Roosevelt's Acceptance Letter Outlines Record and Policy
Roosevelt defends seven years of Republican governance in a broad critique of opponents and a pledge to continue current policies. He cites Panama, the Philippines, the Monroe Doctrine, tariffs, trusts, and military strength, urging unity above partisanship and stressing a flexible, law‑based approach to national greatness and global peace.
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Roosevelt
J. G. Cannon
Theodore Roosevelt
Rumors and Battle Quiet as War News Stagnates
Reports from St Petersburg and other fronts show no decisive action amid rumors of Russian and Japanese maneuvers near Mukden. Chinese forces concentrate in the Liao valley, while looting and battlefield devastation mark the retreat and occupation areas as both sides sustain casualties and attrition.
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London Morning Post
Assalitch
Zassalitch
Churchgoer accompanies spouse for yearly visit
A brief exchange notes that a man attends church once yearly with his wife to help her recognize him, implying identity or recognition as the motive.
Hurricane Strikes English Volunteer Camp
An English volunteer regiment reports its camp was hit by a hurricane on August 6. Nearly all camp equipment disappeared. an officer’s bath tub was recovered three-quarters of a mile away. The colonel was thrown onto rocks, suffering shoulder dislocations and serious cuts.
Japanese offer Russian prisoners harbor work
The Japanese propose allowing Russian prisoners to labor on a harbor at Matsuyama to pass the time and earn standard wages, enabling them to buy luxuries during imprisonment.
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Matsuyama
Their Greatest Achievement Japanese Victory at Liao Yang
Japanese correspondent hails the Liao Yang battle as a magnificent victory. General Kuropatkin planned to defeat the Japanese in detail and relieve Port Arthur, but the Russians retreated after five days of fighting while preserving their guns. The article notes vast fortifications, defenses along the railroad, and the grim terrain marked by trenches and cremations.
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Kuropatkin
Mukden
War Office
Associated Press
London Post
Zassaliteh
Tokio
Liao Yang
Kuroki
Liao River
Bourse Gazette
Birtsheviya Viedomosti
Tie Pass
Newchwang
Blaniapura
Linevitch
Korea
Vladivostok
Feng Wang Cheng
Port Arthur
Yalu
Additio
Taitse
News Dark on Front Details Delayed from Liao Yang
St Petersburg lacks official front reports as rains halt operations near Mukden. Kuropatkin’s army faces public doubt amid silence on the latest battle and Lena’s San Francisco harbor status raises questions about admiralty knowledge of the vessel’s mission.
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Kuropatkin
Mukden
Liao Yang
Liao Yan
China
Lena
Sanrancisco
Associated Press
Skrydlore
Prince Ouktomsky to Face Court Martial
The Paris report claiming Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky was tried and shot for disobeying orders is false. He has not been tried and will be called before a court martial.
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Prince Ouktomsky
St. Petersburg
Paris
Port Arthur
Drawings at Devils Lake Lands Drawn to Fort Totten
Seventy eighteen of two hundred fifty eligible filed last week for Fort Totten reservation lands at Devils Lake amid doubts about land value. Filings occurred Tuesday through Saturday with a steady Washington clerical staff ready to process until one thousand have filed. After that period no filings for sixty days. Purchasers pay two dollars and fifty cents per acre on filing and two further installments of equal amount. Many qualifiers found land overpriced and noted Indians had claimed the most valuable tracts.
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United States
Ohio
Washington
Jefferson
Grand Works
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Devils Lake
Fort Totten
One Hundred Thousand Women Voters Could Decide Western Races
In Chicago on September 15 the large bloc of 100000 registered women voters is seen as pivotal in Colorado Wyoming Utah and Idaho. If they favor Judge Parker the Democrats could win those states and gain fourteen electoral votes. Mrs J Ellen Foster leads campaign efforts west for the Republican committee amid Utah Wyoming and Idaho focus on the Mormon question. General Miller notes Utah support for the national ticket but concern over the state ticket.
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United States
Logansport
Ind
Chicago
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Judge Parker
J. Ellen Foster
Woman's National Republican Association
Republican Committee
Miller
Cortelyou
Jilted in Last Hour Wedding Shock in London
The September wedding between McCallman, Egyptian official, and Constant Jane Ritchie, daughter of the London lord mayor, was called off by a late letter. Exhibits and presents at Mansion House faced a sudden halt. The bride weeps with distress as her brother seeks answers to the abrupt breach.
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London
McCallman
Constant Jane Ritchie
Mansion House
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