Russians Routed by Japs in Manchuria Dispatch
Official Japanese dispatch from Manchuria reports a June 22 attack on Makichenzou's northwest hills. Japanese forces claim to have dislodged the position after a turning maneuver, with about 3,000 enemy troops and several guns involved and 200 losses cited for the Russians. Our own casualties described as insignificant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Makichenzou
Red Cross
Russia
Linovitech
Gujichi
Guijichi
Shibusa
Linoenjan
Menichuasgai
Rescopingao
Only Laborers Barred President Orders Change in Chinese Exclusion Law
President Roosevelt directs administrative changes to simplify landing for exempt Chinese classes. The move aims to grant merchants travelers students and others in exempt groups the same courtesies editors show to favored nations. Also noted is the arrest of Henry Wulff former Minnesota state treasurer and head of Continental Financing in Chicago for an alleged get rich quick scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Immigration Bureau
Henry Wulff
Minais
Continental Financing Company
Chigage
Tragedy at Grand Lake: Mother Kills Four Children
Mrs Watt C Gregg of Grand Lake Co kills four children Josie eight Ralph five Marell three and baby seven months then wounds herself. Gregg the husband was away at a neighbor's and returns to find his wife unconscious by the back door. No witness. neighbors note she suffered emotional insanity in past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watt C. Gregg
Grand Lake
Josie Gregg
Ralph
Marell
Gregg
Plague Death on Isthmus Taints Panama Port
A fatal bubonic plague case occurred at La Boca Panama. The deceased worked on the British steamer Caili which Guayaquil authorities would not permit at their port. Companions are isolated as District authorities test rats from the Chill steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaBoca
Panama
Guayaquil
Anecon
Drowning at Rainbow Rapids Claims Two Women and Six Children
A Newbold Wisconsin report states Mrs Hara Craw Mrs Edward Craw and six children drowned in Rainbow Rapids on the Wisconsin River when their boat capsized in the rapids.
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Newbold
Wis
Hara Craw
Edward Craw
Rainbow Rapids
Wisconsin River
Japanese Halt Invasion Amid Looming Great Battle
The Japanese have temporarily ceased their advance in what is described as an inevitable great battle. Russia has not yet replied to President Roosevelt about an armistice.
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Russia
Rroosevelt
Missouri suit seeks revocation of Standard Oil charters
Attorney General Hadley opens in St Louis Court of Appeals seeking to revoke charters of Standard Oil, Waters-Pierce, and Republic. State alleges regional split with Standard dominating north and Waters-Pierce south, plus a conspiracy to restrain trade. Defense argues complaint insufficient and that intercompany agreements on purchasing and selling oil are ordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadley
Missouri
Standard Oil Company
Waters- Pleven Oil Company
Republic of Company
D. R. Anthony
Waters
Pierce
Republic
Alege
Priest
Dead Men on Salary List at Equitable Life
District Attorney Jerome Will investigates Equitable Life Assurance Society turmoil and asks for official reports from State Superintendent Hendricks. He aims to recover funds and notes four officers listed with salaries after leaving the company, including E W Lambert at 25000 a year who died 13 months ago yet drew pay this year and last. Edward Curtis resigned 18 months ago from medical director post. George H Squire now a director is listed as financial manager at 12000 a year, with H R Winthrop replacing him. J Loring listed as registrar at 3400 2, year but ceased active duties in April 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Equitable
New York County
Equitable Life Assurance Society
E. W. Lambert
Edward Curtis
George H. Squire
H. R. Winthrop
Squire
J. Loring
Mr. Loring
Telegraphic Briefs From Around The World And Nation
A digest of quick crime, political, and economic items includes the mind of imprisoned Admiral Niebogatoff in Japan, a $200000 loss from a Nangas City refinery fire, and Pennsylvania's Pittsburg Allegheny consolidation bill ruling. Also noted are Russian peace plenipotentiary appointment, Chicago collision injuries, former Philadelphia official charged with forgery, a Chinese boycott crisis, Junior Order United American Mechanics adjournment, Mount Vesuvius warnings, Norwegians urging Roosevelt recognition, a death sentence for a War saw bomber, consul Wayne’s return to London, a Richmond suspect arrest in a murder case, and a Liberty Missouri murder conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niebogatoff
Japan
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Nangas City
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Allegheny
M. Nelidoff
Paris
Mary Bingerheimer
Chicago
John W. Hill
Philadelphia
National Council
United American Mechanics
Nashville
Tenn
Boston
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Roosevelt
Norway
Stephen Okrejla
Warsaw
Russia
Poland
Robert J. Wayne
London
United States
England
W. A. Wilke
Richmond
Ind
New York
McManus
Aggie Myers
Liberty
Robbery at Hotel de l Europe in St Petersburg
Theodore 8 Darling of New York and other guests at the Hotel de L Europe were robbed of valuables. Darling lost a diamond necklace and money. the necklace later appeared in a pawn shop. A Russian countess faces accusations but threatens to sue. no prosecution pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore
Darling
New York
Hotel de L
Europe
St. Petersburg
Russia
Mgr. Darling
Susvichon
Violence Grips Warsaw as Polish Strike Explodes
A June 23 message from Lodz reports troops storming barricades in Warsaw amid a general strike. Fifty killed and 200 wounded as factories and shops close, barricades rise, and continual rifle and revolver fire echoes through the city. A bomb suspect was arrested outside Malewk police station. Disruptions feared in Toriz after workman shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodz
Russian Poland
Malewk
Warsaw
Torlz
St. Petersburg
Poland
Railroad Company Wins in Discrimination Suit
The Norfolk and Western Railroad defeated the Greenbrier Coal and Coke Company and other coal firms in a federal case at Charleston. Judge Keller quashed the mandamus writ, ruling the suit involves private contract violations not Interstate Commerce Commission jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Greenbrier Coal and Coke Company
West Virginia
Flat Top
Keller
Charleston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kurdish and Tartars Revolt Against Armenian Villages
Insurgent bands in Scharonkhan district Erivan Transcaucasia sack and burn four Armenian villages. Owlisnoraschau repulsed besiegers with hundreds killed. Khochoundian troops repel assaults, seize 870 prisoners and arms. Insurgent leaders and mullahs executed.
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Scharonkhan
Erivan
Transcaucasia
Owlisnoraschau
Khochoundian
True to Her Church Refuses Offshore Bequest
Davenport Indiana resident Mrs. Lucinda Ganson refuses a $30,000 bequest from the late Chas Simpson of Sacramento unless she becomes Catholic. If she declines, the will directs the funds go to a Catholic orphanage in Sacramento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucinda Ganson
Davenport
Chas. Simpson
Sacramento
Ganson
Farmer slain in ambush near Binlow West Virginia
Malville Thomas, a farmer near Binlow in West Virginia, was shot and killed while plowing in a field near woods. Thomas had recently returned indictments against several left retailers in the nearby area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malville Thomas
Binlow
W. Va
Thomas
House approves large India railway loan plan
The House of Commons authorized a loan up to 400 million dollars secured by India revenues. Secretary for India Broderick said funds would allow government takeover of the Bombay Baroda Railway and expansion of railway construction nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
India
Railways of India
Broderick
Bombay-Baroda
Raised Back Certificates Fraud Shocks Philadelphia Banks
A major forgery case unmasked in Philadelphia shows certificates for small share counts raised to hundreds. Benjamin H. Gaskill, dead four weeks, ran Benjamin H. Caskill & Co. His estate’s securities, including Philadelphia Traction and United States Steel, were inflated to secure large loans. Banks hold fraudulent certificates tied to loans totaling hundreds of thousands. Gaskill kept two ledgers. his own account showed heavy losses while customer records were accurate.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin H. Gaskill
Gaskill
Benjamin H. Caskill & Co
Financial
Caskill
Philadelphia Traction Company
United States Steel Corporation
B.C. Minter & Co
C. Miller & Co
The
Stock Exchange
Trust Companies
Russia and Washington to Meet for Peace Conference
Russia agreed to Washington as the meeting place for a peace conference amid pressure from war factions. M. Nelidoff named among Russian plenipotentiaries in Paris. Heat waves cause many deaths in Pittsburgh district with temperatures above ninety for days. A Pennsylvania Lake Shore fast train expansion improves mail delivery westward. An Alabama saw mill explosion kills four and injures one. Atlantic yacht wins Dover to Meligoland race in 41 hours 26 minutes 24 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Washington
Tacoma
Wash
John W. Hill
Philadelphia
Bureau of Filtration
M. Nelidoff
Paris
Pittsburg
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Alma Kurcher
Ednad VanAmbrey
Gladys Howe
Petoskey
Mich
Atalla
Ala
James Watts
William Rossen
Augustus Cash
Marion Maddox
Charles Smith
Atlantic
Dover
Meligoland
John W. Palmslee
Chicago
State Department
Gummere
Morocco
United States
Attempted Wreck Reported on Manor Pennsylvania Flyer
Pennsylvania railroad officials investigate an alleged wreck attempt on the 18 hour Flyer at Manor. A track-walker found and removed ties on the line in time to allow the fast train to pass without incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Manor
Ex-Judge Watson Rowe Named President Judge in Franklin County
Ex Judge Watson Rowe of Chambersburg Pennsylvania was appointed president judge of the Franklin County courts by Governor S W Pennypacker to succeed Judge John Stewart who resigned to join the State Supreme Court as an associate justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson Rowe
Chambersburg
FrankHo County
War with Russia seen as inevitable by Lord Kitchener
Gen Lord Kitchener, commander in chief in India, foresees a great struggle with Russia for India and condemns current defenses as obsolete. The government has approved his plans as outlined in a Blue Book. In Muskegon Michigan the almshouse burned, leaving 75 year old Mrs Carl fatally injured.
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Russia
Lord Kitchener
India
Indian Empire
Polish Workmen Shot Down Demonstration Massacre
Eighteen people were killed and 100 wounded in Lodz when dragoons and Cossacks fired on a 50,000 worker procession protesting the government. The march carried 30 red flags and shouted Down with despotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodz
Pennsylvania Republicans name Judge Stewart for Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania Republican State committees named Judge John Stewart of Chambersburg Franklin County as the candidate for the Supreme Court to succeed the late Justice John Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
John Stewart
Chambersburg
Franklin County
Supreme Court
John Dean
Train Wreck Kills Twenty On the Twentieth Century Limited
A fast Lake Shore passenger train crashed near Mentor, 25 miles east of Cleveland, after an open switch caused the Twentieth Century Limited to derail. Twenty dead, many injured, with five bodies burned beyond identification. Jewel loot valued at $32,000 found among wreckage. Investigation led by State Railroad Commissioner Morris. reward announced for clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Limited
Lake Shore Railroad
Mentor
Cleveland
D. C. Moon
Lake Shore
Chicago
Newark
New York Central
Lake Shore Railway Company
J. C. Morris
O. F. Jackson
Springfield
Morris
9. C. Beckwith
New York
Beckwith
Newman
New York Central and Lake Shore Railroad
New York Lake Shore
Full Investigation of Equitable Life Affairs Initiated
Paul Morton the newly elected chairman orders a complete inquiry into the society. Price Waterhouse Co and Haskins & Sells are appointed as chartered accountants to examine all details of the work, investments, and relations of the Equitable Life Assurance society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Paul Morton
Price, Waterhouse & Co
Haskins & Sells
Chartered Accountants
Drowned in Torrent Near Butler Pa
A cloudburst over Glycerine Hollow caused a bridge to collapse as Caleb Hageman's three children fled to view the flood. The girl and a boy escaped by clinging to trees, but Roy, 20, was swept away and his body remains unrecovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Caleb Hageman
Schaffner Bros
Roy
Hill Faces Trial Over Falsified Records
Magistrate Risenbrown of Philadelphia held John W. Hill former chief of the bureau of Altration for court in the sum of 8000 dollars. Bail was provided by Robert K K Balfour. Witness Frederick Schaffhauser former field engineer testified that he, at Hill’s request, falsified records and padded estimates for the D J McNichol Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Risenbrown
Philadelphia
John W. Hill
Bureau of Altration
Robert KK. Balfour
Frederick Schaffhauser
Hill
D. J. McNichol Company
Canal Corporation Formed in Pittsburgh Area
The Ohio and Pennsylvania Ship Canal Company organized to build a canal between Pittsburgh and Ashtabula. It links with the Lake Erie & Ohio River Ship Canal Company of Pittsburgh. James H. Cassidy named president and Charles F. Lang as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio and Pennsylvania Ship Canal Company
Pittsburgh
Ashtabula
Ohio Corporation
Lake Erie & Ohio River Ship Canal Company
Pennsylvania, Corporation
James H. Cassidy
Burton
Charles F. Lang
Harvest Outlook Report Highlights Mixed Crop Conditions
The weekly Weather Bureau bulletin notes favorable soil work but cold snaps across plateau areas. Corn progresses well overall with rain needed in the Southern States. winter wheat harvests advance in Kansas, Missouri, and Southern Illinois. Spring wheat, oats, and apple prospects vary by region, with drought affecting grass in Missouri and Southern Illinois while some states report promising crops.
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Weather Bureau
Missouri
Illinois
Middle Atlantic
Kansas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Michigan
New England
Middle Atlantic States
No Fight Over Morocco Conference Nears Definition
An international Morrocco conference appears assured after talks between Premier Rouvier and German ambassador Prince Radolin. Officials plan to announce plans in four to five days. Rouvier gains leverage by forcing Germany to define the conference scope, removing objections to French interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Rouvier
Radolin
M. Rouvier
Germany
Philadelphia bank fails as forgeries wreck trust company
The City Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Philadelphia closes after forgeries by Benjamin H. Gaskill cause losses near 80000 on raised stock certificates. Albert L. Tabor is appointed temporary receiver, with J. Hampton Moore likely to become permanent receiver as liquidation proceeds and a new company may be organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaskill
City Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Philadelphia
Albert L. Tabor
J. Hampton Moore
Benjamin H. Gaskill
Moore
A. BR. Appleyard
Thompson Memorial Library Dedicated at Washington and Jefferson College
The $50,000 Thompson Memorial library at Washington and Jefferson College was dedicated on the 20th with President J. D. Moffat presiding. Charles F. Thwing, president of Western Reserve University, delivered the dedicatory address. Funding came from W. R. Thompson of Pittsburgh, whose wife added $10,000 for maintenance and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Memorial Library
Washington and Jefferson College
J. D. Moffat
Charles F. Thwing
Western Reserve University
W. R. Thompson
Pittsburg
Boston Wool Market Slower Tone Amid Firm Foreign Wools
Boston wool market shows quieter trading with new wools at hand and expectant higher quotations. Territory wools sold with some freedom while crossbreds demand declined. Old pulled wools nearly sold. Foreign wools remain firm with prices across a range from Ohio and Pennsylvania to fine washed delaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New Territory
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Alexander and Hyde Out at Equitable Society
Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton as head of the Equitable Life Assurance Society accepted the resignations of James W. Alexander as President and James H. Hyde as Vice President. They at once ceased to be officers of the company, whose families had dominated since its founding 46 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander and Hyde
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
James W. Alexander
James H. Hyde
Spanish Cabinet Resigns After Confidence Vote Rejected
King Alfonso accepted the resignation of the entire Spanish cabinet after deputies rejected the confidence vote. The move came following the chamber of deputies vote initiated by Deputy Liorens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso
Chamber of Deputies
Liorens
Cloud burst floods Troy as Sugar creek overflows
A cloud burst at Troy Pennsylvania floods the village, causing extensive damage. Sugar creek runs through the town on two branches. both branches overflowed their banks and two bridges spanning them were swept away.
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Troy
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Mikado
C. GC. Rice
Leland Stanford University
St. Francis Hospital
Flyer
Muskegon, Mich
Mra Carl
Lake Shore Flyer
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