Russians Driven From Tie Pass Into Mountains Far North
Japanese forces in hot pursuit destroyed stores, a railway station, and other buildings. Kuropatkin’s remnant army retreated toward Kirin or Kuanchentzy, with potential move of up to 300 men to Harbin if not surrounded. Reports describe Russian withdrawal past Singking, Mukden area, and ongoing Japanese pressure, including fires at Fushun coal mines and Tie Pass facilities during the March operations.
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Kuropatkin
Kirin
Kuanchentzy
Harbin
Singking
Mukden
Loto
Offi i
Tokwo
Shung
Reuzhout
Tienabtrig
Mearch
Kaoshemsh
Voyazemsky Redross
Cbrri
Fraesio
Muhuen
Bern
Richmairis
Amy
Gens Nog
Vukden
Kuropitkin
Pussius
Sangam
Fushun
Yentai
Tie Piss
At East
Associated Pro
Kuro- Pitkin
Russians Rearrange Forces As Japanese Advance Near Pass
Dispatches from Europe outline Gen Kuropatkin reporting March 15 that troops move through The Pass in good order and preparations continue. Reports note regiments from Russig look well, fighting had not resumed, and re joining units restores train service. A Times telegram warns of a possible Russian reverse with loss of artillery and Japanese rail cut north of Changtufu.
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Europatian
Nicholas
Gen- Kuropatkin
Russig
Fen
London
St Petersburg
The
Times
Changtufu
Tre Pass
Dying Deluca boy withholds killer name amid Hawallville murder mystery
Ten year old Dominick Deluca died after being beaten and questioned by physicians. He first said his mother told him not to tell, offering little light on the assault that killed five year old Mary and injured her brother in an old blacksmith shop. Police pursue three theories including a fiend seeking vengeance, a witnessed crime, or the girl’s assault by a brute who killed the brother to silence the witness.
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West Chester
Dominck Deluca
Mary
Hawallville
Chester County Hospital
Jeferson
Deluca
Howellville
Rolice
Lack
Ann
Motorman Targeted After Subways Collision at Seventy-Second Street
In New York on March 16 a rear end collision on two southbound elevated trains at Seventy-second Street and Columbus Avenue injured two badly and left a dozen with minor injuries. Passengers blamed the motorman for attempting close passes and causing the crash. Police blocked efforts to seize the operator as crowds roared for action.
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New York
Siuth Avenas
Seventy-second Street
Columbus Avenue
William McClusky
Edward Frank
Delaware House Bans Pillory Abolishes Ancient Punishment
The Delaware House narrowly votes to concur with the Senate in abolishing the pillory, a historic instrument of public degradation. Chief Justice Lore’s appeal aids the reform, with only one representative voting to retain it. If signed by the governor, wooden pillories statewide will be destroyed rather than sold as relics.
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Delaware House
Washington Post
Dover del
Delaware
Senate
House
Hoidee G Knowles
Lore
Prettyman
Farmington
Hooker Inquiry Opens in Albany Court Probe
March 16 Albany New York Supreme Court Justice Warren B Hooker appeared before the assembly judiciary committee to face an investigation of his conduct in office after a months’ delay due to engine wrecks. The first session extended three hours with a protracted inquiry to follow. An adjournment to 2 pm next Tuesday allows a Hooker representative to Washington to verify letters concerning relatives’ appointments to Fredonia post office positions.
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Albany
Ingines
Supreme Court
Warren B Hooker
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Justice Hooker
Washington
Fredonia Post-Office
Peabody Wins Colorado Governorship After Contested Contest
James H Peabody defeated incumbent Democrat Alva Adams to become Colorado governor after a prolonged contest in the General Assembly. Adams resigned temporarily. Peabody’s installation followed a complex Republican split and a negotiated deal. An oath ceremony and clashes in the executive office marked the moment, with ongoing bribery charges anticipated in the next session.
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D B Fairley
Gov Peabody
Joint Assembly
Ofice
Gabbert
Sherman Bell
Gov Adams
Gov. Peabody
Alfred Patek
Alva Adams
Colorado
General Assembly
James H Peabody
Opposition to Frazier Dominates Tennessee Caucus News
In Knoxville on March 16 Democrats clash over Governor James B Frasier being named to the United States Senate seat. Sentiment shifts toward ex-Gov Robert L. Taylor, and protests urge Frazier to withdraw. Rumors of cross party support and promises to sustain Taylor fill discussions as party leaders fear a split like Delaware and Missouri.
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Washington Post
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
James B Fravier
United States Senate
Senator Bate
Robert Ll. Taylor
Jim
Frazier
Senate
Irrazier
Hfelong
H Clry Evans
Taylor
Cox
Delaware
Missouri
Investigating Deadlock Casts Net Over Niedringhaus Nomination
Jefferson City March 16 A special grand jury convened to probe the senatorial deadlock and summoned Republican caucus nominee Thomas K Niedringhaus, campaign managers, and several politicians. Balloting shows Niedringhaus leading but no majority, with Cockrell strong in multiple rounds. joint session adjourned until noon tomorrow.
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Jefferson City
Thomas K Niedrimghaus
Republican Caucus
United State
Charles F Morrishi
Hugh Meindoe
F R Cook
Charles Smith
Kerens
Judge Martin
Circuit Court
Col W IL Phelps
St Louis
Spencer
F J Cockrell
Cockrell
Niedringhaus
Pettijohn
Parker
Warner
Bartholdt
Pettiionn
Railroad in Lieu of Canal Proposal to NY Legislature
Albany March 16 plan by New York railroad men to abandon the barge canal and build a freight railroad on the Erie Canal bed. The measure seeks a constitutional amendment allowing state or private operation. Advocates also propose a statewide water conduit from Lake Erie. Three railroads counter the canal by offering to fill it and lay lines guaranteeing cheaper freight and speeds of at least thirty miles per hour.
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New York
Albany
New York Railroad
Lake Erie
Petersburg Bank Robbery Ends With $7000 Loot
The Bank of Petersburg, a state institution, was robbed when its vault was blown open today. Officials report $7,000 stolen as the steel vault was torn with nitroglycerin and the strong box emptied. The burglars escaped.
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Petersburg
Tenn
Bank of
West Virginian Groom Arrested in Jersey City Case
Mrs Florence Evans eighteen wife of Lee M Evans West Virginia was arraigned on vagrancy charges in Gates avenue court while her husband faced extradition to Brooklyn on alleged forged checks. Police fear further grand larceny charges as the couple’s eight month marriage unravels amid forged checks and witness testimony.
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Lee M. Evans
Jersey City
Washington Post
New York
Florence Evans
Lee M Evans
West Virginia
Gates Avenue Court
Brooklyn
Lee Evans
T Springer
Evans
Washington
Sprague National Bank
Evars
Strike breakers in revolt in New York city
Striking workers brought to New York by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company revolted over pay and meals amid alleged unfair treatment. Police reserves were summoned to third avenue and 179th street as drivers demanded full pay for current work and threatened action if not resolved.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Third Avenue
179Th Street
Calle
Bradley Beach Methodists Refuse Pastor Swan
At Bradley Beach First Church the congregation rejects the Rev J Swan named by Bishop Cranston as pastor, citing his age as too old. They voted to endorse the Rev E D Vanbright of Lamberton as first choice, noting a 35 year age limit for their church.
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Bradley Beach
Methodists
Fleas Convey Disease Spotted Fever Explained
Yale scientist Professor Addison E Verrill argues that the spotted fever now in New Haven is likely spread by fleas or similar insects. He cites scattered cases in insanitary areas and a minute blood parasite as the cause carried by infected fleas. In New York, two children in a Little West Twelfth Street house died of spinal meningitis, with two more hospitalized. authorities blame filthy street conditions and neglect in cleaning halls and courtyards. The victims are the children of James Frawley, in a street area used by wholesale fruit and produce dealers.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
Addison E Verrill
Yale Zoological Collection
Verrill
New Havens
New York
Little West Twelfth Street
James Frawley
Wreck of New York and Washington Limited near North East
Elkton Md March 16 The New York and Washington limited Express northbound on the Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington Railroad wrecked near North East at high speed The dining car jumped the track followed by three coaches All windows smashed tracks broken no serious injuries though several passengers shaken up Physicians assisted from Elkton Injured include Mr Steven son of Brooklyn and two unnamed ladies who continued their journey northward
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Elkton
New York and Washington Limited Express
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
North East Station
Stevenson
Brooklyn
Lower Price for Hard Coal Sets Spring Reduction
At a presidents meeting of coal carrying railroads in New York on March 16 1904 a 50 cent per ton spring reduction on anthracite to 4.50 per ton at shipping points will start April 1. From May 1 a further 50 cent per month rise until 5.00 hits September 1. Pea and buckwheat coal receive reductions. Coxe Brothers importers offer pea coal 2 cents under last winter and buckwheat 8 cents less, aiming to recapture patronage from bituminous firms.
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New York
Coxe Brothers
Waxed Fat in a Burrey at Smith McNeils Hotel
A thin old man checked into Smith & McNeil's Hotel in Washington street and transformed into a corpulent figure by wrapping blankets around him. Police found the bed filled with sheets towels and soap and arrested Samuel J. Koenigin a long-known rogue on four prior prison terms. Magistrate Barlow held him for Special Sessions.
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New York
Mwan
Smith & McNeil's
Washington Street
Waddell
Policeman Hyer
Church Street
Police
Samuel J. Koenigin
Xalery
Barlow
Mystery of a Hotel Murder Grips Town
A woman is murdered in a city hotel while authorities investigate the affair. The case involves suspected relations with an accused husband and reports of local interest in the equitable life insurance matter. Police pursue leads as details unfold.
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Peabody
Colorado
Equitable Life
Russia
Wall Street
Morgan Scents
Piot
Santo Domingo
Castro
News
Virginia
Maryland
Maxim Gorki
Mothers’ Congress
Fishman
Taft
Lega
Gen Joseph R Hawley in Critical Condition After Illness
Gen Joseph R Hawley late U S Senator from Connecticut lies critically ill at his Washington home 1716 N Street. Doctor Bowen reports very low strength after more than two years of illness with a recent dangerous sinking spell Wednesday night. Hawley, 4 term senator, has been on the retired army list since March 3. He and his family have endured long health battles and a years long decline since 1902-03, with care from his wife and three daughters present.
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Joseph R Havwley
Connecticut
Isle N Street
Northwest
Sinclair Bowen
Congress
Hawley
Senator Proctor
Military Affairs Committee
Senate
New York
Washington
Atlantic
Potomac
Chesapfire Bay
Annipais
Chesapeake
Delaware and Raritan
Long Island Sound
New London
Harper, Perry
W Smelair Bowen
Gen Hawlet
Washington Residence
N Street
Mis, Miraret
Miss Marian
Edith Hawey
Insurance policy denied for Charlottesville mayor murder
Milwaukee March 16 Northwestern Mutual Life refuses to pay a 315000 policy on Samuel McCue Charlottesville mayor executed for murder. Company cites public policy and a Supreme Court decision. fight expected through appeals. McCue was insured by six leading firms for about 16000 and his wife’s murder became public.
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Washington Post
Milwaukee
Wis
Northwes Term Mutual Life Insurance Company
Samuel McCue
Charlottesville
Sail
J W Skinner
Northwestern
United Steres Supreme Court
McCue
Emperor to visit Budapest may end Hungary crisis
Vienna reports Emperor Joseph will travel to Budapest Sunday aiming to resolve Hungary's crisis since January. The move follows an interview with Hungarian leaders and is seen as hopeful, though no details of terms are disclosed.
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Vienna
Joseph
Budapest
Hungary
Crown
Tragic Hotel Death Shocks Newark Hotel Residents
A young woman in Newark is found dead in a hotel once licensed but now revoked. The bodies of a well dressed man and woman are discovered. the woman bears a mark on the throat and a Jersey City dealer’s shoe mark is found. The man left with a package and was not seen again. Police investigate possible murder followed by suicide and license suspension.
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Newark
Jersey City
Trenton
Jersey
Wallane
Orange
Victim of Plot Sues For Annulment In Court
Herbert Mo Johnson of Detroit files in Circuit Court to annul his marriage to Mrs Marmie Lassie Johnson alleging entrapment and a plot to obtain money from his wealthy father. He claims he was underage and mentally unable to resist the divorce wife, a former domestic in his home, aged about forty five.
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Chicago
Herbert Mo Johnson
Detroit
Marmie Lassie Johnson
Detrait
Johnson
William Mae
Port Huron
Wich Johnson
J Johnson
Worthless life preservers prompt inspection in New Orleans
Captain John Cutter reports a large batch of life preservers shipped from a New York factory to a New Orleans firm fails to meet government standards. Inspectors Kelly and Park find straps detached and poor construction. Captain Cotti confirms all units from the local dealer are unfit. A sample is sent to the supervising inspector general in Washington.
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Washington Post
New Orleans
John Cutter
United States
Lfe
New York
Morgan City
Kelly and Park
Dace
Cotti
Washington
Postmaster Arrests and Fire Incident Reported in Three States
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania on March 16 John F Johanamsohn a 24 year old postmaster at Autzig grocery store caused a three hour disturbance demolishing items, pouring oil, and igniting a barrel of oil leading to fire damage to store stock and likely government property. In Mobile Alabama March 16 William Donald postmaster Platteau is jailed on embezzlement charges for post office money order funds after arrest by a postal agent. Separate notice promotes Norfolk and Newport News steamship sailings from Norfolk to New York with schedules and contact details.
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Pittsburg
John F. Johanamsohn
Autzig
Spring Garden Borough
Alabama
Mobile
Ala
Vwiliam We Donald
Platteau
Post-office Department
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McDonald
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Jesse F McDonald
Deal
Dainsiy
Gev McDonald
W S Boynton
Gus Adams
Executive Chamber
Deablogk
Miedlinghaus
Tennessee Bank
Hunter Evans
Clarksburg
W. Va
Miss Springer
Brooklyn High School
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Part
J. R. Hawley
Milwaukee Company
Court of Appeals
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Cabin John Bridge
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional Limited
Girl Clain
Slim Crews
New Jersey
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
Newport
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Ca
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