Weer’s Doings and Global News From a Turbulent Era
Britain and Thibet sign a formal treaty. A 12 000 strong Russian force near Mukden holds a precarious position. A new liberal Russian interior minister signals policy change. Jiao Yang losses cited with high figures. Alaska salmon output reportedly weaker than last year. A fire in Proverane, Mexico, raged for a day before being checked. Latso’s losses estimated at seven million dollars. Viceros Alexieff blamed for Jiao Yang disaster. calls for removal. Russia and Japan clash with tens of thousands killed. Colorado miner implicated in Independence outrages claims others are culprits. Japan faces two fronts near Kurupathin. A Port Arthur land mine claims 700 Japanese lives. Marseille dock strike waning with royalist funding alleged. JoJ Hill rumored to sell two Russian steamers. Danny drydock repaired and in Japanese use. Rockefeller interests linked to Pacific railroad project.
End of Meat Strikes Declared by Union Leaders
President Michael J Donnelly of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen of America announces the end of the two month strike. Allied unions at Chicago stockyards also call off sympathy action as negotiations resolve. Many skilled workers may not reclaim old positions.
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Chicago
Michael J Donnelly
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen
Amer
Donnelly
National Executive Committee
Teate Bera
Allied Trade
Vonoghu
Nonnelly
Toring
Talien
Otter
Atrike
Mer Fonnelly
Retreat reports and war updates from distant fronts
General Koropatkin reports no loss of a gun as his forces pull back near Mukden. He notes Japanese scouting east and continues to press northward, with field reports suggesting a major engagement may follow. Major Seton, 66, a U.S. Army veteran, dies in New York after a career spanning Civil War, Spanish American War, and service in the Philippines. Water shortages rise in Booth Bend as drought persists and rainfall remains minimal.
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Koropathon
Healas
Korokis
Oo Areey
Palhoad
Moretay Oyama
Mukden
Ruemane
Kuropatiin Ia
Bie
Bie Dank
War Office
Kuproptakin
Tine
Trelng Paes
Kuropatkin i
Mongolia
Army Safe as Japanese Abandon Attack on Slavs
Report from Petersburg dated Sept 12 states Field Marshal Ogara’s exhausted troops halted Wednesday, abandoning the attempt to block General Keronatkin’s army, which reached Mukden after severe mud and rain. Japanese losses rose as retreating Russian forces wired toward safety, with burial duties hard under flood and disease fears.
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Petersburg
Ogara
Keronatkin
Mukden
Will reorganize army after Japanese and Russian campaigns
At Petersburg plans unfold to form two main army corps under General Linevitech and General Kaulbar with General Kuropatkin as commander in chief. Kaulbar leads corps from Kazan to Olna region while Linevitech is sent to Mukden. reforms aim to ease Kuropatkin's strain amid reinforcements.
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Petersburg
Liao Yang
Linevitech
Baron Kaulbar
Kuropatkin
Kaulbar
Kazan
Niewen
Olna
Mm Vladivostok
Mukden
Lees
Kurcopatcin
Kuroparka
Libau
Far East
Fortress under strain as Japanese vessels close in
Reports from Port Arthur indicate a disheartened garrison while Japanese reconnoitering ships gain access to the harbor. The battleship Sveastopelis reportedly crippled with increasing surrenders and captured provisions raise alarm as Russian defenses face further strain. Port Delny repairs progress amid torpedo boat destroyer maintenance and a salvaged reef incident near the dry dock entrance.
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Tokio
Poimte
Port Arthur
Ehipa
Sveastopelis
Aden
Cherov
Port Delny
Reese
Russians Retreat Near Mukden Amid Rain and Floods
London reports state that Kuropatkin’s forces are retreating northward toward Mukden under heavy rains. Russian losses on the latest day are about 100, while Japanese press claims of annihilation are denied by Russian staff. Viceroy Alexeiff travels toward Mukden as Port Arthur’s siege continues.
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London
War Office
Kuropatkin Beasing
Mukden
Atep
Kuropatkin
Russia Likely to Make Concessions on War Goods
London reports Count Beckendorff indicates Russia poised to concede on contraband of war to the United States and Great Britain. The Russian foreign minister will present a formal reply via Sir Charles Haringe and define conditions under which goods like foodstuffs and cotton are contraband.
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London
Count Benckendorff
Foreign Office
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Lamedorf
Nicholas
Beckendorff
Charles Haringe
Possible Mukden Evacuation Ends Southern Manchuria Campaign
Report from St. Petersburg notes inability to confirm evacuation plans for Mukden. If true, the move would end the campaign in Southern Manchuria, abandon the 250000-strong army, and grant Oyama winter quarters and control of two railway lines linking Kinchou to Simmintin and Mukden.
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St. Petersburg
Mukden
Manchuria
Wint
Nto
Oyama Coromodions
Kinchou-Simmintin
Desire for Peace in Russia Gains Public Support
In St. Petersburg on September 8 thousands discuss peace terms with Japan, favoring a settlement that would cede Kamchatka and the Kuriles while preserving Korean influence, though the government may resist now and yield later. Reports from St. Petersburg indicate a large force buildup with 19,000 troops and 1,100 guns to be deployed by late September, signaling intensified military activity.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Preal
Rept
Cerpe
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Joj Hill
Hile
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Harlo N
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Myor
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Ohio
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Columbia
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Harbin
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