Russians Defeated as Mukden War Moves Toward Evacuation
The report describes Russian forces under Kuropatkin advancing toward Mukden while Japan under Oyama presses by Tai Tse river. Evacuation of Mukden would alter rail lines and winter quarters, with casualties estimated at over 16 thousand for Russia and heavier losses for Japan. Port Arthur reports show Japanese dead removed after bombardment.
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St. Petersburg
Mukden
Manchuria
Harbin
Oyama
Kinchou-Sinmintin
Yentai Station
Tai Tse
Kuropttkin
Kuropatkin
Sinmintin
Yin Kow
New Chwane
Benitzu
Jiao Yang
Rennenkampf
Liao Yang
Port Arthur
Sir Knights Parade Thrills San Francisco Crowd
Ten thousand Knights Templar marched in a major San Francisco parade with forty bands, twelve grand divisions, and grandstands along Market Street and Van Ness Avenue. Joseph Leath of Coeur de Leon Commandery Knoxville collapsed and died after stepping down from his carriage during the procession.
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San Francisco
Market Street
van Ness Avenue
Henry Bates Stoddard
Knights
Templars
United States of America
Earl of Boston
Great Priory
England
Wales
Edward
Joseph Leath
Coeur de Leon Commandery
Knoxville
Tenn
Record crowd at Louisiana Purchase Exposition gates
Attendance at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition shattered records Tuesday with 907,454 visitors passing through the gates, surpassing prior totals and marking a peak for the event in St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Territorial Troops Tokyo Cable War Readiness
A reliable source reports Japan is mobilizing the territorial army for active service. The plan likens it to the old US levy and anticipates Japan can field more men next year than Russia, with a half million mobilization ready for Manchuria if needed.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Russia
Manchuria
Blackmail Case Targets Thomas E Watson in Georgia
In Macon Georgia banker L O Benton vows to file warrants for blackmail against Thomas E Watson and his Watson Gross partner and against Kate Roebuck of Americus. Benton alleges a settlement over a seduction case hid a felony and blackmail, with prior payments linked to Watson.
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Macon
Thomas E. Watson
People’s Party
L. O. Benton
Monticello
Georgia
Benton
Thos. E. Watson
Watson & Gross
Kate Roebuck
Americus
Miss Roebuck
South Georgia
Miss Roebucke
Watson
Meat Strike May End in Chicago After Negotiations
Indications Monday night point to the stock yards strike ending within twenty four hours. A middleman liaised between unions and packers to secure an understanding as a basis for a return to work. A reply from packers was to be submitted Tuesday for a council meeting and local union votes on discontinuing the strike.
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Chicago
Tracy
Allied Trades Council
W. E. Skinner
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
Miss Gould BolL Weevil's Foe In Dallas Study
Colonel Isaac W. Brown an ornithologist from Rochester Indiana arrived in Dallas to study the Texas boll weevil. He will seek a natural remedy by using birds to control the pest under the request and expense of Miss Helen Gould.
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Dallas
Texas
Isaac W. Brown
Rochester
Ind
Brown
Helen Gould
Russian War Developments Reported From Mukden
Wireless dispatches describe ongoing battles near Mukden with Japanese pressure and Russian delays due to roads and floods. A late Tuesday press statement notes troop movements and the transfer of defense stores, while officials withhold full confirmation as clashes continue and mobile operations remain in Japanese hands.
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St. Petersbur
War Office
Mukden
Kuroptakin
Mmandonia
Atut
Wiespontent
Vermont Election Shifts Republicans Lead in Early Returns
Early returns from Vermont show Republican gains with Bell leading Porter for governor by about 36 000 in a statewide tally so far. Compared with 1900 results Republicans advance in city counts, with Stickney holding a larger margin due to Gold Democrat support and Senter trailing.
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White River Junction
Vermont
Bell
Porter
Stickney
Senter
Pell
Planning Relay Wedding in Berlin for Prince and Duchess
Crown Prince Freder William will wed Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in Berlin. Royal guests will be entertained there better than at the bride's home. The marriage is expected to occur early in the new year.
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Berlin
Freder William
Cecilia
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
Sunday school convention totals by region and nation
The St Louis report by W J Semer roth chief secretary to the world’s fourth Sunday school convention held in Jerusalem lists 260,905 Protestant Sabbath schools and 23,442,998 scholars worldwide with 2,414,757 teachers. The United States leads with 139,817 schools and 11,493,591 scholars. England and Wales follow, while Greece has four schools and 180 scholars.
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St. Louis
W. J. Semerroth
Jerusalem
Erope
Asia
Africa
North and
Southerica
Islands of the Seas
United States
England
Wales
Greece
Strikers Return to Work in Chicago Meat Packing
More than 1000 strikers applied for old jobs and were rehired amid mixed signals from packing companies. The Allied Trades Council board voted to submit a settlement proposal to unions, offering reemployment at prior wages for skilled workers and dissolution of union steward roles.
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Chicago
Allied Trades Council
Allied Trades Board
Conference Board of the Allied Trades Council
Roosevelt defies Standard Oil and U S Steel over law
President Roosevelt informs Henry H. Rogers that the United States will enforce the Sherman act against Standard Oil and U S Steel if they violate the statute. Rogers seeks immunity and the White House vows the law will be upheld or the companies dissolved. The exchange ends with a vow to enforce the law despite opposition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Standard Oil Company
United States Steel Corporation
Henry H. Rogers
Rockefellers
Rogers
Steel Corporation
Northern Securities Company
Supreme Court
Assassination of Leon County Superintendent Shocks Jacksonville
Reports say the Leon County superintendent of schools was assassinated on Tuesday in Jacksonville. Six Black men were arrested. one confessed membership in the Before Day Murder Club, linked to a group in Statesboro, Georgia. Suspects were taken to Live Oak for safe keeping amid alarm among innocent Black residents.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Leon County
Statesboro
Live Oak
Tenement Fire In Attorney Street Kills Four Women and Children
A deadly five story tenement fire on Attorney Street in New York trapped residents due to repairs. More than a dozen perished, many injured from jumping or smoke inhalation. Fire officials and police rescued occupants as Leon Sobel owner Morris Levine lessee and Henry Breiterman contractor were arrested for criminal negligence.
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New York
Attorney Street
Leon Sobel
Morris Levine
Henry Breiterman
Third Battle Bull Run in Gainesville Special
The brown force led by Brigadier General J. Franklin Bell won a major victory as blues failed to pierce the line and suffered captures including Brigadier General Theo Wint and Colonel Rogers. The day’s main clash began at 2 PM with heavy musketry and artillery. blues were repulsed and two blue regiments abandoned ground due to artillery danger.
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Gainesville
Brown
J. Franklin Bell
Theo. Wint
Rogers
Blue Cavalry
Virginia
Five Killed In Nitro Blast Near Upper Sandusky
Five people were killed and five injured when a premature nitroglycerin explosion occurred Sunday near Upper Sandusky Ohio. Victims were gathered around an oil well boring when the blast happened.
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Upper
Sandusky, O
Here
Boy Saved by Friend Receives One Cent Reward
Franklin New Hampshire report details seven year old Ray Martin saving his chume Chester Perkins from a well. Perkins, aged nine, accepted a penny as thanks as told by his rescuer's mother.
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Franklin, N. H
Ray Martin
Chester Perkins
Perkins
Martin
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