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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1904
Page
7
Dispatches describe six days of heavy combat around Kinchou and Naoshan hills near Port Arthur with Japanese forces under Kuroki pushing to outflank Russian positions. Russians report heavy losses as Nagguantung and other lines fall, while Kuroki’s exact strength remains unclear and forces move toward Mukden amid ongoing small skirmishes and railway line maneuvers.
The stronghold Kinchow near the Liao tung peninsula was captured Thursday by Gen. Qko's forces after a desperate battle beginning at Nongkwavulloy. Japanese losses are estimated at 12,000 with Russian and Chinese resistance continuing at Port Arthur as Japan advances toward the fortress. Russia reportedly has about 20,000 troops at Port Arthur and 50,000 elsewhere, with Japanese forces at Kinchow numbered around 50,000.
Reports from Gensan say a major clash occurred at Kankow Hamheung as Cossacks attacked the city castle and exchanged fire with a 300 man Korean garrison for two hours. Casualties were reported and Russians were thought to withdraw northwest. The Gensan garrison, a battalion strong, planned no initiative for now.
Gen James N Tyner and nephew Harrison J Barrett were tried in Washington on a conspiracy charge tied to postal investigations. The jury acquitted them after twenty two minutes. Tyner, aged 78, long served in public offices including Congressman from Indiana 1869 1875 and Postmaster General under Ulysses S Grant. Barrett resigned from the department to practice as counsel for firms in trouble with the mails. The case followed years of government effort to convict in postal prosecutions.
A major blaze destroyed 28 blocks in Yasco City, Mins, wiping out 200 buildings including banks, offices, churches, and hundreds of homes. Water shortage hampered firefighting as martial law was declared and two military companies secured the burned district amid estimated losses between 1.6 and 2 million dollars with insurance coverage around 60 percent.
Tunisian authorities at New ehwang report two Japanese battleships sunk by a submarine. Three ships of this class are at Fort Arthur, with another en route to Vinlivostok by rail. A French priest arrives at Newehwang claiming 20,000 Russian troops are stationed there and 100,000 men are at Liaoyang with heavy reinforcements daily. Fence Ling Keto, deported by Russians in July and who escaped, has reformed gathering 3,000 brigands near Rwathing harassing former enemies.
Rear Admiral Evans returns aboard the Kentucky after a world tour and warns the China crisis could spark a wider European war. He cites unrest in China and fears a Japanese aid surge leading to Russian involvement and global conflict if Chinese action occurs. The admiral urges keeping the fighting limited to the belligerents.
Shanhaikwan correspondent reports 15 000 Bos aiina from FLlaieheng and Ti advance toward Penghnangcheng on March 22 after assuming Japanese retirement. They meet 80 000 Japanese at Penitenting pass. Russian casualties amount to about 400 with over 100 Russians captured. Japanese losses not stated.
The Russian government received news of a major Japanese defeat after General Steersel led a sortie from Port Arthur. Russian losses were about 1,164 killed or wounded, while Japanese casualties were reported around 1,000 killed or wounded. The action involved a coordinated thrust with a supply train and General Stovamel’s forces, aided by wireless communications.
An artesian well near Troquois B C spouts water and many two inch fish. The fish are not blind, implying they originate from a surface water source connected to the well supply. The source is thought to lie in the Black Hills about 50 miles away. Old permits for sale at offices.
A boiler blast off Louisville Kentucky destroyed the towboat Fred Wilson killing thirteen and injuring sixteen. The vessel owned by Monacan Coal and Coke Co had left Pittsburgh with six barges bound for Louisville when the explosion occurred near Riverview Park. The cause remains unknown and only two crewmen escaped injury. The Wilson had been built eighteen years ago, was 174 feet long and valued at 25000 with special insurance.
The War Department recommends and Congress approves $25,000 for a survey of a wagon road from Valdez to Kort Exbert and $25,000 to survey a military trail between the Ynken river and Cold foot on the Koyukuk. In April Chicago recorded 266 violent deaths including murders, suicides, railroad accidents, and other fatal incidents. Patronize those who advert tion.
The Kinkaid bill opens government land in Nebraska to homesteads of 640 acres each, offering 9,000,000 acres to US heads of families with no conditions beyond eligibility. Rich holdings are barred for those owning over 16 acres, shifting cattle lands to new settlers. The act, signed and effective June 21, 1906, signals a sweeping land distribution as cattle kings lose access.
Citizens in Chicago wage a unique grassroots drive to clean streets amid alleged municipal neglect. A joint committee covers nine and a half miles, over 100 miles swept, uniforms patrol, and vacant lots seeded as self improvement groups rival city efforts.
The Methodists at the Angeles general conference voted 441 to 158 to keep the discipline prohibiting amusements such as dancing and theatergoing. The majority report to retain the paragraph and add a delay to the advices was adopted after a heated debate. Sixty-five memorials were submitted with most opposing change, and a single Binghamton petition with 2,000 signatures protested any alteration.
A new Massachusetts law forbids bribery of public servants including seytanta and other employees through presents or gifts. The act targets graft by officials and bans all forms of gratuities to influence official actions.
Attorney General Coleman issues an opinion stating no store may sell patent medicines in Kansas unless a licensed pharmacist is in charge or special permission from the State Board of Pharmacy is granted. About 5,000 building trades workers idle due to strikes ordered by Philadelphia unions. Grandstaff of Lamar and Coto receive a latent sentence of two prison terms for bigamy, plus a $500 fine.
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