Fight Near Kaiyuan North of Pass
A clash reported north of the Kaiyuan pass is ongoing with active fighting observed in the area. No further details on involved parties or casualties are available at this time.
19 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1905
Page
1
A clash reported north of the Kaiyuan pass is ongoing with active fighting observed in the area. No further details on involved parties or casualties are available at this time.
Reports from Hinkow Manchuria March eighteen to St. Petersburg March nineteen describe Oyama set to enter Harbin by April ten and Chinese in Harbin reacting with excitement. Russian rear guard fights Kaiyuan area as aging leaders in Manchuria signal retreat and ongoing losses.
A tele gram from General Kuropatkin to Emperor Nicholas dated March 17 states he handed over command of land and sea forces to General Linovitch. Linovitch confirms assuming command of all our forces against the Japanese. Kuropatkin notes events March 15 to 16 including rear guard actions near Tie Pass and Bakoman.
The Russian army retreats from Tie Pass under pressing pursuit by Japanese forces. A rear guard action is reported as the generals fear a wide turning movement and possible assault after breaking through the Ring of Mountains. The line from Kaiyuan to Harbin is described with the Mandarin road aiding the retreat. Continued details to be carried on Page Three.
Alva Adams issues an address regarding his removal from office. The statement outlines the political context and his response to the decision, asserting his stance and call for due process.
Ex Governor Alva Adams, ousted by the Colorado General Assembly, issues a 2,500 word address denouncing the ouster as dishonorable. He accuses Hearne Sheedy Chappell and Evans of engineering the plan and warns the stolen governorship harms Colorado and republicanism.
Nine year old Henry Pflasterer died in St Louis after hydrophobia developed following a cat bite nine months earlier. The first symptoms appeared a week ago, with convulsions and unconsciousness preceding death as he scratched at his bedding.
Washington March 18 the special session of the senate adjourned at 3 39 pm without pay All nominations were confirmed except Judge James Wickersham for Alaska There was little legislative business beyond ratification of a few treaties and debate over the Dominican financial oversight proposal Democratic opposition prevented its ratification The session focused on the San Domingo question and executive action followed by a brief inquiry into Dominican correspondence.
Senator Spoone spoke with the president at the White House about appointing a district attorney in Wisconsin. The president agreed, a delay followed while the commission was filled and sent to the Senate. After the matter ended the Senate adjourned sine die and Senators bade each other a pleasant farewell.
New Brunswick New Jersey March 1 Cordova the unfrocked minister who twice eloped with Julia Bowne of South River and who was convicted of abandoning his wife and three children and assaulting his wife was sentenced to serve four years in prison. His counsel filed a writ of error to stay the sentence until the supreme court rules in June or November.
Charlestown West Virginia March 18 An explosion at the New River Smokeless Coal and Coke Rush Run mine and the adjacent Red Ash mine killed ten men who stayed on site for night work Flames from both mines prevented entry for investigation The two mines are owned by the same company and the Red Ash mine previously saw a fatal disaster three years ago The cause of the blast could not be determined at this time
Independent oil producers announce plans to seek a district court receiver for all Prairie Oil and Gas company property in Kansas. They request the court to bar removal of pipes to wells owned by petitioners and base the action on the company’s refusal to accept oil for transport under the new common carrier law. Several Chanute field producers offered oil for shipment, which the company declined.
Secretary of State Hay sails on the Cretic for six weeks of rest in Southern Europe after a collapse at the White Star dock in New York. He was wheeled aboard in a chair and shown to his apartments as the ship left on time. His physician attributes the fainting to overwork and flu bouts, hopeful that rest will restore his health.
Statement from Washington on March 18 attributes extreme exhaustion of nerve centers to overwork as the cause, according to the surgeon general of the navy.
The Colorado general assembly Democrats plan a protest over the seating of James H. Peabody as governor after his agreed resignation in favor of Lieutenant Governor Jesse F. McDonald. They contend Peabody’s seating was illegal since his resignation had been filed by W. S. Boynton within 24 hours of inauguration. The protest will be filed when the joint convention meets to receive the investigation report on Senator Morgan’s bribery charges.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Havre March 18 Iona Davis was shot through the hand at Chester Thursday night during a spree with drunken sheepherders.On a dry goods box she held a beer bottle as a target but the shooter missed the bottle and hit the girl in the hand. She traveled to Havre for wound treatment.
Report from Aden says Sanaa the capital of Yemen with a 5000 man garrison has fallen to Yemeni insurgents. The governor reportedly offered surrender on terms rejected by the attackers.
Santa Fe passenger train No. 8 derailed twenty miles east of Kinsley Arizona after a broken rail. Four cars left the track and rolled over while ten people sustained injuries.
In Jefferson City on March 18 Maj William Warner Republican of Kansas City won Missouri's contested US Senate seat after a deadlock since January. Seven ballots in a joint session produced a 91 83 1 tally and a 175 total, with uproar and a smash clock as adjournment neared.
Maj William Warner elected United States senator to replace Francis Cockrell. He has practiced law in Kansas City since 1865 and held roles from city attorney in 1867 to mayor in 1871. Warner served as U S district attorney 1882–84 and 1898 onward, and represented Missouri in Congress 1885–89.
New York officials under District Attorney Jerome burned gambling paraphernalia seized from the criminal court building in a final step of ongoing raids.
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