Japanese Drive Russians From Bersneff Hill In Desperate Fight
A Sachetsen dispatch dated February 25 reports Japanese forces in superior numbers forcing a Russian detachment from Bersneff hill at Tsinkhetchen after a fierce battle. Fighting extends along the line as Japanese raid and circle toward Kwanchia pass, with Russians reinforcing to curb bandit threat and awaiting a probable assault on Vladivostok.
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St. Petersburg
Sachetsen
Tsinkhetchen
Bersneff Hill
Mukden
Kwanchia Pass
Vladivostok
Sakhalin
Japan
Japan signals peace terms to Russia in Manchuria and Korea
Washington reports Japan, through Minister Takahira, proposed peace terms if Russia seeks settlement. Key points include complete Russian evacuation of Manchuria under international guarantee, railroad management from Harbin to Port Arthur and Ninchwang, Japan's supreme influence in Korea, and Port Arthur open to all nations. Indemnity not pressed. Vladivostok could remain with Russia as eastern Siberian railroad terminus.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
Takahira
Manchuria
China
Harbin
Port Arthur
Newchwang
Korea
Vladivostok
Fight Ends In Victory Over New York Custom House Rent
In the U S House of Representatives a long battle over a 130000 rental appropriation for the old New York customs house ended in victory for opponents of the provision. Leaders denied the expenditure as a public scandal tied to Standard Oil and a bank purchase, with the bill’s fate decided strictly along party lines.
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New York Custom House
Washington
House of Representatives
New York Customs House
Hemenway
Indiana
Committee On
Sulzer
N. Y
Williams
Standard Oil Company
National City Bank
New York
Russian Forces Press Mountain Front Near Haicheng
Reports from St Petersburg indicate major operations unfold in the eastern mountain region as Russian divisions advance after initial attacks by Japanese forces. The war office notes the bridge south of Haicheng blown to disrupt northern transport of Port Arthur munitions amid mounting clashes.
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St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Shakhe
Tsinkhetchen
War Office
Haicheng
Port Arthur
Russian Front Movements Hint at Possible Engagement
A Shenking dispatch from Manchuria dated February 25 reports Japanese advances on the Russian east flank. It suggests a potential general battle or counter movement by Russians along the line, with flanking tactics from mountains as spring opens. The past weeks show no major disruption beyond minor mountain-area damage.
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Shenking
Manchuria
Mukden
Swayne Impeachment Trial Advances Amid Statehood Conferees
In Washington the senate split its day between the Swayne impeachment trial and Beveridge's motion to appoint conferees on the joint statehood bill. Prosecution and defense argued, with Thurston and DeArmond set to speak for Judge Swayne and the House respectively. Trial resumes at 10 a.m. with hope for a Monday vote, while Morgan opposes conferees on the statehood measure.
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Washington
Senate
Swayne
Triial
Beveridge
Messrs. Perkins
Clayton
Powers
Higgins
Thurston Still
Messrs. DeArmond
Palmer
House
Behalf of Nelson Morris & Co and Hammond & Co Served for Beef Trust Probe
Frederick L. Meagher and W. H. Fuller were served with subpoenas to appear before the federal grand jury in Chicago during the second week of April as part of the beef trust inquiry. Special agents have gathered evidence in Philadelphia and other cities while keeping witness identities confidential. In St Paul and Minneapolis, six to five local branch managers were likewise summoned for the April term.
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Philadelphia
Frederick L. Meagher
Nelson, Morris & Co
W. H. Fuller
National Beef Company
Hammond & Co
United States
Robinson
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
Beef Trust
St. Paul
South St. Paul
Minneapolis
United States Circuit Court
Maryland Governor lauds Roosevelt Negro policy speech
In New York at the Maryland Society dinner Governor Edwin Warfield praised President Roosevelt's Lincoln Day dinner remarks on the negro problem in the nation.
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New York
Maryland Society of New York
Hotel Astor
Edwin Warfield
Maryland
Roosevelt
Republican Club
Harrison Faction Dominates Chicago Primaries for Dunne
Chicago on February 26 saw Democratic primaries produce a broad show of support for Judge Edward Dunne as mayoral candidate when the convention convenes. All wards backed Mayor Carter H. Harrison who backs Dunne.
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Chicago
Edward Dunne
Carter H. Harrison
Dunne
Agitators Move Among Southern Peasants Warn of Land Split
Reports from St. Petersburg describe a dangerous movement as peasants in southern provinces read rumors that Emperor Nicholas II will issue a March 4 manifesto for a general land division. Provinces like Tula see peasants measuring land, while reservists doubt the war’s end and railways face supply strains.
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St. Petersburg
Tula
Saratoff
Poltava
Riazan
Moscow
Russia
Caucasus
Missouri Congressman Seeks Honest Probe of Armor Plate Trust
Representative Vandiver of Missouri introduced a resolution asking the attorney general to disclose whether any civil or criminal actions have been started against the armor plate trust and why not. He also requests steps taken to determine if the trust should be prosecuted under the anti trust laws. The preamble notes petitions from 1901 accusing Carnegie and Bethlehem Steel of conspiring to overcharge the government for armor plate. The navy awarded $452 per ton while an independent rival offered $398. The resolution was referred to the judiciary committee.
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Washington
Vandiver
Missouri
House
United States
Carnegie
Bethlehem Steel
Secretary of the Navy
Judiciary Committee
Moscow Strike Threat Ties to Prince Galitzin
Moscow workers in the municipal council threaten a strike to show support for Prince Galitzin who was censored by the imperial government for backing resolutions by the municipal council and zemstvo calling for liberal constitutional reforms. They view the prince as their advocate. If it occurs, it would be the first purely political strike.
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Moscow
Prince Galitzin
Zemstvo
Gorky Expected to be Freed Soon
St. Petersburg reports Maxim Gorky may be released from confinement within a day or so though the word is premature. He is suffering from the effects of confinement.
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St. Petersburg
Maxim Gorky
Last White Survivor of Custer Massacre Guilty
William Mc Gee, cited as the last white survivor of the Custer massacre, was found guilty of first degree manslaughter for fatally stabbing his roommate Frank Mitchell on December 10 after a quarrel. Mc Gee had previously fought with General Miles in the Nez Perce campaign.
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New York
William McGee
Little Big Horn River
Frank Mitchell
McGee
Miles
Nez Perces
Oklahoma City Police Killings End in Suicide
Abe Couch a fifteen year police veteran killed his housekeeper Mrs Dell Patterson and fatally wounded Mrs Maude Watts before shooting himself. Jealousy is suspected as the motive in this tragic crime at his home in Oklahoma City on February 25.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Abe Couch
Couch
Dell Patterson
Maude Watts
Harper to test x ray cancer cure with will power
The Journal reports University of Chicago president William R. Harper plans fullest x ray treatment to combat cancer, aiming to demonstrate mind over body like Cecil Rhodes. Friends credit his concentration and resolve, while physicians say his condition is excellent and recovery is expected.
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Chicago
the Journal
William R. Harper
University of Chicago
Harper
Cecil Rhodes
Double Homicide Shocks Homer Michigan Couple Found Dead
In Homer Michigan on February 25 Loulis M Hardy and his wife both aged about forty were found shot in bed. Each victim had a head and heart wound. Police consider murder likely though no struggle noted. A revolver lay between the bodies and a possible motive involves family ties to a life prisoner brother.
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Homer, Mich
Loulis M. Hardy
Hue
George Hardy
Jackson
Perjury charges dismissed in Schafer murder case
Deputy Prosecutor Fletcher dismissed perjury charges against George W. Riley and "Dude" Cook after a grand jury session. The move comes as evidence was deemed insufficient to convict in the Miss Sarah Schafer murder investigation in Bedford Indiana.
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Bedford
Ind
Sarah Schafer
Fletcher
Smith
George W. Riley
Dude” Cook
Elmer Browning
Evans
Reward Offered in Slain Butcher Case in St Paul
Police continue a strenuous search for the killer of Christian H. Schindeldecker, slain at his butcher shop 523 West Seventh street at noon on February 18. Mayor Smith offers a $1,000 reward for arrest or information leading to the arrest and conviction.
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St. Paul
Christian H. Schindeldecker
West Seventh Street
Smith
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