Assault in Full Strength at Port Arthur Cita del
Reports from Chefu and nearby refugee sources describe a general assault on Port Arthur with heavy artillery, a hail of shells, and strong Russian resistance. The front remains quiet otherwise, with both sides sustaining heavy losses as Japanese advances press Kuropatkin’s forces toward Haicheng and Liaoyang.
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Chefa
London
Standard
Kuroki
J. Petersburg
Assase
von Plebye
Buroki
Nodus
Oku
Gen. Kuropstkin
Haicheng
Tehekiao
Liaoyang
Ninchwang
Tonsul
United States
Vladivostok
Frankfort
Germany
Toklo
the Zeitung
Baltic
Mrs Florence Maybrick Delays Trip to America
London reports Mrs Florence Maybrick must delay plans for an American voyage due to nervous prostration. She is not likely to depart before the end of August and has been ordered to rest, unable to reply to letters and telegrams of congratulations.
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America
London
Associated Press
Florence Maybrick
Coal to Burn An Records in American Products Exceeded in 1908
A United States geological survey report shows coal production in 1908 reached 359,421,311 tons, up about 59,000,000 tons or 19 percent from the prior year, marking new national output records. The year’s output reflects a strong expansion in coal mining across the country.
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Washington
United States Geological Survey
United States
Wife murderer ends his life in jail cell
Chicago on August 2. Frank Benedict who killed his wife in a jealous fit hanged himself in his county jail cell after a week of mental anguish. He made a rope from a bed sheet and tied it to a high point in the corner, then slowly strangled himself.
Miners Refuse to Reopen Check Weighing and Docking Dispute
Wilkesbarre Pa Aug 2 There is no hope the miners executive board will accept operators offer to reopen the check weighing and check docking case and refer it to another umpire. President Nichols says miners will not agree to re open this case.
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Wilkesbarre
Mine Workers’ Executive Board
Rell D. Wright
Nichols
Murder at the Fair Claims Civil Engineer Victim
Stanley Gelimo a Wellington Kansas civil engineer for the Cotton Belt route was shot and killed in a resort near the fair grounds. Charles Dawson of St Louis was arrested on a charge of committing the crime. The Williamsport school board plans a grand ball to raise funds for a bell.
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St. Louis
Custer Trail
Billings County
Donaldson
Glass Block” Fame
Minneapolis
Armstrong
Emmons County
Buffalo
Freezkg Bros
Wahpeton
Fargo
Kansas
George Bahm
Morton County
Kaufman
North Dakota
Stanley Gelimo
Wellington
Kan
Charles Dawson
Williamsport School Board
Local I O O F Meets Open Evening Card
Meets first and third Monday nights in the I O O F hall. Visiting neighbors cordially invited to attend. J F Woontar Vice Commander E R Browneon Clerk.
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B. Overson
W. M. WB
Dewy
Biettayen
I. O. O. F. Ball
Strand
J. F. Woontar
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Mrs. Maybrick
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