Battle Continues as Russians and Japanese Clash Near Mukden
Russian and Japanese forces fight on the outskirts of Mukden with Kuropatkin said to be hemmed in and retreat lines under pressure. Newchwang reports a possible Japanese northward advance while Kaulbars commands the triangle position. Russian losses cited as 12,000 wounded and Japan reportedly 30,000 killed or wounded.
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Manchuria
Mukden
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Parkin
Newchwang
Kuroki
Kaulbars
Hun
Ulinpu
Poutiloff Hill
Madzyapu
Niuchiatun
Hushitai
Eithanza
Russians Hope Kuropatkin Holds Ground at Mukden
From St. Petersburg correspondents the tide of battle near Mukden gradually shifted. Russians claim minor gains west and south west of Mukden while late Japanese attacks tested Russian defenses. Kuropatkin directs operations as Kaulbars takes charge. Japanese losses estimated at 160000 versus Russian 12000 wounded.
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St. Petersburg
Mukden
Russians Press Japanese From Mukden Front
Fights began at dawn as fog lifted and intensified. Russian forces push north and west from Mukden and seize villages including Tzuanvanche Fantziatin Tinvichin and two more as General Kaulbars leads his staff at the front.
Japanese Fifth Army Not Expected to Invest Vladivostok
London reports from Morning Post correspondents say the rumor of Japan’s Fifth Army attacking Vladivostok is unlikely. They note Kawamura’s forces are active northeast of Mukden under Oyama’s plan, with about 500000 troops available and reinforcements arriving. Rumors of a railway seizure and Kuropatkin’s retreat are unconfirmed.
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London
Morning Post
Japan
Fifth Army
Vladivostok
Kawamura
Oyama
Mukden
Nogi
Tokio
Shanghai
Kuropatkin
Four Men Sentenced for Timber Theft in Wisconsin
In Chippewa Falls four men Samuel Cornwall Herman Joseph and Edward Smalley were arrested and charged with stealing timber. They pleaded guilty and were sentenced to jail.
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Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Samuel Cornwall
Herman
Joseph
Edward Smalley
Police Chief Jeletschin Shot Dead in Poland Disturbance
Byelostok reports District Chief of Police Jeletschin was killed when he tried to disperse a crowd of workers gathered outside the town. The shooting underscores unrest affecting the region as authorities investigate the incident.
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Byelostok
Poland
Jeletschin
Harriman Wins Fight Over Northern Securities Stock
The U S Supreme Court affirms the Third Circuit in Harriman versus Northern Securities dissolving the injunction and allowing distribution of 717 300 shares of Northern Pacific stock. Harriman and Pierce sought to block the distribution while the Securities Company is deemed owner of the stock. Par value involved totals 82 391 871 dollars with the ruling supported by Chief Justice Fuller.
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Washington
Systeme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
Third Circuit
Harriman
Northern Securities Company
Hill
Fuller
Circuit Court For
District of New Jersey
Securities Company
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Roads
Philadelphia
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
E. H. Harriman
Winslow 8. Pierce
Woman Beaten to Death in Domestic Tragedy
Chester March 7. Mrs Isaac Abrams fifty is beaten to death and Mrs Sadie Chatham thirty is fatally injured by her husband John B Chatham a druggist. He then attacked his one year old child and shot himself dying later. Mrs Chatham survived and said John did it. The weapon used on the women was a hammer. The cause remains unknown.
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Chester
Isaac Abrams
Sadie Chatham
John B. Chatham
Chatham
John
Youth Axes Mother and Shoots Father in New Jersey
Richard Wake man an eighteen year old former inmate of an asylum, attacked his mother with an axe at their Glen Ridge home and then shot his father twice. The mother died at a hospital and the father is in critical condition. The youth is under arrest.
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New York
Richard Wakeman
Glen Ridge
N. J
Richard
Arkansas Farmer Arrested on Charge of Killing His Family
Whitely Ark March 7 A farmer James Ince is held on suspicion after a quadruple murder. Neighbors found his wife and three children dead in their beds. An axe was used with heavy blows splitting heads, indicating the victims were asleep at the time.
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Arkansas
Whitely
Ark
James Ince
Ince
First Hail in Seventy Seven Years
A heavy hailstorm hit Santiago Cuba in the afternoon lasting twenty minutes. The last similar event was recorded seventy seven years ago.
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Santiago
Cuba
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