Askold Crippled In Battle At Shanghai From Russian Warships
Special London Times cable notes the Russian cruiser Askold heavily damaged after shelling, with over 60 casualties and extensive hull injuries. Descriptions include torn funnels, armor-piercing hits, and ruined searchlights as repairs begin. Groszvolo destroyer also arrives, dirty but intact while awaiting disarmament.
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London Times
Washington Post
Shanghai
Askold
Fe Czarevitch
Tantal
Grosovoi
Grosovol
Washington Post notices publish in partner papers free
Obituary notices list marriages and deaths from August 1904, with names ages relatives and funeral details. Entries include Blumer, Cahill, Miller, Moore, Russell, Smith, Stotzenburg, Waldman and others with birth or death dates, residences, and burial locations across Washington DC area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Blumer
Ada J. Blumer
Holmes
John
Christian Blumer
Christ's, Episcopal Church
G Street
Seventh
Congressional Cemetery
Cahill
John P
John and
Blien M.‘Canill
E Street
Mount Olivet
Miller
Io Ao
John G
Belle Miller
Fegan
Bladensburg Road
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Church of the Holy Name
Moore
Florene E
Thomas P. Moore
Humaleie L. Bloore
Kinsinger
Dumbarton Avenue
M. E
Russell
Thomas Russell
New York City
Oak Hill Chapel
Smith
George Smth
Annie Stephan Smith
Funere
Grant Street
Mount Pleasant
Will FT. Smith
O. W. Hammond
Eighth Street
Stotzenburg
Ellen J
Mahlon B. Stotzenburg
Diamond Street
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
Death of George C Gardner Rail man and engineer dies at Richmond
George Clinton Gardner a notable railroad figure and engineer dies at his Richmond, Illinois home. Born 1834 at Washington, he worked on US Mexican boundary surveys, Northwest boundary astronomy work, and joined railroad service with the Philadelphia and Pine Road in 1869.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Clinton Gardner
Richmond
Hil
Washington
Charles K. Gardner
Army
Willam H. Emory
Engineer Corps
United States Army
United States
Pacific Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Oregon
Northwest Boundary Survey
Canade Haveas
Rosanus Straits
Gardner
Philadelphia and
Pine Road
Arms Given to Insurgents Stop at Angostura
Paraguayan revolutionary vessels pass Angostura and issue arms to insurgents. Buenos Ayres reports military officers are fleeing to join the revolution. Oxent asserts resolve to support the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angostura
Buenos Ayres
Offic
Oxent
Russian Naval Drama Over Chefoo Surrender Incident
Chefoo, Aug 13 report details Russian torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelii being attacked by Japanese forces after disarming in Chefoo harbor. Captain Shestakovsky says crew resisted boarding. ship damaged but not sunk. several casualties and an officer wounded. Japanese account claims Russian commander ordered explosion of the ship and threw an officer overboard. France weighs mediation stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Telegraph
Sah
St. Petersburg
Lamsdorff
M. Nelidorf
Paris
France
Russia
Tokyo
M. Harmand
Peking
Paul Lessar
Shestakovsky
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Grigorovitch
Ofcer
Petroff
Alexieft
Mnsign Petroff
Sian
Ryeshitemi
Terashima
Foreign Office
Ryeshitomi
Japan
Mikaido
London Times
Washington Post
Ryeshitelm
Gen. Stoessel
Socialists Against War Shake Hands at Hague Congress
Delegates from Japan and Russia publicly greeted each other at the International Socialist and Trades Union Congress in Amsterdam. Vice Presidents Katayama and Plekharoff condemned government actions and called for an end to the war, praising the proletariat of both nations and pledging to oppose further conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
International Socialist and Trades Union Congress
Katayama
Japan
Plekharoff
Russia
M. Plekharoff
German Ships Get Trade Amid War Risk Rate Shift
The Times reports German shipowners will ship to Japan despite Russia’s views on contraband, pressuring war risk rates. Continental brokers note East Asia business moving to German vessels, boosting German rates while British rates rise. In Hamburg, war risk on German cargo stands at 5 percent, vs 20 to 40 percent for British vessels. The disparity reflects expectations of Russian leniency toward German ships. Plymouth dispatch notes Russia stopped and examined the Goorkha near Sagres on August 11. the vessel was allowed to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Washington Post
London
Times
Japan
Russia
Far East
Hamburg
Plymouth
England
Peninsular and Oriental Line
Oceana
Bombay
British India Steam Navigation Company
Sagres
Cape St. Vincent
Two Die After Freight Car Collision at Deanwood Yard
A fatal accident near Deanwood on the Pennsylvania Railroad killed flagman C. Deneal and seriously injured conductor William J. Moore when freight cars were shifted. Moore suffered a broken leg and an arm injury with possible amputation. he was hospitalized. Deneal's body was transported to Washington by morgue wagon. Police work to confirm details continued past dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Deanwood
C. ¥. Deneal
William J. Moore
Moore
Heckman Street
North Capitol
G Streets
Fifth Precinct
Providence Hospital
Washington
Ninth Precinct
Deneal
Grand Army encampment opens in Boston amid parades
The national G A R encampment and affiliated bodies arrive in Boston for a week of meetings. Commander-in-chief Black arrives from Washington to a rousing reception as crowds decorate the city. Two major parades are planned with thousands of veterans, ex-prisoners of war, and veterans’ groups in attendance.
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Black
Washington
Boston
Mass
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
National Woman's Relief Corps
National Daughters of Veterans
National Sons of Veterans
National Ladies’ Aid ‘Society
Sons of Veterans
National Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
National Army Nurses' Association
National Association of Naval Veterans
The
National Association of ex-Prisoners of War
Sons of Veterans of Massachusetts
Association of the“ Ex
State Naval Brigade
League of Spanish War Veterans
United States
Hotel Vendome
Woman's Relief Corps
John C. Black
Gov
Bliss
Michigan
Gov. Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Bates
Massachusetts
Mechanics
William M. Olin
Woman's Relief Corps of the
Daughters of Veterans
Thia
Widlmont W. Blackmar
John C. Shotts
Allan C. Bakewell
New York
Two Trains of Veterans Headed for G A R Encampment
Washington G A R delegates depart for the national encampment in Boston with more than 600 veterans and auxiliary members. One division travels by Pennsylvania Railroad to New York and Plymouth Sound, another by Baltimore and Ohio route to New York then by sea. Both groups plan return Friday. The Old Guard leads the larger division as parade escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Fuller Holbrook
Laura Lemon
Jersey City
Harlem
New York
Boston
B. F. Chase
E. H. Holbrook
J. J. Freeland
Charles Matthews
H. L. Johnson
A. B. Dinsmore
I. W. Stone
Ida L. Chase
E. F. Holbrook
Citizens’ Committee
Arcade Hall
Commonwealth Band
Bastem
Washington
Grand Army
Woman’s Relief Corps
Legion of Loyal Women
Old Guard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Long Island Sound
Department of the Potomac
Kit Cargon Post
Providence Line
Plymouth
Bastor
Future of Czarevitch Birth Heralded in Russia
Aug 14 St. Petersburg reports superstition around the birth of a son to the Emperor and Empress. The Czarevitch is the first since 1690 to bear Alexis’s name, amid civic and court implications. Grand Duke Michael may relinquish heir status, while the infant’s role at court remains uncertain and far eastern postings doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Czarevitch
Alexis
Peter the Great
Tsingchou
Admiral
Michael
Gatchina
Far East
Decoy Sinks After Collision Off Scilly Islands
British torpedo boat destroyer Decoy sank off the Scilly Islands after a collision with another destroyer last night. The crew, numbering about fifty, were saved. The Decoy displaced 265 tons and powered about 27 knots, armed with three torpedo tubes, one 12-pounder, and three 6-pounder guns.
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London
Scilly Islands
Moneyless Man's Rule He Beat the Conductor
A Detroit News tale recalls a man riding a street car with no fare after switching outfits to take his best girl to a theater. He forgot to pay, borrowed a quarter from the conductor, and later reimbursed him with interest after the true story surfaced. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad follows.
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Detroit News
Hood
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Askold AT
Shanchai
Wusung
Admiral Beitzenstein
Montecalm
Montcalm
Saddle Islands
Moontealm
Marconi
Peseieebrioe
Saddle Island
Associated Press
Groscyoi
Maotal
Askohi
Shanghai Municipal Hospital
Nagasski
Daily Mail
Grammatichikoff
Leiberstein
Grozovol
Mandjur
NEW York Times
Baltimore Herald
Boston Globe
Buffalo Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
Solis Republic
Syracuse Post-Standard
ST. Paul Pioneer Press
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Undertakers
W.R. Speare
F Street
Joseph Gawler
Jpnons
Ave
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Fourteenth Street NW
North
Paceeasohela
John R. Wright
Tenth Street
Ohio North 47
J. Willeam Lee
Eimbalmer
Epegnaylvania Ave
Eorge P. Zurhorst
George C. Gardner
Baltimore
A. M. Hancock
Louisville Courier- Journal
Blue Mountains
Malaga
Spain
Lincoln
Hancock
Abraham Hell
Navy Department
Ashashiwo
Kasumi
Flotila
Fujimoto
Dr. Pierce
Beaver Falls
George Cox
Hastville
Germanic
Southampton
Cherbourg
Dover
Boulogne
Graf Waldersee
Passad
Friedrich der Grosse
Bremen
Rotterdam
Queenstown
Lucantia
Liverpool
Umbria
Celiloy
General Furniture Department
Manufacturing Department
Massachusetts Avenue N. W
District of Columbia
G. A R
Lydia A. Oldroyd
Oldroyd
John J. Irwin
George H. Thomas Post
St. Louis
Budweiser
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
Idera
Chas, Mayhew
Mgr
Anheuser-Busch
Washington, D.C
D.C
Slane Brachives
Ea Pryr
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