Warships May Try to Escape From Port
Field Marshal Oyama is planning a flanking movement against Gen. Kuropatkin in Manchuria. Kuroki aims to cross the Hun river east of Mulden and push toward Slanchan to cooperate with Oku and Nodzu near Mukden. Skirmishes with Cossacks between Bentsiaputze and the railroad confirm the plan. Prince Sviatopolk Mirsky’s interview in Vilna prompts commentary in London papers on reforms in Russia.
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Gen. Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Sintsinstin
Kuroki
Hun River
Mulden
Slanchan
Oku
Nodzu
Mukden
da Pass
San Lungku
Gen. Oku
Gen Nodzu
Bentsiaputze
Port Arthur
PAYS TRIBUTE TO SAPS ON MONGOLIA HOSPITAL SHIP
A private letter from a Mongolia crew member describes the fight after Rear-Admiral Withoft's sortie at Port Arthur. The Mongolia was spared attacks as Japanese torpedo boats passed close, and the ship returned safely to Port Arthur. A St Petersburg naval organ article predicts Rear Admiral Wiren may try to break out of Port Arthur, noting such an escape would compare to Cervera at Santiago but that Wiren’s men have war experience.
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Mongolia
Port Arthur
Withoft
Port. Arthur
Naval Organ
Kotlin
Wiren
Europe
Togo
Cervera
Santiago
Kratz Trial Postponed Amid Health and Bribery Allegations
The Kratz bribery trial in Butler Missouri was continued due to the defendant Charles Kratz's critical illness after appendicitis surgery. Juror Chas. G. Hurt testified that lawyer J. G. Francisco offered $200 to vote for Kratz’s acquittal if Hurt were selected for the jury, prompting motions to quash the entire panel by Mr. Folk.
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Kratz
Blunt
Folk
Roosevelt speech at The Hague conference sparks tension
In St Petersburg on September 29 the Russian press notes President Roosevelt’s call to convene a world conference at The Hague to continue the 1899 Emperor Nicholas conference work. Berlin opinion cited in the Russ warns Americans may disregard whether intervention pleases the fighting powers.
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St. Petersburg
Roosevelt
Interparliamentary Union
Hague
Nicholas
Berlin
Meeting at Hamburg Not for Mediation
The Capitale denies the Hamburg meeting between Premier Giolitti and Chancellor Van Buelow is for mediation in the far eastern war. It states European governments deem mediation impossible as Russia trusts its strength and Japan declines to jeopardize gains.
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Rome
Capitale
Giolitti
van Buelow
Hamburg
Russia
Fapan
Airship Race for $100,000 at World’s Fair in Doubt
In St Louis on September 29 the $100,000 airship contest at the World’s Fair faces possible collapse as no extension of the deadline has been discussed by the executive committee. Only one entrant, T. C. Benbow of Montana, has flown suitably. Other contestants Capt. Baldwin of San Francisco, Francis Conteur and Hippolyte Francois of Paris have yet to fly. Baldwin may be the only one with proven qualification.
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St. Louis
Stevens
T. C. Benbow
Montana
Capt
Baldwin
San Francisco
Francis Conteur
Paris
Hippolyte Francois
Threatened With Typhoid in Greater New York
New York Sept 29 Greater New York faces what may be the severest typhoid epidemic in its history with a higher death rate and more cases this September than any month last year. Over the three weeks ending last Saturday 441 cases were reported by the health department and 74 fatalities, a death rate near 20 percent, prompting urgent measures to curb the spread.
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New York
Health Department
Farmer Shot From Ambush Near Clinton Ky
In Cairo Illinois on September 29 a farmer named Kink Head and his wife and child were on a front porch when an ambush fire struck. Head was killed and the woman and child were seriously wounded. Sheriff rushed to the scene amid neighborly trouble reports.
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Cairo
Ill
Kink Head
Clinton
Here
Head
Frosts Damage Corn Slated Mostly Safe In Midwest
The weekly weather crop summary notes heavy frosts Sept 21 23 in New England mid Atlantic and lake regions, but western corn regions report favorable weather with late corn maturing rapidly and largely beyond frost damage in Nebraska Kansas Missouri. Cotton and tobacco yields are discussed with light top crops expected and harvests advancing in other states. Apples in New York promising. New England winds caused some apple damage while Michigan crops look good. Potatoes show rot in some areas but overall yields expected to be fair to excellent. fall seeding progressing with early wheat stands.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Minnesota
Dakotas
Gulf States
Oklahoma
Pacific Coast
Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
Mississippi River
Kansas
Nebraska
Ohio
Upper Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Georgia
Mississippi
Florida
Texas
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
New York
Wisconsin
Lower Lake Region
South Dakota
Farmers to Drive National Highways Aid Demand
A seasoned observer in Washington says national road funding hinges on farmers. He cites Col Brownlow’s plan for shared government costs and argues that sustained farmer pressure could push Congress to pass broad rural road aid, boosting land values and market access. Farmers study the issue before acting, but when united they could secure lasting benefits.
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Col. Brownlow
Congress
Army
Navy
Washington
Kittens Adopted by a Protective Hen in York
A white leghorn hen in York, Pennsylvania, has taken in four abandoned kittens as her brood. The hen defends the kittens from handling and nurses them alongside her own chicks, which she has driven away. Owner is Joseph Hockberger. The piece also notes honey varieties and market demand for bottled honey.
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New York Tribune
Joseph Hockberger
York
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