Russian Forces Attack 203 Meter Hill In Manchuria
Cossack General Rennenkampff leads a Russian force in Manchuria as Japanese troops attempt to seize 203 Meter hill. Reports from Mukden claim Russians repulse the assault with heavy losses while a larger Chinese bandit and Japanese reserve force moves to threaten Rennenkampff's position near Liaoti and Mantai mountains. In Tokyo officials note sailors among Russian dead and speculate on the fleet’s role.
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Mukden
Ren Henkampitt
Tokio
Liaoti
Mantai
St. Petersburg
Renhenkampff
Rennenkampff
Fall of 203 Meter Hill Spurs War Office Preparations
News from Saint Petersburg reports Japanese occupation of 203 Meter Hill and Russian failures to recapture. Officials fear the fortress Port Arthur may fall soon if heavy guns reach Golden Hill and Liaoti Hill. General Stoessel is believed to resist surrender, and ships in harbor are damaged or immobilized. Debate resurges over reinforcing the Black Sea Fleet to break Togo's fleet, with cautious notes from naval papers about treaties and the Dardanelles.
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St. Petersburg
Meters Hill
War Office
Golden Hill
Liaoti Hill
Genral Stoessel
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Rojestvensky
Black Sea
Navyos Vremya
Togo
Noyos Vremya
Japan
Admiralty
Oes
Foreign Office
Dardanelles
Peace to Be Lasting and Russian Warship Purchases
The Daily Telegraph reports St Petersburg claims Russia seeks a lasting peace with Japan via an offensive defensive alliance. A Liverpool telegram notes a Russian agent aimed to buy warships in Britain and Peru including a gunboat, with talks at Ericahead and on the Tyne thwarted by price and other issues.
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London
Daily ‘Telegraph
St. Peters ‘Burg
Russia
Japan
Liverpool
Ericahead
Peru
Advance Month by Month Against Port Arthur Fortifications
The article traces the Japanese siege of Port Arthur from land cutting at Nanshan on May 27 to the buildup of artillery by Aug 7. It notes Russian forces around 46,009 and Japanese about 60,000, with Japanese gains threatening Rihlung and Keekan forts and shells pummeling the Russian positions as final assault orders reach Tokyo and St. Petersburg contemplates a decisive siege.
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Port Arthur
Nanshan
Ines
Eral Stoeseel
Nogi
Rihlung
Keekan
Toklo
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur siege hard hits and new conscripts rise
Dispatch reports heavy losses for Japanese stormers at 203 metre hill and ongoing assaults aimed at Port Arthur. Nogi celebrates storming 76 metre hill as conscripts rally nationwide, with reports of 15000 Japanese casualties and preparations to continue attacks through December 10. Secret Panama canal talks progress as Taft negotiates settlement terms. A Dugquoth report notes Joseph Leiter indicted on arms charges as Illinois case unfolds.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Che Oo
Ninta
Eleventh
Rihlung
Kekwan
Port Arthur
Tokio
Nogi
Oyama
Vinchiya
Nakamura
Taft
Panama
United States
Canal Zone
Joe” Leicher
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Dugquoth
Joseph Leiter
Capias
Leiter
Acott
Japanese Unable to Hold Position at 203 Meter Hill
The Japanese could not hold the 203 Meter hill position as Russian counterattacks from November 29 intensified, forcing retreats from both hill flanks. Despite renewed Japanese reserves on November 30, progress was limited, with only small territorial gains by 3 PM. Russian counterattacks persisted through December 3 with bayonet charges and heavy fighting.
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Tokio
Ballots Show Two Handwriting Styles in Ward Five Result
Handwriting expert Denver Dee testified that 57 of 67 ballots were written by ten people in the ward five precinct nine contempt trial. The highest by one person reached nineteen, with two ballots by another. Five Republican ballots were traced to a single writer, while 32 Democratic ballots matched the expert’s noted similarities. The witness cannot confirm if two kinds were supplied by the election commission or written outside the booths. Authorities expect broader ballot box scrutiny in other precincts bearing contempt charges.
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Denver
Dee
Supreme Court
Ward Five
Precinct Nine
George King
King
Election Commission
Admiral Davis Named For Dogger Bank Inquiry
Washington December 1 The president will offer Rear Admiral Charles J Davis the appointment to the Dogger Bank court of inquiry. Shaw Seeks Budget Cuts Economy Drive Targets Congressional Expenditures. Washington November 29 Secretary Shaw plans to halt wholesale spending next session warning it will exceed receipts and urging only essential costs and to reject pork bills.
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Admiral Davis
Washington
Charles J1. Davis
Dogger Bank
Shaw
Congress
House
Treasury
Chadwick Receiver Appointed Involuntary Bankruptcy Case
Nathan Loeser named receiver for all Chadwick property in Cleveland after an involuntary bankruptcy filing by Jacques Krakauer. The petition cites a $4600 claim and alleges an act of insolvency by transferring a chattel mortgage to Elyria’s Savings Deposit and Bank Trust Co. Within four months prior to filing, Chadwick paid $700 to D Wheaton & Son to prefer them. The case centers on securities linked to Irv Reynolds of Wade Park bank and potential extensive investigations.
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Cleveland
Nathan 1Aeser
Gassia L. Chadwick
Jacques Krakauer
New York
George Couch
Liveryman
FH. F. Potter
Chadwick
Irf Reynolds
Wade Park Bank
Savings Deposit and Bank Trust Company of
Elyria
Euclid Avenue
D. Wheaton & Son
Wheaton
Wheatons
Harold Remington
United States District Indge
Remington
Loeser
Steamer Strikes Ferry Boat on Hudson River
Eight hundred passengers on the Paunpeck ferry boat were thrown into a panic when a Hudson river steamer struck midstream near Hoboken. About twenty five people were injured as passengers were knocked down by the collision and splinters. The Paunpeck continued to Hoboken where the injured received care.
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Hudson River
New York
Hoboken
Murderer Is Given Life Term In Darling Case
Versailles Ind Dec 9 After twenty minutes the jury in the trial of Clifford Darling charged with murdering his wife shot during a quarrel at her father’s Pierceville home Thanksgiving Day returned a verdict of murder in the first degree and sentenced Darling to life imprisonment His attorneys pleaded insanity.
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Darling
Indiana
Versailles
Ind
Clfford Darling
Pierceville
Lfe
Iowa Cashier Confesses to Bank Shortage of 25000
Wapella Iowa Dec 5 J H Bolton cashier of the Wapella State Savings Bank has confessed to a shortage of about 25000 and has been deposed. Directors Otto and O H Weaver have made the shortage good to prevent the bank’s failure.
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Iowa
Wapella
J. H. Bolton
Beet Sugar Factory Planned for Dane County
Dane county will have a beet sugar factory at Madison or Sun Prairie to be built early next year. Theodore Hapke has filed articles of incorporation in Madison.
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Janesville
Wis
Dane County
Madison
Sun Prairie
Theodore Hapke
Attorney General's Assistant Named in Ottawa
Ottawa December 5. W H Stead attorney general elect picks Ww H Boys of Streator partner of ex Congresssman Reeves as first assistant in Springfield.
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Ottawa
W. H. Stead
Ww. H. Boys of
Streator
Ign
Reeves
Springfeld
Denver Theater Burned in Curtis Street Fire
A Denver theater on Curtis Street burned down in a late December blaze. Fire crews battled the flames at the former vaudeville house known as Crystal Theater. No injuries were reported, and investigators began examining the debris for a cause.
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Denver
Col
Cryatal Thester
Aes
Curtis Atree
Armistice at Port Arthur and Russian gains near Mukden
The report details the first armistice at Fort Arthur declared December 2 for six hours to bury the dead. It notes Russian siege guns bombarding villages east and west of the railway near Mukden, with Don Cossacks routing Japanese near Lidiatoun and seizing eight guns. A vivid account describes a sudden Don Cossack assault dislodging Japanese positions as they slept, plus broader notes on Port Arthur defenses and a later assessment that capturing 203 Meter hill may not be decisive.
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Tokio
Fort Arthur
Port Arthur
Mukden
Don Cossacks
Lidiatoun
St Petersburg
Dee
Admiralty
War Office
Che Foo
203 Meter Hill
St. Petersburg
Virenius
Far East
Europatkin
Kuropatkin
Fool
Postum and Grape-Nuts Promote Happy Children Diets
A Postum Co. advertisement extols hot Postum coffee substitute with Grape-Nuts for all ages. It cites a Alabama family and other testimonials claiming improved digestion, calmer nerves, and regular bowels in children from infants to toddlers, plus adults benefiting from the beverage.
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Alabama
Corea
Milo
Postum
Thettle
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Ameri
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