Port Arthur Besieged as Japanese Push Strong
Chefoo September 26 report describes Japanese capture of key positions around Port Arthur begun September 19, threatening Russian forts guarding the town. Fort Kuropatkin falls to Japanese. water supply now in Japanese hands. Russia plans a second army under General Gripperberg to 600,000 700,000 troops. Grand Duke Nicholas may command, aims to quicken victory and deter foreign intervention. London September 28 notes expected Japanese forward move toward Trepass Sinmintin and Mukden. Kuropatkin fortifies Fakoman. Port Arthur news sparse amid blockade.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
Kuropatkin
Riblung
Kikwan
Itz
Anshu
London
Japan
Russia
Far East
Gripperberg
Nicholas Michaelovitch
Trepass
Sinmintin
Mukden
Fakoman
Stoesse
British envoy aide to be fined remitted for speeding
Hugh Gurney third secretary of the British embassy was fined fifty dollars for speeding and contempt of court. Acting Governor Curtis Guild Jr authorized remitting the fine and delivering an apology from Justice Phelps of Lee Massachusetts after state department representations. The State Department says a foreign public officer is exempt from fines or imprisonment and asked U S Attorney Moulton to ensure full rights and a full investigation and report. Justice Phelps declined to discuss the case saying he would apologize if a mistake was found.
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Boston
Hugh Gurney
Justice Phelps
Lee
Mass
Curtis Guild, Jr
State Department
Atlee
Lightning Ignites Fire Destroys Keokuk Carpet Plant
In Keokuk Iowa a fierce electrical storm Tuesday felled a building when a lightning bolt struck the Collins Heatslip wholesale carpet company. The structure was consumed by flames with losses estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Keokuk
Collins
Bent to Prison in Des Moines Diamond Theft
Des Moines on September 28 reports William Smith and Charles Jennings confessed to stealing diamonds valued at $10,000 from O. Cohen last January. They were sentenced to 14 years each in the state penitentiary.
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Des Moines
William Smith
Charles Jennings
O. Cohen
Jane
Forged Roosevelt Letter Denounced as Fake by White House
The Miners Magazine published a forged Roosevelt letter denouncing labor unions. The White House confirmed the denunciation as a sham, stating no such letter exists and that Roosevelt never wrote to Michael Donnelly about the Chicago butchers strike. The note warned of pursuing forgery with district attorney inquiry.
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Butte
Mont
Miners’ Magazine
Denver
Western Federation
Roosevelt
Lee Mantle
White House
Washington
Michael Donnelly
Mr. Donnelly
Donnelly
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Butchers’ and Meat Cutters’ Union
Grover Cleveland
United States
Weather review reports mixed crop conditions across regions
The Weather Bureau notes unusually low temps and late frosts in the north east, with excessive rainfall in the gulf states and on the southern Pacific coast causing damage. Beneficial rains aid Illinois Indiana Michigan Iowa and Missouri while Minnesota North Dakota see delays. Corn and spring wheat harvests progress, tobacco nearly finished, apples promising in New York and Michigan despite freezes.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Lake Region
Minnesota
Dakotas
Gulf States
Oklahoma
Pacific Coast
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
Mississippi River
Decision Favors Miners in Check Weighman Case
Scranton Pennsylvania September 27 Judge Gray has decided the check weighman controversy in favor of the miners as Carroll D Wright had previously ruled.
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Scranton
Gray
Carroll D. Wright
Des Moines Marshal Kills Hotel Proprietor in Self Defense
Des Moines Iowa September 24 Marshal Dan Ellis of Lineville Iowa shot and killed Bill Wallace a local hotel proprietor on Friday Ellis says he acted in self defense and has surrendered to the sheriff for questioning and detainment while the case is investigated.
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Des Moines
Dan Ellis
Lineville
Bill Wallace
Ellis
Louis Fleischmann Dies in New York Home at 63
Victim of New York September 26 Louis Fleischmann millionaire baker and philanthropist died here early Sunday at his West Seventy-seventh Street home of paralysia. He was 63 years old.
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New York
Louis Fleischmann
West Seventy-seventh Street
Fleischmann
School Girls Meet Awful Fate Near Cincinnati
Nine schoolgirls suffocated in a vault at Pleasant Ridge seven miles north of Cincinnati during forenoon recess as the floor collapsed beneath about 30 younger pupils. A ladder rescue saved some, but eight others perished. victims include Loretta Finke and Emma Steinkamp among eight to thirteen years old.
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Cincinnati
Pleasant Ridge
T. L. Simmerman
Simmerman
Loretta Finke
Henry Finke
Schroth Packing Company
Emma Steinkamp
John Steinkamp
Amelia Hesse
Herman D. Hesse
Martha Bubr
Ella Bubr
Edna Thee
John Thee
Lillian Witham
W. A. Witham
Hazel Glover
Wolf
Fausta Card
Charmian Card
William Card
McCullough & Sons
Named for Another Term.
Malone New York September 28 The Republicans of the Twenty eighth congressional district renominated William H Flack for another term with a party show of strong support and a focus on continuity and local leadership.
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Malone
N. Y
Repubicans
Twenty
William H. Flack
Train Crash Kills Sixty Two. Engineer Dies on Curve
In Knoxville Tennessee sixty two people were killed and about 160 injured in a head on collision on the Southern Railway 19 miles east of the city at 10 18 Saturday morning. The west bound engineer was killed beneath his engine and the fireman also perished. The wreck occurred on a sharp curve where two trains failed to follow orders to use the sidetrack. Eyewitness accounts describe cars telescoping and passengers hurled forward as wreckage crushed bodies and limbs, with many fatalities expected among the injured.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Hodges
Educator Goss Fatally Shoots Self in Strassburg
Berlin reports David K. Goss, president of the American Institute at Strassburg, shot himself, leaving a letter citing fear of insanity. He had been superintendent of Indianapolis public schools 1894 to 1900 and was a state education board member. The Indiana meetings and Porto Rico school openings are noted, with World’s Fair attendance reaching 11,792 at St. Louis.
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Berlin
David K. Goss
American Institute
Strassburg
Goss
The
Americas Institute
Indianapolis
Ind
Straseburg
Germany
State Board of Education
Indiana
Parker Accepts Honor with Views on Tariff and Imperialism
Alton B. Parker, in a formal acceptance letter to the Democratic committee, outlines key issues: tariff reform, imperialism, economical administration, and honesty in public service. He condemns executive overreach on pensions, supports limited pension action, and pledges to pursue laws for age pensions for Civil War heroes. He warns against entangling alliances in the Philippines and calls for economy and thorough investigations.
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New York
Congress
Roosevelt
Philippines
Mr. Parker
Judge Parker
Alton B
Parker
Secretary Taft orders tunnel depth increase in Chicago
Washington on September 28 Secretary Taft under a federal act has served notices to Chicago and the tunnel owners of La Salle Van Buren and Washington streets under the Chicago river to raise the tunnels so water depth reaches at least 22 feet. April 15 1906 is set for completion. The act declares current tunnels an unreasonable obstruction to navigation of the Chicago river.
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Washington
Taft
Chicago
Secretary of War
Chief of Engineers
Floods and fires in early 1900s headlines and incidents
A compiled brief notes numerous events including political nominating in New York, floods in Chihuahua destroying Cusi huhachio, a Polk birthplace monument unveiled in North Carolina, a house fire killing four in Kentucky, and various deaths, wrecks, and political changes across the United States and overseas. Individuals named include William H. Flack, James Knox Polk, Admiral Gilmore, and Dewey among others, with several rail and train accidents and legal cases cited.
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New York
William H. Flack
Chihuahua
Mex
Cusihuhachio
James Knox Polk
United States
Pineville
N. C
George Cooper
Winchester
Reyes
Senate
Niels R. Finsen
Copenhagen
Fernando P. Gilmore
Bright
Philippines
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
Vulcan
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St. Louis
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Ark
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Richmond
Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends
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San Juan
Alton B. Parker
Chicago River
Worcester
George F. Hoar
Con. Connorsville
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A. Stokes Jackson
Greenfield
George Dewey
Naval Service
Kan
Samuel Egly
Mt. Ayr
William Kling
Burlington
Elmwood
Lil
Negro Messenger Service
Western Union
Maine Central Railroad
Lewiston
Jefferson Etter
Max Wolf
Middlesboro
Etter
Col
James A. Brown
People's Savings Bank
Stonington
Conn
Kate Wimner
Little Falls
Minn
Texas
Kansas City
Louis
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