Manchuria reverses blamed on wrong parties and other notes
The piece surveys multiple items from the era including the Manchuria reverses blamed on Japan, a St Louis collector's loss in fare revenue, and British circles noting the Knight Commander incident. It also mentions Kuropatkin’s failed drive on Japan, Kamimura’s escape, Russia’s ship seizures, and various curious items such as a flying machine by John Holland, bluegrass reports, Iceland’s upcoming railroad, and the assassination of Russian minister Piehve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thea
Red Sea
Russia
John Holland
Missouri
Livingston County
Chillicothe
August 1904 Personal and Political Notes
Byron P Humphrey traveling agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railway found dead in his Lincoln Hotel room on the 23rd in Lincoln Nebraska. Frank Benedetto of Chicago killed his wife then hanged himself in Cook county jail on the 31st. Rest of items cover death of Russian minister M Van Pleve, Pattison at Overbrook, old man Isaac Webb 97 in Kokomo, trial postponement of Charles Kratz, Plehve assassin reportedly dead, Joseph Leiter Coal Co injunction, Pattison death details, Count Keller killed, Pozoroff torture claim, labor strikes, ship freight limits, White Pigeon bank closure, Harvester Co layoffs, Cripple Creek deportation talks, trolley collision near Nottingham, coal production record, Nevada floods, Chicago packing house strikes, Pullman layoffs, and port Arthur reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron P. Humphrey
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Heai
Kansea’ City
Lincoln
Neb
Frank Benedetto
Chicago
Cook County
M. van Pletve
Robert E. Pattison
Overbrook
Philadelphia
Isaac Webb
Kokomo
Ind
Charles Kratz
St. Louis
Butler
Kratz
London Central News
St. Petersburg
von Plehve
Joseph Leiter Coal Co
Zeigler
Robert, E. Pattison
Pennsylvania
Count Keller
Kuroki
Yanze Pass
Liao Yang
American Federation of Labor
Fall River
Mass
Pacific Mail Steamship Co
Yokohama
Japan
State Bank
White Pigeon
Mich
International Harvester Co
Western Federation of Miners
Cripple Creek
Col
Cleveland, Eastern & Painesville
Nottingham
Jumbo cucumber and Mississippi farming notes headline
A Mississippi newspaper item reports a 26 pound cucumber dubbed Jumbo weighing 26 pounds, 27 inches long and 27 inches around, sent to the Mississippi exhibit. It also profiles Tippah bee trees and honey yields, Angora goats on hill lands, growing manufacturing, railroad progress, trucking, peach exports, and prospects for commerce and farming in various counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit Sentinel
Sentinel
H. K. Butler
Louisiana
Hhis Garden
Mississippi
Tippah
Litarty Hall Landmark Known as Urate in Blim Samy
A fragmentary notice describes a colonial mansion and Litarty Hall known as Urate, linked to United States San alor Kano in New Jersey, near Blim Samy. The text evokes historic revolutionary incidents and a celebrated pathway, with unclear details due to garbled OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litarty Hall
Uraten
Ty Reeidgnat
United
A Responsible Cabinet Debate in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg Aug 2 M Souverin editor of Novoe Vremya urges a responsible cabinet noting how rival ministries breed chaos in public service. He argues reforms require press freedom and greater ministerial accountability under an empowered president of the council and cites Western progress inspirations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
M. Souverin
Novce Vroniye
Rewa
Prince Mestchersly
Grazhdanin
Peter the Great
Europe
Alexander II
M. Witte
Death of ex Governor Pattison at Overbrook
Ex Governor Robert E. Pattison of Pennsylvania, 53, died Monday at his Overbrook home from pneumonia with heart weakness. A twice-elected governor and twice Philadelphia controller, Pattison had run in 1902 against Governor Pennypacker. He had served on the Democratic convention revolutions committee in St Louis and split his time between Philadelphia and New York before falling ill after a pneumonia onset and heart complications, dying after 6 o'clock Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Robert E. Pattison
Pennsylvania
Overbrook
Pattison
Pennypacker
U. B
St. Louis
New York
Kratz Case Postponed in Missouri Trial
Charles Kratz of St. Louis will not face trial on bribery charges tied to the Suburban deal until September 26. Judge W. W. Graves granted the continuance on the testimony of Dr. G. Wiley Broome who cited Kratz’s illness. In East Liverpool lightning struck five houses during a thunderstorm, injuring six people. a 70 year old woman, Mrs. Caroline White, may die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steack
East Liverpool
Caroline White
Murders Happed in Cedar Swamp Near Portage Pa
Surrounded by a swampy area near Cedar swamp, about 600 men guard the scene where highwaymen killed Driver Chas Hays and wounded Paymaster Campbell on Saturday. It is believed the killers remain hidden, making escape difficult. Dowie denounces black sheep in Zion, amid embezzlement accusations against several officers. In St Louis a 70 year old widow dies. A large funeral in Galvin notes the dead. A quiet tribute at a ceremony in Saint Louis honors Mite Martes, daughter of Jobe Brebonwl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Loui
St Louis
Jena Talpbott Grendorf
Eensie Leas
Orendorff
Maye
Kantneiy
Enduring Battle Rages as Kuropatkin Fights Japanese
Reports from St Petersburg describe a major clash with Kuropatkin ordering simultaneous advances on multiple fronts near Hai Cheng Simon Cheng and Liao Yang. Japanese forces press along the Sen S and Yan Se passes while Russian artillery holds and Count Keller is mortally wounded.
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Reasian
Hai Cheng
Yan-Se Pass
Simon Cheng
Ta Teche Kiao
Kangwa Heights
Hil
Mistchenko
Russia
Karepatkin
St Feinsburg
Kuropatkin i
Yan-Ze Pass
Keller
Kuropatkin
San Cheng
Liaova
Thas
St. Petersburg
Count Keller
Kuroki
Yanze Pass
Liao Yang
Fisterinoslaŭ
Fron
Zazsehitch
Siberian
Ountess Klelimmicha
Japs Reported Successful in Battle Near Hai Cheng
Aug 2 report from Tien Tain says General Kuroki was successful in the Sunday battle near Hai Cheng. Heavy firing was heard at New Chwang. Japanese mined the Liao river and placed guards at Yin Kow station. An arrival from Port Arthur notes Japanese five miles from Russian strongholds, with mined approaches. Chinese remaining at Port Arthur reportedly well treated.
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Kuroki
Sue
Ceontal
Hai Cheng
Tien Tain
New Chwang
Liao River
Yin Kow
Port Arthur
Von Plehve Slayer Dead and Other News Briefs
A Central News dispatch from St. Petersburg says Von Plehve's assassin is dead and made no disclosures before dying. Other items report a large Lebanon iron workers strike over union discrimination, bail granted for Knickerbocker Steamboat Co. officials linked to the Slocum disaster, preparations in Indian Territory for the cotton harvest, a Kingfisher fire burning five buildings with heavy insured losses, Gila forest fires quelled by rain, Lincoln streetcar workers threatening a strike, and Keokuk draft of a local mariner story with scattered details.
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London
Central News
St. Petersburg
von Plehve
New York
Knickerbocker Steamboat Co
United States
Federal Grand Jury
Muskogee
I. T
Indian Territory
Illinois Water Quality Improves After Canal Report
The state board of health released the third and final report on water conditions in the Illinois and Mississippi river basins after the Chicago drainage canal. Findings show Missouri river remains the main source for St Louis, Illinois river cleaner than Missouri, and Lake Michigan inflow plus canal sewage has raised Des Plaines and Illinois rivers' quality for farm village and city drainage and commercial outputs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Slave ‘Board of Health
Mississppi
Diinois
Chicago Drainage Canal
Tlinois River
St. Louis
Egan
State Board of Health
Ilinois River
Illinois River
Mississippi River
Hilnole River
Missouri and
Illinois
Missouri River
Mississippi
Desplaines
Many Are Now Idle in Wyoming Coal Region
Between 15 000 and 20 000 miners from Pittston to Nanticoke began idleness Monday due to production curtailment. Susquehanna Coal Co mines in Nanticoke are idle, as are Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre collieries. Delaware and Hudson Nos two three and five idle for ten days, others on half time. Clear Spring and Heidelburg mines of Lehigh Valley idle, others to be idle next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesharre
Wyoming
Pittston
Nanticoke
Susquehanna Coal Co
Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre
Delaware and Hudson
Clear Spring
Heidelburg
Lehigh Valley
Operators in a walk out disrupt Neosho division strike
Emporia Kansas August 3 report that every telegraph operator and all but two agents on the Neosho branch of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway struck Monday afternoon under a general order from the Order of Railway Telegraphers. The scope covers 26 men in this division though many unions members were unclear on the strike’s purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia, Kas
Neosho
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway System
Ine
Tor
Ohio Given Speed Trial in Santa Barbara Channel
The battleship Ohio completed her speed trial in Santa Barbara channel on Monday and returned to port in the afternoon. After tidal allowances and deductions are made, it will be known if she met the government requirement of 18 knots. The actual record shows she was just under the target by a very small fraction of a knot.
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Amite County
Greater
Mississippi
Santa Barbara
Cal
Ohio
Santa Barbare
Sentenced to be hanged for murder in Kansey City
Reported sentencing and biographical details for Hdear G. Baliay the union hack driver convicted of murdering strike breaker Albert Ferguson. Baliay, 36, a Cornell graduate and former publisher, is slated to be hanged September 17.
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Kansey City
Hdear G. Baliay
Conricteer
Albert
Ferguson
Batoy
Laws
Cornell
Laporte
Peamsters
Cincinnati
Team
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T. Hom
Brookhaven
Manchuria
Kamimura
Vladivostok
Pacific
Haifa
Palestine
Athenaeum of London
Brooklyn
N. Y
Far East
Itta
Park Row
Walter Kittridge
Reed's Ferry
N. H
Iceland
M. Pichve
Piehve
United States Geological Survey
Douglass
Silver Star
Sddaville
Nev
Mukden
Ist
Nodzu
Oku
Pullman
G. Bailey
Kansas City
Albert Fort Allapaugh
Morning Post
Shanghai
Turkey
Aberdeen
Misaizaippi
Attis
Pontotoc
Delaware
Georgia
Ilinois
Middle West
Eee
M. A. Deas
Pascagoula
Liberty
McComb
Capt
J. J. White
Greater Mississippi Association
Tupelo
Ses
Belton
Yazoo City
Poplarville
Piney Woods
A. & M. College
Ee Egertaville
New Orleans
Hancock County
Aberdeen Examiner
Ees
Ite
Byballa Journal
Boarder
Nee Sore
Kaus Yow
New Jersey
Novee Veemyn
Chas
Cedar Swamp
Galvin
Sehadiwates
Patthen
Lonla
Ang
Martes
Jobe
Gen
Europatkin
Bt. Petersburg
Kuroks Han
Okhavuen
Saimatezu-liao-Yang Road
Hout Statze
Rt. Petersburg
Hal Cheng
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Benton McMillan
W. B. Bates
Columbia
Military Department
The
Statee University
Joseph M. Campbell
Joseph A. Campbell
Louisville
Mount Verron
Campbell
Tollet
Iipola Steel
Leiter
Syringfelt
Til
Joseph Laiter
Judan Humphrey
Ameren
Christiania
Norway
Dingetebwe
Sinte
Noog
Kan-Hua Pase
Bimou
Lebanon
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
American Iron & Steel Co
Kingfaher
Oxia
Guthrie
Okla
Aug
Frank
el Faso
Tex
Gila Toreast
Arizona
Leuke
Lom
Keokok
Trey
Jwbrieco Goth
ISAYS
Illinois Board of Health
Lake Michigans
Canal
Minois River
Missouri, Kauss & Tesas
Unies
Human City
Lowell
Milin
Scott Manufacturing Go
Terr
Edward Hiller
Lehebton
Aue
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