Socialism Favored by Government in Japan
Telegrams report in Japan favoring socialism as state policy and teaching in colleges. Also noted: Kaiser's band to perform at the World's Fair, Morris K. Jessup re elected president of the New York chamber of commerce, and Holland lacking patent or trademark laws.
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Japan
Kaiser
Germany
Morris K. Jessup
New York
Cuba
Beveridge
Indiana
Philippines
Lawton
St. Joseph
Michigan
Union Liberal Party
Republic
la Pas
Bolivia
Ismal Montest
J. Pierpont Morgan
Havana
Senator Mitchell
Oregon
Senate
Henry Thompson
Isthmian Canal Commission
Washington
Isthmus
Jere H. Murray
Mssouri
Columbia
Kowloon
Transvaal
New York City
Gray
Edward G. Bradford
United States District Court of Delaware
Northern Securities
Trenton
Kirkpatrek
William Barton Hopkins
Philadelphia
Hopkins
New York World
Thomas G. Platt
Fairbank
Fairbanks
Giles S Mitchell
Avondale
Cincinnati
Frank von Lembach
Munich Artists’ Association
United States Canal Commission
Panama Canal
Russians Lose 2000 Men at Kiu Lien Cheng Battle
The Russian losses at Kiu Lien Cheng are reported as 2000 men and forty officers with over 700 wounded. Major General Kashtalinsky states the figures, noting higher casualty estimates may follow and praising the bravery of the troops amid a costly delaying action against Japanese forces.
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ST. Petersburg
Kiu Lien Cheng
Kashtalinsky
Keshtalinsky
Feng Wang Cheng
Yalu River
Kuropatkin
Zassalitch
Manchuria
Antun
Settle grain rate war ends with unified through rates
Western railroads reach final settlement on grain rates between Missouri river points and Chicago. Through rates from Missouri river points mirror combined locals, with Nebraska points to Chicago set not below equal to locals except at Sioux City gateway concession to Chicago and North Western. Omaha and Council Bluffs rates align with Kansas City. prior Omaha rates were 2 cents higher per 100 pounds.
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Chicago
Western Railroads
Missouri River
Nebraska
Nebraska Points
Sioux City
Chicago & Northwestern
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Port Arthur battle reports claim Russian defeat and Japanese losses
Daily dispatches from Port Arthur describe a fierce morning action with Japanese torpedo boats and fireships attempting to block the harbor. Russian batteries and ships responded as Japanese crews suffered heavy casualties while several fireships were sunk or beached.
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Port Arthur
Gillak
Grimischi
Otvashin
Askold
Mongolia
Ofing
Nome U S Attorney Melvin Grigsby Resigns
U S Attorney Melvin Grigsby for the Nome district Alaska resigns effective July 1 after charges of disobedience and a $10000 payoff from the Pioneer Mining Co. Grigsby admits receiving half cash half stock as an attorney fee and claims no immunity purchase.
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U. S
MicComber
Nome
Washington
MccComber
North Dakota
Melvin Grigsby
United States
Alaska
Grigsby
Knox
Pioneer Mining Company
Supreme Court narrows subsurface tunneling in mining case
The Supreme Court ruled that a lode mining claim owner cannot tunnel to explore beneath an adjoining claim even to tap a vein whose apex lies on the tunnel owner’s land. The decision allows following the vein but blocks further subsurface exploitation of neighboring property.
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United States Supreme Court
Washington
St. Louis Mining and Milling Company
Montana Mining Company
Montana
Cabinet members to speak as Roosevelt plan changes
Washington reports that President Roosevelt will not speak in campaigns but Cabinet members including Taft Shaw Moody Wilson and Attorney General Knox are expected to deliver important speeches. Speaker Cannon plans extensive nationwide campaigning to support the administration.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Taft
Shaw
Moody
Wilson
Knox
Cannon
Stock Growers Organize at Denver Convention
The Cattle Growers' Interstate Executive committee organized at a Denver convention with officers Chairman William M. Turney of Texas Vice Chairman William A Harris of Kansas Secretary Fred H. Johnson of Denver Denver designated as headquarters J J Dickinson attended representing the government in beef trust investigations The group aims to form a permanent live stock association west of the Mississippi.
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Denver
Cattle Growers
William M. Turney
Texas
William A Uarris
Kansas
Fred H. Johnson
J J Dickinson
Beef Trust
Alissourt
United States Urged Cautious View On Yain River Battle
London commentary notes top military experts prefer caution awaiting results at the Yain river. The Globe cites Shanghai dispatches that US Consul Davidson heads to Antung and praises the open door policy as a signal of wartime realism in the Far East. It urges British foreign offices to act similarly.
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United States
London
Yain River
Shanghai
Davidson
Antung
Globe
Far East
Britth Foreign Offices
Russians Likely Evacuate New Chwang Amid Tense War News
Reported wounding of Viceroy Alexieff before departure from Port Arthur. Russians hastily evacuating New Chwang with forts dismantled and artillery moved to trains. Brits seek gunboat protection as brigands threaten foreign residents and Japanese forces reportedly near Foochow Bay.
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Alex Leff
Port Arthur
New Chwang
Foo Chau Bay
Liao Tung Peninsula
Yin Kow
Alexieff
Liao Yang
Mukden
Harbin
Stoessel Urges Troops to Brace for Hard Times
Lieutenant General Stoessel addresses troops detailing enemy advances on the Yalu river and an important landing on the Liao Tung peninsula. He warns of railway disruption and a push toward Port Arthur, calling for vigilance, discipline, and faith that Russia will endure with God’s help.
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Port Arthur
Stoessel
Yalu River
Liao Tung
Pitsewo
Kin Chou Bay
Beiere
Russia
Far East
Russian losses reported after Kiu Lien Cheng battle
An official dispatch from General Kouropatkin to Emperor Nicholas I cites Lieutenant General Zassalitch's report on the Ki luen cheng engagement. Total losses on April 30 and May 1 include 70 officers and 2,324 men killed wounded or captured with 1,081 left on the field.
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ST. Petersburg
Kouropatkin
Zassalitch
Kiu Lien Cheng
Five-Year Sentence in Kishineff Jewish Murders Trial
The Kishineff trial of six men for an attempted murder of two Jews during the Aomi disturbances concluded. One defendant received five years penal servitude while the other five were acquitted.
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Kishineff
Boy’s Pantry Finger Catches Jam Not Sought
A small boy traps his finger in a pantry door. The incident centers on a minor injury and local care, with no lasting harm reported. Authorities advise careful door use and adult supervision to prevent similar mishaps in homes.
Woman Leaps From Hotel Window in North Dearborn Tragedy
Chicago report of Mrs Maud Todd leaping from a second story hotel window on Dearborn and Erie after a quarrel with Albert C Todd who denied wife relation and gave the name Maud Schermerhorn Davenport Ia. She died of injuries from the fall.
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Chicago
Til
Maud Todd
Dearborn Avenue
Erie Streets
Albert C Todd
Todd
Maud Schermerhorn
Davenport
Quiet conditions persist in many lines of trade
R G Dun and Co notes slower spring trade due to late-season arrival with quiet demand in apparel except tan shoes. Cautious buying lowers commitments, boosting debtor collections in the south and west. Textile and footwear firms report more factory output, silk machinery in short supply, and reduced commodity prices.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Bank Victory in Phillips Case Hits Small Creditors Hard
In Chicago the United States circuit court ruled for the Bank of Montreal in the Phillips company bankruptcy. Judge Seaman ruled the bank is not in the same class as other creditors, likely yielding only a small payout to Phillips small creditors while the bank remains nearly fully paid.
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Phillips
Chicago
George Phillips Company
Bank of Montreal
Corn Corner
United States Circuit Court
Seaman
Philips Company
Ready for Rush as Indian Rosebud Land Opens
Bonesteel braces for a flood of homesteaders when July 1 marks the opening of 2600 quarter sections on the Rosebud reservation land. Locals hasten tents and preparations as settlers race to secure claims on the fertile parcel.
Trainloads of Wounded Near Mukden After Yalu Battle
Wounded troops pass through Mukden on every train en route to Harbin after fierce fighting on the Yalu. The last Port Arthur passenger train before the line was cut arrived Saturday, its woodwork scarred by bullets as it sped past a critical point.
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Mukden
Yalu
Port Arthur
Harbin
German Prince at Seat of War
Prince Adelbert third son of Emperor William of Germany travels on the Hertha from Tien Tsin to Peking for an audience with the Chinese emperor set for May 17. He will return to Tien Tsin on the 18th and back aboard the Hertha on the 19th after visiting Corea and Seoul.
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Tien Tsin
Prince Adelbert
William of
Germany
Peking
China
Adelbert
Corea
Chemulpo
Seoul
Marconi Sails for New York on Campania
William Marconi was a passenger aboard the Cunard line steamer Campania, which sailed from Liverpool for New York on Sunday.
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Marconi
New York
Liverpool
William Marconi
Cunard Line
Campania
Jury Panel Drawn for Tyner Barrett Conspiracy Trial
In Washington both defendants were in court as the empaneling of a jury proceeded for the trial of James N. Tyner and Harrison J. Barrett on indictments charging conspiracy to defraud the government. General Tyner arrived in an invalid chair and was wrapped in furs to protect him from drafts.
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Washington
James N. Tyner
Harrison J. Barrett
General Tyner
Naval clashes near Port Arthur and Gensan report
Dispatches from Seoul and St Petersburg describe heavy cannonading off Gensan Corea and rumors of a Vladivostok squadron engagement with Vice Admiral Kamimura's forces. Paris confirms an engagement off Gensan while Kouropatkin moves to the front near Lin Yang and Feng Wang Cheng awaiting Japanese landings and determining battle plans.
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London
Central News
Seoul
Gensan
Corea
Uriu
Paris
ST. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Kamimura
Admiralty
Port Arthur
Kouropatkin
Lin Yang
Liao Yang and
Mukden
Feng Wang Cheng
Liao Yang
Whuroki
Yalu
Manchuria
New Chwang
Corea Bay
Napoleon
Iowa Guns Set Remarkable Firepower Record
Iowa town tests its artillery in annual record target practice. Twelve inch guns fired forty two shots with thirty four hits, best gun went eleven for eleven. Hits per gun per minute reached 0.75, matching the 1902 Ocean record. Eight inch guns achieved 1.20 hits per minute with eight for eight.
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Washington
Towa
Ocean
Path finder reservoir plan eyed for Wyoming irrigation
The secretary of the interior has set aside one million dollars provisionally for the Pathfinder reservoir on the North Platte river in Wyoming. Construction depends on field engineer reports and the availability of irrigable land in western Nebraska. The reservoir would have capacity to water all lands under its area in Wyoming.
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Nebraska
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
North Platte River
Wyoming
National Treasury Balances Statement Summary
Washington today reports the general fund available cash balance at 217 189 546 dollars while gold reserve in the redemption division stands at 118 620 385 dollars. The figures exclude the 350 million gold reserve.
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National Treasury
Washington
Treasury
Attendance on Opening Day at Louisiana Purchase Exposition
ST. LOUIS reports official figures for April 30 1904 opening day attendance at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Total visitors reached 187793 with 178425 paid admissions recorded.
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ST. Louis
James N. Stone Dies. Local GOP Figure Remembered
Petroit reports James N. Stone, named Monday as an assistant reading clerk at the Republican National Convention, has been dead for months. He was a prominent citizen of the city.
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Petroit
James N. Stone
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New Chiang
Roosevelt
Vladivostock
Iowa
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