Battle Continues As Russians Fight For Port Arthur
Moscow reports Lieut Gen Stoessel telegraphed Farewell forever and Port Arthur to be his tomb. Chefoo notes bombardment from Port Arthur with heavy fire and silencing of Japanese batteries. Desperate Japanese charges, reinforced by artillery, drive Russians from Pigeon Bay toward Itshan Hills, signaling ongoing fortress assault and uncertain outcome.
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Pigeon Bay
Itshan
Stoessel
London
Moscow
Morning Post
Port Arthur
St Petersburg
Cheton
Chefeo
Shushi Yen
Louisa Bay
Notice on Free Marriage and Death Notices in Major Newspapers
Notice states marriage and death notices inserted in The Washington Post will appear simultaneously in multiple morning papers at no extra charge. Listed papers include New York Times Baltimore Herald Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburgh Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald Buffalo? Syracuse Post Standard Buffalo? Paul Pioneer-Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Washington Post
NEW York Times
Baltimore Herald
Boston Globe
Buffalo Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago Record Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Licensed to Marry Across States and Local Notices
A collection of marriage banns and obituaries spanning Richmond and nearby areas from 1904, listing names such as G W Layne and Marie L Staton Soth, William F Deery and Etta L Baker, and many others, plus multiple funeral notices across Maryland Pennsylvania and Washington with dates in August 1904. Details include residences, spouses, and memorial timings. The notices reflect community merging through marriage and bereavement, with names like Buckley Cissel Lindenkohl Hamilton Nichols and many paired individuals.
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G W Layne
Marie L Staton Soth
Richmond
William F Deery
Etta L. Baker
Jonas B Burner
Overalla Va
Daisy PL Printz
Lura
Joseph L Davis
Charlotte Hall
Jalite Lewis
David Lew's
Lillia Dunmore
Frank B White
Katherine E Linton
Thornton Alexander
Addie Charchaeld
Albert A Carter
Lucy Craig
George Anderson
Ida Grant
Joseph Sansone
Marla Redman
Charles Gantarg
Twreen Watkins
Joseph Larkins
Irene Harria
Walter Campbell
Wate Dixon
Charles H Childress
Mary Ella Donohue
Health Office Record of Insane Patients and Ages
A health office record lists numerous patients by name and address with ages ranging from months to 84 years. Entries include Matilda Fo Anderson 8 years and Herna Berkman 76 years at rear site, plus many others across wards and city streets.
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Matilda Fo Anderson
Herna J Berkman
Dorothy Batters
Gertrude Rus
Martha Dirnett
Jonas Chase
Pierce Court
Edgar Cack
Bernam Vo Coffey
Dandridge
Patrick Dulaney
I St Nw
Robert H Daggs
St Nw
Simon W Gans
Sth
Dorothy H Greig
Harry C Goof
Lizzie Holmes
Hutton's Court
Morris Johnson
Louis P Mi
Hugh
Doneph
Hing
Wash Asy Hoa
Mary Winson
Wonder
Elizabeth E Phelps
Gertrate Reese
Lester Robinson
Freedmen's Hospital
John
Russell
Ingane
John Scott
Frank
Claudinus
Smith Anacostia
Saran M Tate
7Th St
John Towes
Fort Taken by Assault As Russians Hold Against Japanese
Ground around the Itzshan Hills near Port Arthur witnesses a brutal clash as Japanese assaults fail to net the Russians. Forts are bombarded for days, infantry attacks push Japanese back, and Chinese reports from Port Arthur confirm heavy losses on both sides. Russians maintain grit through constant shelling while the Japanese defend high ground, with medical facilities strained and civilians evacuating during lulls.
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Itzshan
Pigeon
Louisa Bays
Port Arthur
Liati
Shushigen
Pigeon Bay
Stoessel
Linotie
Awful sacrifice of life in Port Arthur siege
Japanese losses before Port Arthur estimated at 28,000 men as Russian reports detail brutal assaults on Green Hills and Wolf Hills. The narrative describes 60,000 Japanese against 13,000 Russians, 10,000 Japanese killed in a single assault, and 20,000 Japanese rifles collected by Gen. Stoessel. It notes siege guns on Wolf Hills, bombardment plans, and daily Japanese shelling as the war continues.
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Port Arthur
Liaoyang
Associated Press
Fock
Green Hills
Wolf Hills
Shipka Pass
Stoessel
WANTS AMERICA TO LEAD AND NEUTRAL CHINA ISSUE
The Fil Mall Gazette urges neutral powers to define Chinese neutrality and act together. It argues for following Germany in Kiao-chou and forcing Russia to leave or disarm, to settle neutral Chinese ports for the war’s remainder.
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Fil Mall Gazette
Shanghai
Germany
Kiao-chou
Navy says Shanghai fleet none of neutral protection duties
The Navy Department asserts the American fleet at Shanghai has no special neutral protection instructions. Officials believe Japan will not violate Chinese neutrality or risk foreign interests by making Shanghai a naval battleground. Consul Goodnow reported Japanese vessels. no note of American torpedo boat action. Cable mentions Russian cruiser Askold and property near docks. Consul Fowler notes Chefoo alarm over Japanese fleet possibly landing and destroying the wireless system serving Port Arthur.
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Navy Department
Shanghai
Stirling
Goodnow
Fowler
State Department
Chefoo
Port Arthur
President Roosevelt Faces Far East Situation
President Roosevelt is deeply concerned about the neutrality of Chinese areas outside the Russo Japanese war zone. He is in close touch with events in the Orient with all information provided by the State Department as reports from Shanghai arrive. Secretary Hay at his New Hampshire summer home has not received official advices and refrained from commenting on possible actions by nations involved.
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Oyster Bay
UL. S
Rtoosevelt
Far East
China
Orient
State Department
Shanghai
Newbury
N. H
Hay
Washington
Associated Press
Sinking of Hipsang. naval court finds no provocation
Evidence from a Shanghai naval court shows the Russian shelling and sinking of the British steamer Hipsang off Pigeon Bay on July 16 to be a reckless, wanton act with multiple casualties. The ship carried 7 Europeans and 83 Chinese. 9 Chinese were wounded, 3 killed, and one missing.
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Shanghai
Hipsang
Wipsang
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited
Pigeon Bay
Destroyar
Niuchwang
Chefoo
Korsakowsk Bombarded as Japanese Shells Cause Little Damage
Russian report from Sakhalin island town Korsakovsk says Japanese bombardment since 7 am damaged a few houses with no casualties. A Japanese ship appeared on the horizon, and Novik, unable to fight, steamed from Korsakovsk harbor and was beached after casualties reported, including one officer dead.
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Sakhalien Island
St. Petersburg
Korsakovsk
Sakhalien
Lieut McCully Escape From Port Arthur Shelling
Lieut Newton A. McCully U S N American naval attaché was quartered in Port Arthur before leaving for Pigeon Bay to Chefoo when his house was hit by a shell. Maj Hoffman German attache notes attaches were quartered on Tiger's Tail with a high battery guarding them and viewed naval operations with caution.
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Tsingtao
Port Arthur
Newton A. McCully
Old Town
Pigeon Bay
Chefoo
Maj
Hoffman
Lieut
McCully
Maj. Hoffman
Russia After Warships Report Sparks Baltic Reinforcement Plot
London dispatch claims Russia seeks to enlist France in purchasing Argentine and Chilean warships to bolster the Baltic fleet. Buenos Aires reports American Minister Arthur M. deaupre delivering a personal Roosevelt letter and a photograph to President Roca at the government house.
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Russia
London
Paris
The
Daily Chronicle
France
Argentina
Buenos Ayres
Arthur M. Deaupre
Government House
Roca
Roosevelt
Heroism in sea fight Lieut Brash's tragic death
Vladivostok August 21. The battle between the cruiser Gromoboi and the Japanese squadron ended with heroic deaths and stern endurance. Lieut Brash mortally wounded continued to issue orders aboard the Gromoboi while Capt Dabich, twice wounded, kept the wheel and rallied his men. The article notes armor saved lives, describes damage, and honors fallen officers. Casualties and repairs are detailed as crews prepare for future actions.
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Dabich
Brash
Gromobol
Russia
Gromoboei
Coal ing privileges denied to belligerent fleets
London dispatch reports orders to colonial governors forbidding coal ing of warships and belligerent vessels at any port or waters under British jurisdiction for refueling. Distress cases to receive standard humanitarian aid under international law. Malta governor has issued a related proclamation.
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London Times
Washington Post
London
the Times
Malta
British Steamer Held Up Off Cape Colony In Straw of Russian Promises
Durban reports the British steamer Comedian was stopped by a Russian converted cruiser near the Bashea River mouth, its papers checked and allowed to proceed. London papers doubt Russia’s pledge not to use St Peters burg and Smolensk as cruisers, citing ongoing incidents and editorial calls for official documents to clarify arrangements with Russia.
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Durban
Natal
Liverpoo
Bashea River
Cape Colony
London
Smolensk
Balfour
St. Petersburg
Ormley
New York
Fusan
Ormsey
Comedian
Pepers
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Squadron Heads Out Again From Port Arthur
Port Arthur squadron is expected to sail again at any hour as Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky orders ships to fight or be destroyed rather than surrender. An official dispatch says only two officers were killed in the August 10 action, but details are unclear, raising fears of hidden damage.
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Andreieff
Russia
Berlinski
Gromoboi
Siberian
Kamimure
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Prince Quktomsky
Prince Ouktomsky
Chefoo
Admiralty
Sora
Skirmishes Near Liaoyang Reported With No Battle Likely
Japanese troops concentrate on the southern front amid continual skirmishing near Liaoyang with orders not to fire. Chinese sources claim 30,000 Japanese troops with 200 guns have landed at Yinkow, some moving to Niuchwang and Harcheng. Also noted: motor boat races at Alexandria Bay and BristolCourier Publishing Co. charter news with Ex-Gov Bob Taylor as president and upcoming wedding of Taylor to Mamie St John.
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Yinkow
Niuchwang
Harcheng
Bristol, Tenn
Bristol ‘Courier Publishing ‘Co
Bob Taylor
Charles H. Slack
The
Courier
Washington, D. C
Taylor
Mamie St. John
Chilowie
Ristel
Sea wall in Galveston marked as city’s progress grows
Galveston celebrated the completion of the sea wall as Gov. Lanham praised the project long a world class structure. The wall stretches 17 593 feet with a 27 foot riprap and cost 1 198 918 dollars. State taxes for 18 years will back 1 500 000 dollars in grade raising bonds. A canal inside the wall will admit hopper dredges to fill to the required depth. Congress approved extending the wall toward Fort Crockett for protection to Fifty fifth street.
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Galveston
Tex
Galveston Sea Wall
Lanham
United States
Tremont Street
Gulf
State
Congress
Galveston County
Fort Crockett
Fifty-fifth Street
City of
Gulf Side
Notable 19th Century Financier John Lowber Welsh Dies at 62
Philadelphia reports the death of John Lowber Welsh at his White Marsh country home. Formerly tied to Drexel & Co., he remained a director in multiple companies including all Heading companies, the Erie Railroad, and United Railways of New Jersey. Age about sixty two, he was widely regarded as one of the nation's wealthiest men. Also noted: D Lynch Pringle, former U S minister to Turkey and Guatemala, dies in San Francisco. Brunswick Georgia records coal and railroad builder Cole C Mathen’s death, body to be shipped to New York. Kate Chopin, famed Louisiana Creole storyteller, dies in St Louis from brain hemorrhage.
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Philadelphia
John Lowber Welsh
White Marsh
Montgomery County
Welsh
Drexel & Co
Erie Railroad
United Railways of New Jersey
San Francisco
D. Lynch Pringle
United States
Turkey
Guatemala
Capt. Poinsett Pringle
Julius Pringlé
Baltimore
Brunswick
Cole C. Mathen
Georgia
Avoca Villa
New York
St Louis
Kate Chopin
Louisiana
Fight Over Claim Jumping Ends in Double Death
Two St. Maries men are dead and a third is missing after a dispute over alleged claim jumping on Marble Creek. P. Bouly and N. Lindsay were found on the trail between Marble Creek and Gordon, Bouly having thirteen bullet wounds. A missing man named Tyler is not yet accounted for.
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St. Maries
Idaho
Marble Creek
Here
P. Bouly
N. Lindsay
Gordon
Bouly
Tyler
Lindsay
Ocean Yacht Race Start for Brentons Reef Cup
The Brentons Reef Cup start in Newport R I featured schooners Resolute Endymion and Atlantic racing 264 miles to Sandy Hook lightship and back. Resolute led at 10 45 11 with Endymion at 10 46 13 and Atlantic at 10 50 06. Meanwhile in San Juan Porto Rico United States transports Sumner Kilpatrick arrive with Porto Rican school teachers returning from visits to Harvard Cornell and other U S institutions.
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Newport
R. 1
Resolute
Endymion
Atlantic
Brentons Reef
Sandy Hook
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Sumner
Kilpatrick
Harvard
Cornell
Kiliedim Street Fight in Louisville Leaves Three Injured
In a running pistol duel on Kiliedim Street Louisville two African American men quarreled. Ross Jackson was shot in the back and probably mortally wounded while his opponent Ed Blancaenell was shot in the foot. A white bystander Miss Sue Gnan also injured by a stray bullet.
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Louisville
Ross Jackson
Ed Blancaenell
Sue Gnan
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad From Washington Daily Post
An advertisement for Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root claims prompt cures for kidney and bladder troubles and related pains. It promotes sample bottles and a free book, offers mailed information, and urges readers to mention Washington Daily Post. The ad lists Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton, NY and notes variations of the product name.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Washington Daily Post
Jimer
Gas Explosion in Buck Ridge Mine Causes Fatal Burns
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on August 22 a gas explosion in a Buck Ridge Coal Company slope burned four workers John Bader, Lincoln Campbell, Harry Wegnen, and Anthony Tolitski. Bader and Campbell are reported to die. A rock fell through a platform creating an opening that allowed a large amount of gas to rush out and envelope the naked lamps.
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Shamokin
Buck Ridge Coal Company
John Bader
Lincoln Campbell
Harry Whennen
Anthony Tolitski
Bader
Campbell
Wife for Burglar in Hampton County Tragedy
In Bruniton Hampton County last night J B Bennett shot and killed his wife after awakening to a noise he mistook for rats He saw a figure at the window then fired striking the supposed intruder in the heart The wife died instantly and Bennett was likely to face inquiry authorities reported from Charleston D C dated August 22
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Charleston
D. C
Bruniton
Hampton County
J. B. Bennett
Taom
Beef Trust Data Projected By Garfield Probe
The New York Commercial reports Commissioner Garfield in the Department of Commerce and Labor says beef packing investigations are progressing. He aims to finish and transmit a report to the President for Congress next December, under a Congressional resolution on the restraining order issued by Judge Grosscup in Chicago. The piece notes the oddity of a department doing detective work for the courts, amid anti trust politics and Supreme Court rulings.
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New York
Garfield
Department of Commerce and Labor
Congress
Grosscup
Chicago
Beef Trust
United States Supreme Court
Northern Securities
United States
PUT ROCKS ON RAILROAD. ABRAHAM COHEN DENIES WRECK INTENT
South Norwalk Conn Aug 22 Abraham Cohen a Philadelphia resident was arrested on suspicion and charged with attempting to wreck an east bound New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad express. He admits placing a bag of rocks and railroad spikes on the track but says he did it to stop a train so he could board it. He was held for trial. Killed While Walking on Track New Brunswick Aug 22 two men found dead beside Pennsylvania tracks near Plainsboro likely struck by an express. Identified as Harry Pedley a former Navy Cruiser Topeka sailor and Harry Williamsa Mount Pleasant Pa.
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Abraham Cohen
South Norwalk
Conn
Philadelphia
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Cohen
New Brunswick
N. J
Pennsylvania
Plainspero
Harry Pe‘dley
Topeka
Harry Williamsa
Mount Pleasant
Peffrey Pen
Navy
Fort Wayne
Legislator Shot in Dark Near Piety Hill
In Houghton Michigan on August 22 representative Charles H. Brown of Ontonagon County was shot in the right lung while traveling from Greenland to Mass City. The shooting occurred in near darkness by Piety Hill. Two weeks earlier Greenland Marshal Nelson, a Brown ally, was shot at in a similar manner. Garment Workers convened in Buffalo with about 175 delegates and 60,000 members as open shop questions loomed large.
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Houghton, Mich
Charles H. Brown
Ontonagon County
Greenland
Mass City
Piety Hill
Marshal Nelson
Brown
Buffalo
United Garment Workers of America
Triumph of the English Tongue
An analysis asserts English is now the dominant global language with two thirds of speakers in the United States and the United States leading in industrial and commercial use. It notes historical shifts from French Spanish and German and states English surpasses all other civilized tongues in speakers today.
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St Louis
Atlantic
United States
His Idea of It from the Philadelphia Press
A short comic dialogue from a Philadelphia Press piece features a caller claiming Irish birth and Bobby teasing the disguise with comments about red whiskers and a pipe in the hat.
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Philadelphia Press
Bobby
Ireland
The Case of Mr Henpeck in Town Topics
A lighthearted item in Town Topics notes the couple dynamic between Mr Henpeck and his wife. Henpeck claims to reveal all his actions while his wife guides him in nearly every step, highlighting a humorous domestic power balance.
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Henpeck
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