Russians Defeat Japanese Near Chongju In Fierce Engagement
Dispatches from St Petersburg recount a major clash near Chongju where Russian forces under General Mistchenko suffered losses but repelled Japanese attackers. Reports praise Cossack gallantry, note 150 total casualties, and mention heavy Russian and Japanese losses with several officers wounded.
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London
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Mishtchenko
Chongju
Pingyang
Basan
Kasan
Kusan
Nagsan
Stepsanoff
Andreenko
Vasilevitch
Schilnikoff
Mistchenko
Argunsk Regiment
Krasnostanof
Seoul
Fientsin
Newehwang
Newchwang
Weihaiwei
Weihaiweil
Berlin
Tentsin
Newdiwine
Germany
America
First Shots of the War Russian Vessel Korietz Account
A Russian officer claims the gunboat Korietz fired the first shot of the war after Japanese torpedoes began their attack near Chemulpo. The Korietz retreated as torpedoes were launched. two shots were fired before the third torpedo sank the ship. The Japanese admiral later said war had begun at 2 pm the previous day.
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Talbot
Varing
Korean Officials Reappear After Ito Visit Purge Fears
Seoul reports indicate many Koreans once tied to pro Russian movements and in hiding during Marquis Ito's stay are resurfacing. They express confidence and have been assured drastic reforms to purge Korean official circles are not imminent.
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Seoul
Marquis Ito
Primaries Back Parker as New York Democratic Nominee
Endorsement of Judge Alton B. Parker as New York city county and state primary results indicate a strong push to instruct delegates at the national convention to back his name and seek his placement at the head of the ticket.
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Parker
Albany
N. Y
Alton B. Parker
New York
Judge Parker
Patterson Engagement Announced for Miss Eleanore Patterson
Mr and Mrs Robert Patterson announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Eleanore Patterson to Count Joseph Gisycki of St Petersburg Poland. The count, a native of Poland, owns estates and maintains a fine horse stud. The couple bonded over a shared love of sport.
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Gilycki
Washington
Robert Patterson
Eleanore Patterson
Joseph Gisycki
St. Petersburg
Poland
Republican Split in Seneca County Causes Dual Conventions
Two Republican conventions are planned in Seneca County with rival factions claiming regularity. Postmaster Glen calls for a meeting at Seneca Falls, while Deputy Secretary of State Mongin schedules a convention in Waterloo.
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Seneca County
Waterloo
Glen
Seneca Falls
Mongin
Pilgrims Present Maynard With Two Silver Cups
Members of the house and senate who accompanied Representative B. H. L. Maynard of Virginia on a Jamestown pilgrimage presented him with two large silver loving cups as a token of the trip.
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Washington
House
Senate
Jamestown
BH. L. Maynard
Maynard
Yachtsman Aemilius Jarvis Severely Ill in Canada’s Cup Contest
Toronto March 30. Aemilius Jarvis, famed yachtsman and skipper of all Canadian boats in the Canada’s Cup contest, is gravely ill with tuberculosis and not expected to recover.
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Toronto
Aemilius Jarvis
Payne's Condition Improves After Illness
WASHINGTON March 30 Postmaster General Payne sat up for a while and moved about without crutches It marked his best day since his attack began and offered a sign of recovery according to late dispatches from the capital.
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Payne
Washington
Stubborn fight over sealed letter in Bryan will probate
In New Haven on March 30 Judge Edwin B. Gager admitted Philo S. Bennetts will during the first day of William J. Bryan's appeal against the probate disallowance of a sealed letter found with the will. Robert Stoddard for Mrs. Bennett and heirs argued that the sealed letter cannot be part of the will without proper witnessing, while Henry G. Newton pressed for its admission. The hearing emphasized whether such a paper can pass estate to the testator’s heirs under Connecticut law and allied statutes.
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New Haven
Conn
Philo S. Bennett
Eewin B. Gager
Superior Court
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Stoddard
Connecticut
Henry G. Newton
Mgr. Bryan
Newton
New York
Massachusetts
England
Diary of Fatal Fever Records Eskanaba Man’s Decline
The diary of Hans C. Jepson, former Eskanaba resident, traces an eighteen day fever from onset to death on March 20. His body was found in a log shanty forty miles from Escanaba with the diary clutched in his hand.
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Escanaba
Mich
Hans C. Jepson
Estanaba
Hamberzier Ham Sentenced for Embezzlement
Walace H. Ham, former Boston manager of the American Surety company, sentenced to 15 to 20 years in state prison for embezzling nearly a quarter of a million dollars from the company and St Luke's Home for Convalescents in Roxbury after pleading guilty to two indictments. The court in passing sentence reportedly scared him.
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Hmberzier Ham
Boston
Walace H. Ham
American Surety Company of
New York
Ham
St. Luke's
Roxbury
Primary Elections Hit McCarren In Brooklyn Races
Primary elections in New York City saw Senator Wutrieck H. McCarren defeat in two Brooklyn districts while Odell supporters won both contests against Platt forces in the city’s partisan races.
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New York
Wutrieck H. McCarren
Brooklyn
Odell
Platt
John H. Casey Resigns as Assistant U.S. Attorney
Boston March 30 Assistant United States District Attorney John H. Casey has forwarded his resignation to Attorney General Knox. He retires to devote his full time to his extensive private practice.
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John H. Casey
Boston
United States
Knox
Sternburgs Summer Home Leased For German Ambassador Visit
In Lenox Massachusetts on March 30 representatives acting for Baron von Sternburg leased one of the town’s finest estates for use by the German ambassador during the summer and autumn season.
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Sternburg
Lenox
Mass
Baron von Sternburg
Ichabod Crane’s Son Dead in Kinderhook
David Merwin, son of the late Jesse Merwin who inspired Ichabod Crane in Irving's Sleepy Hollow, has died in Kinderhook New York. The report notes Merwin’s lineage and the link to the fictional character.
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Ichabod Crane
Hudson, WN. Y
Marvel
David Merwin
Kinderhook
N. Y
Jesse Merwin
Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Talented riders set Bennings track ablaze with records
Washington reports a day of strong favorites and new local marks at Bennings. Paul Clifford won the first race by two lengths, Dulcibella the second by a head, Latheron the third by two lengths, and Andrew Mack dominated the fourth by six lengths. Yorchlight faded and Sais took the seven furlongs as Imperialist scored a ten length steeplechase victory amid four falls.
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Washington
Bennings
Paul Clifford
Dulcibella
Latheron
Andrew Mack
Yorchlight
Sais
Boney Boy
Imperialist
Letela Wins Oakland Handicap at San Francisco Race
In Oakland the favored horses swept the board as Letela in the sis furlongs handicap overtook Sad Sam to win easily from Ocean Dream and Nigrette. Nigrette, from the Jennings stable, was among the notable contenders.
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Letela
Oakland
San Francisco
Nigrette
Jennings
Sad Sam
Ocean Dream
Books Hard Wit at Ascot
At Ascot park five of six favorites were defeated but books were hard hit. All winners except Agnes Mack fetched good prices and were widely played across the ring. Geishe Girl nosed Victoria S. to win as the favorite slumped.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ascot Park
Agnes Mack
Geishe Girl
Victoria S
Sophomores Win Cane Spree At Princeton Field
The sophomores defeated the freshmen on Brokaw field in the annual cane spree. Victors were lightweight D F McCarthy 1906 middle-weight L W Whipple 1907 and heavyweight F J Hoen 1906.
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Princeton
N. J
Brokaw Field
D. FF. McCarthy
Whipple
F. J. Hoen
New York Nationals Rout Southern League Rival 9 to 2
In Birmingham on March 30 the New York Nationals defeated the Southern league rival by nine to two, with strong hitting and solid pitching leading the visitors to a decisive win.
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Birmingham
Ala
New York Nationals
Governor orders New Jersey special session in April
Governor Murphy issued a proclamation convening the New Jersey Legislature in special session on April 12. He cites a Morris Canal Commission report awaiting action and the failure of the antipigeon shooting bill as reasons for the extraordinary session.
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Jersey
Trenton
N. J
Murphy
Morris Canal Commission
White House Crank to He Trepanned
Frank Coe recently arrested in Washington for trying to gain admittance to the White House was brought home to Lima Ohio by a U S marshal and is in the care of his brother George Coe His dementia, believed caused by a fractured skull, is expected to be treated by trepanning in Chicago to restore his mental condition
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White House
Lima
Frank Coe
Washington
United States
George Coe
Coe
Chicago
Race War Flares After Texas Laborer Shootings
Galveston March 30 report details the fatal shooting of Sidney Stewart and injuries to two companions at Silsbee by African Americans. Five white men have been murdered in ten days, triggering a race war that threatens the extermination of blacks in East Texas lumber oil and rice settlements far from towns.
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Riece
Texas
Galveston
Tex
Sidney Stewart
Silsbee
Odell Visits Brooklyn Armory and Woodruff Funeral
Governor Odell arrives in New York and will review the Thirteenth regiment at its Brooklyn armory this evening. He will serve as an honorary pallbearer at the funeral of Mrs. Timothy L. Woodruff in Brooklyn tomorrow afternoon before returning to Albany.
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New York
Odell
Brooklyn
Timothy L. Woodruff
Albany
Winter Over Coal Price Cut Issued in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company issued a circular to 701 coal dealers in Philadelphia and along its lines reducing domestic anthracite coal prices by 50 cents. The cut takes effect April 1. Lump, pea and buckwheat sizes remain unchanged.
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Coal Bown
Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Smuggled Canadian Furs Seized Across United States
The treasury department says a series of fur seizures occurred nationwide with furs bought in good faith by American tourists from a Montreal firm. The release notes the origin as Canada and dates tracing the actions to late March.
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Canada
Washington
Treasury Department
Montreal
Pittsburg Valve Foundry Burns. Millions in Damages
Pittsburg March 30. The machine shops of the Pittsburg Valve Foundry and Construction company were destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated around 200000, though President Joseph T. Spear will not set a figure until damaged machinery is examined.
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Pittsburce
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Valve Foundry and Construction Company
Joseph T. Spear
Union Pacific Chooses A L Mohler as President
The appointment of A L Mohler, president of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, to succeed H G Burt as president of the Union Pacific Railroad is announced at Union Pacific offices in San Francisco.
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Union Pacific
San. Francisco
A. L. Mohler
The
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
H. G. Burt
Union Pacific Railroad
Dodd Homestead to Go and a Drowning Rescue
New Jersey news item notes the old Dodd homestead at East Orange will be demolished for Bethel Presbyterian Church expansion. Also told is the rescue of William Murdock after falling overboard on the steamer Aurelia near Great Arbor Inlet. A fifteen year old girl, Florence Baker, and eighteen year old Oscar Waldron wed after eloping from Plainfield.
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Dodd
East Orange
New Jersey
Bethel Presbyterian Church
William Murdock
Philadelphia
Great Arbor Inlet
Aurelia
Longport
Ocean City
Murdock
Weas
Florence Baker
Edward Baker
Plainfield
Oscar Waldron
S.K. Doolittle
Dunellen
Waldron
Quail Stocking Aimed At May Eleven
State Fish and Game Commissioners plan to release 1000 quail by May 11 due to winter losses risking extinction. If the pheasant season bill passes, the commission will stock 300 ring neck pheasants. Also noted is the Paterson Y M C A building project advancing on Ellison street with granite four stories costing about 125000 dollars including a basement pool and dormitory on the top floor.
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State Fish and Game Commissioners
Paterson
Ellison Street
Foot on Train Tracks Sparks Mystery in New Jersey
An east bound passenger train near Othellen found a severed right foot with a shoe and stocking. The foot likely came from Blumenthal, killed on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad near Skillman, later recovered from the foot. The engine may have torn it loose while passing over switches in a Dunellen freight yard.
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Othellen
Runyon
Blumenthal
Philadelphia and
Reading
Skillman
Dunellen
Ingenious Fraud Attempt by Police Recruiters
A New Haven police selection exam revealed two candidates used cardboard heels and pulled up stockings to falsely reach the required height for admission.
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New Haven
Doubtful Fate of War Hero's Long Name to Posterity
A war hero famed for a lengthy name faces uncertain chances that future generations will carry the appellation. The piece weighs whether such a grand designation will endure in memory or fade with time.
Jesus Visits Tyre and Sidon in Mark Vii
A Sunday school lesson recounts Jesus crossing to Tyre and Sidon, where a Syrophoenician mother pleads for her demon possessed daughter. Jesus tests her faith by calling her a dog, then honors it, granting healing and highlighting faith over lineage.
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Jesus
Tyre
Sidon
Caperasii
Ydersheim
Capernaum
Biden
Mediterranean Sea
Beelzebub
Satan
Holersheim
Iid
Seromn
Bascesn
Gailee
Christ
Matthew
Hoenicia
Syria
Phoenicia
David
Peretaaimself
Orout
Nicia
Jordan
Decapolis
Galilee
Phathaeth
Unclear fragment from Madison Indiana crime scene report
Fragmentary text reports a body found in Big Creek near Madison Indiana with references to Sammel Steve and ongoing efforts to salvage property. The readability is low and key details are missing.
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Madison
Ind
Sammel Steve
Big Creek
the Presant
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