War on at Manassas Ends Night of Mock Battle
Special to The Washington Post reports a staged clash at Manassas where Union and Confederate units maneuver under dark conditions. Generals Grant and Bell direct blue and brown forces as officers inspect camps, tensions rise with a Connecticut colored regiment, and a formal dinner for foreign attaches highlights the eve of the maneuvers.
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Washington Post
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Frederick Dent Grant
Washington
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Strasburg
Ohio
Regular Army
District National Guard
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Corbin
Soldier Identified in Death Near Fayetteville
A soldier found dead near Fayetteville, N C is believed to be F A Snyder of Company 7 Bambur. He reportedly fell from a baggage car while drinking and was not missed until camp arrival. Separate Belmont incident uses stones against Ed Stowe, injuring him, including loss of sight in one eye.
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South Carolina
Columbia
N. C
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Snyder
Camp
Washington
Policeman Testifies in Circus Flirtation Incident Trial
Judge Mills in Police Court absolved Arthur Handiboe of charges after he allegedly struck Policeman Jeremiah Broderick who sought to flirt with Handiboe’s companion. Five witnesses supported Handiboe’s account of the on duty altercation at the circus grounds Friday night.
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Handiboe
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Fright at a Theater Sparks Panic at Academy of Music
A false alarm cried Fire caused a theater panic in the gallery at 10:25 during a performance. Policeman Downs and Assistant Ire Marshal Nicholson calmed the crowd. a colored woman fainted and Mrs. Frank Stip collapsed in the balcony before her husband escorted her home.
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Policeman Downs
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Frank Stip
N Street
Marines Attack Police In Midnight Disturbance
A clash at Twelfth and Datreeta Northwest last night left three Marines Charles Clark Michael Warge and Ernest Thamart under arrest for assault and disorderly conduct while police officers Adams Kleindienst Downs and Driver McCauley aided in the response One Marine knocked down Officer Adams amid the fray and the marines boasted of “cleaning up” Georgetown Sunday night The two citizens involved were not detained.
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Charles Clark
Michael Warge
Ernest Thamart
Adams
Kleindienst
Downs
McCauley
Musicians Walk Out as Theaters Refuse Higher Pay
A union dispute over wages drives Kernan's Lyceum and Academy of Music to hire re organized orchestras. Managers at National and Columbia theaters plan non union groups as talks stall. Leaders Wagner and Wright face possible expulsion amid protests over pay increases from 18 to 20 dollars weekly for matinees and 16 to 18 at other houses. Managers insist current service justifies 20 dollars, while union president Kerrgood cites a twenty year track record without raises and warns of a lockout if Lafayette Theater musicians are not reinstated.
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Academy
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Mustcians
Kerrgood
Musicians’ Union
Kernan's
British Naval Education Shows American Methods Adopted
London report notes Capt H W Brownson, US Naval Academy superintendent, found Great Britain embracing the American system of naval education after prior criticism. Also announces Maj Jerome A Watrous to be retired on age grounds after a long Civil War and Army career from Wisconsin unit to brigadier general roles.
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London
H. W. Brownson
United States Naval Academy
Great Britain
New York
J. A. Watrous
Jerome A. Watrous
Pay Department
Col. Watrous
Sixth
Wisconsin Infantry
Omaha
Neb
Department of the Missouri
Secretary Morton at Old Point on government yacht
Newport News Sept 5 Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton arrived at Old Point at 2 PM aboard the government yacht S Sylph. He went ashore for an hour at the Cham berlin Hotel and the yacht sailed for Washington at 3 PM with a naval salute from nearby cruisers. Meanwhile the United States European squadron under Rear Admiral Jewell, with Olympia Cleveland and Des Moines, will reach Cherbourg from Gibraltar on Thursday for a five day stay before sailing to Gravesend, England and Norway.
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Paul Morton
Old Point
Chamberlin Hotel
Washington
Cherbourg
Jewell
Olympia
Cleveland
Des Moines
Gibraltar
Gravesend
England
Norway
Woman Injured After Fall From Car on Brightwood Ave
Jamie Thomas about thirty one fell from a car on Brightwood avenue near Pomeroy street yesterday afternoon. She was shven at 7063 Princeton street and removed to Freedmen's Hospital suffering from shock and injuries to her head and back.
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Jamie Thomas
Brightwood Avenue
Pomeroy Street
Shenved
Princeton Street
Freedmen’s Hospital
Drowned in Capon Springs Pool Real estate broker dies
D. Burton Mackall a Washington D C broker died at Capon Springs after attempting a swimming feat in the pool He collapsed during the third trip and cerebral hemorrhage is given as the cause His body was brought to Winchester for burial with services arranged locally He was forty six years old and unmarried
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Washington Post
Winchester
D. Burton Mackall
F Street
Washington, D. C
Capon Springs
Mackall
Capon
Cooke
Cardinal Waggaman case seen not to harm Catholic Univ
Cardinal Gibbons said Catholic University of America will open next year despite bankruptcy against treasurer Thomas Waggaman who handled its funds. Dr. Stafford and Monsignor O Connell backed the university, noting funds remain secure and current expenses covered. Court to hear Waggaman show cause today as schedules and asset details await filing. Local talk linked churches and orders to possible losses, though officials insist risks are minimal.
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Catholic University of America
Thomas H. Wageaman
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Stafford
D. J. Stafford
St. Patrick's Church
Catholic University
Washington
Visitation
Georgetown
Gordon & Gordon
Wagreamun
Mgr. O'Connell
Cathole University
Mer. O'Connell
Wegenman
Girl Struck by Stray Bullet Near Benning Bridge
Ten year old Mary Trice of 1428 Thirty-fifth Street NW was hit on the arm by a stray bullet while riding a street car near the Benning bridge yesterday. She suffered no serious injuries and continued her journey to Chesapeake Beach.
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Mary Trice
Thirty-fifth Street
Chesapeake Bea
Battle for Fortress Second General Assault at Port Arthur
Russian and Japanese forces clash in the Port Arthur siege with heavy losses. Japanese claim 8,000 killed in four days of fighting and Russian losses around 3,000. The garrison numbered about 15,000 a week ago, now around 12,000, with continued fiercest assaults along the railroad and around Itzshan Antsashan and Palungshan. The Japanese expect two months or more of fighting before the fortress falls, while Gen Kuropatkin prepares relief efforts.
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Pakchuans
Antstshan
Port Arthur
Itzshan
Ehbitingehan
Palungshan
Antsashan
Kuropatkin
Chefoo
Liaoyang
Czarevitch Fit to Fight after Port Arthur battle
Telngtau China Sept. R A correspondent of the Associated Press accompanied Italian naval officers today in inspecting the dismantled Russian cruiser Czarevitch. Despite heavy damage the ship is not incalculably ruined and could have inflicted damage if it stayed in the fight.
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Cazarevitch
Prince Ouktomsky
Port Arthur
China Yields to Japan in War Crews Dispute
London report states China agrees to Japan's demands regarding crews of the Askold and Grosovet, to be held in Chinese territory for the war's duration. Russian cruiser Diane orders disarmament per admiralty directive at Saigon.
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Washington Post
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China
Japan
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Grosovet
Saigon
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Diane
Foreign warships to shield missionaries in China
London reports native papers say French warships have been sent to protect missionaries in Leping and Fuling near Kiangsi after anti foreign sentiment. A British gunboat entry was refused, and Russian bonds fell 1 4 point on the St. Petersburg bourse as Europatkin’s defeat is noted. Re enforcements for Japan are described in a Chefoo dispatch.
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the Times
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Europatkin
Release of Cargoes Delayed Over Contraband Definition
In St Petersburg foreign minister Lamsdorff faces American pressure to free cargoes aboard the steamers Arabia and Calchas seized by Vladivostok squadron. A Russian commission on contraband stalls, led by Grand Dukes Alexander and Alexis, delaying action as Washington argues that foodstuffs not directly for belligerent forces are not contraband.
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Russia Ordered Navy To Stop Raids On Shipping
The Russian foreign office says instructions not to interfere with neutral shipping have been delivered to the volunteer fleet steamer Petersburg in South African waters. No news yet on the Smolensk which is to receive similar orders. The messages were sent via a Russian channel and delivered at a rendezvous off the African coast.
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Petersburg
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Foreign Office
Smolensk
Children Found Asleep in Georgetown Home
Police detained Mamie Faubel eight, Mary two, and John nine months for neglect after they were found asleep on a bare floor at 3022 Mi Street North West. The children, left in care of 16 year old Dorothy Dutrow, may be placed with the Board of Children's Guardians as the lice Court weighs the case.
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Weather News and Tropical Disturbances Report
The tropical disturbances near Santo Domingo move westward with rising intensity. Jamaica and Southern Cuba advised to take precautions as showers persist in the South Atlantic and East Gulf States. Minnesota to Northern New England report local showers. most areas fair overall. Temperature changes minimal except in Western Montana and along the Middle to South Atlantic coast. Winds vary by region with fresh to strong on coasts and variable inland. Flood warnings issued for the Congaree Wateree and Pedee rivers in South Carolina and ahead for parts of Michigan and Wisconsin cranberry marshes. Local reports include hourly temperatures, humidity, rainfall, and tides.
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