Battle for Mukden Grows Before Friday Fall
From Mukden March 9 dispatch describes a fortnight of combat as Russian and Japanese forces clash around Shakhe River and Pachiatzu. Japanese defenders led by Oyama endure hunger and shellfire while surrounding movements tighten the encirclement. Casualties mount as officers fall and lines shift amid trains, telegraphs, and ruined fortifications.
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Mukden
Oyama
Ushuntun
Stern Gyama
Shakhe
Notice of Marriage and Sleath Notices Across Major Papers
Notice states that marriage and sleath notices in The Washington Post will appear simultaneously, upon request, in morning newspapers nationwide at no extra charge. Newspapers listed include New York Times, Boston Globe, Buffalo Courier, Cincinnati Enquirer, Chicago Record Herald, Philadelphia Public Ledger, Pittsburgh Dispatch, Providence Journal, Rochester Herald, Buffalo Republic, Blyraclesh Post Standard, Pall Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Washington Post
NEW York Times
Boston Globe
Buffalo Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago Record Herald
Huladelphia Public Ledger
Pittsblre Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester
Lolis Republic
Blyraclsh Post Standard
Pall Pioneer Press
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain
LICENSED TO MARRY AND DIED LISTINGS FROM WASHINGTON AREA NOTES
A mixed notice fragment lists marriages and deaths including Paul Ackerly and Lenore Henry of Vernon, and others with varied locations such as Baltimore, Bowling Green, and St Louis. Also appears are funeral notices for Clarke and Koones families, a military order memorial, and several obituaries with addresses and dates scattered through the 1903 1905 period.
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Paul Ackerly
Lenore Henry
Vernon
Nona
George J Glover
Franch A Peterson
Louis W Capron
St Louia
Isapella Garea
Matellus Droady
Alice Carter
Jenn L. Wo
Finamore
Caterina D'anna
Alfred Gray
Ella Gaines
Baltimore, Md
George TF Collina
Annie B. de Groot
Bowling Green
Mercus W Wilson
Livingston County
Emma Rhier
Clarke
John A. Clarke
Lee
Koones
Blandine Victorine
Charles K Koones
Elenora Blandford
M. Moran
Patrick I. Moran
Liurday
Thirtieth Street
Trinity Catholic Church
Spiker
Ethel Marie Spiker
Marie
Rb’ Spiker
Fifte Street
Young
Washington Asylum Hospital
Joseph Foyne
City Morgue
Russian squadron risks voyage amid plague fears
A London Times cablegram reports Admiral Rojestvensky moving toward Jubutil to link with Nie bogatoi’s division as Japanese ships appear in the Indian Ocean. Uncertainty surrounds his route given the monsoon, Madagascar proximity, and plague outbreaks at Jubutil, with Paris noting possible return to Somalia and China trade shifts.
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London Times
Washington Post
St. Petersburg
Rojestvensky
Jubutil
Niebogatoi
Corliers
Port Seid
Indian Ocean
Madagascar
Nic Bogatoff
Rojestvensty
Russia
Jibatil
Underwrite Russian Loan Sees Delayed Public Issue
Paris reports that bankers in Paris and St. Petersburg near finishing negotiations on a new Russian loan. Issuance expected no sooner than May, possibly later, at about 100 million dollars. Rate likely above four and a half percent as French bankers seek favorable terms for quick sale. Syndicate privately underwrites full amount awaiting formal issuance.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Tie Pass Invested by Japanese Forces in Manchuria
Report from Niuchwang dated March 4 states Tie Pass has been vested by Japan, with Gen Europatkin likely to surrender within a week as 80,000 Russians near Tie Pass are encircled. Gen Nogi and Gen Oku press the operation, cutting Russian supply lines and forcing a swift capitulation.
Russian Ambassador Pays North Sea Claim Settlement
London March 9 Count Benckendorff the Russian Ambassador to Great Britain paid 325000 dollars to Foreign Secretary Lansdowne in settlement of the North Sea claims and the incident was thus closed.
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Lord Lansdowne
London
Count Benckendorff
Great Britain
Day
Lansdowne
North Sea
Riots and shootings erupt across Russian provinces
A Daily Mail dispatch reports an uprising in Orlovka with peasant bands burning estates including the Michaeloffsky sugar refinery and Derulginsky refinery. In Sukhum an assassination attempt on Governor Progoulbirsky fails. Miners at Shverbinoff and Auerbach mines clash with troops, five killed and fifteen wounded. Smolensk unrest grows as demonstrators march with red flags. Baltic provinces push to restore native rule and German teaching revival. In Warsaw the fake Mukden report sparks muttered celebrations before censor bans. A police official is fatally shot in the capital.
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Sapolaki
Lafo- Yang
Poutllort Hill
Pachiatzu
Prince Makaeff
Samara
Imperial Tombs
Launtis
Santaise
Nshuntun
Sapolski
Kaulbars
Mukden
Shakhe
Red Cross
London
Hieff
Daily Mail
Orlovka
St. Petersburg
Col. Progoulbirsky
Kutais
Sukhum
Heraterinostav
South Russia
Shverbinoff
Auerbach
Warsaw
Plague Ravages India Killing Thousands Worldwide
Report from Calcutta on March 9 notes India’s plague last week caused 34 000 deaths. Over several years the plague has claimed nearly 3 000 000 lives in India, with 1903 mortality at 850 000. Spread to Burmah cited. British efforts include burning towns and segregating inhabitants.
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Calcutta
India
Burmah
Lancet
Plague Department of India
Bombay
Fire in Kaiser's Palace at Potsdam Extinguished After Six Hours
Fire swept through coal and wood cellars under a palace wing at Potsdam early today. Firemen battled for six hours. two firemen were severely burned. The Imperial family was in Berlin at the time. Kaiser William praised Japanese soldiers during naval recruits' address at Wilhelms haven.
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Berlin
New Palace
Potsdam
Sperial
Kaiser
Emperor William
Wilhelmshaven
Prairie Oil and Gas Boycott Contested by Investigation
March 9 Chanute Kansas reports the Prairie Oil and Gas Company seeks to enforce a rule barring oil below 30 degrees, seen as renewing the boycott in the Kansas field. Company officials deny links to Standard Oil and welcome full investigation. Railroads in Kansas and Missouri freight bureaus reportedly altered tariffs to favor refined oil storage needs, hindering independent refiners from distributing oil. Officials cite Standard Oil influence and rail policy as methods to curb competition while Missouri Pacific Missouri Kansas and Texas and Santa Fe lines operate in the field.
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Chanute
Kans
Prairis Oil and Gas Company
Kansas
John O'Brien
Prairie Company
Standard Oil Company
Prairie Oil and Gaa Company
Topeka
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Mississippi Freight Bureau
Kansas Oi
Frank 8. Monnett
Missouri Freight Bureau
Missouri Pacific
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Attchison
Santa Fe
Believes in hitting hard at alumni smoker in New York
Gen. Sherman M Bell former Rough Rider and adjutant general of Colorado spoke at the Phillips Andover Academy alumni smoker at the University Club. He urged using Colorado methods to end strikes and oust politicians, and claimed peace in Colorado after breaking the strikers. Col J G MacDonald and Chinese Minister Sir Kentung Liang-Cheng presided. The event featured music and remarks highlighting education and school systems with an upcoming April alumnae reception.
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Sherman M Bell
Colorado
Phillips- Andover Academy
University Club
J. G. MacDonald
White House
Sir Kentung Liane- Cheng
Bell
Massachusetts Institution
New York
Gen. Bell
Western University of Winchesters
Southwestern College
New Mexico
Denver
Col. J. Q. MacDonald
George Raymond
Princeton
George O'Connell
M. &. Horne
John N. Jordan
George K McLanahan
R. Wayne Parker
Raymond
Col. MacDonald
Tillmon Hendrick
George Mitchell
H G. Merril
H. W. Eaton
George Tod Ford
Foster Greene
Charles Hay
George H. Henning
Robert Hume
Chentung Liang-Cheng
M. D. Hutchingon
William Armstrong
Britton Brown
Murray A. Cobb
Irving H. Dunlap
George O.connell
M. E. Horne
Phillips-Andover Academy
Abbott Seminary Academy
Stearns
Largest French gang trial opens at Amiens Assizes
Paris March 9 The largest batch of prisoners in France stands before the Amiens Assizes. Led by Marius Jacob the gang carried out robberies and some manslaughter across many cities and abroad, with a haul valued in millions.160 witnesses testify as the trial nears a fortnights duration. Cavalry guard the prison vans amid anarchistic cries to prevent a lynching.
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Paris
France
Amiens S
Blow to the Strikers as Engineers Order Return to Work
Grand Chief Warren Stone orders locomotive engineers to report back after union leaders denounce the local strike. Local president Jencks says strikers stay out until victory, while Mahon and others say the national body did not authorize the stoppage. Subway service steadies. elevated lines improve next day. Accidents nudge arrests for brake cord pulling. strikes widen rifts in New York transit unions.
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Stone
Engineers
Amalgamated Association
New York
Warren §. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
National Union
Interborough Company
William Y. Jencks
Mr. Stone
Jencks
Timothy Healy
International Brotherhood of Stationary Fire
W. D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employer of America
Warren 3. Stone
Mahon
Harry Johnson
Union of Locomotive Engineers
Mr. Jencks
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Warren 8. Stone
Gre
Subway
Messrs. Stone
W. B. Hurley
Cleveland
Weathering political shifts at the British cabinet
Walter Hume Long becomes Ireland chief secretary as Balfour faces possible reshuffle. Government majorities remain slim amid cabinet tensions. War Secretary Arnold Forster, in poor health, may resign, prompting seat reshuffles. Tariff reformers plan Monday and Thursday dinners to align votes, with Balfour and Chamberlain likely to attend.
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Balfour
London
Walter Hume Long
Local Government Board
Ireland
Arnold Forster
House of Commonga
House of Commons
Mr. Balfour
Joseph Chamberlain
Vardaman calls for anti crime crusade in Mississippi
Governor Vardaman, reporting from Jackson, urges officers to clean out dives and criminals, insisting crime among Negroes would fall 75 percent if law enforcement is strict. He stresses protecting the Negro’s rights while condemning mob spirit and blaming peace officers for neglect. He notes no crimes by honest laborers and targets criminals of all races.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Money Used At Caucuses In Connecticut Campaign
Reverend Newman Smyth testified before the Connecticut judiciary committee that money was used in more than 100 of 168 towns during the last campaign, possibly totaling $150,000. He cited payments for delegates and votes and lamented lack of prosecutions or fines under state law. Separate reports show Missouri and Delaware Senate ballots with varied totals and adjournment plans.
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Hartford
Conn
Newman Smyth
New Haven
Judiciary Committee
General Assembly
Connecticut
Smyth
United States
United States Senate
Death notices from across the nation mark mid-March 1904
A string of obituaries reports deaths of notable figures including Matthew Dittman a Philadelphia lawyer and 1890 congressional candidate. Indianapolis mayor John Cavins aged eighty one. Rev Mother Mary Agnes of the Congregation of St. Agnes. Ryan Hotel owner George H Love. Mrs Caroline R. Haldeman widow of Lincoln minister Jacob Haldeman. Henry A Barclay NY clubman and Barclay Realty vice president. Rear Admiral Hawin W Houston retired U S N native to Lancaster County.
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Philadelphia
Matthew Dittman
Iis
Dittman
Congress
Richard Vaux
St. Paul, Minn
George H. Love
St. Luke's Hospital
Brooklyn
N. Y
Harrisburg
Caroling R. Haldeman
Jacob
Haldeman
Norway
Sweden
Lincoln
New York
Henry A Barclay
Barclay Realty Company of
Union Club
Lambs’ Club
Lancaster
Lausanne
Switzerland
Hawin W. Houston
Marietta
Houston
Washington, D. C
Heath
Movements of Ocean Steamers Arrivals and Departures
New York reports arrivals and sailings on March 9 with Oceanic from Liverpool and Baltic from New York. Vessels listed include Kronprinz Wilhelm sailing from Bremen and Southampton to New York, Cedric departing Liverpool for New York, and La Lorraine bound for Havre among others with Plymouth Cherbourg and Queenstown connections.
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New York
Oceanic
Liverpool
la Lorraine
Havre
Grasser Kurturst
Bremen
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Queenstown
Baltic
Cedric
Kronpring Wilhelm
Southampton
Nervous Headaches and Nerve Tonic Claim Paine’s Celery Compound
Nervous headaches stem from tired nerves and run-down health. Paine’s Celery Compound is advertised as restoring nerve force, improving vigor, and curing headaches and related ailments. The ad cites Mrs. L. F. Murray of Seattle who reports renewed health after using the tonic, praising its effects and noting others who tried it with satisfaction.
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Paine
Pairie
L. F. Murray
la Grippe
Fifth and
Mercer Streets
Seattle
Wash
Shoogay Country Club
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Gity
Japan
Imperial Rifles
George
Lewis
Loyal Legion OF the United States
District of Columbia
Washinton
Charles Frederickewi
Schenectady
York
John W Foster
USS Volunteers
Haxford
CS Army Recorder
Health Office Record
John < Anderson
Prospect
Cella
Myrtla St. Na
Robert Janes
Joseph Wiechell
Nello WeCauley
Bettie Webitt
Wellie Tylor
Robert G A Wade
Undertakers
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
J. William Les
Joseph Gawler
R. F. Harv*Y’'S Sons
Funerl
Folrtepanth Street
John R. Wright
Tenth Street
George P. Zarhorst
East Capitol
Drestvensky
Wiebogatoff
Jibutil
TIE Pass Invested
Niuchwang
Europatkin
Usslnce
Kalon
Col. Progoulbitsky
Kutala
Ekaterinoslav
Kaiser’s Palace
Jowneys
Lowney’s Chocolate Bonhans
Lowney
Loomer
Walter M. Lown Lowney Co
Boston
Mass
Prairies Oil Company
Standard
General Bell
E. W. Grove
Sixth Avenue
James Kerrigan
Kerrigan
Hugh R. Grace
119Th Street
Long
Wyndham
Thomas Jefferson
Edlthon
Scribner’s Magazine
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Cockrell
Niedringhaus
Kerens
Bartholdt
Warner
Dyer
Lyons
McKinley
House
Delaware
Dover
Del
Addicks
Saulsbury
Henry A. Dupont
Richardson
Hughes
Indianapolis
Ind
John Cavins
Indiana
Chicago
Mary Agnes
Congregation of St. Agnes
Hays
Fond du Lac
Wis
Agnes
Leo House
A.collins
Sloan’s Art Galleries
U. S. Treasury
D-Day
Johnson
Shanes
Art Gallerie
Lome
Ours
G Street
Be & Sloan
NSERC
L. F. Mulray
Hub Furniture Co
E. Gor
Spark Kling Jle
Cass
Washington Brewery Son
4Th
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