Dynamite Bomb Damages Omaha Attorney Home
Omaha reports a dynamite blast at 4836 Douglas Street wrecking the home of Himer E. Thomas civic federation attorney and prosecutor of Tom Dennison. His wife, near term, is shaken but safe. officials fear for her health. The Civic Federation plans mass action as Chief Donahe faces board inquiries over law enforcement.
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Omaha, Neb
Himer B. Thomas
The
Civic Federation
Tom" Dennison
Towa
Douglas Street
Omaha
Bar Association
Toantheen
Civil Federation
Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Donahua
Dunn
Neb
John J. Donahue
Donahue
Civic Federation of Omaha
Himer E H. Thomas
Baltic Fleet at Port Arthur encounters courtesies with British
A Russian Pacific squadron division arrived at Port Said on November 25 and secured safeguards for passage through the Suez canal. The ships exchanged salutes with the town, the Russian bands played the British anthem, and Rear Admiral Voelkers’s flagship hosted Russian representatives. Ships carry wireless telegraphy and will provision locally for water hay and live stock. The Russian admiral met Furious’s commander as the fleet prepared for the next leg.
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Port Said
Suez Canal
Voelkersams
President at the Fair Tours Louisiana Purchase Exposition
President Roosevelt and party spent Nov 27 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. Crowds and security kept pace with a day of pleasure as the president toured from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Alice Roosevelt by his side. The president praised the event and said it surpassed his expectations.
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St. Louis
Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt
Desertions rise as Port Arthur garrison demoralized
Tokio dispatch reports increased desertions from Port Arthur’s Russian garrison amid demoralization. Russian sea front defenses stop firing on Japanese ships. ships berthed are isolated and may be allowed water and provisions but unsure on coal. Che Foo dispatch notes British steamer Tune Chow captured with 30,000 cases of canned meat for Port Arthur.
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Port Arthur
London
Tokio
Standard
Daily Telegraph
Che Foo
Chronicle
Baltic Fleet Reaches Suez After Calm Canal Transit
Russian battleships Sisel Veliky and Navarin, flagship of Rear Admiral Voelkersain, arrived at Suez from Port Said. They saluted the British cruiser Hoarmione as the Navarin band played the British anthem, the Marseillaise, and the Khedivial hymn. Transit completed without incident. division to sail today. Seven torpedo boat destroyers moved outside the three mile limit as warnings expired.
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Suez
Sisel Veliky
Voelkersain
Navarin
Port Said
Hoarmione
Marseillaise
Voelkers
Attack on Port Arthur and Cincinnati Murder Verdict
The Port Arthur battle report says Nakamura and Saito led sword wielders into Russian forts in hand to hand combat with unknown outcome. In Cincinnati the coroner cites Alma Steinigeweb’s death as skull fracture from blunt instrument attack by an unknown offender, with no arrests yet.
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Port Arthur
Yokio
Nakamura
Saito
Cincinnati
Alma Steinigeweb
Spring Grove Cemetery
Port Arthur Assault Ordered Amid Front Fortifications
Reports from Berlin and Washington indicate Japan plans to renew the Port Arthur assault and seize main fortifications at any cost. Japanese forces have made progress on fort positions, with Suez noting ships en route to Bitter Lakes for transit. Russian and Japanese reports describe fort captures and ongoing shelling as the battle nears a decisive moment near Port Arthur.
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Berlin
Fhen Sokai Angieger
Sekwon
T Ney
Tokio
Tihlung
Sungshu
Wast Kekwan
Bitter Lakes
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Japanese Plans Fail in Manchuria Says Russian Dispatches
Reports from Mukden and Peking claim six weeks without large fighting shows Japanese inability to stop a large Russian army in Manchuria before spring. The piece warns of a coming winter attack and a harsher spring campaign, with Folk's plurality listed at 30,000 amid Missouri election canvassing. The article ends with a stray adage about favors and strings.
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Manchuria
Mukden
Peking
Shakhe
Campaigon
Missing Youth Joins the Army after Disappearance
Stephen Putney Jr, son of a Richmond shoe maker, returned to his hotel after vanishing at the World’s Fair. He enlisted in the U S Army in Kansas City, later being identified at Jefferson Barracks, amid claims he was drugged and abducted by three men. The case involved his brother Langhorne Putney and a missing jewelry theft from his mother valued over $1,000.
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St. Louis, Mo
Stephen Putney, Jr
Richmond Va
Hamilton Hotel
Langhorne Putney
Kansas City
Young Putney
Laughorne Putney
Jefferson Barracks
Stephen Putney
Stephen
Langhorne
Langhorne Gays
Tie
United States Army
Mine Arts
World's Lair
Gol. Anderson
Embroiderer with Her Toes in South Whitely Tale
Miss Kate Smith, guest of Mrs. William Heagey, is described as an accomplished two year old girl who, after losing both arms near the shoulders in infancy, writes and embroiders with her toes and even draws well. Despite the accident, she has spent years in school, remains cheerful, and possesses notable talent.
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South Whitely
Tid
Kate Smith
William Heagey
Miss Smith
Cleveland Banks to Merge Resulting National Commercial Bank
Cleveland negotiates merger of Commercial and Mercantile National banks with officers planning to form the National Commercial Bank. The deal takes effect December 1 and will create a bank with capital stock of 1.5 million dollars and deposits totaling 4.4 million dollars.
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Cleveland
Commercial and Mercantile National Banks
Ec. Lt
National Commercial Bank
Strike Near in Argentine Reported in Buenos Ayres
Nov. 28 Buenos Ayres reports a possible general strike with many workers from the country’s largest electrical company quitting work. The government sent company electricians and naval personnel to perform essential services for residents.
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Buenos Ayres
Cotton Trial Aimed In Cadiz and Malaga Provinces
In Madrid on November 28 a North America Cotton Co representative hired large tracts in Cadiz and Malaga to test cotton cultivation, signaling a potential move to grow cotton in Spain.
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Spain
Madrid
North America Cotton Company
Cadiz
Malaga
France Backs Any American Peace Initiative in Far East
Paris November 28 Foreign Minister Delcusse said France would view with approval any American effort toward peace in the far east. He described the move as a constructive step and expressed hope for concerted action among allies to ease tensions in the region.
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France
Paris
Delcusse
Far East
Japanese Stage Fresh Attack Amid Frontline Struggles
Reports from multiple fronts detail Japanese efforts to secure positions on hill slopes and river forts, with fierce shelling and bayonet charges. Russian forces counterattack with heavy casualties on Pontilog hill and near Budagvon, while Chinese bandits suffer mass losses in border clashes.
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Galloves
Jayo Rihtung
Kekwan Fort
St Petersburg
Inter Daig
Hertofore
Poutilon
Lone Tree
Kajuan
Mukden
Navy
Pontilog Hill
Budagvon
Lie River
Kaitan
Anl
Severo
Zemstvo Memorial Dilemma At Tsarist Court
Nov 26 St Petersburg government reports Zemstvo memorial still under consideration at Tsarskoe Selo. Emperor Nicholas reportedly torn between liberal concessions and maintaining policy amid domestic unrest. Liberals see gradual reform as hopeful while others fear concessions could worsen war and disorder.
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Zemstvo
St. Petersburg
Tamskoe Selo
Nicholas
Husson
Tnter
Sviatopolk-Mirsky
North Sea Convention Signed by Ministers in St Petersburg
North Sea convention signed at the foreign office by Foreign Minister Lamsdorfe and Amfassilov Trardings. The eight articles amend Article 71 to let the commission determine blame by adding that both powers or other states may be involved. Also reports on Japanese repulse and Nebraska governor race counts.
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Chicago
Record-Herald Today
Sweden
St. Petersburg
Norway
de St. Petersbourg
Roosevelt
Morton
von Buelow
United States
Germany
Rheumatism Cure Pills Claim Rapid, Safe Relief
A garbled ad style excerpt touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a rapid cure for rheumatism and related ailments. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Margaret Gnutz of Burlington Town and references popularity, price, and availability. The fragment ends with a joke about a Mississippi snake story.
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Williams
Margaret Gnutz
Bodeman Street
Burlington
Dr. Williams
Dr. Willias Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Insurance Pitch Sparks Nervous Inquiry
A Tatler quip shows a shopper asking if fifteen shillings can insure a thousand pounds and a clerk replying that a payout occurs if the house burns. The inquirer wonders about fire origin inquiries, and the clerk notes careful investigations.
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Tatler
The Minister Views A Dog Trick Gorilly
A minister strolling notices boys gathered around a ring with a small dog. He asks what they are doing and is told they wager who can tell the biggest lie. After a pause a boy commands to hand up the dog, revealing the setup of a deceptive contest.
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Prague
Bohemia
Boy’s Westward Dream Ends in Cold Home Welcome
A ten year old slips out at daylight to fight Indians in the West but returns by nine in the evening. Hunger, fatigue, and fear shape his reconsideration as the family greets him with sarcasm and aloofness. The scene closes with a boy asking if the family cat is the same one from before his departure.
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Nicodemus
Teacher's Testimony: Diabetes Claimed Curable by Dodd's Pills
Hinton Kentucky November 28 special report shows teacher Mr Thompson from Tinton select claims diabetes cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills after two years of kidney trouble and doctor visits. He credits the medicine with restoring his health though many doctors doubt diabetes is curable.
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Hinton
Thompson
Tinton Select
Dodd
Man Discovers Color Blindness Affects Hair Shade Perception
A color blind man tests his vision and realizes that 43 rich girly hair strands are not red but blonde, challenging his usual color judgments.
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Henry Watterson
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