Naval Battle Off Port Arthur Sinks Russian Warships
Despatches from Tokio and Chefoo report a fierce naval engagement off Port Arthur with several Russian warships sunk or fatally damaged. Some ships escaped, but pursuit by Japanese forces continues. two cruisers and a destroyer reached Kiauchau Bay, and a captured destroyer was being disarmed at Chefoo. Shipping halted pending fate of those that slipped away.
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London
Tokio
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Togo
Kiauchau Bay
Germany
Many Saved From Drowning by Heroic Work
At a Chelmsford union picnic near Lowell a raft adrift after a chain broke led to 15 feet of water and injuries to several women and children. Referees Taylor and Bliss swam to safety with Nellie Redman and Miss Yates, while William Clinton and Rev. A F Cook Ernshaw rescued others.
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Chelmsford
George Taylor
P. C. Bliss
Chelmsford Centre
Taylor and
Bliss
Nellie Redman
Yates
Marjorie Armstrong
William Clinton
Plans For G A R Still Booming In Boston
Enthusiasm over the coming G A R veterans grows daily as Boston readies Mechanics Hall for a week of features. The hall will house 5000 older soldiers with ample sanitary facilities, gas and electric lighting, long tables in the basement, and extensive feeding arrangements. Captain J Henry Brown reports the interior setup nearly complete and health and comfort prioritized.
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Boston
Mechanics’ Hall
Boston Posts
J. Henry Brown
Body of American Seaman Found in Villefranche Harbor
In Villefranche harbor the body of an American seaman was recovered after five days in the water. The corpse showed scalp wounds and four stab wounds to the eyes. autopsy ruled murder. The American vice-consul has not identified the victim.
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Nice
Villefranche
Three suspected counterfeiters nabbed near Castle Square
Inspectors Wise Kelley and Special Officer Laughlan arrested three smooth looking men from New York near Castle square at 1 am. Identified as James Carew Joseph Clarity and Zeke Freelander, they have prior police records. Authorities seek to determine their activities over the past year amid reports of fake silver certificates circulating locally.
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Watts
Wise and Kelley
Laughlan
Castle Square
New York
James Carew
Joseph Clarity
Zeke Freelander
Carew
Clarity
Boston
Say Girl Is Queen of Yegs Gang
Anna Noonan of Brookline, only 18 and recently freed from parental restraint, faces Municipal Court on a charge linking her to a gang of alleged yeggmen. Police tie her to Frederick Novack and Joseph Gardello, claim a Temple street lodging house raid led to arrests, and she lured officers to a rendezvous before boasting of more arrests. Her father, Joseph J. Noonan, vows she has disgraced the family while noting her troubled past.
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Brookline
Miss Noonan
Frederick Novack
Joseph Gardello
Waltham
Temple Street
Pemberton Square
Burr
Novack
Joseph J. Noonan
Leverett Street
Mr. Noonan
Boston
Lenox Street
Taft Sees Progress in Philippines Education Efforts
Taft addressed a large Chautauqua audience on Our Duty in the Philippines. He outlined steps toward self government, highlighting education in primary and secondary schools and English instruction as key progress, praising Catholics and Protestants for their tolerance amid religious questions.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Taft
Philippines
West End men named Freeman Coveney and Murphy held in jewelry burglary
Dennis Freeman John Coveney and William Murphy believed to head a Yegg gang. Police rounded them up about midnight and charged them with breaking and entering Israel Levenson store at 128 Merrimac street on Aug 9 and stealing $25 worth of jewelry. Most items were cheap. Jewelry recovered in their room. Suspected of other offenses. police seek further evidence and loot from other sites.
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Dennis Freeman
John Coveney
William Murphy
West End
Israel Levenson
Merrimac Street
Packers Refuse to Confer With Strikers in Chicago
Chicago August 11 The stockyards strike drags on as a retail committee fails to persuade packers to meet strike leaders. A lawyer seeks a federal injunction to reveal books and contracts, hoping to force terms. Market Wagon Drivers vote Sunday on a potential work stoppage that could halt meat supply Monday. A strike breaker, John Schuman, is beaten on his doorstep by rioters. injuries believed fatal.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
John Schuman
Swift & Co
Schuman
Boston Area Forecast Fair Weekend Outlook
Local forecast for Boston and nearby areas calls for fair weather Friday and Saturday. Sanford's Ginger Cures Bowel Ills Breaks up colds and fevers.
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Sanford
Anxiety Over Port Arthur Fleet Fates Dims Public Hope
Reports from Tokio and Chefoo clash over the fate of the Port Arthur squadron. Rumors say the ships may have passed Shantung and entered the Yellow Sea. Telegram from Lt Smirnoff says Alive Embraces from Tsingchau.
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ST. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Tokio
Chefoo
Admiralty
Shantung
Yellow Sea
Russian ships enter Kiauchau Bay in salute with Germans
Aug 12 9 a m Russian protected cruisers Askold and Novik and a torpedo boat destroyer entered Kiauchau Bay last night and exchanged salutes with German vessels.
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Chefoo
Askold
Novik
Kiauchau Bay
Retvizan Hit Seventeen Times at Port Arthur Bombardment
Chefoo Aug 12 The Russian battleship Retvizan was struck seventeen times during the Port Arthur bombardment but sustained only slight damage. Japanese fire focused on Port Arthur dockyards while a powder magazine nearby had recently been removed.
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Chefoo
Retvizan
Port Arthur
Russian Vessels Pass Dardanelles Without Obstruction
The Brussels correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports two ships of the Russian Black Sea fleet have passed the Dardanelles with no difficulty or Turkish interference.
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London
Brussels
Daily Telegraph
Dardanelles
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