Russian Japanese Clash Near Wiju Reported
St Petersburg dispatches April 5 says all is quiet on the Yalu with a clash near Wiju. Russian cavalry and Japanese skirmishers exchanged fire. Russians had no losses, five Japanese killed. Nearby stores burned by a Japanese detachment of about 500 men. Other encounters near Turmitchen produced six more Japanese deaths with no Russian casualties. Ice on the Yalu thawing hinders operations. In a separate report, Russia outlines retrenchment plans reducing state expenditures by about 67 million rubles, hitting railways hardest and involving cuts to church, education, foreign office, and liquor duties.
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St Petersburg
Yalu
Kachtalinky
Kuropatkin
Wiju
Yongampho
Turmitchen
Matuzeo
Yalu River
St. Petersburg
Count Solesky
Railroad Department
Seoul
Korea
Education Department
Foreign Office
Washington
Department of Mercantile Marine
Russia
Russian forces in Manchuria near An Fung and Chiu Tien Cheng
Shanghai reports that Russian troops between An fung and Chiu Tien Cheng about ten miles north of An Tung are not the main force. The anticipated engagement at these locations is unlikely to be decisive, serving instead as a forerunner to larger operations. Russians are building entrenchments along the Yalu and Tumen rivers.
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Shanghai
An Fung
Chiu Tien Cheng
An Tung
Yalu
Tumen
Tragic Gulf boating tragedy near Sutherland Florida
A party of seven from Florida Methodist College at Sutherland perished after a cat boat overturned in a gale while returning from Anclote. President Walker and Miss Newton survived with effort, while Mrs. Walker and others succumbed during the long struggle in frigid waters.
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Tampa
Fla
Walker
Newton
Florida Methodist College
Sutherland
Gulf
Anclote
Bourland
A& Student
Myre
O'Connor
President
Miss Newton
Russian Far East forces review as Japanese attack feared
General Ku ropatkin reviews about a thousand troops near New Chwang as Russian authorities speculate Japan may attack. Forces include horse artillery, field artillery, Siberian Rifles, Cossacks, and cavalry while mining and fort practice limit river traffic. General Kondratovich tightens command in coastal districts.
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New Chwang
Kuropatkin
Far East
New Chiang
Kondratovich
Kondratevich
Seoul
Liao River
Jhestmoapa
Dstricts
Kai Chou
Railroad
Hai Chong
Miners and Operators Schedule Joint Meeting in Iowa
An official call from miners headquarters announces a joint meeting of operators and miners on April 11 in Iowa. It is believed an agreement will be reached and the 13,000 striking miners are expected to return to work within a week.
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Oskaloosa, In
Rtners
Iowa
General Kondratovich Opens Hospital at New Chiang
Vladivostok dispatch notes General Kondratovich inaugurates a new hospital in New Chiang as war tensions rise. Relations with foreign residents are improving and cooperation is proposed to safeguard neutral lives. Many Port Arthur wounded are brought in for care by Sisters of Mercy.
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Kondratovich
New Chiang
Vladivostok
Port Arthur
Sisters of Mercy
Skirmish Near Mukden Wounds Guards. Bandits Suffer Losses
On April 2 a clash on the southern railway line left three frontier guards wounded while ten bandits were killed and twenty wounded. A pursuit force has been sent after the bandits. In Cronstadt the battleship Alexander III received new boilers. A man in a horse sleigh drowned in the darkness after entering a channel cut by the ice breaker Ermack.
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Mukden
Cronstadt
Ermack
Conference at Imperial Headquarters Discusses Naval Campaign
Tokia? no clear. A conference at the Imperial headquarters was attended by Terauchi Minister of War Yamagoto Vice Admiral Saito Ishinoto and elder statesmen. Reports of Vice Admiral Togo operations were read by Lieutenant Saito recounting the first Port Arthur attempt. No conclusions were published.
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Tokio
Terauchi
Yamamoto
Ishinoto
Saito
Togo
Port Arthur
Anti-Combine Law Used By Merger Interests
St Paul April 6 The Dispatch reports western states laws banning parallel lines from owning or controlling each other are being used to block Harriman interests from gaining control of the Northern Pacific. Montana Attorney General Donovan, summoned by Great Northern officials, may seek action under Montana law to prevent the Oregon Short Line from acquiring the Northern Pacific. The company plans to challenge legality of the petition and argue Montana and other states laws prevent the Oregon Short Line from owning or voting its stock.
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St. Paul
Western
Hnen
Securities Company
Harriman
Northern Pacific
Donovan
Montana
Great Northern
Oregon
Menced
Oregon Short Line
Five Meet Death in Fires at Mount Vernon Hall
Five teens die in a blaze at Columbia Hall, a three story metal clad building on Wilton Place in Mount Vernon New York. Victims include Nathan Frey 66 Seider Frey 12 Helen Frey 9 Henry Frey 3 and Gussie Doheying 10. Injured Mrs Revecca Prey dying in hospital and Mrs Aza Barry among others treated for burns and injuries.
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Mount Vernon
N. Y
Aza Barry
Bre
Louise Lauvign
Bm Hoke
Milwaukee April 6 Scattering Test Rs From Counties
Scattered reports from Milwaukee indicate tests or events affecting many counties. The brief notes mention multiple locations and ongoing efforts, with officials monitoring conditions and disseminating updates to the public.
University instructor Mart SHerwood attacked by footpads
William T. Sherwood, a chemistry instructor at the University of California, Berkeley, is unconscious after being held up by two masked assailants while returning home late at night. The assault occurred in Terkeley, April.
WANTS PEACE Telegrams Hint at Mediation Offer
A Berlin telegram relayed by the Times Brussels desk says King Edward may have initiated steps to see if Russia would accept mediation. It is claimed the emperor would welcome such an English move. Optimists note slow Far East developments linked to ongoing negotiations.
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New York
Berlin
Soix
Times
Brussels
Edward
Russia
England
Far East
Fifty first general conference opens at old Mormon temple
In Kirtland Ohio on April 6 the reorganized church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints began its fifty first general conference at the Old Historical Mormon Temple with nearly 600 delegates. The event draws attention for missionary work as the church expands missions in many countries and across the United States.
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Kirtland
Fifty-First General Conference
The
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Old Historical Mormon Temple
United States
Butte Officials Arrested on Injunction Violation Charge
A warrant issued by Al Frank alleges that VIOLATE INJUNCTION workers at the Leonard mine include W. Goodale Wallace Corbett J.P. Adams and Thomas Mitchell and that they damaged the Minnie Healy shaft under Judge Harney’s injunction.
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Butte, Mont
C. W. Goodale
Boston
Montana
Butte
Wallace Corbett
West Colusa
J. P. Adams
Leonard
Thomas Mitchell
al Frank
Johnstown
Harney
Frank
Minnie Hiealy
Stage Hold Up Near Kalispell Strikes Local Mall
Kalispell Montana April 6 a stage between Holt and Big Fork was robbed by a lone bandit. The driver was forced to surrender the mail sack and valuables. Police chase led investigators to suspect a local character as the suspect.
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Kalispell
Mont
Mall
Holt
Big Fork
Arguments in Botkin murder case in San Francisco
In San Francisco on April 6 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Robert Ferrall wrapped up his argument in the Botkin murder case. Deputy defense counsel Frank McGowan urged acquittal, reviewing the evidence. Knight will close for the defense, Byington for the prosecution, then Judge Cook will charge the jury and a verdict is expected that afternoon.
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San Francisco
Robert Ferrall
Botkin
Frank McGowan
Knight
Byington
Cook
Mormon Conference Concludes with Growth Takes Center Stage
Salt Lake City April 6 The seventy fourth annual conference of the Mormon church closed after two sessions with leaders sustained by the faithful. Speakers noted growth and prosperity as the church now claims four hundred thousand members with missionaries in nearly every country. Attendance ranged from ten to twelve thousand.
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Salt Lake City
Mormon Church
Joseph Smith
Fayette
Bageca, County
New York
Arbitration plan urged by Bishop Spalding before labor committee
Bishop Spalding of Peoria urged the Foss bill’s permanent arbitration board to settle labor capital disputes over hours pay and treatment. Volney Foster quoted Gompers in favor and against strikes, while Spalding said the tribunal would address employment conditions and living standards, not profits.
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Washington
Bishop Spalding
Peoria
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
House Committee On Labor
Volney W. Foster
Foster
Gompers
Federation of Labor
Civic Federation of New York
John Mitchell
Coal Miners’ Organization
James Duncan
American Federation
West
Colorado
San Francisco
Chicago
America
Mitchell
Burton Sentenced to Six Months in Jail
Senator J R Burton of Kansas convicted of illegally receiving fees from Rialto Grain and Securities was sentenced to six months in jail and fined 2500 by Judge Adams in the United States district court. The judge overruled motions for a new trial and arrest of judgment and urged that public office cannot be prostituted to private gain.
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Kansas
Burton
Kansas City
Star
St. Louis
J. R. Burton
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
Adams
United States District Court
Senator Burton
Chester H. Krum
Elkins Nominated Unanimously For Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Harrisburg April nomination by Republican convention names former Attorney General John P. Elkins as sole candidate for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court with a $10 000 annual salary and a 21 year term. Delegates at large were instructed to back Roosevelt and support Theodora Roosevelt in the national contest. New York reports first subway labor peace in months as plumbers agree to resume work after a month long strike.
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Harrisburg
John P. Elkins
Supreme Court
Pennypacker
James Elvergon
Philadelphia
C. D. Bleakley
Franklin
Francis L. Robbins
Pittsburg
Roosevelt
Robert Fitzairn
Levi G. McCarley
Elkin
Pennsylvania
Supreme Bench
Allegheny
Lancaster
Dauphin County
Congress
Russia
Japan
Washington
Orient
Theodora Roosevelt
New York
Rapid Tranch
Atalione
Denver Pioneer Col Ella Worth Dies at 72
Colonel Ella Worth a prominent Denver pioneer and wealthy citizen died today aged 72 from paralysis. Born in an era of growth in the city he became a noted figure in local affairs and philanthropy. He leaves a widow and several descendants. The funeral arrangements will be announced by his family fittings.
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Denver
Col. L
Ellaworth
Majestic Mining Company Receiver and Bankruptcy
Beaver county Utah company Majestic Mining faces receivership and bankruptcy proceedings, with New England stockholders hurt as stock falls from par ten dollars to mere cents. The firm reportedly owes about 250000 after spending roughly 1006600 on copper mines and a smelter, while bond efforts seek to salvage the property.
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Boston
Majestic Mining Company
Beaver County
Utah
New England
Lima Plague Measures Tighten After New Cases
New York April 6 report says only two new bubonic plague cases emerged Monday in Lima Peru. Government orders strict passenger screening and baggage disinfection on trains from Lima and steamers from Callao. Sanitary stations set up in Payta Callao and Ito to curb the outbreak.
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Lima
New York
Peru
Callao
Payta
Ito
Subway Fire on Broadway Blocks Traffic and Smoke
New York April 6 traffic on Lower Broadway near St Pauls chapel halted for half an hour as a fire in the new subway sent dense smoke through openings. A flare from a laborer’s banjo lamp ignited burlap along pipes and the tunnel timbering. Workers pinned in were rescued after water flooded the blaze. service resumed after the flames were extinguished and cables restored.
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New York
Lower Broadway
St. Paul's Chapel
Fulton Street
Broadway
Besiies St. Paul’s Church
Drioka
Lahoresa
Dey Street
St. Paul
Anderd Street
Cortland Exchange
Teleeteri
Panica
Dawn Town
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Mt. Vernon
Loula K. Lase
James C. Kerwin
Theis
Lale
Sharwood
W. H. Waste
Milwaukee
California
Mormon Temple
Permanent Board OF Arbitration
Majestic
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