Mystery of War News From Far East Battleships near Vladivostok
Tokyo and St Petersburg report tangled developments as the Russian squadron maneuvers after Port Arthur. Russian destroyer Rieshitelni dismantled in Chefoo harbor amid demands to leave or arm. Chefoo, Kiau-chau Bay and Round Island sightings fuel anxiety. reports say Pobieda and Retvizan may join Vladivostok squadron, with Japanese attacks continuing daily and ships possibly escaping toward open sea.
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Askold
Novik
Kiau-chou Bay
Vladivostok
Chefoo Harbor
London Times
Washington Post
Tokyo
Ta-len-wan
Port Arthur
Retvizan
Pobieda
Chefoo
Kiauchau Bay
Chursay
Tung-chow
Round Island
Kasagi
Rutian Stuaadron
Port Arth
Skrydloff
Moengoila
Shanghai
Sheslakovsky
Sah
Dds
Associated Press
Hieshite Ini
Shoestakovsky
Rieshitelni
Shestakovsky
Rieshitomi
Argentine Republic
Shevtakosky
Fort Arthur
Louisa Bay
Taiche Bay
Tig
Bayan
Rieshiteini
Stoessel
St. Petersburg
Czarevitch
Tsingchau
Tsingchau i
Che
Bhantung
Caches Bay
Shantung
Smirnoff
Kiau-chau
Rieshitemni
Port Arthur squadron fate looms over Vladivostok rally
At Vladivostok on August 31 preparations race to receive and shield the Port Arthur squadron. News of the Port Arthur sortie sparks anxiety as the weaker ships lag behind and torpedo-boat destroyers pose a risk. The clash with Admiral Togo’s fleet and mined straits may force a longer sea route. The push to notify Admiral Skrydloff aims to summon Vladivostok support amid fragile defenses.
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Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Togo
Straits of Korea
Japan
Rveshiteli
Chefoo
Skrydloff
Hoke Smith Talks Parker Nomination in New York Rally
Former Secretary Hoke Smith addressed a Democratic rally in College Point Long Island. He praised Judge Parker as conservative and law abiding while criticizing Roosevelts policy as overreaching. The event opened the presidential campaign with strong attendance and applause amid remarks on gold standard and silver coinage.
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College Point
L. I
Hoke Smith
Georgia
New York
Judge Parker
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Cleveland
McKinley
Morocco
Republican Party
Liam McKinley
Gold standard debate colors 1900 campaign stance
Across party lines the text argues for the gold standard as irrefutable, denounces bimetallism, and supports McKinley era finance. It cites Roosevelt’s return to postwar unity and warns against Republican standpatters while praising liberal trade with Canada and other nations.
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McKinley
White House
Lave
Massachusetts
Canada
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Duel in New York Ends with Wounding of Boy
In New York on August 1 a pistol duel on Fourth Street drew onlookers from a riverfront recreation area. Participants Tony Rodi and John Doncelo exchanged shots after a quarrel in a tailor shop. Rodi and his second were arrested. two seconds fled. A small boy, Abraham Garlick, was struck in the back but recovered. Garlick later pressed felonious assault charges against Rodi, who was held on $1,000 bond.
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New York
Fourth Street
Recreation
Third Street
East River
Abraham Garlick
Tony Roci
John Doncelo
Rodi
Doncelo
Mert
Imprisoned Lieutenant Hemmann Writes Novel On Army Life
Berlin dispatches report Lieut Hemmann of the Thirty second Infantry arrested at Meiningen for anonymously writing a novel about an American woman's experiences in a Prussian garrison town. The case mirrors Lieut Bilse's 1908 sentence of six months in prison and dismissal from the army for a similar work.
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Hemmann
Berlin
Meiningen
Saxe- Meiningen
Bilse
Lieut
Thirty-second Infantry
Ferumann
No Politics In His Speech At Marysville Rally
Ten thousand people welcomed United States Senator Charles W. Fairbanks in Marysville Ohio as Republican nominee for Vice President. He declined to discuss politics citing harmony and unity amid American citizens and the nation’s greater responsibilities to preserve institutions and the flag as a symbol of equality before the law.
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Marysville
Ohio
United States
Charles W. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Unionville
Marynville
Springfield
Charlie
Union County
Embezzlement Charge Against Reinger Lumber Chief
South Haven Michigan reports the arrest of GD Reinger former president and treasurer of Reinger Lumber Company Kansas City Missouri on embezzlement charges totaling 43200 He refused extradition and remained jailed awaiting papers While in custody he claimed innocence and described himself as the “whole thing” in the company A pursuit in Chicago led detectives to South Haven where Reinger was captured after a botched escape attempt injuring Detective John Hay
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South Haven
Mich
GD Reinger
Reinger Lumber Company
Kansas City
Reinger
Hamas City
John Hay
Chicago
Heinger
Death of Dr. George W. Hay
Dr. George W. Hay longtime cipher translator for the Weather Bureau died at Georgetown University Hospital after a third stroke. He was 57, survived by wife and daughter, with funeral plans pending. A prominent Mason and former Columbian University dental faculty member, he had a large dental practice and suffered strokes at his summer home near Tennallytown.
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George W. Hay
Weather Bureau
Georgetown University Hospital
Masonic Fraternity
Hay
Lafayette Lodge
Dental Department
Columbian University
Tennallytown
Reward Offered in Brooklyn Boy Kidnapping Case
New York reports Italian contractor Vincentio Mannino offering a $500 reward for the return of his six year old son Antonio and for information. Letters received by the family threaten severing fingers and toes if ransom is not paid. Police hold two men, Francisco Coneglio and Angelo Cucozza, with Cucozza claiming to have taken the boy to Manhattan. Mrs Corneglio, wife of Francisco, is in custody and ill at Bellevue as police pursue light on the boy's whereabouts.
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New York
Vincentio Mannino
Brooklyn
Antonio
Mannino
Hoboken
Manning
Francisco Coneglio
Angelo Cucozza
Manhattan
Coneglio
Cucozza
Antonia Corneglio
Francisco Cornesito
Fired on Deporters in Cripple Creek Disturbance
A five member deportation party went to George Shedit's Cripple Creek home. Shedit fired on them, a dozen shots exchanged with no injuries. Shedit jailed for protection as masked men warned Reverend Thomas Leland to leave. Leland, known as the Cowboy Preacher, vows to stay and defend himself if needed. Local church women seek mayor’s protection for Leland. Parfet and Hall request sheriff protection. Parfet held in county jail room.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
George Shedit
Shedit
Thomas
Leland
Victor Methodist Episcopal Church
West
French
Victor
Leand
Thomas H. Parfet
Hall
Parfett
Gravity dies by own action in governor's basement
Isaac Gravatie on trial for robbing a powder house near Helena last September, used powder to wreck Northern Pacific trains. He fatally shot Deputy Tony Korizek, fled after escaping jail, then took refuge in an alley by Governor Toole's home. A pistol duel followed and Gravelle killed himself in the governor's basement amid deputy gunfire.
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Helena
Mont
Isaac Gravatie
Northern Pacific
Gov. Toole
Gravelle
Lewis and Clarke County
Tony Korizek
Catholic Interests in East Await Protector Nation
Vatican has not chosen a successor to France as protector of Catholic interests in the Far East after the break with Paris. Austria was once mentioned, but no decision has been reached. The Vatican is reopening negotiations with Beijing to establish a nunciature, which France had opposed as contrary to its rights.
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Vatican
France
Home
Far East
Austria
Pek
War Fleets Vanish In First Campaign Speech In New York
A condensed news page notes the first campaign speech in New York as war fleets vanish from the scene. Strikers seek presidential aid amid labor tensions while drafts are stolen in Matis. Guardsmen sleep on arms and a typographical convention is reported. Nebraska populist revolt and Indiana campaigning are mentioned along with Taft Taika of the Philippines.
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New York
Matis
Nebraska
Indiana
Taft Taika
Philippines
England
Army and Navy News
Supposed Foreign Spy Arrest Report From Milford Haven Forts
The Times correspondent in Milford Haven reports the arrest today of an alleged foreign spy in one of the forts. Two strangers were seen near the harbor, watched by military authorities. They hired a boat and observed submarine drills near Dale roads and the searchlight station. One man was taken to Chapel Bay fort for inquiries. the other is believed to have left. The arrested man is suspected as a German paper correspondent observer.
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Times Capiegram
Washington Post
London
Times
Milford Haven
Dale
Chapel Bay Fort
Revolution in Paraguay Sparks Capital Turmoil
Buenos Ayres reports an Asuncion revolution aimed at overthrowing President Exzcurra with no country district disturbances. Government forces advance on the capital as arms requisitions rise and a naval clash with the Sajonia looms aboard the Uruguay River. Foreign legations host refugees amid fighting in Uruguay and a declared state of siege in Paraguay.
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Buenos Ayres
Asunsion
Paraguay
Chamber of Deputies
Exzcurra
la Plata
Uruguay
Sajonia
Cabillero
Iscobar
Bricklayers Vote to Work on War College Barracks
At a stormy meeting the bricklayers union voted to allow its men to return to work on the War College at the Washington Barracks. Officers were elected for three months and the group debated whether to boycott a newspaper for strike photos. The union will walk out if a non union worker is used on the job.
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Bricklayers' Union
War College
Washington Barracks
W. Hi. Maghan
J W. Wolf
HH. M. Shock
Financelal
R. K. McMackin
Milford Spohn
M. F P. Canty
James French
P. H. Shuegrue
Shugrue
Maghan
American Banker John Munroe in Paris Declared Insane
John Munroe a prominent American banker in Paris is reported to have become insane and was placed in a suburban sanitarium. The latest update says his health is much improved after a nervous prostration early this year followed by private brain specialist care.
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John Munroe
Paris
United States
Beef War In Court Hope to Force President’s Aid
Chicago stock yards strike drags as packers rebuff talks and a plan to invoke federal injunction is floated to compel production of books and contracts. Union drivers vote on Sunday to join the strike, threatening meat supply. inspectors report crowded housing for non union workers. officials plan further action with Mayor Harmoon to address sanitation and safety concerns.
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Chicago
Totailers
Edward Tilden
John E. Maurer
Thomas Wilson
Thomas J. Connor
Roosevelt
Market Wagon Drivers’ Union
Kelly
Williams
Reynolds
Carter Harmoon
Schwarzchild & Sulsburger
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Weich
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G. A. RK
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Odell
Parker
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Sweden
Frederick
Antietam
Keedysville
Ad Hagerstonh
Royal Limited
Loulaville
K. P. Epcaupment
Limitte
Aed Ithe
Enator Fairbanks
Ohio Reunion
J. E. Reinger
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Dynamiter
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Oeston
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Aug
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Penney
Ivania Railroad
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Sea Isle City
Ocean City
Good Boat
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Evithout Ee
Peter Wendling
John Joyce
Butchers” Union
Cty
Armour & Co
Wendling
Ethelbert Stewart
United States Department of Commerce and Labor
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Stewart
T A. Carroll
Lfe
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