Captured Steamer at Chefoo Draws Japanese Assertiveness
Chefoo cable reports seven Japanese destroyers entered the harbor and seized an unknown steamer entering from the sea. Two Japanese cruisers lay outside the port as the seizure occurred within Chinese waters. The incident signals a hard line on Chinese neutrality and prompts concern over potential land operations near Manchuria and Mongolia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Chefoo
Chefoo Harbor
Shanghai
Japan presses for exit of Russian ships at Shanghai harbor
Reports from Shanghai August 19 allege Japan demands that the torpedo boat destroyer Askold and the cruiser Admiral Seydl be removed or disarmed. Tokyo notes growing impatience as neutrality issues persist and contemplates a potential Japanese squadron to enforce actions. Chinese authorities reportedly struggle to uphold neutrality while ensuring Askold cannot rejoin the Russian fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Modai
Grogovat
Sekold
Mide
Neuudal
Pacihe
Tokyo
Askold
Shainghat
Russia Japan Ryeshitelm Case Upgraded Wait For Reply
In St Petersburg on August 19 the probability that the case will rest until peace is reached is noted. Russia protests over the torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelm at Chernov. Paris reports Tokyo has not yet sent the protest text to the foreign office. Officials do not expect serious international complications and anticipate Japan may claim the vessel was dismantled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Cassini
Rusa
New York
Japan
Itay
Russia
Li Ie
France
Germany
Lister
Ferlin
Foreign Office
Hoy
Chefco
St Petersburg
China
Paris
Tokyo
Chetov
Russian Commander Assaults Japanese as War Ends
Fragmentary report notes a Russian commander assaulting a Japanese officer, triggering a climax amid wartime tensions. Fiuss may dispute facts and the matter could linger until a peace settlement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiuss
Chinese Troops Drill Under Japanese Officers Near Nankin
William Martin United States consul at Nanking reports immense Chinese troops drilling in central China under Japanese officers. Troops are equipped with Mauser rifles and new machine guns. About 6,000 soldiers drill near Nankin. Consul General Cheshire has filled in from Mukden but has withdrawn due to the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
William Martin
United States
Nepkin
China
Orient
Siberia
Nankin
Wounded in War Show Low Death Rate in Japanese Care
Maj Louis L. Seaman reports Japanese field first aid limits deaths at sea and on hospital ships. Russian wounded treated similarly with high recovery, aided by fish and rice diet. Chunchus and Japanese pay rates noted. chiefs host visitors near Sinmintang. Additional notices list U.S. attaches with Russian forces and contraband court implications.
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Japan
Chefeo
Louis L. Seaman
Mukden
Chefoo
Seaman
Charles T. Boyd
Tenth
United States Infantry
Chungegortin
Sinmintang
Boyd
West Point
Boyé
Russians in Despair Over Destruction of Vladivostok Squadron
Aug 19 report from St. Petersburg relays admiralty acknowledging the destruction of the Vladivostok squadron after heavy fighting with Kamimura's fleet. Losses on the Russia and Gromoboi are described as severe. dockyard capacity is limited at Vladivostok, delaying repairs as rumors swirl about the Diana and Pallada.
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St Petersburg
Tibet
Novoe Vremya
Russia
Great Britain
Persia
Persian Gulf
St. Petersburg
Skrydloff
Port Arthur
Gromokoi
Kamimura
Expectia
Far East
Admiralty
Vladivostok
Jessen
Gromoboi
Gromopol
Gromoko
Rosela
Vladilyostok
Diana
Pallada
Emperor William
Hoffman
Lieut
von Gilgenheim
Heaviest rains hit Manchuria and far East news update
Reports from Manchuria say heavy rains flood valleys while rivers form from streams with quick drought after brief sun. No major hostilities recently except outpost meetings as Gen. Kuroki’s forces remain in the field. Other dispatches note Grand Duke Boris sending congratulations to the Emperor, Cuban court cases and extradition, Central American diplomacy, and Prince Henry of Prussia traveling to St. Petersburg for the royal christening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuroki
Fusan
Korea
Manchuria
St Petersburg
Boris
St. Petersburg
Far East
Kuropatkin
Peterhof Palace
Tsarskoe-Selo
Impress
Czarevitch
Secha Kaiser
Berlin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Emperor Wiliam
Revision of Patent Laws Urged by British Association
President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science urged global patent reform. A. J. Balfour attended the engineering section and received a gold medal for innovation. Mr Parsons proposed extending patent life via an international committee and a fair monopoly to fund long term research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Association For Advancement of Science
Cambridge
Eng
British Association For the Advancement of Science
A. J. Balfour
Association
Associated German Engineers
Charles Algernon Parkens
Parsons
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Socialists clash over Dresden resolution at congress
Amsterdam Aug. 19 The International Socialist and Trade Union Congress debated the Dresden resolution urged by the French delegates. Maures denounced the German socialists while Jaures and Bebel argued about electoral rights and governance, ending with the resolution adopted 23 to 5 with twelve abstentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
International Socialist and Trade Union Congress
Dresden
Rheims
Maures
Bomaist
Germany
IM. Jaures
Herr Bebel
French
France
Napoleon
Bismarck
Leniency For The Finns Reported In Helsinki
Berlin reports Prince Obolensky influenced Emperor Nicholas toward a milder Finnish policy. In Helsinki police restrictions tightened after Obolensky arrived, with basement senate entrances sealed and surrounding buildings searched for secret passages to protect the governor general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Osvobosidense
Stuttgart
St. Petersburg
Prince Obolensky
Finland
Nicholas
Helsingfora
Lfe
Victims of treachery by Moorish chief Amada
Algiers reports eighty three horsemen sent by Bu Hamara to wed his daughter were treacherously murdered by Chief Amada of the Beni Buzzagora. The dispatch underscores the brutal act amid regional intrigue. The note also covers a Panamanian diplomatic letter to Secretary Hay supporting U S control of canal zones and several other international items from Italy to Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amada
Beni Buzzagora
Algiers
Bu Hamara
Fiery Mount Vernon Hotel Blaze Injures One Man
Early morning fire at the Mount Vernon Hotel on 487 Pennsylvania Avenue NW caused panic among about a hundred guests. Chiefly on the fourth floor, heroes freed occupants using ropes, and the fire was fought by units of the fire brigade with one man severely burned and others modestly hurt. Damages were about $1,000.
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Mount Vernon Hotel
Pennsysvania Avenue
John Farley
Farley
Daniel Nichols
Policeman Long
Erich @ohemmele
W. Lohbee
T. W. Jones
Maj
R. H Pardee
Treasury Department
Joseph Mudeski
St Joseph
Benjamin Carroll
New York
Thomas T. W. Evans
Philadelphia
Tucker Barbee
Mr. Barbee
Mrs. Jr. South
Nichols
Burglary Double Header In Beall Groceries
A grocer James M Beall reports two store break ins at 1012 First Street Northeast and Twentieth and S Streets Northwest. Thirteen cents and twelve dollars were stolen from the two locations. Police from the Second precinct arrested John Johnson a 13 year old African American boy and recovered part of the loot. They seek a second boy involved. Officers also search for Horace Gibbs who is unconscious at Emergency Hospital after being found at Lakewood Maryland. A quarrel near Center Market left Mortimer Ford and Robert Scott with head injuries. Scott was arrested by Policeman Murphy.
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James M. Beall
First Street
Twentieth
John Johnson
Beall
Johnson
Horace Gibbs
Gibbs
Lakewood
Magele Gibbs
Washington
Robert Scott
Mortimer Ford
Ford
Virginia
Murphy
Scott
John Payne
Twenty-fourth
Charles Butler
Payne
W E. Ogle
Butler
Phillips’ Court
George Willis
Nine-year-old boys held up white boy in street robbery
Presley Diggs and Anthony Hawkins, both nine, were sent to House of Detention after being charged with holding up eight-year-old Timothy Flaherty and robbing him of eleven cents on Twenty second Street and Virginia Avenue Northwest yesterday afternoon. All are newsboys. Barry Bulkley begins lecture tour to Thousand Islands and parts of New York State on Yellowstone National Park.
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Presley Diggs
Anthony Hawkins
Barry Bulkley
Thousand Islands
New York State
Yellowstone National Park
No Appetite Signals Loss of Vitality and Tone Precedes Illness
Health note explains that appetite loss reflects reduced vitality and vigor and often signals an underlying illness or fatigue. It warns of gradual energy decline and emphasizes seeking medical advice if symptoms persist or worsen.
Vagrant at Five Arrested as Youngest Tramp
Willam Brown, a five year old described as a vagrant, was arrested by Policeman Adams after being found at Highthar F stream at midnight without hat or coat. He had previously ignored warnings and was seen jumping on and off street cars, marking him as one of the youngest vagrants detained by the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willem Brown
Willam
Adams
Worksed New Scheme of Fraud in City
Police accuse Roy Jackson a young man of swindling several victims with a trick envelope scheme. Jackson reportedly promised to divide an imaginary $20 found, then fled with money from Samuel Greenleaf and Joseph Smothers after gaining their trust. Detective Grant identified Jackson as the man behind the fraud and thefts.
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Sun
Roy Jackson
Joseph Smothers
Grant
Jackson
Samuel Greenleaf
Greenleaf
she #8
Remarried Chinese American couple shocks Washington Society
In Chinatown last night the remarriage of May Han Don a Chinese American businessman and his white wife Lillian Carter drew attention. The ceremony occurring in Alexandria Va followed a previous union without a legal record. A baby girl two years old, the couple’s child, and the home on Pennsylvania Avenue NW were described in detail as observers noted social tensions and the new family’s public exposure. The event prompted discussion within local clubs and communal networks.
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Chinatown
May Han Don
Moy
Kim la Yueng
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Alexandria
Moy Han Don
New York Avenue
Lilliam Carter
Baltimore
Kaspen
Washington
Naoma
Han Don
Lillian Carter
New York
Pennsylvania Avenue
J. H. S Ewell
Methodist Protestant Church
Weather Conditions Aug 19 Disturbance Over Iowa Iowa to East
Heavy rain from a central barometric disturbance moving from Eastern Iowa toward the Lake region. Showers along the Middle Missouri, Upper Mississippi, Ohio valleys, and Southern Lake region with clearing west of the Mississippi. Brisk southerly winds on the Great Lakes and Lake Michigan. storm warnings posted on the lower lakes and Huron. Temperature readings varied across locations with showers expected to continue along the Atlantic seaboard.
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Dept. of Agriculture, Weather Bureau
Washington, DC
Iowa
Lake
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
New England
Bates
Grey Lakes
Missouri
Mississippi
Ohio
Lake Region
Migslanippi River
South Atlantic States
Hocky Mountain
Plateau
Middle Eastern
Ohie Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Missiszippi
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Gulf
Lower Lakes
Upper Lakes
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Steamera
Grand Banks
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Washington Advices
Chinese Mongalla
Jus
Sibelian
Yuanshi Kai
Hays
Mongolia
Goodnow
Tagui
Petersburg
Walter S Schuyler
Carl Reichmann
United States Army
Montgomery M. Macomb
United States Artillery Corps
W V Judson
United States Hinegineer Corps
Vishtvostok
Admiralty Court
Rosser
England
Pacific Mail
Seattle
Wash
Tremont
Versele
Matousevitch
Reitzenstein
LOODS
Army
Cear
Havana
Supreme Court
Guara
Greeeneid O'Farrill
Candelaria
Cuba
Mexico
Soler Parodi
Jewela
Vera Crus
Conference of Presidents
Managua
Karanga
Zelaya
Conrito
Honduras
Salvador
National Assembly
Guatemala
Sa Ben
Panama
Mr. Barrett
Tomas Arias
Italy
Tripoli
Jerbu Sunis
Amerigo Vespucci
Messina
Sicily
Dernah
Frovines
Barca
Besos
O’brien
Cork
Ireland
William O'Brien
Cork City
United Irish League
Nationalist
WI Paso
Tex
Lovia Terrazas
Chihuahua
Enrique Creel
International Monetary Congress
Terrazas
Saratoff
Bamara
Yinkow
London
the Standard
Tientsin
Nowaboys
Vagrand
Democratic Club
Parker and Davis Democratic Club
Anacostia
Hines’ Hall
Thomas J. Moore
William Cranch McIntyre
John §S Mulier
Robert E. Mattingly
Asylum Band
Maryland
West Virginia
St. Louis
Shorthand Reporters’ Association
Charles Currier Beale
Boston
Jerome B Howard
Cincinnati
Russell Leonard
Chicago
Minnie I Kehoe
Pensacola
Pla
Kendrick Hill
Trenton
Henry Demming
Harrisburg
Joseph H Roberts
New Haven
Conn
Red Brick Ireland
Sidney C Ormsby
New York City
Francis
Hutfmai
Mobile
Thomas Forean
Birmingham
Ala
United Association of Journeymen Plumbers and Allied Trades
Canada
Toronto
Mass
Fiske
Charles A. Record
United States Mail Service
J. M. Barry
F.C. Webster
North American Trust
Adirondack Camp
Platteboro
N. Y
Fish Rock
Isaac Seligman
Saranac Lake
Adirondacks
Atlanta
Edwin Purington
Comn
Union Railroad
Lansburge & Bro
Madras
Lansburgh & Bro
7Th
Sanders & Stayman
F St
Horn
Tailor
A&p
Great Atlantia and Pacific Tea Company, Corith and H
Thea
Minsala- Max
Fall
Asheville
N.C
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Buffalo
Til
Ctzeinnatl
Chiomu
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Wyo
Ile
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Denver
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Helena
Mont
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Ing
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Fin
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Ark
Marquette
Mich
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Lene
Jsbr
Wiel
Renee Ou Minn
At. Paul
Peter Grogan
Redit
All
Paredif
Seventh Street
HUB Furniture CO
D Sts
N. W
Tharp
Berkeley
St. N.W
Tolman
Grand Lodge
District of Columbia
Masonic Temple
O'Ctoc
Bia Claudius DL Smith
A W Johnston
Ballantine
the Shoomaker CO Company
Ire
B. B. Earnshaw G Bro., Wholesale Grocers, Tith and Matese
Edison
Capital Phonograph Co
Eaperenet
McGill & Wallace
Baughman
Waughman
Main
Pope Bae
Alice M. Paterson
D. Oo
Wilber L. Smith
Do W
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