16 Jun 1904
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Newspaper
Fargo Forum And Daily Republican
Location
Fargo, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1904
Page
1
A fragmented clipping hints at summer clothing items and a Hart Se Marx reference. The readable bits mention a varsity outing and a single bee motif, suggesting a retail or catalog note. Details are sparse, preserving only the core fragments and potential brand cues.
Night long search by divers at North Brother Island recovered 463 dead by 10 am with ~400 missing. Two hundred three taken to hospitals. many others in critical condition. Officials order a full investigation as bodies are transported to morgues and coffins prepared.
Minneapolis reports ex mayor Ames is weaker and feared near death while his new trial is postponed. The illness keeps him from appearing in court and sympathy grows as authorities contemplate his fate and potential future. Hot Springs, Ark. notes a separate matter about pecuniary compensation for Parker and Hearst.
Washington State Bankers Association opens its annual meeting in Walla Walla with broad city representation. Attendance hailed as the largest and most representative ever, featuring general discussions and entertainment for attendees.
A cyclone near Santiago and Chiba brought unprecedented rain, widespread damage, and interrupted services. Secretary James Howard’s Washington visit noted amid the chaos, with reports of disrupted communications and transportation impacts across the region.
Stakelberg’s forces are said to have been driven back by superior Japanese numbers toward Vantsialin thirty miles north of Vafangon. The office denies a rout, claiming instead a setback after heavy pressure and inflicting some losses on the Japanese.
St Petersburg reports that General Stakelberg suffered a disastrous defeat at Varangow and his retreat was cut off, rumor spreading through the city on June 16.
London reports a Tokyo dispatch stating Japanese forces captured Telissu after heavy fighting yesterday. The report notes the loss of six guns and many ships in the engagement.
Tokio reports in the Telissy fight eighty miles north of Port Arthur Russian forces sustained heavy casualties with about 1,000 killed or wounded on the Japanese side. The scene notes Russian losses of killed and prisoners in the engagement.
St. Petersburg June 16 The czar receives a telegram from General Kuropatkin detailing the fight at Port Arthur. Russian forces, including two divisions led by General Gerngross Krintsky, report casualties and 311 soldiers wounded or killed. Names of officers remain uncertain.
Tokyo June 16. Unclear reports say survivors of Hitachi 397 and Sade 153 state Russians may have sunk the transports. Details and fall casualties are unobtainable.
Che Foo reports eight junks arrived today from Port Arthur loaded with Chinese. They were there yesterday and conditions there were unchanged.
London dispatches dated June 15 report from Tokio that Japanese forces achieved a great victory near Pu Chow, about seventy miles north of Port Arthur, as per The Daily Express. No official confirmation yet.
June 16 reports say General Bobrikoff governor general of Finland was fatally wounded entering the Finnish senate in Helsingfors. The assassin, son of Senator Schaumann, killed himself. Roosevelt signs civil service amendment promoting veterans without exam. Miss Mary K Ewell sang to win Louisville the next Confederate Veterans reunion.
Chicago June 16 The Republican National Committee began clearing contests for seats in the national convention. Chairman Payne recovered sufficiently to attend the Coliseum meeting. Franklin Indiana June 16 J Frank Jabley Lafayette Republican candidate for Indiana governor addressed Franklin College graduates. Delaware Ohio June 16 The sixtieth annual commencement of Ohio Wesleyan University featured Senator Fairbanks of Indiana delivering the address.
A 16 year old girl was found murdered or assaulted near River Park by the Red River. She recalls being with three male acquaintances and part of refreshments before the incident. Police guard the riverbank site as investigators seek details of the crime.
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