Russian Vladivostok Squadron at Sea Pursuit Log
Reports from Tokyo and St Petersburg detail the Vladivostok Squadron firing on and sinking a Japanese steamer off Isoya, with torpedo boats pursuing. The fleet, heading east from Tsugaru Strait, may raid Japan’s east coast or seek a neutral port while rumors link a potential juncture with Baltic and Northern squadrons.
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Legation
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Vladivostok
Isoya
Hakodate
Cape Yesan
Tsugaru
Takeshima
Mororan
Saigon
Indo- China
Iadivostok
Japan
Pacific Ocean
St. Petersburg
St Petersburg
Ros
Pacific
Admiralty
Skrydiof
Bezobrasoff
Kamimura
Tengar Straits
Baxobrasoff
Yokohama
Togo
Weaien
Fiset
Port Arthur
Bexobrazos
Rojestvensky
Baltic
Cochin China
Singapore
Tsugaru Straits
Yezzo
Notice on Marriage and Death Notices Distribution
Notice from The Washington Post states marriage and death notices will appear simultaneously at no extra charge in listed morning newspapers including New York Times Baltimore Herald Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburg Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald St Louis Republic Syracuse Post Standard St Paul Pioneer Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer announced upon application.
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Washington Post
Aeerdon
NEW York Times
Baltimore Herald
Boston Globe
Bufialg Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago Record Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
ST Louis Republic
Syracue Post Standard
ST Paul Pioneer Press
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Multiple Marriages and Obituary Notices Across Cities
A long OCR fragment lists numerous marriages and forthcoming funeral notices across several states. Entries include licenses to wed for pairs in New Clovenvila Martinsburg Richmond and Covington and Laurel Maryland, with others in Danville and Baltimore. Died notices cover Cooper and Hall families with funeral details in Elmira Mackinac Island and Washington DC areas, plus Keetor and Lantin obituaries with service times and locations.
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Cooper
Elmira
Eleanor J
William W Cooper
L Street
Hall—Sudderly
Mackinac Island
Mich
Tuegiay
Frederick A.hall
Georgetown
Keefor
Mam
Wiliam
Ella H Keeter
M Street
Amtin
Charles Stritton
Fourteenth Street
Rubama
Elizabeth Rantin
Congressional Cemetery
Health Office Records Mixed Incomplete Ages and Addresses
A health office record lists numerous individuals with scattered ages from 1 to 88 years, many linked to government or asylum facilities. Entries include Mary Barry at 2100 1ith Street, Sophia Boyd at 2141 K Street, and Elizabeth Forney at an east address, with several other names and partial data such as months or years in care or residence across Washington area locations.
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Mary Barry
Hate Besters
Nell Court Sw
Yaara
Sophia C M Boyd
K St
Henry Bgrowe
William Henry Cox
Broad Alley
Lillian Critchley
Callanet Ne
Harry Tlev
Clifford G Fléeland
Yelia A Finan
Lafon
Elizabeth Forney
Atne
Anderson Green Wash Agylum Hos
Onerton Harris
Annie Henson
Bettle Maxwell
Henrietta Robbins
Anna Scott
Dave R Saaw
Yeera Rerah Mo
Maria Stewart
John S Stewat Hrightwood D
Hume H Talbert
Elmira Tolliver
Lucy Tolso
Julia M. White
Undertakers Ad Promises Frugal Funeral Services
An old advertisement for W. R. Speare Undertaker and Embalmer at 940 F Street N W touts fret-close terms and moderate prices. It lists telephone contact and references Joseph Gawler, with scattered garbled lines indicating funeral service offerings and addresses for future inquiries.
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W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Russians and Japanese Engage as Kuropatkin Fights Flank Move
London cable reports right flank fighting since dawn with both sides critiqued for not exploiting openings. Kuropatkin's southern front pressure eases as Japanese flanking advances threaten Mukden Liaoyang lines, risking a broader engagement as forces near Liaoyang and Liandiansian.
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London Times
Washington Post
Kuroki
Associated Press
London
Standard
The
Times
Ekuroki
St Petersburg
Rennekampf
Bakheyan
Houslatss
Liaoyang
Sen. Kuropatkin
Keller
Lian Valley
Liandiansian
Feng-wang-cheng
Simoucheng
Liuyen
Diao-yang
Houtalatze
Gen. Keller
Chinese survivors report torpedo attack near Port Arthur
Two Chinese junks arrive at Chefoo with word that on Saturday July 16 at 8am a passing merchantman was fired on by Port Arthur forts then torpedo boat fired or launched a torpedo. Survivors, including a foreigner, were brought ashore. Russians reinforce Port Arthur defenses as preparations for a broader assault accelerate, with a final assault expected by month’s end.
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Chefoo
Ling-to-shan
Port Arthur
Kwantung Peninsula
Sniping Actions Reported Around Tatchekino
Night conditions show quiet in the region with activity limited to outposts. Russian sharpshooters target Japanese pickets from Mount Mdea while Bali detachments conduct nighttime raids, creeping to treetop concealment and firing at dawn as Japanese pickets respond.
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Rumsian
Mdea
Bali
Tres Topa
British Protest Over Russian Red Sea Detention
St. Petersburg reports that Tsar Nicholas and Count Lamadorff criticized Britain over the detention of British ships by Russian volunteer fleet steamers in the Red Sea. Sir Charles Harding pressed a protest and demanded release of the Malacca, loaded with British government stores for Hongkong, amid fears of a broader crisis with Great Britain.
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Bt. Petersburg
Associated Press
Hm Petor Nicholas
Count Lamadorff
Great Britain
Red Sea
Charles Hardings
Russia
Malacca
Hongkong
Dardanelles
Japan
St. Petersburg
Great Brain
London
Striking Editorial Echoes Russia's Sea Policy
St Petersburg cables publish an editorial from Russia detailing its stance on stopping neutral ships in the Red Sea by volunteer fleet vessels. It notes English panic over searches and detentions, touches on the Prinz Heinrich mail controversy, and defends converting merchant ships into warships as a legitimate government action.
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St Petersburg
Russ Today
Russia
Red Sea
Foreign Office
Smolensk
England
Germany
Pring Heinrich
St. Petersburg
Prinz Heinrich
Paglisa
Dardaneliea
Dardanelles Passages and Neutral Flag Practice
The article discusses volunteer fleets and wartime neutrality. It notes Turkey’s protests to the government over vessels passing the Dardanelles, and explains that neutral flags do not cover contraband and that armed ships may enter Red Sea lanes under a neutral banner. It reflects on wartime maritime law and the implications for neutral and belligerent ships.
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Smolensk
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Far East
Turkey
Japan
St. Petersburg
Smolens
Red Sea
Russia buys warships in Paris sale deal
London dispatch says the armored cruisers Garibaldi and Pyeyridon, sister ships of the Nisshin and Kasuga, once bought by Japan before the war, were sold to a French firm but the buyer is claimed to be the Russian government.
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London
Daily Mail
Buenos Ayres
Garibaldi
Pyeyridon
Japan
Japanese Admiral Receives Manchuria Passengers at Mikasa
Admiral Togo today welcomed passengers of the steamer Manchuria including members of the Japanese diet naval attaches and correspondents aboard the flagship Mikasa in Nagasaki After five months at sea the fighting ships were battle stained yet uninjured The Manchuria left anchorage early this morning and reached Talfen Bay before linking with Mikasa and Asahi amid a guarded harbor scene with torpedo boats and defense nets in place.
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Nagasaki
Togo
Manchuria
Matsumura
Bom
Order of the Rising Sun
Zentoo Bay
Sampan-Fringed
Talfen Bay
Nouth
Port Arthur
Asahi
Kacho
Shimamura
Numoto
Russia
Japan
Elliot Islands
Liaotung Peninsula
West Virginia Democrats seek conservative ticket for governor
Parkersburg Democrats quietly convene in three sessions to shape a platform on tax reform and candidate choices. Ex-Senator Davis is to be consulted as WV Democrats aim for harmony at the August 3 convention and hope to elect a Democratic legislature and a U.S. Senator. They favor property based taxes and seek a conservative nominee acceptable to all sections, with Governor Scott facing opposition within his own party and Gov. White possibly entering the race.
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Weahington Post
Parkersburg
W. Va
Davia
Wheeling
United States
Davis
Hone Ia
State Committee
Holt Nor
McKinney
J. H. Holt
Huntington
Congress
Holt
The
Tax Commission
West Virginia
Scott
A. B. White
Taylor to Serve with Dav es in West Virginia Campaign
The Post-office Department chief clerk W Blain Taylor resigned effective Aug 20 and will move to West Virginia to join Senator Davis in the political campaign. He has been the sole Democratic chief clerk in an executive department, noted for ability integrity and impartial service.
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Post-office Department
West Virginia
Blain
W. Taylor
Taylor
Davis
CANDIDATE DEPOSED First Presidential Choice of Negro Party
National Negro Liberty party candidate Tdaberty party leader serving time in jail deposed amid disorderly house charges. George B. Taylor of Ottumwa Iowa chosen to fill vacancy after removal of Sanit. The deposition followed a subcommittee report amid Prohibitionist nominations and governor race talk in 1900 era news.
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Laws
W. T. Schott
National Negro Tdaberty Party
Athenty Kentanee
Bellaville, T
George B. Taylor
Ottumwa
Iowa
Maott
Payne
Elks Parade Marks 40th Grand Lodge Session in Cincinnati
Cincinnati July 20 A ten mile parade crowned the fortieth Grand Lodge of Elks convention. Fred C Robinson of Dubuque Iowa won grand secretary by two votes after a long contest. Chicago and Baltimore bands won top prizes in the band contests as crews from Philadelphia Cleveland and others showcased uniforms and floats in a lively procession through the city.
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Cincinnati
Fortieth Grand Lodge of Elks
Grand Lodge
Reynolds
Fred C Robinson
Dubuque
Iowa
Fred C. Robinson
T. R A. Burke
Richmond
David L. Watson
Terre Haute
Ind
Charles Stager
Toledo
Ohio
Frank T. Hier
Robinson
Burke
Watson
Hier
Stager
Buffalo
Dallas
Syracuse
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Dayton
Prince Alberta
Ling
Tally-Hom
Manila
August Herrmann
Cincinnati Lodge
Baltimore
Buffalo Lodge
Norfolk
Huntington
W. Va
Nashville
Greenville
Miss
Joliet
Tll
Louisville
Uncle Sam
Indianapolis
New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Mobile
Columbus
Tampa
Herrick
Freischmann
Toliet
Second
Illinois Regiment
Robertson
Baltimore Wand
Profitable Life Protection Story From Long Term Insurance
A prominent merchant shares a tale of fifteen years of life protection yielding a full refund of all payments plus interest. The letter details how continued coverage returned more money than was paid in, highlighting the policy’s lucrative outcome for the insured and the insurer’s handling of the mature contract.
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Beth Uaten
Pittsburg Leaders' Deaths Shakes Citizens’ Party in Allegheny
Pittsburg reports the sudden death of Thomas Bigelow head of the Citizens' Party from valvular heart disease after luncheon. A prominent city solicitor and transit pioneer, he helped elect Senator Quay and influenced state politics. Also noted are the deaths of Chief John Lone Dog of the Mandan Sioux, Judge J W Cochrane, and ex Congressman John R McBride, with brief obituaries from Poplar Montana Grang Forks and Spokane.
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Pittsburg
Thomas
Bigelow
Citizens
Allegheny County
Citizens’ Party
Pennsylvania
Senator Quay
Pennsylvana
Citisens
Poplar
Mont
John Lone Dog
Lone Dog
Washington
Aidux
Grang Forks
N. D
J.W. Cochrane
State Supreme Court
Spokane
John R. McBride
Oregon
Senator McBride
Senator Martin Sees Unity Behind Democratic Ticket
Virginia Senator Martin, in the city for constituents business, praised the St Louis convention and predicted the Democratic ticket will win broad party support in November. He noted no marked Bryan wing defections and cited Lynchburg conversations as evidence of cross‑faction backing. Also reported, a vessel afire off Eastport with smoke visible thirty miles out to sea.
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Virginia
Martin
St.Louis
Bryan
Democracy
Lynchburg
Eastport
L. L
Cordial Welcome for Barrett in Panama
The newspapers cordially welcome John Barrett the American Minister to Panama who will be formally received by President Amador next.
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Panama
John Barrett
Amador i_Pridsy
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Health Office Record
Undertakers
Joseph Gawler
Ave
Bray
R. Rave
John FR. Wright
Sweatney Meaie
William LE
Famatgniung
Zuaworet
Jalertaker & Ene
Euroki
Tokalon waNs
Czar
Hardinge
Bosphorus
Front
Taiya
Japanase
Shinbashi Rall~ Road Station
Moji
Second Army
Itik
China Mutual Steam Navigation Company
Pak Ling
Mickidlesborough
Sriiieh
Vernel
Liverpool
Aurania
Quetuaigne
Mall
Majentic
Bivergrel
Gueenstows
Fens
Daves
Prohibitionists
Promlssi Inate Agaiated
Mike Nomane
Farge
Povernor
W. B. Moses & Sons
F St., Cor. 11Th
T. R. Burke
Richmond, Va
Droop & Sons Co
E. F. Droop
Steinway Dealers
Penna. Ave
Washington, D. C
Agus Mt
Sergest Ae
Stoinway & Sons
Steinway
Val. Ite Aa
Barrett
Atore
Kou
Washington Schools
Mlle V Pru Homme
Washington School of
Jose DE Omar
Army and Navy Preparatory School
Roanoke Street
Borlitz
A. Gonard
Rawlings Institute
Charlottesville
Opanu
Wr Tridble
Roanoke
Olfee
Aix
J. A. Morehead
Hollins Institute
Raed
Matty L. Cocke
Hollins
Brown
Univ
Virginia Female Institute
Staunton
Maria Pendleton Duval
J E B Stuart
Locust-Dale Academy
W.W Briggs
Maryland Schools
Charlotte Hall
St Mary's County
Rockville Academy
Rockville
P Mason
Baltimore Medical College
Bor Cetslogue
Addrewa David Street
M.D
Park Ve
Litexent
Edwin Gordon Law
Rench
Lawrence School OF Expression
Wena
Thaven College
Ontario
Ssa
Guarantes
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Tharp
Berkeley
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