Battle of Tatchkienko Ta tche kiao fierce artillery duel
Eyewitness account from Mukden describes the Ta tche kiao battle as two days of heavy artillery fighting. Japan pressed a siege around Laiping Mountain while Russians withdrew methodically after heavy losses and heat. The correspondent details masked Russian batteries, gruesome shelling, and orderly Russian retreat to Hai cheng amid smoke and distant Japanese bombardment.
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Tokyo
Ta-tche-kiao
Oku
Saiping Mountain
Laiping
Gen Ou
Ta-tche-Klao
Mukden
Associated Press
Tatcherine
Tientsiatin
Va Tchekinon
Zaroutschef
Zaroubaleff
Zaroubaieff
Simintin
Ta-tche Kine
Ta-tche-kino
Hai-cheng
Notice of Marriage and Death Notices Across Newspapers
Notice states that marriage and death notices inserted in The Washington Post will, on application, appear simultaneously without extra charge in morning newspapers across New York Times Baltimore Herald Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburgh Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald St Paul Pioneer Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Washington Post
New
Baltimore Herald
Boston Globe
Blifalo Courier
Cincinnati
Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
Republic
LE Port Standard
ST Pau
Licensed to Marry and Death Notices in 1904
A collection of marriage licenses and funeral notices from Washington area records dated July 1904. Included are Felo Giapa Vergara and Katherine Bulliven Wulliam Posan, Mary C gelteer Trheat WooTulb and Mary Vo Hurley Jark Craighead, with multiple other names. Also listed are Fronzoni Frederic C Fringani, Harris Henry Frieda, Hooper Anna, Tifomas George C, and Weaver Mattie Gray.
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Felo Giapa Vergara
Katherine Bulliven
Wulliam Posan
Mary C Gelteer
Trheat WooTulb
Mary Vo Hurley
Jark Craighead
Clandhe Burke Wintel
Wildlatis
Elizabath Sullivan
Jamen Hradley
Shoekisn
Joseine PoFveer
Clarke
Titty
Tatas
Haltimore
Hooper
Anna
J E
Annie Hooper
Buscher
George C
Jennie A. Thomas
Tenth Street
Sibley Hospital
Washington
Mattie Gray Weaver
W Cass
Emma [(Petts) Weaver
Front Royal
Rey James S. Petty
Health Office Deaths Record Names Several Local Residents
Health Office records list multiple deceased residents with ages and addresses including George P Blount at 625 3¢ st ne aged 29, Bernard L Kaiser at 1202 34 st ne aged 68, Mary L Oliver at 1717 T st nw aged 39, Jamee Pownts jr at 1226 12th st nw age 08 dayn, Bertie Riley Fort Reno DC aged 27, Carrie Roberts at 1106 fad st mw aged 19, John A Roche at 1234 7th st nw aged 45, Leroy Sammons at 311 8 J ave se aged 8 months, Sarah E Williams at 703 B st se aged 52.
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George P Blount
Bernard L Kaiser
St Ne
Mary L Oliver
T St Nw
Jamee
Pownts Jr
12Th St Nw
Bertie Riley
Fort Reno
Carrie Roberts
John A Roche
7Th St Nw
Leroy Sammons
J Ave Se
Sarah E Williams
St Se
Undertakers and Embalmers Services Advertised
Historic newspaper ad listing several funeral homes with addresses and phone numbers. Entries mention W R Speare 940 F Street NW Joseph Gawler 1720-$244 Pa Ave, R F Harveys Sons 19% Fourteenth Street NW John R Wright Tenth Street NW J William Lee 3 Pennsylvania Ave NW George P Zarhorst with various phone numbers and promises of first class service at moderate prices.
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W.r. Speare
F Street
N. W
Joseph Gawler
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Fourteenth Street NW
Russian Re-enforcements Reach Harbin Weekly Through July
A July 30 dispatch from Chefoo reports Harbin receiving Russian troops at about 22 000 weekly. An American traveler says Harbin hosts six mills well supplied with wheat and the Chinese aiding Russians by delivering grain. A Chinese contractor was ordered to furnish 200 000 000 pounds of grain. Wounded receive care, Japanese prisoners are sent to Tomsk, and the railway is in good condition. Heavy guns were mounted at Yao-yang with trenches protected by barbed wire.
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Harbin
Chefoo
Tomsk
Jaao-yang
Niuchwang Harbor Closed Sparks Diplomatic Query
Chefoo reports two consuls seek explanation from the Japanese consul over Field Marshal Oyama's order forcing neutral ships to stay away from Niuchwang. Shipping groups, noting Russian traffic, voice annoyance. Tokyo announced on July 2 that Niuchwang port remained open to neutrals.
Russians flank Japanese in key passes near Liao-yang
A detailed field report describes Russian and Japanese positions along the Shi River and multiple passes including Motien, Pensthu, and Kuanchia. It notes vast troop movements, mountain artillery, and a first Russian balloon sighting at sunset. Wounded estimates reach 4 000 to 6 000, with Cossack recon efforts repelled near Yuhuangkso temple.
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Anee
Lien Pass
Shi River
Sipen Pass
Holyan
Tlentshuit- Ban
Onangizu Pass
Motien Pass
Taltse
Mukden
Pensth
England's Present Duty Amid Foreign Relations Tensions
Colonial Secretary Lyttelton told the British Medical Association in Leamington that the country must defend citizens' lives and liberty while attributing friendly intent to foreign powers and avoiding language that could spur unauthorized aggression. He praised the King's example as an encourager and stimulus to government policy.
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London
Lyttelton
British Medical Association
Leamington
Vladivostok Squadron Moves Westward Through Tsugaru Straits
Report says the Vladivostok squadron passed Tsugaru Straits at 1 PM en route to Vladivostok, with ships on the eastern coast expected to resume service. Yokohama and Kobe ports hold ships for safety checks while German Line transships passengers and cargo at Kobe. the raid is described as highly disastrous, with an estimated 200,000 tons of chartered shipping blocked for ten days and losses around $7.6 million. A dispatch notes the squadron entered Tenlygaru Strait and proceeded westward at 2 PM.
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Tsugaru Straits
Tokyo
Vladivostok
Pacific Mail Company
Korea
Yokohama
Siberia
Kobe
German Mail Steamship Company
Tenlygaru
Quiet in Niuchwang as Japan Maintains Order
Gen Oku writes to Consul General Miller thanking him for maintaining order and protecting property. Japanese remove two large electric mines from the Liao River mouth and search for sixteen more. Returning residents boost confidence while a bank opens next week. Reports say Russian officers are receiving favorable treatment and a Russian gunboat may have been destroyed upriver. Maj Okura named military administrator as martial law rules are drafted.
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Gen
Oku
Consul Miller
Niuchwang
Liane River
Apecie Bank
Gen. Oku
Ta-tche-kiao
United States
Coneaul
Miller
Ta Tche-Kino
Liao River
K. ¥Okura
Continuous fighting near Hai-cheng Zhao-yang reported
Information from July 80 notes heavy fighting in the area from Hai-cheng Zhao-yang. Reports say the Japanese were warmly received by British residents at Niuchwan and welcomed by the colony led by the British consul in a formal greeting.
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Hai-cheng Zhao-yang
Niuchwan
Great Britain
Contraband on the Arabia Seizure Examined at Port
Vladivostok July 81 The prize court will begin examining the Portland and Asiatic Arabia case seized by the Vladivostok squadron. The German captain protests over the cargo, claiming ignorance of contraband aboard. Court may confiscate vessel and cargo except for portions addressed to Hongkong while some cargo to order has unclear destinations.
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Vladivostok
Decares
Portland
Slamburg Company
Atonmet
Vindivontok
Ifhin Javousirina
Hongkong
Nour
Conalgues
Ignatieff to Succeed von Plehve as Interior Minister
A St Petersburg dispatch says Count Ignatieff will replace von Plehve as Russia’s interior minister. Nicholas Paulovitch Ignatieff, born 1882 in St Petersburg, joined the guard at seventeen and held roles from military attaché to ambassador to Peking and Turkey, later serving as interim minister under Alexander III and noted as a pan Slavic leader.
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London
St Petersburg
Agence Russé
Count Ignatieff
von Plehve
Nicholas Paulovitch Ignatieff
Khiva
Eckhart
Peking
Turkey
Alexander III
Council of the Empire
Russia
Gaelic Resumes Voyage After Midway Stop
The Gaelic of the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company left Midway Island for Yokohama after delays while awaiting advices on Vladivostok squadron movements. The ship carries cargo valued at 935,637 dollars and silver bullion worth 247,821 dollars along with miscellaneous goods for Japan. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company announced it will not accept freight for Yokohama at present. A Vatican exhibit note from Portland reports Dr J T Ve Wally in Rome has secured papal approval to move the exhibit to Portland for the Lewis and Clark fair next year. In Warren Ohio, Eugene E Thames aged 35 was struck and killed by an Erie passenger train. his wife is a niece of General Chaffee.
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Midway Islands
San Francisco
Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company
Midway Island
Vladivostok
Yokohama
Japan
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Vatican
Portland
Crag
J T. Ve Wally
Rome
Alexande Christie
Oregon City
Holy See
W. H W. Goode
McNaily
Warren
Ohio
Eugene E. Thames
Gen
Chaffee
Breaks With Vatican Recall of French Agent at Rome
Paris reports note from Foreign Minister Delcassé stating France's rupture with the Vatican ends the mission in Pavia and that no object remains for papal nuncio in Paris. Rome dispatches indicate Rome and Paris exchange terse messages as Cardinal Merry del Val receives De Couére with polite, non infringing language on the concordat.
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Paris
Delcasse
Tfrance
Vatican
Pavia
M. de Couree
Merry del Val
Blood Cells and Health Promises From Dr Pierce Dream
A vintage health ad claims men have five million red blood cells per square millimeter while women have four and a half million. It touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to boost blood quality, reduce nervous irritability, and improve digestion. It also advertises Dr Pierce's Sense Medical Adviser and Pleasant Pellets for colon cleansing.
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R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
France Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Vatican Over Papal Note
France announces rupture with the Vatican after Premier Combes presses to end relations. Delcasse sends two notes to the Vatican and orders the French embassy staff to return to Paris. The Vatican’s Italian reply irritates officials as the move shocks observers who expected a Vatican lesson rather than repeal of the concordat.
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Dijom
Laval
Rome
Delcasse
M. de Courcel
Vatican
Papal
Daffaires
Paris
France
Premier Combes
Deflore Plehve Death Nears Grand Funeral in St Petersburg
Condolence messages from foreign governments pour in after M. von Plehve the Russian interior minister is assassinated. Secretary Hay and British Ambassador Hardinge convey sympathy to Lamsdorff and Mme von Plehve. Police withhold assassin's name as anarchists warned. A pompous funeral is planned with the Emperor likely to attend. The service at the interior ministry church starts at 10 am and lasts two hours, followed by a procession to Novodevichy Monastery.
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St. Petersburg
M. von Plehve
Hay
Lamadorff
Charlies Hardinge
Edward
Queen Alexandra
McCormick
Legret
Carlabad
Lamsdorff
Mme. von Plehve
Ministry of the Interior
Novodevichy
Mrs Maybrick Delays America Trip due to Prostration
London reports Mrs Florence Maybrick is unable to start for America before late August due to nervous prostration since her release. She requires rest and cannot yet acknowledge many congratulatory messages. Reporters besiege her Rouen home, prompting police intervention to protect privacy. Baroness de Roques and Mia Meybrick lament press pursuit and seek protection. Besth Tucker Heading to America with Salvation Army entourage on Cunard Compania.
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America
London
Florence Maybrick
Maybrick
Rouen
France
Baroness de Roques
Mia Meybrick
Reuven
Besth-Tucker
Liverpool
Cunard Line
Compania
New York
Commander Booth-Tucker
Salvation Army
Charles Booth
Royal Statistical Society
Unrest in Tangier as Guards Doubling Outskirts Patrol
Tangier reports doubled guards and mounted patrols on city outskirts after threats to Europeans in isolated areas. Diplomats met with Sultan’s representative Mohammed El Torres and council members to address the disturbances. French influence grows in Morocco with new agents and police reforms amid securing foreign interests.
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Tangier
Mohammed el Torres
Raisoull
Paria
Mororca
M. Hognault
Morocco
Paris
Porte
Kieber
Galliea
Tangiera
Algeria
Falconio to Remain Here in Vatican Denial
Rome July 30 The Vatican denies that Mgr Falconio papal delegate to the United States will be sent to Manila to replace the late Archbishop Guidi as apostolic delegate there A new delegate to the Philippines will soon be appointed but Father O Connor Archbishop Guidi's secretary will remain there to handle ordinary affairs
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Rome
Vatican
Mgr Falconio
United States
Manila
Guidi
Philippines
Father O'Connor
Wil
Imprisoned and cashiered German officer in Bilse book case
Frankfort on the Main July 3 The sensation over Bilses novel A Little Garrison continues as Lieut White the model for a character is convicted by a court martial on perjury and oppression charges. He is sentenced to a year in the penitentiary cashiered and to two years loss of civil rights. Treasury receipts and expenditures are listed with a large note on Central Pacific Railroad settlement reducing the monthly deficit to about 17 290 000.
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Bilse
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Lieut
von Bilse
Wlite
Treasury
National Bank
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Horn's Clearance Sale Promises Bargain Suits Tomorrow
A quick summer salting clearance begins tomorrow at Horn's on 67 F street. Suits priced as high as 30 dollars sold in the lot, offered at 16 dollars for choice. Neat patterns in cheviots cassimeres and worsteds, attracting crowds of buyers. arrive early for best selection.
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Horn‘s
Horn's
F Street
American Minister presses settlement on Armenian schools issue in Constantinople
Paris July 80 The Temps reports that American Minister Leishman after meeting the Sultan urged a settlement of treatment equality for Armenian schools in Asia Minor. He proposed elevating certain consular delegations to embassies. The battleship squadron led by Admiral Barker sailed from Flume toward Gibraltar. if talks stall, the European squadron stays in the Mediterranean. The Mayflower will stay to repatriate Kearsarge crew afflicted with typhoid fever in Blume hospital. ships expect to reach New York around September 10.
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Paris
Temps Today
Constantinople
Leishman
Asia Minor
Ralimo
Barker
Gibraltar
State Department
Selehman
Mediterranean
New York
Blume
Deaths and ship notices from a late 19th century paper
Obituary notes announce the death of Ohio lawyer and former congressman Richard A. Harrison in his eightieth year. Also reported are the death of Santo Domingo rebel leader Gen Abelardo Moncosco after a stab wound, Dr Harding F. Gray, and various ocean steamer movements with arrivals and sailings across Liverpool, New York, and European ports. A brief line updates Senator George G. Vest’s stable condition at Sweet Springs Missouri.
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D. K. Watson
Washington
Columbus
Ohio
Richard A. Harrison
Congress
Ohio Constitutional Convention
Ohio Senate
Washington, DC
New York
Abelardo A. Moncosco
Heureaux
Benton Hospital
Spuy
Porto Rico
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Oxy
Sinmintin
Ta-tehe-ktao
Franzoni
Sarah Cecilia
C W Fringani
I Street
Hlarris
Washington .Isylum Hospital
Henry Frieda
City Margine
Health Office Record
Undertakers
John R. Wright
J. William Lee
Pennsylvania
George P. Zarhorst
Ronan Pate Ee
Rors
Melephone
East
Niuchwang Harbor
Marshal Oyama
Pien
Kuanchia
Ireng- Wwang-cheng
Lino-yang
Liao-yang
Liso-yang
England
Teres Ceraeer
Ogain
Cer
W. B. Moses & Sons
W.b. Moses & Sons
B. Moses & Sons
W . B. Moses & Sons
Smyrna
Anto
Brussels
Antwerp Hall Runters
Jate Smyrna Ru
Wilton
Axminster Rugs
Worth Special
Nyrni Warth
Smy
Flowery Kingdom
F St., Cor
Arabia
Ministry of Interior
Pope
Deflore Plehve
Mrs. Maybrick
Falconio
Lieshman
R. A. Harrison
Mexico City
Harding F. Gray
West Point
United States Army
Celtic
Umbria
Lucania
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Southampton
Vaderland
Antwerp
Hamburg
Genoa
Prinseng Irene
Queenstown
Etruria
Cedric
Campania
Gremen
West
Sweet Springs
George G. Vest
Newsrarer Fachivf
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