Battle of Liaoyang Rages All Day in Desperate Fighting
Descriptions from St Petersburg and Paris detail a brutal clash near Liaoyang as Russian and Japanese forces battled from dawn to midnight. Russian center under Kuropatkin faced repeated Japanese charges with bayonet and artillery, while Russian pits concealed in Chinese corn trapped advancing Japanese troops. Both sides suffered heavy losses, with Russian defenses holding but at great cost. reports from generals and observers portray a campaign of relentless artillery fire and probing assaults across multiple fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Ku- Topatkin
Maietung Hill
Liaoyang
Kondratsvitch
Sunrrise
Sakankanwantun
Mukden
Takea
Angels of Mercy
Sakharoff
Stakelberg
Seroubaieff
Morozovsky
China
Kondratenko
Kuroki
Taits River
Lido-yang
A. Wucudyed
Associated Press
Maetum
Paris
Temps
Matowle
Tachaochiatai
Shoushanao
Wan' Gerhtun
Shoushanpae
Shoushanpao
Shous
Hanpao
Shaoyanzui
Tengchiafang
Hsinintun
Musan
Korea
San River
Yushiling
Vladivostok
Lino-yang
Liao-yang
Japan
Varangow
Vafangow
Oyama
Desault
Europatkin
Hoinlintun
Tuitse
Lientaowan
Haungkufen
Hanjalazui
Tzuatuo
Hsinlintum
Daily Mail
Dalny
Haicheng
Port Arthur
Marshal Oyama
Manchuria
Linoviteh
Liao Yang battle reports mark brutal week of fighting
Descriptions from Tokyo and London detail the ferocious combat around Liao Yang and Varangow with Russian and Japanese forces exchanging heavy bombardments. Reports note high casualties, difficult logistics, and Japanese attempts to cross the Taitse River as Kuropatkin reorganizes on outer lines.
Notice on simultaneous publication of notices across papers
Marriage and death notices from The Washington Post will, on application, appear in morning newspapers listed, at no extra charge. Newspapers include New York Times, Baltimore Herald, Boston Globe, Buffalo Courier, Cincinnati Exquirer, 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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
NEW York Times
Baltimore Herald
Boston Globe
Buffalo Courier
Cincinnati Exquirer
Chicago Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
T Louis Republic
Syracuse Post-Standard
LICENSE TO MARRY AND DEATHS AND NOTICES FROM A 1904 VIRGINIA AREA PAGE
A compact notice page lists marriages across Fauquier County Virginia and nearby areas, including Gideon F Smith and Marie Elsie McCarty, Benjamin Ogle Tayloe and Mary Elizabeth Cutts, Nathaniel Crawford and Dora Blackburn, Theophius B Torrence and Sarah B Lawson, Alexander Randall and Sus’o Washington, Samuel R Mundell and Sophia P Stearna, Jefferson Simms and Maggie Lettridge, James Mundle and Sarah Proctor, John L Butler and Mattie Willis, William Hengon and Sarah Ashton, M Henry Neville of Martinsburg West Virginia with Hattie A Stribling of Fauquier. Also Callaghan-Fitzgerald in Philadelphia on April 20. Died notices include Paul Charles Armstrong (age sixteen), Anastasia Bannan, Florence Catherine Bergmann, Daniel Doody, Franklin Bell Stewart, and a memorial for M F Guiney. Lengthy obituary fragments and funeral details follow, with addresses in Brookland DC and Syracuse NY areas and various familial relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideon F Smith
Marie Elsie McCarty
Fauquier County
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe
Mary Elizabeth Cutts
Nathaniel Crawford
Dora Blackburn
Theophius B. Torrence
Sarah B. Lawson
Alexander Randall
Sus‘o Washington
Samuel R Mundell
Sophia P. Stearna
Jefferson Simms
Maggie Lettridge
James Mundle
Sarah Proctor
John L Butler
Mattie Willis
William Hengon
Sarah Ashton
M Henry Neville
Martisburg
W. Va
Hattie A Stribling
George Gutier
Vertis Edwards
Armstrong
Paul Charles Armstrong
William Pryor
Lillian Roach Armstrong
Nurse of Our Saviour
Brookland
D C
Bannan
Midland Avenue
Syracuse
Anastasia
Edward Bignan
Marc A. McGreevy
Anastasia A. Quinn
Blanche B. Quinlan
Theresa, Kate
Alice Bannan
Borgmann
Florence Catherine Bergmann
Henry and
Catherin Bergmann
Fay Street
Doody
Daniel Doody
Daniel
Bridget Doody
North Captol Street
Bo O'Clock
Stewart
Ohblo
Franklin Bell Stewart
Altoona
Health Office Record Deaths Reported to Sept 1 1904
Deaths listed include Stephens Beverly age 3 months at 1700 42 st Mamie Ellis and Millie Hipkins at Washington Asylum Hospital ages 26 and 65 Ruth H Brown 11 months
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevena Beverly
Robert Brown
Wash Asylum Hospital
Ruth H. Brown
Mamie Ellis
Wash
Asylum Hospital
Millie Hipkins
Vista Winer
Mary Phill
Kramer St. Ne
Orrin A Potts
UT Pa
Ave Nw
Anna A. Tarring
Brightwood Ave
Undertakers and Embalmers Directory Listing
An ad page lists funeral directors and embalmers with contact details and shop locations. Names include W R Speare Joseph Gawler R F Harveys Sons J W Wright John A Lee George P Zarhorst and staff offer first class service, 24 hour access, and modest prices at various Washington DC addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Joseph Gawler
Federn
R. F. Harvey's Sons
RAL
Fourteenth Street NW
North
Japanese Forces Battle Russians Near Liaoyang Drawn Clash
Tokyo reports a fierce clash as United Manchurian armies attack Liaoyang, where General Kuropatkin has concentrated Russian units. The battle’s outcome sits on a knife edge after dawn August 9 as Japanese and Russian positions resist heavy artillery and fortified lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurek
Nodzu
Oku
Hsuchiaken
Tokyo
Japan
Liaoyang
Kuropatkin
Marquis Oyama
United States
Ling-yang
Manchuria
Senator Cullom Calls For Interference To End War
Senator Shelby M Cullom told the Stephenson County Old Settlers reunion that there should be means to interfere to end the Russia Japan war He warned that the United States or any nation acting now would become involved without achieving peace and noted his role as chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in this debate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culloom
Freeport
Ill
Sept. L
Shelby M. Cullom
Stephenson County
Russia
Japan
Citlom
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Fighting at Port Arthur as Japanese assault plans fail
Chefoo reports severe fighting at Port Arthur on August 27 as Japanese forces moved from Shuishiying to capture Palungshuin west of the railway. Two dawn assaults were repulsed. a prisoner later cited 1,043 Japanese killed and wounded. Shelling from Shuishiyeng continued into Port Arthur. Tokyo notes estimates push fall of Port Arthur to late September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Shuishiying
Palungshuin
Shuishiyeng
Tokyo
Canary Islands Telegram Reports Arrival at Lanzarote
A Las Palmas telegram states the military governor received word of an arrival at Lanzarote Island. The brief dispatch notes movement near the Canary Islands with no further details on the event or parties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Lanzarote Island
Favorite Prescription Restores Health for Women Readers
A newspaper-style promo declares that much unhappiness in women stems from health loss and claims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription repairs womanly diseases. It cites ovarian trouble and a Milwaukee testimonial where recovery began after one day and nine weeks brought full restoration, urging acceptance of the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sycamore St
Milwaukee
Wis
Dr. Pierot
Abby
British Naval Search Hits Snags Off Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope squadron has not located the Russian volunteer fleet steamers Smolensk and St. Petersburg. Rear Admiral Durnford reports no sighting or wireless contact and continues the search with orders for another cruiser to join.
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Canary Islands
London
Cape of Good Hope
Smolensk
St. Petersburg
Admiralty
Durnford
Hopes of the Japanese Reach Prisoners at Vladivostok
Japanese prisoners here freely discuss their ambitious plans for naval supremacy. They assert Japan will dictate peace terms including Port Arthur Dalny Korea Saghalien Kamtchatka and the Commander Islands. They claim victories at Port Arthur Yalu and Kinchou enabled bases at Takushan and Yinkow and foresee a river flotilla aiding Harbin to prevent relief of Port Arthur.
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Vladivostok
Japan
Port Arthur
Dalny
Korea
Saghalien
Kamtchatka
Commander Islands
Manchuria
Yalu
Kinchou
Ling River
Liaoyang
Mukden
Kuropatkinas
Harbin
Prince Qukhtomsky
Kuropatkin
Rojestvensky
European
Aged Woman Dies Alone in Hospital Mystery Remains
An elderly woman who gave the name Mrs. Cartwright died at the Emergency Hospital after being struck by a trolley car on August 18. She had no known relatives visit, and efforts to identify her or locate kin in Alexandria Virginia or Washington failed. Concussion caused death. police canvasses found no match. The body may be sent to the morgue with possible interment in potter's field if no relatives are located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartwright
Prince Street
Alexandria
Twenty-second Street
English Succeeds Megrew As Spanish War Veterans Leader
Indianapolis gains national headquarters as Capt William E English becomes commander in chief of the United Spanish War Veterans after the April 18 merger. Officers named from Indianapolis include adjutant general Lieut Col Russell B Harrison and staff, with a national encampment set for St. Louis on September 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
William Ei
Harold Megrew
United
Charles A. Garrard
Champe S. Andrews
Guy A. Boyle
Foster C. Shirley
Raymond P. Vancamp
James W. Fortune
English
Indianapoli
George M. Moulton
Illinois
William J. McKee
Indiana
Charles Dick
Ohio
W. T. Durbin
St. Louis
Fishermen Lost After Storm Besets French Vessel Near Cape Race
The Canadian schooner Trocap reports on August 20 that Captain Zimmermann of the Celersfre spoke with a French barkentine 17 miles off Cape Race. Only three of thirty four crew survived as others perished in the storm. the French ship reportedly lost with all hands. Also listed are arrivals and ships scheduled in New York, including the Carpathian and Anrania, with several liners noted as having arrived or been sent to port.
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St Johns
N. Y
Trocap
Pentz
Grand Banks
Zimmermann
Celersfre
Cape Race
Spahr Lost From Steamer En Route to Europe
C B Spahr editor of Current Literature and associate editor of the Outlook disappeared from the steamer Prince Albert between Ostend and Dover on August 30, presumed dead by own action. Reports say he had improved health from his European tour. no light shed by his belongings. his brother refuses to believe suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
C. B. Spahr
Kings Bridge
New York City
Current Literature
New York
Outlook
Tell
Prince Albert
Ostend
Dover
Frederick Kent Loomis
Presecott
E. W. Ordway
Spahr
England
Strike conference called in Chicago on meat strike relief
Five major railroad unions plan talks in Chicago with President Donnelly and Butchers Union officials about relief measures for stockyards strikers. The Chicago Hebrew Butchers Association will boycott meat starting tomorrow, urging Chicago's 170,000 orthodox Jews to also abstain until the strike ends. Also reports a major fire in Juarez, Mexico destroying half the city’s business houses with losses estimated at 120000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Donnelly
Butchers
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomoti~tive Firemen
Switchmen’s Union
Butchers’ Union
Chicago Hebrew Butchers’ Association
Juarez
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Banco de Minera
Piccard Brothers
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Gen
Stakelbere
Mistchenkd
Lan River
Hungshaling
San Chiassai
San Yutzu
Shihchutzu
Sanyutzu
Hsiangshantsu
Hanpolin
Taitse
Siatantzu
Shoshchutzu
Tashihmenling
Hsiangshantzu
Yayutai
Tenjichiafang
Haicheng-Liaoyang
Leishapso
Heintuchuang
Weijagou
Haicheng-Liao-yang Road
Hangchiatan
Hsinkingtun
Hangchiatun
Hasinlintun
First
Tengch+ fang
Mth
Tsafangtun
Hsinlintun
Liaso-yang
Talse River
Cross River
Mdao Yang
Taizho
Helyingtai
Lne
King
Shoushanbao
Far East
Liaoyeng
Standard
Peking
Liao River
Liao Vyang
Callaghan-Fitzgrerald
Daniel J. Gallegnan
Ida G. Fitzgerald
Philadelph
James Turner
Guiney
M F Guiney
Health Office Record
Undertakers
Megrew
Carpathian
Fom Diverpont
Balti
Gouthcompton
Deutschland
Bamberg
Plymouth
Cherbourg
la Bretagne
Herre
Liverpent
Anrania
York
Queenstown
Havre
Ta Gorrains
New
Queenstorm
Soyt
Majestic
Yorke
THE
Sunday Post
Washington
Jack Sterry
Manassas
John Cussons
Mr. Dooley
Berryman
Reuben
Edward W- Townsend
Edward Markham
Man With
Chance
Pinafores
Dorothy Dix
Fashions
F. Kent Loomis
DR. Fenner
Omaha, Neb
M. M. Fenner
Fredonia
Boston
Omaha
Alice McDonald
Harney St
Druggists, Co
M. D
Afflack
Wholesala and Batail Drug Store
Pa. Ave
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