Desolate Liaoyang Aftermath As Russians Evacuate City
Cable report recounts Liaoyang burning at sunrise on September 4 as Russian rear guard sacked European shops and Chinese homes before evacuation. Japanese gains limited by Russian artillery, with 50 plus Chinese deaths and heavy property damage, while Kuroki’s advance moves toward Mukden and Niuchwang.
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Perial London
Peking
Liao-yang
Tenth
Siberian Rifles
Liaoyang
Yentai
Kuroki
Mukden
Kuropatkin
Kureki
Iharbin
Au-Vung
China
Nodzu
Oku
Iver
Kurok
Tven Imor
Niuchwang
Liao River
Kingkau
Shanhai Kawan
Agitating Russian Revolt Sparks Proclamations Abroad
Reports from St. Petersburg on September 10 describe anti imperial revolutionary groups abroad uniting to incite discontented Russians. Smuggled proclamations printed in London urge Jews and heterodox sects to rise, targeting workers peasants and soldiers as Poland and southwestern Russia see demonstrations. Police deem demonstrations small, but authorities warn that wartime reverses heighten unease.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
London
Poland
Grodno
Ministry of the Interior
Downpour at Mukden disrupts frontline camps
In Mukden on Sept 3 a record heavy rainstorm drenched the front, flooding low ground and waterways. Cavalry lines were secured, horses calmed, and exhausted troops slept in mud while Chinese boats navigated submerged streets. Rain halted Japanese advance, while Russians work to compensate damage amid market steadiness after prior rouble decline.
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Mukden
Nyas
New Russian Minister Aims for Provincial Power
Paris dispatch reports Prince Peter Atopolk Mirsky the new interior minister plans no change in policy but to follow the Emperor's February manifesto. He backs broad liberalism and decentralization giving provinces more local control while tempering Jewish rights to avoid Orthodox influence.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Echo de Paris
Peter Atopolk-Mirsky
Russia
Russian Red Cross aid and naval indemnity report
A Mukden telegram reports fifty wounded officers and 2500 men cared for at roadside stations en route to Mukden hospitals. The Russian government indemnifies British collier Ettrickdale and Frankley for February captures by torpedo boat destroyers. Askeold cruiser to lay up in upper harbor after discharging ammunition.
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Rt. Petersburg
Mukden
Marie Pavlovna
Red Cross
St. Petersburg
Ettrickdale
Frankley
Suez
Nicholas
Askold
Shanghai
Askeold
Tibet Treaty Signed Ends Younghusband Mission
Col Younghusband and Tibetan officials signed a formal treaty in Potala apartments ending the British mission. The Dalai Lama fled toward Mongolia amid a regency council taking charge as the Tashi Lama is expected to be recognized. Return arrangements for the mission are complete.
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Younghusband
Yalai Lama
Lassa
Tula Gyangtse
Col
Dalai Lama
Potala
Foreign Office
Simla
Col. Younghusband
Mongolia
Tashi Lama
Halted by hot spring in Simplon Tunnel work
Rome Sept 9 Work on the Simplon Tunnel was halted after a hot spring flowing 1500 gallons per minute surfaced. Temperatures inside reached 112 degrees forcing temporary suspension. Refrigeration will be installed and work will resume in about a month. The Simpson tunnel near Simpson Mountain is 21374 yards long, with 21142 yards already pierced. Earlier dispatches noted deadly heat making toil perilous even with air and water cooling.
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Huropathin
Europe
Kharbin Road
Mukden
Kuroki
Oku
Nodzu
Calchas
Jadivostok
Yingkau
Simplon
Rome
Simpson
Benbe
Simpson Mountain
Turin
French capitulation feared over St Pierre fishery pact
In St Johns Newfoundland on September 9 the French squadron led by Commander Kalloch de Kerillis demanded halting a whale product refinery project on the French shore. The move is tied to believed French government capitulation to St Pierre fishery interests and may block ratification of the French shore treaty next month unless Britain concedes to the demands.
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St. Pierre
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Kalloch de Kerillis
Great Britain
Mexico to establish legation in Peking for mercantile ties
Mexico plans a legation in Peking with Don Carlos Lera as minister to both Japan and China. Don Mauricio Wolheim will act as charge d affaires in Lera's absence. The move aims to foster mercantile relations, not for a single objective. Leeds trades union Congress denounces government’s South African labor ordinance as harmful to workers and anti slavery traditions.
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Peking
Mexico
Don Carlos Lera
Japan
China
Don Lera
Don Mauricio Wolheim
Legation
Leeds
Trades Union Congress
SPECIAL HONOR PAID CHAPELLE IN ROME AUDIENCE
Rome reports a rare audience granted to Archbishop Chapelle the apostolic delegate to Cuba and Porto Rico and Archbishop of New Orleans by Cardinal Merry Del Val secretary of state. Other notes include Rousseau papers, funeral of Paris executioner Louis Derbier, Ronald Ross sailing to lecture, and a larger ship keel laid in Stettin to beat Cunarders.
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New Orleans
Rome
Merry del Val
Castel Gandolfo
Chapelle
Cutu
Porto Rico
Paris
Louis Derbier
Auteuil
Anatole
Boulogne
Grover Graham Dyspepsia Remedy Claims Cure
A Victorian era advertisement promotes the Grover Graham Dyspepsia Remedy with a guarantee to cure dyspepsia heartburn gastritis and chronic stomach disorders. It asserts the remedy strengthens digestion, improves blood and nerves, and offers pamphlets and case histories. The ad claims European reputation and sole American rights through McDermott formula.
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Grover Graham
McDermott
Europe
Grover Graham Co
Newburgh, N
Second in skirmish at Seabury meet in Sea Girt
Four contests concluded at a joint NRA and New Jersey meet in Sea Girt New Jersey with George E Cook of Washington taking second in both the Seabury long range rifle and Spencer matches. United States Marine Corps second team won the skirmish with 422 points while Lieut Tewes of New Jersey claimed the Seabury title. Second Troop of New Jersey captured the Tyro team prize. K K V Casey led the Spencer match after a five-way tie. Weather turned cloudy and windy as events continued.
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George E. Cook
Washington
Seabury
Sea Girt
N. J
National Rifle Association of America
New Jersey State Rifle Association
United States Marine Corps
Lieut. Tewes
New Jersey
Tyre Company
K. K. V. Casey
United States
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Ia
Tyro Company
Sea Girl
Lieut
Tewes
George FE. Cook
District of Columbia
Winder
Ohio
Martin
Maj
Rowland
Trumpeter -Murray
Goddard
Pennsylvania
Wells
New York
Lieut South
Unite States Marine Corps
Maryland
Ul S. Marine Corps
Jersey
Company L
Ioe & A Marine Corps
New Company Jersey
Company A
Land
Ala Signal Corps
Secon
Marysland
Cook
Dryden
J. W. W. Cookson
George B. Cook
Spencer
Harpers Ferry
Proud of Rifle Team Officers at Manassas Maneuvers
District militia at Manassas and Sea Girt shows strong results with first in regimental match and high placings across events. Officers and riflemen log plans for indoor winter sports, new gym upgrades, and a basketball league setup as the district prepares for Fairfax and a Gainesville march.
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Manassas
Blues
Browns
Eh Kaen
Northwest Mounted Police Join Regal Party Across Prairie
A detail of Northwest Territory mounted police arrived at Hegina to accompany Lord Minto’s vice regal party overland from Edmonton to Prince Albert. The armed force will ferry two cars of vehicles and horses, with a 400 mile prairie cavalcade ahead.
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Calgary
Northwest Territory Mounted Police
Hegina
Edmonton
Prince Albert
Lord Minto
Washington Educational Center Rising in National View
The Sunday Post will devote space to Washington as a premier educational center. It notes the capital’s growing universities and private schools drawing pupils nationwide and offers a detailed special section on educational opportunities. The piece emphasizes unmatched facilities and ongoing development.
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Washington
The
Sunday Post
United States
Fair tickets unpaid force ticket company to assign
The New System Ticket Company of New Jersey assigned to Boston financier Richard B. Stanley after failure to receive payment for 30 million Louisiana Purchase Exposition tickets shipped to St Louis. Delays and unpaid drafts by the Expo Company left the printer unable to meet obligations. Separately, Edward T. Jeffery’s appointment as director of the Western Pacific Railroad signals Goulds push to expand their rail system.
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Boston
New System Ticket Company
New Jersey
St. Louis
Richard B. Stanley
Headstreet
St. Louis Exposition
Wradstreet
Goulds
San Francisco
Edward T. Jeffery
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Westrn Pacific Railroad Company
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Keep Trust
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Pass
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Newepapwe Rathi
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