Japanese Repulse Losses Reach Twenty Thousand At Port Arthur
Port Arthur reports from Chefoo state two days of bombardment with Japanese losses possibly reaching 20,000 while Russian casualties are described as insignificant. Russians claim fortifications and ships shelled, with eight trains transporting wounded into Port Arthur and refugees leaving as fighting continues near Wolf Hill and the east shore forts.
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Port Arthur
Russia
Chefou
Addy
Associated Press
Chefoo
den.Kuruopatkin
Wuchow
Ninchwang
Witdhow
Portstar
Iatan
Moo Meany
Bern
Danish East Asiatic Company
Chefeo
Wolf Mountain
anQainese Leutenant
Chefoo Vila Wei-hal-wei
Destroy a Gunboat a Chatty War Update
London reports from Niuchwang dated August 3 say the Russian gunboat Sivoutch deserted and blew up near Sancha. The crew and guns reportedly headed toward Lingyang while two Japanese gunboats probed the Sivouteh site and were fired upon. A July 30 dispatch notes a report of the Sixouteh destroyed at an unspecified point.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Nin- Chwang
Sivoutch
Liao River
San Cha
Ling-yang
Maenday
Niuchwang
Japanese Kasuga Sunk Report Ignites News In Rome
A Tokyo dispatch announced the Japanese armored cruiser Kasuga, formerly the Argentine Rivadavia, has been sunk, published in Rome with much fanfare. Reports from St. Petersburg late Aug 3 offered no confirmation of the Kasuga sinking, leaving the fate unresolved.
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Giornale D'Italia Today
Tokyo
Kasuga
Rivadavia
St. Petersburg
Kurokis Double Victory At Liaoyang Roads
Special London Times cablegram reports Gen. Kuroki leading two simultaneous battles to drive Russian divisions under Count Kelier toward Liaoyang. Fighting occurred on the northern and main roads, pushing the Russian screen back to within fourteen miles of Liaoyang.
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Liaoyang
London Times
Washington Post
Tokyo
Kuroki
Count Kelier
Kuropatkin
Liao-yang
Retreating From Haigheng Near Ling-lang In Aug Battle
Desperate fighting forces Russians to evacuate Haicheng and retreat toward Anshanshan amid high heat and reported heavy casualties. Gen Kuropatkin notes orderly withdrawal with no major Japanese disruption. silence on eastern front fuels fears of a larger engagement and possible decisive clash as both sides regroup.
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Haicheng
Anshanshan
St. Petersburg
Kurspatkin
Liaoyans
Europathia
Berlin Silent On Thea Sinking By Russian Cruisers
Berlin reports no comment on the sinking of the German steamer Thea by Russian cruisers off Japan. The ship, 1500 tons, built 1893 in England, was owned by a German firm and had a Chinese and Japanese crew. The master reportedly sailed under an English charter claiming no troop or contraband use.
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London Times
Washington Post
Berlin
Kiel
England
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Thea
Japan
Germany
Missouri seeks seizure of Merchants Bridge by federal action
Attorney General Crow has submitted Missouri’s case against the St. Louis Terminal monopoly to Secretary Taft. He recommends confiscation of the Merchants Bridge owned by the Eads Bridge Company or the Terminal Association for violating the charter terms. Also notes Cuba loan payment and a Harpers Ferry Guard visit notice.
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St. Louis
Edward C. Crow
Ovation for Davis as West Virginia convention wrangles
At the Parkersburg state Democratic convention a bitter split over the gubernatorial nominee and the Negro plank triggered adjournment. Ex Senator Davis drew ardent support in a dramatic scene as factions clash over John Cornwall or William Thompson, while the platform committee moves to avoid radical race language amid intense negotiations and a large Davis ovation.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Davis
William BR. Thompson
Huntington
Thompson
John Cornwall
Romney
Wirfwam
Flowers
Cabell County
West Virginia
United Action
Manmer
Randolph County
Hill
Fusion in Kansas Looms as Populists Accept Democratic Offer
Topeka Aug 4 After midnight the Populist State convention decided to accept the Democratic ticket division for the state campaign. The middle-of-the-road faction dissented and planned a separate convention to nominate a straight ticket. Democrats favor fusion with Judge David M. Dale of Wichita named for governor. The alternate spots will go to the Populists, who will nominate the lieutenant governor.
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Topeka
Kans
David M. Dale
Wichita
Invitation Sent For Cleveland To Campaign In Illinois
Western Democratic leaders sent an invitation today for former President Grover Cleveland to stump for Judge Parker in Illinois during the upcoming presidential campaign. Cleveland would consider the request in talks with Parker at an early date and may also speak in Indiana if he comes West. National Democratic Chairman Taggart declined to discuss the Chicago dispatch when shown.
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Grover Cleveland
Judge Parker
Ilinois
Cleveland
Taggart
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
National Democratic
West
Taggart Names Sheehan Delancey as Treasurer and Officers
Thomas Taggart, Democratic National Committee chairman, announced the officers of the DNC and members of the national executive committee. Delancey N eoholl of New York named as chairman and George Foster Peabody as treasurer. Executive committee members include W. F. Sherman of New York and other prominent figures from New York Ohio Virginia and Wisconsin. The campaign executive committee will consult with Senator Gorman and will meet at the Hoffman House in New York City on Monday morning August 8 to discuss campaign matters and headquarters locations.
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Ind
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
National Executive Committee
Delancey Neoholl
New
Foster Puabody
New York
Virginia
J. M. Gufiey
Pennsylvania
United States
James Smith, Jr
New Jersey
Timothy FE. Ryan
Wisconsin
Taggart
Gorman
Hoffman House
New York City
Fairbanks
Republican Party
Chicago
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Clinton
John C. Calhoun
Mattia van Buren
Senate of the
Lodge to stump Indiana and campaigns across states
Special to The Washington Post reports Senator Beveridge of Indiana wins on Lodge stumping plan. Lodge will tour Indiana then westward, abandoning an extended vacation to boost Republican turnout. Other items note Democratic ticket in Washington state, Hepburn and Cochran speeches in New York, Cortelyou naming Knight in Canton, and Republican and Democratic congressional nominations across several states.
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Boston
Beveridge
Indiana
Henry Cabot Lodge
Chicago
Lodge
New York
Aug.s
Wiliam P. Hepburn
Iowa
Hepburn
W. Bourke Cochran
House
Congress
Legislative Deadlock Persists After Adjournment
A heated session ended with a deadlock over ballots as delegates remained unreconciled. Despite Congressmen C. F. Cochran, C. F. Becher, and F. Wilson releasing all delegates, the stalemate persisted with no change in outcome.
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C. F. Becher
F. Wilson
Populists Meet Democrats Opposed to Parker in New York
Populists from several states, led by James Ferriss, confer with anti Parker Democrats at the St Denis Hotel New York to coordinate support. They plan notification ceremonies for Populist nominees at Cooper Union around August 18, while Watson remains in city and a number of attendees visit him at the Hoffman House.
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St. Denis Hotel
Judge Parker
James H. Ferriss
Lltnois
Joseph McGuire
Mississippi
Theodore Py. Rynder
J. P. Carroll
Pennsylvania
Brooklyn
Democratic Party
Cooper Union
Thomas Watson
Watson
Durban van Vieck
Radical Democracy
Wall Street
Parker
Mr. Watson
Hoffman House
New York Republican Rally Marks Semi Centenary in 1854 Plan
United States figures including Benjamin F. Tracy and Frederick W. Seward are invited to a Monday meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel marking the fifty year anniversary of the Republican party. A ratification meeting is set for September 14 in Saratoga with key participants from the 1854 gathering and Fremont voters.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Saratoga
Fremont
Benjamin F. Tracy
Navy
Shepherd
Lamont and Hill Confer Over Governor Nomination
The meeting between Daniel S. Lamont and David B. Hill sparked talk that the Democratic nomination for New York governor was under discussion. Lamont has faced prior approaches from party figures about running, but has deferred. It remains uncertain if this year is the right moment for him to seek the office.
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Lamont
New York
Daniel S. Lamont
David B. Hill
Kiamont
Nord Arouses Natives in Haitian Turmoil
Aug 3 Port au Prince reports a calmer mood yet widespread excitement. Syrians refuse to open shops, fearing soldiers and crowds. American Minister Powell urges calm and promises protection. President Nord tours the streets, tossing money to natives while chants decry Syrians and hail Nord.
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Haiti
Powell
Nord
Germans Repulse Hereros at Okaleitel
Berlin Aug 3 Lieut Gen Trotha commanding in German Southwest Africa reports Second Company Second Field Regiment attacked at 8 on August 2 at Okaleitel by 150 Hereros. The Hereros were repulsed leaving fifty dead. Germans had three wounded and two natives killed with one wounded. Trotha encircled the Hereros in the Waterbure hills, likely an attempt to break the German lines.
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Trotha
Africa
Okaleitel
Waterbure
Womanlinked Mysteries Tie Connecticut Deaths
New York police link the August 3 death of Timothy OConnell of Manchester, Conn., at a city hotel with yesterday's murder of Charles Bosworth, a gambler, in New Britain, Conn. A man who left Bosworths room shortly before the killing spoke with a card player who had been with OConnell the night of his death. A mysterious woman is said to be involved as authorities in Connecticut and New York collaborate on the two cases.
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Chancellor Hotel
Washington
W. R. Thompson
Huntington
McCorkle
St. Louis
McGraw
New York
Timothy O’connell
Manchester
Conn
New Britain
Charles Bosworth
Bosworth
O’connell
Explosion near Arion kills thirty two in Brussels dispatch
A Daily Express report from Brussels claims thirty two people were killed near Arion by an explosion that also set fire to miles of corn fields. The notice mentions train and excursion details advertising trips from Washington to Harpers Ferry on August 7 and notes a militia camp near the railroad station.
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Daily Express
Brussels
Arion
Washington
District of Columbia
Harper's Ferry
Strikers Riot Injures Officers as Ice Deliveries Cut
Chicago news reports a violent clash at stock yards as ice wagon drivers strike, halting meat deliveries. Two policemen are injured and twenty eight rioters arrested after a large mob attacked non union drivers and a police guard amid brick and stone barrages.
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Machhine Shop
Patrick Ryan
Japs Repulsed at Port Arthur and Davis State Convention
Front page items note a Port Arthur clash repulse and a Davis state convention amid strikes and civic debate. Reports mention meat industry tensions, proposed boycotts, and labor conduct as government actions probe the meat monopoly. Livestock yards flood with cattle hogs and sheep, with packing houses strained by high supplies and decreased demand. Pack-house receipts show cattle 6,500 hogs 12,000 sheep 14,000 as strike impact drags on.
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Davis
Fairbanks
Walt
Bryan
Kern
Indiana
Michigan
Mellon Pass
Virginia Bar Association
Marquise da Fanterroy
Army and Navy News
Albemarle Horse Show
District Board
Alexander Shepherd
New York Voters Back Strike of Meat Cutters
Eight of thirteen local unions of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Beet Workers of America in New York vote to strike. Chairman John Kennedy says locals will obey President Donnelly's order. National Secretary Homer Call to arrive tomorrow and likely order a strike.
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New York
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Beet Workers of America
John Kennedy
New York Advisory Board
Donnelly
National
Homer Call
Check weighman dispute in upper coal fields sparks action
Scranton Aug 3 at request of President Dettrey United Mine Workers of America President Connell called a Wilkes-Barre meeting Friday to address pay for check weighmen and docking bosses. Board deadlocked, possible referral to Anthracite Strike Commission. Workers threaten strikes where deductions occur. leaders seek clarity from Umpire Wright’s stance.
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W. H. Dettrey
United
Ming Workers of America
W. I. Connell
Anthracite Board of Conciliation
Wilkesbarre
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
George Gray
Alauge
Connell
T. D. Nicholls
United Mine Workers of America
S D. Warriner
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Conciliation Board
Nichalls
Carroll D. Wright
Board of Conciliation
Wright
British Activity in Persia and Big Pittsburgh Iron Deal
The Times notes British moves in Persia with commentary from the Russ and the Novoe Vreyma citing potential gains after Tibet and flag-raising in the Gulf. In Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Steel Company and Republic Iron and Steel announce a major pig iron and steel contract totaling about 11,000 tons to be delivered over ten months from Monessen. Special rail fare updates show through August for Friends' General Conference travel via Pennsylvania Railroad with Niagara Falls connections.
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Novos Vreyma
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Persia
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Russia
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Pearl Islands
Persian Gulf
Malacca
United States
Germany
Novoe Vreyma
Tiflis
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Iron and Steel
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Pittsburg Steel Company
Republic Iron and Steel Company
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Latters
Monessen
Toronto
Pennsylvania_ Railroad
Friends’ General Conference
Washington
Harrisburg
Niagara Falls
Fairbanks Nominated For Vice President At Indiana Ceremony
Charles W. Fairbanks, Indiana senator, was formally notified of his Republican nomination for Vice President at his home in Indianapolis. Elihu Root delivered the address praising the ticket’s integrity and warning against dangerous precedents while crowds along Meridian Street cheered the proceedings.
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Ind
Charles W. Fairbanks
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United States
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Marion Club
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Canton
Gue
Earin Trai
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Ohimbla Club
Efere
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Larry
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