Russians Move North As War Set For Liao Yang
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports General Kouropatkin’s main force rapidly moving north for several days. Russians plan to entrain troops at Harbin and rush rolling stock south to Liao Yang, leaving a skeleton force to contest the Japanese advance. Port Arthur news remains unconfirmed while reports say Japanese progress surrounds the besieged fortress.
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St. Petersburg
Kouropatkin
Russia
Harbin
Liao Yang
Tokio
Simoucheng
Associated Press
Haicheng
Port Arthur
Che Foo
Golden Hill
Japanese Carry Positions Near Liao Yang Reported
British correspondents with General Kuroki dated July 31 report Japanese troops have taken key positions en route to Liao Yang leaving one defensible line. Russian forces numbered three divisions, with Japan shelling and infantry breakthroughs at Motien Pass and surrounding heights. Officials note no reliable Port Arthur news. Malacca steamer release acknowledged but Japan’s broader naval aims unchanged.
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Kuroki
Liao Yang
London
Motien Pass
Morning Post
Taiwan
Port Arthur
Daily Mail
Tokio
Shanghai
General Count Keller Killed Near Haicheng
A St Petersburg dispatch confirms General Count Keller was killed by a fragment of a Japanese shell while opposing the Japanese advance along the railway near Haicheng. The death is reported as part of ongoing hostilities in the region.
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Count Keller
London
St. Petersburg
Haicheng
Japs Occupy Simoncheng After Two Days of Fighting
A Tokio dispatch reports Japanese forces have occupied Simoncheng after two days of fighting, cutting off General Stackelberg from General Auropatkin.
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Simoncheng
London
Tokio
Stackelberg
Ouropatkin
John Weden Found Dead in Bartley Home
Remains of John Weden were found decayed in his Bartley Nebraska home. He had been in poor health for some time and the coroner’s inquest ruled death from natural causes. He was an old soldier described as very eccentric and had lived alone in his residence.
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Bartley
Neb
John Weden
Train Robbery Near Logan Ends With No Loot Found
Three masked bandits held up Rock Island passenger No. 4 at Logan New Mexico. Conductor John York was shot in the leg after resisting. Explosives failed to open the safe. Wells Fargo reports only seven dollars in the safe earlier. A posse led by Sheriff J N Webb encircled the robbers, with pursuit continuing.
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Rock Island
el Paso
Tex
Santa Rosa
Logan
N. M
John York
Evans Gang
Wells-Fargo
G. E. Walker
Delhart
J. N. Webb
Murderer in Chicago Jail Ends Life in Cell
Frank Benedetto, jailed for the stabbing death of his wife after a jealous quarrel, hanged himself in his Cell at Chicago’s county jail. He fashioned a rope from a bed sheet, tying it to a high point and lifting his feet to strangle himself after a week of mental distress.
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Chicago
Frank Benedetto
Dana Says Wound Was Personal Safety Related
Samuel L. Dana, a young bank clerk found shot near his heart in Central Park, stated he believes he will recover and that the injury was for personal safety. His father travels from Fairfield Iowa to be with him as doctors fear his condition is serious.
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Dana
New York
Samuel L. Dana
Bank Clor
Central Park
Fairfield
Heinous Crime Reported in Georgia Murders
Savannah authorities bring Will Cato and Paul Reed two black suspects for safekeeping in connection with the murder and arson of the Hodge family near Stateboro. Evidence suggests a more brutal attack on Mrs Hadge and her nine year old daughter before their deaths.
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Savannah
Will Cato
Paul Reed
Hodge
Stateboro
Hadge
Kittle
Pretended Clergyman Sentenced in Rail Road Swindle
The Rev. William H. Dewing was convicted before Judge Chyiauss of swindling railroads and sentenced to eight months in the house of correction. He posed as a minister engaged in religious work and sold half price tickets to scalpers.
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Chicago
William H. Deving
Chyiauss
House of Correction
Dewing
Wheat market rises on rust damage reports in Chicago
Reports of rust damage to spring wheat lift prices with September wheat up 1 1 4 cents and corn higher. Closing quotes show mixed gains across grains and provisions with cash prices for various wheat and corn grades also listed.
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Chicago
Dee
Chicago Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Slid in Aug 1 Trading
Cattle receipts totaled 25000 with prices from 2.30 to 5.75 per cwt for good to prime steers and various grades. Hogs receipts hit 38000 with mixed and butcher types priced around 5.20 to 6.55. Sheep receipts reached 17000 with wethers at 3.75 to 4.25 and lambs from 4.00 to 7.00 in mixed western and native categories.
Kansas City Cattle And Hogs Market Snapshot
Kansas City market report shows cattle receipts at 14 000 with mixed prices for exports and dressed beef steers 5.40 to 6.00, western fed steers 3.75 to 5.50, native cows 1.75 to 4.25, calves 2.50 to 5.00. hog receipts 4 800 with top 5.21 and bulk 5.07 to 5.20, sheep receipts 2 000 with lambs 4.00 to 6.00 and fed ewes 8.00 to 3.75, stockers and feeders 2.50 to 3.25.
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Kansas City
South Omaha Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Receipts total 2 400 cattle with native steers at 4.00 to 5.85 and cows 3.00 to 4.40. western and Texas steers around 2.70 to 5.50. stockers and feeders 2.75 to 3.00. hogs 2 900 with bellies and mixed at 4.90 to 5.05 and bulk 4.95 to 5.05. sheep 400 with western yearlings 3.00 to 4.20 and wethers 3.50 to 4.00. ewes 2.75 to 5.65. lambs 4.75 to 6.00.
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South Omaha
Texas
Chicago Packers Claim Strike Is Broken Amid Unrest
In Chicago on Aug 2, about 359 union workers returned to duties as packers push operations. Rioters attacked Deering Street station, clashed with police, and beat a strike breaker, while authorities report growing confidence in a peaceful resolution.
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Chicago
O'Neill
Deering Street
Frank Castellano
Castellano
John Sheehan
George Gustin
Strikers Weaken and Seek Old Jobs in Kansas City
Aug 2 reports note hundreds of strikers returning to work in Kansas City packyards. Workers cite exhaustion of strike benefits from Chicago and lack of pay as key factors. Rehires include cattle and hog butchers, boosting output. Packers claim strike is effectively broken and sympathy actions have ended.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Donnelly Denies Strike Is Broken
Sioux City reports Michael J. Donnelly president of the butchers union told a large mass meeting that the strike remains strong. He said the cause is growing and the fight is just beginning with workers determined to pursue a long campaign. He dismissed claims the strike is lost citing 9 percent of experienced butchers in the union.
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Donnelly
Sioux City
Michael J. Donnelly
Butchers’ Union
Packers
Patrolman Ferrick Kills Burglar on Busy Broadway
In St Louis on August 2 Patrolman Ferrick shot and killed an unidentified African American burglar who was fleeing at full speed down the crowded west Broadway sidewalk. Ferrick fired one shot, ending the chase instantly.
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St. Louis
Ferrick
Broadway
College athletics are deadly croquet proves it
An assertion that college athletics are dangerous is used to promote Ballard's Snow Liniment and Horeminder Hound Syrup at Riley's Drug Store. The ad claims the tonics cure colds and injuries and features prices of 25 and 60 cents.
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Riley
Vacations and tonics teased in a Boston ad column
The item mocks Sage and his vacation ideas while promoting Herbine a bile eliminator price 50 cents from Riley's Drug Store. It notes Boston physicians using piano 88 ap instruments for nerve diseases and urges buying Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets 250 size per box to cleanse and invigorate digestion and bowels.
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Boston
Riley
Qchamberlain
Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment Offers Cure Claim
An advertisement touts Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment as a cure for piles with relief following use. It lists prices of 50 pts per bottle and 75 ots per tube and notes Irvley’s Drug Store as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabler
Irtley’s
Poem Heading Tune Clues to Moonlit Wordplay
A playful note suggests that a poem headed tune invites rhymes with moon soon noon boon creon and sometimes Joon and spoon, hinting at a recurring wordplay pattern across verses.
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Moon
Boon
Creon
Tune
Joon
Spoon
Liver Health Ads and Curious Bits From the Times
An advertisement touts Herbine for sluggish liver aiding bile flow and overall health, with price 50 cents at Riley's Drug Store. The census forecast cites 89,000,000 people in 1910 not solely from immigration. Also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. A Brazil navy note and White's Dream Vermifuge are mentioned. Howard Gould builds a 200 room house and may seek escape in the future.
Matri monial shows of the ultra rich in cheap vaudeville houses
The remark questions where the wealthy elite marryings should be staged suggesting churches are not suitable and cheap vaudeville venues are preferable for such displays.
Acker's English Remedy Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Acker's English Remedy for coughs colds or croup with a money back guarantee. The text references Riley's Drug Store and a note about refunds of 25 or 50 points if relief isn't immediate. It also mentions Mr Rockefeller and claims about ownership of valuable resources inside a land area.
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Acker
Riley
Modern dipping plant opened for cattle sheep and horses
To the Shippers and Stock Growers of the West we announce a modern dipping plant for cattle sheep and horses now completed and ready for use on short notice. We are prepared to dip before cattle enter feed lots and offer reasonable rates. Union Stock Yards Co Grand Island Nebraska. 22 6m
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Union Stock Yarns Co
Grand Island
Neb
Cure for eczema claimed by F. W. Williams ad
An advertisement claims a “trails cure” for eczema salt rheum and skin diseases. It credits F. W. Williams of 400 Iachea tan Ave New York with offering the instant longer cure.
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F. W. Williams
Iachaetan Ave
New York
Professor Geolvin Smith and the Death of Rich Ambition
A fragment discusses Professor Geolvin Smith and a critique of dying rich. It questions what guidance he offers to millions who seek wealth, contrasting a supposed "wrong way" to die poor with the Carnegie ideal. The brief reflects on wealth and advice from a scholar.
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Geolvin Smith
Carnegie
Pioneer Limited trains set luxury mark for travelers
The St Paul Road pioneered electric train lighting in 1888 and built the famed Pioneer Limited cars, defining luxury in rail travel. A Chicago barkeeper was fined $10 for impersonating a newspaper reporter, raising questions about where he saw a reporter.
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Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
The
St. Paul Road
Mokitea cure promoted by Riley's Drug Store
An advertisement touts Mokitea as a permanent cure for constipation and indigestion. It claims it improves appetite, sleep, work, and happiness, pricing listed as 25 ota and 60 ota, with the product sold at Riley's Drug Store. The claim is presented in bold marketing language.
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Riley's Drug Store
Herbine advertised for biliousness and indigestion relief
An 1908 testimonial from G L Caldwell of Checotah, Indian Territory, claims Herbine cured enlargement of the liver and spleen after two years of illness and ineffective medical treatment. The ad notes a 5¢ price and sale by Riley the druggist. A woman seeks a divorce claiming her husband has not smiled in ten years, with public opinion urged to await his explanation.
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G. L. Caldwell
Agt
M. E
Checotah
Ind
Riley
Violent Diarrhoea Cured by Remedy and Prison Escape Attempt
A Patton Alabama resident credits Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life after a violent diarrhoea attack. He bought a twenty cent bottle, took three doses and was cured. The ad notes the remedy is sold by Riley the druggist. A separate jail incident describes a prisoner writing a farewell letter to the jailer and being caught while slipping out.
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Chamberlain
John A. Patton
Patton
Ala
Riley
McDonough County
Patterson files desert land proof in Montana
Ames W. Patterson of Dell Montana files intent to prove desert land claim No 8810 for sections 20 29 30 township 188 range 6 sixth principal meridian before Geo W French clerk at Dillon on Sept 20 1948 witnesses Mitchel J Martinell Bart Hungate John C Patterson Joseph M Dowling all of Dell Montana for irrigation and reclamation of the land Frank U D Mrracun Register
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Helena
Mont
Kath A. Pyle
Polaria
Geo. W. French
Dillon
Montana
Said
Milton E. Hays
Thomas J. Mulany
Albert Ziems
George A. Pyle
Polaris
D. Miracle
Register
Suulued VV Ellbule
Madison County
James Paxton
Isadore Gaidici
James John W. Early
Louis Hoffman
Frank D. Minacue
Desert Land
Mitchel J. Martinell
Doll, Mont
Roy W. Bex
Dist
Montan
Asia
William. Patterson
John . Patterson
Elmer M. Martinell
William Stencon
Dell
Frank D. Mmax
Helens
Ames W. Patterson
Bart Hungate
John C. Patterson
Joseph M. Dowling
Montena
Frank UD. Mrracun
George W. French
Meridian
Joseph C. Metlen
James L
Jon Marmaduke Gist
George R. Vance
Melrose
Frank D
Miracle
Magoilhoire Malhoit
Esid Land
Joseph Mailhoit
Uclide Gauthier
John Cloutier
Amede Bessette
Bannack
Frank D. Mimacre
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Kuropatkin
Mukden City
Malacca
Red Sea
Japan
Chicago Packers
Ballard
Roseell Sage
Satan
Russell Sage
Price
Census Bureau
L. F. Andrews
Des Moines
Iowa
Brazil
White
Howard Gould
Mr. Rockefeller
Aska
Earth
England
America
Acker’s
T. M. Bratt
Vassar
Mich
H. Hooker & Co
Buffalo
B. L. Rile
Central Pharmacy
Ely
Haffeven
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of Montana
Beaverhead
First National Bank
Michael Dowling
Jai Sing
Jaty Éth
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