26 Feb 1904
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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1904
Page
1
London reports a Japanese claim that four old ships were sunk near Port Arthur to block the harbor mouth. The action aims to hinder ships while transports move, with crews safe. Russian dispatches warn of Japanese advances in northeast Manchuria threatening Vladivostok and the Siberian supply route.
Chetu Feb 28 reports a renewed Japanese assault on Russian defenses at Port Arthur lasting from 1 to 4 in the morning. No official confirmation here, but likely the Japanese still control the channel from the inner harbor, making access dangerous for larger ships and limiting entry to torpedo destroyers. The Pao Min from Danny says the Otiog stopped shortly after 4 and passed outside the Japanese fleet by 10 o'clock, with western winds toward the Lact.
In San Francisco on February 20 the steamer China was slated to sail for the orient but has been postponed until tomorrow. On board the ship workers are unloading 1,000,000 pounds of beef sold to the Russian government by a local firm. The Russian contract totaled three million pounds, with two installments already shipped on the optic and Korea. The beef was seized by Japanese officials, and local sellers reportedly received orders late to move the third shipment from the China.
Rumors reach St. Petersburg that Japanese forces renewed an attack on Port Arthur with heavy fighting overnight. Reports from General Pog and Vice Admiral Alexeief suggest the Japanese aimed to bottle up or destroy the Russian fleet, while U.S. relations and trade feel the tremors of perceived unfriendly posture amid Chemulp, Vicksburg, and port tensions as merchants report cautioned orders for American goods.
Dispatches describe Admiral Togo’s operations near Port Arthur amid floating ice as Japanese forces press actions while a separate Rochester fire spreads through the Dry Goods Co. and surrounding stores. The blaze destroys seven buildings including Sibley Lindsay Co. and Burke Fitzsimmons with losses near 7 million dollars, no deaths reported.
A scaffold collapse at the new postoffice building in Chicago at 1 pm today killed thirteen plasterers and laborers. Separately in Washington a Panama Canal treaty ratification event occurred with Secretary Hay and Panama’s Philippe Bunau-Varilla.
A local business man, Henry Schwarbe, of Schwarbe & Baker, was fatally shot by an ex-merchant and then shot himself on the sidewalk. he lies dying as details unfold. Also in brief notes Whitney stable sale planned, President Harper relapse, a Boston Surety theft case, Maryland relief fund bill, and Dixie Marines embark for Philadelphia.
Campbell Rozelle Webster advertise a variety of grocery items including Buckwheat Flour Corn and Meat Bran and Middlings Sugars Tomatoes PeasWax Beans Pumpkin Prunes Milk Cheese and Crackers at set prices. The listing emphasizes bulk 5 lb and 9 can quantities with mixed units and brands.
Court records reflect a garbled notice concerning succession and estate administration. Readable terms reference a named individual, guardianship or succession actions, and ongoing proceedings with deadlines and authorities.
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