Japanese Warships Win Naval Battle Near Port Arthur
News from Tokio reports Admiral Togo and Vice Admiral Kamimura winning a five hour sea engagement off Tsu island. The Russian Rurik sank and Gromobol and Russia were badly damaged, with Port Arthur remaining a focal point for further action. Russian protests and plans to pressure France over neutrality were also noted.
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Tokio
Togo
Kamimura
Vladivostok
Japan
Port Arthur
Czarevitch
Tsingchau
Russia
Czarevitch Fights On After Heavy Naval Battle
Details from Aug 10 describe the Russian battleship Czarevitch enduring hours of fierce combat near Round Island as six battleships on each side clashed. Cruisers and torpedo craft later engaged, Czarevitch surrounded by four battleships and two cruisers, Admiral Withoft killed by a shell rebound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czarevitch
Che Foo
Round Island
Admiral Withoft
Mrs Maybrick Salls for Home Dispatch Summary
A Brussels dispatch reports Mrs May or America is en route home via Antwerp. The source fragment hints at a voyage or relocation but details are unclear and incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybrick Salls
Don
Ency
Brussels
Antwerp
America Ender
An &S
Wreck on Tennessee Central Near Nashville Kills One
One man was killed and about forty injured when a westbound Tennessee Central passenger train derailed seven miles east of Nashville near Silver Point hill. A wheel flange failure caused the rear car to derail, one coach overturned, and several passengers were badly injured including W. S. Purnell of Knoxville and Mrs. W. B. Herbert of Nashville among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Central
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Central Railroad
Silver Point Hill
W. S. Purnell
Knoxville
E. B. Longstreet
W. B. Wells
Chicago
Bud Lee
Silver Point
W B. Herbert
W. B. Herbert
B. T. Pegram
J. C. Barnes
Drug Clerk Secretly Sold Poison Lacing Tar Tar
In St Louis on August 15 Charles Farthing an extra drug clerk at the Lindell hotel pharmacy is jailed for coroner holding in the death of Mrs Jennie Helms wife of Moritz Helms of New York. Mrs Helms died after hours of agony from a dose she believed cream of tar tar had caused. Doctors say the death stemmed from poison. Farthing worked only during rush periods.
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St. Louis
Charles Farthing
Lindell Hotel
Jennie Helms
Moritz Helms
New York
Young Woman Leaps to Death in Chicago River
An unidentified young woman leaped from Dearborn Street Bridge into the Chicago River and drowned after a large crowd watched. A steam launch captain offered a life preserver, which she refused. Police suspect she ingested poison before the jump. a red box with a white substance was found on her after recovery.
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Chicago
Dearborn Street
Eight Men Drowned at Barringer Mine Near Gold Hill
Information from Salisbury reports the Barringer gold mine near Gold Hill N C flooded after a pond dam gave way in heavy rain. Eight men working inside died while nine were in the shaft and only manager Thomas Moyle escaped. The mine remains flooded and bodies not recovered.
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Salisbury
N. C
Barringer
Gold Hill
Will Camp
Will Stirwall
Joseph Magrum
Bob Deberry
Sam Price
Thomas Moy
Ten Die at Regatta in Potomac Steamer Sinks
Ten persons drowned during a Potomac regatta when the steam launch Recreation capsized and sank in the upper Potomac. Names listed include A. J. Boose, Dr. C. H. Bloomer, J. Herbert Coates, Miss LuJn Dreyfus, Miss Hazel Hizer, Miss Helen Moore, Miss Bertha Selback, J. George Smith, John Waldeman, and an unidentified woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Potomac
A. J. Boose
C. H. Bloomer
J. Herbert Coates
LuJn Dreyfus
Hazel Hizer
Helen Moore
Misa Bertha Selback
J. George Smith
John Waldeman
Unidentified assailant attacks Hess family in Lamar
An unknown man attacked George Hess and his wife in their bed in Lamar Missouri. Hess was shot in the chest and his wife wounded in the thigh while their nineteen year old son escaped injury. Robbery did not seem the motive as money remained untouched at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
George Hess
Hess
Jeg
Woman fatally shoots coach in East Liverpool home
East Liverpool, Aug. 15. Charles Howard, an original Cuban Giants player, was shot dead by Lottie Skiles in Howard's home. Skiles says Howard struck her, then she gained a revolver and fired, killing him outright.
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East Liverpool
Charles Howard
Lottie Skiles
Howard
Two Clerks Take 25000 Loss at Milwaukee Office
Bart lett, Frazier & Carrington reports a defalcation of over 25000 by two young Milwaukee branch bookkeepers accused of taking funds and gambling it away. In Latrobe Pennsylvania a 17 year old girl Annie Beth faces murder charges for killing her twin baby boys and shows little awareness of the gravity of her position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bartlett, Frazier & Carrington
Board of Trade
Milwaukee
Latrobe
Annie Beth
Paraguayan Officers Join Rebel Movement Across Angostura
Paraguayan insurgent vessels have passed Angostura as officers and deputies desert to join the revolution. The government pledges to suppress the uprising and restore order amid the Buenos Ayres dispatches dated August 15.
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Buenos Ayres
Angostura
United States Wins Important Turkish School Question
After prolonged haggling, terms favoring American schools were agreed with Turkey while other American interests were settled. Admiral Jewell received orders to salute land batteries as the U S squadron nears Smyrna. London reports portents of elevating the American legation to embassy rank in Constantinople with financial constraints delaying a full ambassador appointment.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Leishman
Jewell
United States
Smyrna
Council of Ministers
London
The
Standard
Porte
Washington
Corn Demand Boosts Export Prospects For Season
News from New York indicates exporters are receiving inquiries signaling exceptionally high demand for corn exports next season. Domestic supply is ample with 2.244,676,925 bushels this year and 2,523,648,213 bushels two years ago, while the current crop is estimated at 2.5 billion bushels. Roumania and other markets face tight supplies, freight rates are low, and Germany may cut imports, suggesting a record export movement ahead.
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New York
Brown
New York Produce Exchange
Roumania
Italy
Bulgaria
Germany
Identify Murdered American
Nice August 15 The body of the murdered American seaman found at Villefranche on August 11 after five days in the water is believed to be Henry Mitchell of the cruiser Olympia flagship of the European squadron now at Smyrna Rear Admiral Jewell telegraphed from Smyrna to Vice Consul Piatti stating that Mitchell is not aboard his ship.
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Nice
Villefranche
Henry Mitchell
Olympia
Smyrna
Jewell
Piatti
Mitchell
Sunk Ship Collision Off Fastne Ireland Death Toll Reported
The British bark Inverkip under Captain Jones, sailing from Melbourne to Queenstown, sank after a collision off Fastne Ireland with twenty drowned. The British gh Loch Carron, from the Clyde, is also mentioned in connection with the incident.
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London
Inverkip
Jones
Melbourne
Queenstown
Fastne Ireland
Loch Carron
Clyde
Ballards Horemound Syrup and Other Patent Medicines Ad
An old newspaper snippet promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup at 25 or 50 cents from Riley's Drug Store and Ballard's Snow Liniment for wounds and sores. It also extols Herb ine and Chamberlains Tablets and Buckeye Pile Ointment with prices. A remark notes Russian ships causing Red Sea trouble since Moses.
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Ballard
Riley's
Tabler
Riley’s Drug Store
Red Sea
Moses
Liver Health Claims and Child Health Advice
Advertised remedies for liver conditions tout Herbine and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with testimonials from Des Moines. Also promotes White's Dream Vermifuge as a worm expeller and health tonic for children, both offered by Riley's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Chamberlain
L. F. Andrews
Des Moines
Iowa
White
Riley’s Drug Store
Indiana Scientist Claims Novel Substance Produced
An Indiana scientist says he produced a chemical either aguat or a flea, unsure which it is, and jokes he should test it on a dog to verify its effects.
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Indiana
Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets Advertised Cure
An advertisement claims Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets provide immediate relief or a money back refund. The ad notes the product is sold in small tin boxes for 25 pts at Riley's Drug. It contrasts personal honor in duels with national honor in wars.
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Acker
Riley
Modern dipping plant completed for cattle and stock
Union Stock Yarns Co of Grand Island Nebraska boasts a new, nearly modern dipping plant for cattle sheep and horses ready to dip on short notice as a feeder buyers presence remains strong. If the Doukhobors opt for another pilgrimage it should start early due to their unique costume rules.
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Union Stock Yarns Co
Grand Island
Neb
Remedy for Coughs and Colds by Acker English
Advertising promo text for Acker's English Remedy addressing coughs colds and croup. The copy urges use when other remedies fail and mentions potential benefits and usage tips in a marketing style typical of patent medicine literature.
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Acker
Russia Faces Potential Crop Shortfall and Wider Troubles
The report warns Russia may see crop failure and a range of overlooked troubles that could emerge later, signaling potential economic and agricultural strain for the country.
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Russia
St Paul Road Leads In Train Lighting And Luxury
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway known as The St Paul Road pioneered electric train lighting in 1888 and set new standards in traveler comfort. The Pioneer Limited trains embodied luxury and beauty, a level unlikely to be matched. A Frenchman predicts strawberries as large as pumpkins, prompting a joke about keeping boxes upright.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
The
St. Paul Road
Herbine advertised for bowel and liver relief in early 1900s ad
An advertisement promotes Herbine as a quick aid for biliousness indigestion and nervous headaches with a testimonial from G L Caldwell of Checotah Indian Territory April 18 1903. It claims rapid improvement after meals and notes a druggist sells 500 units. A separate note mentions Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy curing a violent diarrhoea in Patton Alabama with a twenty cent bottle and three doses.
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G. L. Caldwell
Agt
M. K
Checotah
Ind
Ferand
Riley
Chamberlain
John A. Patton
Patton
Ala
Bonel
Cobra venom cures disease claim unsettled
The text asserts cobra poison as a cure for disease and implies personal use of cobras at home would negate medicine needs, reflecting noncredible and unproven traditional health beliefs.
Acker's Blood Elixir Promoted as Cure for Blood Disease
Advertisement claims dull headache fevers pimples and sores indicate impure blood and touts Acker's Blood Elixir as a universal cure for scrofulous or syphilitic poisons. It asserts the remedy purifies blood and offers a positive guarantee with every bottle sold.
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Acker
Riley
Court Advertisement Rates and Publication Policy
Rates listed: 1.50 per folio of 100 words for first insertion and 0.50 per folio for subsequent insertions. Affidavits of Publication Withheld Until Payment is Made.
Notice for Public Final Proof In Dillon Montana 1904
Department of the Interior notices Karlen Pinkerton to appear before Geo. W. French in Dillon on September 20 1904 to prove residence and cultivation for his land claim H B No 8911 REM NWS Ni SW N% SEM Tp 65 R 14 W Mt MM Witnesses: George Romain Cartin Harrison Martin Butch Frank X Carrier all of Jackson Montana Register Frank D Miracle
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Department of the Interior
Helena
Montana
Geo. W. French
Dillon
Mont
Karlen Pinkerton
George Romain
Cartin Harrison
Martin Butch
Frank X. Carrier
Jackson
Frank D. Miracle
Higlens
George W. French
Hagen Dre Malhoit
Amede Bessette
Bannack
Franz D. Miracle
Notice of Publication for Land Claim Proof in Dillon
Land Office Helena announces that Henry McNinah will prove up his land claim before U S Commissioner L J Price at Dillon Montana on September 20 1904. The claim is H B No 8012 for the NW and SW quarter in sections 14 23 township 138 range 9 west. Also named are Charles Ek Norris John Downing James L Fleming and Ernest B McNinch of Dell Montana. Frank D Miracle Register.
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Department of the Interior
Land Office
Helena
Mont
L.j.price
U. S
Dillon
Enry McNinah
Charles Ek. Norris
John Downing
James L. Fleming
Ernest B. McNinch
Dell, Mont
Frank D. Miracle
Register
Desert Land Final Proof Notice for 20 Acre Claim
United States Land Office Helena Montana Aug 1 1904 Posts notice that Thomas Wimesett of Dillon Montana seeks to prove desert land claim No 803 for 20 unsurveyed acres in Madison County before Geo W French clerk at Dillon on September 20 1904. Witnesses James Paxton Isadore Guidici John W Early Louis Hoffman and Frank D Mimauque.
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Helena
Montana
Thomas Wimesett
Dillon
Mont
Madison County
Geo. W. French
Typgeday
James Paxton
Isadore Guidici
John W. Early
Louis Hoffman
Frank D. MimAoue
Register
Notice of Desert Land Claim Proof Hearing
Publication from Helena Montana dated August 1 1004 announces Mitchel J Martine of Dallas Montana filed intent to prove desert land claim No 6075 for Lot 8 Bec 4 T1838 RO Wi SEM BW Bec 88 T 128 R 9W. Before Geo W French Clerk of District Court Dillon Montana on September 20 witness list includes Patterson UC Patterson Elmer M Martinell William Stenson all of Dell Montana. Frank D Minacre Register.
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Helena
Montana
Mitchel J. Martine
Dall, Mont
Geo. W French
Dist
Dillon
Mones
Henamea
Said
William (. Patterson
John UC
Patterson Elmer M. Martinell
William Stenson
Dell
Frank D. Minacre
Register
United Os Land Office
Mont
James W. Patterson
Tell
Geo. W. French
Gaciata
Billoe
Ember
Mitchel J. Martinell
Bart Hungate
John C. Patterson
Joseph M. Dowling
Montena
Frank VD. Mromache
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St. Petersburg
Lamsdorff
M. Nelidof
Paris
France
Peking
Panl Lessar
Bourse Gazette
Liao Yang
Mikado
Manchuria
Stoessel
Jewels
Rear Admiral
Holand
John A. Logan
Acker’s
F. Smith
M. D
Olean
N.Y
el. Hooker & Co. Proprs
Buffalo, X
R. L. Rile
Central Pharmacy
Ely
Ruth A. Pyle
Polaris
Milton E. Haye
Thomas J. Molany
Albert Ziems
George A Pyle
Vrank D. Miracle
Georges H. Howard
E. Bex
Bex
Montana Meridian
Joseph C. Mellen
James L. Jones
Marmaduke Tirst
George R. Vance
Melrose
Blakes
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