Japanese Bombard Port Arthur Forts and Silence Russian Positions
Reports from Chefoo and Liao Ti promontory say the Japanese cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga bombarded and silenced eastern Forts near Golden Hill at the port entrance. Russian forces were driven from the parade ground two miles from the harbor as Japanese troops advanced on Chavchanko and Enteshan areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chefoo
Nisshin
Kasuga
Golden Hill
Port Arthur
London
Liao Ti
Antszshan
Enteshan
Antsrehan
Chavchanko
Chaochanko
Physicians Demand Ban On Campers From Cedar Lake Watershed
Local physicians warn that campers on the Cedar lake reserve threaten the city water supply with typhoid risk. City Engineer Thomson and Mayor Ballinger favor controlled access, while doctors urge full prohibition to protect the watershed and prevent possible outbreaks.
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Cedar River
Cedar Lake
Star
Thomson
Ballinger
Board of Works
Thomson Srates
Butler
Plymouth
Pennsylvania
Crichton
Council Committee On Health and Sanitation
Seattle
Heg
Elmer E. Hey
Estate Board of Health
Battleship Sebastopol Struck by Mine Near Port Arthur
The Japanese legation reported that while the battleship Sebastopol shelled Port Arthur a Russian shelling incident caused the Japanese torpedo boat destroyer to strike a mine. The ship listed, sank, then was tugged inside the harbor by tugs. A separate cable from Shanghai said China extended repairs to the Askold to August 25.
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London
Legation
Reoa
Sebastopol
Port Arthur
Washington
State Department
Goodnow
Shanghai
Campaign Opens September 15 in Democratic Push
Chairman J W Godwin and Secretary Tom Church arrived from the candidates meeting in Spokane and at Turner’s home. The Democratic committee says the campaign opens September 15 with plans drafted and headquarters set at the Seattle hotel. Attendees include Turner for governor and Judson for lieutenant governor, with strong eastern support and hopes of carrying the slate.
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J. W. Godwin
Tom Church
Democratic State Central Committee
Spokane
Turner
Seattle
Tacoma
State Committee
National Committee
Fred Thiel
Ritzville
Howard Hatheway
Everett
James J. Anderson
Tatoma
W. T. Beck
Republic
George Turner
Stephen Jadson
Steflacoom
Geo. Mudgett
R. Lee Purdin
Ellensburg
W. D. Gerard
Alfred Battie
Supreme Court
Co. H. Neal
Davenport
Democratic State Committee
State Central Committee
Stephen Judson
Embezzler Clarke Sought. $100 Reward Offered
The Guarantee Company of North America offers a $100 reward for the arrest of William Winan Clarke an embezzler wanted for misappropriating funds of the South Express company of Vickburg Virginia on July 4. He is 27 years old five feet nine inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. He has been seen in St. Louis and is believed to be traveling this way.
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William Winan Clarke
Guarantee Company of North America
Clarke
South Express Company
Vickaburg
St. Louis
Rally at Rosas Prohibitionary rally at Seminary hall
The Prohibitionary alliance will hold a rally at the Seminary hall in Rosas on Friday night. The program includes speaking music and refreshments as part of the event.
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Prohibitionary Alliance
Rosas
Judge Grants Injunction Against Eviction of Strike Breaker Yards
Chicago August 24 Judge Bre tano granted the Packers request for an injunction to bar the city from enforcing the order to evacuate stock yards buildings used to house strike breakers. He cited peace, business interests, and maintaining order. President Donnelly returned from St Louis and said the strike prospects look bright as packers suffer losses and forced below cost sales.
Japanese Steamer Akunoura Maru Lost Off Goto Inland
The Lloyds agent at Nagasaki reports the Japanese steamer Akunoura Maru has been lost off Goto Inland. A portion of the crew was saved and landed.
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Maru
Goto
Tenement Fire in Williamsburg Leaves Fifty Homeless
A Williamsburg tenement fire renders fifty families homeless with occupants rescued by firefighters. Andrew Gibson, superintendent of the Yellowstone Park division, is to be appointed this morning to succeed the late George B. Cliff as superintendent of the Seattle office.
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Andrew Gibson
Yellowstone Park
Northern Pacific
George B. Cliff
Seattle
Gibson Enters City Amid Rail Report Circulation
In railroad circles the current report gains credence while Gibson arrives in the city and declines to comment on the matter.
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Viwon
Gibson
Morley to Visit Roosevelt with Carnegie in October
London reports Right Honorable John Morley will accompany Andrew Carnegie to America in October and Morley plans to meet President Theodore Roosevelt during the visit.
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London
John Morley
Andrew Carnegie
America
Morley
Roosevelt
Hoar Recuperates After Throat Illness in Worcester
Worcester Massachusetts August 24 Hoar shows improvement assailing throat trouble has ended his doctors report a comfortable recovery. Hoar remains weak but gains strength and does not suffer any complications after the illness reduced in severity by treatment.
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Worcester
Aged Groom Marries Youthful Bride in Rainier Beach Deal
John Hutchins aged 79 and Bertha McMinn 19 were wed by Superior Judge Tallman this morning. The groom owns a boat house at Rainier beach and the girl says the marriage secures his property upon death, arranged to prevent gossip.
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John Hutchins
Bertha McMinn
Tallman
Rainier Beach
Hutchins
Tragedy as Spokane Fire Claims Two Young Lives
Wilford Agers age 16 died in a Spokane house fire while his cousin Leslie Curtis age 13 suffered severe burns. W J Agers family slept through the blaze and three adults and three children escaped. Curtis leaped from the kitchen roof to reach safety. the dead boy was found in a different room after the flames were put out.
Informer Slain as Mob Pursues Suspect in Park Street Restaurant
Salvator Bossoto aged 18 was shot dead by Carlo Russiti 36 after Bossoto allegedly informed police of the Black Hand. Russiti fled, a thousand Italians pursued him, and attacked Elizabeth Street station while police protected him.
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New York
Salvator Bossoto
Park Street
Carlo Roussit
Bossoto
Elizabeth Street
Rossiti
Vator Bossoto
Rusesiti
Russiti
Rossoto
Rose Sitl
Gates Will Fight to Bring Suspects Back to Tacoma
Tacoma police say Horace Gates and Gertie Johnson are charged with procuring Norma Hoyt and may require extra extradition papers. Detective D O Smith stays in Vancouver while Gates secures counsel, with Norma Hoyt and her mother to return to Tacoma Thursday. Authorities found burglary tools and counterfeit notes in Gates trunk, hinting at links to local crimes and a suspected gang.
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D. O. Smith
Tacoma
Norma Heyt
North K Street
Gates
Smith
Vancouver
British Columbia
Norma Host
Taccoma
Lawrence
Maloney
New Brunswick
Fragmented OCR Item Teases Local Notice
An incomplete OCR fragment references a local public notice with unreadable details. Names, dates, and locations are not determinable from the readable text.
Local Flier Distribution Noted Amid Street Activity
Street vendors and residents report scattered fliers about a community event. Details are unclear in the fragmentary OCR text but indicate an upcoming gathering and local engagement efforts.
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Cauioeho
Oilenge Hugoian Gung
Beseiged Guty
Nesshin
Kasag
SIAN
Sebastapol
Outer Harbor
Belippe News Ass'n
Gedar Lake
the Czar
Aia
State Health Board
DR. Crichton
Serious News Ass'n
Ross
Beripps News
Aswan
Chicago
Bre
Tano
Donnelly
Strikers
Bright
Ers
Packers
Miners’ Federation
Off
Goto Island—Part OF
Serions News Ass'n
Lloyd's
Nagasaki
Akunoura
Cliff
Iles
Williamsburg
Geripps News Aven
Beripps News Ass'n
Rome
Satotli
Wilford Agers
The
Wilford
Agers
Leslie Curtis
Wase
Verely
W. J. Agers
Curtis Boy
Black Hand Organization
Norma Hoyt
Horace Gates and
Gertie Johnson
Van
L. Mt Wheite ‘An
Chas
Flierson
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