Russians Retire From Anshanshan in Desultory Battle
August reports from Liaoyang describe Russian forces withdrawing from Anshanshan after a prolonged fight begun August 26. Japanese troops burned bridges and shelled the rail station, while Russian losses reach about 1,450 killed or wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liaoyang
Anshanshan
Haicheng
London
Kuropatkin
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Fort No. 1
Fort Etseshan
Port Danny
Tokio
Linot
Hashidate
Pioneer hardware merchant C. F. Scharf dies at 68
La Crosse Wisconsin August 30 C F Scharf a pioneer hardware merchant of the northwest was found dead in bed aged 68 The obituary notes his long career and local prominence.
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la Croaze
Wis
C. F. Scharf
Northwest
Picnic Storm Claims Five Lives in Chautauqua County
A tornado struck Parkhurst's grove during the Stocktown picnic in Jamestown New York, killing Mia Pierce Ina Scott and Orin Dalrymple and injuring several others including Mrs. Dalrymple and Arthur Bills Five thousand people were present as trees were uprooted and buildings unroofed horses killed and fields wrecked causing thousands of dollars in damages
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Jamestown
N. Y
Chautauqua County
Parkhurst’s Grove
Stocktown
Mia
Austin EB. Pierce
Fredonia
Ina Scott
Shumia
Orin
Dalrymple
Orin Dalrymple
Arthur Bills
Portland
Packers Refuse Conference Amid Chicago Strike Push
The Allied Trades council sent a request for a peace conference to the Chicago stockyards on Monday, signed by Matthew Carr and Donnelly. The packers declined, stating they will keep current workers and rehire former employees as needed to run at full capacity.
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Chicago
Packingtown
Allied Trades’ Council
Matthew Carr
Donnelly
Butcher Workmen
Allied Trades Conference Board
Former Sultan Murad V Dies in Exile
Former Ottoman ruler Murad V died at age 84 from diabetes in Istanbul. He had long suffered illness and spent years isolated in confinement after being dethroned in 1876 amid claims of insanity. His funeral was held at Yenid jami mausoleum in Stamboul beside his mother.
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Constantinople
Murad V
Murad
Yenidjami
Stamboul
Abdul Aziz
Abdul-Hammid Ir
Speed Congress Race Fatality Silences St Louis Event
One spectator died and another was seriously injured when Barney Oldfield wrecked his car during the world's fair automobile speed congress in St Louis on Sunday. Oldfield's machine was totally demolished in the accident.
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St. Louis
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Boat Capsizes on Fox River Drowns Two Residents
Appleton Wisconsin August 30. A row boat with Dennis Meidam and Anna Buss capsized while rowing at Potato Point three miles northeast of Appleton. Both occupants drowned and their bodies were recovered.
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Appleton
Wis
Fox River
Potato Point
Dennis Meidam
Anna Buss
Two Drowned in Sault Ste Marie River
Herbert D. Hill a bank clerk at Imperial Bank and James C. Patterson a teller at the Canadian Bank of Commerce drowned in the river at Sault Ste Marie Michigan while on duty near the Canadian Sea.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Herbert D. Hill
Imperial Bank
James C. Patterson
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Husband fatally shoots wife then kills himself in Madison
George Benneway, a Madison saloonkeeper, fatally shot his wife while they were separated and then took his own life Monday afternoon after returning from Colorado. The tragedy occurred as police investigated the incident.
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Bhoots
Madison
Wis
George Benneway
Colorado
Hill to quit active politics after coming campaign
Former New York Senator David B. Hill said he would retire from politics January 1 next, relinquish leadership of the state Democratic Party, and not seek any office even if the party wins this fall. He spoke in Albany on his birthday eve, noting decades of public service and intent to devote time to personal and professional duties while supporting Democrats as a private citizen.
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Albany
N. Y
David B. Hill
Democratic Party
New York
Nator Hill
Elmira
United States
Hill
Fire devastates Binang Laguna leaving 100 dead
In Manila Aug 30 a major fire consumed Binang in Laguna province. about 100 people perished and 5000 were left homeless. Loss around 200000 dollars. Government provides shelter and food to those ruined. Binany population noted as 7358 in 1896 census. Three drown in Adirondacks capsizing near Edinburg New York Aug 27. Adele Sturdevant Harris Sturdevant James A Sturdevant are named as victims.
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Manila
Binang
Laguna Province
Luzon
Binany
New York
Edinburg
Adirondacks
Adele Sturdevant
Brooklyn
Harris
Sturdevant
Rome
N. Y
James A. Sturdevant
Miss Sturdevant
Ferry capsizes in Poland with heavy loss of life
Berlin dispatch says Lodz reports a ferry on the Kamien River capsized Tuesday killing 70 people. Thirty passengers were saved. The vessel was licensed to carry 30 persons, indicating extreme overloading contributed to the disaster.
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Poland
London
Berlin
Lodz
Kamien
Historic Mansion Burns on Long Island
Fire destroyed the Benjamin Schenck homestead near Baga more Hill. One of the oldest houses on Long Island, it stood 182 years old and housed a prized collection of curious furniture and heirlooms.
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New York
Benjamin Schenck
Long Island
Bagamore Hill
American Wins Olympic Marathon on American Soil
The 40 kilometer marathon in St Louis was won by Thomas J. Hicks of Cambridge Massachusetts in 3 hours 28 minutes 53 seconds. Albert J. Corey of Chicago finished second and A L Newton of New York City third.
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St. Louis
Thomas J. Hicks
Cambridge
Mass
Albert J. Corey
Chicago
A. L. Newton
New York City
Hicks
Corey
Newton
Civil service warns officials on political campaigns
Washington reports the civil service commission urged department heads to refrain from political coercion and payments in campaigns. The circular vows enforcement and prosecution for violations of the civil service law. Also reported were a fatal gas explosion in LaFollette Tennessee and a shooting in Cedar Rapids related to a quarrel, plus the launch of the battleship Louisiana at Newport News.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Gzads
Civil Service
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Walford
Frank Leary
Michael Moynahan
Seary
Moynahan
Knoxville
Tenn
LaFollette Coal & Iron Company
LaFollette
Four Saloons Wrecked by Two Women in Cuba Kansas
Mrs E O Fites and Mrs William McDonald wrecked four saloons in Cuba Kansas on August 29 armed with hatchets. Much liquor was destroyed and no injuries were reported. The incident involved wives of prominent local businessmen.
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Cuba
Kan
Fites
William McDonald
Jeffries Retains the Championship in San Francisco Bout
In San Francisco on Friday night James J Jeffries defeated Jack Munroe of Butte in the second round. Munroe protested the decision as Jeffries battered him to the canvas twice in the first round and again in the second round. An estimated 7 000 to 9 000 spectators witnessed the bout with gate receipts near 35000.
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San Francisco
Jack Munroe
Butte
Mont
James J. Jeffries
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Graney
Jeffries
Munroe
Pension Rolls Show Net Increase For First Time
The pension commissioner reports for the year ending June 30 1904 that 47274 were added to rolls and 49157 dropped leaving a net gain. Expenditures 144712787 and appropriation 146419296. Total pensioners rise to 720316 soldiers widows dependents and 606 army nurses. An March 15 order granting disability by age shows only eight percent sought increases in 3.5 months under its terms.
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Washington
Department
Congress
Four Children Drowned in Brazos River Accident
Four children died when a boat capsized on the Brazos River near Acton Hood County while six youngsters rode the craft. John Franklin nine Kitty Franklin ten Joe Franklin eight B F Goodman twelve were counted among the victims. Two boys swam ashore after the oar struck a snag and the boat overturned.
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Cleburne
Tex
Brazos River
Acton
Hood County
John Franklin
Kitty Franklin
Joe Franklin
B. F. Goodman
Head-On Collision Smashes Two Trains In Deadwood
A special Burlington train carrying General Manager G. W. Holdredge collided head-on with a regular passenger train on the Spearfish branch. Both engines were badly damaged but no serious injuries reported. cause of the crash is unknown.
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Deadwood
G. W. Holdredge
Burlington Railroad
Spearfish
Lynching of Joe Martin in Laramie Wyoming
In Laramie Wyoming on August 30 a mob of 300 men hanged Joe Martin a Black man in front of Judge Carpenter's house at eight o clock Monday night. He had been a trusted inmate at the county jail and allegedly attacked a white girl Della Krause in the jail kitchen slashing her face and arms with a knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Laramie
Wyo
Joe Martin
Judge Carpenter
Della Krause
Mob Lynches Black Man Near Portal Georgia
Sebastian McBride, a Black man living near Portal in Bulloch County, was dragged from his home by five men on Saturday night, whipped severely, and struck. He died from the injuries soon afterward.
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Statesboro
Sebastian McBride
Portal
Bulloch County
Various Global and National Briefs Highlight 1900s Era Headlines
Brief items report British conciliation boards reducing strikes, diplomat Edward Thornton dead, a Cass Lake murder case led to execution, Bryan rumored for treasury post, Chicago germ disease banishment, US unemployment amid union tensions, Alice Roosevelt escaped auto crash, rising Philippine trade, potato bug study in Vera Cruz, philanthropic giving, German opposition to post rate deal, September dividends, Newark murder in swamp, women golfers champion, Chicago lake drowning, Rear Admiral Watson retired, higher education lowering marriage odds, New York rail rapid transit funding, Piru City post office fire, soap factory acid elevator accident, Harvard San Francisco scholarship, Agassiz elected zoo congress president, Weightman estate inheritance, Midwestern tennis champs, Japan seeks fair play in Chinese neutrality, age 100 physician dies, balloon race sightings, wind delay in race.
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John Mitchel
Great Britain
Edward Thornton
Nicaragua
William Chounard
Cass Lake
Minn
Walker
W. J. Bryan
Treasury
Parker
Chicago
United States
Alice Roosevelt
America
University of Chicago
Vera Cruz
Germany
Newark
N. J
Miss Everett
Exmoor
Carpenter
Westward Ho
William Patterson
Jackson Park
John C. Watson
Navy
Northwestern University
New York
Piru City
Cal
Burnham
Babbitt's
New York City
Harvard Club
San Francisco
Yasunoshe Fukukita
Stanford University
Harvard University
Alexander Agassiz
Cambridge
Mass
International Zoological Congress
Beme
Switzerland
Robert J. C. Walker
William Weightman
Philadelphia
Frank
Fred Eberhardt
Salina
Kan
Middle West
H. M. Holland
F. R. Sanderson
Galesburg
Omaha
Japan
Chefoo
Charles F. H. Wilgohs
Akron
Illinois
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