Russian Cruisers Enter Kiauchau Bay Amid Sea Battle Turmoil
Aug 12 report says Russian protected cruisers Askold and Novik with a torpedo boat destroyer entered Kiauchau bay exchanging salutes with German ships. The Russian squadron is likely disintegrated with Vice Admiral Togo poised to prevent reuniting fleets, while Pobieda and Retvizan returned damaged to It.ata.
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Chefoo
Askold
Novik
Kiauchau Bay
Port Arthur
Togo
Pobieda
Retvizan
Kasagi
Round Island
Kaolin
Opinions Differ On Kuropatkin Plan At Liaoyang
Russian views vary on General Kuropatkin's next move at Liaoyang as experts debate whether to seek engagement or retreat to the north. Civilians and staff weigh siege risks, reinforcements, and potential Japanese enveloping movements amid Port Arthur and Vladivostok rumors.
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Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Liaoyang
Linovitch
Vladivostok
Mukden
Russian cruisers evade Togo bound for Vladivostok
Five Russian warships seen off Tsushima, steaming toward Vladivostok. Report says they eluded Admiral Togo's squadron but must still contend with Kammimura forces.
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Shanghai
Tsushima
Korean Straits
Korea
Japan
Vladivostok
Togo
Kammimura
Fate of Port Arthur Squadron Creates Public Unease
Reports from Tokio and Chefoo on the Port Arthur squadron's fate are inconclusive. Rumors say the squadron may have passed the Shantung peninsula into the Yellow Sea, fueling anxious speculation in St. Petersburg about a breakthrough or loss. A telegram from Lt. Smirnoff says Alive, embraces.
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Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Chefoo
Shantung
Yellow Sea
Associated Press
Smirnoff
Czarevitch
Tsingchau
Kiauchau Bay
Reyshitelni
Skrydloff
Vladivostok
Admiralty
Wolf Hills
Japan frees vessel Helping in contraband ruling
London Aug 12 The Times correspondent reports the prize court at Sasebo Japan freed the China Mining and Engineering steamer Helping ten miles north of Chefoo July 14 after finding she carried contraband but that the owners did not know the cargo was contraband and only the cargo was confiscated.
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London
Tokio
the Times
Sasebo
Japan
China Mining and Engineering Company
Helping
Chefoo
Japanese Boat Destroyers Seize Russian Vessel at Chefoo Harbor
At Chefoo harbor Japanese destroyers Asashio and Kasumi boarded the disarmed Russian torpedo boat Reyshitemi after dawn. Seventeen of forty seven crew are accounted for, with Captain Shetakovsky reported dead and others swimming ashore or rescued by sampans and a lightship. The incident draws Chinese fleet scrutiny and potential diplomatic fallout.
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Chefoo
Asashio
Kasumi
Reyshitemi
Shetakovsky
Sampans
Leutenant
Reyshitomi
Ries
Haichi
Shipping Entirely Suspends Amid Port Arthur Squadron Chase
Berlin reports the Tokio correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger says commercial shipping is completely suspended due to the absence of the Port Arthur squadron whose current location is unknown. The paper suggests the squadron crossed the strait of Hi and rounded the Scantu promontory.
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Berlin
Tokio
Lokal Anzeiger
Port Arthur
Strait of' Hili
S'cantu
Russian Black Sea Fleet Passes Dardanelles
Brussels correspondent reports two Russian Black Sea fleet vessels passed the Dardanelles without Turkish resistance.
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London
Brussels
Daily Telegraph
Dardanelles
Plan to force federal action in Packers strike unfolds
Chicago August 12 The Packers strike plan seeks US government intervention by using a federal injunction against combinations. Retailers and strike leaders held three hour talks with Packers reps Ed win Tilden John E Maurer Thomas Wilson and Thomas J Connors but produced no progress. Strikers consider legal moves to trigger injunction enforcement to compel openness of books contracts and agreements in court hoping Roosevelt will act. A Market Wagon Drivers union vote on Sunday tests support for potential strike. Strikebreaker John Schuman was beaten by rioters but survives.
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Chicago
Rocers
Edwin Tilden
John E. Maurer
Thomas Wilson
Thomas J. Connors
John Schuman
Swift & Co
Schuman
Rumors of Bribery Target Devils Lake Journalists
August reports show crowd growth in Devils Lake but registration barely higher. Alleged plan by reporters to be paid 406 then 200 to stay away from Grand Forks drew scrutiny. Grand Forks officials refused, and the correspondents reportedly offered to move there for 200, but no payment was made.
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Devils Lake
N. D
Grand Forks
Grand Parks
Smallpox Epidemic Reported in Zion City
Chicago reports an outbreak of smallpox in Zion City, home of Alexander Peache. Fifteen people are said to be ill. All residents are isolated. no physicians are available and Dowie forbids drugs. Fears arise of spread to nearby towns beyond Chicago limits.
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Chicago
Sion City
Alexander Peache
Zion City
Dowie
Japanese Columns Press Toward Mukden Amid Muddy Roads
Strong Japanese columns are reported moving rapidly toward Mukden and toward the Yantia coal mines. Roads are hindered by recent rains, with horses sinking to their knees in mud as forces press forward.
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Liaoyang
Mukden
Yantia
Japanese Cruiser Chiyoda Reaches Port Arthur Base
London reports the Shanghai correspondent says the Japanese cruiser Chiyoda damaged by a Russian mine off Port Arthur July 26 has reached a Japanese base.
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London
Shanghai
The
Daily Mail
Chiyoda
Port Arthur
American Cruisers Anchor at Smyrna Harbor
The American squadron comprising the Olympia Baltimore and Cleveland anchored in Smyrna harbor in Asiatic Turkey on a Friday morning, August 12.
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Smyrna
Asiatic
Turkey
Baltimore
Cleveland
Duel Ends Without Injuries to Principals Nearby Boy Wounded
In New York on a Thursday duel between Tony Roci and John Doncelo ended without injury to the principals. A bullet struck Abraham Garlick, a bystander, in the back near the shoulder but he recovered and sought medical care. Roci and his second were arrested while Doncelo fled.
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New York
Fourth Street
Abraham Garlick
Tony Roci
John Doncelo
Rodi
Parker's Acceptance Speech Discussed at Rosemount
George F. Parker of Indiana, head of the Democratic national committee literary bureau, spent Thursday with Judge Parker at Rosemount. They talked about issuing Parker's acceptance speech and the accompanying letter in pamphlet form within a few weeks, along with other literary camp furnishing topics.
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Esopus
George F. Parker
Indiana
Democratic National Committee
Judge Parker
Rosemount
Parker
Butchers Clash Spark Riots in New York Strike
In New York on August 12 brawls and small riots broke out between striking butchers and replacements. The clashes occurred Thursday afternoon and evening with several arrests reported.
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New York
Eight Men Drowned in Gold Mine Flood Near Gold Hill
Information from Salisbury reports eight workers killed when a pond near the Barringer gold mine in Rowan County broke after heavy rainfall. Nine men were in the shaft as water surged to about 100 feet, trapping them. only manager Thomas Moys escaped. The mine remains flooded and bodies unrecovered.
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Salisbury
N. C
Aus
Barringer
Nea Gold Hill
Rowan County
Will Camp
Will Stirewall
Joseph Magrum
Hob Deberry
Sam Price
Thomas Moys
Root boom on in earnest for New York governorship
New York Republicans push for Everett Root to declare candidacy or be nominated at the Saratoga convention. A state committee member says Root must make a public declaration or risk heading the ticket, as the Root campaign resurges.
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New York
Helidu Root
Saratoga
New York Republican State Committee
Massacre Feared as Kurds Invade Armenian Lands
London telegram reports Kurds invading Bayazid province. Massacre feared among Armenians as 500 flee to the Russian frontier pursued by Turkish soldiers and Kurds. Insurgent aid joins Armenians. heavy fighting with casualties on both sides. Cossacks fire on Armenians and plunder follows.
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London
James Bryce
House of Commons
Bayazid
Georgia Man the Principal Speaker at Democratic Meeting
New York August 12 Former Secretary of the Interior Hoke Sttee oO Georgia was the principal speaker last night at the annual outing of the Democrats of Queensborough held at College Point L L Gver 603 Democrats were free. Mr Smith praised Judge Parker and denounced the national Republican administration.
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New York
Hoke St Tee
Georgia
Queensborough
College Point
L. L
Smith
Parker
Fire Fatalities After Varnish Tank Boils Over
In Brooklyn the Travers Bailey Company varnish works caught fire after a tank boiled over. James W. Travers Annie Travers and William Slowey died from burns. The blaze caused $10,600 in building damage.
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New York
Travers Bailey Company
Brooklyn
Thursiday
James W. Travers
Annie Travers
William Slowey
Bryant Named Receiver for Granite Trust in U S Court
John J. Bryant was appointed receiver for the Western Consolidated Granite company known as the granite trust. His bond was set at $50,000 by Judge Jenkins in the United States district court in Milwaukee on Thursday.
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Milwaukee
John J. Bryant
Western Consolidated Granite Company
The
Granite Trust
Jenkins
United States District Court
Commission examines portion of volunteer fleet under international law
In St. Petersburg on August 12 a commission of high officials was named to review the volunteer fleet for compliance with international law.
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St. Petersburg
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