Japs Win Two Great Victories Across the Front
Reports from St. Petersburg and Tokyo through Aug 4 describe Japanese successes near Liao Yang and Yangtsze Pass. Kuropatkin's forces retreat from Yangseze Pass while defending routes hold on the Saimatsza road. Kuroki's troops claim victories at Yushulikou and Yangsze Pass and report capturing Shan Taikow at Port Arthur. Casualties and exact details remain under investigation.
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St. Petersburg
Yangseze Pass
Saimatsza Road
Haicheng
Kuropatkin
Ikahavuen
Liao *Yang and
Yangeze Pass
Washington
Tokio
Kuroki
Yushulintzu
Yangtzuling
Liao Yang
Ah Ping
Tanghoyen
Gloom at St Petersburg as fronts shift in Asia
The war office shows gloom amid reports of Simoucheng’s loss and Stakelberg’s outposts retreating to Hai Cheng. Heavy fighting persists on southern and eastern fronts as Japanese flanking moves threaten Keller’s corps and potential retirement routes northward. General Oku divisions advance from Newchwang toward Hai Cheng to flank, though success appears unlikely given Stakelberg’s mobility.
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St. Petersburg
War Office
Kuropatkin
Simoucheng
Stakelberg
Hai Cheng
Keller
Ikhauwen
Yangtze Pass
Lian Dian Lian
Oku
Newchwang
Nodgu
Kuroki
Nodza
Count Keller
Feng Wang Cheng
Liao Chang
Samatzsa
Yanzalin
First Siberian Army Corps
Vladivostok Squadron Returns With Captured Vessels
The Vladivostok squadron returned to port in good condition after cruising and capturing the steamer Arabia and destroying several schooners and a small Japanese vessel. They also sunk one German and one British steamer almost without coal. The cruisers avoided enemy warships and returned via the Korea and Tsugaru straits. American Ambassador McCormick arrived in St. Petersburg for health reasons and to address contraband of war concerns.
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Vladivostok
Arabia
Straits of Korea
la Perouse Strait
Tsugaru Strait
Kamimura
McCormick
St. Petersburg
Carlsbad
Battle Deepens as Kuropatkin Faces Heavy Pressure
St. Petersburg reports widespread anxiety over Kuropatkin’s forces as Japanese armies maneuver to outflank the Russian position. Dispatches describe a large, concealed Japanese strength possibly exceeding 300000 with 300 to 400 guns, while Russian detachments fight near Simoucheng and Kang Wa Heights, with uncertain news from Port Arthur and Hai Cheng.
Japanese Torpedo Boats Attack Russian Vessels Off Port Arthur
A belated report from Admiral Togo states a Mosquito fleet engagement off Port Arthur on Sunday July 24. Japanese torpedo boats and support craft attacked Russian torpedo boat destroyers at Shensen point at 3 am. Three Russian destroyers reportedly sunk. Japanese casualties unavailable due to fog.
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Tokio
Togo
Port Arthur
Mikasa
Fuji
Shensen Point
Russian Press Debates Responsible Cabinet Reform
In St. Petersburg Aug 4 the Novoe Vremya editor M Souverin proposes a responsible cabinet stirring public debate. Reform advocates like Prince Mestchersky join, arguing ministerial accountability would curb chaotic governance and expand press freedom while reshaping the role of the president of the council.
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Novoe Vremya
St. Petersburg
M. Souverin
Prince Mestchersky
Grazhdanin
Peter the Great
Europe
Brey M. Sonverin
Alexander I
Tmnved
M. Witte
President Roosevelt’s restraint on strike settlement efforts
President Roosevelt sought to end the meat packers and mining conflicts but found no constitutional or statutory basis for executive interference. He consulted Moody Morton Metcalf and Wright, then pressed for a legal precedent, noting only contempt actions against beef trust officials as a possible remedy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Colorado
Oyster Bay
Moody
Morton
Metcalf
Carroll D. Wright
Labor Bureau
Beef Trust
Knox
Supreme Court of the United States
Grosscup
Department of Commerce and Labor
Packers Struggle as Strike Breakers Enter Stock Yards
Chicago reports show Packers employ agents facing trouble importing strike breakers. A group of twelve Greeks from Milwaukee were captured by pickets and persuaded not to work, while 145 breakers, mainly Negroes and Italians, were directed into packing houses. Earlier, 100 breakers quit or were discharged for incompetence. A later eviction violence involved Mary Anderson, evicted for nonpayment of rent, with strike sympathizers stone throwing before police intervened.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
North America
Live Stock Handlers’ Union
Donnelly
Mary Anderson
Westwide stock men seek arbitration on packers strike
Denver planners gather to intervene in the packers strike. A conference will be convened to urge arbitration and end the labor dispute. Leaders from western live stock interests attend with the aim to mediate between the striking workers and packers.
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Denver
Colo
West
Quiet in Kansas City strike district as Packers return workers
In Kansas City Missouri on August 2 a quiet day prevailed in the strike district. Packers put several additional union men back to work restoring activity in the area.
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Kansas City
Packers
Donnelly Addresses St. Joseph Strike at Packing Plants
President Michael Donnelly spoke to striking packing house workers in St. Joseph Missouri. He predicted the strikers would win and grow stronger as the conflict continued. Following a federal court order the strikers pulled back pickets and nonunion workers entered plants at will.
Miners Stand Firm in Wage Check Dispute
Scranton, Aug 4 The United Mine Workers district No 1 executive board backs the Pittston convention resolution. They demand operators comply with the conciliation board and Umpire Wright rulings on wages for check weighmen. Board to reconvene once refusing company names are obtained.
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Scranton
United Mine Workers
Pittston
Wright
General Keller Killed Near Haicheng
Reports from Mukden and London confirm the death of Lieutenant General Count Keller at age 64. He was wounded by a Japanese shell fragment while opposing the advance along the railroad near Haicheng after resigning Ekaterinoslav gubernatorial post to join the front. He served in three Russo Turkish campaigns and was known for cool judgment and strict discipline.
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Tokio
Kuroki
Yushulikou
Yangsze Pass
Yangsee Pass
Liao Yang
Count Keller
Mukden
London
St. Petersburg
Keller
Haicheng
Ekaterinostast
Baltic Fleet Sets Sail Under Sealed Orders
Preparations are finished for the cruiser division of the second Russian Pacific squadron under Rear Admiral Enquist to depart from Cronstadt. The ships will weigh anchor within three days and sail under sealed orders, with the admiralty ruling out any question of the character of vessels involved in contraband stopping.
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St. Petersburg
Ug. 3
Enquist
Neti
Cronstadt
Japanese Pressing Hard on Southern Front in Asia
Teletyped dispatch from St. Petersburg dated July 31 reports renewed Japanese offensive operations on the southern front. Imperial forces retreated after repelling attacks on the right flank near Kanhau pass while Takushan and Okhu forces target lines between Simoucheng and Hai Cheng and threaten communications. Japanese landings off Yin Kow are also noted as warships cover the action.
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Liao Yang
Hai Chen
St. Petersburg
Surepatkin
Hai Cheng
Kanhau Pass
Saimatzsa
Feng Wang Cheng
Houtsiatse
Yin Kow
Japan Purchases Navy Link Through U S Syndicate
Reports from St Petersburg state the Chilean navy has been bought for Japan via a large American syndicate. The claim suggests a war changing move unlikely from an international view, provoking protests from Russia and resentment over alleged interference. England allegedly pressed the Porte to stop volunteer fleet ships at the Dardanelles amid wartime plans.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Russia
Willling
England
Porte
Dardanelles
the Times
Viestnik
Forecast of Russia's Reply to British Protest
St Petersburg correspondent predicts Russia will reject Britain's objections over the Malacca seizure. The reply will say Russia will not concede and will insist on its right to hoist its war flag on ships past the Dardanelles, except in Turkish waters, under the reserved zone rule.
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Russia
Plaris
St. Petersburg
Echo de Paris
Great Britain
Dardanelles
Japanese Advance Near Port Arthur Reported
A Japanese merchant cited Chinese sources claiming Japanese control of positions around Port Arthur except Golden Hill. Russians suggest heavy losses in operations. a report of capture is denied by Russian intelligence but progress toward Port Arthur is possible. No Russian refugee body arrived by press time.
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Chicago
Port Arthur
Golden Hill
Trouble Feared in Korea Uprising Fears Rise
Paris reports trusted advices that Japanese fear a Korea uprising as garrison strength grows by thousands in recent days.
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Korea
Paris
Japanese Boat Damaged Off Lung Wang Trgig Bay
Commander Hirose and ten sailors were wounded on July 26 while destroying mines near Lung Wang Trgig bay east of the Kian Tung peninsula near Port Arthur. A clearing cable fouled the gunboat screw causing damage as Russian batteries opened fire and torpedo boat destroyers attacked. The gunboat escaped after severe damage.
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Tokio
Hirose
Lung Wang Trgig Bay
Kian Tung
Port Arthur
Russian garrison at Port Arthur replies to surrender summons
The Tokio Times translation of Port Arthur garrison’s reply suggests they believe Field Marshal Oyama and his staff are aboard transports Hitachi and Sado and that Russians doubt General Kuropatkin has ever been defeated.
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London
Tokio
The
Times
Port Arthur
Oyama
Hitachi
Sado
Kuropatkin
Port of Yinkow Opened to Neutral Trade
The government agreed to open the port of Yinkow at once to trade by neutral ships and individuals, marking a new diplomacy aligned move.
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New Chwang
Tokio
Yinkow
Nearing another large land drawing at Devils Lake
The Devils Lake area prepares for a major land drawing with registration opening Monday August 9 and running to August 20. Soldiers sailors and qualified homesteaders may register by agent or directly, with a drawing on August 24 and final filings starting September 6 in Devils Lake. Land costs 4.50 per acre with 1.50 paid at filing and 50 cents yearly. a 25 cent registration fee applies if not selected.
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Thosebud Reservation
South Dakota
South Daikutie Reservation
Chautauqua Grounds
Hulding
United States Land Office
Grand Forks
Chautauqua
Rosebud
Land Office
General Land Office
Washington
Harvesters Robbed in Box Car Near Hutchinson
Three harvest hands were held up and robbed in a Santa Fe box car near Hutchinson Kansas. In the ensuing fight A B Frazier was shot in the leg and foot J S Frazier was cut in the throat Wm Ross and Scott Fleming were beaten badly. All were brought to a hospital and expected to recover. The four victims were from Romance Missouri Cedar Rapids Iowa and one was from Romance Missouri. The robbers escaped.
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Hutchinson
Kan
A. B. Frazier
J. S. Frazier
Wm. Ross
Scott Fleming
Cedar Rapids
Fraziers
Ross
Romance
Condensed Telegrams From 1893 Coal Report and Local Notices
In 1893 the United States produced 359 421 000 tons of coal the highest total for the period American soldiers in the Philippines are barred from hiring native servants near camps The funeral of M Von Plehwe a slain minister of the interior in St Petersburg was attended by the emperor and elite figures Robert Pattison former Pennsylvania governor and potential Democratic nominee at St Louis lies with pneumonia at his Philadelphia home
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United States
Philippines
M. von Plehwe
St. Petersburg
Empire
Robert Pattison
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Toledo minister hails Ernest Case as messenger of God
Rev W C Shipp of the Wast Broadway church in Toledo declares Ernest Case a messenger of God after witnessing visions he says are divinely given. He asserts Case’s sensations are spiritual, not hypnotic or spiritist, and that God has elevated his spiritual sense to warn the world to repent.
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Toledo
Ernest Case
W. C. Shipp
Wast Broadway UU. B
Ohio
T Hive
Case
Dr. Brupp
Tim
Heaven
Hell
Jesus
Ohio Completes Speed Trial In Santa Barbara Channel
The battleship Ohio returned to Santa Barbara after a speed trial, finishing a fraction under the eighteen knot government standard. Despite favorable effort, tides and currents hindered performance, with Rear Admiral Whiting and Captain Porsytue stating a second trial will occur in a week or ten days.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Ohio
Sarte Barbara
Point Concepcion
Admairal Whiting
Porsytue
Fathe
Five Miners Killed by Mine Blast Fumes
Five workers died in Wellwood Michigan after entering the Shakespeare coal mine too soon following a blast. The incident at Mirvie occurred August 1 as fumes suffocated the men.
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Michigan
Tos
Siuult Ste
Mirvie
Mich
Shakespeare
Wellwood
Markets in brief at Sioux City and Chicago
Sioux City live stock report shows hogs mixed and butcher types at 4.50 to 5.00, cattle including fat steers at 4.50, heifers 2.50 to 4.25, stockers 2.00 to 3.80, yearlings and calves up to 0. Cattle receipts at Chicago 12,900 with market steady. good heavy steers 5.15 to 5.40, lights 5.46, mixed and butcher 6.15 to 9.45. Sheep receipts 14,400 with market steady. Closing hogs 6.24 to 6.48, lambs steady. cattle and calves quoted in the 4.00 range and stockers 2.00 to 2.50.
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Sioux City
Chicago
Cattle and Hog Prices Reported for South Omaha Market
South Omaha cattle prices list native steers and cows at varying bids, western steers and yearlings, canners and stockers shown with per hundredweight figures. Hogs, sheep, and lambs show multiple price lines, including hogs around 4.00, wethers near 4.95, ewes around 5.25, and lambs near 4.75 to 5.25 with buyer quotes.
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South Omaha
Freddy
Hulk Wta
Stern
Lanibe
Unclear Kansas City Market Report Fragment
Market notice from Kansas City dated August 38 reports mixed livestock values with cattle, hogs and sheep prices. Notable figures include cattle and hog categories and overall market strength though many OCR fragments are unreadable.
Grain and Provisions Pricings Across Markets
Grain and provisions prices dash across Chicago and Minneapolis markets. Wheat values range from No 2 spring at 89 to 100 cents. corn and oats show varied quotes. butter and cheese hold steady amid market activity. pork and whisky figures listed. Minneapolis closes with No 1 yard wheat at 1.00 and rye and barley quotes.
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Chicago
Aus
Nlour
Ases Inc
Minneapolis
Atinneapolis
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Europatkin
Yianegse Pass
Liandanasan
Lisa Yang
Shan Taikow
East
Associated Press
Kueopatkin
Shinoucheng
Anchantzhhan
Liao Shan
Thither
Mitschenko
Kang- Wa Heights
von Essen
Will
Conciliation Board
Baltic
Devils Lake
Mecca
Messenger OF God
City
Grain Markets
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