Stoessel Describes Tough Japanese Assault at Port Arthur
From Bt Petersburg dispatch dated Aug 7 Gen Stoessel reports heavy Japanese shelling July 27 and a final withdrawal July 30 after five divisions attacked Wolf Hills. He notes Russian losses were light while Japanese losses were heavy and cites strong morale and health of Russian troops.
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Stoessel
Yupilaza Mountain
Port Arthur
Toeir
Kwang Piang Peninsula
Petersburg
Newchwang
Liaoyang
Formond
Aloning
Weather conditions show less favorable crop week
The Weather Bureau notes mixed results for August 8 with excess rain in the Gulf and Atlantic districts, drought in the central valleys, and cool spells in Wisconsin and the Dakotas. Cranberries in Wisconsin face killing frost while corn prospers in the central belt and oats harvest continues.
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Weather Bureau
Central
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Atlantic Coast
New England
Upper Lake Region
Texas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Ohio Valley
Mississippi
Corn Belt
Lake
Iowa
South Dakota
Austia
North Dakota
Tennessee
Middle Atlantic Coast
Obio Valley
Lake Region
Report of Bogota attack on American legation unfounded
Washington dispatchs state department confirms no attack on the American legation in Bogota stating the report is absolutely without foundation. The Snyder cablegram notes Gen Reyes administration in power and evidences of satisfaction everywhere.
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Washington
Bogota
State Department
Snyder
Gen Reyes
Watson Accepts NP Nomination for Peoples Party
New York Aug 1 Announcement confirms Thomas E Watson will be notified as the Peoples Party nominee on the 18th after previous reports of a decline are denied.
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New York
Thomas E Watson
People's Party
Fire wipes out repair shops and 65 refrigerator cars
In St Louis on Tuesday a fire destroyed the repair shops of the American Refrigerating Transit company along with 65 refrigerator cars. The loss is placed at about $300,000 and is reportedly covered by insurance.
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St. Louis
American Refrigerating Transit Company
Anxiety Over Yuan and Ma Neutrally Tense Chinese Front
Reports from Mukden Aug 10 describe mounting concern over Gen Yuan Shi Kai and Gen Ma with strong northern forces. They may overstep neutrality if an opportunity arises. Japanese use Shanhaikwang-Yinkow railroad to provision troops and mobilize for an attack on Sin ail about 30 miles west of Mukden.
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Yuan Shi Kai
Mukden
Shanhaikwang-Yinkow
Sinail
Muken
Pueblo Rail Disaster Casts City Into Mourning
Pueblo Colorado suffers a railroad wreck toll with 76 identified dead and about 40 missing. The disaster prompts mass funerals, business closures, and a citywide search along Fountain and Arkansas rivers aided by volunteers, with relief funds raised for families and victims.
Belisle Nominated by Democratic Convention in Kansas
Great Bend Kansas August 10 The Democratic Convention of the Seventh Kansas District nominated M S Belisle of Larned for Congress by acclamation.
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Great Bend
Kan
Kansas District
M. S. Belisle
Larned
Massacre of Armenians reported by Tabriz envoy
The Daily Nina correspondent in London cites a dispatch from August 6 detailing Armenian revolters attacking Turkish and Kurdish forces near Outchkilissa. They destroyed towns, killed many soldiers, and two Armenian bands marching to Sassun fought at Mossounzory and Goulchagh with hundreds of Turkish and Kurdish casualties.
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London
Tabriz Persia
Nina
Outchkilissa
Outchkiliasa Koomlouboujak Gougan Karabazar
Sayto
Sassun
Antranik
Mossounzory
Goulchagh
Arjes
Ice Blockade Begins in Chicago Markets by Picket Union
Chicago August 10 with an army of over 300 pickets the Ice Wagon Drivers and Helpers union started a blockade of retail markets and cold storage facilities in downtown meat stores and warehouses. Pickets were placed to stop deliveries from stockyards and other sources while a planned strike against cold storage plants loomed. A secret Employers' association meeting discussed aid to packers and federal court injunctions restrained about 140 individuals.
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Employers’ Association At
Parker
Sioux City la
du + eranter
Herrat Cudahy
Fatal Collision Near Fort Scott KAN Injures Four
One man died and four were injured in a wreck south of Fort Scott as a Missouri Pacific engine pulling a caboose collided with a heavily loaded freight train on a grade. Authorities investigated the fatal incident and coordinated with railroad crews.
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Fort Scott Kan Angel
Missouri Pacific
Jail escape ends in fatal shooting of prisoner
J Lovell aged 28 from Floyd County Virginia was shot and killed while escaping jail in Princeton. W H Lewis a trusted African American inmate was ordered to shoot him by the jailer who supplied the revolver. Intense feeling follows this incident and the failure.
Base Ball Scores From Tuesday Across Leagues
National league results show Philadelphia over Pittsburgh and Brooklyn edging Chicago. New York swept St Louis in a doubleheader while Boston and Cleveland split a pair. American Association highlights Indianapolis and Milwaukee games with ten innings noted. Western league fixtures include Des Moines and St Joseph, Omaha and Colorado Springs. Three I League features Dubuque and Cedar Rapids with rain shortened Cedar Rapids.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
St Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
American Association
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Kansas City
Louieville
St Paul
Louisville
Toledo
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Sioux City
St. Joseph
Denver
Omaha
Colorado Springs
Dubuque
Decatur
Cedar Rapids
Bloomington
Rockford
Davenport
Death of former Senator George Graham Vest
Sweet Springs Missouri reports the death of former U S Senator George Graham Vest after weeks of illness. Vest born near Frankfort Kentucky in 1830 served in Missouri senate then the U S Senate from 1879 to 1903 dying at his daughter’s home in St Louis. Funeral arrangements include burial in St Louis with public business suspended for his funeral day.
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Sweet Springs
G G West
St Louis
A A Allen
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
George Graham West
Frankfort
Center College
Kenucky
Transylvania University
Missouri
Missouri Senate
United States Senate
St. Louie
West
Senate
F M. Cockrell
John F Phillips
Thomas T Crittenden
Jefferson City
Qgov Dockery
George Graham Vest
Tragic double murder suicide in St. Louis suburb
John R. Johnson, an African American resident of Kinloch Park, shot his wife Viola twice wounding her, killed his mother in law Mrs S Buren who tried to intervene, then killed himself. Jealousy cited as motive in the Aug 10 incident.
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Louis
John R. Johnson
Kinloch Park
Viola
S Buren
Lfe
Jewels Found Safe of Mrs Goelet in New York
The detective agency announced the $200000 worth of jewels believed stolen from Mrs Ogden Goelet were located in her New York safe. Goelet had left for Newport on June 21 with the jewel case. a July search in Newport and New York led to the discovery that no robbery occurred and the jewels were in the New York safe.
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New York
Ogden Goelet
Geelet
Newport
Richards
William Coates Freed After Five Trials
In St Joseph Missouri on August 10 William Coates a 22 year old Black man was freed after five murder trials for his mother’s death two years ago He had been twice sentenced to hang and confessed to the crime before a new trial was granted on technical grounds Prosecutor L C Gabbert dismissed the murder charge and Coates walked free
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St Joseph
William Coates
Pegro
Criminal Court
Coates
L C Gabbert
Haree
Agarose
Nates
US Demands for Equal School and Charity Rights at Smyrna
Constantinople reports the American legation has not yet received the porte's reply to requests for equal treatment in schools hospitals and charitable institutions. Diplomats expect a favorable outcome before the American squadron reaches Smyrna as France did with a fleet demonstration.
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Constantinople
Porte
Smyrna
Berlin
Hays
Turkey
France
United States
Malibe
Germany
America
Wis Supreme Court Allows Suit Over Ballot Designation
Madison Aug 10 The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an order allowing the stalwart faction of the Republican Party to sue Secretary of State Houser to block the La Follette ticket from appearing as republican and to compel placing the stalwarts under the republican designation. The court acted without leaving the bench granting 20 days to answer and setting argument for September 6. The La Follette faction will contest the action.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Republican Party
Houser
A Follette
la Follette
Prisoner Known for Fishing Pole Sightings Not Truth
Witness notes the prisoner’s reputation for veracity is unclear. He has been seen frequently going by with a fishing pole, a detail cited as notable in the defense or testimony.
Fifty Shots Fired in Riot
A riot last night led to fifty shots fired as crowds clashed in the city. Police reported no fatalities but several injuries and ongoing investigations into the incident and those involved. Community leaders called for calm and a swift response from authorities.
Two Policemen Injured in West Fulton Street Riot
In Chicago on August 10 a mob fired more than fifty shots during a strike riot as Packers moved meat to branch houses on Fulton street. Sixty officers clashed with protesters, clubbing several and eventually restoring order with policemen seriously injured by missiles.
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Chicago
West Elite
Fulton Street
Freedom editors sentenced for libel in Philippines
Manila August 10 F L Dorr and B F O'Brien former owners editors of Freedom were sentenced months ago by Philippine courts to six months imprisonment and a 310 fine for libeling M Tavera a Philippine commission member The US Supreme Court has confirmed the sentence and the prisoners are held at Bilibid prison.
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Manila
F. L. Dorr
B. F. O’brien
Freedom
M Tavera
Philippine Commission
Supreme Court of the
United States
Bilibied
SLAIN BY MISTAKE IN PIPE PLANT SHOOTING
John Casey, aged five or six, killed A G McCoy at a Standard Oil pipe plant after Casey claimed he mistook McCoy for a boss. McCoy died instantly. Casey said he fired believing McCoy was an aggressor during a confrontation at the plant.
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John Casey
McCoy
Casey
Coal miner shot in the back near home in Robinson township
Special to the Journal Pittsburg Pa Aug 10 Peter Sadasky a coal miner of Robinson township was found dead at the entrance to his home early Tuesday with a gunshot wound in his back. Michael Vanyuria with whom Sadasky boarded is missing. Jealousy is supposed to have been the cause of the killing.
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Pittsburg
Peter Sadasky
Robinson Township
Michael Vanyuria
Sadasky
Trains Delayed by Washouts Across Southwest
Paso, Texas August 10 reports say railroads in the southwest suffer washouts causing constant delays. Repairs proceed but rains keep washing out track sections as fast as they are repaired, creating the worst disruption in years with all trains late.
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Paso
Tex
Airoades
Nathan Asher Kills Wife on Farm Near Mandan
Nathan Asher, a Hebrew immigrant from Chicago, killed his wife on Tuesday by cutting her throat at their farm south of Mandan North Dakota. Authorities believe he acted in a state of insanity and he is in hiding following the murder.
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Mandan
N D
Nathan Asher
Chicago
Asher
Notable London Surgeon Sir William Banks Dies
London reports the death of Sir William Banks a renowned surgeon born in 1842 at an unspecified place. Details are scarce with an incomplete obituary noting his prominence in medical circles.
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London
Sir William MM. Banks
Iead
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