Battle at Mukden reported with Russian corps in retreat
Great battle before Mukden, two Russian corps engage Gen Kuroki as Kuropatkin's main body retreats north toward Tiehling. Reports from St Petersburg and Mukden indicate the bulk of the army near Mukden, rear-guard actions continue, and roads and bridges hinder movement amid rain and terrain. No decisive news from Japanese sources, but officials express guarded confidence in the retreat and potential stand near Tiehling.
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Far East
St. Petersburg
Echo de Paris
Mukden
Kuroki
Kuroyutkin
Associated Press
Paris
Kuropetkin
Kuropatkin
Tiehling
Vental
Suropatkin
Kondratsvitch
Zaroubaieff
Liaoyang
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
Newport News
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co
7Th St
New York
Boston
Russian retreat, Japanese advances near Mukden amid rains
Dispatch from Mukden reports heavy rains foul roads as Russian forces evacuate Mukden while Japanese push near Liaoyang. News notes include Japanese gains near Heiyingtai, Russian retreat toward Mukden, and Allied correspondents wounded in Liaoyang fighting.
Firing Reports and Reconnaissance Near Port Arthur
Japanese positions near Port Arthur saw heavy early August fighting with Russians probing and retaking trenches. Russians pressed terrain on August 29 and 30, taking redoubt No 2 briefly before fierce Japanese fire halted advances. Army maneuvers via Southern Railway offered round trips to camps through Sept 10, 1904.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
Palungshan
Shushigen
Mandarin Road
Shushigen J
Movikrat
Novikral
Tsu
Southern Railway
Washington
Sores president at banquet in New York
Nearly 500 Democratic editors gathered at the Waldorf Astoria for a national conference. Col. Henry Watterson urged a campaign focused on Roosevelt versus Parker, attacking Roosevelt as a self-willed adventurer and praising Parker as a steadier alternative. The tone mixed praise for Parker with sharp critique of Roosevelt and a call for alert public scrutiny.
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New York
United States
Waldorf- Astoria
Democratic National Committee
Sylvanus E. Johnson
Washington
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Gridiron Club
South
Col. Johnson
Col
Henry Watterson
National Parties Name Congressional Nominees Across States
The Democratic and Republican parties in multiple states name their congressional nominees. Frank A. Day is elected chairman of Minnesota's Democratic state committee. O. M. Hall accepts the nomination for the ticket vacancy. Southwick, Deharity, Daniels, Weisse, Morse, Hogg, Howeller, and Lawrence are among others nominated or renominated in New York, Indiana, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Kansas.
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St. Paul
Minn
Frank A. Day
Fairmount
M. F. Kain
Democratic State Central Committee
I. A. Rosing
Lind
Supreme Court
O. M. Hall
Red Wing
Schenectady
George NM. Southwick
Albany
Portland
Ind
Harry W. Daniels
Wranklin
Fond du Lac
Wis
Charles H. Weisse
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hershel M. Hogg
Scranton
George Howell
Emporia
Kans
Kansas
F. B. Lawrence
Debs Answers Cleveland At Carnegie Hall
Debs, Socialist Democratic party candidate for President, defended the Chicago Pullman strike in a Carnegie Hall address last night. He argued the strike taught workers lessons, noted his own jail time as a union man becoming a Socialist, and criticized Roosevelt's record as hostile to the working class.
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New York
Eugene V. Debs
United States
Socialist Democratic Party
Carnegie Hall
Grover Cleveland
Chicago
Roosevelt
Wyoming Democrats Convene In Rock Springs
The Democratic State convention in Rock Springs Wyoming elected former Gov John E Osborne as temporary and then permanent chairman. Nomination will occur tomorrow with Osborne the unanimous choice for governor though he has not consented. Judge S T Corn to be renominated for the Supreme Court and T B Taliaferro leads for Congress. The platform supports the national irrigation law and opposes partisan forestry laws while backing anti shoddy wool protection and compulsory binding arbitration in labor disputes. Republican speakers for Maine and New York plan a series of national speeches in the campaign close.
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Robespierre
Republican National Committee
Theodora Roosevelt
Ireland
Poland
Ben Wade
Henry Cabot Ledge
Theodore Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Pierce
Buchanan
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Parker
Davis
Tilden
Empire State of
New York
Herman Ridder
Watterson
Mr. Ridder
Alton B. Parker
Hoosevelt
Republican Party
Roosevelt Guist
Maryland
Chesapeake & Ohio
Washington
St. Louis
Rock Springs
Wyo
John E. Osborne
Osborne
S T. Corn
Supreme Bench
Taliaferro
Congress
Paraguay Revolt Advances as Villa En Charнавon Captured
Buenos Ayres reports insurgents seize Villa En Charnavon with garrison and arms. Paraguay’s government weakens daily, likely surrender or defeat. Uruguayan dispatch from Gen Vasquez notes heavy rebel casualties and government gains after fighting northern division pushed rebels into Brazil.
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Buenos Ayres
Paraguay
Villa Encharnacion
Uruguay
Vasquez
Cuchilla Negra
Ordonez
Enormous Coastal Waves Strike Southern California Waterfronts
Reports from Los Angeles to Orange County describe gigantic thirty to forty foot waves without wind. The Hueneme wharf faces total destruction while Terminal Island suffers severe damage. Hundreds stack sandbags to build breakwaters as cottages flood and pleasure piers at Long Beach and Ocean Park suffer heavy damage.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hueneme Ia
Terminal Island
Long Beach
Ocean Park
Cotton Company Fails Receivers Appointed in New Jersey
In Trenton on Sept 7 Chancellor Magic named Charles E Kimball of Summit New Jersey and William C Lansing of Taunton Massachusetts receivers for the American Cotton Company at the request of Frederick Y Robertson vice president and treasurer. The company shows debts of 1 327 000 excluding 2 000 000 bonded debt with overdue bills and looming bond interest of 50 000 due October 1. Five suits totaling 25 00 are pending. A rule returns October 4 to determine if receivership should become permanent. The firm organized in 1896 with 7 000 000 capital.
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Trenton
N. J
Magic Today
Charles E. Kimball
Summit
William C. Lansing
Taunton
Mass
American Cotton Company
Frederick Y. Robertson
New York
Watterson Assails the President
The newspaper reports Watterson attacking the President in a strong political column. Other items noted include lynching in Alabama and McCue accused of wife murder, with regional political gossip and coverage of Virginia and Maryland news.
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Paces
Mukden
Watterson
Alabama
McCue
Grant
Manassas
Geographic Congress
Boston
Mob Hangs Negro Suspect After Jail Assault in Huntsville
In Huntsville Alabama on September 7 a mob overran the jail and hanged Horace Maples, the man indicted for murder of John Walthrop. Soldiers and sheriff fled to upper floors as smoke forced surrender. Special term needed to try Maples, but mob power prevailed.
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Washington Post
Huntaville
Ala
Horace Maples
John Walthrop
Cunningham
Waldrop
Gov. Cunningham
Birmingham
Scottsboro
Decatur
Judge Spear
May Order Court Martial In Statesboro Case
Atlanta Sept 7 Gov Terrell says he will order a court martial if Adjutant General Harris recommends it after reading the court of inquiry report on officers on duty at Statesboro He adds expense will not deter action and will act based on the adjutant general's opinion if warranted by the report.
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Atlanta
S. W. Harris
Statesboro
Terrell
Hitch
Greeks and Hebrews Clash in Lyon Leather War
A riot broke out as 300 Hebrew strikers and sympathizers attacked forty Greek strike breakers returning from work at a Lyon leather factory. Greeks repelled the assault with files and clubs and chased attackers down a side street. Police contained the disturbance as reserves arrived. Two Hebrews and one Greek were arrested.
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Lyon
Mass
Duel in Barber Shop in St. Joseph
In St Joseph Missouri on September 7 Dr J R A Crossland a Black physician and former minister to Liberia was wounded when he and Dr William S Carrion exchanged gunfire in a barber shop Both men were armed Two bullets from Crossland narrowly missed Carrion with another bullet hitting Crossland in the chin and another in his forearm Crossland is expected to recover
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St. Joseph
J. R. A. Crossland
Liberia
William S. Carrion
Crossland
Carrion
Wreck injures thirty three on Kansas City Rock Island train
A Kansas City fast passenger train on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific wrecked near Tiskilwa. More than thirty injured, two died. The report notes the accident near Princeton NL and lists cafe hours and train service details for September 4.
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Ilinois
Princeton
Kansas City
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific
Tiskilawa
Ex Mayor McCue Arrested for Wife Murder in Charlottesville
Former Charlottesville mayor J Samuel McCue was arrested on a willful murder charge in the death of his wife Mrs Fannie McCue on September 4. Witnesses testified to long troubled marriage and his alleged intimacy with other women amid threats with a pistol. A strong jail guard was placed to head off lynching as coroner's jury probes the case.
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McCue
Washington Post
Charlottesville
J. Samuel McCue
Fannie McCue
Commonwealth
Frank Gilmer
Brother
Ernest B. Crawford
Richmond
Whe
Grady
Eubank
Edward ©. McCue
Wiliam McCue
Mr. MecCus
Mholasse
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