Port Arthur Relief Report and Dalny Violence
June 1 dispatches report a Russian relief push toward Port Arthur from Tashecao near Newchwang, with planned full division follow. Chefoo confirms refugees recount Dalny and Taken Wan fires and pillage, Russians burning offices and vessels, bandits seizing the city and harming contractors and residents.
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Dalny
Chefoo
Port Dalny
Tati Wan
Talien Wan
Port Arthur
Port Danny
Bobr
Russians fear fall of Port Arthur as reports reach Wia
Refugees from the southern Liao Tung peninsula claim daily fighting and heavy losses for both sides, though not officially confirmed. Russian authorities hesitate to accept Port Arthur’s fall but fear its loss would be a severe setback. They warn of possible fresh Russian deployment south of Newchwang if Stoessel holds Port Arthur, while Japanese positions from the Yalu to Takushan complicate actions. Heavy rains hinder transport and Chinese brigands grow active.
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Wviay
Port Arthur
Newchwang
Liao Tung Peninsula
Psia
Stoessel
Yalu River
Takushan
Ai Yang Pien Men Fight in Night Clash
The report from Ai Yang Pien Men describes a night engagement near Kuan Dian Lian where 2 200 Japanese infantry and cavalry attacked Cossacks. Russian losses were seven killed one officer wounded and nine horses killed, with limited Japanese casualties.
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St. Petersburg
War Office
War Department
Tokio
Kuan Dian Lian
Saimatsha
Port Arthur
Russian Forces Seize Positions Near Port Arthur
Reports from Amudken say General Stoessel's force holds a strategic position near Port Arthur supported by outlying batteries. General Okun is said to have received strong reinforcements from Japan, landed at Taku Shan.
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Amudken
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Okun
Taku Shan
Japanese fail to block Port Arthur sinking two torpedo boat destroyers
On the night of May 28 Japanese forces attempted to block Port Arthur by sinking ships at the harbor entrance. The plan was detected by a Japanese Burboat searchlight. Two torpedo boat destroyers were sunk before the merchant fleet withdrew.
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Tokio
Port Arthur
Liao Ti Shan
Mukden
Riprap Fortification Debate At Hampton Roads
The War Department tests fortifying the Ripraps near Fort Wool to defend Chesapeake Bay and Washington. If the island withstands heavy artillery, it could replace Fortress Monroe as the key defense. if not, funds may be wasted. The Jamestown exposition will be held nearby, with Congress urged to fund a fitting celebration.
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Uncle Sam
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
War Department
Hampton Roads
Baltimore
Norfolk
Newport News
Fortress Monroe
America
United States
Furth
Trampton
Chesapeake
Sewall’s Point
Monroe
Congress
Jamestown
Carlyle's French Revolution Inspires Aguinaldo Claim
Rev. Fr. Kester says General Funston told him Carlyle's The French Revolution inspired Emilio Aguinaldo to lead the Philippine revolt. Funston reportedly carried the book on campaigns and found it among Aguinaldo's effects, worn from reading and marked passages.
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General Funston
Carlyle
Chicago
Aguinaldo
Suston
Mr. Kester
Cavalry May Be Sent to Morocco by U S
The American government weighs sending a cavalry contingent to Morocco to aid in capturing Moroc can bandits. Consul Gunmere at Tangier reports threats against captives Perdicardis and Varley. Admiral Jewell sails Olympia Baltimore and Cleveland toward Tangier as Hay considers cross Atlantic action with local forces.
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American State Department
Morocco
Washington
Gunmere
United States
Tangier
State Department
Raisuli
Perdicardis
Varley
Admiral Jewell
Olympia
Baltimore
Cleveland
Atlantic
France
Hay
Quenemo Flood Traps 460 Passengers Headed West
A flood near Quenemo Kansas leaves three through trains marooned for twelve hours. Over 460 passengers receive meals and clothing from locals while boats ferried meals to the stranded passengers. Ralph H. Stephens of Cohoes New York dies on the train after leaving Emporia Kansas City May 31.
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Quenemo
Iran
Oho Methodists
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Denver
el Paso
Ralph H. Stephens
Cohoes
N. Y
Emporia
Kansas City
lXan
Missouri Pacific
Tascott Alleged Confession Linked to Alaska Tragedy
Chicago dispatch reports a dying man’s voluntary declaration tying Tom Tascott to the Snell murder and a 15 year old Alaska tragedy. Philip Robertson, a prospector, recounts finding the inmate in a remote hut near Dahl River and hearing him identify as Tascott before dying.
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Dahl River
Chicago
Victoria
Snell
Tascott
Lng
Philip Robertson
Robertson
Pirbanks
Wahl River
Tom Tascott
Besieged Cuffe Describes Port Arthur Suffering
Newchwang reports from refugees detail desperate Port Arthur conditions with famine prices rising weekly. Chinese residents eat scarce Chinese fare as millet flour climbs to six dollars a bag and streets, public buildings suffer from Japanese shelling. Russian strategy shifts with fortification of Ying Wow. four guns arrive from Newchwang, garrison increases, harbor mined.
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London
Daily Mail
Newchwang
Port Arthur
Tokio
Thronicle
Ying Wow
Middle Ground Sours in Lake Carriers Tug of War
Cleveland leaders say arbitration failed to settle the deadlock between the Lake Carriers' association led by President Livingston and the Masters' and Pilots' association led by District Captain Howell. Livingston declares there is no middle ground and will answer questions at tomorrow's civic federation hearing.
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Cleveland
Livingstone
Lake Carriers’ Association
Paul Howell
Masters’ and Pilots’ Association
The
Civic Federation
Penes
Httle
Dindley
Yale
Abraham Lincoln
Missouri Supreme Court Frees St Louis Bribery Convicts
The Missouri supreme court reversed and remanded cases of T Edward Albright Jerry Hannigan and John Sheridan former St Louis municipal assembly members convicted of bribery and sentenced to five years each. The reversal followed a finding that informations were not verified by affidavits as required by law.
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Missouri Supreme Court
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court Today
T. Edward Albright
Jerry J. Hannigan
John A. Sheridan
Mermbe
Riots at Brest as strike clashes with troops
In Brest during June a dock workers strike escalates into a night long clash with a large military force. Several strikers and soldiers are injured in the affray as tensions rise over the labor dispute.
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Brest
Fire destroys multiple piers in Jersey City blaze
Fire ripped through seven freight and coal piers in Jersey City, damaging Delaw are Lackawanna and Western lines. Pier 12 burned entire length, spread to Piers 11 and 5 with a new steel trestle, endangering nearby depots and ships. Loss estimated up to 3 9 million with boats burned and piers and docks severely damaged. Potential insurance coverage noted for Alabama Compress and Storage plant fire in Mobile.
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New York
Delaware
Wruna and Western Railroad
Jersey City
Pier 1
Pier 12
Pier 11
Pier
Lackawanna Depot
Loomis
Awanhe
Ends Temporal Power as French Chamber Debates Vatican Ties
Rome reports the pope stayed up late awaiting France's chamber vote on Church state relations. Premier Combes defended ending the temporal power while rejecting immediate rupture with the Vatican, as deputies rejected severance and set terms for future Concordat handling.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Vatican
Combes
Paris
Delensse
MM. Nisard
Saii
M. W Perrette
Pius
M. Allard
M. Deleiss
Holy See
France
Trom
Italy
Papacy
Ransom Terms Declared Impossible by State Dept
Washington May 1 The kidnappers of Elihu Perdicaris and his stepson have submitted terms for ransom deemed absolutely impossible. Orders will be sent to Admiral Jewels at Horta to dispatch warships Sans Baltimore and Cleveland to Tangiers. Later the department learned Jewels had already left the Azores bound for Lisbon with the squadron.
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Washington
Perdicaris
Morocco
State Department
Admiral Jewels
Horta
Azores
Baltimore
Cleveland
Tangiers
Wiis
Jewels
Lisbon
President Roosevelt at Gettysburg field on Memorial Day tribute
President Roosevelt and party reached Gettysburg on May 30 and toured the battlefield with Gen Howard and Gen Sickles. He spoke on liberty, responsibility, and national unity, honoring veterans and the Civil War dead, noting the union’s restoration and the need for civic virtue in peace.
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Gettysburg
Roosevelt
Histori Battleground
Penman
Cetisshore
Batttlefield
Howard
Sickels
Robbins
Alabama
Law
Sickéls
Union
Conmate
Pennypacker
Cemetery Hill
Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Pennypgacker
Abraham Lincoln
Chosen Sons
Feld
Meade
Wancock
Heynolds
Sickles
Brookyln Cruiser Arrives at Tangiers Amid Kidnap Crisis
Yangier June 1 The cruiser Brooklyn under Rear Admiral Chadwick's flag has reached Tangiers and the rest of the squadron follow. Authorities deem the Perdicaris case more serious than before as his kidnapping and that of his stepson by bandits looms large.
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Yangier
Brooklyn
Chadwick
Perdicaris
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Los Angeles Methodists
Kansas
Talgott
Kia
Fe Uund
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Klondike
Amos J. Snell
Washington Boulevard
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Willie Tascott
Paty House
Snell Ws
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Livingston
French City
New Orleans
Ion Calia
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Mme
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Chicago Traction
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John C. Black
Grand Army of the Republic
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