Rear Guard Fights As Armies Face At Liaoyang
Long dispatch describes the August battles around Liaoyang as Russian forces fall back from Anping to Liaoyang after rear guard actions. Reports claim heavy losses, Japanese advances, and a possible decisive engagement near Liaoyang with Kuropatkin drawing in forces while weather and muddy roads shape the fighting.
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Europatkin
Sixth Corps
Liaoyang
Heiaotun
Anping
Lan
Staotindzy
Nes
Anshanshan
Kuatkin
Hlaicheng
Oku
Kuroki
Ivanoit
Herschelmann
Liandianjian
the Yalu
Motien Pass
Roulkovsky
Cot von Raaben
Liao-yang
Tsegow
Lien
Diansian
Tsegon
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Associated Press
Ger. Kuropatkin
Harbin
Manchuria
Liao- Vang
Mukden
139Th Saraisk Regiment
London
Tokyo
Tanghoyan
Defenses at Liaoyang Strengthens as Siege Looms
Berlin reports German officers assess Liaoyang defenses as strongly fortified under Gen Melishiko. The system includes trench lines and bomb proof retreats with telegraph links to headquarters. Analysts compare Kuropatkin's army to Metz 1870 risk of encirclement amid siege gun preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Europatkin
Liao-yang
Melishiko
Liaoyang
Metz
Kuropatkin
Liao Rang
Phipps Divorce Summons Sustained
Denver judge sustains divorce summons against Genevieve Co Phipps in suit by Lawrence Phipps. Court overruled motion to quash service in district court. Typhald Positively Prevented references Berry Hill Mineral Water and local excursion details included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phipps
Denver
Colo
Mullins
Genevieve Co. Phipps
Lawrence €. Phipps
Berry Hill
14Th St
Fairbanks Praises President and Republican Record in Speech
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks spoke in White River Junction praising Roosevelt and Republican policies. He contrasted Republican prosperity under Harrison, McKinley, and Roosevelt with Democratic eras, urged Vermont and New Hampshire support, and noted plans to return to New England for further campaigning including Maine and Boston events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
New Hampshire
Kansas
White River Junction
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Windsor County
Alfred EB. Watson
State Committee
C. S&s Stanton
Mississippi Valley
Republican Party
Harrison
McKinley
Congress
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Fairbanks
West
New England
Marion
Kans
Maine
Home Market Club
Boston
Union Trust & Storage Co Offers Silverware Vault Storage
Store your valuable silverware in Union Trust and Storage Co's special allover vaults. Tickets sold daily until Sept. 9 with final limit for Pacific Coast round trip via Pennsylvania Railroad. Oct 23 Knights Templar Conclave and Sovereign Grand Lodge meeting. liberal stopover privileges. see ticket agents for details.
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Union Trust & Storage Co
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania Railroad
Knights Templar
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Rector
Demands Rise Over McCarren as Brooklyn Primary Looms
August 29 New York dispatch reports Brooklyn labor leaders demand State Chairman Cord Meyer drop McCarren from Democratic councils or face resignation. About 100,000 building trades Democrats plan to oppose Parker and Davis. Republicans see statewide primary stakes as Gov Odell doubles New York County committee size, with only the 25th District in doubt.
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New York
Morrow
Brooklyn
McCarren
Cord. Meyer
Parker
Davis
Meyer
Odell
New York County
Manhattan
Letter Nearly Ready Roosevelt Resting at Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt spends Aug 29 engaged largely in recreation at Sagamore Hill with Secretary Loeb. Work on the acceptance letter is nearly finished and will be sent to the printer soon. Few visitors expected in next days. requests to secure influence for patents or campaign devices are redirected to proper departments or committees.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Loeb
Sagamore Hill
National Committee
Organizing New York Campaign Leaders at Democratic HQ
In New York on Aug 29 active campaign managers met at Democratic headquarters with visiting figures from out of town. Senators Latimer and Cannon and Representatives Griggs Granger and Carlisle were among attendees as effort focuses on New York State organization while aiding Vermont and Maine campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Democratic
Clay
Griggs
Gyeorgia
Latimer
South Carolina
Cannon
Utah
Granger
Rhode Island
John G. Carlisle
Sheehan
Esopus
Belmont
Delaney Nicoll
Taggart
Democratic Committee
New York State
Vermont
Maine
Democratic Commercial ‘Travelers’ League
Judge Parker
National Committee
John B. Stanchfield
Elmira
Houser Answer Challenges Jurisdiction In Ballot Suit
Madison Wis Aug 28 Attorneys for Secretary of State Walter L Houser filed a voluminous answer denying the Supreme Court has jurisdiction beyond Wisconsin statutes claiming only the old State central committee can act and that the plaintiffs have no legal remedy. The brief reviews 1056 delegates to the state convention splitting La Follette and governor seats and contends the national committee lacks authority to judge Wisconsin convention validity. It notes eleven of thirteen presidential electors favored La Follette and urged listing on that ticket.
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la’ Follette
National Committee and Convention
Madison
Wis
Walter L. Houser
Supreme Court
Houser
Republican
Samuel A. Cook
Cook
la Follette
Wisconsin
Old State Central Committee
Gov. la Follette
Parker Works On Letter Esopus Dialogues on Parker Roosevelt Bid
In Esopus the pending retirement plan of David B. Hill is noted while Judge Parker declines to comment. Parker finishes a long day drafting his letter accepting the Democratic nomination and outlines campaign positions. Senator Latimer visits Rosemount, praising Parker and pledging North support for Southern orators to oppose Roosevelt in the race. Latimer plans speeches in Norwich and Bridgeport as part of campaign stumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esopus
David B. Hill
Parker
William F. Sheehan
New York
East
Asbury C. Latimer
South Carolina
Rosemount
Norwich
N. Y
Elliot Danforth
Latimer
Judge Parker
South
Hoosevelt
Roosevelt
Bridgenort
Conn
Woodruff Confidence Grows in New York Governor Race
On the eve of city primaries uncertainty surrounds the Republican gubernatorial nomination in New York. Three names top discussion: Timothy L. Woodruff, Lieutenant Governor Higgins, and Nicholas Murray Butler. Woodruff leads in activity and expectation, while Odell remains ambiguous about backing any single candidate.
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New York
Odell
Timothy L. Woodruff
Higgins
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Woodruff
Brooklyn
Oodra
Gidell
Mr. Woodruff
Japanese Pursuing Russians in Fairbanks Vermont speech
Today’s issue highlights pages with reports on Japanese pursuit of Russians, Fairbanks addressing Vermont, and Wisconsin political clashes. Other items include violence in a Negro whipping and shooting, and ongoing coverage of court suits and international affairs.
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Fairbanks
Vermont
Wisconsin
Port Arihur
St. Louis
Virginia
Maryland
Manassas
H—Financial and Commercial
Death of A L Scott A Negro Slayer Sparks Fitzgerald Riot
A L Scott, jailed for the murder of J A Bishop after capture near Rebecca, died in Fitzgerald ga jail at 4 pm. An armed mob feared lynching, militia was deployed, and Scott died before Wilcox County sheriff arrived. The coroner was summoned but an inquest was unlikely.
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A. L. Scott
J. A. Bishop
Rebecca
Fitzgerald
Smith
Georgia State Troops
Charles A. Day
Neevo
Abbeville
Scott
Wilcox County
McBride
Tool
Dd. Q. Stanford
Steamers Cygnus and Rosedale Collide at Pier
Two New York passenger steamers collide near Weat Twenty second Street pier causing panic among about four hundred passengers aboard each vessel. Cygnus sustains heavy damage and heads to Erie basin. Rosedale to Hoboken for repairs after stern and steering gear damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coney Island
Calliston
Weat Twenty-second Street Pier
Erie Basin
Hoboken
PACKERS REFUSE CONCESSIONS IN STOCK YARDS MEETING
Chicago August 29 The al dermanic mediation committee reports no concessions from the packers after today’s session in Mayor Harrison’s office. No health law violations cited as to housing workers at the stock yards. Twenty American Can Co workers walk out at one plant for cans supplied to packers. Investigations continue into whether the firm violated an agreement during the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harrion
Donnelly
Butchers
Matthew Carr
Nicholas Geler
John Fitzpatrick
Harrison
American Can Company
Public administrator named in McVicker estate case
Col Joseph H Strong of Cook County Probate Court appoints public administrator to oversee the estate of Mrs J H McVicker widow of a veteran theatrical man The heirs at law contest the probate with Horace McVicker step son as petitioner The estate value is about 235000 Remains are with Dr L A W Zeigler who plans to move them to Chicago prompting a possible funeral clash with relatives who threaten police intervention if needed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph H. Strong
Cook County
J. H. McVicker
Horace McVicker
Whipped and shot slayers' arrest ordered in Georgia
In Statesboro Bulloch County a mob abducted Sebastine McBride from his home and beat him before fatally shooting him. He identified Perry Barnes Henry Barnes and Wesley Waters as attackers. Coroner's jury urged warrants and arrests for the named men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastiae McBride
Statesboro
Sebastine McBride
Portal
Bulloch County
Perry Barnes
Henry Barnes
Westly Waters
Wesley Watera
Desperate pursuit after fatal police shooting in Danville
Police Officer J J Hall was fatally wounded by Jack Dillard, an outlawed man, triggering a mob of about a thousand seeking the suspect. Carter, also shot in the hand, aided the pursuit as Dillard and Carter were pursued through the night and Hall’s wound deepened. The captured suspect was taken to Chatham for safety amid rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
J. J. Hall
Jack Dillard
North Carollina
Hall
William Carter
Dillard
Chatham
Carter
Mob fatally harms Black man in Laramie crowd action
In Laramie Wyoming on August 29 a mob of about 400 men gathered in front of Judge Carpenter's house and fatally harmed Joe Martin a Black man and jail trust y. He had confronted a white girl in the jail kitchen and wounded her with a knife. Six men were injured entering the jail to seize the prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
Joe Martin
Judge Carpenter
Martin
Della Krausa
Boer Treasure Found In Transvaal By Kemp Kin
Johannesburg reports Mr Kemp, cousin of Gen Kemp, unearthed treasure moved from Pretoria before Lord Roberts’s entry. Value estimated at 1.25 million dollars, government to receive half. Also notices reduced rail fares to Macassas maneuvers with round trips from Washington August 29 to September 10, 1904, to camp fares 1.25 to 1.45 dollars. Special Army service departs Washington 9:00 a.m. and returns by 8:00 p.m.
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Johannesburg
Kemp
Gen. Kemp
Spelanken
Transvaal
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Washington
Camp No. 1
Camp No. 2
Camp No. 3
Army Special
All Campe
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Russia
Japan
Hsiaetun
Laan-yang
Taise
Cape May
Congress Hell
Calpe
Washington F. m
Neewars
Baber
Harpers Ferry
United States Senate
Proctor
Dillingham
Manila
Grand Old Commonwealth of New Hampshire
Republic
Benjamin Harrison
Southern Railway
Washington c. m
Fipprer
M'Carren
Organizing
Old Point Comfort
Chamberlin
Colorado
Hill
Gov. Odell
Falla
Philadelphia
High Valley
Georgia
Packers
Slayers
Negress
Columbus
Salem
Ala
Maggie Platt
Chewacla
Wyoming
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