned a vote on concurrence with the deputies.
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Henry D. Aves
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Texas
Cuba
Albion W. Knight
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House of Depules
Billings Sets Two World Records at Memphis Driving Park
Memphis Tenn reports two world records set at the Memphis Driving Park with J Killings of Chicago driving in both events. Distances and times are noted as record breaking, while other entries face setbacks and a concentration on pole positions and pacing.
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Open Saloon Threat to Indian Statehood Debate
Lake Mohonk session hears A McKennon urge prohibition in any Oklahoma Indian Territory state. He cites treaty bans on intoxicants and warns single or dual statehood must prohibit sale of liquor to protect Indian lands and people. The Muskogee Ministers echo strong prohibition stance and urge a revised bill or defeat in Senate.
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Woman Dies After Hatpin Attack in Peoria County
Mrs Nelle Thompson, wife of a former Peoria real estate dealer, dies from injuries after an encounter with Richard and Henry Higgins. The Higgins sons, active in Peoria county politics, intercepted a letter from Mrs Thompson to Higgins senior asking to meet at the depot. The incident follows a severed connection between the families in an early 20th century Peoria city dispute.
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Mystery fight ends with murder charge in Higgins case
Young Higgins 26 and his sister say they tried to separate their father and Mrs Thompson. Higgins claims she attacked him with a hatpin and he struck her several times in defense. Mrs Thompson died after being badly beaten. No witnesses to the fight. Higgins was arrested on murder charges.
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Louisiana labor shortage hits levee work in New Orleans
New Orleans report details a statewide shortage of labor affecting 49 state and district levee contracts. Contractors rush to hire workers as January deadlines loom while agents seek laborers arriving on the steamship Liguria and waves of Italian migrants and rural migrants converge on the city.
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Surgeon General Rixey Seeks Navy Title Changes
The piece notes Surgeon General Rixey renews a proposal to rename his office to Surgeon Admiral and to reclassify top Navy Medical Bureau heads. Moody resisted elevating officers to admiralty levels, arguing administration heads need not be line officers.
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Rixey
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Moody
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Traveling salesman recalls frosty Midwest to Albuquerque journey
A traveling salesman relates his east to west trip as frost and snow appeared from Chicago to Kansas and Colorado. He praises the sun in Albuquerque while noting delays and planning to stay a week as a central point for southern business. Jack O Brien defeats Jim Jeffords in three periods at Eureka Athletic club in a catchweight bout.
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Kurdish Atrocity Reported Near Van
Constantinople correspondent reports Kurdish forces burned twenty houses in Narek near Van and killed over thirty Armenians.
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Constantinople
Doily Telegraph
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Van
Weather disaster hits Algeria town after violent storm
A severe storm swept SWhid SY FRUCESEE toward Ain Berra Algeria on October 21. The flood overtopped rivers and damaged numerous homes. Officials say the scale of the disaster is still being assessed with substantial property loss reported.
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Sireotgee
Ain Berra
Algeria
Cleveland freezes crowd at Carnegie Hall rally for reunited democracy
Thousands crowd Carnegie Hall as Grover Cleveland delivers the sole campaign speech of the season. John G. Carlisle assists as liaison speaker while Isadore S. Strauss and J Hampton Robb manage the rally. Cleveland denounces partisan excess and urges unity to rescue democracy from illusions and peril.
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