Battle of Liao Yang Rekindles World War Clash
The engagement at Liao Yang, involving over half a million troops, ends with a crushing Russian retreat north of the Taitse River. Japanese forces under Oku and Nodan pursue as Kuropatkin withdraws toward Mukden, while railroad disruption throws into question Russian resistance in Manchuria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiao Yang
Maruburiah
Kuropaticda
Kuraki
Vaitse
Liao Yang
Takse
Tokio
St. Petersburg
Avila
Kue Wopatkin
Kuropatkin
Kae
Wrongtisin Ig
Cain
Suropatkin
Taitse
Neutire
Mukden
Kuroki
Ku- Topatkin
Hyven
Oku
Nodan
Orders All Quit In Massive Butcher Strike
Michael Donnelly, president of the International organization, urged 15 000 more union butchers to lay down tools as a nationwide strike expansion hit 15 000 meat cutters and stock handlers. Chicago saw 2 000 quit, with scenes of chaos at stock yards as workers departed amid police limits. Despite moves, the national executive board refused to call off the strike, aiming for an honorable adjustment while some plants returned small crews. Pullman shops faced near closure as orders dwindled ahead of the presidential election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnelly
Packig
Michael Donnelly
Stelke
Givery
America
Mr. Donnelly
Chicago
Yarda
Exchange Avenue
Exchange Street
Tey
Marters
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
National Executive Board
Butcher ‘Workmen
Ony
Armour & Co
Hammond
Swift & Co
Nelson Morris & Co
Beluwarzschild & Sulsberger
Pullman Company
Pullman, LL
Oillcinla
Political conventions shift as parties prepare campaigns
The Republican textbook issue surfaces as Montana holds a State convention in Billings on September 7 while Idaho plans its Demorrnde convention in Rock Springs for September 6. Indiana fusionists and Populists unite. New York hosts a People's party slate. WV and PA perceived safety for GOP ticket. IL governor Yates moves home to Springfield to wage Senate bid. Cannon to lead eastern Indiana kickoff September 1 in Richmond. Kempf sues to block La Follette ticket removal. New Jersey forms “People’s Democratic” faction backing Parker with an independent ticket planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repubdlican
Montana
Billings
Idaho
Rock Springs
Indisna
People's Party
New York
Dikips
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
David B. Hill
Saratoga
Yates
Ilinois
Springfeld
United States
Indiana
Richmond
Cannon
Kempf
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
la Follette
People's Deanocratic’ Party
New Jersey
Tlenvst
Parker
Wasteful government aid calls spark Filipino care fund demand
Sparke from the Wires reports the nation urged to fund Filipinos treated in a smallpox hospital. The Attorney General named Frank Lee of Tingo as district attorney for the Central district of the Taiwan Territory. Frank Jansen of Memphis was killed accidentally at Geary Oklahoma Territory after a fall from a Rock Island bridge. Knights of Pythias plan a biannual encampment in New Orleans, with Nashville a rival. Missouri and Lincoln Trust merge into Missouri Lincoln Trust Company. North American Oil enters Canada. Charles Murphy of Tranmany vows new charges against Patrick McCarren over leadership in New York Democratic committee.
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Sparke
St. Louia
Lta
Frank Lee
Tingo
Taoislan
Frank Jansen
Memphis
Tenn
Geary
O.T
Rock Island
Supreme Lodges
Knights of Pythias
New Orleans
Nashville
Feria
Canada
Missouri Crust Company
Lincoln Trust Company
St Louis
Charles FP. Murphy
Tranmany
Laving
Patrick McCarren
New York
States and Electors Map in Presidential Battle
A detailed analysis shows which states lean Republican or Democratic and which remain battlegrounds. It lists Safe and Likely states by region, notes key independents, and explains how Roosevelt or Parker could reach the necessary electoral votes. The piece calculates paths to victory by swing states, with emphasis on Ohio Valley, New England, the South, and the West.
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New England
Ohio Valley
California
Alabama
Delawara
Atkanana
Idaho
Towo
Georgi Wees
Ennans
Kentucky
Loulatana
Massachusetts
Mtsalas
Michigan
Missouri
Minnesota
Carolin
Nebraska
Carolina
N. Hampshire
Tennessee
Ohio
Oregon
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Rhode Island
Nevada
South Dakota
Vermont
Washington
North Dakota
Utioia
Indiana
Uiuvis
Wisconsin
Parker
New York
West Virginia
Indiane
East
West
New Jersey
Connecticut
Tilis Nola
Harvest Rush Draws Harvard and East Students West
Harvard and other East institutions join thousands heading to the West to harvest what promises the greatest American crop. Kansas calls for 20,000 laborers as wheat output declines due to rust, while corn is projected to yield a record 254,847,000 bushels, 40,000,060 more than 1902.
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Elstern Collegiate
Harvard
Teun
Tafts
Boxton
East
Atsx
Kansas
Massive Civil War War Games Set for Prince William County
Nearly 1,000,000 dollars will fund a large scale army manuever in Prince William Virginia to train 25,000 soldiers. The event will feature extensive drills, fortifications, and mock battles across 65 thousand acres, with tens of thousands of militia arriving from multiple states starting September 2.
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Prince Wiliam County
Virginia
West Point
Fort Riley
Europe
Prince William County
Ovary Foot
Saa
Southern Railroad
Atmp
Maarissas
Warrenton Turnpike
Manassas
Ofgut
Colleges and educators form in the era of reform
Prof George V Rodger of Cleveland Ohio elected president of Baldwin College Berea Ohio. Rev William Lawton Brown oldest Irving graduate of Brown University praised. Mrs Mary W Newberry elected preceptress of Ohio Wesleyan University. Miss Sarah L Nail of Jamestown NY celebrated half century teaching at local public school. Concerns rise over teacher pay parity and sports emphasis versus academics in American schools.
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George V. Rodgera
Cleveland
Ohio
Baldwin College
Berea
Drew Theological , Seminary
Madison
N. 7
William Lawton Brown
Irving
Brown University
Wrentham
Mass
Mary W. Newberry
P. Newberry
Philadelphia
Ohio Wesleyan University
Oitigena
Cintinagti
America
May Burn Its Cotton Belt In Texas Bonfire Plan
A Texas Boll Weevil Commission proposal urges a mass October burn of cotton stubble across about 6 million acres to exterminate boll weevils. Led by Jefferson Johnson, the plan envisions piling and burning stalks on every affected acre, aiming to save the crop as rains boost weevil spread and losses threaten 1 million bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boll Weevil Commission
Texan
Texas
Bell Weovil Commission
la Jefferson Johnson
Thora
Bull Weevil Commission
Jotingon
Georgia Leads in Peaches as Supremacy Shifts to Georgia
Georgia has solidified its position as the top peach producer in the eastern market, overtaking Maryland. Twelve years ago Maryland led with 0,100,000 trees while Delaware New Jersey and Georgia trailed behind. since then Georgia's favorable soil and climate boosted its peach industry while other states reduced tree numbers.
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Georgia
Gireglu
Union
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Quinine and the Many Names It Has Carried
A feature on quinine tracing its history from discovery to public use. It notes various names such as elachona bark and Jesuit's bark, the role of Louis XIV I and Peru’s Chin chona, and discusses how the drug spread, myths of its origin, and its misused as a staple tonic amid global demand. The piece highlights how indigenous knowledge met European medicine and how pronunciation hints at birthplace.
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New York
Nnisaes
Ceylon
Java
Peru
France
Italy
Robert Talbot
Louis le Grand
Countess Chinchon
Madrid
Chinchona
Eiphem
Ecuador
Colombia
Slang Terms for Money Compared to England
An analysis notes English slang for money is richer than American. It cites terms like pony for £20, monkey for £500, bull for five shillings, and other phrases, contrasting with U S slang such as nickel and dime. The piece laments the scarcity of American monetary slang.
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England
London
Ulekel
T. Louis Globe
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Kuroie
Mikado
Oridta Wijweat
Europathin
Taiten
Miiadole
Soldiera
My Donnelly
Cincinnati
Dakota
Sue Tate
Toona
Bull Run
Comron
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