Western Canada climate praised in promotional feature
A promotional feature extols Western Canada as having an excellent climate with an equable year round pattern. It cites Winnipeg and Prince Albert July temperatures, provide details on rainfall, moisture in the Saskatoon region, early harvests, and noted drought free winters. The piece also advertises Salzer seed catalogs and seed varieties for farmers and gardeners.
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Canada
Minnesota
R. F. Stuepart
The
Meteorological Service For
Canadian Northwest Territories
Winni Peg
Prince Albert
England
Saskatchewan
Rumored Capture of Port Arthur Spreads Across Papers
London dispatches say Tokyo reports a Japanese land and sea assault may have seized Port Arthur after weekend fighting. Claims include a landed division on the Liao Tung peninsula and a bombardment by fleet ships, with Soviet casualties cited near 600. Other rumors place clashes at Chyong Syong and Tatung Pass with disputed details from Seoul and Shanghai.
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London
Daily
Techegraph
Tokio
Port Arthur
Liao Tung Peninsula
Chyong Syong
Yalu’ River
Wiju
Daily Chronicle
Shanghai
New Chwang
Tatung Pass
Haicheng
Seoul
British Officer Arrives From Port Arthur After Attack
C H Browning a British army officer who witnessed Port Arthur’s first attack aboard the Coptic described torpedo strikes near the Wenchou and the scene the next morning with the Retvizan and Czarevitch aground. He recounted ships damaged and the harbor chaotic after the Japanese assault.
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Port Arthur
San Francisco
C. H. Browning
Orient
Retvizan
Czarevitch
Russian troop movements advance with little change
St. Petersburg report March 22 states troop redeployments to the far east proceed satisfactorily and per plan. No official telegrams of clashes were received by noon Monday. Government has no substantiation for the claimed capture of 1800 Japanese near the Yalu river.
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St. Petersburg
Far East
Yalu River
Japan aims to drive Russians across the Amur and seize Manchuria
Vladivostok papers quote a Japanese consul member who, before leaving, stated Japan's ambition to push Russians across the Amur, restore Manchuria to China, and annex Korea.
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St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Japan
Amur
Manchuria
China
Korea
Port Arthur bombardment and shipping tensions reported
Dispatches describe Japanese, Russian naval movements near Port Arthur and air raid like bombardment impacting the Chinese coast. Reports cite Ito loaning 5 million yen to Korea on easy terms and China seeking a two year extension on indemnity payments.
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Marquis Ito
Korea
The
Standard
China
Tien Tsu
Daily Mail
Katakota
Spy Assassination Report Claims Burial Alive
The Morning Post’s Hamburg correspondent reports a spy was assassinated by being buried alive, with Japanese authorities denying knowledge of the attackers. It also notes Russia bought the Hamburg steamer Hafia for $250,000, now at Vladivostok, and renamed it Alexeitrapant.
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Morning Post
Hamburg
Russia
Vladivostok
Russian withdrawals near Anju fit plan of campaign
In St Petersburg on March 22 Gen Zhilinski confirms Russia abandoned Anju as Japanese forces advance. Outposts led harassment to delay, then fell back toward strong Yalu positions. The 50 mile corridor between Anju and the Yalu hampers large force movement. Russians avoid full engagement until victory seems likely.
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St. Petersburg
Zhilinski
Anja
Yalu River
Anju
Yalu
Japanese Stop Brig Gen Allen At Ping Yang Outposts
Democratic congressmen plan a campaign to secure a Democratic House of Representatives. The passage notes the U.S. military observer Brigadier General Henry T. Allen being halted and urged not to advance toward outposts by Japanese authorities at Ping Yang.
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Henry T. Allen
Philippine Constabulary
United States
Ping Yang
Damocratia
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