Oyama signals willingness to fight on in war interview
Field Marshal Oyama, first interview since taking field, refuses to discuss peace or future Japanese army moves. He says he is a soldier, not a politician, and that Japan will arrange terms when the time comes. He notes high regard for Russians and recalls Port Arthur victory, praising his troops while noting health remains excellent.
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Tokio
Marquis Oyama
Oyama
China
Japan
Port Arthur
Foe Falls Back as Japanese Report Advance Telegraphed
March 26 dispatch notes the enemy retreat from Singking toward Haulungchou about 90 miles northeast. Cavalry halted at Mienhauchieh on Kirin road between Piyuanpo and Changtu. Some troops seen near Kankoshi, and formations from Liaoyang and Wupeng push 25 miles north of Kangping.
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Kio
Singking
Haulungchou
Mienhauchieh
Kirin
Piyuanpomen
Changtu
Taiseiyei
Kankoshi
Kangping
Fakoman
Liaoyang
Wupeng
Kuropatkin Predicted War Warns Of European Threats
St Petersburg dispatch reports Prince Uktomsky revealing a 1903 memo by General Kuropatkin to Emperor Nicholas. The document praised Russia’s capacity to fight Japan but feared Triple Alliance maneuvers and a Western front crisis if Britain pressed Afghan matters. It notes caution about sending reinforcements until William’s assurances eased western tension.
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ST. Petersburg
Prince Uktomsky
Kuropatkin
Nicholas
Far East
Russia
Japan
Great Britain
William
Riot in Riga Kills Policeman in Saturday Night Clash
A riot in Riga Saturday night left one policeman dead and two others wounded as authorities reported the attack and ongoing investigations.
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Riga
Dr Shoop Restorative promises cure for indigestion
An advertisement claims Dr Shoop s Restorative cures the cause of indigestion by strengthening stomach nerves. It offers a free hour book and a dollar bottle via order from Dr Shoop Box A683 Racine Wis and lists multiple books on related ailments.
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Cine
Wis
Japanese Expected to Land at Korsakovsk
Telegrams from Sakhalin and Khabarovsk indicate a Japanese landing at Korsakovsk within a fortnight as ice clears in early April. Russian defense on Sakhalin totals under 2000 soldiers and prison guards amid a population of 6000 convicts, 3000 natives, and 6000 time expired convicts with women and children. Consideration is given to moving convicts to the mainland near Vladivostok.
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Petersburg
Sakhalin
Kharbarovsk
Korsakovsk
Vladivostok
Ominous Quiet Along Front March 26
Along the front there is a complete quiet with no collisions reported. General Linovitch notes no change in army positions in a March 25 despatch. An Imperial order relieves General Grippenburg from command of the second Manchurian army but keeps him as aide de camp. A nurse from Mukden says reports of Russian ill treatment are unfounded. Japanese treated captives humanely and assisted nurses and doctors with travel and fire warnings near the railway.
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Gunshu Pass
Linovitch
Gripenburg
Mukden
Japs Jubilant Over Success of Loans
Tokyo reports general satisfaction at the success in placing both foreign and domestic loans. The domestic issue was over subscribed several times and foreign applications total several million dollars, strengthening confidence that Japan can finance the war without embarrassment.
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TORIO
Japan
Mukden Captives Arrive at Tokio
The first Mukden prisoners arrived in Tokio today in poor clothing. The Business Men's Association plans a large celebration on April 3 for the capture of Mukden marking the anniversary of Emperor Jimmu Tenno's accession in 660 B C.
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Tokio
Mukden
Business Men’s Association
Jimmu Tenno
B. C
Mukden to Kaiyuan Railroad Restored
TOKTIC March 26. The railway between Moun a en and Kaiyuan has been restored and traffic has resumed. The Hun River bridge remains interrupted, halting through service.
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Mukden
Kaiyuan
Toktic
Mounaen
Hun River
Tax hikes on salaries and goods announced in St Petersburg
St Petersburg reports new a 2 percent tax on salaries for state officials from May 14. Death duties rise 50 percent. Beer tax up 33 percent. Matches taxed 100 percent. Foreign yeast 71 percent. Home made yeast 1 percent. Naphtha refuse taxed 60 kopecks per pood.
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ST. Petersburg
Four Men Arrested in TZARITZYN Firearms Corner Case
In TZARITZYN Russia police report four men were arrested for organizing a corner on all firearms in the city. Local authorities moved to curb a blacklist style control of weapons and to prevent illicit sales. The arrests come amid broader city efforts to tighten gun laws and curb illegal gun trafficking.
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Tzaritzyn
Russia
Russians Sail From Suez On Megabatoff Squadron Exit
SUEZ March 26 The entire squadron of Vice Admiral Megabatoff has sailed southward from Suez, signaling movement in the naval force.
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Suez
Megabatoff
Price of coal to be kept up for present
J Frank Wellington of Wellington and Wild said the retail price of anthracite coal will not drop until mid April. New York dealers plan a 65 cent per ton retail cut and 50 cent wholesale cut, with New York prices at 6.50 retail and 4.50 wholesale. Boston remains 7 retail and 5.50 wholesale, freight and coast conditions raising costs. reductions will apply to broken egg stove and chestnut sizes when implemented.
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J. Frank Wellington
Wellington & Wild
Post
New York
Boston
Wellington
Worcester Coal Dealers to Cut Prices in Coming Months
Worcester coal dealers plan a 50 cent per ton reduction on all domestic coal grades likely this week. The April wholesale price at tide water drops 50 cents per ton, May 40 cents, June 30 cents, continuing until October when prices return to today’s level. Some merchants consider implementing the Worcester reduction earlier.
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Worcester
Shanghai Officials Graft At 9 Million A Year
The provincial mints issue unlimited debased copper currency, enabling officials to profit about 18,000,000 taels annually. The currency debasement risks a financial collapse.
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Shanghai
Drowning Yacht Accident Takes Holyoke Woman
Edith Moore of Holyoke dies when yacht overturns off Rockledge Florida during a Banana River sail. The drowning ends her engagement to Lansing Staughton of Melbourne and follows the sudden illness and death of her mother. The Moores were vacationing six weeks and Miss Moore, a 1901 Holyoke High graduate, had left Easthampton kindergarten work for Florida. Both bodies later recovered.
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Edith Moore
Ocean Beach
Rockledge
Fla
Lansing Staughton
Melbourne
Australia
Easthampton
Moores
Moore
Banana River
Miss Moore
Wheelock
Boston
Mr. Staughton
Winfield Holmes
Nellie Lathrop
Staughton
O. W. Moore
Sears & Co
Odd Fellows
Descendant of Quincy Buried in Granary Tomb
The Edmund Quincy tomb in Granary Burying Ground opened Saturday for the burial of Mrs. Lucia Drew Kettelle 82 wife of Judge Jacob Quincy Kettelle of Brookline. The ceremony drew a large crowd as floral tributes covered the coffin. it was the first burial in the tomb this year following Judge Kettelle’s 1865 death.
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Tremont Street
Edmund Quincy
Granary
Lucia Drew Kettelle
Jacob Quincy Kettelle
Braintree
Quincys
Judge Kettelle
Diamonds in Arrest in Worcester Case Involves Pennington
Lawrence Pennington, 33, a well known Worcester figure, was arrested on larceny charges after pawn tickets sold by him for diamonds were found to be worth far less than claimed. The complainant, Charles S. Hurst, says he paid $270 and later learned the diamonds were valued at about $165. The case goes to court Monday.
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Worcester
Lawrence Pennington
Arthur F. Roach
Pennington
Lawrence W. Pennington
Charles S. Hurst
Hurst
Gideons mark first state anniversary with services
The Christian Travelling Men's Association Gideons observed their first state anniversary at several churches. J. H. Nicholson of Janesville Wis national president spoke at a morning service at People’s Temple and led a Tremont Temple mass meeting in the afternoon. A union service at Tremont M E Church closed the day with Griffin presiding.
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Gideons
Christian Travelling Men’s Association
The
People’s Temple
J. H. Nicholson
Janesville
Wis
Tremont Temple
Tremont M. E
Griffin
Nicholson
Mother Braves Much for Baby
Cambridge mother Mrs James McLaughlin endured nine days snowbound in New Brunswick and crossed the Northumberland Strait in a flimsy ice boat to recover her 9-year-old daughter Ellen from Prince Edward Island. After years of government appeals the child was finally returned and now resides with the mother at 996 Cambridge Street.
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Providence
R. I
Washington, D. C
O’brien
Boston
Frank J. O'Brien
James F. O’brien
Doris Street
Dorchester
St. Peter’s Church
Whitney
Charles H. Whitney
Columbus Avenue
Provincetown
Mass
James McLaughlin
Cambridge
New Brunswick
Northumberland Straits
Ellen
Prince Edward Island
McLaughlin
Cambridge Street
Are Women Loyal Voters In City Election Debate
Edmund Billings questioned if women with full suffrage would vote loyally and warned against low turnout. He cited a 1993 example of a female candidate drawing 66 percent support, then 23 percent turnout the following year when no woman faced election.
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Edmund Billings
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Dead Between the Tracks
The body of Charles King, 20, was found late Saturday between the Fitchburg division tracks of the Boston and Maine railroad opposite the Farm near the Somerville avenue crossing. A single head wound was noted and railway men believe he fell from a late train while on a rear platform. King resided with his parents at 3812 Washington street, Somerville.
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Charles King
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Somerville Avenue
King
Washington Street
Somerville
Higher Taxes Loom in Somerville Amid Budget Gap
Somerville faces a tax rate increase this year as the Board of Aldermen finance committee outlines appropriations. Current rate stands at 17 dollars and 20 cents per thousand, with fears of a 5 to 15 cent rise to cover a 45 thousand dollar deficit from last year. A special Aldermen meeting is expected to be convened to discuss the report.
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Somerville
Board of Aldermen
Death 16 Days After Gas Poisoning in New York
Mrs. James Huestis of White Plains died in Presbyterian Hospital after 16 days in coma following gas asphyxiation. Her daughter Luella died three days earlier. autopsy found no signs of foul play. Doctors said prolonged coma is not unusual in gas poisoning cases.
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New York
James Huestis
White Plains
N. Y
Presbyterian Hospital
Huestis
Luella
Booth Tucker to Reach New York From England Next Week
Commander Booth Tucker of the Salvation Army is due in New York from England Tuesday, to join Rider Haggard in examining the Army's colonies in the United States. The arrival is part of a wider inquiry into Salvation Army operations.
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New York
Booth Tucker
Salvation Army
England
Rider Haggard
United States
Call Poland to Arms Again Warms South Warsaw
A large revolutionary movement grows near Siedice Bielsk Vladslavsk Rodin and Lukov south and southeast of Warsaw with proclamations and songs urging uprising and language use in schools offices and courts. Troops have been sent to Kotzk southeast of Warsaw as unrest affects children kept from schools.
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Warsaw
Siedice
Bielsk
Vladslavsk
Rodin and
Lukov
Poland
Uniat
Kotzk
Peasants Rise in Russia Kill Landlords and Seize Forests
News from St. Peters bur reports the peasant movement spreading in south and west Russia with renewed burning and destruction in Cherno gol f government. Landlords are murdered including M Teresch ianko a sugar refiner with 400000 acres of beets. Peasants seize forest land and resist police in multiple regions.
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Petersburg
Russia
Chernigoff
M. Tereschianko
Arrests Mount After Bombs Found at Merchant Barassoff
Moscow reports an organized depot of arms and bombs uncovered on the Barassoff premises. Investigations reveal a conspiracy to distribute arms and bombs, with over 800 arrests connected to the affair.
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Moscow
Barassoff
Civilians Enter Politics in Russia Merchants Join Reform Push
In St. Petersburg on March 27 the disaster facing trade and industry pushes merchants and commercial classes toward politics. They favor liberal aims to end the war and seek a constitution. Moscow millionaire M Morosoff, dubbed the Russian cotton king, convened a private meeting of industrial leaders to press the government.
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ST. Petersburg
M. Morosoff
Moscow
Russia
Tiflis Mob Sets March 27 Deadline for Demands
In Tiflis on March 26 a band of 800 armed men demanded local reforms, proclaimed themselves revolutionists, and fixed March 27 as the deadline for satisfaction, threatening freedom of action afterward as troops were dispatched to the scene.
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Tiflis
Riots in Yalta Pillage Shops Along Quay and Bazaar
Dis orders have broken out at Yalta in the Crimea with shops along the quay and in the bazaar looted and pillaged.
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Yalta
ST. Petersburg
Crimea
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