Battle of Chemulpo Through Bishop Moore Eye Witness
Bishop Moore, an eye witness, recounts the naval clash at Chemulpo as twelve Russian ships fail to break a Japanese line. He describes the Var iag and Kort see sinking, the despair of officers, and the Japanese victory with a dramatic shore assault and a Russian hymn amid destruction.
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Chemulpo
Bishop Moore
Cincinnati
Chemulpe
Methodist Church
Shanghai
Vartag
Varlag
Korttse
Eacape
Ecoming
Kortive
Variag
Aieutenant
United States
Vicksburg
Russia boasts of looming victory over Japan in far east
St Petersburg reports an article in the Official Journal claiming Russian land armament leads by 76 cannons, while warships lag. It predicts a Baltic Squadron voyage to the Far East and a final naval victory over Japan, with Russian forts and valor seen as decisive.
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ST. Petersburg
Japan
Russia
Far East
Far
Russian Casualties Estimated After Port Arthur Action
March 16. The closest estimate places Russian killed and wounded at over 300 in Port Arthur engagement. Twenty men were killed in one fort by shell explosion. The Japanese fleet sustained little damage. only the Novik sortie saved the day for Russia. Port Arthur forts offered weak resistance to Japanese fire.
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Port Arthur
Novik
No More Troops for Port Arthur Defense Ordered
NEWCHWANG March 16 General Kuropatkin telegraphs General Stoessel to hold Port Arthur with the present garrison as he forms a first line of defense and concentrates on defense planning amid ongoing siege pressures.
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Port Arthur
Newchwang
Kuropatkin
Stoessel
Russian plans outline large troop movements in Far East
The text notes a 309,000 man army with a second line of 200,000 to guard communications against Chinese support for Japan. It cites boats delivering supplies to Port Arthur, favorable wounded conditions, and a northbound passenger train. Kuropatkin aims for slow, deliberate action with 250,000 on the Yalu and 150,000 near Antung to counter Japanese main force from Chemulpo and flanks from Liaotung and Rijia areas.
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Port Arthur
Kuropatkin
Yalu
Antung
Chemulpe
Liaotung Peninsula
Rilja
Japanese General Hasegawa Prepares Yalu River Offensive
Tokyo reports recall of war correspondents from Ping Yang as General Hasegawa leads an advance toward the Yalu. His force includes four infantry regiments, three cavalry squadrons, 36 guns, engineers, heavy artillery, and the 12th Division under Major General Inouye.
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Baron Hasegawa
Imperial Guard
Yalu River
Hasegawa
Oyama
Port Arthur
Yalu
Inouye
Russian War At Port Arthur Report On Rescue Efforts
March 16 report from the commander of the destroyer Sesanam describes attempts to rescue Russian sailors after the Steregutchii was sunk near Port Arthur. He notes Russians leaping overboard and swimming toward nearby destroyers while many wounded died.
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Tokio
Sesanam
Steregucitchi
Mink
Port Arthur
They Are Going Home to Fight
Vancouver, B C March 16 Prince Nashima a cousin of the mikado has engaged passage on the voyage home to join a military effort. further details are sparse in the excerpt.
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Vancouver
B. C
Prince Nashima
Atrocities Reported by Survivors in German West Africa
Berlin reports letters from survivors of Herero rebellion describing brutal tortures of whites. Accounts claim captives endured starvation, dismemberment, eye gouging, tongue removal, and impalement. Women died in related acts as children were harmed. parents reportedly forced to witness.
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Scripps News
Berlin
German West Africa
Russians Show Great Fortitude in Manchuria March News
From Port Arthur advices describe quiet conditions and no Japanese fleet sighting for days. One northbound train daily, troop movements heavy. Rumors of a new Russian sortie or land aggression amid reports of Russian soldiers enduring harsh Manchurian marches. Admiral Makaroff's plans are uncertain.
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Fe News Aer'n
Newe Mwag
Port Arthur
Makaroff
Fen Huan Cheng
Manchuria
Prince in Canada Travel with Army Officers En Route Home
An unnamed prince travels across Canada incognito with nineteen Japanese army officers who are returning home to fight. He sails on the Empress of India bound for Yokohama next Monday, and he is a colonel in an infantry regiment.
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Yokohama
Canada
T. Sakai
England
Russian Hero at Port Arthur Redirects Torpedo Boat
Reports from NBEWCHWANG dated March 16 tell of a young midshipman named Palovaky saving a torpedo boat destroyer at Port Arthur. He sprang from his post to the steering wheel after the steersman was shot, risking his life to pilot the vessel away from four pursuing forces.
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Nbewchwang
Port Arthur
Palovaky
Daring middy saves destroyer as gunners flee
A young navigator aboard a drifting destroyer escaped unhurt while bullets whistled by. Many crew were killed and the remainder panicked. Prompt action by the middy prevented the ship from sharing the Stereguachtchi’s fate.
Russian note reports mine ring around Port Arthur coast
The Russian ambassador informs the German foreign office that Admiral Makarov has laid a complete system of submarine mines encircling the Port Arthur peninsula. The mined belt extends three miles seaward. Neutral ships must hoist signals when approaching the area.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Spy in Imperial Guard Executed On Spot
Captain Ivkov of the Imperial guard was searched in St Peters burg and found with criminating documents. He was court-martialed on the spot and excluded from service according to an official notice.
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St. Petersburg
Ivkov
Imperial Guard
Hazing clash at North Yakima over Spruce Cox incident
Spruce Cox is at center of a hazing dispute as 17 students suspended after icing irrigation cans and refusing to drill with him until he removes a disputed insignia. School board meets tonight to decide punishment while principals and Continentals veteran Cox face renewed tension.
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Board of Education
Continentals
Zillah
Little Girls Burned to Death in Farm House Fire
Bert Drake’s two daughters aged 3 and 7 died in a Monday morning blaze at the Mountain View farm. The father started the fire and left for work, returning to find the house engulfed and the girls dead despite his rush to the scene.
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Bellingham
Bert Drake
Drake Farm
Mountain View
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Army and Navy
Beripps News Aan'n
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