Port Arthur in Crisis as Russians Flee Yalu River
London reports Port Arthur effectively blocked as Russian forces retreat north across the Yalu in crowded boats with many drownings. Kuropatkin allegedly orders a Russian advance. in St Petersburg mines blamed for Petropavlovsk and Pobleda disasters, per Viceroy Alexeiff’s report.
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London
Tokio
Daily Telegraph
Port Arthur
Times
Niuchwang
Yalu
Paris
St. Petersburg
Petit Parisien
Kuropkin
Korea
Tumen
St.Petersburg
Petropavlovsk
Pobleda
Alexieff
Atar‘poard
Petropaviovs
Pobieda
Panama Canal Zone Governance Bill Changes
Washington report on April 21 states the House interstate and foreign commerce committee struck out a Senate bill term and inserted the second section of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase act to govern the Panama territory until a permanent setup is agreed. The measure vests military civil and judicial powers in presidential direction to maintain inhabitants liberties property and religion.
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Washington
House ‘Committee
Panama Canal Zone
Senate
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Congress
United ‘States
Republic of Panama
United States
Severe snowstorm impedes St Louis traffic with six inches
A heavy snow storm swept St Louis April 21 with sleet turning to steady snowfall of about six inches by 11 PM. Wind gusts and blocked streets slowed rail service and delayed trains. Reports say five to seven inches fell within a 160 mile radius of St Louis as the system unsettled across the region.
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Ates ‘Louis
Cleveland
Japanese Admiral Togo report on Port Arthur action
Washington April 18 report from Tokyo dated April 16 says Admiral Togo’s fleet attacked Port Arthur starting April 11. Russian ships entered harbor and were fought off while Japanese forces laid mines and sunk one destroyer, with several ships damaged and bombardment from Kasuga and Nisshin.
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Togo
Port Arthur
Liao Tishan
Ikazuchi
Bayan
Novik
Askold
Diana
Petropavlovsk
Podieda
Poltava
Kasuga
Nisshin
Hao Tishan
Liao
Porto Rico Exhibit Aims At St Louis Fair
Governor Hunt, arriving from Porto Rico, says a strong push is underway to promote a market in the United States with a major exhibit planned for St Louis. The report notes efforts to define a wide display to attract American interest and investment in Porto Rico.
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Porto Rico
York
Governor Hunt
United States
Porto’ Rico
St. Louis
Viceroy Alexief Seeks Relief Over Admiral Bezosobrooff Choice
Paris dispatch says Alexieff asked the emperor to be relieved as viceroy in the Far East. The move follows the planned appointment of Vice Admiral Skrydloff to succeed Admiral Makaroff, a critic and foe of Alexieff, with tensions rising at Port Arthur as Russia readies new submarine boats and ammunition for the war.
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Paris
Yin Kow
Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Alexieff
Far East
Skrydloff
Admiral Alexieff
Makaroff
Skyrdleff
M. Bezobrazoff
Russia
Manchuria
Skyrdloff
Pacific
Vladivostok
Variag
Kontz
Chemulpo
Skpydloff
Far Eastern
Church Rules Mormon Vote Tells Result of Roberts Running
Washington April 21 Brig ham H Roberts failed of election to the lower house without the consent of the Mormon church. With church consent he was elected. The Senate Reed Smoot inquiry revealed his oath secrecy and the tension between church authority and political duty. Roberts defended polygamy while asserting God’s laws over man’s. He and Apostle Thatcher resisted church rules at first but later submitted and won office.
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Brigham H. Roberts
Washington
United States Congress
Reed Smoot
Roberts
Senate
Salt Lake
Congress
Bailey
Eo Ounreers
Mr. Roberts
Apostle Thatcher
Dubois
Thatcher
Overman
Chinese Exclusion Bill Seen as Broad in Effect
Washington April 21 Senate foreign relations panel finds the Hitt Chinese exclusion bill is loaded. It would ban coolie labor in the Panama Canal Zone and limit immigration of Coreans and Filipinos to the United States. The measure’s broad definition of Chinese person raises strong objections to its expansive impact. The bill, passed the House and introduced in the Senate by Mr Penrose, was reported as an amendment to the general deficiency appropriation bill.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Panama Canal Zone
United States
House
Senate
Penrose
Houge
Senate Committee Alters Panama Canal Zone Government Bill
The committee struck the Senate bill after the enacting clause and inserted the second section of the 1908 act authoring a territorial government. It states the government of the territory will be vested in persons chosen by the President to direct its exercise.
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Panama Canal Zone
Senate
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
United States
Fight Over Site For Great Lakes Naval Training Station
In Washington on April 21 the House debated locating the proposed Great Lakes naval training station. Representative Foss urged the Secretary of the Navy choose the site and set an up to 250 per acre price. His amendment failed and the bill returned to the conference committee amid a likely failure to agree and possible exclusion of the naval training station provision.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Foss
Secretary of the Navy
Conference
Iso
An Increase in Deficiency Bill for Widow of Senator Hanna
The Senate appropriations committee reports a deficiency bill totaling $11,342,146, up $940,625 from the House. The largest rise is $476,198 to Missouri for troops raised to quell the rebellion. An appropriation of $65,000 is set to Mrs Hanna, widow of the late Senator, under the usual custom.
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Hanna
Washington
Senate Committee On Appropriations
House
Missouri
Durborow Loses Illinois Seat as Lorimer Retains
Washington April 21 The house backed the elections committee report finding Alan C Durborow not elected to the fifty eighth congress from Illinois and that William Lorimer was entitled to keep his seat. Both candidates will receive 2000 dollars to cover expenses.
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Washington
House
Committee On Elections
Alan C. Durborow
Ilinois
William Lorimer
Durborow
Lorimer
Headstones for Missouri Victims Sent by Government
Washington April 21 The bureau of navigation will dispatch marble headstones free to mark the graves in private cemeteries of the enlisted men killed on the Missouri.
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Missouri
Washington
Bureau of Navigation
Control of Wireless in Washington to debate government control
April 21 in Washington the joint army and navy board will study wireless telegraphy to consider a plan for government control of wireless systems.
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Washington
Joint
Army and Navy Board
Senate committee backs U S Cuba extradition pact
Washington April 21 the senate committee on foreign relations has authorized a favorable report on the extradition treaty between the United States and Cuba.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
Cuba
Wireless for Warship Atlanta Wireless Equip Orders
Washington April 21 Orders issued for equipping the Atlanta with wireless apparatus. The move signals expansion of naval communication systems as part of modernization efforts.
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Washington
Atlanta
Woman prevents train wreck in Indiana by signaling burning bridge
In Shelbyville Indiana on April 21 Mrs Kate Hyland wife of a Southern Indiana railroad engineer awoke to her baby and used a lantern to inspect a burning bridge at Sand Creek. She ran a half mile to signal the approaching Big Four fast freight, which stopped just short of the bridge, averting disaster.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Kate Hyland
Westport
Southern Indiana Railroad
Sand Creek
Baseball Results and Labor Damages in New Jersey
In American League Chicago beat Detroit 4 to 3 while Cincinnati defeated Pittsburg 6 to 4 in the National League. American Association results include Louisville 9 over Milwaukee 1 and Minneapolis 6 over Toledo 4. Dressler and Hollender of Perth Amboy won a $500 damages verdict against a Bricklayers and Plasterers Protective Union walking delegate and members for damages from a boycott in New Brunswick New Jersey dated April 21.
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Chicago
Detroit
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Toledo
Paul
Columbus
Union
New Brunswick
N. J
Dressler & Hollender
Perth Amboy
Bricklayers and Plasterers’ Protective Union of
Burns Acquitted in Lake Michigan Water Scandal
Grand Rapids, April 21 State Senator David E Burns was found not guilty of bribery tied to the Lake Michigan water controversy. The jury deliberated five hours with an initial tally of eight not guilty three guilty and one blank ballot.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
David E. Burns
Lake Michigan
Train Robbers Get $50,000 in Trans-Caucasian Hold Up
Four armed men held up a train on the Trans-Caucasian railway between Nova-Senaki and Abascha. They entered the mail car, bound officials, and escaped with registered letters and valuables valued at $50,000.
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Tiflis
Nova-Senaki
Abascha
Failing Cage Ends Barcoe Miners' Tragedy
April 21 incident in a mine involves Frank Hayes and Barcoe miners. A cage malfunction caused the descent injury, with workers trapped and one man dead. Officials investigate the mine shaft and safety procedures as families seek details.
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Killa
Frank Hayes
Barcoe
Elng
Labor strike shutdowns hit Des Moines contracts
Notes from the Capital report Des Moines contractors plan a citywide shutdown to press strikers’ dispute, risking about two thousand jobs. The move aims to force arbitration as unions align with employers for an open shop, signaling a fierce labor battle ahead.
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Des Moines
Employers’ Association
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Remey
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