Mukden Holds Out as Japanese Attack Presses North
Russian forces hold Mukden and endure bombardment at Fu Pass as Japanese troops threaten the Hun River line. Reports say the railway north of Mukden may be cut, with fresh Japanese divisions landing in Korea and heavy fighting around Santaitse Yangshihtun and Ushuntun. Field reports note mud, casualties, and continued advances toward Mukden amid conflicting dispatches from Tokyo and St. Petersburg.
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Fu Pass
St. Petersburg War Office
Mukden
Hun River
Truanvanche
Do O
Zaraitser Regiment
Korea
Vladivostok
Santaitse
Yangshihtun
Ushuntun
Tokyo
Mukkden
Singking
Yenden
Maguntan
Shahe
Likuanpao
Ningkuantun
Oyama
Manses
Kuropatkin
Toshichino
Tie Pass
Russian Forces Fall Back as Mukden Battle Rages
Reports from St Petersburg describe Russian retreat on the Hun River as Japanese forces push toward Fu Pass and Tie Pass. Staff Col Sapolski is killed while repelling attacks. many Russians exhausted and supplies burned to delay the enemy.
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Jes
Pudiasa
Trentsan
Sapolski
Order of St. George
Mukden
Nifusitsan
St. Petersburg
Httie
Kuropatkin
Oku
London Dimes
Washington Post
Oku'e
Shakhe
Meyendorff
Linevitch
Rennenkampe
Madziandan
Kaulbar
Bloodiest Battle of War in Mukden Struggle
Tokyo reports the Mukden battle as the bloodiest of the war. General Oku’s forces claim 8,000 Russian dead with others expected to triple that, while Japanese losses reach about 40,400. St. Petersburg says carnage may exceed any modern war and Russian estimates push toward 60,000 fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Mukden
Oku
St. Petersburg
Rumor of Armistice Supposed in London Lobby
A London rumor reported in the House of Commons lobby claimed General Kuropatkin asked for an armistice, but no reliable source could verify the report. The Norfolk and Newport News Steamship Co. advertises daily supper steamers at 6:30 p.m. from foot 7th Street, connecting at Norfolk with steamers to New York and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuropatkin
London
House of Commons
Gen. Kuropatkin
Norfolk
Newport News
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co
7Th St
New York
Boston
Rival Booms Clash Over 1908 Presidential Proposals
A clash of candidate support unfolds as editors discuss Vice President Fairbanks and Roosevelt’s 1908 path. Foraker and New loom as rivals to collocate power, while Cortelyou’s national chair choice provokes debate about party control and the White House’s influence.
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Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Fairbanks
National Republican Editorial Association
Foraker
Harry 3. New
West
Col. New
Scott
Gray
The
Republican Association
W. S. Cappeller
Marafield
Ohio
Cappeller
Malcolm Jennings
Howard Mannington
Allie
Cappeter
Golely
Association
New York
Senate
Treasury
Shaw
Iowa
Middle West
Col
Lafayette Young
Des Moines
Coil
Young
Philadelphia
Cal
Hanna
National Committee
National Committees
White House
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
Ufe
Carnegie Out of Chadwick Trial as Jury Deliberates
In Cleveland Ohio Andrew Carnegie is no longer part of the Chadwick conspiracy case. After long argument Judge Taylor overruled a motion to take the case from the jury and to strike parts of government testimony. The defense challenged the indictment claiming Chadwick could not conspire to certify checks as a non officer, citing the Scott case. The district attorney pressed that Chadwick’s case mirrors Scott’s theory of conspiracy in bank fraud.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Andrew Carnegie
Chadwick
Carnegie
Taylor
United States
Beckwith
Spear
Oberlin Banic
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Wing
Scott
Sullivan
Dawley
Sullitvan
Thes
Tages
Mukden
Bryan Beaton
Colorado Democrats
Andrew D. White
Dayton
White House
Bate
Tennessee
Cawdor Castle
The
Macbeths
Cannon
Upper
Potomac River
Chadwick Case Trial Notes Over Indictment Counts
Trial records debate admissibility of letters amid Chadwick conspire claim with Beckwith. Judge Taylor allows letters as evidence though defense argues lack of receipt or influence. Witness T C Doolittle offers bank entry details conflicting with bank officials. May reach jury tonight if arguments finish.
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T. C. Doolittle
Oberlin Bank
Chadwick
Avery
Heceiver Lyon
Lured Back to Heathenism Wilberforce Case Shocks Mission Board
Huntington Ind March 9 The executive committee of the missionary board of the United Brethren in Christ has dropped Daniel Fisckinger Wilberforce a native African from the church rolls After twenty five years as a missionary he is said to have returned to heathenism become chief of his old tribe of devil worshipers and contracted plural marriages in Africa Two of his sons remain in the United States one at Otterbein College and the other in Dayton High School.
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Huntington
Ind
Missionary Board of the United Brethren In Christ
Daniel Fisckinger Wilberforce
Africa
Wilberforce
Otterbein College
Dayton High School
Franklin Union proposed in Boston by Franklin fund board
The Franklin fund trustees voted to notify Andrew Carnegie that establishing a Franklin Union in Boston, modeled on Cooper Union and New York's Mechanics and Tradesmen's School, is advisable. Carnegie offered to match the Franklin fund, with building and location estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Boston
Franklin Fund
Benjamin Franklin
Andrew Carnegie
Franklin Union
Cooper Union
Mechanics and Tradesmen's School
New York
Carnegie
Supreme Court ends $50,000 Bennett will dispute in Bryan case
Hartford March 9 CT Supreme Court upholds ruling that a sealed letter leaving William J. Bryan $50,000 is inoperative as a testamentary instrument not executed under statute. The decision preserves the residuary estate for others and ends Bryan’s long fight.
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Bryan
Hartford
Conn
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Phils S. Bennett
Wiliam J. Bryan
Bennett
Mr. Bryan
Iuperior
William J. Bryan
Supreme Court
Superior Court
New Haven
New York
Milwaukee
Seven Men Die as Rope Breaks at Coal Mine
At West Pittston Clear Spring colliery seven workers fall 250 feet when the hoist rope snaps during lowering. All are killed. Victims listed as George Haas, Anthony Janosky, Michael Janosky, Anthony Galios, Stanley Buandis, Adam Kantosky, Anthony Josephus. Rescue crew led by J L Coke quickly recovers bodies. Russell Sage recovery noted as improved. Auction notices for office furniture at Sloan's and Moses' Remodeling Sale follow.
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Wikesbarre
Clear Spring
West Pittston
George Haas
Anthony
Michael Janosky
Anthony Galios
Stanley Buandis
Adam Kantosky
Anthony Josephus
J. L. Coke
Clear Spring Coal Company
Fierce Struggle About Mukden
Reports on intense fighting at Mukden and strategic movements in the Manchurian theater. Includes mentions of regional military positions and dispatches from the front amid ongoing confrontation.
Russia Expands Troop Movements Near Indian Frontier
A dated dispatch from St. Petersburg reports Russia reinforcing armed strength toward the Indian border with numerous trains of artillery and troops moving south from Merv to Tashkend. An Associated Press source notes strict travel secrecy for locals and foreigners, amid hints that Britain seeks to bolster influence in Central Asia while Russia signals potential counter measures.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Russian Turkestan
Associated Press
Tashkend
Orenburg-Tashkend
Merv
Krasnovodsk
Kursk
Turkestan
Bokhara
Afghanistan
India
England
Great Britain
Central Asia
Asia
Lord Curzan
Younghusband
Tibet
Lord Kitchener
Persia
Ameer
Bombay
Turkey
Aden
Arabia
Al-ghauistan
Bhutans
Nepals
Boer War Hero a Convict
Charles Carter, a British Boer War hero, was found guilty of manslaughter in Chicago for killing William Chandler in a saloon brawl. He received a penitentiary sentence of one year to life. British Consul Alexander Finn attended, noting Carter’s valor and that two medals were awarded to him by the British government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Carter
Carter
Wiliam Chandler
Alexander Finn
Finn
South Africa
Adams Will Fight McDonald Vote to Keep Governor in Office
Controversy over Colorado governor seat leads Democrats to seek federal court review. Melbourne Adams supporters plan to keep Adams in office by electing Lieut. Guy McDonald, hoping courts will rule the legislature election unconstitutional and permit Adams to finish his term. The Colorado Supreme Court is asked to rule on whether the legislature can declare the governor vacant, as the contest over Adams and Peabody continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Adams
State Supreme Court
Washington Post
Denver
Colo
Gov. Adams
Guy. McDonald
Alexander
WAL
Peabody
Supreme Court
Tong
Armociated Press
Colorado Supreme Court
Peabody and Adams
Richard W. Morgan
Morton Alexander
Jesse A McDonald
Colorado
Joint Assembly
Alva Adams
James H. Peabody
Stanford Poison Mystery Deepens In Honolulu
In Honolulu Ber tha Berner and May Hunt delay departure aboard the Alameda awaiting detective arrival. Attorney General Andrews urged keeping them until San Francisco investigators arrive. Police seek motive amid murder inquiry into Mrs. Stanford’s death. Former butler Beverly and maid Richmond questioned over alleged graft and “rake downs” totaling about 2100 dollars shared with Berner.
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Honolulu
Bertha Berner
May Hunt
Stanford
Pacife Mail Company
China
Oceanic Steamship Company
Alameda
Andrews
San Francisco
Henry
Miss Berner
Moanmo Hotel
Mrs. Stanford
Beverly
Elizabeth Richmond
San Mateo
Albert Beverly
Wounded Students Improve After Hazing Incident
Two sophomore students stabbed during a hazing attack in Ann Arbor Mich on Tuesday night are improving and expected to recover. The freshman attacker, who fled, warned he would use a knife when he saw the sophomores approach. An oil paintings and water colors auction at Sloan's 1407 Get to night at 8 o'clock, with a catalogue available.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
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Holds Out
S’aff
Sakharoff
Quien
Fushun
Hun
Mukeen
Sloan's
Curries, &c
Virginia
Sohaeon
Sloan
BA Bhiver
Linovitch
Renneukampff
Kuropathia
Harbin
Russian War Office
Manchuria
Japan
Port Arthur
Wafangon
Haicheng
Tashichla
Tserpitsky
Tenth
Cappelier
MR. Carnegie
Court of Appeals
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional Limited
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
Cage
J.eow
Fee
Negra
Connecticut
Bennett Will
Russell Sage
Moses
Pamirs
Terek Pass
Kashgar
Orenburg- Tashkend
Caspian Sea
Tranquil
M’donald
Federal
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