Russian Port Arthur battle reports and ship losses
Reports from Che Foo and Paris relay Russian claims of Japanese assaults on Port Arthur dated August 21 and 22 with heavy losses to Japan. Chinese sources note Kuropatkin's army at 100,000, Nodzu 70,000, Oku 40,000, plus 80,000 on the right bank, while Russia says two Russian destroyers were sunk near Port Arthur and disarmament of the Askold and Grozovoi is pending confirmation in Shanghai.
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Che Foo
Port Arthur
Fort Etsehan
Port Dalny
Liao Yang
Kuroki
Nodzu
Oku
Liao River
New Chwang
Tashicao
Ognine
Anmerstood
Manchuria
Kuropatisin
Russian warships disarmed at Shanghai amid pending deal
St Petersburg report confirms Askold and Grozovoi hauled down their flags and dismantled their runs after authorities planned the move weeks earlier. Captain Reitzenstein reported the flag hauling last night as talks with China continued to secure ship protection and avoid a repetition of past incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Askold
Shanghai
Associated Press
Che Fan
Ammunition Arrives for County Campaign Literature
Democratic and Republican county headquarters in Allen County receive large shipments of pamphlets and congressional extracts. Thursday saw four 22 bag mail sacks of material delivering more than a wagon load, with eight similar bags arriving previously. Both parties rush distribution to voters during the upcoming campaign.
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Lech
Thursty
Congressinal Committee
Allen County
Temperance Bill Board Association Plans Conference
Richmond Indiana August 25 The Central Indiana Temperance Bill Board association will hold a conference to broaden its scope. Circulators will seek subscriptions to erect billboards and encourage local societies along railroad and traction routes. The plan envisions local branches funding billboards while the state body provides a billboard builder to erect and print the signs.
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Richmond
Ind
Central
Indiana ‘Temperance Billboard Association
Kidnapped Girl Inez Record Marries Horace Horton
Indianapolis reports Miss Inez Record who claimed kidnapping near West Newton has wed Horace Horton. Her sensational tale said a white man and a Negro abducted her, forced her into a buggy, and threatened with a knife when she refused to go to St Louis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Inez Record
West Newton
Horace Horton
Miss Record
St. Louis
Printer Takes Poison in Indianapolis Room
Frank Adams a printer in Indianapolis was found unconscious from morphine and chloral in his room today and died an hour later.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Adams
Man Breathing Water Screen Aims To Vanquish Hay Fever
Charles 5 Bash claims a new invention in his West Berry street apartment that blankets a window with a water spray to create a misty air barrier. The filtered air supposedly blocks pollen reducing symptoms as he conducts business by telephone from behind a wall of water.
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West Berry Street
Charles
Bosh
Mr. Bush
Trustees award contract for school building at orphans home
The orphans' home of the Reformed church trustees met in Architect Bradleys office and awarded the erection contract to Henri Hilgeman & Bro for 13500. Construction starts after the anniversary event and should finish by next spring with a possible dedication next year. The two story brick building, praised for its design, was designed by Bradley.
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Trustees of the
Orphans’ Home of the Reformed Church
Eld
Bradley
Henri Hilgeman & Bro
Doctor's endorsement of Foley's Kidney Cure from Smiths Grove
Dr Geo Ewing a long time physician in Smiths Grove Kentucky recounts his personal cure after years of kidney and bladder trouble enlarged prostate gland and trial of many remedies He says three bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure relieved him completely and he prescribes it in his practice recommends it to other physicians for such troubles Sold by Dreier Brothers.
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Geo. Ewing
Smith’s Grove
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Hero arrested on burglary charge
William Herbert, hailed as a Bayonne Bay rescue hero after aiding a man pulled from Newark Bay by a fast Jersey City westbound train, is held to await grand jury action on burglary charges after a court hearing where a woman identified him as the attempted burglar of a Bayonne home.
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New York
William Herbert
Newark Bay
Jersey City
Elizabeth
N. J
Herbert
Bayonne
Indiana jury trial and conviction counts rise in state
Indianapolis August 25 Reports from State Statistician Johnson show last year in Indiana 846 jury trials 1 352 felony convictions and 3 107 misdemeanor convictions Nine counties supplied half the convictions Marion Madison Martin Sullivan Vanterburgh Allen Grant John son and Lawrence Vanderburgh county led misdemeanor convictions fight The figures highlight statewide criminal procedure trends and county contributions.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Johnson
Indiana
Marion
Madison
Martin
Sullivan
Vanterburgh
Allen
Grant
Lawrence
Vanderburgh
Community urged to use Foley's Kidney Cure remedy
Many persons in this community suffer kidney complaints and could avoid fatal results by using Foley's Kidney Cure sold locally.
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Foley
Dreier & Bro
Citizens' Trust Co Deposits Prompt 400000 Security
Citizens' Trust Co offers $400000 security for depositors and invites deposits at its office opposite the post office. The notice emphasizes safety and trust in the firm.
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Citizens’ Trust Co
Opp
Exterminate All The Hinkles In Fort Wayne Case
Police report a man from Columbia City traveled to Fort Wayne with a razor brass knuckles and a loaded can to kill the Hinkle family at Taylor Street. The Hinkles sought protection as police note a separate family row at 2417 Oliver Street with Mrs Collier filing for assault against her husband. Three Chicago youths, Albert Livingston Abe Greenburg and Nathan Freeman were jailed for vagrancy and placed with a probation officer.
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O. Hinkle
Zinzar
Fort Wayne
Columbia City
Hinkles
Zinzer
Oliver Street
Andrew P. Collier
Albert Livingston
Abe Greenburg
Nathan Freeman
Chicago
Summoned Wife to Witness His Death in Eldora
Eldora Iowa August 25 M Body a prominent speculator and stock man called his wife into the back yard and held a pistol to his forehead. He fired and died instantly. No clear cause given though domestic troubles and bad speculation were named as possible factors. A note to his mother said his troubles were too great to bear.
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Eldora
Towa
Boody
Boady
Vigo County Still Leads Jail Incarcerations
Vigo County headed the list for jail imprisonments in the last year with 8,268, 1,000 more than Marion county. Of these, 1,166 were for intoxication, while vagrancy and intoxication accounted for a large share of state jail admissions. The state total was 29,260 imprisonments, including 24,969 white men and 1,034 white women. A new interurban line linking Wabash and Marion is due to open within days.
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Indianapolis
Three Terre Haute Women Buggy Whip Suspect in Lovers Lane
In Terre Haute on Lovers Lane three prominent women Mrs Fasig wife of the sheriff Mrs O Donnell wife of the jailer and Mrs Palmateer police matron captured Ogden Whitfield after he insulted them. They flogged him with buggy whips then handed him to the Terre Haute jail.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Daniel Fasig
Lou O'Donnell
Vigo County
Alnn Palmateer
Ogden Whitfield
Lovers’ Lane
National Road
Charles Patterson
Whitfield
Root Declines Gubernatorial Ambition at Sagamore Hill
Elihu Root announces he will not be a candidate for New York governor. He arrives with Cortelyou at Oyster Bay, staying with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill to discuss private matters. In a separate note, William Carney of South Bend, reportedly threatened by pranksters, is said to be insane.
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William Carney
South Bend
Submarine Porpoise Surges to Surface After Perilous Depth
Newport RI August 25 A submarine boat Porpoise 120 feet down with machinery disabled and water entering through seams and torpedo tube, crew of eight and two lieutenants battled to pump water out for forty five minutes. Although valves burst and depth attempts failed, hand air pumps forced the boat upward eventually reaching the surface as a calm crew escaped. Cause traced to sea cocks clogged for nearly a year. Pineules cure ad note at store.
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Newport
R. I
Charles P. Nelson
L. 8
Shapley
United States
Nelson
Brenton
Craw
Roosevelt Letter Delayed Demand Delays Parker Letter
Esopus New York Aug 25 Jude Parker acceptance letter delayed until after Roosevelt. Rosemount planned Sept 10 release now Sept 12. Parker letter likely public Sept 17 at earliest. Chairman Sheehan leads Democratic committee discussions with Murphy Balmont Nicoll at national headquarters on New York campaign operations.
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Esopus
Jude Parker
Roosevelt
Rosemount
New York
Sheehan
Democratic National Executive Committee
Murphy
Tammany Hall
Messrs
Balmont
Nicoll
New York City
National leaders depart Oyster Bay after private talks
Oyster Bay, L. I., Aug. 25. After a long conference with the president that continued into the night and resumed today, National Chairman George B. Cortelyou and former Secretary of War Elihu Root left for New York. They declined to discuss the details of their talks.
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Oyster Bay
L. I
George B. Cortelyou
Elihu Root
New York
Democrats Nominate Claude Bowers for Fifth District
Martinsville Indiana August 25 Democrats of the Fifth congressional district nominate Claude Bowers of Serra Haute for congress. Attendance was good with representation from every county. Bowers previously served on the Indianapolis Sentinel and later as an editorial writer for the Terre Haute Gazette.
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Martinsville
Ind
Fifth
Claude Bowers
Serra Haute
Congress
Judge Willrich Heads Republican Foreign Language Bureau
Chicago Aug 25 Judge Gebhard Willrich of Milwaukee takes charge of the foreign language bureau for the Republican National Committee. The committee plans to circulate large volumes of campaign material in German and Scandinavian languages to reach immigrant voters.
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Chicago
Gebhard Willrich
Milwaukee
Republican National Committee
Very Long List of New Stockholders at Old National
When Old National bank resumes business under its renewed charter on December 1 it will have about 150 stockholders. A large block was released to broaden ownership, with stock selling at 140. Demand far exceeds supply as the issue is heavily oversubscribed and many buyers must accept smaller lots.
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Old National Bank
Hollopeter Family Reunion at Robison Park
The Hollopeter family reunion drew over 300 attendees at Robison Park on Wednesday. Guests traveled from Allen county regions and beyond including Ohio Michigan Idaho and Pennsylvania. Captain William C Hellopeter marked his 71st birthday with many congratulations. The group planned to repeat the gathering in 1905 at Robison Park with attendees from Norwalk Ohio Otis Kansas Eaton Ohio and Noblesville Indiana.
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Hollopater
Robison Park
Allen County
Ohio
Michigan
Idaho
Pennsylvania
William C. Hellopeter
Lee
Augustus H. Hollopeter
Norwalk
Migs Kittle Meyers
Otis
Kansas
BH. Hollopeter
Eaton
Walter, Hollopeter
B. F. Hollopeter
Noblesville
Ind
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