Russian Right Bent as Mukden Fight Widens
War dispatches describe Japanese pressure along the Mukden front with Gen Oku directing the right and Gen Kuroki urging heavy artillery as Kuropatkin’s defense strains. Port Arthur veterans lead fresh assaults while weary forces clash amid heavy losses and shifting lines toward the Sinmintin road and Shakhe river.
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Kuroki
Kuropatkin
Mukden
Oku
Atkin
Kuro
Patkin
Oyama
Sinmintin
Washington Post
St. Petersburg
Hun River
Sukhudhahu
Chang-lan
Sukhudiahu
Shahaupu
Shakhe
Ertaken
Sachoun
Europatkin
Mukden Fall Imminent Report From Niuchwang
Arrivals from the Mukden road say Japanese forces envelop the city and its fall is imminent. A strong southeast move from Kakumen and Gen. Nosi II advancing along the Liao. Japanese cut off a Russian division with Cossacks and guns. Russians routed, retreating toward Tie Pass. Continued on third page with ads and schedules.
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Niuchwang
Tientsin
Mukden
Kakumen
Nosi II
Liao River
Tie Pass
Sinmintin
Atty
Oil Trust Inquiry Wide-Ranging Probe Across States
Commissioner Garfield initiates a broad investigation of oil industry practices in Kansas and neighboring states. The inquiry, directed to President Roosevelt, may be forwarded to the Department of Justice, with findings to be public or private at the Chief Executive’s discretion.
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Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Beef Trust
Campbell
James R. Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Kansas
Contiguous States
House of Representatives
Garfield
Oil Trust
Texas
California
Rooseveltt
Nes
Pennsylvania
Moody
Freight Meet Head On Near Defiance
A head-on crash between two Baltimore and Ohio freights four miles east of Defiance, Ohio, killed Fireman Samuel Beadle of Garrett Indiana. Fireman J A Cogley and brake man Thomas Carr, both of Garrett, were badly injured with amputations needed for Cogley and Carr. 38 cars and 40 cars involved. several crew escaped. Confusion of train orders blamed for the collision. all engineers unharmed.
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Toledo
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Defiance
Samuel Beadle
Garrett
Ind
J. 4
Cogley
Thomas Carr
Carr
Young Miner Saves Baltimore and Ohio Train No 5
Tom Bain a young mine employe near McKeesport pa saved about 200 passengers on Baltimore and Ohio train No 5 by spotting a wall of rock blocking the track near Possum Hollow. He warned section hands and helped set torpedoes and lights to avert disaster. Bain refused payment but received a purse and cheers from grateful travelers.
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Washington
Pittsburg
Tom Bain
Hanters
McKeesport
Possum Hallow
Bain
J. B. Conghanout
Confluence
W.E. Crouch
Chicago Junction
B. F. Castle
Two Killed and Six Injured in Bearmouth Train Collision
In Missoula Montana on March 6 two people died and six were injured when a Northern Pacific freight collided with the westbound Twin Cities express at Bearmouth. W F Wilcox of Helena, division chief clerk, and J L Boglman of Helena, fireman, are dead. Injured include A W Smith Joel L James Thomas I Sheehan Roberta Stewart Mrs T H Ferrier and Marie Taylor. Engineer Sheehan misread orders. high bank blocked view. express and mail cars telescoped. passenger coaches remained on track.
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Missoula
Mont
Westbourd
Twin Cities
Northern Pacific Railroad
Bearmouth
W. F. Wilcox
Helena
Readway Mail Service
J. L.boglman
Helens
Expros
A. W. Smith
Joel L. James
Sheehan
Arrest Hinted in Stanford Case After Honolulu Reports
San Francisco acting police chief Spillane said the department halted work on the Stanford case awaiting Honolulu high sheriff input. He indicated readiness to arrest if chemists and autopsy findings confirm strychnine poisoning, though he declined to name suspects. Detectives doubt Mrs. Stanford’s poisoning and a private agency may shadow suspects until Honolulu results clarify if a crime occurred.
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San Francisco
Spillane
Stanford
Henry
Honolulu
Apillane
Patterson Trial Set for April Third in Young Murder Case
New York March 6 Assistant District Attorney Rand said after Judge Gaynor ruled Patterson must be tried by May 1 or released that the case against the former showgirl charged with Caesar Youngs murder will be scheduled for trial on the first Monday in April the 3rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rand
Gaynor
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
Inauguration Edition of the Post praised by prominent figures
The Washington Post inaugural edition drew huge crowds and strong praise. Newsboys and dealers reaped a harvest as orders poured in by mail and in person. Officials and citizens connected with the event lauded the paper and its comprehensive coverage.
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Washington Post
Post
the Post
Inauguration Edition of The Post Praised
Generals and officials hail The Washington Post inaugural publication for its comprehensive, lifelike portraits of presidents from Washington to the present and superb illustrations. Col George Truesdell and others laud the edition as splendid, accurate, and epoch making in newspaper publishing in Washington.
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John M. Wilson
United States
Washington
George Truesdell
Washington Post
the Post
the Post Today
Inaugural Edition Praised by Henry Macfarlan
The Washington Post inaugural edition is lauded as excellent and accurate by Hon. Henry B. F. Macf arland. He calls it a strong, judicious presentation that benefits the nation by informing the public and bolstering Congress engagement.
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Washington Post
United States
Congress
Special Sunday Inaugural Edition Praised by Readers
The Washington Post debuting its special Sunday inaugural issue receives high praise from readers. M J Weller and others commend the paper for its complete parade descriptions and comprehensive coverage. The edition is hailed as elaborate, accurate, and a credit to the city and publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Weller
Washington Post
the Post
Post
Washington
Inaugural Praise From Officials for The Sunday Post
Secretary Shaw Interior Hitchcock Cortelyou and others laud The Sunday Post for its inauguration coverage. They praise its completeness accuracy and historic value noting the edition as a superior example of modern journalism and a fitting souvenir of the day.
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Secreary of the Treasury
Sunday Post
George B. Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
the Post
Inaugural Washington Post praised by officials
The inaugural edition of The Washington Post receives high praise from Admiral George Dewey General Adna Chaffee Major Richard Sylvester and others. Officials commend the issue for accuracy, thoroughness and its grand portrayal of inaugural ceremonies and the ballroom scene.
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Adna R. Chaffee
Inauguration Celebrations Praise For The Post
A Washington reader lauds The Post for its coverage of the Roosevelt inauguration. The note says the edition was admirable and informative, making Washingtonians feel proud and more enthusiastic about the paper’s reporting.
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Post
Roosevelt
Special Train Saved from Wreck
Today’s issue highlights a special train saved from a wreck and reports on the Russian Army in peril, probing the Standard Oil Trust, and the inauguration finances. It notes visitors departing the city, illumination of the avenue, and other society items alongside editorial comment and timely topics.
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Standard Oil Trust
Senate
Carnegie
Chadwick
Virginia
Maryland
White House
the Post
K—Financial Review
W—New Church
Body of Mrs. Eva Belmont Found in Lake Michigan
Chicago March 5. The body recovered from Lake Michigan at Fifty ninth street was identified as Mrs. Eva Belmont of Milwaukee. Police suspect murder after reports of two men carrying a woman and a buggy near the lake the same night.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Fifty-ninth Street
Eva Belmont
Milwaukee
John McCarthy
McCarthy
Belmont
West Side
Martin
Calumet Electric Railway Company
Seventy-third Street
Crisis in Missouri Contest Deepens in Jefferson City
In Jefferson City on March 5 legislators discuss the senatorial deadlock in hotel lobbies. A turning point is expected next week with talk of Eherena possibly being elected Tuesday. Niedringhaus forces plan another caucus dance to nominate a new breaker, while rumors say Democrats may switch from Cockrell to Kereng to end the stalemate.
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Jefferson City
Eherena
Niedzinghaus
Niedringhaus
St. Louis
Cockrell
Kereng
Panic at Hyde and Behman's Music Hall After Fire Alarm
Fire and smoke from a neighboring blaze sent Chicago theater patrons and performers at Hyde and Behman’s Music Hall scrambling for exits ten minutes after a matinee. Players fled to dressing rooms in fear of a theater fire, but all escaped unharmed as staff rushed to prevent a possible catastrophe like the Iroquois Theater disaster of 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marena
Hyde
Behman
Music Hall
Luther Dying in Pottsville After Illness
R C Luther second vice president of the Pennsylvania and Reading Coal and Iron Company is dying at his Pottsville home. He heads the Philadelphia and Reading Company's coal interests and sits on the anthracite board of conciliation. Hope has been abandoned.
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Pottsville
March
R. C. Luther
Pennsylvania and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Luther
Philadelphia and Reading Company
Second Ballot Ordered In Amalgamated Window Glass Vote
Eleven members of the advisory board met in Cleveland to count the presidential vote. A. L. Faulkner led with fourteen contenders, while Daniel Winters Jr. ranked second. The Matthews resolution increasing the assessment failed. Cleveland headquarters retained. popular-vote officer elections failed. a second presidential ballot is ordered for the first Saturday night in April.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Amalgamated Window Glass Workers of America
A. L. Faulkner
Dunkirk
Ind
Daniel Winters, Jr
Pittsburg
Matthews
New Cabinet Nominees Likely As Senate Opens Extra Session
The Senate will promptly confirm Cabinet nominees and consider the Santo Domingo protocol during a new extra session to start this Saturday. Cortelyou to become Postmaster General, Wynne to move to consul general role, with broader diplomatic reshuffles anticipated.
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Senate
Santo Domingo
Whcn
Senate of the
United States
Unie
Roosevelt
Wynne
George B. Cortelyou
Cortelyou
M Wynne
London
Floral Decorators Listing for Grand Ball and Rail Lines
Floral Decorators of the Luncheon Ball J H Saall & Sons florists 14 6 Washington Waldorf Astoria 1153 Broadway NY Baltimore and Ohio RR K Famous Royal Blue Line to Philadelphia and New York Every other odd hour For rates and full parlour see agents 70 Fifteenth Street 619 Pennsylvania Avenue Station New Jersey Avenue and C
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Royal Biue
Philadelphia
New-York
Bellmore
Ohio
J.h.saall & Sons,florists
Washington,Waldorf-Astoria
Br’dway, N. Y
Baltimore and Ohio
New York
Fifteenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
New Jersey Avenue
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Nogi
Port Arthur
Thussisin
Mukilen
Art Acthur
Kureyatk
Sinmintin Road
A. Fehl
Suchudslapu
Tuinschwaipn
Puriintt Hill
Gubenepusa
Shakbe
Viero
Kurepaton
Kin
Nogolov
Southern
Florida
Aiken
Augusta
Pullman's
Aiken Flone
Newspaper Tachive
Yinkow
Nog
Lisoyang
Liaoyang
Ihaoyang
Itig
Stonewall Jackson
Putilof
Novgorod
Grand Council of War
Tsarskoe Selo
Moses
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
Newport News
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co
7Th St
Boston
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio R. R
Pennsylvania Railroad
OIL Trust Inquiry
Defiance, Ohio
Fieara
Shantern
Northern Pacific
H. L. West
Snamantetee
Henry V. Boynton
Garman Piice Gomr
MR. Aldis B
Browne
Phetenen Caemittan
Maaaalenso
Henry B. F. Macfarland
Ammissionar
Jon Biddle
MR. Brainard HL ‘Warner
Vommiteesganisatione
Milton v. Ailes
Lewmenies Suguens Vem
Hon
Leslie. M. Shaw
Ethan. Allen Hitchcock
Secretary of the Interior
Robert J. Wynne
John Joy Edson
Nmit
Geo. Dewey
U. S. N. Mambar
Tnanganah Sasi
Joseph Wheeler
C. 0. Howard
Frank E. Hitchcock
Richard Sylvester
Police and
Chai Committee On Public Order
Ian
Cummins
Iowa
Charles G. Glover
Lake
Crisis IN
Missouri
Kerens
Iroquois Theater
Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company
Glassworkers’ Advisory Board
Xors
Cabin John Bridge Hotel
Seaboard Florids Limited
St. Augustine
Pinehurst
Southern Pines
Camden
Seaboard Air Line
Pa. Ave
McKinley
Morgan
Fairbanks
Mexico
China
Whitelaw Feld
Ambassador Choate
McCormick
Paris
Meyer
White
Italy
Tower
Germany
Storer
Austria-Hungary
Conger
Peking
William W. Rockhill
Powell Clayton
Europe
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Collier
William Miller Collier
New York State Civil Service Association
Internal Revenue
Department of Commerce
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