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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1904
Page
4
Russian cruiser Askold suffered heavy damage with at least twelve crew killed and about fifty wounded after a fierce bombardment. Repairs underway as the ship sits in Shanghai harbor amid neutrality disputes and increasing tension.
Several obituaries and funeral notices dated August 1904 announce deaths of Charles H Blumer John P Cahill John G Miller Florene E Moore Thomas Russell George Smith and Ellen J Stotzenburg plus Waldman Jr with funeral plans and interment details. The items reference ages residences and burial locations across Washington DC and nearby cemeteries such as Congressional Cemetery Mount Olivet Rock Creek Cemetery and Wilmington Del.
George Clinton Gardner a noted railroad man and engineer dies at his Richmond home. Born 1834 in Washington his career spanned boundary surveys and early U S railroad work. His father Col Charles K Gardner was adjutant general.
Paraguayan insurgent vessels have passed Angostura where arms were issued. Military deputies flee to join revolutionaries. Oxent declares determination to suppress the movement as Buenos Ayres reports Aug 14.
A Russian torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelni was disarmed at Chefoo by Japanese forces after a clash in neutral harbor. The Russian commander claims he tried to blow up the vessel as Japanese forces boarded, with several crew injured and one killed. France weighs its stance as Russia and Japan clash over neutrality and seizure.
Amsterdam Aug 14 The International Socialist and Trades Union Congress opened with applause as Japanese Vice President Katayama and Russian Vice President Plekharoff shook hands. They blamed their governments for war and urged unity among workers to oppose further fighting. The congress adopted a resolution praising the Russian and Japanese proletariat and condemning czarist and capitalist actions.
The Times reports German shipowners will ship to Japan despite Russia's contraband stance, pushing war risk rates higher for British vessels while Hamburg sees 5 percent. Continental brokers note Far East business moving to German ships. In England, Goorkha was stopped by a Russian cruiser near Sagres but allowed to proceed.
A freight car mishap on the Pennsylvania Railroad at Deanwood killed flagman C. Deneal and seriously injured conductor William J. Moore. Moore suffered multiple injuries including a crushed hand likely requiring amputation, and a broken leg. Moore was taken to Providence Hospital. Deneal’s body was transported by morgue wagon. Police investigated hours later.
Boston gears for the national G A R encampment with decor, parades, and receptions. Commander-in-chief Black arrives from Washington to a rousing welcome as thousands of veterans, Sons and Daughters of Veterans, and other allied groups descend on the city for meetings, programs, and a mammoth parade slated for Tuesday.
More than 600 Grand Army and auxiliary members from Washington depart for the national encampment in Boston. Two divisions travel by rail via Pennsylvania Railroad and Baltimore and Ohio lines with escorts from the Old Guard. They will parade and return Friday after two days of travel and appearances in Boston.
Auguries in St Petersburg tie to the birth of a son to the Emperor and Empress Alexis is the first Czarevitch with that name since 1690. The infant’s birth coincided with the battleship Czarevitch’s arrival at Tsinga and the death of Admiral Withoft. Grand Duke Michael relinquished his claim to the throne in favor of the child, and he may emerge from retirement but is unlikely to be sent to the Far East despite his wish to serve.
British torpedo boat destroyer Decoy sank off the Scilly Islands after colliding with another destroyer. All hands were saved. The Decoy displaced 265 tons, powered at 4,200 indicated horsepower, and could reach twenty seven knots. It carried three torpedo tubes, one 12 pounder, and three 6 pounder guns with a crew of fifty.
A Detroit man recalls a ride when he forgot to pay fare after changing outfits to court his date. He relied on a quarter given for both of them, received 3 cents change, and later reimbursed the conductor in full, recounting the humorous mishap. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad closes the tale.
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