Battle Signals At Port Arthur In The War
Moscow reports Lieut Gen Stoessel bid farewell forewarned Port Arthur would be his tomb as Russian defenses at Pigeon Bay hold against Japanese efforts. Chefoo details bombardment from Port Arthur with heavy fire, Japanese from Shushi Yen and Louisa Bay pressing from the north. Russian lines reportedly driven back in parts of the Itshan hills area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 distribution
Notice states marriage and death notices inserted in The Washington Post will, on request, appear in multiple morning papers without extra charge. The list includes New York Times, Baltimore Herald, Boston Globe, Buffalo Courier, Cincinnati Enquirer, Chicago Record Herald, Philadelphia Public Ledger, Pittsburgh Dispatch, Providence Journal, Rochester Herald, Syracuse Post Standard, St Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
NEW York Times
Baltimore Herald
Boston Globe
Buffalo Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago Record Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Licensed to Marry and Obituary Fragments From 1904 Notices
A jumble of marriage licenses and obituary fragments lists names and places from Richmond and surrounding areas. Entries include Layne and Staton Soth of Richmond and Deery and Baker, plus Burners, Printz, Davis, Lewis, Dunmore, White, Linton and others. Several August 1904 death notices mention Buckley Cissel Hamilton LindenkohI Nichol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Patients and Ages in DC Area
A list of patient names, ages, and addresses from various hospitals and clinics in Washington DC area. Includes Matilda Fo Anderson eight years at rear Site Host and Herna Berkman Hand two st s ne sixty six years, Dorothy Batters 401 4th st se, Gertrude Rus Inv City DC1 day, Martha Dirnett 242 3d st sw sixty nine years, Jonas Chase 128 Pierce court nine years, and many others with ages from months to eighty four. Records reference Freedmen's Hospital, Government Hospitals, Providence Hospital, and other facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Forts and Fire Power Dominate Port Arthur Front
Russian defenses at Port Arthur endure heavy Japanese assaults with bombardment and infantry attacks. Chinese observers report a fort on the Itzshan Hills fell after an assault, while Russian artillery and persistent defense hold the center and right. Civilians flee bomb proofs as ships repair in the yard and shells strike Linotie Lighthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itzshan
Pigeon
Louisa Bays
Port Arthur
Liati
Shushigen
Pigeon Bay
Stoessel
Linotie
Awful sacrifice of life at Port Arthur exposed
Russian report details brutal Japanese assaults on Port Arthur and Green Hills, with 28,000 Japanese losses since the siege began. Descriptions of 10,000 Japanese casualties in the July 30 attack, mines, shattered villages, and the 20,000 rifles collected. Also notes siege guns on Wolf Hills and daily shelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Liaoyang
Associated Press
Fock
Green Hills
Wolf Hills
Shipka Pass
Stoessel
Neutral powers urged to define Chinese neutrality limits
The Fil Mall Gazette argues for a unified international approach to Chinese neutrality, urging neutral powers to act in concert. It cites Shanghai precedents from Germany at Kiao-chou and calls for Russian forces to disarm or leave, aiming to settle neutral Chinese ports for the duration of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fil Mall Gazette
Shanghai
Germany
Kiao-chou
Navy De partment denies American fleet protects Chinese neutrality
Navy officials in Washington assert no special orders direct Admiral Stirling at Shanghai and nobody believes the Japanese will violate Chinese neutrality or use Shanghai harbor as a battle site. Consul Goodnow relays Japanese ships in Shanghai. no word of US torpedo boat action. Cable notes American docks near the Russian cruiser Askold and Russian refusal to disarm. Fowler reports Chefoo authorities and locals alarmed by fear Japan would land and destroy the wireless system at Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Shanghai
Stirling
Goodnow
Fowler
State Department
Chefoo
Port Arthur
President Roosevelt watches Far East tensions in Shanghai
Oyster Bay reports Roosevelt deeply concerned about the neutrality of non war zone China as Russo Japanese presence at Shanghai prompts close State Department monitoring. Hay at Newbury reads dispatches, declines to comment on potential courses by involved nations amid no official Washington advisories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
UL. S
Rtoosevelt
Far East
China
Orient
State Department
Shanghai
Newbury
N. H
Hay
Washington
Associated Press
Hipsang Sinking by Russians Probed by Naval Court
Evidence from a Shanghai naval court shows the Russian shelling and sinking of the British steamer Hipsang near Pigeon Bay on July 16 was a reckless act with no provocation. The ship, en route Niuchwang to Chefoo, carried 7 Europeans and 83 Chinese. 9 Chinese injured, 3 killed, one missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Hipsang
Wipsang
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited
Pigeon Bay
Destroyar
Niuchwang
Chefoo
Korsakovsk Bombarded by Japanese Shells on Sakhalin Island
Russian report from Sakhalin Island says Korsakovsk town suffered only minor damage with a few houses destroyed and no clear casualties. A Japanese ship briefly idled off shore before leaving. the Novik reportedly beached after attempting to engage two attacking vessels, with at least one officer dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sakhalien Island
St. Petersburg
Korsakovsk
Sakhalien
Lieut McCully Escapes Shell Hit Before Leaving Port Arthur
At Tsingtao on August 2, Lieut Newton A McCully U S N the American naval attaché was quartered in Port Arthur before leaving for Pigeon Bay to take a junk for Chefoo a shell struck his house destroying it Maj Hoffman German military attaché at Port Arthur noted that McCully had left earlier and that foreign attaches were quartered on the Tigers Tail where a high battery blocked their view of the August 16 naval action shells exploded nearby but they felt not in danger
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Tsingtao
Port Arthur
Newton A. McCully
Old Town
Pigeon Bay
Chefoo
Maj
Hoffman
Lieut
McCully
Maj. Hoffman
Molas
Malas
Lieut. Molas
Berlinski
Rossia
Skon
Gromoboi
Skrydloft
Rurik
Trousoff
Evanoff, Sargen
Soultokh
Russia Seeks France Buy of Warships for Baltic Fleet
London Aug 22 Paris Daily Chronicle correspondent reports Russia pressing France to purchase Argentine and Chilean men of war to reinforce the Baltic fleet. Buenos Ayres Aug 22 Arthur M. Deaupre American Minister met President Roca with Roosevelt letter and photo.
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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 leads to tragic death tribute
Vladivostok dispatch details Lt Brash mortally wounded by a shell yet ordering his crew aboard the Gromoboi as Capt Dabich, twice wounded, kept guiding the ship. Russia and Gromoboi suffer heavy damage while armor proofing saves some sailors. Officers praise courage, and repairs accelerate with reserves called up to replace losses.
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Dabich
Brash
Gromobol
Russia
King A
Ieutenant
Coal ing privileges denied to belligerent fleets
London reports that colonial governors are instructed not to allow coal ing privileges to belligerent fleets or vessels seeking to coal from shore or colliers near war routes. The measure covers fleets and single ships, with aid to distressed vessels in line with international law. A Malta proclamation has already issued the same policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Washington Post
London
the Times
Malta
British steamer held up amid Russian pledge doubt
Durban reports the British steamer Comedian was stopped by a Russian converted cruiser near Bashea River in the Cape Colony area. London papers question Balfour’s assurances after Smolensk again harasses British ships, with editorials arguing about the need to publish official Russian arrangements.
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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 Expected To Fight At Port Arthur
Port Arthur squadron may sail out at any hour as Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky orders ships to either engage or be destroyed before the fortress falls. A Chefoo-Port Arthur dispatch reports only two officers killed aboard returning ships after August 10, with uncertain ship condition and possible withheld details by the admiralty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Prince Quktomsky
Prince Ouktomsky
Chefoo
Admiralty
Sora
Skirmishes Near Liao Yang With No Immediate Battle Prospect
Japanese forces concentrate on the southern Russian front with active skirmishing and strict Russian nonresponse. Reports claim thirty thousand Japanese troops with two hundred guns in Yinkow, sending units to Niuchwang and Harcheng, as fighting continues at night. Also notes motor boat races at Alexandria Bay and Bristol publishing company reorganization with ex Gov Bob Taylor as president and forthcoming marriage plans.
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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 completion and city grade raise in Galveston
Galveston celebrates completion of the sea wall described as the world’s greatest. Gov. Lanham spoke while two granite monuments were unveiled. The wall runs 17,593 feet, with grade raising planned up to 15 feet, funded by Texas taxes for 18 years and bonds of 1.5 million dollars. A canal will allow sand-filled dredges to finish the project.
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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 deaths rise from cities across the country
John Lowber Welsh, financier and director in Drexel linked firms and rail interests, dies at White Marsh Pennsylvania at 62. D Lynch Pringle, former U S minister to Turkey and Guatemala, dies in San Francisco. Cole C Mather, Georgia railroad builder, dies near Brunswick. Kate Chopin, St Louis author of Louisiana creole life, dies at home 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 Two Deaths
Two St. Maries men are dead and a third is missing after a Marble Creek dispute over alleged claim jumping. P. Bouly and N. Lindsay were found on the trail. Bouly had thirteen bullet wounds. The missing man is Tyler, about whom nothing is known.
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St. Maries
Idaho
Marble Creek
Here
P. Bouly
N. Lindsay
Gordon
Bouly
Tyler
Lindsay
Ocean Yacht Race starts from Brentons Reef Cup
The Brentons Reef Cup ocean race began with the schooners Resolute Endymion and Atlantic racing 264 miles from Brentons Reef lightship to Sandy Hook and back. Resolute led at 10 45 11 followed by Endymion 10 46 13 and Atlantic 10 50 06. In San Juan Porto Rico United States transports Sumner Kilpatrick arrived with Porto Rican school teachers who toured Harvard Cornell and other 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 Injures Three
In downtown Louisville on August 2 a running pistol duel between two Black men left Ross Jackson fatally wounded in the back and Ed Blancaenell shot in the foot. White passer Sue Gnan suffered a hand injury from a stray bullet.
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Louisville
Ross Jackson
Ed Blancaenell
Sue Gnan
Kidney and Bladder Troubles Cured by Swamp Root
Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root advertised as a remedy for kidney and bladder ailments and related pains. Claims quick, broad cures including uric acid trouble, rheumatism, and nocturnal urinary frequency. Promises free sample bottle and an informational book by mail from Kilmer Co, Binghamton NY.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Washington Daily Post
Jimer
Gas Explosion in Buck Ridge Mine Burns Four Men
In Shamokin Pennsylvania an August 22 gas explosion in a Buck Ridge Coal Company slope badly burned four workers John Bader Lincoln Campbell Harry Whennen and Anthony Tolitski. Bader and Campbell are expected to die as a rockfall opened a passage letting gas envelop naked lamps.
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Shamokin
Buck Ridge Coal Company
John Bader
Lincoln Campbell
Harry Whennen
Anthony Tolitski
Bader
Campbell
That Wife for Burglar.
In Bruniton Hampton County J B Bennett shot and killed his wife after awakening to a noise he thought was rats. He fired through the window striking her in the heart. she died instantly.
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Charleston
D. C
Bruniton
Hampton County
J. B. Bennett
Taom
Beef Trust Data Progress Report Delays Congress Probe
The New York Commercial notes Commissioner Garfield of the Department of Commerce and Labor says beef-packing investigations are progressing, aiming for a report to President for Congress next December. He cites a Congress directive to test compliance with a federal injunction issued by Judge Grosscup in Chicago. The situation draws critical views on method and the role of federal departments in court enforcement.
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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 said to live in Philadelphia was arrested as a suspicious character and charged with attempting to wreck an east bound New York New Haven and Hartford express. He admitted placing a bag with rocks and railroad spikes on the track 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 were found dead beside the Pennsylvania tracks near Plainsboro likely hit by an express train. The men were identified as Harry Pedley and Harry Williams both connected to Mount Pleasant Pa and the Navy.
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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 assailant fired in darkness near Piety Hill, mirroring a recent shooting of Marshal Nelson, a Brown ally, in Greenland two weeks prior. Meanwhile, in Buffalo the United Garment Workers convened an annual meeting with about 175 delegates and 60 000 members, led by President Larger, who flagged open shops as a leading issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 English-speaking nation has grown on the West Side of the Atlantic and now dominates global speech. Two thirds of English speakers reside in the United States as the language’s industrial might expands its reach worldwide.
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St Louis
Atlantic
United States
His Idea of It from the Philadelphia Press
A brief comic exchange from the Philadelphia Press features a caller declaring Irish birth and Bobby noting the disguise, with playful banter about appearance and authenticity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Bobby
Ireland
The Case of Mr. Henpeck
A humorous item from a time column notes Mr Henpeck telling his wife all his actions and his wife guiding his deeds in return. The gag hinges on mutual obedience and comic reverse dominance within a marriage.
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Mr. Henpeck
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Iity-First Street
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Fried
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Lindenkoht
Higge
George S Lindenkohl
Blanche W T.indenkohl
T.indenkohl
Westlig
Nichol
Elizabeth Rind Nicholls
Tuesay
Kop
Health Office Record
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F Street
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Joseph Gawler
Avo
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Fourteenth Street
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John R. Wricht
Tenth Street
Commodicus Chapel
William Lee
Pennsylvania Ave
George P. Zarhorst
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America
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Gromoboei
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Kamimure
Liao-Yang
Alexandria Bay
Thousand Island Yacht Club
George Hall
Ogdensburg
Chip
J. Wainwright
Willis Sharpe Kelmer
E. E. Campbell
Bob” Taylor
Great Sea
John Lowber
Kiliedim
Chas. H. Fletcher
Beef Trust Data
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Dr. King
She Smith
Rune
Smith Premier Typewriter Co
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Dr. Lyon
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