Russians in Mukden retreat ordered by Kuropatkin
Russian commander Kuropatkin faces near isthmus pressure as Japanese forces encircle Mukden. Telegrams report heavy losses and disrupted rail routes with no clear path to lift the siege. Analysts speculate on possible detachment maneuvers and the risk to Kaulbars and Linevitch's corps as JR forces tighten the noose around the Russian army.
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Mukden
Gku
Kuropatkin
Kaulbars
Linevitch
Bilderling
Oku
Demolevsky
Fuling
Mukden Fall Report from Oyama and Russian Retreat
Field Marshal Oyama reports Mukden occupied at 10 this morning with surrounding movements complete. Fierce fighting continues near Mukden. many prisoners and large quantities of arms and supplies captured. Fushun taken. Russians retreating in demoralized condition toward northeast. rear-guard actions limited. Gen Kawamura may cut off retreat. Kuroki advancing northwest against Nogi. casualties heavy. Russian Sixteenth Army continues on fourth page. Office furniture auction for Niles estate at Sloan's, 401 G Street, second floor, at 1:00 PM.
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Mukden
Licely
Kuropatkin
Sret
Shakhe
Hun
Shakhe Station
Rusev Lan
Liaoyang
Oyama
Kawamura
Fushun
Tie Pass
Nogi
Mandarin Road
Kaulbare
Bilderling
Oku
Nodzu
Linevitch
Kuroki
Tokyo
Niuchwang
Hirin
Yalu
May End the War Japan Readiness to Treat
London and St Petersburg report growing talk of peace as Ro j estvensky's fleet is recalled and Mukden falls. The reform impulse in Russia strengthens amid fears for internal disorders, while Oyama earns near universal praise for his victory and strategic skill. Members of government and press debate whether the war will end soon, or endure with forced reforms and continued mobilization.
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St. Petersburg
London
Geniua of Oyama
Nicholas
Rojestvensky
Admiralty
Madagascar
Ik Kuropatkin
Europatkin
Mukden
St Petersburg
Manchuria
Foreign Office
Oyama
Harbin
Baron Sugematsu
Russia
Spectator
Baikal
Japan
President and Rates Defended at Boston Dinner
Boston March 16. The Economic Club dinner heard Judge Grosscup, President Wilcox, and Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty discuss Roosevelt’s railroad policy. Prouty defended national rate legislation, Wilcox opposed government interference, and Grosscup warned of dangers without careful handling. Santa Fe hearings opened in Independence Kansas with testimony on anti trust actions against the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe.
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Boston
Economic Club
Peter 8. Grosscup
Chicago
David Wilcox
Delaware and Hudson River Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce
Charles A. Prouty
Hach
Roosevelt
Prouty
Willcox
Washington
Grosscup
Santa Fe
Independence
Kans
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
John Aber
Moran
Moran Gas and
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific Railroad
W.W. J. Young
Pittsburg
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
National Transit Company of Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Forest Oil Company
South Pennsylvania Company
Young
Trains Run On Time After Blue Water Canyon Repairs
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe reports washouts in New Mexico repaired and all trains moving this afternoon. A dam failure at Blue Water Canon damaged track between Blue Water and Toltec but repairs finished today and service restored. The Norfolk and Newport News steamer service to New York and Boston remains advertised with nightly departures.
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Chicago
Mavenav
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
New Mexico
Blue Water
Canon
Toltec
American Sugar Company Wins Suit Over 20 Percent Duty Reduction
In New York on March 10 Judge Wheeler of the U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the United States must refund up to 5 million dollars in duties to the American Sugar Refining Company. The case concerns 1903 Cuban sugar imports and a 20 percent reduction authorized by a treaty ratified during litigation. The ruling, if sustained, hinges on the treaty’s effect once ratified while the case was before the board of appraisers.
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American Sugar Company
New York
Wheeler
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States
American Sugar Refining Company
Cuba
Congress
General Board of Appraisers
United States Circuit Court
Board of Appraisers
Casey W Removed by Fatal Shot in Wichita
J C Casey head of Casey Wholesale Mercantile Company was shot dead by James Oliver in his Wichita office. Oliver, who lost 23000 in a prior firm failure, surrendered at police headquarters after shooting Casey three times.
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Wichita, Kans
J. C. Casey
Casey Wholesale Mercantile Company
James Oliver
Oliver
Casey & Garst Mercantile Company
Casey
Suit for Disbarment Shocks Florida Court
In Jacksonville on March 10 a disbarment suit was filed in the Circuit Court at Marianna against B. S. Liddon former Florida chief justice. The three charges accuse deceit unprofessional acts and dishonesty triggering statewide outrage.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Marianna
B. S. Liddon
State of Florida
Street Cars Tied Up Over Sanitary Car Standards
Cleveland health officer enforces cleanliness rules on Scranton avenue line causing a two hour stoppage. Health officer Friedrich has ordered scrubbing times and a proposed limit on passengers per car as a crusade against unsanitary street cars across multiple lines.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Scranton Avenue
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Friedrich
The
Health Board
Roosevelt Aims Post for Mrs John B Gordon Widow of Confederate Leader
Georgia congressmen report President Roosevelt plans a remunerative federal post for Mrs John B Gordon widow of General Gordon. He expressed pleasure in aiding the Georgia family and may appoint her postmistress of Atlanta, contingent on her acceptance.
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Washington Post
Atlanta
Georgia
Washington
Roosevelt
South
John B. Gordon
Gordon
Gen. Gordon
Marriet
Roswell
Senator Lay
Otero Ousted as New Mexico Governor Reported
Special dispatch from Santa Fe says President Roosevelt plans to remove Governor M A Otero and nominate Capt Fritz Muller to replace him. Charges by former adjutant general W H Whiteman accuse Otero of diverting National Guard funds and misusing equipment. Secretary Hitchcock says he has no knowledge of removal.
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Washington
Santa Fe
N. M
Roosevelt
War Department
Hitchcock
New Mexico
Otero
Johnstown Mining sues Boston and Montana over ore clash
A suit for 37000 was filed by Johnstown Mining Company against Boston and Montana Mining Company in New York courts. Johnstown seeks payment for copper ores claimed taken from lands where Boston and Montana asserts prior location and patent. The case involves the Rarus mine in Montana and related Pittsburgh area claims.
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Heinze Company
Boston
Montana
New York
Johnstown Mining Company
Boston and Montana Mining Company
New York State
Johnstown Company
Rarus
Pennsylvania
Monna
Johnstown
Russians Retreat from Mukden to Seek Peace
The issue notes that Russians retreat from Mukden and Japan signals willingness to negotiate peace while the U S president extends goodwill toward the South. Various brief items follow on topics from strikes to social events and upcoming races.
Explosion in St Petersburg Kills Eight at Anarchist Bomb Site
St Petersburg crime scene at Vosnacensky prospect and Bolchoiamor skula facing Isaac Cathedral. An accidental anarchist bomb exploded in an apartment house at 4 am on Saturday, killing four men and four women. The Daily Mail correspondent reports the blast destroyed interiors and confirmed it was not an intentional attack.
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St. Petersburg
London
Daily Mail
Vosnacensky Prospect
Bolchoiamorskula
Isaac Cathedral
Flood Threatens Towns as Allegheny Gorge Rises
Flood warnings spread across Allegheny Valley as the Kittanning gorge moved and stalled near Reaston Island, threatening several small towns. Herrs Island dam stood at twenty feet. McKeesport and Dewees Wood mill faced flooding and shutdowns as coal from Pittsburgh area yards moved out aboard Charley Brown and Harry Brown. Forecaster Ridgway warned of possible twenty one foot crest in Pittsburg tonight if the gorge shifts again. In Kentucky, eastern mountains received over 1.25 inches of rain, Licking and Red rivers swelled, with Licking River at twenty four feet and towns like Wyoming Salt Lick Beattyville at risk of inundation. Residents along lower river courses evacuated.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny River
Kittanning
Reaston Island
Allegheny Valley
Herrs Island
Charley Brown
Harry Brown
Oakland
Yeoghlegheny
McKeesport
Dewees Wood Mill
Frank Ridgway
Allegheny
Mount Sterling
Kentucky
Licking
Red
Wyoming
Salt Lick
Licking River
Beattyville
Kentucky River
German National Bank Deficit Charged to Profit and Loss
In Cincinnati on March 10 the directors of the German National Bank adopted a resolution charging a $55,000 deficit in the government reserve fund to profit and loss. They say the shortage is covered by undivided profits and the books are straightened. The directors admit no recovery is likely and pledge continued efforts to locate the missing money and detect the thief.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
German National Bank
Government Reserve Fund
Hazing Victim Draws Warrants Against Hopkins Institute Students
In San Francisco on March 10, Albert de Rome, crippled by hazing, appeared in Police Judge Mogan's court. Warrants were issued for Jackson Hatcher, A P Hunt, and Curran C Harrison, Hopkins Institute students, on battery charges for the November 18 hazing that injured de Rome.
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San Francisco
Hasting
Albert de Rome
Newcomb Will Case Finds New Orleans Residency Confirmed
A referee in New York ruled Mrs. Josephine L Newcomb was a New Orleans resident at her death, affirming probate of her will there for over two million dollars to H Sophie Newcomb Memorial College. The relatives had argued she resided in New York and contested probate in New Orleans. The article also notes her founding of the college and mentions a separate sale ad including fur furniture and a Bible plate.
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Josephine L. Newcomb
New York
Josephine L Newcomb
H. Sophie Newcomb
New Orleans
National Officers Expel Striking Interborough Engineers
New York dispatch reports national leaders repudiated the local strike on subway and elevated lines. About 30 reinstatements occurred. company says fewer than half a percent will be reengaged. Police kept order amid delays and minor accidents including a rear end collision. Grand Chief Stone revoked the charter of the Interborough engineers' subdivision in Cleveland and barred reinstatement pending a convention vote. company adds two weeks extra pay for loyal workers.
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New York
Lato
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
Messrs. Jencks and Pepper
Hedley
Jencks
Stone
Cleveland
Thing Avenue
Ohio
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Interborough Engineers
Warren
G. C
Brotherhood
Interborough Company
Grand Council
Postponed Hanging in Missouri Case
Jefferson City Mo March 1 Following the Supreme Court ruling denying a rehearing for William Rudolph convicted of murdering Detective Charles Schumacher at Union Mo Gov Folk grants a thirty day respite Rudolph was to be hanged March 17 supporters including Irish Catholics say an execution in St Louis on St Patrick’s Day would ruin the festive mood An antique sale at Sloan’s 407 Grst today features mahogany furniture and oriental rugs among items listed for auction.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
William Rudolph
Charles Schumacher
Union
Rudolph
St. Louis
Ireland
Seint
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Hastings and Dakota Railway Company
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