Russian Japanese clashes around Motien pass reported
Dispatches describe continued combat as General Koerp Atkin defensive actions north of Motien pass. Russian and Japanese forces clash near Tatchekino and Kisotung with notable casualties and movements by Oku and Nuroki. Reports cite reinforcements at Inkow and shifting lines along the Chinese River area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koerpatkin
Keller
Motion Pass
Motien Pass
Liaoyang
Oku
Tatchekino
Inkow
Newebwang
Okun
Tatchekina
Kuroki
Sussian
Nuroki
Kistorng
Chi River
Anping
Theater Map Shows Manchuria Front Lines and Movements
A detailed map outlines positions in Manchuria as Russian and Japanese forces maneuver from Liao Yang toward Siukden and Ta Pass. Key locales include Langise Pass Kaitou and SE-Chiso Pass with indications of ponderous fighting and stalled advances due to heavy rains in the Laiheksino Hai Cheng region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Siukden
Langise Pass
Count Keller
Kaitou
Liao
Yang
Ta Pass
Taitse
Mukden
Liao Yang
Se-Chiso Pass
Hinotung
Kuroki
Chi River
War News in Brief From World Fronts
Many Japanese have been withdrawn from Tatchekino front to reinforce Ixuroki, believed to have turned Keller's flank. Russian cruisers St Petersburg and Side len sk to cease interfering with foreign shipping in the Red Sea and may join the Baltic squadron. A settlement basis is said to have been reached with Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tatchekino
Ixuroki
Keller
St. Petersburg
Sidelensk
Red Sea
Baltic
Great Britain
Formosa
Saigon
China
Fhee
Yokohama
Port Arthur
Russian theater rumors swirl around Liaoyang and Formosa
Reported rumors from St Petersburg claim General Kureki may have shifted Russian forces toward Liaoyang while other accounts place his advance near a railway east of the station between Liaoyang and Mukden. Naval observers note Vladivostok squadron activity with conflicting aims and scarce reliable news from Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Kureki
Liaoyang
Mukden
Janneckamph
Rurik
Russia
Gramodor
Vladivostok
Boga
Ka- Takura
Boider
Tsugata
Yezo
Nippod
Pacific
Japan
Yokohama
General Strike Begins in Chicago Amid Calls for Renewal
The general strike in Chicago started Monday with thousands of teamsters cattle handlers and mechanical workers leaving work. At 11 AM President William G Schardt of the Chicago Federation of Labor ordered renewed action for the allied trades following a request from the butchers, signaling a widespread labor protest in the citys busy yards and pens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Sixth Yards
Wiliam G. Schardt
Chicago Federation of Labor
Joint Committee of the
Allied Trades
Union men except the Teamsters strike again in Packingtown
The Teamsters and union leaders call a citywide strike in Packingtown after a failed peace conference with packing firms. Thousands of workers walk out, amid heavy security and accusations of discrimination as the strike renews in Chicago and other centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters
Sebardt
Golden
Gelden
Ee Primiers
Randlers
Welsbusters
Wes Totel
Chicago
Allied Trades
Donnelly
Thun
Thirty Thousand Men Quit in Fall River Textile Mills
In Fall River Mass a wage cut of 12.45 percent led to a widespread strike as 80 000 operatives stayed away from 37 mills and gates, with many entrances closed and mills idled. The 3 year old daughter of farmer Albert Beran near Wellsville Khan died from ptomaine poisoning after eating a raw potato.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River Gait
Fal River Glass
Textile Council
Bath
Wall River
Albert Beran
Wellsville
Khan
Drowning of 13-Year-Old in Arkansas City Incident
Ror Moffett, nephew of Dr B Hoffett, drowned in eastern Arkansas City Kansas while helping tow shocks of wheat to shore. His bundle broke up in deep water as others pulled to land. General Poral, Spanish garrison commander at Santiago de Cuba, died in an asylum near Madrid after surrender to US forces. He reportedly became insane over his capitulation.
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Ror Moffett
B. Hoffett
Arkansas City
Kan
Poral
Santiaco
Cuba
Madrid
Spain
Random European and International Political Dispatches
Counts, governors, queens and kings figure in a jumble of notes including a Trieste governor dinner for battleship officers, Queen Wilhelmina condolence telegrams, U S sea protection in the Rommander islands, royal palace fire, Morton Chateau denials, German rivers at low water, and a court ruling on Bulgarian witnesses in a Russian smuggling case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Goess
Trieste
Wilhelmina
Mr. Kraser
Transvaal
United States
Rommander Islands
Alexander
Draco
Peter
Livernour
Paris
Morton
Chateau de Vale Near
Germany
Elbe
Saale
Russia
Balkana
Rolerm
Rail projects and railway finance in early 20th century notes
Reports cover rail line completions from Granger to Austin and Fort Worth to Dallas, a proposed Philadelphia freight tunnel cost up to 320 million, ticket restrictions by Kansas City, and leadership changes in several rail bodies. Also notes consolidation filings in New York, China’s first railway, and bond issues to fund improvements with mixed earnings highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Austin
Granger
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Terre Haute
Roudle
Teras
Pscific
Fort Worth
Dallas
New York
Pennsylvania
Sharon
Ceres
China
Pekin
Tientain
Consolidated Railway Company
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
St. Louis
San Francisco
Treasury
Beutheru
Chicago
St Louis
Western Passenger Association
Central Passenger Association
Cai
British anger over Red Sea seizures sparks war talk
Britons from all parties demand swift action after Russian prize crews seize ships including the Malacca in the Red Sea. Port Said detains the vessel and scores of British warships gather near the Suez canal as newspapers call for retaliation to force Russia to release crews and vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Said
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Vietevia
B. C
Russia
Red Sea
Washington
Ardova
Manila
Smolens
United States
Army
Congress
John Bassett Moore
Gulf of Lisetung
Yinkow
Kurepatkin
Mukden
Reesie
Great Britain
Gcials
Czst
Malacca
Port Said
Suez
Canal
The
Times
the Standard
Morning Post
Daily Telegraph
United Kingdom
Japan
Nation and Labor Clash Over Recognition at Government Offices
A labor dispute echoes the Willer case as unions demand formal recognition of their constitution and by laws. At the Washington arsenal, 28 white bricklayers refused to work when a colored non union bricklayer was assigned, prompting Captain Sewell to review eligibility and lead to a broader political reckoning. The government asserts that the laws of the land are supreme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willer
Government Printing Office
Poreman Biller
Miller
Arsenal
Washington
War College
Sewell
Bricklayers’ Union
War dance for the President and cabinet guests in Washington
Hundred years ago the Osage chiefs held a war dance for the President and cabinet members in Washington. Russia refused to acknowledge Napoleon as emperor of France. Abolition tensions waned as the cotton gin’s value became clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Feseh
Russia
Napoleon
France
Prussia Seeks Peace Effort Over Russia Turkey Conflict
Seventy five years ago Prussia sent an emissary to Constantinople to push a peaceful end to the Russia Turkey conflict. A treaty was said to have been concluded with the Winnebago and Potawatomi and land purchases south of Wisconsin between the Mississippi and Lake Michigan noted. Catholic emancipation appeared ineffective in Ireland with continued outrages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
Constantinople
Russia
Turkey
Fifty Years Ago Civil Conflicts and Naval Movements
Fifty years ago Chinese insurgents attacked Canton. Albes Pacha, viceroy of Rayot, was found dead in bed. The Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society sent its first relief to Kansas. Three English and four French ships arrived via Honolulu with 298 guns aiming at the Russian Pacific squadron. Parson illnesses reached 300 in Hatana. Said Pasha seized Alexandria after Abbas Pasha's death. Numerous vessels wrecked in Table Bay during a violent gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Albes Pacha
Rayot
Table Bay
Sherman Advances on Atlanta and Confederate Raiders
Gen Sherman’s army moved from intrenchments on the Chattahoochee toward Atlanta while Johnston reportedly retires. Sheridan begins a firing expedition into Confederate territory. Washington regains telegraph service as Lincoln calls 600,000 more volunteers. Railway traffic resumes between Washington and Baltimore after Confederate disruption. Six steamboats burn at St Louis harbor in a conspiratorial act.
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Sherman
Chattahooche
Atlanta
Johnston
Sheridan
Maryland
Washington
D. C
Alarghind
Lincoln
Baltimore
St Louis
Goldsmith Maid Sets Trotting Record at Saginaw
Thirty years ago Goldsmith Maid broke trotting records in Saginaw Michigan with a first heat time of 2 15. Theodore Tilton wrote to the Firemouth Church investigating committee in Brooklyn stating plans to present all charges from Mrs Tilton against Henry Ward Beecher. Reciprocity treaty talks feature crude and other commercial bonds in the notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsmith Maid
Saginaw
Mich
Firemouth Church
Brooklyn
Theodore Tilton
Tilton
Henry Ward Beecher
Canada
United States
N. EL
Polar expedition survivors and deaths reported in Washington
Twenty years ago news reached Washington that Greely and six companions on the polar expedition were safe while eighteen of the party had died. Also noted were Blaine's ratification meeting in New York City and Diaz's election as president of Mexico among other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greely
Blaine
Logan
New York City
Germany
Eamond Yard, In. & Co
New York
Porfirio Diaz
Republic of Mexico
Ten Years Ago In Chicago Wartime Committee Stalemate
Ten years ago Chicago faced a stalemate as wartime measures stalled amid disputes over funding and policy. Chairman Wilson led a stubborn committee while the Howes refused compromise and instructed a conference panel to yield nothing. Patrick Eugene, a figure tied to a controversial case, is mentioned in relation to a past execution in the city.
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Chicago
Wilson
Wart and Means
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Elliot
Newehwang
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Fuchow
Kinchows
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Haicheng
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