Russians 32000 Stop 20000 Japanese West of Feng Wang Cheng
A Mukden dispatch reports 32000 Russians turning a Japanese force marching west on the 18th. At Feng Wang Cheng the Russians repelled a hand to hand fight and forced the Japanese to flee. Reports say 20000 Japanese met 32000 Russians 60 miles west of Feng Wang Cheng and retreated rather than risk battle. General Kuropatkin is said to have checked the Japanese at Liao Yang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feng Wang Cheng
Bogatyr
Vladivostok Harbor
Newchwang
Kuropatkin
Liao Yang
Laborers complain of scarce work and poor living near Seward Alaska
Journal reports laborers sent to Seward by Tanana Construction Company face little work, high prices, and meager provisions. Letters from Thomas Owens claim false wages promises and a booming town, while workers at Howard dispute rosy Seward claims. City officials say some men were sent north, but company denies ongoing shipments and stresses limited promises of pay and board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benard
Alaska
Thomas Owens
Ballard
Seward
Grout
Santa Ana
City
Citty
Free Employment Office
Tanana Construction Company
City Free Employment Bureau
John E. Ballaine
Construction Company
Owen
Aisska
Mra Owens
Mra. Owens
Owens
Windle
Howard
Star
F. F. Sugreet
A.C. Baker
J. M. Murphy
MH. W. Rob
Tabor
Tatiana Construction Company
Beat
Oe . Ballaine
Hallaine
Alaska Central Railroad
Beward
Beatte
Klondike
Japanese naval action near Port Arthur and Kin Chow
Rear Admiral Togo Masamichi reports his force of four cruisers three gunboats and torpedo flotilla repelled an enemy destroyer attack from Port Arthur after the Hatsuse disaster. The fleet moved to the gulf with reconnoitering along Kai Chow promontory on the 16th and shelled railway bridges trains at Kin Chow on the 17th.
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Rio
Togo Masamichi
Port Arthur
Rechili Gulf
Kai Chow
Gulf of Kin Chow
Ermy’s
Russians Hold Manchurian Railroad Then Lose It
Heavy fighting near Port Arthur reports Russians gaining control of the Manchurian railroad after a sharp clash with a Japanese division. They hold it for a day before Japanese reinforcements retake the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheefoo
Port Arthur
Hand of God invoked as Russians hail Port Arthur losses
A Port Arthur report quoted in St Petersburg describes the sinking of two Russian warships and portrays the disaster as divine intervention. Attending officials and crowds in Russia celebrate, while speculation grows that Japanese losses may exceed Russian casualties. News from London and Rome notes movements of Japanese and Russian naval forces and an anticipated move toward Port Arthur.
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T. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Idea
Koursk
Far East
Russia
Yoshino
Cheefoo
Shikishima
Fugi
Japanese Liao Tung Infantry Recons Meet Russians at Shanchusan
An official report states a section of Liao Tung infantry reconnoitered Shanchusan and encountered two Russian infantry sections. The Russians were repulsed in thirty minutes. Japanese casualties were one officer and four men killed, and one officer and eight men wounded. Russian losses ranged from one officer and 40 to 60 men killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanchusan
Ross Demands A Boulevard Amid City Canal Row
Councilman and residents urged immediate action to correct the board along Government Canal at Fremont. The plan faced opposition over city liability to pay about $16,000 and condemnation stemming from property owners’ assessment. The street committee was instructed to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Canal
Fremont
VANDALS STEAL THOUSANDS IN JEWELRY FROM LIVROM ROMAN General
A theft at a Livrom General location in Albany results in thousands of dollars in jewelry stolen. Police investigate as damage rises and suspect a group of vandals is connected to the crime. Local officials urge witnesses to come forward with information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany, N. Y
The Growlers Gang Arrests and Tomb Loot Case
Five members of the Growlers gang were arrested. In April the Livingston tomb was broken open and bones scattered as thieves searched for jewels.
City officials to weigh changes in prisoner meals
Chief Delaney will present a recommendation to the board of public works on meals for city chain gang prisoners after recurring complaints about food quality and quantity. R Bartels of the Seattle cafe has been supplying meals at a flat rate pending contract finalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaney
Board of Public Works
R. Bartels
Seattle
Woodland Park Well Water Deemed Contaminated
City chemist reports five water samples from Woodland Park wells with only the Woodland Park well labeled impure and dangerous. He warns to boil the water before drinking and links typhoid fever cases to the park source while other samples test fairly pure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland Park
Ludlow
Boy Wreckers Admit Fooling With Great Northern Switch
John Hennig and his brother, 11 and younger, confessed they opened and closed a railroad switch at Monroe Monday evening, causing a fatal train wreck that killed Brakeman Marshall and Fireman Downing. They were jailed, barefoot and frightened, likely bound for reform school, after changing their story under questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Join
Elvin Hennig
Great Northern
Monroe
Marshall
Downing
John Hennig
Reform School
Scott
Madrone Park Car Line May Get Winter Cars
Investigators from the corporations committee report changes likely to be approved by the city council. A sub committee initially found conditions satisfactory but after further trips and protests from Madrona heights residents they backed reform. Manager Grant agrees to closed cars in cold weather and may add an extra car each evening to meet heavy travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent Gill
Inet
Council
Bowen
Rude
Zhinden
Madrona Heights
Flle
James Street
Madrona
Grant
Merchants condemned for trading stamps by Local 190
At a Local 190 Retail Clerks meeting last night traders using trading stamps were denounced. A resolution was adopted denouncing the practice in strong terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Clerks’ Association
Warships to Take a Hand
Gibraltar reports two American warships have departed the Canaries for Tangier to secure the release of Perdicarie and Varley captured by Moroccan bandits. British torpedo boat No 88 has already sailed for Tangiers. The Agen wharf at University street was leased yesterday by Arlington Dock Co from North American Iron & Trading Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaries
Tangier
Perdicarie
Varley
Agen
University Street
Arlington Dock
North American Iron & Trading Company
Urge City Hasten Westlake Avenue Improvements
Crichton and Burnett address Westlake Improve club urging the council to establish permanent improvement along the new section of Westlake Avenue from Pike Street to Denny Way. They seek earliest possible funding and paving, presenting the motion to the board of works this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwaticsrmen Crichton and
Burnettow
Westlake Improvest Club
Westlake Avenue
Board of Works
Pike Street
Denny Way
Light Plant Legal Tangle Delays City Power Plans
City faces a lengthy condemnation fight over a nine mile right of way for a municipal light plant. Court delays endanger delivery until next fall or spring as officials argue over route, ownership, and impact on rivervalley lands and a timbered power site. Key defendants include Barnes and associates who oppose outside city limits plant construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Corporation Counsel
Linita
Daulton
Daulton Stnce
Beattie Electric Company
Fiest
John G. Barnes
Barnes
Tarnes
Cedar River
Barnesen
Haines
Steamer Turret Bay Sinks After Collision Near St Pauls Island
The Turret Bay struck St Pauls island in dense fog near Southwest Night and sank within twenty minutes. Fourteen men were rescued, five died from exposure, and thirteen crew members were lost. The coal laden steamer belonged to the Black Diamond line and was sailing from Sidney to Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N.S
Rumble Found Guilty in Sunset Mining Fraud Case
George W. Rumble was convicted in a San Francisco court for using the U S malls to defraud via the Sunset Mining Company. He claimed 12 mines and took in about $355,000 over four years, with about $250,000 linked to the deal. He will appeal and is freed on a $10,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
George W. Rumble
United States District Court
United States
Sunset Mining Company
Rumble
O'Connell Averta
Baltimore Doctor Elected Bishop in Los Angeles
Dr L B Wilson of Baltimore president of the Anti saloon league was elected bishop this morning. The episcopacy committee recommended sending one more missionary bishop to Africa two to southern Asia and one to Japan and Korea The federation report was adopted proposing a common catechism order of worship and hymnal for the Methodist church and the Methodist church South
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
L. B. Wilson
Baltimore
Anti-saloon League
Secret Service Confers Over Moving Picture Film
A Secret Service man from Washington met with Inspector McCluskey and Lew Dock atader this morning after a conference. The agent surrendered the films for a moving picture machine obtained yesterday at the capital, depicting the president uplifting a distressed African American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Secret Service
Washington
Inspector McCluskey
Lew Dockatader
Moving Picture
Sprinkler Bid Reported By City Council Committee
The McGuire-Cummings Company of Chicago says it cannot furnish the 4,000-gallon car sprinkler with four 40 horse power motors for less than $5,600. The apeal council committee tasked with securing the sprinklers will meet in a few days to discuss the matter. It had expected a price about five dollars lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuire-Cummngs Company
Chicago
Apecelal Council
Consul Seeks Warships for Tangier Rescue
The Tangier consul general cables Washington that Perdicario and his son in law have been taken into the mountains with pursuit almost impossible. Moorish authorities aid efforts and no terms from the brigands. War vessels would greatly aid the operation, the larger the more impressive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Tangier
State Department
Perdicario
Doctor Garner Links Hair to Defendant in Schaffer Murder Trial
At the Bedford court Dr. Joseph Garner testified the hair found in the murdered woman's hand matched in size and texture hair from James McDonald the defendant. The remark appears in a morning session of the Schaffer murder trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Schaffer
Joseph Garner
James McDonald
Presbyterians Move to End Past Asser tions on the Church Union
Dr Tennis Hamlin of Washington presented a motion at the Presbyterian church assembly in Buffalo to remove aspersions cast by previous assemblies on the Presbyterian Church in the United States. The motion, aimed at uniting the Northern and Southern branches, passed almost unanimously. It hopes Southern Presbyterians will join in the action to aid union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Tennis Hamlin
Washington
Presbyterian Church
United States
North
South
Firebugs Hit Lumber Yard in Redding
In Redding California on May 20 a fire destroyed over 1,000,000 feet of lumber at the Terry Lumber Company yard. The blaze caused about 25,000 dollars in losses and threatened the town’s north end. Authorities suspect an organized arson plot linked to regional lumber industry tensions and wage cuts amid consolidation.
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Redding
Cal
Terry Lumber Company
Chico
California
Sprinkler to Cost Five Thousand Five Hundred
Water Superintendent Youngs received a telegram this morning about the cost approval for a new sprinkler system. The message confirms the price tag of five thousand five hundred dollars and outlines next steps for procurement and installation.
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Youngs
Rida to Open Coal Bids for Puget Sound Transports
Quartermaster Grant will open Rida on Monday morning May 23 at 10 oclock for coal bids to supply transports calling at Puget Sound ports. Bids cover coal for year starting June 30 1904 and ending June 30 1905.
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Rida
Quartermaster Grant
Puget Sound
Captured Kat Chow Report from Tokyo
An official report confirms Kai Chow was taken by the Japanese last Monday. Russian casualties total 300 with thirty officers and men killed on the field. The defense involved the Fifth Fourteenth and Sixteenth sharpshooters regiments and eight quick-firing guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Kai Chow
Died After Debauch of Steamer Officer
Captain David Ryse once a past officer on the steamer Mainlander died after a protracted spree in a shack at Plummer Street and First Avenue South. He had been out of work a week. John Kelly, living with him, summoned an ambulance but Ryse died before help arrived. The body went to Bonney-Watson morgue and may be handled by the Masters and Pilots Association.
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David Ryse
Flest
Mainlander
Plummer Street
First Avenue South
John Kelly
Kelly
City
Ruse
Bonney-Watson Morgue
Masters’ and Pilots’ Association
Two Vessels Set to Sail for Nome Next Tuesday
Two ships depart from this port for Nome on May 26. The steamer Nome City of the Alaska Pacific Navigation Company and the steel sidewheel steamer Sadie will carry full passenger lists and freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome
Nome City
Alaska Pacific Navigation Company
Sadie
Fire Destroys Rear of House at 1807 Sixteenth Ave N
Fire swept the rear of a two story frame residence occupied by E. Goodman at 1807 Sixteenth Avenue North between 6 and 6 30 this morning. The entire rear section and its contents were burned. Loss is about 4500 dollars and the building owned by R C Strudwick was insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Goodman
Sixteenth Avenue North
R. C. Strudwick
Will Be Dark After Tomorrow Night at Hurley Burley Show
The Casino company will close its run of Hurley Burley and Oyal Family tonight. The struggling Seattle troupe, long a salaried, hard‑working group, faced dwindling audiences and court attention over vagrancy issues. In Heidelberg Germany Prof. Cierney, noted nerve disease expert, reportedly committed suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casino Company
Hurley Burley
Oyal
Seattle
Howe
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Mukden
OF God
London
Taku Shan
Liao Tung Peninsula
Antung
Rome
Tans Veensia
Liveria
Har
Skrydloff
Vladivostok
Petersburg
Ross
Vandals
Beripps News
Charles Hansen
Kitty Dawson
Hanson
Indian Office
Thibet
Gyantse
Smith
Madrona Line
Madrone Park
Corporations Committee
Presi
Berippa News
Gibraltar Ad
Tangiers
Nattie Cohen
Jae
Light Plant
Electric Company
Sidney
Montreal
Scripps News Ass'n
Wilson
Lew
Consul
Kat Chow
Joe Young
Pers
Heidelberg
Germany
Prof
Cierney
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