Chinese Garrisons Flee From Two Strong Ports
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese garrisons fleeing Port Arthur and Wei-Hai-Wei as Russian fleet appears at Che Foo and a Japanese force of eleven ships moves toward Wei Hai Wei. The Chinese army retreats from Moukden toward Feng Hueng Cheng while plans unfold to attack the Japanese on the right flank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Wei-Hai
Shanghai
Port Arthur
Wei-Hai-Wei
London
Central News Telegraphs
Che Foo
Wei Hai Wei
Daily Graphic
Yokohama
Kinchow Bay
Soo Chow
Sheng
Tien-Tsing
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Board of Censors
Yalu
Feng Hueng Cheng
Moukden
Chinese Army At Monkden Lacks Modern Firearms
Mrs Bishop reports on September 2 seeing Chinese regiments en route to the front equipped only with antique muzzle loaders and matchlocks or lacking weapons entirely. Many soldiers joined by beggars and coolies, with executions for desertion noted as high as fourteen beheading in a day as supplies dwindle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Monkden
Port Arthur and coastal positions under Japanese moves
Dispatches report Japan seeking to blockade Port Arthur Takien Wan and nearby ports while inviting a new commercial treaty with Russia. General Oyama’s forces landed unopposed on Kinchow peninsula with engineers building piers and fifteen timber-laden junks captured. The Chinese fleet is ordered to guard Shan Hai Kuan as the Japanese fleet with 34 torpedo boats threatens Wei-Hai-Wei.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Takien Wan
Japan
Russia
London
The
Times
Hiroshima
Oyama
Kinchow Peninsula
Shanghai
Shan Hai Kuan
Wei-Hai-Wei
Between Moukden and Pekin A Flanking Movement Fraud Punished
London reports a Shanghai correspondent dispatch noting a fraudulent movement punished as tensions rise between Moukden and Pekin. The item emphasizes central news from Shanghai and the broader China theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moukden
Pekin
London
Shanghai
The
Central News
Desperate Chinese Army Lacks Medical Supplies and Ambulance Support
Mrs Bishop notes the army marches with only a small force and relies on seizing provisions from locals. The troops lack medical supplies and have no ambulance corps, as wounded are often left on the battlefield by retreating Chinese troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cording
Asiatic Fleet Doubled in Strength, Says Admiralty
London dispatch reports Admiralty experts estimate the Asiatic navy has more than doubled its effective force. Vice-Admiral Fremantle commands the Chinese station and will remain at his post, signaling a plan for broader duties beyond protecting British subjects in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Fremantle
China
McNary challenges McEttrick to direct voters debate
Congressional candidate William S. McNary demands a one on one debate with McEttrick in front of district voters. He cites stenographic reports as proof his charges are unanswered and proposes Gray's Hall or another venue with equal ticket representation for fairness. Moran should not participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. McNary
McEttrick
Moran
Mr. McEttrick
Gray’s Hall
Mr. Moran
Liquor raid nets alcohol seizure in Quincy
Late Saturday night Chief Hayden led a liquor squad to 120 Willard Street and found a group drinking beer. They seized twelve gallons of beer, three gallons of wine and one gallon of whiskey. HAVERHILL Frank Boyle was shocked by wire while working on a pole at Main Street foot. He fell thirty feet, suffered facial cuts and a burned hand but appears to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Hayden
John Cassania
Willard Street
Haverhill
Frank Boyle
Newburyport
Haverhill Electric Company
Main Street
Waterbury Brakeman Killed After Fall From Train
Brakeman John Miskel aged 24 was killed near Towantle early yesterday when he fell from a moving train and was run over. His body was brought to Waterbury. He lived at Norwood, Ty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
John Miskel
Towantle
Norwood
Richard Crittenden Said Murdered by Cook Gang
In Talequah Oklahoma Territory on October 28 Richard Crittenden reportedly was killed by the Cook gang. Crittenden had joined the gang after aiding a posse that attacked the outlaws, and was murdered to prevent him from betraying them.
Election Outlook Across States Rife With Constitutional Votes
A sprawling summary outlines 1890s vote plans by state listing gubernatorial candidates, U S Senate successors, and proposed constitutional amendments. It notes Maine Oregon and Vermont already chose reps, while many states set two-year or four-year terms and key ballots on taxes, suffrage, and governance reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Maine
Oregon
Vermont
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Utah
California
United States
George C. Perkins
Leland Stanford
State Board of Equalization
University of California
State Board of Education
James H. Budd
Morris M. Estee
J. W. Webster
Henry French
Prohibition
Cleveland
Harrison
Weaver
Bidwell
Colorado
Edward O. Wolcott
School Fund
Charles P. Thomas
Albert W. McIntire
Davis H. Waite
George Richardson
Connecticut
Ernest Cady
O. Vincent Coffin
Edrwin C. Bingham
de Witt C. Pond
James F. Tuckey
Dvelaware
Anthony Higgins
Eric Walter Tunnell
Joshua Hopkins Marvis
Henry C. McFarland
Idaho
Illinois
Senate
Shelby M. Cullom
Bernard J. Claggett
Henry Wulff
John F. Randolph
Howell J. Puterbaugh
Orrin L. Mann
Indiana
William R. Myers
William D. Owen
C. A. Robinson
Winfred M. Taylor
Iowa
Horatio F. Dale
William M. McFarland
Sylvanus B. Crane
Bennett Mitchell
Kansas
John Martin
David Overmeyer
Edmund N. Morrill
Lorenzo D. Lewelling
Cyrus Corning
I. O. Pickering
George F. Hoar
John B. Russell
Frederic T. Greenhalge
George H. Cary
Alfred Wells Richardson
David Taylor
Statewide Amendments and Gubernatorial Tickets in Several States
The text lists proposed constitutional amendments across states including schooling limits and voting rights for school officers, homestead exemptions, plus gubernatorial contenders in Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming. It also shows 1892 presidential vote tallies by state and notes senate and judiciary electoral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Ward
Charles H. Sheldon
Isaac Howe
M. D. Alexander
Tennessee
Supreme Court
United States
Isham G. Harris
Peter Turney
Henry Clay Evans
A. L Mims
Texas
Richard Coke
Charles A. Culberson
John B. Schmitz
W. K. Makemson
T. L. Nugent
J. M. Dunn
Prohibition
Virginia
Justices of the Peace
Washington
Legislature
John R. Allen
John L. Sharpstein
Thomas E. Allen
Ralph O. Dunbar
M. J. Gordon
H. L. Forest
J. MacReady
West Virginia
Johnson N. Camden
Wisconsin
George W. Peck
William Henry Upham
D. Frank Powell
J. F. Cleghorn
Wyoming
Francis E. Warren
Joseph M. Carey
William H. Holliday
William A. Richards
L. C. Tidball
Burglars Loot Willow Street Home in Waltham
Early this morning William H. Johnson's house on Willow Street was broken into and ransacked. Thieves took a pair of field glasses a gold pen a souvenir spoon and a bicycle from the barn. A prior daytime attempt had frightened them away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
William H. Johnson
Willow Street
Brady Division Shakes Lowell Labor Meet
In Lowell on Oct 28 the Central Labor Union revisited its Brady endorsement. A motion to rescind Brady’s re election support passed by four votes after a heated debate. a reconsideration notice was given, signaling a likely renewed battle next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Brady
Central Labor Union
German ban on U S cattle imports eases Chicago fears
Chicago observers noted that Germany's decision to prohibit imports of cattle and fresh beef from the United States would not greatly affect supply. Armour estimated last year's live cattle exports to Germany at about 4000 head, and likely less this year. Germany sources cattle mainly from Australia, with France purchasing many American cattle last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Germany
United States
P. D. Armour
Australia
France
New York Voters' List Registration Totals
New York registrants for the fourth and last day reached 43 604 with a city total of 208 401. Comparisons show 1892 had 309 447 electors and 1893 265 949. Brooklyn yesterday added 22 081 to reach 191 613, close to 192 009 in 1893.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
N. Y
Milan Murders: Father Found Dead and Son Confesses
In Milan Alabama on October 28 the elderly farmer was found murdered in a wooded area with a clubbed head and his money missing. His son William Milford admitted the killing, fled twenty miles to a log house, then died after taking morphine and whiskey after confessing and surrendering the cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Ala
William Milford
Arctic Rescue Mission Delays as Survivors Arrive
Trevor Battys and Hyland, believed stranded on an Arctic island, reached St. Petersburg today. The rescue expedition organized by Battys' brother has not yet begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Trevor Battys
Hyland
Diamonds stolen from Nelson Newell home in Springfield
Thieves entered the house of Nelson C. Newell at 57 Bowdoin Street while the family supped and stole diamonds valued at $00. Newell is treasurer of the Nelson Manufacturing Company. Springfield authorities investigate the burglary this October evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Nelson C. Newell
Bowdoin Street
Nelson Manufacturing Company
Tremendous Dynamite Explosion Rocks Chippewa Falls Area
Six tons of dynamite exploded in a magazine in Chippewa Falls this morning causing a $5000 loss and the probable death of Paul Brohn. The blast caused a panic in Bloomer churches about 20 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Paul Brohn
Bloomer
Railroad Collision Fatal Toll Near Bristol
A Pennsylvania fast freight train struck a construction train on the tracks near Bristol Pennsylvania killing two laborers and injuring several others. The collision occurred this evening in Trenton New Jersey as trains collided on the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Pennsylvania
Bristol
Penn
Mckinley’s Illinois Stint Begins in Cincinnati
Governor McKinley arrived in Cincinnati from Philadelphia at 8 p m and, ten minutes later, departed for Olney Illinois where he will deliver the first of twelve speeches by 7 a m tomorrow as he continues toward Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Mc Kinley
Philadelphia
Olney
Ill
Chicago
Nervous diseases treated by Dr Morrill at Park Square
Nervous diseases and morphine or liquor habits successfully treated at 3 Park Square by Dr Morrill. Office hours are from 10 a m to 6 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrill
Park Square
Jesse Gove Hosts Sunday Dinner With Local Democrats
Ex-Alderman Jesse M. Gove dined Sunday night at the Quincy with several local Democrats including ex-Councilman John Campbell and Zebra Club head Bill Campbell. After midnight the group sang After the Ball Is Over and later ate frankfurters at an Adams Square lunch wagon, raising questions about political motives behind a casual gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse M. Gove
Congress
Fitzgerald
Jesse
Quincy
Gove
John Campbell
Bill” Campbell
Zebra Club
Conny” Doherty
Ward 3
Charlestown
Adams Square
Paris nobleman returns from five year Alaskan exploration
Count V. E. De Gainville of Paris arrives in San Francisco aboard the Jeannette after a five year trek through Alaska and the Northwest Territory. He reports mountainous, wooded country with possible coal lands and traces of gold on the upper Yukon. He did not locate the Esquimal Lake but found many small lakes clustered in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
V. E. de Gainville
Paris
Jeannette
Alaska
Northwest Territory
Yukon River
Esquimal Lake
Mackenzie River
Grand Trunk Robbed in Canadian Politics
In London on October 28, the Standard previews that the Grand Trunk has long suffered in party politics, with directors unable to defend shareholders. The current troubles raise questions over local robbery and demand a clarification from the present directorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Standard
Grand Trunk
Canada
McNary Backed by Waterworks and Local Clubs in Tenth District Race
Waterworks Department 6064 endorsed Hon. William S. McNary for Congress in the tenth district praising his work on Saturday half holiday and overtime pay. Voter James J. O'Brien of South Boston voices support for McNary despite petition sign, while Commonwealth Athletic and Glee Club also indorses McNary and McMorrow. Old Point Associates in Ward 20 meeting with John F. Murphy presiding unanimously indorses McNary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. McNary
Congress
McNary
James J. O’brien
Winton Street
South
Boston
Ward 15
McEttrick
Commonwealth Athletic and Glee Club
South Boston
McMorrow
Old Point
Ward 20
Hampden Street
John F. Murphy
John H. Dow
John F. Shea
Letter questions McNary trading ward 24 staff
A Boston letter accuses Hon W S S McNary of trading the head of sewer foreman Daniel E Lynch for Ward 24 congressional support two years ago. McNary denies a trade, says Lynch was promoted and Phillips filled the vacancy. He notes both men are his friends and half of Ward 24 delegation backed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S&s. McNary
Ward
Daniel E. Lynch
Ward 24
George P. Phillips
Boston
McNary
Lynch
Phillips
Regions Listed Include Cities Across the Northeast
The list names Fitchburg North Adams Williamstown Troy Albany Saratoga Utica Binghamton Elmira Syracuse Rochester Watertown Buffalo Niagara Falls Hamilton Toronto Detroit Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago St Louis and other points.
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Boston
Albany
Wagner
Saratoga
Chicago
Cincinnati
Big Four
Utica
Toledo
Michigan Central B. R
Lexaveat
St. Louis
Cleveland
M.S. BR. R
Detroit
Hertford
Haven
New York
Fitchburg
North Adams
Williamstown
Troy
Binghamton
Hornellsville
Elmira
Syracuse
Rochester
Watertown
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cincinnnati
Points
Fast Express
Pacific Express
Hleave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pekin Road
Asiatic
New England
Cook Gang
Parlor
Lincoln Marion Harland
Michigan
James McMillan
John Patton, Jr
Francis B. Stockbridge
Spencer O. Fisher
John T. Rich
A. W. Nichols
Albert M. Todd
Minnesota
William D. Washburn
George L. Becker
Knute Nelson
Sidney M. Owen
H. S. Hillibee
Missouri
Montana
Thomas C. Power
Helena
Anaconda
L. A. Luce
William H. Hunt
George W. Reeves
Nebraska
Charles F. Manderson
P. D. Sturdevant
Silas A. Holcomb
Thomas J. Majors
BE. A. Gerrard
Nevada
R. P. Keating
Theodore Winters
A. C. Cleveland
George Peckham
John E. Jones
New Hampshire
William E. Chandler
Henry Oakes Kent
Charles A. Bussel
George D. Epps
Daniel C. Knowles
New Jersey
David Bennett Hill
Everett Pe Wheeler
Levi Parsons Morton
Charles B. Matthews
Francis E. Baldwin
Charles H. Matchett
Matthew W. Ransom
Thomas
Jarvis
Zebulon B. Vance
Samuel McD. Tate
William H. Worth
North Dakota
F. M. Kidder
Roger Allin
Elmer D. Wallace
Ohio
Milton Turner
Samuel M. Taylor
Charles R. Martin
Mark G. McCaslin
William Wallace
James Donald Cameron
William M. Singerly
Daniel H. Hastings
Jerome T. Allman
Charles L. Hawley
Thomas H. Grundy
Populst
South Carolina
Matthew C. Butler
Tillman Democrats
John Gary Evans
South Dakota
Richard F. Pettigrew
Voters
Arctic
M'Kinley
Count de Gainville
Indorsed
MNARY
M Wary
NEW England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Mass
Massachusetts
Bent. F. Stevens
D. Foster
S. F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
Railroads
Boston & Albany Railroad
Sunany
Boston & Maine
R. R
City Ticket Office
Washington St
Corner State St
Union Station
Portland
Augusta
Bangor
Bar Harbor
Concord
N. H
Upper Roads
Lewiston
Manchester
St. John
Halifax
Provinces
St. Stephen
St. Andrews
N.B
North Conway
Intervale
Glen, Crawford
Fabyans
Twin Mountain
Whitefield
Jefferson
Lancaster
Maine Central
Wiscasset
Thomaston
Rockland
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgwick
Southwest
Bar Harbors
Millbridge
Danesport
Machiasport
Enatport
Calais
Manchester and
Plymouth
Fabyane
Franklin
Lebanon
White River
Claremont
St. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Norwich
Manover
Thetford
Bradford
Newbury
Montpelier
Garlindon
White River Junction
Montreal
Boston Air Line
the West
Aim
Ther
Fitchburg Railroad
Causeway Street
Express Co
Bureau of Information
Hoosac Tunnel
Washington Street
Bost
Lake Champlain
Keene, Bellows Falls
Rutland
Whitehall
Fort Edward
Glens Falls
Plattsburgh
Adirondacks
Burlington
St. Albans
Malone
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Northern
New
And
York
Express
Causeway A
É. R. Watson
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Uniese
Park Square Station
New Haven
New London
Shore Line
Bmw
Fall River
Stonington
Baltimore
Maryland
Providence
bNewport
Bedford
Kneeland Street Station
Abington
Duxbury
tFall River
New Bedford
Provincetown
Chatham
Hyannis
Woods Hall
Cottage City
Nantucket
Boston & Albany
Marlboro
Leominster
Old House
Sneelal
Kneeland Street
L. H. Palmer
Old State House
Geo. L. Connor
E.G. Allen
A. C. Kendall
C. E. Davis
Park
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