Japanese Win Sea Battle in Korea Strait and Sink Rurik
Reports from Tokio Chefoo Nagashi detail Japanese forces under Vice Admiral Kamimura and Admiral Togo inflicting heavy damage on the Russian squadron at the strait of Korea. The Russian cruiser Rurik is sunk. Russia and Gromoboi withdraw. German protection surrounds damaged Russian ships at Tsingchou.
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Kamimura
Vladivostok
Tsu Island
Korea
Rurik
Russia
Gromoboi
Navy Department
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Idsumo
Iwate
Takashiho
Japan
Chefoo
Strait of Korea
Nagashi
Gromobol
Togo
Gugan Rock
Siam
Port Arthur
Askold
Novik
Czarevitch
Pallada
St. Petersburg
Alexieff
Mataussevitch
Withoft
Ashal
Mi Aasa
Fuji
Yashima
Shikishima
Nisshin
Kasuga
Yakumo
Kasagi
Chitose
Shantung
Vliadivostok
Kiauchau
Germany
Tsingchou
Grozovoi
Mrs Maybrick Sails From Rouen Astonishing Departure
Mrs Florence Maybrick left Rouen alone on Friday and may have joined her attorney Hayden. She reportedly sailed on the Red Star line steamer Yaceland from Antwerp, with Brussels dispatches claiming she departed Saturday for America under an assumed name on the Vaderland.
Gov Odell Sues Shipyard Trust in Loss Recovery
New York reports Gov Odell lost 126800 in a shipyard trust promotion and has filed suit to recover the funds. The action seeks restitution from the trust operators and addresses the alleged financial misrepresentation.
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Sues Shipyard Trust
New York
Odell
Shipyard Trust
Lightning Claims Two in Brooklyn and Brownsville
During a fierce thunderstorm in New York on Wednesday William Hagen aged 27 was killed by lightning while driving a truck in Brooklyn. The force knocked him from his seat and the death is thought instantaneous. An unidentified boy is also said to have been killed by the lightning in Brownsville.
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New York
William Hagen
Brooklyn
Brownsville
Cleveland rejects gubernatorial and Parker stumping
Center Sandwich New Hampshire Aug 15 Mr Cleveland says he would not accept the nomination for governor of New Jersey and he will not campaign for Parker.
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Cleveland
Center
Sandwich
N. Y
New Jersey
Parker
Plunger through bridge disaster claims many lives
Pueblo reports confirm a deadly wreck on the Denver Rio Grande near Eden seven miles north of Pueblo. The Missouri Pacific flyer collapsed a trestle, leaving 100 dead or missing. 79 bodies recovered, 19 passengers unaccounted. Some corpses shipped to states nationwide. Quicksand under the wrecked bridge hinders recovery.
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Col
Eden
Steeles Hollow
Dry Creek
Missouri Pacific
Denver & Rio Grande
Den
George. A. Beck
Princeton
Ind
Frank Bodenan
Florence
Mass
Carrie O. Bishop
Hartford
Conn
Alfred E. Hoes
Clinton
Itil
Robert W. O’bannon
Lamont
Elsie Roland
Lindsborg
Kan
L. A. Stevens
Northampton
Lottie Shoup
Fort Wayne
Mary Welch
Chicago
A. H. Yeagla
Lima
Ill
Mine Flood at Barringer Gold Mine Kills Eight in Rowan County
A flood at the Barringer gold mine near Gold Hill North Carolina flooded the shaft after heavy rains. Eight miners died instantly including Will Camp Will Stirewall Joseph Magrum Bob Deberry Sam Price and three unnamed workers. Only manager Thomas Moys escaped. The mine remains full of water and bodies unrecovered.
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Raleigh
N. C
News and Observer
Salisbury
Barringer
Gold Hill
Rowan County
Will Camp
Will Stirewall
Joseph Magrum
Bob Deberry
Sam Price
Thomas Moys
Heir to Russian throne born at Alexandra villa
A son and heir to the Russian throne was born at 12 30 pm in the Alexandra villa near Peterhof. Empress and child are healthy. The infant, named Alexis, brings renewed hope as prayers, illuminations, and religious services mark the joyous event across Russia while concern remains for the flagship squadron's fate.
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St. Petersburg
Alexis
Great Palace
Peterhoff
Alexandra Villa
Peterhof Park
St Petersburg
Imperial
Peterhof
Alexander Villa
Russia
Alix of Hesse
Olga
Tatania
Marie
Anastasia
Trade modestly improves with cautious optimism
R G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade reports modest midsummer gains and improving outlook. nationwide dispatches vary with some setbacks, but overall progress is evident, Fall River strike easing, wheat crops partially damaged yet bright prospects, and liberal fall orders in dry goods amid growing spring trade confidence.
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New York
R.G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
St Louis Exposition as a Great Educator
A visitor recalls the St Louis World's Fair as a vast educational experience. A western college president argues the expo teaches more practical knowledge than two years of university study, with the government and Philippine exhibits showcased as pivotal lessons in governance, industry, and world progress.
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Cascades
Western College
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Japan
Commodore Perry
United States
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New York
Chicago
London
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