Russians Hard Pressed as Mukden Evacuation Looms
London reports Kuropatkin and Oyama racing for Mukden with Russian retreat orderly despite Japanese attacks. Russian forces north of Yentai push toward Mukden while a Japanese flanking column seeks to cut between them. Evacuation of Mukden implied, signaling possible fall of southern Manchuria and end of campaign.
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London
Kuropatkin
Oyama
Mukden
Yentai
Liaoyang
Taitse
Manchuria
Harbin
St Petersburg
War Office
Yental
Tokio
Stakelberg
St. Petersburg
Taltse
Weather prompts mixed crop outlook across regions
The weekly weather bureau summary notes cooler temperatures in northern areas hindered early harvests while other regions saw favorable warmth. Rains damaged crops in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and parts of the Carolinas, Florida and Alabama. Corn advances but central belt areas remain late. spring wheat harvest slowed in the north. Tobacco cutting is good. apple prospects vary with New England and New York faring better than central Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Potatoes look strong despite drought and blight in some areas.
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Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Lower Lake Region
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Carolinas
Florida
Alabama
Gulf States
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Corn Belt
North Dakota
Ohio
Middle Atlantic
Kentucky
Mississippi
New York
Michigan
New Jersey
Knights Templar March In San Francisco Parade
The twenty ninth triennial conclave opened with a grand parade through San Francisco. Ten thousand knights, with plumes and crosses, represented medieval chivalry while the Earl of Euston led as a focus of attention. One rider died of apoplexy and several accidents marred the long march.
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San Francisco
Order of Knights Templar
Richard Coeur de Leon Saladin
Earl of Euston
England and
Wales
Edward
Joseph Leath
Coeur de Leon Commandery
Knoxville
Tenn
Eight Die in Wabash Train Wreck Near Pendleton
Moberly Mo Sept 7 the south bound Wabash passenger train from Des Moines to St Louis wrecked near Pendleton killing eight and injuring over fifty passengers on a filled train of en gine baggage and smoking cars day coach dinner and Pullman sleeper. In St Louis Sept 5 seven die and nineteen injured when a trolley is struck at Sarah street crossing by a world’s fair Wabash train. seven listed victims include Bris tol Culp Majors McKinley Merkley Aldrich and Wilson.
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Moberly
Wabasa
Des Moines
St. Louis
Pendleton
Wabash
Sarah Street
B. Bristol
Webster Grove
Harry B. Culp
George W. Majors
St. Louis County
McKinley
John Merkley
Trenton
Ont
Sophia P. Aldrich
Indopolis
John W. Wilson
Kirkwood
Late returns show Democratic dominance in state vote
From Little Rock and Ava on Sept 7, late returns indicate Democratic nominees for state offices win about 85 percent of the vote. Governor Davis's plurality appears under 40 000 and could fall to 30 000. Legislature results favor Democrats in the Senate with 4 seats and Republicans 1. in the House Democrats hold 95 seats to Republicans 5.
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Little Rock
Ava
Davi
Senate
Republcans
House
Repug Wans
Peace Plan Check Uncertain as Packing Strike Votes Loom
Chicago reports show butcher workmen favor continuing the packing house strike while other centers lean toward ending it. Votes tallied by President Donnelly will determine the official result, with Chicago still split and unskilled workers left out of terms. In Kansas City unions vote to keep the strike until terms are reached, while St Joseph signals a cessation. Dispatches from Omaha Sioux City and East St Louis note strikers voting to end the strike.
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Donnelly
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Kansas Citys
St. Joseph
Packing House
Omaha
Sioux City
East St. Louis
James Archer
Gead
America
Perry Lundy
Woods
Lincoln
Ill
Lawndale
Nebraska
John L. Kennedy
Congress
George C. Travis
Oklahoma City
Samuel Houston
United States
Faneuilhall
Boston
Judge Parker
St. Louis
Rosemount
India
Philadelphia
Nathan A. Frye
Watertown
Mass
Viren
Bayan
Prince Ouktomsky
Port Arthur
J. F. Bivins
Trinity Park High School
Durham
N. C
Democrats
Indiana
F. E. Herring
Joseph Woodberry Hole
Pennsylvania
Istrict
Joseph B. Thropp
Bedford County
John H. Diggie
Mamie Johnson
Stuttgart
Leta Vasgein
Mullen
Idaho
White River
Clarendia
Ark
Griffin Lumber Company
Sandy Hill
N. Y
Maryland
Talbot
Henry Toler
Anoka
Neb
Gov
Odell
New York
Gov. Dockery
Missouri
St. Louis County
Laflin & Rand Powder Works
Punxsutawney
Vermont Votes Show GOP Edge in September Ballot
White River Junction Vermont reports indicate Charles J. Bell won the governor race over Eli H. Porter by 32 279 in preliminary returns from 12 towns. Republicans gain a small edge while Democrats slip four percent since 1900. Kittredge Haskins and David J. Foster secure large majorities in the congressional race. Redfield Proctor is expected to be returned to the U S Senate by the new legislature.
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White River Junction
Charles J. Bell
Eli H. Porter
McKinley
Bryan
House
Kittredge Haskins
Brattleboro
David J. Foster
Burlington
Redfield Proctor
United States Senate
Six Burned to Death in Frederickton Fire
Edward Clarke age 62 his wife their daughter and Alfred J Wett's three children died in a Sunday fire that destroyed the Wett home near Frederickton. Caleb Pennewell of Dover was nominated by ten democrats for governor on the fifth ballot in Dover on September 7.
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John
N. B
Edward Clarke
Alfred J. Wett
Frederickton
Wett
Dover
Del
Caleb 3. Pennewill
Fire kills fourteen in Attorney Street tenement blaze
A five story double tenement fire on Attorney Street in New York killed fourteen people including four women, one man, and nine children. About twenty were injured, with five firefighters among the wounded. The blaze began around 3 am amid ongoing renovations that opened the basement and first floor, leaving upper floors supported by steel beams and exit via a narrow ladder. Authorities suspect a lamp explosion started the fire and many residents slept on the roof to escape, making interior exits unusable.
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New York
Attorney Street
Five Men Drowned As 22-Foot Launch Capsizes
Five men drowned when a 22 foot naphtha launch capsized in Lake Erie while carrying Cleveland residents to Vermilion for yacht races. The victims include John D. Begley Albert G Treiber Paul Hartner Max Hustig and Julius Hartner. The tragedy was discovered when the craft washed ashore near Edgewater Park late Saturday night as campers heard cries for help in the darkness amid a heavy wind.
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Cleveland, O
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Vermillion
John D. Begley
Albert G. Treiber
Paul Hartner
Max Hustig
New York City
Julius Hartner
Garry Iron & Steel Company
Hartners
Edgewater Park
Insane Woman in East Boston Barricade Shootout
Mrs Minnie McKenzie in a fit of insanity tried to kill her husband at Falcon Street East Boston then shot Patrolman Alfred M Sturdivan who died at hospital. She barricaded herself for over five hours with ten policemen using germicide to force surrender after 60 shots. The crowd of 6000 was nearby. she was armed with two revolvers and munition.
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Boston
Minnie McKenzie
Falcon Street
Alfred M. Sturdivan
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