Russian and Japanese forces clash near Shakhe on Mandarin Road
Telegrams from St Petersburg and Tokio recount the Oct 14 to 15 battles along the Shakhe River. Russian center and right wing hold, but heavy losses mount on both sides with estimates of Russian casualties exceeding 40,000 and Japanese losses said to be smaller though undetermined.
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ST. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Shakhe
Mandarin Road
Liaoyang
Tokio
Okun
Nodzu
Oku
Chouchiafun
Shahopo
Lamuntun
Lamunt
Russians in Manchuria Endure Heavy Losses and Fatigue
Oct 16 reported lull in battle near a site 10 miles southwest, with Russians pressing to extricate forces after a grueling clash that cost about 30,000 lives. Reports note exhausted, hungry troops, scarce food, and heroic efforts as officers die and gunners sustain heavy shellfire amid shifting lines and retreating formations. The Japanese pressure remains, fires burn to the south, and the eastern Japanese army advances while the Russians fight on reluctanly for pride.
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Murden
Liaoyang
Kuropatkin
Manchuria
Dillon elected A. O. County President at Suffolk convention
At the A. O. H. county convention in Deacon Hall yesterday John H. Dillon was elected county president with James M. Curry as vice president recording secretary William T. Fleming treasurer Edward Callahan and Cornelius Spelly as financial secretary The Suffolk county membership stood at 7864 with 2500 net increase and 58 deaths during the year Receipts totaled 34191.89 and expenses 34437.91 including 15044.95 for sick and funeral benefits and 1158.70 for charitable purposes The county cash on hand outside funds was 23329.49 A memorial service for George Frisbie Hoar was voted The convention also passed resolutions condemning British attempts to form a US Britain alliance and renewing pledges to American institutions. Retiring President Mathew Cummings discussed division reorganizations and current status of divisions in good standing
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Deacon Hall
John H. Dillon
James M. Curry
William T. Fleming
Edward Callahan
Cornelius Spelliy
Suffolk County
Cummings
Faneuil Hall
George Frisbie Hoar
Mathew Cummings
Thomas J. Collins
George P. Madden
Patrick A. Foley
Daniel J. Byrne
Daniel T. O’connell
Connecticut Girl Murdered by Lover in New York
Coroner reports Charles Pfefferman an 85 year old fruit dealer and his lover Miss Cora Kipling were found dead in Pfefferman’s East 78th Street apartment. Kipling from Stony Brook Conn. Pfefferman killed Kipling with a revolver and then killed himself by firing toward four gas jets.
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New York
Jackson
Charles Pfefferman
Cora Kipling
Pfefferman
East Seventy-eighth Street
Kipling
Hotel Winthrop Bar Closed Over Sunday Liquor Rule
In Chelsea the Hotel Winthrop at 427 Broadway was ordered to stop liquor sales and close its bar by order of license commissioners. Proprietor George A. Lewis complied immediately. Police say the action followed a Sunday-sale understanding tied to the original license granted last May, a detail cited by Commissioner Dunbar.
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Chelsea
Winthrop
Broadway
George A. Lewis
Hudson
Dunbar
Caro Couple Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Joseph Caro celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at home 211 Saratoga Street East Boston with about 200 relatives and friends. A silver service was presented by Maurice Caro on behalf of their friends with attendance by Alderman Bromberg and Boston and New York businessmen.
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Joseph Caro
Saratoga Street
Boston
Great Six Day Battle Near Mukden Fades
Correspondent describes a six day Russian retreat after fierce fighting along the Shakhe River. From Oct 9 to 15, Russian forces repeatedly clashed with Japanese artillery and infantry amid mud, rain storms, and night assaults as they fell back to the north side of the river.
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Mukden
Pekin
Shakhe
Shakhe River
Hamantung
Yentai
Eee
Man Milliner Murdered in the Back Bay
A Boston murder case unfolds in St Botolph Street with Hall his friend Sennett and the weapon a Japanese sword. Witness accounts describe drinks, a planned meeting, and Hall’s fatal neck wound amid police and medical investigations.
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Back
Japan Shocked by the Slaughter Torio
Oct 16 report on Manchuria battle where about 60 000 killed or wounded on both sides. Russians suffer heavy losses but Japanese feel shock despite victory. Diplomatic figures urge world to push for peace and an end to slaughter.
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Japan
Manchuria
Associated Press
Diplomatic Corps
Kuropatkin Ordered to Advance by Prisoners
Russian prisoners claim officers reported Port Arthur garrison shrinking daily and Port Arthur in danger. Fresh Russian reinforcements reach Manchuria, and Kuropatkin’s region near Mukden grows to over nine army corps. The Emperor ordered no retreat beyond Mukden and an immediate offensive to lift Port Arthur.
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Tokio
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Europe
Kuropatkin
Mukden
Tragedy of Liaoyang Duplicated in New Stage of War
Report from St. Petersburg outlines a continuing Russian retreat after a costly Liaoyang withdrawal with losses around 30 000. Kuropatkin reportedly holds the north bank of the Shakhe while a mass movement toward Mukden is implied. Weather and flooded rivers threaten the front and ammunition concerns loom as Japanese bombardment intensifies.
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ST. Petersburg
Shakhe
Liaoyang
Kuropatkin
Shakhe River
Mukden
Harbin
Tie Pass
Port Arthur
Giles recounted discovering Hall dead at Aldrich's home
Giles described visiting Hall on St. Botolph Street between noon and 1 PM. He found Hall on the floor, gas on, blood beneath, a sword on the bed, and no pulse. He notified a doctor, Dr. Prosper Bender, and planned to alert police, parting at Huntington Avenue and Exeter Street.
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St. Botolph Street
Watson
Hall
Prosper Bender
Aldrich
Exeter Chambers
Huntington Avenue
Exeter Street
Silence at No 5 St Botolph Street Lodgers Hear No Noise
Mrs H F Smith landlady of No 5 St Botolph Street says no sound was heard by any inmates on Saturday night. She notes four lodgers and claims no disturbance or outcry was noticeable. She recalls artillerymen entering the house and acknowledges confusion over who found the body as the men confess.
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H. F. Smith
St. Botolph Street
Autumn at the St Louis Exposition Tours Advertised
The Royal Blue line seven day high class tour at $75.90 covers all expenses including a Washington and New York stop with standard Pullmans. An additional seven day Washington tour begins November 1 for $25.00. Send a postal for itinerary to Joseph P. Tessart N E B P A 360 Washington St Boston Mass.
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ST. Louis Exposition
Washington
New York
Joseph P. Tessart
Boston
Mass
Sorrow in Rockland over Hall death in Boston
Friends of Larkin W. Hall were shocked by his tragic death in Boston as his aged father Captain William E. Hall a retired mariner, was nearly prostrated.
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Rockland
Larkin W. Hall
Boston
William E. Hall
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Palm Garden
Sennett Appeared Dopey, and Fell Back In A Stupor. “Fiall
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Pelton
Division 16
Dr. Bender
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Fitzgerald
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ACK Derby
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Blue Bells of
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Herbert Giles
Massachusetts Avenue
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Winter ST
Titer
Oxford
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