Saloons in alleys face charges under city law
A log keeper Bernard Meegel pleaded guilty in a minol court to selling liquor in an alley saloon located between Pennsylvania and Meridian streets and Washington Market in Indianapolis. Judge Alvord suspended sentence and ordered him to close the saloon, citing a recent supreme court ruling that alleys are not highways for saloon location.
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Seloto Strest
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Meridian Streets
Washington Market
Minol
Alvord
Supreme Court
Iech
Auto Hite Freight Train Collision Fatalities and Injuries
In Nassau Island New York an auto train collision with a freight train leaves Oratio Abbott fatally injured with a crushed skull and severe spine damage while George Merritt suffers massive injuries including multiple fractures and extensive cuts. A Russian captain, Graloff, heroically saved a man from a torpedo boat destroyer but drowned after helping the survivor.
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Oratio Abbott
Gneorge
Merritt
Pastopol
Graloff
Two Americans Shot Down in Mexican State Affairs
In a brief dispatch from Mexico, an incident reports two Americans shot down while at offices in Calimpe De Vacuw, prompting a governor to demand a prompt investigation and a state response. Authorities note an outrage and urge calm as details emerge.
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Ratiaag
Calimpe de Vacuw
Red Guest
Multiple Fatal and Injuring Accidents Reported Across States
A string of tragic incidents includes Deacon and Dawid Elites near Poysouth with one dies from injuries after a train mishap at North Vernon caused by a misaligned switch. A packing house fire in Indiana damages Stephen Tudor’s home. Fatalities include a 14 year old Shaum in Elkhart from a fall, and a young Hoover crushed by a wagon in Indiana. An electrocuted book-keeper Joseph W. Shide dies in Ohio penitentiary. The National Convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in New York votes $300,000 to erect a Hibernian Institute there.
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New York
Battle Developments in Manchuria Reported by Telegraph
Chronicle notes that no major clash has occurred between Russian and Japanese forces in Mongolia as of writing. Russian positions near Kaichou and Tatchekao shift slowly while Japanese reconnoiters advance toward Vinkow and Nakchou. Oku moves north toward Taichekino with Kuropatkin, while Isuroki and Keller fortify east and west Ligak fronts. Togo’s torpedo boats reportedly struck the Russian guardship Diana near Port Arthur.
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Chicago Tribune
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Tatchekao
Oku
Yinson
Nesyehwang
Ligoyans
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Sansone
Chu
Nakchou
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Newehwang
Manchuria
Taichekino
Kuoropatkin
Isuroki
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Utayinns
Dtassians
Keller
Otal
Sureki
Stamatse
Tenmavenkamp
Tekushan
Neodau
Conmuand
Gaeneral Qkuo
Taragehi
Soutien
Poichenae
Csimo Tetp
Miral Togo Repauris
Diana
An Arthur
Oyama
Port Arthur
Russia's Black Sea Fleet Faces Unused Power In War
The article notes the Black Sea Fleet is powerful yet largely useless in the current conflict. It also mentions the Russia Steam Navigation Company vessels and a so called volunteer fleet available for government service. The piece discusses treaty limits on warship passage through the Dardanelles and historical changes since 1801.
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Russian Steam Navigation Company
Turkey
Onzy
Dardanelles
Ists
Rains Abate but Mud Hinders Virginia Roads and Port Arthur Updates
Anxieties linger over Russo Japanese War actions with reports of Japanese fortifications near Port Arthur and uncertain casualty figures. Some ships seized by Russian cruisers spark fears of wider European involvement and possible Allied pressure on Russia.
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Port Arthur
Tokio
Lusantan Pass
Chungta
Russians Routed at Motien Pass in Desperate Battle
Gen Kuropatkin reports 2000 Russian casualties with 1000 killed or wounded after a dawn to afternoon clash at Motien Pass. Russians repulsed on all fronts as Japanese forces mass near Liaoyang threatening further action by Kuraki forces.
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Keller
Motien Pass
Kuropatkin
Liaoyang
Kuraki
Passage Rights Through the Dardanelles Contested Treaty Terms
A historic note explains a treaty provision granting passage to the Black Sea Warships while excluding the volunteer fleet. The latest agreement thus differentiates vessels and confirms that previously sent ships from the volunteer fleet still qualify under the terms, not violating the treaty's letter.
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Turkey
Damdanelles
Black Sea Squadron
British Cabinet to act over Russian seizures in Red Sea
British officials call the seizure of British ships by Russian volunteer fleet steamers Smolensk and St Petersburg grave international incidents. The Malacca prize and its journey toward Libau via Suez heighten alarm as law officers debate rights to detain mails and the status of the two ships patrolling the Red Sea.
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Red Sea
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St. Petersburg
Malacca
Suez Canal
Libau
Baltic
Dardanelles
Renewal of Walkout as Packers Strike Ratchets Up
President Donnelly accuses Packers of discrimination in reemployment and orders a sympathetic strike. Chicago and other packing centers see renewed walkouts with half the force rehiring blocked, raising the risk of a complete plant stoppage.
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Britain Demands Action Over Red Sea Russia Seizures
British anger rises as Russian prize crews seize ships in the Red Sea. Officials and papers urge swift reprisals and demand the Czar back down, release vessels, and disavow seizures. Port Said detains the Malacca amid growing warlike sentiment in Britain.
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Morning Post
Daily Telegraph
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Japan
Great Britain
Packers Strike Flare Reopens After Union Ultimatum
An agreement gave Packers nine days to supply work for strikers who demanded all or none return. Some returned, leaders then charged revengeful discrimination. President Donnelly ordered another strike and urged union officials to cut men. Workmen abandoned departments and left with their tools.
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Chicago
Donnelly
Why the Farmer Smiles Over Likely Big Corn Yield
The article reports corn likely to set a new record this season with yields far above previous highs. It notes 1903’s record of 2,523,048,000 bushels and forecasts this year’s harvest surpassing it, though damages from recent heavy rains and floods may reduce totals. Spring and winter wheat perform well, oats and rye show progress, and overall home production brings optimism despite some regional crop losses.
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Uncle Sam
Child Drowns In Trough Near Ames O T
Notes of Current Events report a 2 year old child of G W Sturgeon drowned near Ames Oklahoma Territory after falling into a water trough while at play. Also two farmers Tony and Jacob Martin killed Perry Myers during a robbery at their farm near Flannagan. A German war fleet of eight battleships and seven cruisers visited Plymouth England to a cordial welcome as thousands observed.
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O. T
Tony
Jacob Martin
Flannagan
Perry Myers
Gas City
Ind
Plymouth
England
Nation and Labor Clash as Government Supremacy Emphasized
A government printing office dispute mirrors the Miller case with Assistant Foreman Miller reinstated by presidential order over a union protest. At the Washington Arsenal, 28 bricklayers strike over a colored non union worker, raising race and union membership issues as the government asserts the supremacy of national law.
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Government Printing Office
Arsenal
Washington
War College
Sewell
Bricklayers’ Union
Rail and transit developments span the nation
Reports detail progress on a freight tunnel in Philadelphia with an estimated 8 to 10 million dollar cost, new line openings in Austin and Chicago area sleeping cars, double tracking projects Fort Worth to Dallas, and corporate reorganizations including New York and Pennsylvania consolidations. Also noted are bond issues by St Louis-San Francisco, Southern Railway, and a rate equalization effort through the Chicago gateway.
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Austin
Granger
Philadelphia
Kansas City Council
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Chicago
Missaukee
Sault Ste. Marie
A. J. Davidson
Frisco
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St. Louis
Western Passenger Association
Central Passenger Association
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