Horrors of War Seen in Port Arthur and Mukden Dispatch
A Port Arthur visit report via Mukden details bombardments and unchanged cityscape. Fire ships wreckage, a Japanese officer's body found, and six hours of heavy fire failed to collapse buildings. Barons and civilians endure, with nurses aiding the wounded. Japanese fleet remains offshore as locals brace for possible landing near the Liao River.
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Port Arthur
Petersburg
Associated Press
Mukden
Pallada
Russia May Fortify East Bank of Liao River
March 18 report from Muchwang states undocking the Russian gunboat Sivoutch has begun to allow entry to the Liao River and three small Port Arthur boats have arrived by rail. The dispatch notes Russian demands for lumber and grain bags and suggests plans to fortify the east bank of the Liao River from the railway station to the forts and coastline to Kinheau.
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Russia
Muchwang
Sivoutch
Liao River
Port Arthur
Gether
Kinehau
Over a Million Held Up in Boston
Machinery of all kinds tied up at the Boston Custom House after Colonel Castle’s removal on December 23. No invoicing or qualified appraisers available amid congestion. Assistant Appraiser Sprague and Examiner Haines struggle to stem delays while a civil service appointment is awaited. Castle faces a court appearance April 4 over a claimed $1500 card index he bought and kept for himself.
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United States
Boston
Castle
Civil Service
David Sprague
Examiner Haines
Machinery Department
Colonel Castle
United States Circuit Court
Cuticura Remedies Promised Fast Skin and Blood Cure
Anadvertising claim extols Cuticura soap ointment and pills as speedy permanent cures for torturing skin humors scalp conditions and blood disorders including scrofula boils and hair loss, noting infant and child applications and listing scattered product mentions and locations.
Faneuil Hall Invite Tabled by Boston Engineers Union
Boston engineers union members voted to table a Labor political rally invitation to Faneuil Hall. They condemned mixing politics with unions and criticized a presidential candidate’s agents for ignoring a protest over non union rights in a new Boston building.
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Boston Engineers’ Union 16
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Lexington selects three in four cornered selectmen race
Lexington March 18 residents heated over a four candidate race for Selectmen to fill three seats after a judge ruling that created a one year term. George W. Taylor seeks vindication with backing from the aristocracy and fire department while E S Spaulding Henry C Woodward and Edward S Stone run with business ranks backing. Town meeting approves 27000 dollars for a new primary schoolhouse after a long debate.
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Lexington
Dawn of Liberty
Red Coats
Braley
George W. Taylor
Taylor
E. S. Spaulding
Henry C. Woodward
Edward S. Stone
Fire Department
Bartenders Union Opens New Headquarters in Boston
Boston Bartenders Union 77 will host an open house at its new HQ at 164 Canal Street. The house committee led by Samuel Cohen has organized an entertainment program by top city talent for the opening. The union, established 1896, has moved from Appleton Street to a larger facility featuring a business office, recreation room, and a spacious meeting hall praised as among the trade unions’ best in Boston.
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Boston
Bartenders’' Union 77
Canal Street
House Committee
Samuel Cohen
Martin J. O’mealey
Washington and
Dover Streets
Appleton Street
Ito's Mission Non political in Corean audience with Emperor
Seoul March 18 Marquis Ito met the Emperor in the council hall in a formal audience conducted before the court. Tsutsuki secretary of the privy council stated the visit was to express sympathy with Corea and had no political object though consequences may arise later. Ito will have several audiences with the Emperor.
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Seoul
Marquis Ito
Tsutsuki
Privy Council
Corea
Japan
Japanese Diet in Emergency Session Elects Matsuda Leader
Tokyo reports the Diet met in a special session to act on war measures. Matsuda, leader of Ito's faction, was elected president of the lower house. A Mikado approval is expected with party support. Rumor says Japan may buy the Turkish cruiser Medjidia. Viscount Aoke heads to Seoul for administration duties. Twelve Japanese including five women are detained in Moscow as spies.
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Tokio
Matsuda
Ito
Japan
Medjidia
United States
Turkey
Viscount Aoke
Germany
Seoul
Moscow
Vatican denies Japan mission secret aid order
The Osservatore Romano in Rome denies a Paris dispatch claiming the Congregation of the Propaganda instructed missionaries in Japan to secretly aid Japan in its conflict with Russia. It notes the French chief of missions refused to obey the order citing patriotism and friendship for Russia.
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Rome
The
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Congregation of the Propaganda
Japan
Paris
Russia
Boyarin Taken by Japanese Mine at Port Arthur
A private letter from St. Petersburg reports the armored cruiser Boyarin was hit by a floating mine dropped by the Japanese at Port Arthur. Naval engineers plan to raise the vessel, but the blast likely crippled her hull beyond return to fighting condition.
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ST. Petersburg
Boyarin
Port Arthur
Banquet for Hanley and Mahoney at Young's Hotel
Peter Hanley son of Police Captain Hanley of Station 10 Roxbury and John J Mahoney former Carey s billiard parlor manager were honored at an informal banquet by friends at Young s Hotel last evening to wish success for their forthcoming livery venture in Rutland and surrounding plans.
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Peter Hanley
Hanley
Roxbury
John J. Mahoney
Carey’s
Washington and
Franklin Streets
Young's Hotel
Messrs
Hanley and
Mahoney
Rutland
German Comedy at Harvard Delights Brattle Hall Crowd
The Deutscher Verein of Harvard staged Pension Scholler a three act German comedy to a crowded Brattle Hall Cambridge audience last night. The play made a great hit.
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Deutscher Verein
Harvard
Brattley Hall
Cambridge
Smiths Buchu Lithia Pills Claim Mighty Cures for Backaches
An old advertisement touts Smiths Buchy Lithia Pills as a universal remedy for tired backs and uric acid buildup. It cites Alpheus F. Nickerson of Co I 6th Massachusetts and his recovery from kidney bladder illness after weeks in hospital, claiming a miracle cure and resurrection of vigor.
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Smith
Alpheus F. Nickerson
Co. I
Massachusetts Regiment
Porto Rico
Massachusetts General Hospital
Russians Not Over the Yalu in Force Told
London dispatches rebut yesterday claims of Russians crossing the Yalu in force. Small Russian detachments retreat as Japanese advance pushes north. Japan lands troops at Pingyang inlet avoiding long marches from Chemulpo or Seoul, holds Anju and the Chengcheng River line. Delays favor Russia, experts say.
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London
Yalu
Japan
Corea
Pingyang Inlet
Chemulpo
Seoul
Anju
Chengcheng
Pingyang
Russia
Rumor of Admiral Stark's alleged suicide attempt abroad
Paris reports a rumor from the Petit Parisien St. Petersburg correspondent that Vice Admiral Stark, relieved from Port Arthur command for ill health, has allegedly tried to end his own life. No independent confirmation exists.
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Paris
Petit Parisien
St. Petersburg
Stark
Port Arthur
Fitchburg Paper Mill Destroyed in Fire
Fitchburg March 18 One of the largest northern Massachusetts mills the No 1 mill of the Fitchburg Paper Company burned tonight with an estimated loss of fifty thousand dollars.
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Fitchburg
Massachusetts
Fitchburg Paper Company
O'Brien Defeats Kelly After Narrow Philadelphia Win
In Chicago on March 18 Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia won by decision after six rounds over Hugh Kelly of the host city. Kelly led the first five rounds but O'Brien surged in the final round to secure the victory as judged by the referee. A separate ad offers PAZO OINT MENT a claimed cure for piles with a 6 to 14 day guarantee.
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Chicago
Jack O’brien
Philadelphia
Hugh Kelly
Kelly
O’brien
Alarm Sprung by Little Girl Saves City Stable
An unknown young girl pulled an alarm last night at 268 West Fourth Street saving Daniel W. Dunn's stable where H. M. Grover resided. A defective stove caused no damage.
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Daniel W. Dunn
West Fourth Street
H. M. Grover
Reports Deny Makaroff Fleeting Escape From Port Arthur
Official denials reject rumors that Vice Admiral Makaroff plans to abandon Port Arthur to save his fleet. The March 18 dispatch notes no such intent and emphasizes continued operations in the harbor.
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Muchwang
Japan
Makaroff
Port Arthur
Damp Spring Days Bring Colds and Headaches
The report notes damp, dark days trigger frequent colds and headaches. It highlights Orangeine Powders as a corrective remedy claimed to quickly dispel symptoms and restore upbuilding strength amid gloomy weather.
Wood Confirmed as Major General by Senate Vote
Washington March 18 The Senate in executive session approved General Leonard Wood as major general by a 45 to 15 vote. The rank is backdated to August 8, 1903, the date of Roosevelt's promotion. The long confirmation fight began November 19, 1903 and pending 167 other army promotions will now be confirmed without opposition.
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Washington
Senate
Leonard Wood
Roosevelt
Wodd
Rogers Case Delayed By Private Conference With Judge
A private conference between counsel and Judge Barker delayed the gas litigation in court yesterday. Mr. Rogers arrived on time but proceedings paused for an hour and a half. Counsel sought adjournment to Monday to allow compiling a list of papers and books to be produced under a subpena.
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Barker
Rogers
Attorney Beck
Beck
Whipple
Walter Badger
Mr. Rogers
Thomas W. Lawson
Bay State Gas Company of
New Jersey
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