Port Arthur Assault Fires Across Liaodung Gulf
Report from Chefoo dated August 16 describes Japanese forces advancing at Port Arthur. Heights of Taku and Shahku mountain captured, western hill ranges under Japanese artillery, heavy bombardment continuing with reinforcements arriving.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
Taku
Shahku
Yeauchang
West Port
Ragsault
Eagh
Wolf Hill
Liaodung Gulf
Etze
Port Arthur Fall Expected as War Center Moves
From St. Petersburg reports note the fall of Port Arthur is anticipated with especial significance. General Isel's wife and children reportedly boarded the torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelni as the force advances toward the city.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Isel
Efop
Ryeshitelni
Retreat planned by Russians near Liaoyang report
Berlin reports from Liaoyang say the Russo-Chinese army unit is moving north toward Tielinghsien and that Mukden bank may close soon. Chinese bandits, about 1,200 strong, plan to sack Liaoyang after evacuation. Heavy rains have made the countryside swampy. Japanese forces in the fields total about 320,000, with 100,000 near Port Arthur.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Liaoyang
Tielinghsien
Mukden
Tageblatt
Port Arthur
Whereabouts of Port Arthur Fleet Still a Mystery
Russian officials and naval experts dispute the whereabouts of the Port Arthur battleships as reports from Viceroy Admiral Togo’s fleet remain unconfirmed. Japanese and Shanghai dispatches suggest rendezvous points near Shanghai and Korea as the fleet possibly maneuvers to Vladivostok.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Far East
Togo
Admiralty
Vodivostok
Askold Enters Dock as Destroyer Grozovois Is Unloaded
A Shanghai dispatch to Lloyds reports the cruiser Askold docking and the torpedo boat Destroyer Grozovois being disembarked. The details come from a London London August dispatch.
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London
Lloyds
Shanghai
Askold
Grosovoi
Russians Lose Flag as German Handlers Take Czarevitch
At Tsingtau on August 16 the Russian battleship Czarevitch and three torpedo boat destroyers were turned over to the German authorities for repairs. The Russian flag was hauled down amid formalities, crews were disarmed, and the ships are kept in harbor with no mass departures allowed, while Pallada and Diana are believed to have reached Vladivostok.
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Togo
Withert
Shanghai
Kiusu
Japan
Indivostok
Czarevitch
Vladivoste
Korean
Tsingtau
Truppel
Kiaochau
Whitch
Pallada
Diana
Vladivostok
Russia and France agree on new $50 million loan
The Moscow correspondent for the Standard reports Russia has arranged a $50,000,000 loan with France at 5 percent interest, repayable in six years. The issue price is set at 99 percent.
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London
Moscow
the Standard
Russia
France
Russian note to China over Rye shitelni incident demands explanation
St Petersburg reports a strong Russian note to Peking demanding an explanation for the Rye shitelni incident and the ship’s restoration. Russia seeks satisfaction after accusing the Chinese admiral of cowardice for failing to protect the unarmed vessel as Japanese destroyers entered the neutral harbor.
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St. Petersburg
Peking
Japan
Russia
Russians Downhearted as Japanese Advance Reported
Junks arriving at Chefoo on August 16 say Japanese forces took new positions on August 12 and heavy but intermittent firing continued. Russians at Port Arthur are described as downhearted, with claims that the Japanese fleet warned the Russian commander that if any returning warships were sunk, Port Arthur would be shelled with lyddite.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
Bezobrazoff gravely ill. Alexieff sails to Vladivostok
In St. Petersburg on August 16, it is reported that Vice Admiral Bezobrazoff is gravely ill at Vladivostok. Viceroy Alexieff is en route to Vladivostok to assume command or assist as required.
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St. Petersburg
Bezobrazoff
Vladivostok
Alexieff
Stiver Dies After Quarrel In Muncie Home
Henry Stiver a 95 year old brickmason was stabbed to death by peddler D E Lowenstein after a dispute over an insult to a relative. A mob threatened to lynch Lowenstein, who was moved through Yorktown Anderson and Indianapolis to safety.
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Muncie
Ind
Henry Wi. Stiver
D. E. Lowenstein
John Laganhack
Staver
Stiver
Lowenstein
Yorktown
Anderson
Indianapolis
Count Kawamura Dead Father of Japanese Navy
London reports Count Kawamura, regarded as the father of the Japanese navy, has died. The Tokio correspondent of the Times notes his passing on August 16.
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London
the Times
Kawamura
Postmortem Finds Cartridges in Indiana Man's Stomach
Wayne Indiana, Aug 16 A post mortem examined William Kress whose Roanoke death Saturday night prompted inquiry. Ten 32 calibre cartridges carpet tacks and a needle were discovered in his stomach as investigators probed the mysterious death.
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Wayne
Ind
William Kress
Roanoke
Protected Pallada type cruiser sunk by Japanese torpedo
Admiral Togo reports the Pallada class protected cruiser torpedoed and sunk in the Aug. 10 engagement. An unconfirmed report from Tsingtau says the Russian cruiser Novik, after reaching Tsingtau following the Port Arthur battle, has been sunk forty miles from Tsingtau.
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Tokio
Togo
Pallada
Chefoo
Tsingtau
Novik
Port Arthur
Kamimura Reports Japanese Victory Over Vladivostok Squadron
Admiral Kamimura's dispatch details dawn engagement off Fusan Korea where three Vladivostok ships fled north. Our unit formed a U fire, sinking the Rurik after heavy exchanges. About 600 Rurik crew members were saved with no serious damage to our ships.
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Tokio
Kamimura
Vladivostok
Idsumo
Adsuma
Tokiwa
Iwate
Fusan
Korea
Rurik
Russia
Gromoboi
Nantwa
Takashiho
Rossia
Survivors Arrive at Sasebo After Rurik Sinking
Six hundred crew members from the Russian cruiser Rurik, sunk by Admiral Kamimura off Unsan, Korea, reach Sasebo. The Japanese hospital ship Saikié arrives with 75 wounded including Imperial Prince Hiroyasu Kwacko, slightly hurt near Round Island.
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Nagasaki
Rurik
Kamimura
Unsan
Korea
Sasebo
Saikié
Imperial Prince
Hiroyasu Kwacko
Round Island
Fairbanks to Tour Country in Presidential Campaign
Senator Fairbanks, Republican vice presidential candidate, will tour the nation almost continuously to back the ticket. He plans to open the Kansas state campaign at Marion on Sept 1 with early dates in Vermont and a Sept 14 speech at Saratoga for the GOP anniversary. He will also visit the Far West and other regions as arranged by the national committee. Tawney says Secretary Shaw will join next week starting in Montana and then head to the Pacific coast, returning through Colorado and Kansas.
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Chicago
Fairbanks
Visilankace
Includin Charman New
Dover
Tawney
Republican Party
Far West
National Committee
Shaw
Montana
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Kansas
Calamity at Gladstone as distilling house burned
A lightning strike set the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company chemical plant distilling house ablaze in Gladstone Michigan on August 16. The building and contents suffered about 150000 dollars in losses, with no insurance coverage.
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Gladstone
Mich
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company
Judge Parker Receives Homecoming in Esopus
Democratic candidate Judge Parker returns from Winnisook Lodge to Rosemount Esopus with Mrs Parker and Fred H Parker amid cheering crowds. A Winnisook parade band played and villagers celebrated Parker day with verses set to popular tunes.
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Esopus
Judge Parker
Rosemount
Winnisook
Kingston Point
Parker
Will Cato Found Guilty in Hodges Family Murder Case
In Statesboro Georgia on August 16 the jury convicted Will Cato one of the defendants charged with murdering Henry Hodges and his family. The verdict came after about eight minutes of deliberation. Judge Daly adjourned the court for the day and a heavy military guard protected the jail. Rev A H Hodges a brother of the victims opened court with prayer.
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Statesboro
Will Cato
Henry Hodges
Daly
A. H. Hodges
Grand Army veterans open national encampment in Boston
Civil War veterans greet reunions as Union ex prisoners of war bluejackets and Confederate guests reach an opening parade and banquet in Boston. Leaders like Mayor Collings Governor Bates and Senator Lodge review the 6000-strong procession and other wartime Survivors march past.
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Boston
Grand Army
Grand Army of the Republic
United States
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies of the
Sons and Daughters of Veterans
Faneuil Hall
Edward W. Kinsley
Lafayette Post
New York
League of Spanish War Veterans
Collings
City Hall
Bates
Senator Lodge
John D. Long
State House
Tremont Temple
Woman’s Relief Corps
Hotel Vendome
John C. Black
Pythians Open Biennial Conclave At Camp Marion Taylor
In Louisville on August 16 a formal transfer marked the opening of the Knights of Pythias biennial conclave. About 10 000 people attended as Marion Taylor transferred Camp Marion E Taylor to Tracy R Kang supreme chancellor. James R Carulan of Indianapolis received the camp and addressed the gathering as Battery A of Wheeling saluted the flag.
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Louisville
Marion E. Taylor
Knights of Pythias
Lyud
Marion Bk. Taylor
Tracy R. Kangs
Knights
James R. Carualan
Indianapolis
Battery A
Wheeling
W. Va
Illness of Congressman Hitt Improves in Bar Harbor
In Bar Harbor Maine on August 16 the illness of Congressman Robert R Hitt of Illinois from a general breakdown shows improvement after a recent lapse. Doctors Hyatt and Morgan with Dr Horace Stokes report his condition is not now critical though anxiety remains among officials and family.
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Bar Harbor
Robert R. Hitt
Ulinois
Hyatt and Morgan
Washington
Horace Stokes
Hitt
Hhitt
Panic in Asuncion as Ferreira insurgents plan attack
Panic grips Asuncion, Paraguay capital, as General Ferreira's insurgents await the steamer Indiatetra to mount a coordinated land and river assault on the city.
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Paraguay
Buenos Ayres
Asunscion
Ferreira
Inidtaetra
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Indiana
Brickmason
Pallada Type
Admiral Kamimura
Vladi
Vostok Squadron
Kamimura Reports
SIAN
Senator Fairbanks
Csopus
Hodges
Pythians
Camp Taylor
Congressman Hitt
Illinois
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