Port Arthur Battle Reports and Kuropatkin Rumors
A London dispatch notes a Russian sortie from Port Arthur and a great naval battle with unspecified details. Gen Stoessel reports Japanese losses around 10,000 and describes fortifications and heroism during September battles, while Kuropatkin seeks revenge amid hopes of a renewed push.
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Port Arthur
We Journal
London
Tokio
St. Petersburg
Joesse
Stoessel
Gen. Stoessel
High Mountain
Inthan
Bhan
Col. Irman
Kuropatkin
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Mukden
Liaoyang
Yantai
Imperial Road
Funeral Plans for Postmaster General Payne Honored
President Roosevelt declared four hours of departmental closure and half mast for Payne funeral. Services set at St John’s Episcopal in Washington then Milwaukee burial at Forest Home. Cabinet members to attend as honorary pallbearers. uniformed letter carriers to be active pallbearers.
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Roosevelt
Executive Department
Payne
St. John's Episcopal Church
Milwaukee
Forest Home
Hitchcock
Wilson
Metcalf
California
Gen. Chaffee
Rose
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Post Offic Department
Postal Service
Wynne
Distress in Manchester and Santo Domingo Revolt
London reports 40 000 to 50 000 people in Manchester facing near starvation amid hard times in the cotton industry. In Santo Domingo Gen Candelaria de Las Rosa leads 50 rebels in support of Isidoro Jimenez, as gunboat Presidente sails to Barahona with 160 troops.
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Manchester
United Kingdom
Santo Domingo
Hayti
Monte Christi
Republic of Santo Domingo
Candelaria de Las Rosa
Isidoro Jimenez
Interior
Presidente
Barahona
Flags at Liberty monuments half-masted for Barthold death
War department orders half mast on the Liberty statue Bedloe Island buildings and the Falcon steamboat honoring Barthold the French sculptor who designed the statue and died in Paris. In Norwich Connecticut Frank B Brandegee of New London is renominated for Congress by the Republican party in the Third District.
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Waat
New York
War Department
Bedloe Island
Barthold
Paria
Norwich
Conn
Frank B. Brandegee
New London
Congress
Fapablicaa
Peace Congress Aims to End War with Appeals
The International Peace Congress adopted resolutions urging Russia and Japan to end the Russo Japanese War. A call went to signatory powers to press for termination and to present friendly intervention to President Roosevelt. Delegates debated Brest-Litovsk style terms and the Alsace Lorraine issue was referred to Berne for study.
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Boston
International Peace Congress
Congress
Russia
Japan
Huasia
Roosevelt
William R. Cremer
England
Interna Ional
Hindow
Hharath
Hindou
India
Au Pices
Faneuil Hall
Wi- Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
A! Park
Baroness von Suttner
Austria
Tremont Temple
Car Shortage Forces Mine Closures in Pittsburg District
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania on October 6 the coal region faced a growing car shortage. Sixteen Pittsburg Coal company mines halted operations due to scarce railroad cars, prompting urgent appeals to rail managers to deploy cars immediately.
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Pittsburg
Democratic Nominee Declines for Congress in Newcastle
Newcastle Pa Oct 6 Dr Montgomery Lingille democratic nominee for congress in the Twenty fourth Pennsylvania west district has declined. The news item notes Lingille's withdrawal from the race, affecting party plans and local campaign dynamics.
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Newcastle
Montgomery Lingille
Pennsylvenia West
zBaloe
Prelates Meet at Boston Archbishops Presence Dominates Opening
Prelates from global Anglican communities attend the triennial Episcopal convention in Boston as the archbishop of Canterbury is welcomed. Debates loom over changes to church title and rules on clerical divorce, with missions and diocesan provincial structure among topics.
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Archbishop of Canterbury
Boston
Thorughout
Episcopal Church
United States
Canterbury
All England
Episcopal
House of Bishops
House of Deputies
Protestant Episcopal Church
Enepish
Trinit
William Croewell Doane
Locomotive Explosion Kills Two at Mineville NY
A Lake Champlain and Motah railroad locomotive, used to shift cars at Mineville, became unmanageable and ran under a head. The steam dome blew off the boiler and Engineer Frank Twilliger and Fireman A J Hestiin of Mineville were scalded to death.
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Port Henry
Lake Champlain & Mortah Railroad
Mineville
Frank Twilliger
A J Hestiin Toth
Descendant of Kings Dies After Broadway Truck Crash
New York City on October 6 John Howard a descendant of early American colonists and claimed to trace his lineage to English kings has died from injuries after being run down by a truck on upper Broadway.
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New York
John Howard
Upper Broadway
Supreme Court rules La Follette ticket as regular Republican choice
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules 3 to 1 that the LaFollette faction ticket is the regular Republican slate and orders their nominees placed on the ballot. The decision, interpreting section 35 of state law, sides with Gov LaFollette supporters and dismisses the stalwarts’ claim to the party name.
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Malison
Wis
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
LaFollette
Marshall, Dodge
Winslow
Cassaday
la Follette
Robert M LaFollette
Spooner and
Quarles
State Central Committee
Gov LaFollette
Conventiog Hall
Chicago
Supreme Court
Secretary of State House
Brave Men Show Heroism at Dynamite Car Fire
In Connellsville Pennsylvania engineers Archie McFee and brakeman W C Keiffer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad extinguished a blaze at the end of a car loaded with 10 000 pounds of dynamite. They uncoupled their engine and fought the fire with buckets before it reached the explosive. Their quick actions likely saved the yards shops roundhouse and thousands of cars.
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Connellsville
Archie McFee
W C Keiffer
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore & Ohio
McFee
Keiffer
Portuguese Troops Ambushed in West Africa
A Portuguese force of 499 officers and men crossing the Cunene river in Portuguese West Africa was ambushed by Cunhamas. The detachment suffered 264 killed including 15 officers and 50 wounded, with 109 of 245 Europeans reported missing. The government considers forming a 5000-man force and sending warships to reinforce the Angola naval division.
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Lisbon
Hartford Connect 6 r Howard Moree Nominated for Congress
Howard Moree was nominated by the First District Democratic Convention for Congress. He is described as a great grandson of Cornelius Vanderti.
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Hartford
Howard Moree
First District
Cornelius Vanderti
Lightning Strikes Oil Tank at National Refining Plant
A fire destroyed the National Refining plant in Findlay Ohio after lightning struck a 300 barrel tank two thirds full. The blaze spread thousands of barrels of burning oil over the area. Spectators fled the inferno as several people were burned but none fatally.
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National Refining Company
Republican convention opens in Indianapolis with delegates
The bi annual National Republican League convention began in Indianapolis at the German house, with five states and territories represented by delegations for Winfield. Indiana Governor Durbin welcomed the delegates to the state as letters from President Roosevelt and National Chairman Cortegan were read before Redmond and other Irish visitors embarked for Europe aboard the Baltic.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Republican League of the United States
German House
Winfield
Durbin
Indiana
Roosevelt
Cortegan
Congress to appoint health commissioners to curb tuberculosis
In St. Louis on October 6 the American International Congress of Tuberculosis adopted resolutions urging all civilized governments to appoint health commissioners and grant them cabinet seats to check the spread of tuberculosis.
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St Louis
American International Congress of Tuberculoss
Lady Curzon Makes Quiet Night As Condition Improves
A Walmer Castle bulletin from Oct 6 reports Lady Curzon passed a quiet night and is somewhat better than on Tuesday. The statement notes improved condition since the previous day, detailing her health as stabilizing in Kent, England.
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Walmer Castle
Kent
England
Curon
Allen gives Smith College land for recreation field
Frank Gates Allen of this city has donated land valued at 30000 dollars to Smith College Northampton Mass to be used as a recreation field for the students. The tract near the college spans about 30 acres and a house on the property will be improved with five thousand dollars from the college for a dressing room. The field may be called Allen Recreation Field or Allen Field if the property is later sold proceeds will be reinvested.
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Frank Gates Allen
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Allen
Journal
Seeley
Prealdiutsley
Ed Smith College
Marjorie
D W Mathews Nominated for Congress at Democratic Convention
The article notes D W Mathews was today nominated for Congress by the Democratic convention. Guthrie of Viola, Sexton of Rock Island, and J W Lusk of Monmouth are named to key posts on the new congress committee, with Mus Sommes as secretary.
First Woman's Club Meets Saturday at First Baptist
The Woman's Club holds its first meeting Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist church. Officers arrive at 2 PM to collect dues and issue membership tickets for those not yet obtained at Sohrbeck's drug store. Twenty new names await action by the executive committee on Saturday morning at Mrs Allen's. Those wishing to submit a name must do so before Saturday.
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Womans Club
First Baptist Church
Sohrbecks Drug Store
Mre . Allen’s
Steel plates for Japan reach Minneapolis transshipment
Fifty cars of heavy steel plate from the Carnegie company at Pittsburg are being transshipped in Minnesota for shipment to Japan. The plates, 1/2 to 1 1/4 inches thick, are the type used in cruiser and torpedo boat construction, and are believed intended for torpedo boat work.
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Japan
Minneapolis Minn
Minnesota
Carnegie Company
Pittsburg
National league games on Wednesday results chain
National league games on Wednesday included Boston at Chicago with Boston scoring 9 and Chicago 0. American league actions featured Chicago at Boston with 8 3 Chicago 0 and New York at St Louis with 6 1 8 Louis. Detroit hosted Washington in five innings due to darkness, Detroit 4 11 and Washington 1 2 0.
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Boston
Chicago
Boton
New York
Louis
Detroit
Washington
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