Russian retreat around Mukden deepens losses in war
Russian forces retreat north of Mukden after heavy fighting near Hun river with large casualties and vast gun losses. Estimates place prisoners at 20 000 to 50 000 as Japanese encircle Mukden and threaten retreat routes toward Fushun and Tie Pass. Count Cassini cites Russia’s intent to keep fighting until victory, while reinforcements are being prepared.
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Kuropatkin
Hun River
Mukden
Fushun
Tie Pass
Lie
Yang
Russia
Liao Yang
Cassini
Howver
St. Petersburg
Washington
Uprising Rumors Signal Nationwide City Seizures
Reported letters from Russia describe a planned open national revolution with April or May action. The claim states cities and provinces will be taken, with troops and industries seized, following the 1917 Bolshevik upheaval tone. The source notes authorities warn such orders would be hard to convey and execute.
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Aaron
Russia
Sincersburg
Russians Push Northward After Shakhehun River Line
York March 11. The fate of the army of over 250 000 men and 2000 artillery pieces remains uncertain as Russian forces withdraw north toward Tie Pass. The Japanese have not yet reported capturing guns but Kuropatkin may reposition artillery while Omaga’s turning move hinges on eastern support toward Kin’s line of retreat.
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York
Tkin
Nee
Tie Pass
Liao Yang
Kuropatkin
Omaga
Ropatkin
Kukin
Fushun Tie Pass
Surrender Peace Echoes Across Capital Amid War Rumors
Reports from St Petersburg recount General Kuropatkin’s terse message to Emperor Nicholas as instant chatter on the streets. Citizens both fear surrender and hope for peace while rumors circulate that Admiral Rozhestvensky’s fleet may be recalled for homeward voyage.
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Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Nicholas
Tras
Acorense
Rojestvensky
Oyama telegram reports Mukden captured and vast war supplies
Field Marshal Oyama telegraphs that Mukden fell at 10 this morning after a surrounding action. He says fierce fighting continues nearby and that a great number of prisoners and large quantities of arms ammunition and provisions were captured. Kuropatkin reports a retreat with no combat during the night and heavy shelling.
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Tokio
Oyama
Mukden
Kuropatkin
Czar
St. Petersburg
Genera Kuropatkin
Emperor Nichols
Bank Opens In Lawton As Gas Pipe Plans Announced
Lawton announces a new bank opened and another to be inspected. Temple 000 operates Lawton State Bank with capital stock of 19 dollars. A company forms to pipe natural gas into Lawton for heating grit and manufacturing. Paul F. Cooper, territorial bank examiner, closes the Bank of Lawton for inspection.
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March Jr
Temple 000
Oper- Lawton
State Bank
Capital Stock
Paul F. Cooper
Territorial Bank Examiner
Bank of Lawton
Twenty Six Dead In Cambrian Colliery Disaster
Cardiff reports a catastrophic mine explosion at Cambrian Colliery. Twenty six miners are confirmed dead, with rescuers and officials struggling to confirm final toll and assess cause amid ongoing recovery efforts.
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Cambrian Colliery
Cardiff
Wales
Funeral Rites For Senator William Bate In Senate Chamber
Washington March 11 funeral services for Senator William Bate of Tennessee were held in the senate chamber with President, cabinet members, justices, diplomats, and lawmakers in attendance. The casket was moved from the Ebbitt House to the capitol, flowers forbidden, and a eulogistic address followed by prayers. The remains departed by special train to Nashville, with Tennessee delegates accompanying the family.
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Senate
Washington
William B. Bate
Tennessee
Senate Chamber
United States
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
House of Representatives
Ebbitt House
House
Fairbanks
Hale
Samuel H. Greene
Calvary Baptist Church
Dr. Hale
Senator Bate
Southern Railway
Nashville
Messrs
Sims
Brownlow
Gaines
Bate
Tenessee
Gorman
Messrs. Pettus and
Overman
Berry
Blackburn
Mr. Gorman
President's policy on federal appointments outlined in Washington
The president and cabinet announced a general approach to civil service appointments. Incumbents will remain in office during satisfactory service regardless of tenure, applying across all departments. Secretary Taft added a limit on brigadier generals on active list not to exceed forty years of service including the Civil War.
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Washington
Taft
Wedded on Train in New Mexico Met on Journey
D W McNeall of Chandlerville Illinois and Estella Killips of Baraboo Wisconsin wed aboard the Tallmedge excursion train as it crossed into New Mexico. Rev A B Ringland of Chicago officiated and the couple will live in Dexter the new town south of Roswell.
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Roswell
N. Ow
New Mexico
D. W. McNeall
Chandlerville
Estella Killips
Baraboo
Wis
A. B. Ringland
Chicago
Dexter
Washouts Repaired After Santa Fe Track Damage
From Chicago to New Mexico reports say washouts in Bluewater canyon collapsed 600 feet of Santa Fe track between Bluewater and Toltre, delaying trains until repairs finished and trains resumed by 2 15 p.m. Friday. In Oklahoma City, $5000 will fund a May running meet. Horses on the Memphis Hot Springs and Little Rock circuit will be secured.
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Santa Fe
Chicago
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
New Mexico
Bluewater Canyon
Bluewater
Toltre
Oklahoma City
Memphis
Hot Springs
Little Rock
Week's Failures In U S Across Week
Partial OCR note reports failures across New York and the United States for the week. It mentions figures like 244 in New York and 71st 253 last year and references twenty. The readable fragment lacks full context and details.
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New York
United States
Brooks and Bonnep Testimony in Moore Case Draws Interest
In Austin on March 11 Judge L. Brooks testified for the state about money linked to Warren Moore in 1902. Brooks described seeing a $1000 bill in the district clerk’s office and Moore displaying funds claimed from state cases. Bonner denied collusion with Glover and denied any role in grand jury actions or court cabals.
Death's Door Shocks Judge McFall in Moore Case
Judge D A Mc Fall remained in a dying condition all day Saturday as he steered the Moore case. He helped prompt the grand jury to commence bribery charges, underscoring his pivotal role in the probe.
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Judge McFall
Austin
D. A. McFall
Moore
Grand
Losing of Passes Sympathizes With Europatkin
The Texas House read a resolution expressing heartfelt sympathy to General Kuropatkin after learning he lost two passes and may lose his Tie Pass. A Dallas county junior member was named to transmit the message. The item appeared March 11 in Austin.
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Texas House of Representatives
Europatkin
Austin
House of Representatives
Committee On Foreign Relations
House
Kuropatkin
Dallas County
Messrs. Brown
Wharton
Speth
Heslop
Kennedy Peeler
Hud
Ardmore to Run All Night Post Office
Ardmore will have an all night post office. A large oil well test near Colmnesweil was abandoned after boring 1000 feet. Wild turkeys starved in Jack Forks county. A $6000 endowment funds a mathematics chair at Austin College.
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Ardmore
John Pryor Munden
Marshall
Shreveport
Waul's Legion
Brenham
Tex
Thomas M. Joseph
Galveston
Cook
Guatemala
Colmnesweil
Tobe Blassingame
Hillsboro
W. L
Beckham
Bonham
Jack Forks County
Choctaw Nation
Austin College
Sherman
Calhoun County
Texas
Wichita Falls
G. Lee
Katy
Denton
Tulsa
Muskogee
Bartlesville
J. T
Brownwood
Oll Mill
William Welsh
Memphis
Lindsey Robinson
Rivers and Harbors House Committee
Cressman Burleson
Porto Rico
Ween
Paris
Moore Case Defense Restes as State Begins Rebuttal
In Austin on March 11 the Moore case defense rested after presenting much documentary evidence. A contested out of court exchange triggered attorney discussions away from jurors. William Yoakum of Dallas testified he overheard talks at the International and Great Northern depot and later in San Marcos involving Frank and John. He tied names to Glover and Kalamity Bonner, with remarks about the Kirby Lumber receivership and supposed personal gains, while jurists limited publication of certain statements.
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Moore
State
Brooks
Calhoun
William Yoakum
Dallas
International and
Great Northern
Frank
John
San Marcos
Glover
Kirby Lumber Company
Joakum
Kirby
Kalamity Ponner
Mr. Glover
Frank Glover
Kiri Vy
Adjournment Vote Set For March 24 in Twenty-ninth Legislature
Austin March 11 Friday marked the final $5 day of the Twenty-ninth legislature. Speaker Seabury urged March 24 to vote on Cottrells adjournment motion. Brestford won unanimous consent to third reading for a county commissioners courts power bill to create new school districts. Land bill and general election bill advanced. senate ticket scalping bill discussed. Senate adopts resolution for talks with Mexico via Ambassador Clayton to seek pardon for Mac Stewart.
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Austin
Seabury
House
Cottrell
Brestford
Senate
Mexico
United States
Clayton
Mac Stewart
Hicks
Intermarried Citizens Face Land Filing Rule Change
Dawes commission rescinds permission for doubtful citizens to file on Cherokee land while pending citizenship appeals are reviewed by the interior secretary. Intermarried citizens remain barred from filing under the new order. In Ardmore the Ada grand jury term ends with indictments against prominent liquor law violators. In Wagoner a white man, Jernigan, 20, was shot by a 12 year old. Cordell honors Dr Vere V Hunt named chair of the national relief committee for the United Sons and Confederate Veterans.
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Vinita
I. T
Dawes Commission
Cherokee Nation
Secretary of the Interior
Ardmore
United States Court
Ada
Wagoner
Jim Jernigan
Jernigan
Oklahoma Legislature Invites Roosevelt Visit for Statehood
The Oklahoma lower house adopted a resolution inviting President Roosevelt and Hon. J. G. Cannon to visit Oklahoma this summer to become acquainted with conditions favorable to statehood.
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Oklahoma
Tuthrie
J. G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Three Arrested for Liquor Violation in Ardmore
Ardmore on March 11 reports three well known men were arrested on charges of introducing liquor. They were jailed.
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Ardmore
Naming the Bororo: a Brazil tribe initiates citizens
An article in the Southern Workman describes Bororo tribal rites for newborns. A baby’s lip is pierced during dawn rites as family, priests, and elders whisper a name such as Piadu du, making the child a citizen of the tribe. aliens must endure similar initiation to gain membership.
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Brazil
Piadudu
Piadudnu
Real Good O14 Post and Rails Tea From Australia
The Real Good O14 Post and Rails tea is brewed by a week long process in Australia. Drinkers, especially men, prepare a deep coffee colored brew by daily addition of leaves and end with an acrid, rusty brown tea. Locals call it real good old post and rails, linking the taste to a dangerous jump.
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Australia
China
Japan
The Roman Arenas Not Mere Rings in Ancient Power
The arenas of ancient Rome varied in design to fit the fighting, from desertlike sands to groves and caves, allowing combatants to fend off beasts or call forth monsters, with elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses and crocodiles fought inside.
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Rome
Hesperides
Thrace
Bravery and War News From Europe and Asia
A mixed summary discusses Jinrikisha origins and public pessimism over Russian defeats at Mukden, with notes on bravery defined as duty rather than death. Dispatches report Russian movements and Afghan border activity, while crop data from Washington cites sizable wheat and corn holdings and alleged Russian losses of guns and prisoners.
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Washington
Tage Agricultural Department of
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