War Center Now Ist Sarhalin Battle Report
Dispatches from imperial and Japanese headquarters recount fierce combat on Sakhalin island. Russian forces claim early gains and rapid maneuvers around Delbenskoe Arkoff Nomiha Ivorskoe and Vrdernicovsky while Japanese troops describe a town seizure at Rykoff after heavy street fighting.
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Oklo
Uty
Sakhalin
Delbenskoe
Arkoff
Nomiha
Ivorskoe
Vrdernicovsky
Purenii
Ryko
Rykou
Sekha- Mo
Port Due
Bykos
Rykoff
Paredone
Russia's reform plan for elections to the national assembly
The cabinet outlines an electoral system aimed at minimizing class representation. Key points keep soldiers, under 25, foreigners, women, police officials, and deprived individuals from the franchise. Major cities use 100-member colleges with land, property, and tax-based electors. provinces use three-category voters with property and tax qualifications with secret ballots and absolute majorities.
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Bt Petersburg
Proyd
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Russian emperor vows no shameful peace in Orenburg appeal
In Petersburg on July 31 the emperor replies to clergy of Orenburg promising the Russian people can rely on him and that no shameful peace will be concluded. In London a Telegraph correspondent reports De Witte aboard Wilhelm der Grosse says Russia and Japan needed a common basis before peacemakers and he viewed his role as an imperial courier.
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Japan
de Witte
Russia
New World
Petersburg
Orenburg
London
Daily Telegraph
Wilhelm der Grosse
Bela Powers
Britain Eyes Japan at Washington Conference
Washington reports Japan will receive sympathetic British stance on peace terms. London remains firm against armistice until Russia shows willingness to end the war. Britain will not aid Washington or advise Japan, upholding its role as Japan’s loyal ally under Lord Lansdowne.
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Washington
Japan
Great Britain
Londo
Rusala
London
Russia
Ags
Lord Lansdowne
Taft and Roosevelt Welcome in Kobe and Tokyо
Secretary Taft and Miss Roosevelt were greeted by crowds in Kobe and Tokyo as they traveled by train and boat. Aboard and ashore celebrations included toasts to the president and the Mikado, with receptions and fireworks observed by officials, war societies, students, and the public. A steamship left for Nagasaki as Stoessel is relieved of command in St Petersburg. Bessie Mitchell, 16, remains mysteriously missing in Rockford Illinois.
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Taft
Kate
Roosevelt
Iioto
Ter
Miss Roosevelt
Manchuria
Nagacnni
Baseball Scores From Chicago to Des Moines Across Leagues
July updates list Saturday and Sunday results across leagues including Brooklyn and Pittsburg in the National, Chicago and Philadelphia in the American, Indianapolis and Milwaukee in the Association, and Des Moines with Denver in the Western circuit. Multiple doubleheaders noted with scores and brief summaries of second games and delays.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Chu¢higat U
and Louis
Boston
St. Louis
Chica
Philadelphia
Leston
St Louis
Heston
St. Torie
American
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Association
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Tdianapo- Myors
Louisville
Kancestry
Columbus St. Paul
Columbus
Toledo
Kaine
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapotis
Minneapolis
Western
Des Moines
Denver
St. Joseph
Omuahba
Sioux City-Pueblo
Sioux City
S J. Joseph
Omata
Omaha
Pueblo
Slot City
Les Moines
Yellow Fever Rumors and City Efforts in New Orleans
The report details New Orleans yellow fever figures for Saturday with 29 new cases and 7 deaths, and notes 246 total cases with HH deaths. it cites city and state officials defending transparency amid criticism led by Mississippi Governor Vardaman. Health officer Koluke explains initial detections on July 13 and describes sanitation, fumigation, and mosquito-control measures, emphasizing isolation of cases and optimism for containment.
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Kew
Orleans
Vardaman
Mississippi
Blanchard
Louisiana
Qur
Koluke
New Orleans
State Board of Health
Regan Way
Mar
WRECK OF CALIFORNIA SPECIAL NEAR LEMONt KILLS ONE
A broken axle caused the California special wreck at Lemont on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line. One man was killed outright and four people died later from injuries. About two dozen others suffered severe injuries and many more were seriously hurt. The dead man was possibly John Grugie, Italian laborer from Sunnyside Utah. The fatally injured include Willare MacVeagh Joliet Illinois H. L. Moody Cleveland Ohio E C Kennedy Bloomington Illinois and A Giobanni Italian laborer among others.
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Chicago
California
Atchison, Topeka ,and Santa Fe
Lemont
John Grugie
Sunnyside
Utah
Willare MacVeagh
Joliet
H. L. Moody
Cleveland
C.E
A. Giobanni
Talian Laborer
A. C. Kennedy
Bloomington
Officials face criticism over delayed yellow fever disclosure
In disclosures and interviews Kohnke accuses authorities of withholding infection data due to investigation delays. He claims many fever cases existed in New Orleans before the public notice, while Souchen of the state board denies prior knowledge. Mississippi authorities tighten control, including detention camp passenger refusals.
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Kohnke
Vardaman
Mississippi
New Orleans
Souchen
State Board of Wealth
Varda- Than
Slidell
Two Drowned while Canoeing Near Sparta Minnesota
George Gonneat aged 22 of St Paul and George Price 24 of Eveleth were drowned while canoeing in Horse Shoe Jake five miles east of Sparta. The men were mining engineers.
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Duluth
Minn
George Gonneat
St Paul
George Price
Eveleth
Jake
Sparta
Misplaced switch wrecks Cannon Ball train near Diaz
The Cannon Ball passenger train on the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad struck a displaced switch near Diaz Arkansas, killing engineer William Lhouston of Little Rock and fireman A N Luahn of Poplar Bluff Missouri and injuring several others including mail clerks I A McLoughin and J B Paine. The wreck caused cars to burn after the engine overturned.
Thug Threatens Woman in Chicago Over Loss Claim
In Chicago on July 31 a widow, Mrs. August Pita-Si ous Fitz-Simons, reports threats of assassination from an anonymous caller claiming a $5,600 swindle by wealthy men. Police guard her nightly after a series of letters, the latest titled last warning, though she believes the man is a crank.
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Chicago
Jelier Overiver
August Pita-Sious
Charles Fits. Simons
Crank
FiteSunous
Treasury reports July deficit and ad signs protest
The July monthly government receipts and expenditures show a deficit of about 13.68 million dollars as receipts total 62.86 million. In San Francisco social leaders in Russ Valley countered bright ads by painting over signs with green paint. In London the Daily Telegraph notes Parliament will not be dissolved this year unless the government is defeated before prorogation.
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Washington
Treasury
Tomores
San Francisco
Russ Vailey
Londons
Daily Telegraph
Republicans of Cleveland weigh Rockefeller for mayor
The Cleveland Republicans consider nominating John D. Rockefeller for mayor. The outline also notes a series of global and local items including a Chicago suburb death, a Minnesota university building project, and other varied news briefs.
Depew Returns From Southampton Seeks Full Statement
United States Senator Chauncey M. Depew arrived in New York from Southampton to address charges and share his side of the Equitable and Depew Improvement Company matters. He plans a full public statement after reviewing papers and official news, while defending his stock roles and praising Paul Morton’s Equitable presidency. He also discusses his subscription to the book Fadts and Fancies and its cost, denying any coercion to subscribe.
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New York
United States
Chauncey M. Depew
Southampton
New York Central
Depew
Equitable
Depew Improvement Company
Depew Lmnprovement Company
Paul Morton
Officers Kill A Woman In Indian Territory Shootout
Two deputy U S marshals Nabie and Edwards killed Cole men and his wife after a chase along Deep Fork river twenty two miles west of Checotah. The couple had stolen horses mules and cattle in the Choctaw Nation and fled through Checotah before officers opened fire. Their 15 year old son was arrested.
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Muskogee
J. T
United States
J. A. Nobie
E. 8. Edwards
J. le. Coleman
Deep Dark River
Checotah
Colemans
Coleman
Hig
Dex
Kussia
Funeral of Bishop Jones in Minneapolis
Funeral for Bishop J. W. Joyce held at Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Rev. Fayette L. Thompson led services. Principal addresses given by Bishops Joseph I. Kerry Stephen Merrill and John W. Walden. Another note reports vandalism in Topeka with an erased life size drawing of Carrie Na tou found in ruined rooms.
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Bishop Jones
Minneapolis
J. W. Joyce
Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church
Fayette L. Thompson
Joseph I F. Kerry
Buffalo
Stephen M. Merrill
Chicago
John W. Walden
Cincinnati
Topeka
Kan
Carrie Natou
Atttc
Automobile record test in 25 seconds for kilometer
Sam Butler of the Automobile Club of America announces Walter Christie travels a 120 horsepower car to set a new American kilometer record. The feat completes the distance in 25 seconds, marking a timed improvement over previous marks.
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Cape Max
Sam Butler
Automobile Club of America
Walter Christie
Cotton Operatives May Strike In Lancashire
London July 31 a strike of 40000 Lancashire cotton operatives is threatened due to masters' refusal of a 6 percent wage advance.
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London
Lancashire
Emperor William sails to Copenhagen to visit King Christian
July 31 report says Emperor William has sailed aboard the imperial yacht Hohenzollern for Copenhagen to visit King Christian. The voyage underscores diplomatic ties as the two monarchs plan talks during the visit.
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Katees Salis
Copenhagen
Dantzig
Prussia
Emperor William
Hohenzollern
Christian
Lightning Strikes Kill Five at Coney Island Baths
A violent thunderstorm at Parkway Baths Coney Island left five dead and nine injured when lightning struck the crowded bathhouse where evacuees sought shelter. Victims include George Dunwoodle Jacob Frankel Robert F. Wash Carlos Bennarle Frank Bennerle and Henry Ransweall er. Injured residents listed include David Wills James J. Dunne Tina Christiansen Harry Krohn Clara Thiel Mary L. Curley Isaac Kaffe Amelia Schone William Ransweiler John Apple and Daniel McCauley, all of Brooklyn.
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New York
Parkway Baths
Coney Island
Gravesend Beach
George Dunwoodle
Brooklyn
Jacob Frankel
Manhattan
Robert F. Waseh
Bronxborough
Carlos Bennarle
Frank Bennerle
Henry Ranswealler
David
Zionist Congress Rebuffs Britain Land Offer
In Basle on July 31 the Zionist congress rejected Britain's offer of a land tract in East Africa for a Zionist colony. The body affirmed its aim to found the colony in Palestine or nearby, thanking Britain for the proposal but ending consideration while hoping for continued aid on the Jewish question amid Socialist protests.
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Basle
Switzerland
Tha Zignist Congress
Great Britain
East Africa
Zionist Congress
Palestine
Reat
Britain
Thunder Woke Her In Time
A burglary at Melville Morton’s home ended when Leela Morton woke to the chloroform odor during a thunderstorm. Neighbors revived Morton after about an hour of efforts. A separate Chicago dairy exposition is planned for July near Febru ary with the National Buttermakers association hosting a two week event. In Valdosta Georgia a local case reports Rev J G Rawlins found guilty as an accessory to warbler murder of two children, with execution expected after higher court review.
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Cleveland
Leela Morton
Melville Morton
Morton
Chicago
United States
National Buttermakers’ Association
Valdosta
J. G. Rawlins
W. L. Carter
Jess
Stev. Rawlins
Milton
Jesse
Alf Moore
Riot follows arrest in Chia Lima Ohio incident
July 31 report says George J. Tretel of Chillicothe Ohio, a soda speaker, was arrested under belief of selling goods on the street without license. An officer was struck by a bottle as a mob formed. Breje[l] was released after the crowd calmed and the situation explained.
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Chia
Lima
George J. Tretel
Chillicothe
Art
Grant
Breje
Representative Yoas Visits Sasebo Naval Yard Inspectors
Representative Yoas chairman of the house committee on Dayal affairs travels with Lt. Frank Marble naval attache to Nagasaki and Sasebo Japan. They will inspect the navy yards and are guests of the Japanese navy department during their stay in July.
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Four
Japan
Nagasaki
Yoas
House Committee On Dayal Affairs
Frank Marble
United States
Tokio
Sasebo
Navy
Japanese Navy Department
Sixty Four Bennington Deed Adds Names to List
San Diego July reports two more names added to the dead in Beatwings roundates raising the total to sixty four. K C Grele of Toledo and Peter Niclas are identified as the latest deceased in the tally.
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Bennington
San Diego
Cal
K.C. Grele
Toledo
Peter Niclas
Trick Whorf Rider Fatally Burt at Madisonville Fair
A trick bicycle rider named Newey from Terre Haute Indiana, well known in show circles, was fatally hurt while performing a turn at the Madisonville street fair in Madisonville Kentucky. Secretary Root Goes Hunting on a federal trip to Labrador with his party after arriving in Montreal on July 31.
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Burt
Madisonville
Newey
Terre Haute
Ind
Root
Montreal
Elihu Root
The
United States
Labrador
Bishop R K Hargrove in dying condition at home
Nashville July 31 Bishop R K Hargrove of the Methodist Episcopal church south is reported dying at his home in Nashville.
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Nashville, Tenn
R. K. Hargrove
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
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