Oyama Surrounds Russians as Front Advances Near Mukden
The Russian war bureau reports Oyama has left flanks visible, Dayan on the Liao river suggests Japanese reach near Mukden. Sian Chan on the Hun river thirty five miles southwest of Mukden shows concentration as Pu river cavalry mass appears. Oyama’s wings extend in all directions, front widening to sixty miles for a possible enveloping move. Mukden’s fate seems near with Kuropatkin likely to launch defenses at the city.
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St. Petersburg
Oyama
Kuropatkin
Dayan
Liao River
Sian Chan
Hun River
Mukden
Pu River
Tie Pass
Russian Grand Duke to Head Russian Army in Wartime
Report from Saint Petersburg indicates Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevitch will be designated commander in chief once Russia’s second army is deployed. Kuropatkin is unlikely to be chief of staff, while Viceroy Alexieff is expected to return as nominal adviser, shaping the emperor’s military strategy.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Nicholas Nicholaevitch
Cayalry
Kuropatkin
Nicholas
Alexieff
Japanese Forces Move North Along Liao River Front
St. Petersburg dispatches report Japanese forces advancing along the Liao river with scouting parties seen above the Hun river. Russian fortifications near Mukden and Tie Pass indicate preparations to counter a western flanking move, while Port Arthur news remains scarce and a sea engagement near Aniva is uncertain. Reservists are said to be mobilizing along the Caucasian coast, signaling broader troop movements.
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Lino River
St. Petersburg
War Commission
Mukden
Terlin Lokal Anzeiger
Hun River
Associated Press
Liao River
Sakharoff
Stoessel
Admiralty
Aniva
Sakhalin
Vladivostok
Batoum
Caucasian
Caucasus
Far East
Japanese Repulse at Port Arthur Cost 1300 Japanese
A St Petersburg telegram reports that Japanese forces lost 1300 men killed during a night assault on Port Arthur on September 18. Russian warships provided critical aid in repelling the attack.
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Port Arthur
London
St. Petersburg
Harbin
Forces at One Point Driver Back by the Russians
General Sekharoff reports hostile vanguard of one battalion and two cavalry squadrons moved to recon between the Mandarin road and Toumytsa heights. Russian troops halted the advance, the enemy retreated along the line, and were pursued by Russian cavalry. No northward advance beyond Davan yet, but increased forces near Sian Can. Japanese cavalry seen in the Liao river valley.
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St. Petersburg
Sekharoff
Mandarin Road
Toumytsa
Davan
Lino River
Sian Can
Liao River
Russian Lack of Discipline and Port Arthur Coal Stacks
The Daily Mail correspondent reports abandoned Russian headquarters reveal orders by Viceroy Alexeiff calling for abandoning positions and punishing drunkenness and mistreatment of Chinese, indicating severe discipline failures in General Kuropatkin's army. Telegraph from Chefoo notes photographs from Port Arthur dated September 14 show coal piles still stacked on the Tiger’s Tail at the war’s start.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Liao Yang
Alexieff
Kuropatkin
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Hope Featured in Mirsky Policy for Russian Jews
Jacob H. Schiff praised Prince Sviatopolk Mirsky the new Russian interior minister for his pledge to improve conditions for all Russians and to expand life and work opportunities for poorer Jews. Schiff called Mirsky a reformer with liberal leanings and noted the move from limited imperial concessions to broad relief for masses, signaling a potential end to recent reactionary rule.
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New York
Russia
Jacob H. Schiff
Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky
Prince Mirsky
Mr. Schiff
Alexander II
Will Make Another Sortie From Port Arthur
The Kotlin forecasts Admiral Wiren will try to break from Port Arthur and return to Europe, noting escape is hard but his troops have war experience. A private letter from the hospital ship Mongolia recounts a battle scene with Japanese signaling her to steer left while avoiding attack and safely reaching Port Arthur.
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St. Petersburg
Kotlin
Wiren
Port Arthur
Europe
Togo
Cervera
Santiago
Mongalia
Withoft
Mongolia
Diplomatic driver fined in Boston case sparks note on immunity
Active Secretary of State Atlee asks Governor Bates to consider firing Hugh Gurney British embassy third secretary after a $50 contempt of court fine for excessive driving. Massachusetts law bars officials from enforcing a process on foreign ministers, risking a violation of the laws of nations. Lieutenant Governor Guild seeks Justice Phelps’s statement and potential remedy.
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Boston
Mass
Atlee
Bates
Hugh Gurney
Justice Phelps
United States
Guild
Phelps
Adee
Massachusetts
Gurney
Commonwealth
Gurney Case Moves To Federal Level
The state department calls on the justice department to act in the Hugh Gurney contempt of court and speeding case. An attorney general may send a special district attorney to Lee Massachusetts to investigate. Justice Phelps, Pittsfield, declines public comment and defends his actions, offering to apologize if proven mistaken.
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Washington
State Department
Department of Justice
Hugh Gurney
Phelps
Les
Mass
Lee
Great Catholic Gathering Opens Third Eucharistic Congress
New York on September 27 marks the opening of the third general Eucharistic congress in U S history with a solemn pontifical mass at St Patrick's cathedral attended by a vast assembly of priests prelates and hierarchy members. The congress will run for three days.
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New York
United States
Iierarchy
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
British Embassy Attache Fined for Contempt in Mass
Hugh Jurney third secretary of the British embassy paid a 50 dollar fine in Lee police court for contempt of court and speeding. The incident sparks questions over diplomatic immunity with Massachusetts governor urged to act and the U.S. State Department weighing potential remedies and precedent.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Hugh Jurney
Lee
Stockbridge Bunday
Washington
Lee, Lass
Hugh Gurney
State Department
Raikes
Lenox
Massachusetts
Gurney
Department
United States
Bay Ridge
Baltimore
Dr. George
Sherif
Maryland
Pope condemns Rome free thinkers meeting as insult to faith
In a letter to Cardinal Respighi the pope voiced sorrow over reports that free thought advocates met in Rome. He denounced intelligence detached from divine truth and warned that the event jeopardizes Rome as the tranquil see of Christ’s vicar. The pope termed the gathering a grave insult amid ongoing anxieties of church leadership.
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Rome
Respighi
Universal Church
Irregularities Found in Indian Territory Lands
Kansas City Sept 28 Charles J Kappler chief clerk of the United States senate committee on Indian affairs with Senator Stewart chairman completed a week's tour through Indian Territory. They report eye opening irregularities in Indian affairs uncovered by direct inquiry. The Dawes commission did good work but Creek nation lands are being sold for a pittance and funds spent rapidly. Chickasaw lands are leased at very low rates with one White man controlling 120000 acres. District court rules lands must be leased at reasonable terms, possibly returning lands to Indians.
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Kansas City
Ept
Charles J. Kappler
United States
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Indian ‘Territory
Stewart
Kappler
Dawes Commission
Congress
District Court
Gold Output in Alaska Season Totals 26 Million
Seattle Sept 28 1904 Alaska season closed for shipments north as lines gear up for arrivals. Northern district gold production for the year estimated at 11 million from Klondike 10 million from Nome 2 million from Tanana and 3 million from other districts totaling 26 million.
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Seattle
Alaska
Klondike
Nome
Tanana
Buried Wrong Man Turned Up Alive In Sioux City
In Sioux City on Sept 27 Edward Wasem of Yankton was believed murdered after a body found near Dakota City was buried as his. His brothers paid 300 to bury the corpse and offered 500 reward to catch the killer. The supposed victim later reappeared alive, revealing a tragic case of mistaken identity and a costly error.
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Sioux City
Edward Wasen
Yankton
John C. Wasem
Woonsocket
Harrisburg
S. C
Missouri River
Dakota City
Edward Wasem
Sioux Falls
John Wasem
Edward
Tie
S. D
Nebraska
South Dakota
Burlington to switch trains to telephone dispatching
Chicago Sept 7. Burlington announces it will replace telegraph with telephone for dispatching and operating passenger and freight trains after extensive trials show no transmission mistakes. The system is in exclusive use on several routes and used as an auxiliary on others. Officials say it widens candidate pool, reduces strike risk, and records all orders. The move is expected to become a standard for railways.
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Chicago
Burlington
Savanna
Galesburg
Aurora
Hannibal
St. Louis
Alliance
Billings
Roosevelt to seek second Hague congress with nations
President Roosevelt said he would ask other nations to join in a second congress at The Hague at an early date, in response to resolutions adopted by the inter parliamentary union.
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Washington
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Roosevelt
The
Hague
Wreck near Hodges Tennessee fatal for many
A Southern railway collision near Hodges Tennessee left 62 dead and 120 injured as two trains failed to meet at their regular station amid alleged disobedience of orders. Relief trains responded quickly, but many victims were crushed under wreckage. list of dead includes residents from Knoxville and nearby towns, with numerous injured.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Hodges
Hving
Bristol
General Hospital
Episcopals Gather for Triennial Boston Convention
Bishops from abroad arrive to participate in the Episcopal Church triennial general convention in Boston October 5 to 26. Most attendees will first join the Brotherhood of St. Andrew national gathering in Philadelphia. Debates include whether to change the church name, stricter marriage divorce canon, provincial grouping with primates, a board of review for diocesan appeals, and issues concerning insular possessions.
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Boston
Episcopal Church
United States
Dloceses
Fire destroys half of Menlo businesses in $60,000 loss
Fire in Menlo Iowa wiped out the Fitzgibbon hardware store and the Brown hotel and damaged the Buckley hardware and implement house. About 600 bushels of seed and a stock of tools were ruined. The livery barn and a vacant store room burned as townspeople without a fire department could only watch. Population around 600 on the Rock Island line, Guthrie county.
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Menlo
Fitzgibbon Hardware
Brown
Henry Brown
Barry
George C. Buckley
J. W. Brown
Guthrie County
Des Moines
University of Minnesota Main Building Destroyed by Fire
Minneapolis Sept 27 The University of Minnesota main building was totally destroyed by fire early today. Loss 125000 fully insured.
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Minnesota State University
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
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