Japs Begin a Great Movement in East Asia
Paris reports Newchwang occupation with Japanese cavalry seizing the governor residence flag and forcing a retreat on Russians. London notes corroboration and naval material movements. St. Petersburg cites continued Japanese advances toward Hal Cheng and Tatcheklao with several hundred Russian losses.
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Yin Kow
Matin
Newehwang
Newchwang
London
Far East
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Vladivostok
Kuropatkin
Kan Pass
Nai Cheng
Hal Cheng
Tatchekiao
Tatcheklao
Datchapu
Kai Chou
Stakelberg
Saimizsa Road
Japanese Batteries Reported Silenced Near Tatchekiao
Liao Yang dispatch dated July 25 states Japanese batteries at Tatchekiao were silenced by Russian guns by evening and they retired. Mukden reports about 10 Russian guns inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese. center attack repulsed, Russians later occupied heights north of Tatchekino. Also German steamer Chefoo reports being fired on by Japanese torpedo boats near Che Foo after initial search.
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St. Petersburg
Liao Yang
Mukden
Che Foo
Chefoo
Newchwang
Elks Day at St Louis Notable Fraternal Gathering
A large Elks procession led by President Francis Exalted Grand Ruler W J O'Brien and other officials moved through the exposition grounds. Addresses were delivered by Charles E Pickett and Fred Robinson as state pavilions opened and the Town pavilion hosted a pipe organ recitation.
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St. Louis
Elks
Francis
W. J. O'Brien
Temple of Fraternity
Charles E. Pickett
Waterloo
Fred Robinson
Iowa
The
Robbed Hotel Safe In Parker House Missing Cash And Jewelry
Boston police seek Fletcher Barker Parker House room cashier who vanished a week ago after the hotel safe was emptied of cash and guest jewelry. Management cites deposits with triangular vouchers and unknown values, risking losses if vouchers are presented. Barker, about 40, married, from Medford, reportedly in poor health.
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Boston
Mass
Parker House
Fletcher Barker
Barker
Medford
Usgd
Starvation campaign aims to lift fish cart ban in NYC
East Side peddlers push a three day boycott joining workers at six meetings to refrain from selling or buying fish fruit or bread. They hope residents in tenement districts will protest to Mayor McClellan and Commissioner Woodbury, pressing removal of the street vending ban.
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New York
East Side
McClellan
Woodbury
New Bridge
United States Steel Declares 15 Percent Dividend
The United States Steel directors approve a quarterly 15 percent dividend on preferred stock and accept the resignation of director Charles M Schwab. Net earnings for the quarter reach 19.5 million dollars.
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United States Steel
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Charles M. Schwab
Sioux City Live Stock Markets Report
Sioux City Yards steady to lower values with hogs at 5.15 to 5.60 and cattle mixed. Chicago receipts show market softness with hogs near 5.20 to 5.60 and cattle steady, while sheep trade remains very slow around 3.00 to 4.25.
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Sioux City
Chicago
Ught
Market Report for Hogs Cattle and Sheep South Omaha
July market notes from South Omaha show hogs trading around five dollars to five and a quarter with Packers buying only a few and ranges from five to five twenty. Cattle remain steady with most sold and sheep receipts listed as none.
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South Omaha
Market Report Kansas City Livestock Prices July 27
Cattle prices listed by class include natives at 4000 to 4062.5 dollars for steers, southern steers 275 to 450 dollars, western steers 375 to 550 dollars, stockers 250 to 450 dollars. Hogs heavy 545 to 560 dollars, packers 540 to 655 dollars, pigs and lights 150 to 550 dollars. Sheep receipts none. Market nominally steady.
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Kansas City
Grain and Provisions Prices in Chicago July 27
Chicago cash quotations show flour steady. wheat No 2 spring 98 99c, No 2 red 97 98c. corn No 2 49c, yellow 49 50c. oats No 2 40 40c, No 3 white 41 42c. rye No 2 72c. barley 25 38c feeding, 42 50c better. timothy seed 2.95 3.00, clover 11.25. pork 12. lard 6.77 14.06. rib and short clear sides 7.25 7.50. whisky 1.28. butter 18 22c. eggs 1.2 1.3. cheese 14 18c.
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Chicago
Minneapolis grain closing cash prices report
Minneapolis on July 27 details closing cash prices for wheat corn oats rye barley and flax. Prices listed include Wheat No 1 hard 1.01 No 1 northern 1.00 No 2 northern 0.973 2a9se No 3 0.96 6c Corn No 3 yellow 0.68 No 4 1.62 Oats No 3 white 0.58 No 3 0.837 Rye 0.70 Barley 0.38 Flax 1.23–1.24 per bushel.
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Minneapolis
Rioters, Strikes Mark Turbulent Yards Week
A large scale strike disrupts Chicago packing plants and New York dispatches, with slugging police confrontations, volunteer unloading crews, and widespread sympathy actions. Colored waitresses quit over cooks, while independent packers prepare to operate. Teamsters threaten to strike as protests and arrests mount.
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Chicago
John Breaker
John Doody
Doody
Armour, Swift and Morris
Armour Institute
New York
Swift & Co
Packingtown
George Sr. Golden
Golden
Cornelius Shea
Teamsters’ Union
Indianapolis
Eleven Hundred Allied Trades Em ployes Strike in Sympathy
In Omaha on July 26 eleven hundred members of allied mechanics trades at South Omaha packing plants walked out at noon in sympathy with striking butchers. Nine unions affected. Federal Judge Munger denied a motion to modify the injunction blocking picketing or interference with nonunion workers. The judge stated the injunction does not infringe the strikers' legal rights.
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Allied Trades
Omaha
Neb
Allied Mechanics
South Omaha
Munger
Butcher Strike at Packing House Keeps Few Employees
In East St Louis, a strike leaves two to three dozen houses with few workers present while the three large firms deploy expert butchers. Authorities report no notices or disorders and packinghouse operations show little disruption.
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East St
Strike at South St. Paul Holds Steady Amid Swift Plant Run
In St. Paul on July 26 there was no change in the strike at South St. Paul. The Swift Plant operates across all departments but faces a shortage of skilled workers in the hoy killing section.
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St. Paul
Swift
Hoy
Alaska
Caribbean
Cuba
Verezuela
Panama
Weekly Crop Report Highlights Mixed Conditions Across Regions
Washington reports a mixed week ending July 5 with cool spells and limited sunshine in the lake region and central valleys, while midwest and central gulf states saw favorable weather for harvesting. Generous rains eased drought in middle and south regions, corn across the belt shows excellent growth and prospects.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Lake
Tentral
Valle
Rocky Mountain
Train strikes car injuring many in Washington street area
A southbound Big and West Pyrospect Tour car was struck by a train near Washington street in Missouri, killing an unidentified man about 60 and injuring several others including Mrs William Harris Kate Ward Mami e Otwell and others. Witnesses dispute whether air brakes failed or the track was clear as the locomotive stopped within yards of the scene and crew assisted the injured.
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Missouri
Wlliam J. Harris
Logan
Kate Ward
W. R. Shannon
Mami+e Otwell
Kielen Mendenhal
H. O. Hopkins
Joseph Harmon
Washington Street
Stranded Bostonians Face Disbandment in Atlantic City
The Bostonian opera company the Bostonians, after a three week run in Atlantic City, is stranded with no money to pay board bills. Landlords press for dues while back salaries remain unpaid. Manager Charles Deacon sought aid from Bostonian Stock Company president William Carlton, who reportedly cannot provide funds. Henry Clay Barnabee seeks relief funds from New York. The downturn began after two weeks at Boston's Colonial Theatre.
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Bostonians
Atlantic City
N. J
United States
Charles Deacon
William Carlton
Bostonian Stock Company
Deacon
Carlton
Henry Clay Barnabee
New York
Colonial Theater
Boston
Woman Seeks Charity From Mrs. Roosevelt Swindle
Pittsburg July 28 an attempted swindle against Mrs. Roosevelt wife of the president is under investigation by the Pittsburg Charity department. A young woman sought fifty dollars claiming a child needed surgery. She will not be prosecuted due to the request of Mrs. Roosevelt and the youth’s respectable family.
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Pittsburg
Four Killed in Rocky Point Frontiersman Fight
At Rocky Point sixty miles from Harlem a general shootout left three Indians and a cowboy dead after a quarrel sparked by Billy Brown. A second Arapahoe and Aloysius Chandler were among the dead, with several wounded. authorities plan an immediate probe.
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Montana
Helena
Mont
Rocky Point
Harlem
Billy Brown
Brown
Crow Reservation
Aloysius Chandler
Arapahoe
Liberty
Missouri
Roosevelt Accepts Nomination and Defends Record
President Roosevelt declares acceptance of the Republican nomination and reviews seven years of policy. He defends law enforcement, tariffs, reciprocity, trust enforcement, the Isthmian Canal, gold standard, and Philippine self government, arguing continuity and achievement over promises.
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Dent
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Republican National
Jammensted
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