How the Russian Fleet Escaped Port Arthur Revealed
Dispatch from Vladivostok dated August 17 reports Rear Admiral Jesson’s account of the August 14 battle near Korea. The Russia, Gromoboi, and Rurik fought a running engagement with Japanese cruisers, the Rurik suffering steering damage but escaping with the others.
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Vladivostok
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Jesson
Fusan
Korean Gulf
Rear Admiral Withoft Killed in Port Arthur Action
St. Petersburg reports Rear Admiral Withoft, commander of Russian naval forces at Port Arthur, was killed in Wednesday’s engagement aboard the flagship Czarevitch. Both legs were blown off. Tokio notes the Rurik’s sinking line, with 23 officers saved and 44 wounded sent to hospital. Washington says Admiral Sigsbee was ordered to deploy a warship to Gonayles Island in Haiti. Reports also touch on Corsica naval activity and a British steamer Scotian stopped by Russian vessel Ural.
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Withoft
Port Arthur
Tsingchou
Matousevitch
Withoff
Czarevitch
Kamimura
Jajaciro
Corsica
Britflan
Scotian
Tyne
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Fierce riot at Chicago stock yards over escaped steers
In Chicago 4000 rioters clashed with 120 police to recapture eight escaped steers from the Nelson Morris plant. Shots were fired, officers clubbed rioters, and a lieutenant was grazed while a sergeant lost his badge. Dozens of strikers fled as steers remained at large and one was torn apart.
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Chicago
George Prim
Englewood Hospital
Nelson Morris
Mulligan
Kamimura Rescues 600 From Sunk Russian Cruiser Rurik
In a sequence of reports dated August 16 to 18, Vice Admiral Kamimura rescues six hundred crew members from the Russian cruiser Rurik sunk off Tsushima and Unsan, Korea, with the Japanese hospital ship Salko aiding at Sasebo. Vladivostok dispatchers claim missing ships did not return to Port Arthur and may have reached Vladivostok.
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Kamimura
Rurik
Tsu Island
Nagasaki
Unsan
Korea
Sasebo
Salko
London
Vladivostok
Russia
Dentist Hero Delivers Woman From River Peril
New York Aug 19 Dr John B Coman a leading Harlem physician and dentist and NYU graduate lost his life at Nayesink highlands while trying to rescue a woman who stepped into a deep hole in the Shrewsbury river. He dived three times bringing her to the surface before drowning. Four doctors treated him for hours but he died.
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John 8. Coman
Harlem
University of New York
Nayesink Highlands
Shrewsbury River
Port Arthur Garrison Refuses Surrender Amid Desperate Fight
Aug 18 dispatches report Port Arthur garrison declines to surrender and resists sending noncombatants as Japanese shells ignite coal stores. Che Foo notes a vast battle, heavy losses, and a massive fire. refugees describe ruined hospitals and crowded wards amid continued assaults August 14 to 17.
Work on Canal Begins in Earnest in Panama Project
Washington August 19 The Panama canal construction work is about to begin in earnest. At the commission headquarters large requisitions from the isthmus for dynamite and blasting powder are being filled. A full printing outfit has been authorized to handle the extensive printing for the enterprise and will go forward at the earliest possible moment.
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Port Arthur siege reports amid heavy fighting
August reports from Tokio and St Petersburg recount a Pallada type cruiser sunk by torpedo attack, Russian defenses at Port Arthur under heavy bombardment, Japanese advances around Taku and Siahou mountains, and dispositions of troops and ships as both sides endure intense clashes.
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Pallada
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Che Foo
Alexieff
Taku
Siahou
Welt Hill
Taku Mountain
Berlin
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Striking Naval Engagement Near Port Arthur
Che Foo Aug. 17 report recounts August 10 action where the battleship Retvizan was surrounded by Japanese torpedo boats while other Russian ships aided the Czarevitch then under heavy pressure. Retvizan tried to break through and ram a cruiser but was driven off by shells from cruisers. Casualties were heavy among officers. Czarevitch proceeded to Tsingtao as funeral services were held, some sailors perished and one man, wounded, asked for prayers over his severed hand. The piece ends noting a trend of Russian governors.
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Port Arthur
London
St Ill
Che Foo
Pigeon Bay
Laothie
Paiun Chang
Stoessel
Kuropatkin
Retvizan
Sevastopol
Pobieda
Perseviet
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Bayan
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Relvizan
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T'singtau
Tokio
Tofo
Yokohama
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Daily Mail
Novik
Strait of van Dieman
Vladivostok
St. Petersburg
Diana
Che Op
Tsingtan
Ganrevitch
Che
Topxo
Liao Yang
Man Blamed as Body Found Near Highway Near Statesboro
Long drive reports race tension remains high in Statesboro area. The body found yesterday about five miles from town is Handy Bell, a Black man and former jail detainee released for lack of evidence. A white farmer meeting led by Taig allegedly targeted Black residents.
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Siege of Port Arthur Deepens as Mines Are Used
Reports from Port Arthur describe dire garrison conditions with the besieged holding firm. Japanese mining ops are active while efforts to place siege guns on higher ground have paused, and Lt Gen Stoessel boosts morale as the fortress holds against bombardment. Casualties and prisoner counts emerge from later dispatches.
Pallada SURELY LOST in Philippine Sea battle report
Yokto Aug 17 It seems certain the Russian protected cruiser Pallada was torpedoed and sunk during the August 10 naval battle. Reports say Pallada did not return to Port Arthur and the admiralty believes she was destroyed. If afloat she will be reported. wreckage may be found.
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Port Arthur
Togo
Admiralty
Pallada
Novik
Askold
Yangsze
Old Soldiers March Again Through Boston Parade
Boston crowds witnessed 26 110 Civil War survivors march through the city in a five and a half hour parade. The event showcased the enduring strength of the Grand Army of the Republic as thousands watched the aging veterans pass. In other notes from the era, Buenos Aires reports Ascension bombarded by insurgents and a temporary armistice allowed noncombatants to depart.
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Grand Army of the Republic
United States
Buenos Ayres
Formosa
Argentina
Ascension
Paraguay
Safonica
Villa
Davis Receives Democratic Nomination for Vice President
Henry Gassaway Davis was formally notified as the Democratic nominee for vice-president. He accepted with a brief speech noting party unity and responsibility, while contrasting Democratic prudence and economy with Republican excess. The event, at White Sulphur Springs, featured Rep. John Sharp Williams delivering the address.
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Cleveland
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St. Louis
House of Representatives
Mrs. Golightly
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Kingdom of Heaven
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