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Newspaper

Ireton Weekly Ledger

Location

Ireton, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1904

Page

3

Liao Yang Falls as Japanese Drive Russian Forces North

Terrible Three Days' Battle ends with Mikado's troops victorious. Kuropatkin withdraws north of the Taitse River after heavy losses. Tokyo reports 10,000 Japanese casualties. Russian toll near 80,000 as Liao Yang fortifications are abandoned and railway lines cut.

Mikado Rusélangs Kuropatkin Taitse Tokio Liong Tang Mukden Oku Nodzu Khroki Line Kang Liaoyang Europatkin Taitse River St Petersburg Ligoyang

Retreat and disarray mark Kuropatkin retreat to north of river

Dispatches describe Kuropatkin’s retreat after heavy losses at Liao Fang and Liao Yang. Russians abandon stores while the Japanese press forward. Japanese commanders fear a split Russian defense as the Taishé River floods hinder river crossing.

St. Petersburg Europatkin Kuropatkin Liao Yang Kuropaikin Cunn Liao Fang Caar AarMly Huronaikin Taitse Boropetkin Muk

Russians claim early success in Liao Yang battle

Russian advances near Liaoyang repelled Japanese forces on three sides as dawn broke. A Japanese supply steamer with large funds was halted by a Chefoo official and a torpedo boat from Dalny rescued the crew. Russian forces attached two steamers to the Baltic squadron and battles continued along the Liaoyang front with heavy shelling and bold Japanese infantry advances on Mount Shoushan.

Ligo- Yang St. Petersburg Chefoo Dalny Russia Korea Kitni East Asiatic Steamship Company Port Arthur Liaoyang Shonshan Linoyang Shoushan Liserang Tsuropatkin Kurepatkin Shishan Sinopans Tuitse

Weather Boosts Corn Despite Cool Stretch Across Regions

The weather bureau reports overall crop improvement with cool spells easing. While the Ohio Valley and lake region see slower corn growth, Missouri Valley and Nebraska crops advance with early corn maturing in Missouri and ripening in Nebraska and South Dakota. Harvesting favorable in Minnesota Dakotas, winter wheat conditions mixed with rust in North Dakota, and cotton improving in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana though Texas suffers from bollworms and heavy rains.

Weather Bureau Ohio Valley Lower Lake Region Middle Atlantic States New England South Atlantic East Gulf States Central West Gulf States California Platesu Wyoming Colorado Montana Ohio Pennsylvania New York Lake Indiana Finois Missouri Valley Mississippi Missouri Nebraska South Dakota Kansas Minnesota Dakotas North Dakota Idaho Washington Oregon Alabama Louisiana Oklahoma Indian Territories Florida Georgia Texas Dallas Kaufmen Hunt

Rebuilding Baltimore Advances After Devastating Fire

Rapid progress marks the reconstruction of Baltimore after the major fire. About 400 buildings are under way with fireproof cores and vast scaffolding. The city plans and funds upgrades to streets docks and markets, boosting payrolls and economic return while insurance payouts total significant losses.

Baltimore Crozkers

Clerical Moves and Church News Across Several Denominations

The Rev W D Smith of St George Fredericksburg is elected archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. Chaplain Henry A Brown becomes chaplain at Fort McHenry. Rev Dr Saiah B Hopwood marks thirty years at Calvary Church Newark. Mrs Eleanor Woods donates a new dining hall and dormitory to the AMCA training school at Springhall Alabama. Rev F S Gatch arrives in Boston to aid a mission drive for India Burmah and Ceylon with two Indian daughters. Rev J Wilbur Chapin to accompany Presbyterians to the Holy Land next year. Bishop Innoret, based in San Francisco, departs for Sitka to lead the diocese there. Rev John Gardner Murray of Baltimore elected bishop of Kentucky, succeeding Bishop Dudley of Louisville.

W. D. Smith St. George's Fredericksburg Virginia Henry A. Brown Foret McHeory Fort Saish B. Hopwood Newark N. J Calvary Presbyterian Caurch Eleanor 3. Woods J. Wilbur Chapiman Holy Land Searon Innoreat Sa Francisco Chatse Sitka John Gardner Murray Baltimore Protestant Episcopal Church Diocese of Kentucky Dudley Louinvilla

Trade revival noted in Chicago and Midwest markets

International Mercantile Agency reports distinct improvement in business conditions across the West and Midwest. Canned goods, clothing, shoes, and women's wear show strong orders while retailers avoid overstocking summer goods. Wheat and grain movements shift toward normal, with hogs, sheep, and cattle prices steady or higher amid easing labor concerns.

International Mercantile Agency Chicago St. Paul RX G&g Dun & Co Middle West Board of Trade

Judicial Decisions: Local Laws and Property Rights in Early Cases

A survey of cases ruling on school district classifications as unconstitutional local laws, contract restraints on property sales, admissibility of conflicting attestation evidence, private power projects not public uses, res ipsa loquitur limits, municipal removals from city limits, and insolvent administrators liable for estate debts.

Riccio Hoboken N. J. Err App American Surety Company L. B.A Jurisdic Farleigh Kelley Grant Fallsburg Company Alexander Cassady Old Colony Street Railroad Company Masc

Multicity Commodity Price Records Highlight Grains and Livestock

Market notes list cattle hogs sheep and various grain prices across Chicago Indianapolis Saint Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and other hubs. Prices show wide ranges for cattle 4.00 to 5.75 dollars hogs 4.00 to 5.95 dollars wheat No 2 red 1.00 to 1.20 corn No 2 50 to 57 cents oats No 2 white 82 to 93 cents.

Chicago Sheen Apolianapolis Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Northers Toledo Buff&ile—Oarth

Stranger to the flag found in Alabama woods

An elderly man in Coosa County, Alabama, had never seen the American flag before. Workers from Raul Lumber Company near Junini explained its meaning as a government camp flag hung on a sapling, revealing his astonishment and curiosity about national symbols.

Coosa Alabama Raul Lumber Company Junini Oman Bindie Walker

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