Agra diamond sale and other telegram items
The telegrams report the Agra diamond of 91 carats selling in London for 25. Other notes include the California assembly defeat of an anti-prine bill 33 to 35, reduced rail rates for eighty annual conventions, a New York Evening Post office building plan, and numerous international and domestic updates such as resignations, appointments, and political events involving figures like Metcalf Campbell and Crown Prince Frederick William.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Assembly
Contral Passenger Association
New York Evening Post
Pronama
Metcalf
Richard K. Campbell
Bureau of Immigration
Sir Henry Irving
Charles Frohman
W. A. Tuley
Frisco Lines
Texas
Emperor William
Wilhelmshaven
London Times
Schwerin
Frederick Willam
Cecilia
Berlin
Burkett
Nebraska
Washington
Frawley
New York
Amateur Athletic Association
Senate
Assembly
Count Benkendorff
Great Britain
Lansdowne
North Sea
D. Tucker
Milwaukee Railroad
Des Moines
Tucker
Aberdeen
City of
Mexico
Colimata
Esle
Norway
M. Michelsen
Lovland
State Council
Stockholm
Missouri Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Mansfield, McMurray & Cornish
Indian Territory
Samuel Black McCormick
Western University of Pennsylvania
Pittshore
New York Rapid Transit
W. W. Rockhill
Bureau of American Republics
Rockhill
Conger
China
William H. Roberts
Presbyterian General Assembly
Church Conference On
Jackson
Miss
Vardaman
Commonwealth
Cers
Roosevelt
United States
Northern District of
Georgia
F. C. Tate
Tate
B. A. Angier
Japanese Victory Reported With Mass Prisoner Capture
Tokyo field marshal Oyama said 40 000 Russian prisoners were taken and 90 000 Russian casualties occurred in the Shakhe river area. Japanese casualties estimated 41 000. Captives total 71 000 with large stores and munitions seized. Prisoners may be moved to inland sea islands as cost of care rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Oyama
Shakhe
Po River
Tie Pass
Toklo
Japan
Russia
Fifth Army
Funeral of Mrs. Jane L Stanford in Honolulu
The Alameda prepares in its mall room for the steamer to San Francisco next Wednesday carrying the body of Mrs. Jane L Stanford. Funeral services will be held before departure with Bishop Regarick presiding. Pallbearers include Governor Carter United States District Judge Dole and David Starr Jordan. No new developments in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford
Honolulu
Alameda
San Francisco
Jane L. Stanford
Bishop Regarick
Carter
United States
Dole
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Kuropatkin Seeks Rest and Relinquishment of Command
London dispatch reports General Kuropatkin petitioned the emperor for permission to resign his post due to urgent physical and mental fatigue. The Times correspondent notes Japan has privately approached Russia with peace terms, but demanded indemnity and a 25 year warship ban in the Pacific for acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuropatkin
London
St Peterburg
The
Times
Japan
Russia
Pacific
Judge Wheen Rules in Sugar Duty Case Test Suit
In the United States circuit court Judge Wheen delivered an opinion that, if sustained, will require the government to refund five dollars to the American Sugar Refining Company. The claim concerns duties paid on raw sugars imported from Cuba in 10s and a 20 percent treaty reduction alleged by the company. The suit was a test case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wheen
United States Circuit Court
United States
American Sugar Refining Company
Guba
British View on Peace After Mukden Fall
London discussions focus on Oyama victory and the encircling move in Manchuria. Commentators doubt early peace, noting Russian spirit and potential further retreat, while speculation centers on Kuropatkin confronting a strained Japanese army and lessons from Napoleon's Moscow retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
London
Mukden
Manchuria
Foreign Office
Oyama
Harbin
Sugematsu
Napoleon
Moscow
Kuropatkin
Sedan
Czar Determined to Fight After Mukden Defeat
The Russian government declares it will raise another army and reorganize forces in the Far East. Vice Admiral Rozestvensky is ordered to engage Japan’s Togo, with war to be prosecuted to the bitter end. Peace remains possible only if Japan offers moderate terms. Russia cites the Mukden disaster and aims to keep, not yield, its position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Mukden
Far East
Rosestvensky
Togo
Nicholas
Russia
Japan
Harbin
Vladivosatok
Russlin
Spotted Fever Claims Large City Toll Says Official
New York health commissioner Darling states cerebro spinal meningitis or spotted fever kills about forty people weekly in the city. The claim underscores a severe public health concern and prompts calls for further action and awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Darling
Health Department
Witte Has Not Resigned Denial Issued
ST. PETERSBURG reports from Berlin that M. Witte president of the committee of ministers has resigned is officially denied in a formal clarification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Witte
ST. Petersburg
Berlin
Committee of Ministers
Baxter and Hitchcock Press Beef Ring Prosecution
District Attorney Baxter met with Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to discuss pending suits against cattlemen who fenced public domain. Baxter also consulted Major Larabee of Indian Affairs and then left for New York to attend the beef trust inquiry in Chicago, where he may testify officially but prefers not to discuss the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baxter
Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock
Larabee
Winnebago
Paxter
New York
Chicago
Beef Trust
Federal Grand Jury
Muller
Reform of the U S Diplomatic Service Urged by Andrew D White
Andrew D White former American minister to Germany spoke at Smithsonian Institution urging reform of the diplomatic service. He argued residence abroad makes a citizen more American and challenged the view that diplomacy is mainly recreation. He said no country does as much to protect adopted citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Andrew D. White
Germany
Regents
Smithsonian Institution
Diplomatic Service of
United States
White
Ten Days of Fierce Fighting Near Mukden Bring Massive Russian Losses
The report describes ongoing brutal combat around Mukden with reports that the Russian army of about 260000 men and 2000 guns is in retreat toward Tie Pass and the hill country northeast of Mukden. It notes heavy Russian losses, ruined supplies, and a claim that Japanese forces have surrounded Mukden and captured huge quantities of arms and prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kouropatkin
Shakhe
Tiepues
Liao Yang
Tie Pass
Mukden
Tokio
Oyama
New Chwang
Fushuan
Kirin
Yalu
Kamamuri
Tatchekino
Leukuanpao
Ali
St. Petersburg
Tiepass
Bazvaine
Metz
Orders reopening of schools in Warsaw strike action
WARSAW authorities order schools to reopen on Tuesday and threaten expulsion if teachers do not return within a week. Most expect the majority to continue the ongoing strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Hors
Miners clash as troops quell Bakhmut district riot
Telegram from Ekaterinoslav reports five miners killed and fifteen wounded in battles between strikers from the BShverbinoff and Auerbach quicksilver mines and soldiers in the Bakhmut district. Strikers looted, troops issued a warning, and the farmers fired on soldiers before a volley restored order.
Wichita Merchant Killed in Office Slaying
J. C. Casey head of Casey Wholesale Mercantile Co was shot dead by James Oliver who blamed the firm for a $28,000 loss in a previous failure. Oliver confronted Casey over the money during a reorganization and opened fire as Casey sat at his desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kans
J. C. Casey
Casey Wholesale Mercantile Company
James Oliver
Oliver
Casey & Garst Mercantile Company
Casey
Nebraska News Highlights From Madison to Fremont
A crowded Nebraska log spans Madison Albion Dodge County Norfolk Alliance and more with smallpox flags, racing raids, incubator factories at Clay Center and a new Fremont city directory. Fatalities include a boy at Ashland and a worker at Lincoln. Widespread civic activity includes a cruelty society at Coreola and a library and sector building boom in Holdrege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Albion
Dodge
Cass County
Mickey
Missouri
Leo Norman Taylor
Andrews County
Fremont
Blythe & Patton
Bine Springs
Burlington
Beatrice
William N. Plucknett
Clay Center
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Coreola
E. D. Buckner
F. H. Ball
Henry H. Campbell
Michael Lamb
Green County
Gibson's Lake
Nebraska City
House Committee On
Herman Goedde
Sioux City
Goedde
Germany
Searle
Jennings
Senate
Colin H. Messaac
Lincoln
Nebraska
Oregon
J. Carlyle
Secoda
Smith
Nervous Headache Cured by Pink Pills in Roxbury Woman's Tale
Miss Ellen McKenna suffered seven years from nervous headache and dizziness with a disordered stomach and restlessness. After two months on Dr Williams Pink Pills her headaches and dizziness vanished, restoring energy and daily function. The pills are sold by druggists and claimed to purge poisons from blood and fortify nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen McKenna
Ciasiness
Dr. Williams
Roxbury
Mass
Wonderful Change in a Night with Cuticura Healing Eczema
A Brooklyn resident reports rapid facial improvement after five months of eczema. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, the skin healed in a month, with all scales gone and the face clear. Signed T J Both 317 Stagg Street Brooklyn NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Both
Stagg Street
Brooklyn, N.Y
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Agra
Czar
Murden
News In
Norfolk
Northwestern
Platte River Station
Holdrege Ie
Batttle
Ralver
Ann Tila
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crome
Wis
Winly
J. Cheney
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
WaLping
Kikvax & Manhven
Iruuetan
Milton
Lasailve
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