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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1904
Page
1
A dated dispatch reports Russian main forces retiring northward while cavalry checks a Japanese flank near Haicheng and Liaoyang. A rumor mentions a battle north of Haicheng as both sides maneuver amid August reports from Amphanshan.
Dispatch from Newchwang reports the impending major clash between Japanese and Russian forces led by Generals Kuroki Nodzu and Oku. The front line stretches for miles with heavy reinforcements landing, batteries blown, and Russian casualties tallied to July 31.
Dispatch from St Petersburg summarizes General Zassalitch’s July 31 fighting near Outuschoutoun toward Dapoutzza and Puhailaantoun. Reports indicate exchanges with Japanese forces, heavy losses, and stern defense by Solomky and Mistchenko detachments, with several batteries and crests evacuated.
St. Petersburg reports that General Kuropatkin did not mention General Stakelberg or General Zouraubaieff in recent dispatches. The omission leads to speculation that southern forces lost communications with Nodzu's army.
Serebrinik, aboard Hipsang sunk July 16 and evacuated on Sulberg, describes the July 26 to 28 fight at Port Arthur wounding 500 Russians and 17,000 Japanese with 125000 shrapnel rounds. He notes Christ Hill held by Russians, and an August 15 assault expected as forts command the plain.
Brussels correspondent reports five vessels of the Russian volunteer fleet will depart the Black Sea next week for a cruise in the Red Sea. The move signals a strategic redeployment amid ongoing regional tensions.
Chicago August 5 packers issue a statement denying further talks with strike leaders. They report 29 000 plus workers at Armour Swift Nelson Morris National Packing Libby Cudahy Schwarzchild and Sulzberger at work, filling contracts and supplying beef mutton and provisions, with lower prices and 831 carloads shipped Wednesday. Ice deliveries to retailers have been restricted as strike impacts persist.
Republican National Chairman Cortelyou arrived in Washington from the West and met with President Roosevelt. They discussed opening campaign headquarters in Chicago and the Western political scene. Cortelyou planned to proceed to New York to organize the eastern campaign. Senator Scott will head the Eastern speakers bureau, with James Tawney in charge at Chicago.
Advices from across Montana report severe conditions on the ranges with drought drying water holes and springs. Humane officers order stock moves to distant grazing spots as water runs low and Great Northern trains struggle for lack of water to refill tanks.
Alfred Holt & Co. suspends the weekly London to Japan steamship service due to uncertainty over lawful cargo. No date for resumption is set, service paused until further notice.
London reports from Tokio that Russia shows indignation over delays in information on prisoners from Port Arthur. The Times correspondent notes Russia remains silent despite multiple inquiries, a stance not due to communication limits as Russia has asked recognition of two more hospital ships at Port Arthur.
Louis Altman, shot Tuesday by a Norfolk, Nebraska officer while resisting arrest, died Thursday. He had been linked to alleged lawlessness at Bonesteel during the Rosebud registration.
Minneapolis August 5 Dr A A Ames ex mayor and once tied to a municipal scandal has filed as a Republican candidate for Congress in the district.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw arrives in Chicago to arrange entertainment details for the international peace conference set for August 6-7, likely to be held in St. Louis or Washington.
West Virginia at Parkersburg August 6 reports that Henry G. Davis secured national matters in the convention while Colonel John T. McGraw gained state ticket influence. The platform kept the White Supremacy plank despite near unanimous support, with 87 of 974 votes. Davis aided by ex Senator Hill of New York. Davis did not attend. McGraw emerges as a potent senatorial candidate if Democrats control the legislature.
Tammany Hall ratified the Parker and Davis slate in New York last night with boisterous cheers for Parker and applause for Davis. The resolutions endorse the national platform, pledge support to the national ticket, fault the president for disregard of constitutional limits, denounce protection and monopoly, call for Filipino independence, and condemn sectionalism.
In Port au Prince bands of soldiers and mobs clashed with foreigners. American minister Powell pressed President Nord to deploy troops and police to protect lives and property, with assurances of safeguarding American interests and residences. Powell observed protective actions at foreign homes.
Senator Bailey of Texas led a southern delegation at Rosemount Esopus on August 5. He and Mrs. Bailey with their son praised Judge Parker and expressed hope for the campaign. Others included Governor Montague of Virginia and National Committeeman Clayton.
The American Association of Opticians elected officers in Milwaukee with Harry P. Holmes as president H K Martin as vice president Alva Snider as second vice president E L Jones as secretary and J K Stebbins as treasurer Minneapolis chosen as next convention city An international fraternity of optometrists covering the United States Great Britain and Canada was formed during the meeting.
The Populist national committee schedules the formal notification of their presidential and vice presidential candidates at Cooper Union in New York on August 18. The event marks the party’s formal confirmation in the city.
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