Japanese Repulse at Tie Pass In Bloody Manchuria Battle
A brutal engagement south of Tie Pass leaves thousands dead as Russian forces repel a major Japanese assault on March 14. Reports say Russia regains spirit, but strategic strains grow with food shortages, censorship moves, and cabinet changes. Nicholas to replace Kuropatkin is confirmed. Russian and Japanese positions near Tie Pass and Tieling shift the war’s momentum amid claims of Chinese reactions and international concern.
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Fan River
Tie Pass
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Mistcherko
Mukden
Japanese Occupy Tie Pass In Russo-Japanese Conflict
Tokyo reports Japanese forces seized Tie Pass at midnight as Russians retreat. Telegraphs cite near Tieling five miles away with heavy artillery action. rumors of Russian gun losses and guns dumped under ice. Fleeing Russians head toward Kirin amid ongoing pursuit.
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Byecia
Washington Post
London
Shanghai
Tieling
Kirin
Tokyo
Telegraph
St. Petersburg
Rumor of Massacre Near Mukden Ends Flurry of Reports
A rumor circulates that eighty foreigners were killed by Chinese at Mukden near Tie Pass after a Russian evacuation. Report mentions Chicago Daily News correspondent Richard H. Little and French journalist M. Nadeau. Little said he was captured by Japanese and being taken to Kobe. Nadeau’s fate unclear. A message to Field Marshal Oyama sought confirmation.
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Richard H. Little
Chicago Daily News
Mukden
Nai Gean
Russia
Nichollas
Kuropatkin
Nicholas
Council of War
Nicholas Nicholas Evited
Genuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Gen. Soukhomlinoff
Stam
Manchuria
Tie Pass
Washington Post
Tokyo
Tieling
Kaiyuan
Japan Mail
Harbin
Ara
TieNne
Gantoupu
M. Nadeau
Little
Oyama
Chicago
Hull warns Japan aims for Philippines and Pacific navy surge
Des Moines March 15 Congress man J A T Hull chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee warns in a Washington Post interview that Japan seeks Philippines after the war and can deter western powers. He urges the United States to maintain a larger Pacific navy than Japan can sustain to deter conflict and avoid defeat given distance and strategic risks.
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Washington Post
Des Moines
Iowa
J. A. T. Hull
House Committee On Military
Philippines
Hull
Asia
United States
Manchuria
Washington
Russia
Japan
Worthin
Pacific
American Steamer Tacoma Seized By Japanese Guards
The Tacoma, an 2812 ton iron screw steamer owned by Northwestern Commercial, sailed January 6 from Seattle with beef for Vladivostok. Ice north of Hokkaido freed her yesterday, Japanese guardships seized her. prize court to determine legality.
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Tacoma
Tokyo
Northwestern Commercial Steamship Company
Seattle
Vladivostok
Shanghai
Hoki Kaido Island
Hokkaido
State Department
Threats To Lynch Him In Philly Arrest Of Italian Parent
Philadelphia March 15 Richard Fortie an Italian of Howellsville father of a family was arrested tonight on assault charges tied to the injuries of seven year old Dominick Diluce who lies dying in West Chester Hospital The case centers on an assault and murder of four year old Rosa Diluce as Dominick was hurt while protecting her Fortie identified by another Diluce child as seen near the blacksmith shop where the crimes occurred An Italian interpreter is at the bedside to record his statements and a lynching fear hangs over the case Fortie faces a deadly fate while police seek further proof and an identification statement before he dies Also noted is a miscellaneous notice about wills from Union Trust Co. with a sample booklet offering will services.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
Richard Fortie
Howellsville
Dominick Diluce
West Chester
Rosa Diluce
Dominic
Fortie
Diluce
Dominick
Ricky
Frazier Nominated for U S Senator by Tennessee Democrats
Nashville March 15. Governor James B. Frazier was nominated for United States Senator by the Democratic caucus of the Tennessee legislature. The nomination was by acclamation amid enthusiasm after a test vote to adjourn failed 36 to 44. Frazier will succeed the late Senator William B. Bate with formal election by joint assembly on March 21.
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Nashville
Tenn
James B. Frazier
United States
Benton McMillin
Robert L. Taylor
Friends
Taylor
McMillin
Majority
Frazier
Fragier
William B. Bate
Joint Assembly
John I. Cox
State Senate
Lieut Boone Gourt in Death Dash after Desertion Conviction
Lieut Francis M Boone, discharged on charges of desertion and related offenses, broke from guards at Vancouver Barracks Wash and was shot during recapture. He rose from the ranks, had a San Francisco wife and child, and had earlier fled to Seattle and British Columbia before surrendering after a court martial conviction approved by the President.
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Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Francis M. Boone
United States Army
Boone
Garrison Hospital
Leutenant
New York
San Francisco
Seattle
British Columbia
Locomotive Explosion Near Bolivar Station
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on March 15 a locomotive pulling empty hopper cars blew up near Bolivar Station. Engineer George Ripplett of Altoona was killed. fireman George Hyeong and conductor Griffith Here were likely fatally injured. A dozen crewmen and track workers were burned, bruised, or fractured. The boiler exploded and the locomotive damaged the area. cause uncertain, thought to be low boiler water.
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Johnstown
Bolivar Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
George Ribplett
Altoona
George Hyeong
Griffith
Chance for Cockrell in Missouri Senate Deadlock
Jefferson City March 15 report on House Speaker Hill and Rep Moss threatening to swing five Republicans to back Francis M. Cockrell, amid the bitter Kerens Niedringhaus feud over the Missouri Senate race. Ballots show divided support. Hill declares willingness to back a Democrat to avert adjournment, triggering a screaming showdown in the joint session.
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Washington Post
Jefferson City
Hill
House
Representative Moss
Niedringhaus
Francis M. Cockrell
Hil
Cockrell
Hind Moss
Bryan plans to organize Democratic primaries 1908
Special to The Washington Post Lincoln Minnesota March 15 Mr Bryan outlines a plan to recapture the Democratic national organization. He urges every Democrat to attend primaries and press for a clear honest declaration on public questions while allowing voters to control policy. The plan stresses unity, reform, and cooperation among supporters.
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Washington Post
Lincoln
Mnebr
Bryan
Democratic National Organization
Democratic Party
Bryan Wil H
Richardson's Vote Larger Formar Supporters Join
Vague OCR text outlines supporters rallying for a candidate named Richardson in a local election. The snippet mentions a push for larger turnout and a gathering of supporters. No clear dates, places, or full names are recoverable from the fragment.
Jury Sees Likely Prison Term for Cordova Wife Abuser
New Brunswick New Jersey March 16 jury indicates South River pastor Frank Cordova will receive a state prison sentence on two convictions deserting his family and assaulting Mrs Cordova. Mrs Cordova testified he threw a glass a pan and a vegetable dish during a quarrel sparked by a tainted loving letter from Julia Bowne. The trial featured the pastor denying wrongdoing and his daughter Rhea describing bruises and her father's loss of temper.
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Washington Post
New Brunswick
N. J
Frank Cordova
South River
Julia Bowne
Cordova
Weospudge
Middlesex
Julia
Frank
Rhea Cordova
Child Elope Arrests Stir Village Romeo and Juliet
Utica dispatch reports Anson Dudley Powell and Ora Marie Beach, both sixteen, eloped from Lebanon Shenango County. They boarded a train toward Utica, were arrested in this city after the girl’s parents notified police. Powell lifted a ladder to a window as Beach hurried inside, ending the midnight plan that began in a village school.
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Stern
Washington Post
Utica
Anson Dudley’ Powell
Ora Marie Beach
Lebanon
Shenango County
Powell
Jorahim
Romeo
Japanese Meet a Defeat Frazier to Succeed Senator Bate
A brief index note lists today’s front page items including a Japanese defeat, Frazier’s path to succeed Senator Bate, Cockrell’s Missouri prospects, a pastor found guilty again, and other national and international items.
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Frazier
Bate
Washington
Bristow Reports Panama Railway Policy Questions Delicate
Joseph L. Bristow former Fourth Assistant Postmaster General arrived in Los Angeles after visiting Panama as special commissioner. He said the Panama Halfway has a fifty mile right of way from Colon to Panama, with stock of seven million dollars and many locomotives cars and steamers. He stressed the need to study policy relations with other lines and operating methods before government commitment. Officers will visit Washington this week to confer with Secretary Taft and determine policy ahead of the road’s annual meeting after April 1.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Joseph L. Bristow
Panama
Mr. Bristow
Colon
Salina Cruz
Tehuantepec
Mexico
Taft
Wastis ‘Ton
Panama Railway
Isthmus
Pacific Coast
Bristow
Washington
Died in a Cab From Drink in Brooklyn
Minnie Savage twenty eight worked in Williamsburg died in a cab after drinking at Haggerty's saloon with Thomas J. Deegan a cotton broker clerk. They rode with a cabman for hours stopping at hotels before reaching Gates avenue station where police found Savage dead due to chronic alcoholism. Deegan, intoxicated, gave a straightforward account and was discharged after autopsy.
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Washington Post
New York
Minnie Savage
de Kalb Avenue
Brooklyn
Gates Avenue
Thomas J. Deegan
Monroe Street
Deegan
Haggerty
Throp
Myrtle Avenues
Gow
Raines Law
Manhattan
Williamsburg
Beef Trust Men Go Aboard for Europe
Chicago dispatch reports James Brennan Frank A Spink E A Allen and George D Roberts left St Johns for Europe amid US marshal subpoenas. They were to testify in the beef trust prosecution with Secret Service and Commerce hopes for crucial evidence. Extradition may be sought on contempt charges.
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Washington Post
Chicago
James Brennan
Hammond & Co
Frank A. Spink
National Packing Company
E. A. Allen
George D. Roberts
Hammond
St. Johns
N. B
Europe
United States
Atlantic
Beef Trust
Secret Service
Hammond and National
Mrs Duke Sues For Divorce In New York Court
Mrs. Alice Webb Duke files for separation from Brodie L. Duke in the New York Supreme Court on grounds of abandonment and nonsupport. The marriage followed sensational episodes including the confinement of the groom in a sanitarium and a later Texas indictment against Mrs Webb for obtaining money under pretenses, from which she was released.
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New York
Alice Webb Duke
Supreme Court
Brodie L. Duke
Duke
Webb
Storm wrecks Khyber. twenty three dead, three saved
A hurricane force gale along the Irish and English coasts leaves the British ship Khyber totally wrecked off the Cornish coast with 23 drowned and 3 survivors. Wray Castle drives ashore near Queenstown while other vessels drag anchors as telegraph lines fail and lifeboat stations rush to aid ships seeking shelter. Queen Alexandra and royal party delays in Portsmouth amid ongoing Baltic storm conditions.
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Queenstown
London
Queen
Khyber
Melbourne
Australia
Kent
Firth of Forth
Three Kingdoms
Ireland
United Kingdom
Lottery Tickets Seized At Mobile Wharf
Mobile March 15 The collector of customs William F Tibbetts seized 1 000 000 lottery tickets and summoned alleged officials to his office. The seizure followed long correspondence with Washington and involved items aboard the steamer Hiram from Honduras including prizes schedules drawings and ads. The action cites tariff act sections 16 and 18 permitting forfeiture and destruction after legal proceedings.
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Mobile
Ala
William F. Tibbetts
Mobile District
W. C. Cabell
Messrs. W. Baltumet
James Ray
Washington
Hiram
Honduras
Secretary of the Treasury
William F.tibbetts
Puerto Cortez
Nan Patterson Faces Second Trial For Murder
New York report says Nan Patterson will be retried on the charge of murdering Caesar Young the wealthy bookmaker. The second trial is set to begin April 10 after an earlier jury was discharged due to illness and another failed to reach a verdict. Bail attempts since the prior trial have failed.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
Jefferson Davis letter found among Pierce family papers
Hillsboro New Hampshire March 15 Kirk Pierce discovers an autograph Jefferson Davis letter to Franklin Pierce among inherited documents. Davis penned January 36 1890 from the Senate chamber stating the country’s gloom, pledging to uphold the flag and Constitution while Mississippi’s fortunes bind his duty and faith.
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Washington Post
Hillsboro
N. H
Kirk Pierce
Franklin Pierce
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Senate Chamber
Mississippi
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