Battle report of Cossacks versus Japanese in Anju Korea
Detailes of the attack by Russian Cossacks at Anju Korea have been received. Japanese garrison resisted stoutly and drove off the enemy, with Russian force possibly small near Yongbyong. Emperor Nicholas reviewed 60,000 troops on the Champ de Mars in Paris as part of a grand parade.
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Tokio
Anju
Korea
Yongbyong
Unsan
Japan
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Champ de Mars
Russians Attack Anju With 200 Men Near Uiju Korea
In Korea a Russian force of about 200 men attacked Anju sixty miles southwest of Uiju. The small Japanese garrison defended fiercely as fighting began early in the day. Reinforcements were requested along the Wiju road and the Russians reportedly conducted scouting parties. The Japanese garrison did not expect the blow.
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Seoul
Anju
Uiju
Korea
Wiju
Tokio Cabinet Approves 50 Million Dollar Popular Loan
A Tokyo cabinet meeting decided to issue another popular loan of 50 million dollars at 95 with 5 percent interest. Redeemable in five years, it will be paid in ten installments starting in June. An imperial ordinance will follow around May 20. If over subscribed, distribution will be equal among applicants and preference to small subscribers removed.
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Tokio
Kuropatkin May Even Retire as Far North ae Harbin
St. Petersburg May 12 The war office announces General Kuropatkin has ordered a general retreat. He will hold Liao Jang for now but has no intention of fighting a major action there. The situation signals a defensive stance in the Far North theater.
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Liaoyang
Mukden
Harbin
Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
War Office
Liao- Jang
Roth
Ambush Hits Fortified Mindanao Front in Philippine War
On May 8 in Mindanao Simpateia on Lake Liguasaz the Seventeenth United States Infantry with Lt Winfield Harper and 39 men were ambushed by several hundred Moros. Two US officers and fifteen soldiers died five wounded in a fatal exchange. The clash marks heavy combat as authorities advise on deteriorating country stability.
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Manila
Winfield Harper
United States ‘Infantr
Simpateia
Lake Liguasaz
Mindanao
Russians Retire to Defend as Japanese Advance
A French dispatch reports Russians burning villages and stores during a retreat from Newchwang and nearby points to avoid Japanese encirclement. Kuropatkin will stay defensive until August, while plans to draw Japanese forces deeper into Manchuria are noted.
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Newchwang
Omeich
Lioatung Peninsula
Kuropatkin
Sale of Red Lake lands set for June 20 at Thief River Falls
Washington reports the Red Lake reservation lands will be offered at public auction in Thief River Falls on June 20 under the Steenerson act. Purchasers must deposit one fifth of the bid within 24 hours or the sale is canceled. Each buyer may purchase only one quarter. The Crookston land office will oversee both auction openings to speed processing.
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Washington
Thief River Falls
Red Lake Reservation
Steenerson
Congress
Sexagter Clapp
Hitchcock
Richards
Messrs. Clapp
Crookston
Minn
General Land
Swedish Norway minister explains Baltic port mining policy
In St Petersburg on May 12 the Swedish Norwegian minister said Sweden mines Slite port on Gotland and other ports to preserve neutrality if Baltic tensions arise from Far East war developments.
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St. Petersburg
Slite
Gothland
Sweden
Baltic
Far East
Prospectus of Japanese Loan Published in London
London May 12 The prospectus of the Japanese loan of 50 000 000 dollars was seen during the day. The issue price stood at 93 percent.
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London
Illinois mine explosion kills six in Murphysboro
At the Big Muddy Coal and Iron Mine near Herrin Illinois an explosion in shaft No 7 destroys part of the mine. About 325 workers were present and fifty kegs of powder detonated. Eighty injured and at least six dead were recovered by rescue crews as officials fear more deaths and missing men amid wreckage.
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Murphysboro
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Mine Company
Herrin
Vahoumas, Green
Fred Seiberg
John Miller
William
Fairbanks Likely to Run with the President in 1900
Washington reports Senator Fairbanks of Indiana informed the president he desires to be his running mate. He was the clear front runner for vice president and is favored by major leaders. The president has said he will not interfere in choosing the second ticket position.
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Hayn National Bank
Gerne An
Washington
Fairbanks
Indiana
Colombia and Venezuela Plan Latin American Alliance
Washington reports say General Reyes of Colombia and Castro of Venezuela are organizing a Latin American alliance with a cooperative bloc. State Department notes the move stems from unfriendly aims and doubts its seriousness as Castro failed to secure broader backing.
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Colombia
Venezuela
Latin. American Alliance
Washington
Ae Department
Reyes
Castro
Cens
South America
Jong
Dep
Amicable Settlement Talk Quelled Border Skirmish Hype
Reports from Europe downplay border clashes between Peruvian Brazilian troops in the WaTi Alto Jurua areas. The Brazilian government states negotiations for a peaceful settlement are advancing and the Peruvian minister’s departure is a personal matter with no political significance.
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Rio Janeiro
Europe
Ie Alto-Jurua
Brazil
Train collision near Rockmart injures several
A head on collision between north and south bound passenger trains on the Southern near Rockmart Georgia last night injures several people though none seriously.
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Atlanta
Southern
Rockmart
Night slashing murder in Kansas City home
Clarence Meyer twenty two a printer was slain in his southern Kansas City home during the night. Mrs Meyer says two men entered at 2 am one restrained her while the other attacked Meyer with a razor inflicting fatal wounds. The house was ransacked and no trace of the alleged assailants found.
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Kansas City
Clarence Meyer
Riot in Chinese Town Sparks Mob Burning Police Quarters
Shanghai May 12 report of a riot at Chinkiang where the mob burned the new police quarters. Several persons were killed or wounded as violence erupted during the day.
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Shanghai
Chinkiang
Eight Thousand Men Not Landed at Pitsewo
Paris dispatch reports the Japanese have not landed more than eight thousand men at Pitsewo. A portion of the advance guard reached the railway, cut it in several places, then fell back to rejoin the main force, leaving the line undefended.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
The
Eclair
Pitsewo
Diplomatic Missteps Reported From Washington
Fragmentary dispatches indicate Mr. Leger the Haitian minister in Washington pressed the president for actions amid tensions involving German, English, and American detainees. The report notes confusion over foreign policy moves and calls for clarity from U S authorities.
Russians Destroy Fleet at Port Arthur Reported
Tokyo reports Admiral Togo hearing numerous explosions around Port Arthur since May 6 and suggests Russians, ready to evacuate, may be destroying ships. Chefoo dispatch says Russians destroyed their fleet at Port Arthur after Petropavlovsk loss. numbers show a sharp reduction in battleships and cruisers from February 1 to April 14.
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Tokio
Togo
Port Arthur
Chefoo
Petropavlovsk
Rumor of Zassalitch Killed at Maotienting Pass
Reports from St. Petersburg dated May 12 say rumors claim Lieutenant General Zassalitch was killed in the battle at Maotienting pass on Tuesday as General Kuroki’s forces joined the Russians and forced them from their position. Official confirmation pending. losses cited as heavy.
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Zassalitch
Maotienting Pass
Kuroki
Russians Close to Port Arthur Amid Lingering Forces
Despatch from Shanhaikwan notes Russian troops lingering near Newchwang with some returning to the city. Russian artillery prepared for instant transport. Reports of fighting unconfirmed. Haicheng reinforced from Liaoyang as Japanese creep toward Port Arthur. First Japanese Army Corps believed still at Fenghuancheng.
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Shanhaikwan
Newchwang
Haicheng
Liaoyang
Port Arthur
Fenghuancheng
Yalu Battle Casualties Reported by Officials
An official Yalu battlefield casualty report lists 31 Japanese officers killed and 29 wounded, 160 dead and 666 wounded among Japanese, while 1,362 Russians were found dead with 475 wounded. It notes captured Russian war matériel including 20 field pieces, 10 machine guns, wagons, ambulances, and ammunition.
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Antung
Seoul
the Yalu
Train Reaches Port Arthur Amid War Dispatch
A Liaoyang dispatch reports a train reached Port Arthur on Tuesday. Officials say no Japanese troops were near the railroad, but cavalry were seen behind Feng huancheng. Advices from Gensan say 450 Cossacks remain at Songijin, about 150 miles north of Sensan.
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London
Central News
Liaoyang
Port Arthur
Gensan
Songijin
Sensan
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