On Eve of Battle Japanese Force Advances in Manchuria
Paris May 18 Journal correspondent reports Japanese troops estimated at 160000 in Manchuria, with 100000 marching on Liao Yang and a possible flanking corps moving toward Mukden. Telegram from General Kuropatkin notes riverine bombardments and Japanese control of southern Liao Tung peninsula except Port Arthur, while Russians defend fortress with mined approaches and destruction of Dalny to prevent dispersion of forces.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Siang Yue Cheng
Huang Tsia Tung
Kai Ping
Liao Tung Peninsula
Port. Arthur
Associated Press
Kin Chau
Port Dalny
Port Arthur
Dalny
Liao Tung
Danny
Kuropatkin In Peril Amid War Dispatches
London reports on General Kuropatkin facing peril as rebels threaten communications and campaign plans. The Standard notes Kuropatkin has up to 100,000 troops south of Muskden, with 75,000 usable, while Kuroki has 140,000 first class troops. A Paris rumor claimed Port Arthur fell with 10,000 killed, but nothing confirmed in London.
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London
Far East
Kuropatkin
Standard
Muskden
Kuroki
Paris
Port Arthur
California Goes For Hearst in California State Convention
California convention delegates vote by 19 to instruct the state delegation to back W. R. Hearst for president at the St Louis national convention. Vote: instruction 865, against 246. Reports also note common use of iridium and alamium alloys in gold pen paint and a dispatch from Washington about Cossacks near the Yalu and the An Ju engagement with 70 Japanese troops facing 500 Xa forces.
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California
Hearst
Santa Cruz
Cal
St Louis
W. R. Hearst
Yalu
Washington
State Department
Allen
Seoul
Yalu River
An-Ju
Steal March on Russians at Kai Chau near Yin Kow
Niuchwang is tense as Russians retreat amid a Japanese approach. Nine transports and naval support signal an imminent landing today as ships shell the shore. Japanese forces, uncertain in size, are expected to arrive by Wednesday and push the Russians from the area. London reports from Port Arthur cite a vigorous siege with sixty Japanese ships sighted in Blackney bay and heavy firing near Kin Chau bay.
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Niuchwang
Kai Chau
Yin Kow
London
Morning Post
Port Arthur
Blackney Bay
Kin Chau Bay
Wisconsin Republicans Split as Two Conventions Claim Delegates
Madison held two rival conventions over party unity with La Follette leading 585 delegates and Cook backed by Spooner and Quarles with 567 delegates. The fight tests legitimacy in court and could shift to national delegates. In Indiana Parker defeated Hearst at the Democratic state convention with 1094 to 468 votes amid high tension.
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Madison
Wis
Tiwo
Robert M. la Follette
Samuel A. Cook
la ¥Ollette
Republican Party
State Central Committee
John ©. Spooner
Joseph V. Quarles
Spooner
Manchuria Matches Grain States in Norths and Size
Manchuria lies on a latitude shared with Manitoba North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota and Nebraska Its area of 362810 square miles is about 10000 square miles shy of the combined area of these major grain states
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Manchuria
Manitoba
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Japanese battleship and cruiser reported sunk amid Port Arthur bombardment
Russian refugees in Dalny report Japanese warships attacked Port Arthur on May 16 with a battleship and an armored cruiser sinking after hitting mines. Concurrent dispatches claim Japanese forces occupied Niuchwang and prepared further advances. Official lines note 5,000 troops at Khabalen and entrenchment near Peng Wang Cheng as weather limits operations.
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Che Foo
Dalny
Port Arthur
Golden Hill
Paris
St. Petersburg
Mafin
Niuchwang
Shikishima
London
Telegraph
Kai Chau
Ninchwang
Nttla
Khabalen
Feng Wang Cheng
Battle of Kin-Lien-Cheng Devastating Japanese Losses
Russian casualties reported after Kin-Lien-Cheng on May 1 include 1,363 dead and 18 officers plus 597 men captured 21 guns 19 wagons 1 417 shells 8 machine guns 37 000 shells 1 021 rifles 360 000 rounds 63 horses 10 wagons and 1 244 coats and tents Japanese losses were 5 officers 218 men killed and 34 officers 783 men wounded Paris reports silver leaf dressings for wounds French surgeons say silver aids healing New York street car conductors ordered to keep mouths off transfers to avoid disease spread
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Kin-Lien-Cheng
Tokyo
Kuroki
Feng-Wang-Chang
New York City
Russians Report Heavy Fighting as War Moves East
Reports from Niuchwang and Port Arthur detail heavy Japanese losses after some Russian forces were driven back. A second dispatch notes Russians reportedly destroyed a railway between Yashichiao and Niuchwang while Port Arthur remained well supplied. A Russian cruiser named Bogatyr grounded near Vladivostok, with its crew saved.
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Niuchwang
Yalu
Feng Wang Cheng
London
Standard
Tien Tsin
Kai Chau
Hsin Yen Cheng
Kip Ing
Chen Chow
Yashichiao
Che Foo
Port Arthur
Dalny
Paris
St. Petersburg
Hecho de Paris
Sbogatyr
Vladivostok
Japanese Meet Disaster Details Collision and Losses
Reports from Tokyo on May 20 describe the collision off Port Arthur on May 15 between the cruiser Kasuga and Yoshino, resulting in Yoshino sinking with about ninety saved. The battleship Hatsuzo struck mines twice and sank, with three hundred crew saved by torpedo boats. Additional reports claim the Shikishim sank after mine contact, and Fuji was damaged but towed. Details include Yoshino’s dimensions, armament, speed, and crew of 300, with Kasuga possibly the other cruiser involved and Hatsuze a 15,000 ton battleship completed in 1900 with heavy armament and 741 crew.
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Tokyo
Togo
Dewa
Kasuga
Yoshino
Port Arthur
Hatsuzo
Yatsuze
Chee Foo
Dalney
Shikishim
Port. Arthur
Fuji
Asama
England
Philadelphia
Marino
Argentina
Italy
Nisshin
Japan
Rivadars
Hatsuze
Democratic convention endorses Wall for presidency in St. Louis
At Milwaukee on May 18 the Democratic state convention instructed delegates to back Edward C. Wall of Wisconsin for president in the national convention. A motion to strike Wall from the resolution failed 304 to 226, signaling Hearst faction strength.
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Milwaukee
St. Louis
Edward C. Wall
Wisconsin
Hearst
Mr. Wall
Mrs John A Logan becomes Red Cross president
Miss Clara Barton resigns as president of the American National Red Cross on May 14. Mrs. John A Logan, formerly vice president and widow of Civil War general, succeeds Barton amid a long running internal dispute.
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John A. Logan
American Red Cross Society
Clara Barton
American Red Cross
Miss Barton
Logan
Spain
Board of
Garfield
Lfe
The
American National Red Cross
American National Red Cross Society
Pleasing Henry Irving Compliments Heard At The Theater
Sir Henry Irving cherished two compliments from a theatre night. An old lady remarked that his acting as an actor who sold to the devil would have made a fine preacher. A London newsboy sent him the Times free for a week praising his Shylock as a perfect imitation of a rival.
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Sir Henry Irving
London
Times
Sir Henry
Had to Pay His Fare
George Roberts, then president of the Pennsylvania railway, argued with a conductor over a free ride claiming entitlement by pass. The conductor demanded to see the pass, Roberts admitted he might have left it at the office, and he was required to pay his fare. The incident ended with Roberts paying $5.
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George Roberts
Pennsylvania Railway
Mr. Roberts
Verestchagin Fated to Die at Port Arthur
A St. Petersburg journal says Gen Kuropatkin urged Verestchagin to stay away from the front until the war began to unfold but the painter chose to witness the assault on Port Arthur and died. He was short of money, the Napoleon pictures sale funds barely covering his debts.
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Verestchagin
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Port Arthur
Napoleon
Milliner Trap At Society Wedding Reveals Clever Hat Plot
A fashionable New York woman faced embarrassment after she bought a costly hat for a swell wedding, wore it, and returned it claiming it did not suit. The milliner, who had heard similar stories, exposed the ruse by noting rice in the lace, confirming the hat had been worn at the ceremony.
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New York
Ancient and Modern Workmanship at Abon Simbel
Rider Haggard writes from Egypt for the London Mail about a white marble tablet at Abon Simbel near a British officer's grave. It records Gen Grenfell's 1889 victory over the Mahdi forces at Toski, though the inscription is eroding. Nearby hieroglyphics boastfully preserve ancient kings' victories, appearing almost fresh after 3,000 years.
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Rider Haggard
Egypt
London Mail
Abon Simbel
Gen. Grenfell
Toski
President Ellot Delivers Lecture at Harvard Campus
President Charles W. Elot of Harvard University lectured in a regular college philosophy course for the first time in 35 years. He spoke in Prof. Francis G. Peabody’s absence and was loudly applauded by the students as he entered the classroom.
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Ellot
Charles W. Elot
Harvard University
Elot
Francis G. Peabody
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