Russian Reconnaissance Holds Key to Liaoyang War
Reports from the front describe major Russian reconnaissance under Gen Rennen kampffand Kuropatkin that confirm a quiet but tense stalemate near Liaoyang. A second Manchurian army under Linevitch is planned with Kuropatkin as chief of both armies, while St Petersburg drafts officers from guard regiments to fill losses.
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St. Petersburg
Tie Pass
Rennenkampff
Sansoanof
Liaoyang
Papresa
Port Arthur
Nicholas
Secon
Far East
Kuropatkin
Gen
Line_ oiten
Linovitch
Alexieff
Associated Press
Niewspaper Bahhie
Rear Admiral Ouktomsky Court Martial Debunked
A London Morning Post report states Rear Admiral Ouktomsky was not court-martialed and has been superseded by Rear Admiral Wiren in command of the Port Arthur squadron after Withoft’s fall. The piece notes no arrest or court martial, but acknowledges his deficiencies and shift in leadership.
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Prince Ouktomsky
Port Arthur
Wiren
Ouktomsky
Withoft
Quktomsky
The
Express
London
Tokyo
Mukden
Mistchenko
Morning Post
Shanghai
Yumentzsusshan
Yentai
Daily Telegraph
Tientsin
Kuropatkin
Harbin
North Korea
Fukchang
Hanhuang
Berlin
Gaedke
Tageblatt
Far East
Liao River
Fushan
Lokal Anzieger
Hun River
Liao-yang
Oyama
Russian sortie repulsed near Port Arthur
A strong Russian force attacked the Itershan Fort from Port Arthur on September 18. The assault lasted hours and was repulsed with heavy losses. Reports say naval guns on Liaoti Hill Fort are worn out after incessant firing and the land westward has been mined, causing anxiety among officers.
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Chefoo
London
Tok- Yo
Port Arthur
Itershan
Daily Telegraph
Liaoti Hill
Parole of Lena's Crew Limits Freedom to City
Admiral Goodrich of the Pacific station reports a parole agreement with Captain Berlinsky of the Lena giving its officers freedom within San Francisco but banning travel beyond the city during the war. They cannot return to Russia until Russia and Japan settle terms. Vallejo notes Lena’s armament was removed and repairs may move to a private shipyard with a small guard crew remaining aboard.
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San Francisco
Admiral Goodrich
Pacific Station
Navy Department
Berlinsky
Lena
Russia
Japan
United States
Vallejo
Cal
Russian cruiser Imаmurud tops speed trials near Cronstadt
Madrid reports a Bilbao dispatch stating a Russian cruiser was seen off Cape St Maria and fired on and seized a merchant vessel believed to be a British steamer, though no confirmation exists. London notes Imamrud completed trials at Cronstadt at twenty four knots and will join the Pacific squadron at Reval when Ska is ready.
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Cape St. Maria
Madrid
Correspondencia
Bilbao
London
St. Petersburg
Imamrud
Cronstadt
Izumrud
Reval
Ska
Double tragedy in York as two commit suicide by gas
In York Pennsylvania on September 19 Michael Schall head of Keystone Foundry Machine Company and Miss Nettle Gotwalt were found dead in a South Water Street room. Gas jets were on and notes suggest they planned the deaths after a Sunday visit to Penmar. Both faced nervous affections and excessive drinking and were well connected socially.
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York
Michael Schall
Keystone Foundry Machine Company
Nettle Gotwalt
South Water Street
Miss Gotwalt
Schall
Penmar
Albany debate over Democratic governor nominee rages in Saratoga
In Saratoga the Democratic State convention race centers on Shepard Parker and McCarren factions. Delegates discuss compromise candidates like Stanchfield and Pugsley as leaders circle behind the scenes for a unified choice while Hill and Murphy push their preferred names and aim to limit floor ballots.
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McCarren
Shepard
Grant
Stanchfield
Murphy
Upstate
Hill
C. A. Pugsley
Poughkeepsie
Iinost
Parker
New York City
Edward M. Shepard
Brooklyn
Judge Parker
Wiliam F. Sheehan
Re Ker
Esopus
Equal Taxation Plank For New Jersey Convention
A Republican State subcommittee drafted an equal taxation plank to be adopted at the upcoming state convention. The proposal taxes all second class railroad property at local rates, benefiting Jersey City, while other tax matters await the equal taxation commission’s report. Former A ttorney General John W. Griggs and William M. Johnson lead the panel. Edward C. Stokes, confined by illness, is slated for governor.
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Trenton
N. J
Republican State Committee
United States Attourney
John W. Griggs
William M. Johnson
John J. Gardner
John McCarter, Jr
Jersey City
Equal Taxation Commission
J. Herbert Potts
State Committee
Edward C. Stokes
Stokes
Senator Inich
Cumberland County
Foster M. Voorhees
Union County
Spack
Hudson County
Uzal H. McCarter
Bysex
Washington A. Roebling
Megrer
Warning by Babcock Urges Active Campaign Now
Rep. Joseph W. Babcock of Wisconsin warns that the Republicans must run an unusually active campaign in every doubtful district to save the House. He says Democrats could gain enough seats to wipe out the GOP majority, while Roosevelt’s renomination could be jeopardized without coordinated local efforts. Senator Fairbanks was the guest of Attorney General Ward and heads to Baltimore.
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Washington Post
New York
House of Representatives
Joseph W. Babcock
Wisconsin
Republican National Congressional Committee
Feld
Jimmy Sherman
Loudenslager
New Jersey
Rosevelt
House
Babcock
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Fairbanks
Ward
Baltimore
Senator Fairbanks Addresses Delaware in Dover and Wilmington
Senator Fairbanks campaigned in Delaware with stops in Dover and Wilmington. He criticized the tariff system and urged Delaware to back the Republican cause, joined by Senator Dillingham and local leaders. The Dover speech reviewed national issues and praised Delaware Republicans. the Wilmington meeting filled the Opera House with party notables in attendance.
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Wilmington
Del
Fairbanks
Dover
Washington
United States
J. Frank Allee
Lowdermilk & Co
Taggart Talks in Chicago on Democratic Outlook
Thomas Taggart, Democratic National Committee chairman, arrived in Chicago to launch Illinois campaign efforts. He praised Democratic prospects from Indiana to New York and denied reports of a shift away from a central headquarters, favoring New York as the hub with state committees aiding operations. John W. Kern accompanied him, as Kings County Republicans nominated multiple district candidates.
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McCarren
Shepard
Edward M. Shepard
Brooklyn
Kings County
Edward M. Grout
John B. Stanchfield
Himira
Kings
Mr. Grout
David B. Hill
Murphy
Meyer
Chicago
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Ilinois
Taggart
Sherman House
Indiana
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
West Virginia
East
National Party
West
Isse
Bryan
Hearst
Silver
Wlinois
Tia
John W. Kern
Peres i-Reenforcements at Mukden in Far Eastern clash
The issue reports reinforced Soviet and Chinese positions near Mukden amid ongoing war in the Far East. Strategic moves, troop movements, and expected counteractions shape the battlefield outlook as observers track maneuvers across key supply routes.
Black clubs threaten whites in Georgia area disputes
In Talbottom County near Poplar Georgia reports say a Black person club formed to harm whites. Five Black suspects including Joe Wimberly James Wimberly Miles Monk Arthur Crouch and Josie Stinson were jailed as the case awaits Judge Raines. Reports from Prattville across the Alabama River note a Before-day Club of Black people armed to stop a white planter. Milledgeville black preachers denounced before day clubs urging law and order.
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Talbottom
Talbottom County
Poplar
T. A. Kimbrough
Miles Monk
Arthur Crouch
Josie Stinson
Raines
Max
Montgomery
Ala
Prattville
Alabama River
Macon
Telegraph
Milledgeville
Six Men Killed in a Mississippi River Camp Clash
Cairo Sept 19 A negro reports that six men were killed in a quarrel over a craps game at O Briens Landing on the Mississippi River, fourteen miles below Cairo. Three whites and three negroes died after a party of white neighbors demanded money won in the game and a rifle battle followed. Robert Casey, foreman of the negroes, was shot and wounded as whites drove the workers from the camp. Officers headed to the scene today.
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Cairo
N. B. Thistlewood
O'Briens Landing
Thistlewood
Briens Landing
Mississippi River
Robert Casey
Casey
Battle With Robbers Near Chicago Section House
Two Italians were killed and a third wounded in a Riverside robbery shootout as robbers attacked a railroad section house fifteen miles south of Chicago. The Italians and other occupants fought back, and the robbers escaped with money after the clash.
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Chicago
Riverside
Saint Stephen’s rector killed crossing tracks in Riverside
Reverend W. P. Stryker, about sixty nine, founder of St. Stephen’s Memorial Episcopal Church in Riverside, was struck and killed by an express train while attempting to cross Riverside tracks. His sister Mrs. Helen Smith of Baltimore was severely injured and not expected to survive. Mrs. Clarkson of Philadelphia rode aboard the same train en route to Riverside.
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Burlington, N. J
Riverside
W. P. Stryker
St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church
Helen Smith
Baltimore
Smith
Mr. Stryker
Clarkson
Philadelphia
Stryker
Towanda reports double murder suspected in Macedonia home fire
News from Macedonia near Towanda Pa states Mrs Bigler Johnson and her ten year old niece Annie Benjamin were burned to death in a fire that destroyed their home. A blood trail 100 feet from the doorstep and an oil can near the bodies prompt authorities to seek an investigation for possible murder.
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Towanda
Macedonia
Impeachment Recommended in Huntsville Lynching Probe
A special grand jury in Huntsville, Alabama, Youthful unrest investigated the lynching of Horace Maples. It indicted Sheriff Augustus Rodgers, Mayor Thomas W. Smith, and Police Chief David D. Overton for neglect of duty and incompetency and urged reorganization of the police force.
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Horace Maples
Huntsville
Ala
Augustus Rodgers
Thomas W. Smith
David D. Overton
Truntsville
Hodgers
Jall
Smith
Arison
Besieged by Negroes in Savannah Area Farm Home Fire
In Wayne County near Screven, J E Bennett’s farmhouse was fired on by a group of black attackers. A nephew took a bullet to the hat crown. sheriff and bloodhounds hunted the raiders through the night without capture. Bennett warned as a marked man amid threats tied to a freedman preacher dispute.
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Savannah
J. E. Bennett
Screven
Wayne County
Overstreet
Bennett
Hamp Bennett
Jessup
Mr. Bennett
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Czar
Linevitch
Sinmintin
St Petersburg
War Office
Xentai
Sbentslaputze
D Hennenkampfl
Coesack
Infinity Andrtillery
Rennenkampfl
Bentslaputze
Mistehenko
Yental
Gin Kuropatkin
Yostenlay
Chekmareff
Afanasovitch
Mukeen
Europithim
Salwers
Lingyang
Buropitkin
Itershan Fort
Niagara Falls
Pennsylvania Railroad
Saratoga
Man
N. Y
Patrick H. McCarren
William E. Sheehan
August Belmont
Edward Murphy, Jr
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Duncan Campbell Lee
Ithacs
George Baines
Rochester
Cord Meyer
Greater New York
Tammany
Grout
McClellan
Greater
W.caryl Ely
Buffalo
Daniel N. Lockwood
George M
John Cunneen
Court of Appeals
Willam HE. Werner
Cullen
Odell
Samuel Untermeyer
Rudolph Guggenheimer
Guggeheimer
Republican Congressional Committee
Delaware
Illinois
Herbert J. Knapp
Charles T. Dunwell
Charles B. Law
George E. Waldo
William M. Calder
Point Comfort
Norfolk
Newport News
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co
7Th St
Boston
Old Point
Sohe
Fotel
Besant Baan
Uth Uw
Peresi
Babcork
News of
Virginia
Maryland
Negro Club
Georgia
Overton
Police Department
Gov. Cunningham
Sint
Speake
Military Court of Inquiry
Gov Cunningham
T. 9. Fraser
Union Springs
W. J Vaide
Uniontown
E Dpd. Smith
Birmingham
Robert Ll. Hay
Thomas P. Hay
Jeret Joseph Brack
Capit. Hay
Rodgers
Seret
Brock
Hay
R. M. Cunningham
Alabama
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