Port Arthur Battle Report Says Japanese Bombardment Sunk Torpedo Boat
London dispatch cites Feb. 29 action at Port Arthur with fifteen Japanese warships shelling the harbor from 10 to 12. Russian ships Novik Askold Bayan and four torpedo boats engaged but retired. Askold heavily damaged and a torpedo boat sunk. Retvizan damaged. Japanese withdrew in order.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Yin Kow
Port Arthur
Novik
Askold
Bayan
Retvizan
Far East
Japan
Ussuri
Korea
Possiet Bay
Shanghai
Che Foo
Tokio
Times
Thhe Harbor
Vladivostok Blockaded as Assurance of Japanese Control
Report from St. Petersburg notes no confirmation from Hako date on Vladivostok blockade but suggests it is not improbable. Observers cite Russian northern warships as a menace and lack of Vladivostok news as potential sign of ongoing events. A Port Arthur attack forecast in Manchuria amplifies the belief of imminent land and sea operations against Port Arthur.
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St. Petersburg
Hakodate
Vladivostok
Korea
Liao Yang
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Sevastopol
Novoe Vremya
Russia Permits U S Officers to Observe Russian Warpeers
Washington March 1 The Russian army has granted the United States request for American officers to accompany Russian troops and witness their operations in the Japan war. Ambassador McCormick reports the officers may not join the Russian army before April 15.
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Russia
Washington
United States
Japan
McCormick
Hay
Japs Drive Back Russians Near Ping Yang
Japanese infantry at Ping Yang north of Chemulpo clashed with Russian cavalry scouts and repelled them. The report notes about 60,000 Japanese troops are stationed at Chemulpo, with Seoul and the Yalu river area referenced in the maneuver.
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Che Foo
Ping Yang
Seoul
Yalu River
Chemulpo
Russian fleet heads home to Baltic until June
The St. Petersburg correspondent of Echo de Paris reports the Russian squadron commanded by Admiral Wierenius, last seen in the Red Sea, is returning to Libau and will stay in the Baltic until June.
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Baltic
Paris
St. Petersburg
Echo de Paris
Wierenius
Red Sea
Libau
Quiet Harbin Town Aids Russian Hospital Trains
Harbin Manchuria March 1 reports the town is quiet as Chinese residents work willingly to provide food for the Russian community and gather significant funds for hospital trains being prepared. Women sit up nights to assist.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Greenwood company arrives to escort accused killer to Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi on February 29 the Greenwood military company arrives with Abert Baldwin a negro accused of killing Engineer Fogarty of the Valley road two weeks earlier. Baldwin was captured at Batesville and was to be taken to Tutwiler. Governor Vardaman intervened to prevent a mob from burning him. Adjutant General Friede accompanied the party. authorities feared mob violence and kept guard to protect Baldwin.
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Jackson, Miss
Greenwood Military Company
Jackson
Sanitary Report on Isthmus Sees Hopeful Outlook
Surgeon J C Perry reports to Surgeon General Wyman on sanitary conditions along the Isthmus for Roosevelt. Colon is described as woefully unsanitary, with Panama and the canal route also examined. Climate at canal camps is said to be far better and health should remain good with proper regulations.
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Isthmus
Washington
J. C. Perry
Colon
Roosevelt
Wyman
Panama
Isthmian Canal
Canal
Trial recounts self defense in Berry murder case
On re open of the Norton Kansas murder trial Chauncey Dewey William McBride and Clyde Wilson testified Wilson said the Berry family fired first at the Berry ranch last June as the Dewey party sought to take a purchased tank Mrs Berry consented to the maneuver but the Berry men moved to stop them and fired prompting self defense fire from the Dewey faction
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Norton
Kan
Chauncey Dewey
William J. McBride
Clyde Wilson
Burchard Berry
Wilson
Berrys
Berry Ranch
Dewey
Barrington Testifies in Murder Trial Denying Nobility Title
Frederick Seymour Barrington took the stand in Clayton on the murder case of James P. McCann. He refused to state his name initially and denied claiming to be Lord Barrington or living at Belmore castle. He described his arrest and fear of lynching, while police testimony from earlier in the day was later admitted after the jury was withdrawn.
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St. Louis
Frederick Seymour Barrington
Clayton
James P. McCann
Lord Barrington
Belmore Castle
Barrington
Young Corbett Defeats Sullivan in San Francisco Bout
In San Francisco on March 1, Young Corbett retained the featherweight title by stopping Dave Sullivan of New York in the eleventh round of a twenty round match. Corbett emerged unmarked while Sullivan suffered a severe beating before Referee Graney halted the fight to prevent further damage. Sullivan fought hard, was outboxed and outgeneraled, yet could not overcome the champion.
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Young Corbett
Sullivan
San Francisco
Dave Sullivan
New York
Corbett
Graney
Engagement at Jolo Reports Moros Surrender Declined
General Wade forwards a Manila dated cablegram to the war department detailing General Wood's report of the Jolo engagement on the 14th inst. Major Hugh L. Scott led the American expedition. Wood notes two instances of firing stopped to offer surrender, which the Moros refused. Hassan the Cotta is believed dead or captured, Hassan located.
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Washington
Wade
War Department
Manila
Department
Wood
Jolo
Hassan
Hugh L. Scott
Postal Robbery Ends in Double Shooting Near Meridian
A Birmingham train crime left Postal Clerk Stockton dead and another clerk Bass fatally wounded on the northbound Alabama Great Southern line two miles from Meridian. A posse chased the culprit by bloodhounds. he was captured, jailed at Meridian, and injured when he fell under the wheels while escaping. The incident was part of a robbery plot.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jim Paris
Stockton
Bass
Alabama Great Southern
Meridian
Wisconsin Capitol in Ruins After Saturday Fire
Madison February 29 Governor Lafollette met with state officials to decide action on replacing the nearly destroyed state capitol. No firm decision emerged but an extra legislative session is generally expected.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Lafollette
Guilty Verdict in Post Office Conspiracy Trial
Washington report on February 20 1913 shows August W Machen Lorenz Diller B Groff convicted of conspiracy against the government after a seven week trial. Foreman Carl Peterson announced guilty as indicted to all four defendants prompting motions for new trial arrest of judgment and bail. Bail fixed at 20000 each with Lorenz and two Groffs bond raised to 10000. Sentencing later set at two years in Moundsville penitentiary and 10000 dollar fines for Machen Lorenz and D Groff. Samuel Groff granted a new trial.
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Washington
Carl Peterson
Post Office
August W. Machen
Rural Free Delivery Division
George E. Lorenz
Toledo
Samuel A. Groff
Diller B. Groff
Holmes Conrad
Charles A. Douglass
Lorenz
Foreman Peterson
Machen
Mayer
W. Machen
Groff Factoners
Post Office Department
Moundsville
W. Va
Samuel Groff
Rocherester Fire Devastates Major Retail District
Rochester suffers ruin in a blaze that consumes three of five major department stores and the Sibley Lindsay & Carr Co. largest retail shop. Loss exceeds 3 million dollars with 2,000 workers displaced. Fire destroys Marble block and Granite building while only wall remains on Marble. Sibley wholesale building and stables lost. One injury to Assistant Chief Jaynes. no deaths. Power cut on Main Street trolley line to prevent electrical danger.
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Rochester
N. C
Sibley, Lindsay & Carr Co
St. Paul Street
Clinton Avenue
Rochester Dry Goods Company
Walkover Shoe Company
Beadle, Sherburne Co
Division Street
Frank A. Jaynes
Main Street
Supply bills take priority in both houses this week
Washington reports that both naval and army appropriation bills are to be reported to the Senate and acted on promptly with supply bills given right of way. The navy bill may lead, while debate is anticipated. The week also covers shipments of government supplies and ongoing probes into Smoot and Dietrich.
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Washington
Senate
Military Committee
Smoot
Dietrich
House
Naval
Trade Review Notes Slow Spring Uptick Amid Prices
R G Dun and Co Weekly Review of Trade reports weather delays and holiday interruptions hindering outdoor work. Spring trade development is slow but expected to recover as the season advances. Foreign commerce shows weekly export and import declines versus last year with continued easy money and recent prominent failures abroad. Prices in staples fluctuate amid speculation, with wheat and cereals driving gains while flour stays steadier.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
In billionsness HERBINE improves digestion and health
An advertisement announcing HERBINE a tonic that expels bile and acids to aid assimilation, purify blood, and strengthen the system. Price 50 pts Riley's Drag Store.
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Riley
Drag Store
To Cure a Cold in One Day Promise
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a one day cure for colds. Each box bears H W Grove’s signature and druggists refund the purchase if it fails. Price is 250.
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H.W. Grove
Beef Shipment Unloaded Amid Shipping Delay
San Francisco February 26 The steamer China delays sailing to Orient as workers remove 1 000 000 pounds of beef sold to the Russian government by a local firm The Russian order total was 3 000 000 pounds with prior consignments aboard the Coptic and Korea The meat was seized by Japan and local sellers reportedly rushed to move the third shipment from the China
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San Francisco
China
Korea
Japan
Rail collision near Point Richmond kills two engineers
The west bound California Limited and the East bound Overland on the Santa Fe collided south of Point Richmond after a misplaced switch. Engineers L. L. Baker and J. P. Bennett died. Porter Alvin Taylor, who opened the switch, is under arrest, claiming he followed Engineer Bennett's signal.
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San Francisco
California Limited
Overland
Santa Fe
Point Richmond
L. L. Baker
The
Limited
J. P. Bennett
Alvin Taylor
Bennett
Dowie Meeting Ends in Disruption by Crowd in Melbourne
John Alexander Dowie faced a hostile reception in the exhibition building as the crowd shouted songs and jeered. He abandoned the evening session amid being chased through the city by rough elements, while he was refused lodging at a fashionable hotel reflecting strong local sentiment.
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Melbourne
John Alexander Dowie
Exhibition Building
Dowie
Sugar Advances Five Cents
New York february 27 refined sugar prices rose by five cents per hundred pounds across all grades indicating a nationwide move in the sugar market.
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New York
Peaceful Cuban Congressional Elections
Havana reports peaceful congressional elections the first run entirely under Cuban auspices. Predictions of disturbances proved unfounded as voting proceeded quietly. Liberal gains in the lower house contrast with a Republican Senate majority likely blocking major policy shifts.
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Cuba
Havana
House of Congress
Senate
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