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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1904
Page
1
Ten days of fighting south of Mukden sees Kuropatkin launch offensive efforts against all enemy positions. Russian officials insist retreat not a rout as they maintain Kuropatkin's retirement status amid fierce engagement.
Daylong reports describe continued heavy fighting with assaults repulsed on Oyama left and cannonades in St Petersburg. Dispatches indicate the big battle still favors the Japanese despite Russian gains, with Mukden noting cold weather and ruined roads while Tokyo confirms Russians held and captured fourteen guns.
From Tokio on October 19 a cablegram from Marshal Oyama says Japanese forces repulsed repeated Japanese front and column assaults by the Russians on Monday night with heavy losses. General Oku Nodzu and Kuroki led the defense as reports from Washington confirm the Japanese defense remained decisive.
General Sakharoff reports Russians repulsed a Japanese assault on their right flank during the night of Oct 17. They seized the village of Shalandtzy on the Shakhe river bank east of Shakhe, bombarded the village, but did not attack Lone Tree hill. Burials of Japanese dead proceeded overnight and military honors were given. Observed enemy concentration against the Russian center with no fighting on the left flank.
Russian forces enveloped General Yamada's column on October 16 and captured fourteen guns. The Russians are concentrating in front of the left army under General Oku and the center under General Nodzu as another major battle is anticipated.
In Mukden on October 19 the night rains did not stop the artillery roar. The day opened cold with a cutting wind and rain damaged roads.
A Mukden dispatch says Chinese villagers actively aid the Japanese. General Sakharoff, reportedly aided, was fired upon from a hut and five of his escorts were wounded.
Three Russian battleships, two torpedo boats and one transport of the Baltic fleet sailed northward in the afternoon from Fakkeberg Denmark.
J H Stone H B Quintard Charles W Russ and James Russ of Nonpareil Cork Company Camden face US district court charges of conspiring against federal steamboat inspection laws for selling life preservers with iron pieces. They filed a demurrer through counsel arguing the indictment fails to specify an offense and that their goods were sold on the open market not made for the government.
The Kempf vs Houser Connor and Cochems case in Milwaukee circuit court was adjourned due to absent or unready attorneys. Judge Williams granted indefinite delay with precedence over other calendar items, seeking Kempf’s certified candidacy for state treasurer.
In Boston on October 19 Nelson C Hall, a Black man, was killed when Joe Walcott was shot in the right hand by an accidental discharge. The pistol went off in the ante room of Union Park Hall on Washington Street where a dance was underway. Walcott was arrested and later sent to the city hospital. officials fear he may never box again.
In Winona Minnesota on October 19 nine freight cars derailed from a Milwaukee Road pontoon bridge into the river at Wabasha. A main line freight had backed onto the Chippewa Valley line causing nine cars to part from the train on the down grade. The brakeman jumped to safety as the cars plunged into the water.
The house of bishops adopts an amendment to the marriage and divorce canon forbidding remarriage by any divorced person. A bishops and deputies conference will review the disagreement but leaders expect deputies to stand by last week's vote.
Brookline Massachusetts October 19 191? patrol officers say Harry Bowles a laborer fired at his wife killing her then shot Policeman Joseph MacMurray who confronted him. Police later forced entry and subdued Bowles after another struggle.
London papers praise General Kuropatkin for stubbornly covering his retreat on the Shakhe river but say it does not alter the Russians overall defeat. They forecast only a slight delay to Japanese advances toward Mukden and Harbin, with no likelihood of intervention.
In White Horse New Westminster B C thirty families are afflicted with diphtheria and several deaths are reported. The town has no doctors and the healthy residents are fleeing as the outbreak worsens.
Washington’s suggestion that mediation in the Far Eastern war nears has provoked resentment in government circles in St Petersburg. Officials say Japan must lead peace talks, via direct channels, as Russia insists on direct peace with Japan. The United States would not be entertained unless approached by Tokyo.
The text describes a brutal engagement where a Japanese division of 14,400 troops repelled a Soviet assault with unmatched resolve. Russian losses are described as terrible as officers led the scaling column, killed by bayonets in the trenches.
Crowds pack the chamber of deputies galleries as France resumes session over Rome relations. A scuffle erupts when M Pugliesi Conti and M Celestin Bose clash in the corridor after Bose kisses the deputy. Brisson presides as interpellations on the Rome rupture, the Marseilles strike, and war office charges spark a heated debate.
London reports a $3 550 000 indemnity demand from Tibet for the Chumbi valley. Britain offers $50 000 yearly payments with continued occupancy until full sum is paid. Tibetans reportedly approve but China opposes ratification raising fears of upheaval in Lhasa and potential Russian influence.
In St Petersburg on October 19 the battle near Mukden remains undecided. Neither side has a decisive result with Kuropatkin’s forces battered yet displaying continued resolve. Oyama masses troops against the Russian center while both armies recover strength for a possible final push.
Denver reports district No. 5 United Mine Workers strike nearly ended after a year with commissioners closed and tents removed. Strikers search for jobs and all men on strike as of October 12 receive union clearance cards.
On leaving Sing Sing prison Al Adams gave 1500 dollars to be divided among fellow prisoners. Edward O Quigly, a forger, distributed the funds and stayed a day longer. He asked the money go to long termers though few accepted. most preferred their share go to their families.
Shanghai dispatch reports pirates attacked the British steamers Pakkang of 434 tons and Hoiho of 601 tons on the West River near Canton at night. A British gunboat has been sent to the scene. Both vessels belong to Hong Kong based companies. Pakkang to Kwangwan Steamboat Co. and Hoiho to China Steamboat Co.
Davenport Iowa October 19 Ex Mayor 8 F Smith son of Samuel Francis Smith author of My Country Tis of Thee stood in district court to receive two sentences one for embezzlement and one for perjury Smith was given ten years in the Anamosa penitentiary for embezzling 120000 as trustee of large estates.
A cottage fire caused by a stove upset in Mrs. King's home at Rehoboth Beach, Del. led to about $20,000 in losses as several cottages burned. Aid was summoned from Georgetown, Lewes and Wilmington to fight the blaze.
In Rush Sylvania Ohio on October 19 inquiries show the Rush Sylvania bank is to open during the day while Messrs Kenyon have filed for bankruptcy. Estimated deposits total about $30 060.
Memirovich Danchenko reports Kuropatkin ordered dawn bombardment and a night assault by Sixteen regiments across the river. The Thirty sixth and Nineteenth rifles led the storm with Pulieff at the summit, capturing the position amid heavy losses.
Paul Godard a French expert in precious stones leaped from the Williamsburg bridge approach in New York on October 19, after failing to find business success since coming to the country. The article notes his body was found on the stone pavement below. Separately the Carriage Builders National Association held its 32nd annual convention at the Milwaukee Exposition Building with about 400 delegates.
Colonel Henry I. Kowalsky of the San Francisco bar, a friend of King Leopold, advised the president that British interests seek sovereignty over Congo through a conference of powers. He denied charges against the Congo government, calling it advanced and blamed disgruntled missionaries for the unrest. The White House reception honored King Leopold, with a formal reply to the Congo Reform association to follow.
The American Hide and Leather company’s three tanneries in Chicago restored the ten hour workday after eighteen months on nine hours. About 1,200 workers were affected and 80 union members went on strike, cited as necessary due to competitive pressure.
Guy Brownell dies in Sparta Wisconsin from a rattlesnake bite suffered years ago. The statue of the Great, presented to the United States government by the present emperor of ly, has arrived in Washington.
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