Liaoyang falls as Japanese force Russians to retreat
On September 1 2 and 3 Japanese troops under Gen Nodzu Kuroki and Oku closed in on Liaoyang driving the Russians from their positions after five days of heavy fighting. Russian casualties reached about 9000 to 10000 with severe losses in the south road valley. Kuroki executed a flank dash around the Russian left forcing a retreat toward Yentai and Mukden. Despite initial Russian resistance the Japanese carried the field, converting Liaoyang into a Japanese headquarters while Russian forces withdrew along the Taltse and Han rivers.
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Kuroki
Anping
Nodzu
Trofengshi
Arting
Feng Wang-Cheng
M Nodzu
Mengchiafang
Chiaofantun
Talze
Genua
Shusha
Kuropatkin
Liaoyang
Chiacfantun
Shushan
Red Cross
Stachellery
Oku
Mistchenko
Kutckis
Stackelbergs
Isance
Ivanoff
Count Keller
Tashi
Yental
Tise
Tenth Corps
Teng-wang-cheng
Seventeenth
Taltse
Fifth Corps
Liao-yang
Liago-yang
Stackelberg
Zhao-yang
Taitse
Penishu
Hig
Yentai
Associated
Ess
Associated Press
Kundiang
Tishi
Kurokis
Vental
Kurok
Gen Kuroki
Mam
Mukden
Harbin
Shao-yang
Kow-liang
Zassalitch
Chiulien-chen
Edao- Yang
Takse
Manchuria
Han River
Shakhe
Louisa Bay
Shu-shi-yen
Itzshan
Rihlungshan
Kikwanshan
Notices of marriages and deaths across many cities
Marriage and death notices from The Washington Post announce insertions in multiple papers including New York Times and Boston Globe. Entries list names such as Theodore Abner, Warren Untn Faxon, Mrs FF Ho Bates, and many others with locations Quincy Mass, Westminster Md, and Washington. Funeral details, addresses, and relatives appear for each obituary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
NEW York Times
Baltimore Herald
Boston Globe
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Fnquirer
Chicago Record
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg
Lispatch
CE Journal
Pochfster
Post Standard
Midin-Fakon
Quincy Mass
Vates
Westminster
Sauriay
FF Ho Bates
Francis H Bates
Asa
Dalion
Kamis
Jhomis Wo
Guitrude
Dalton
Weir
Newark
Philadelphia
Local Undertakers Offer First Class Service At Moderate Prices
Multiple funeral directors advertise. W R Speare and J A Gawler promote first class service at moderate rates with commodious chapels and on premises facilities. Other firms Harvey Sons, Wright, Lee, Zarhorst present around Washington area addresses and 24 hour service.
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W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Joseph Gawler
Avenu
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Fourteenth Street NW
John R. Wricht
J. William Lee
Ann Embalmer
Fennsylvenia
Notable Deaths Span States and Professions Across 1900s
Sauce of obituaries from Shelbyville Columbus Roswell and Santa Fe notes Anthony Thornton aged ninety the oldest lawyer in Illinois and a former congressman and Illinois Supreme Court member William E Booth actor from an Uncle Tom's Cabin company died in Columbus Ohio Roswell New Mexico Juan Chaves aged 194 was the oldest Mexican in New Mexico Other brief notices list names including Charles V Cooper Nellie Robinson Chapman Gustavus O Connell Annie L McLean Christopher F West Agnes M Ventgraf and more with sparse context
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Shelbyville Tl
Anthony Thornton
Tilinois
Thornton
Congress
Illinois Supreme Court
Columbus
Ohio
William E Booth
St Francis Hospital
Coshocton
Roswell
Juan Chaves
New Mexico
Pecos’ Valley
Mexico
Charles V. Cooper
Nellie Robinson Chapman
Baltimore
Henry E Fetterof
Philadelphia
Rosso & Hodges
Gustavus O’connell
Annie L. McLean
Christopher F West
Agnes M Ventgraf
James Buddy
Louisa Jackan
William H Lene
Catherine BE. Smith
Peter Wilkins
Elize Thomas
Charles B. Downey
Elizabeth G Voss
Jeader Young
Rebecca Dannenkirch
Arthur H Williams
Julia B Maller
George W .Sanford
Jgnnie M Bartlett
Charles A Blizzard
Natajine
Health Office Record Deaths and Ocean Steamer Movements
Health office record lists deaths including Mary E K Barber aged 64 and James P Wieteber aged 62 with listed addresses in Washington and nearby areas plus other individuals with ages. Movements of ocean steamers show arrivals and departures in early September with ships such as Etruria Cedric La Touraine and Queenstown bound for Liverpool and Hamburg among others.
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Mary EK. Barber
S St. Nw
James P Wieteber
St Ww
Myrte Green
Allen G. Green
George Ingram
4Th St
Hannah Keighter
Charles Mason
10Th St
Tile Roberts
Beatrice Smallwood
Nancy Taylor
Cedar St
James D Thompson
Providence Hosp
Morgan H Welch
Massavonw
Martha Woodley
Honeopathic Hosp
New York
Etruria
Liverpool
la Tourains
Havre
Cedric
Queenstown
Minneapolis
London
Campania
Belgravia
Hamburg
Philadelphia
Southampton
Zeeland
Antwerp
Dover
Rey Hohenzollern
Naples
Genoa
la Lorreine
St Paul
Plymouth
Cherbourg
St. Pavyl
Kaiser Praises Navy and Absolute Dependence on Warlord
Emperor William visited the Mars training ship in Bremerhaven for a naval inspection and dinner. Admiral Koester toasted the Emperor while the monarch affirmed that the navy now fully shares the spirit of the supreme warlord and stands as his officers' corps, shaped by past reforms and ready for future tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunschuettelkooge
Prussia
Emperor William
Mars
Admiral Koester
the Navy
Emoers
Admiral Knorr
French Ships Recalled After Boy's Death Delays East Fleet
Paris reports the third class cruiser Descartes was ready to sail from Toulon with twelve torpedo boats to reinforce Cochin China and Tonkin when a boy’s death aboard a torpedo boat forced return to port. A rumor of an explosion aboard a torpedo craft circulated amidst this delay. The incident shapes French East Asia defense amid Japanese forces, pressuring Marine Minister Pelletan to bolster Shanghai cruiser strength.
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Toulon
Boy
Paris
Descartes
Cochin
China
Tonkin
Far East
Pelletan
Shanghai
Protestant papers urge renaming Duchess Cecilia before Prussian wedding
Berlin reports say Protestant newspapers urge the betrothed Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg Schwerin to avoid the name Cecilia after marriage to Crown Prince Frederick William. They fear Catholic associations would mislead the public about the Empress’s religion and propose Augusta or another name. The Crown Prince thanks friends in Hamburg and a March 24 wedding date is noted with grand plans.
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Germany
Cecilia
Berlin
Provincal
Frederick William
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Augusta
Hamburg
William
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
German Empire
Peril in the Hand Shake and Dr Pierce Remedies
An article promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for early consumption and a aid to digestion and nutrition. It warns against alcohol based substitutes and claims nationwide endorsement after eight years of testing. Also mentions free medical adviser and Dr Pittoo's Pellets for biliousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J . Hirsch
Chicago
Dr Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Ruggist
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Pittoo
Port Arthur Siege Reports Show Heavy Japanese Losses
Dispatches from Liaotung detail Japanese bombardment and fort defenses near Port Arthur. A Chinese artillery find reveals 300 Krupp guns plus vast ammunition stores. Soviet telegraph sources note 20 000 Japanese dead over five weeks and elaborate on fort tactics and siege conditions.
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Port Arthur
John F Bass
Dinwiddle
Bennett Burleigh
Hablungshan
Fort
Itzshan
Novi Kral
Alexieff
Louisa Bay
Matsushima
Itsukushima
Hashidate
Akashi
Adsuma
St. Petersburg
St Petersburg
Fort Arthur
Bey
Tsingtau
Kaichou
After Liaoyang Battle Japanese Unruly Loot and Attacks
Reports from Liaoyang describe heavy Japanese casualties exceeding twenty thousand and widespread looting after six days of combat. An attack on a missionary compound left Dr. A M Westwater wounded. Refugees flood from the battle zone as Japanese reinforcements move north under Prince Kaiyen.
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Liaoyang
Ln Tientsin
Red Cross
A M Westwater
Prince Kaiyen
Haicheng
Bandits move against Russians near Shincontuh
The Chefoo correspondent reports a bandit camp of Chun Chuses near Shincontuh forming a force of five mounted bands totaling 15,000 under Gen Dhzin with seven Japanese advisers. They cross the Liao River threatening Europathins near Mukden. They ambushed a Cos sack convoy, fatally wounding nineteen Cossacks, capturing six, and severely injuring an officer.
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Chicago
Daily News
Shincontuh
Dhzin
Liao River
Mukden
Mongolia
Russian Army Broken Says Manchuria Observers Report
Paris reports from independent witnesses who have just returned from Manchuria state the Russian army is much broken and demoralized though the Siberian Railroad is operating well with six trains running. French officials note the statements and give them weight.
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Paris
Manchuria
Russia
Biberian
Korea's status unsettled amid peace terms delay
Paris dispatches report that publication of the Japanese Korean treaty terms prompts officials to reiterate that Russia and other powers are not bound by a duress treaty. Korea's final status awaits peace arrangements, while Japan holds only military occupation in the interim.
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Paris
Russia
Duresa
Korea
May Return to Washington
Second Secretary Bobroff of the Russian Embassy in Washington has arrived in St. Petersburg. His father recently died while the secretary was en route home. Bobroff applied for military service in the Far East, but his request was declined. he will probably return to Washington.
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Bobroff
St Petersburg
Andre Bobroff
Washington
United States
Bobrofft
Far East
For Rent Upper Northwest Suburban Housekeeping Rooms
Descriptive rental note offering a small house in suburbs with responsible tenants sought. Mentions address 2236 6th St NW and 1915 14th St NW with housekeeping services, janitor, apartments, and telephone connections. Advertises Olympia corner at 14th and Roanoke with local and long distance links.
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6Th St Nw
Franklin
14Th St Nw
Olympia Cor
Roanokests
Arrest at Ninth Precinct on Wife's Complaint
J William Drum a former real estate and insurance broker at 204 East Capitol Street was jailed on a warrant by his wife Georgia Vo Drum for threats. Issued July 18 the document was held due to an understanding he would stay away. Mrs Drum phoned the station last night that he was at her home at 24 East Capitol Street and had threatened her with a revolver. Detective Johnson took the husband into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Wuiliam Drum
East Capltel Street
Ninth Precinct
Georgia Vo Drum
Johnson
Drum
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Tientsin
Gen Zassalitch
Taitse River
ABNLR
W Sun Ty
Theodore Abner
Park Ave
Lalametre
Gurdon
Aleaaurder
Goardon
Lea T Rindalph Hiridson
Elec Hull Teu Blind
Goluk Walamer
Garida
Ellen Nora
Saturna
Tatato
Phole Island Avenue
O Street
John McGeesor
Bernard and
Mary A McGee
Simm
St &Lophens
Hols Poul
Teri
Vratgau Avenue
Loimert
John A
Rollings
Harry W
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mon- Cu
Backkoom
Joseph Saum
M Street Northwest
Schnopp
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
van Hook
Sarah C
James D van Hook
James I
J van Hook
Undertakers
George P. Zarhorst
Landertaker and Ee
East Capitol St
Esat
Tokalon Sonn
Health Office Record
Kaiser
Horn
Raiter
Pans
Europatkan
France
Japan
Ates
Pats
Ceres
Rollet
Wr. M. Galt & Co
First St
Indiana Ave
Bradfield Regulator
Atlante, Ga
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