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Newspaper

Orange County Observer

Location

Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1904

Page

4

Port Arthur May Be Lost In Desperate War Dispatches

A St Petersburg dispatch reports confusion about Port Arthur with rumors of its fall unconfirmed. Japanese forces concentrate on reducing the fortress to free reinforcements for Kuropatkin’s operations as news from the front remains sparse. Kamimura defeats the Vladivostock squadron at dawn near Tsu Island, sinking Rurik and driving Gromobol and Russia northward.

St. Petersburg Liao Yang Anshanshan Port Arthur Kuropatkin Tokio Kamimura Vladivostock Tsu Island Strait Koorea Rurik Russia Gromobol Navy Department Atsuma Idgumo Iwate Takashiho Japan Togo Vladi Vostock Gromoboi Czarevitch Tsingchou Mikasha Yakumo Misshini Kango Sasebo Shanghai van Diemen Strait Nagasaki

No Change in Strike at Birmingham Coal Mines

There is practically no change in the strike situation at the coal mines Sunday in Birmingham Alabama. Sixteen hundred tons of coal were mined at the Blossberg mines of the Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron Company today. Operators claim the number of men at work is increasing gradually while miners leaders insist the contrary.

Birmingham Ala Blossberg Sloss- Sheffield Steel & Iron Co

Mrs Maybrick Leaves Antwerp for New York

Mrs Florence Maybrick traveling under the alias Miss Rose Ingram aboard the Vaderland from Antwerp. Attorney Hayden arranged the departure. She arrived in Paris on Friday then to be hosted by Dr Densmore in New York. Her mother, Baroness De Roques, plans to follow soon.

London Cable Florence Maybrick Rose Ingram Red Star Line Vaderland Antwerp Hayden Maybrick Paris Police Barnard New York Densmore Baroness de Roques

Republican Hand Book 1904 Campaign Subjects

Washington special notes that the Republican campaign book of 1904 covers tariff prosperity labor wages prices trusts the Panama canal Cuba reciprocity expansion and its results investigations of postal and land frauds punishments of offenders rural free delivery irrigation and the record of the Republican party and Theodore Roosevelt just about to be issued.

Washington Panama Canal Cuba Theodore Roosevelt

Augusta Hearing Delivers Preliminary Post Office Funds Case

Bailey McGown former assistant postmaster of Choopee was preliminarily heard in Augusta Ga on Thursday before the deputy United States clerk for allegedly misappropriating post office funds. McGown, left in charge during Postmaster Bowman absence, went on a spree. Upon return Bowman refused to surrender keys and part of the funds were missing. McGown bound over for trial.

Augusta Bailey McGown Choopee United States McGown Bowman

Negotiations Move Between Russian Admiralty and Nixon

AP reports Lewis Dixon of New York, in St. Petersburg at the admirality's request, with talks ongoing with Mr Nixon whose exact goal remains unclear. Nixon heads to Sevastopol on Friday to meet the Black Sea fleet commander. A Salisbury family was poisoned last week by tainted food prepared by the cook.

Associated Press Lewis Dixon New York St. Petersburg Nixon Sebastopol Black Sea Salisbury

Sixty Escaped Russian Sailors Reported at Wei Hai Wei

Sixty Russian sailors aboard two torpedo craft are said to have entered Wei Hai Wei on Sunday. The ships, likely the same vessels reported captured on Saturday, are believed to have run ashore near Wei Hai Wei.

Chefoo Wei Hai Wei

Shooting Probe Involves Sinaloa Officers In Mexico City

Federal officials urge Sinaloa to investigate a shooting in Aguas Calientes that wounded Clarence Way and Edward Lattimer by police. No truth to claims that Torres ordered the arrest or that the officers were sentenced to death.

Mexico City Sinaloa Clarence Way Edward Lattimer Aguas Calientes Torres Way

Alexieff Heads to Vladivostock from Harbin

Cable dispatch from Harbin reports Viceroy Alexieff passing through St. Petersburg on the way to Vladivostock.

Alexieff Vladivostock St. Petersburg Harbin

Two Trains Collide in Alabama Wreck Kills Engineer

Thomasville Georgia man John McLaughlin is killed after disregard of orders leads a local eastbound train to run through a meeting point at Elba Junction Alabama. Locomotives locked together. fireman injured and two brakemen bruised in the head-on collision between a local and a through train around 11 Friday night on the Atlantic Coast Line.

Thomasville Elba Junction Ala John McLaughlin McLaughlin

Sermon on Labor and Capital in Unrest at Babylon

In a Sunday sermon at First Presbyterian Church Babylon L I Rev John D Long discusses the labor capital conflict. He cites Emerson and biblical teaching, urges closer ties between bosses and workers, suggests profit sharing and arbitration, and calls for leaders with large hearts to uphold justice and progress.

L. I First Presbnce John D. Long Mr. Long Ruskin Bank of Labor Emerson Eeery Palace Het Reich Nazareth Agat Dives Lazarus Paul Apostolic Hothy Our Land Apostolic Church God Bun Holland James Christ

Faces That Comfort One

A young woman reflects on the silent help many give just by presence and kindness. She recalls Epworth Head describing how a streetcar companion, perhaps her father, offers comfort through calm words or a reassuring face, even when unaware of their impact. The piece emphasizes unconscious kindness and its quiet power.

Epworth Moses

Deception and the Value of Honest Dealing

A aphoristic note on deception stating that the deceiver loses trust once discovered and that lasting success comes from honesty. The saying emphasizes that even if deceit succeeds briefly, it breeds ongoing distrust and harm to the deceiver's credibility.

Union of temperance religion and politics affirmed

A historic proclamation denounces bans between ruin and faction, invoking God and humanity to unite temperance, religion, and politics across all parties and sects into a holy indissoluble bond of affection and interest.

Japs Board Dismantled Russian Vessel at Cheefoo Harbor

Japanese torpedo boats entered Cheefoo harbor under cover of darkness and boarded the dismantled Russian torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitemi at 3:30 AM Friday. A Russian was wounded during the incident as a third Japanese destroyer towed the vessel from the harbor before daylight. The Japanese consul claimed ignorance of the Russian ship’s dismantling.

Ryeshiteln Cheefoo Cable Ryesitelni Associated Press

Chicago stockyards strike stalls after talks with packers

A Chicago stockyards strike shows little progress as retailers and grocers fail to pressure packers for talks. The intermediary committee reports courtesies but no reason to resume discussions. Strike leaders plan to seek a federal injunction to force disclosure in open court, hoping to compel settlement.

Chicago Edward Tilden John E. Maurer Thomas Wilson Thomas J. Connors Legal Department of the United States Roosevelt

Exports of American Manufactures Reach New High

Exports of American manufactures for the current fiscal year exceed all prior records in value, marking a peak in national trade. The surge reflects robust activity across sectors and strong demand abroad, signaling sustained growth in the economy.

Prominent Figures Across Europe and World Leaders

Augustus Thomas plans to settle in Europe while Madame Zola presents her husband s manuscripts to the National Library of France. Mark Twain and Richard Watson Gilder live near Lenox Massachusetts. Ex Empress Eugenie drives in Paris. Mrs Max Pemberton edits her husband s copy. Queen Wilhelmina learns automobile driving. The Kaiser designed a deck of playing cards. General W T Clark served with Grant. Senator Fairbanks born in Ohio. Princess Louise is artistic and a sculptor. Mrs Charles Truax is a successful New York lawyer admitted six years ago. King Menelik joins the Italian Anti Slavery Society opposing African slavery.

Augustus Thomas Europe Madame Zola Hiband National Library of France Mark Twain Richard Wat Gilder Lenox Mass Eugenie Bois de Boulogne Paris Max Pemberton Wilhelmina Holland Kaiser W. T. Clark United States Teasury Department Grant Senator Fairbanks Ohio Louise Edward New York Charles Truax Judge Truax Truax Menelik Africa

Multiple 1900s era items cresting in urban change

A string of brief items notes Paris music halls threatening theatres, a man finding 1500 in a Coney Island car and winning 25 cents, Joseph Pike’s fall from a fifth story, Long Branch efforts to revive its glow, the Auto Club of America opposing ferry company power bans, San Francisco mint handling 177,825,866 yen and recoining for the Philippines, Servian coin restamp at Vienna with King Peter, Lima to Callao electric railway plans, German Emperor honoring rescued General Slocum passengers, a Mississippi crevasse above New Orleans spawning floating islands threatening locals and rail lines.

Paris France Coney Island Long Island Joseph Pike New York City Long Branch New Jersey Automobile Club of America San Francisco Cal Philippines Vienna Peter Alexander Peru Lima Pacific Coast Callao General Slocum New York Mississippi New Orleans Des Allemands

Secret of Electric Fishes Findings by Prof McKenrick

About fifty fish species possess electrical organs capable of delivering a shock. Prof McKenrick of Glasgow University reports electricity is generated in specialized organs that are modified muscles or glands, structures with innate electric properties. The organs appear far more efficient than human devices, though fully understanding of their production remains incomplete.

McKenrick F. RS Glasgow University

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