Russians Halt Japanese Push At Sandepas Fort
London dispatch reports Gen Kuropatkin's offensive checked with Russian losses near 10 000 men and 5 000 dead or wounded to the Japanese at Sandepas Fort at the Hun and Shakhe rivers. Japanese counterattacks failed, several Russian commanders were wounded or reassigned, and two Japanese divisions reportedly pushed back four Russian divisions across the Hun with hundreds captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nistohenko
St. Petersburg
Gris
Heas
Mistohenko
Kondratavitch
War Office
Okuhan
Hun River
Satunpu
Protest by England Strains Relations Over Placard
The British Ambassador protested to Count Lamsdorff arguing a placard in London and comments about strikes in government workshops and shipyards harmed Anglo Russian relations. Count Badortt noted Moscow was urged to remove all traces of the placard while Interior authorities were telegraphed to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Jan
Sisacoy
Lienwater
Honearinads
Amiaeador
Lamsdorif
England
Japan
Kagae
Litwa
Badortt
Moscow
Hia Excellency
Britich Conanl
100 Mile Record At Vanderstehy Race
Ormient Florida reports the Vanderstehy 100 mile race concluding in 78 minutes 24 seconds as H Fletcher achieves the record. Benita wins with Biets second and Sartori third. Flugchar sets a new distance record though the line reads jumbled. Emil Voigt’s 1902 record on a Panhard led the earlier mark of 2 hours 52 minutes set in New York Sunday.
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Ormient
Fla
H. Fletcher
Hore Power
Electric Bitters Sold As Malaria Cure In Texas
A Texan reader reports Electric Bitters relieved his brother’s malarial fever and jaundice after ineffective quinine, praising the tonic’s girative effect and absence of quinine after-effects. Sold at Grows and Parlor Drug Stores for 60 cents with guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venrietta
Tex
American rents duke of Argyll's seat in Scotland
Fragmentary OCR summary indicates a story about an American named Jordan renting the Duke of Argyll's seat in Scotland with limited readable details regarding the estate and summer occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Duke of Argyll
Scotland
Rayll- Scotland
Death of Dr Henry Boynton noted historian and lecturer
Dr Henry Boynton, a Bee’s Winds native and Civil War historian and biographer, died yesterday in Watertown. He authored several historical works and critiques. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wondwteck
Meery Boynne
Cape Ann Cutters Seek New Wage Bill
The Granite Cutter's National union at Cape Ann demands higher pay from Gloucester and Rockland quarry owners, effective May 1, 1905. A bill proposing a base rate of 37 cents per hour and higher pay for diggers is to be presented to companies, with discussion ongoing and no decision yet reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloweater
Cape Ann
Granite Cutter's National Union
Gloucester
Rockland
Bath
Rockport
Granite Manufacturers Meet in Westerly Plan Wage Change
A Westerly meeting of granite manufacturers convened at Memorial Building on Broad Street Saturday evening to discuss raising the minimum pay from 35 cents an hour and $2.90 per day to a daily rate of eight dollars. The current agreement with the local stemmed cutters' union expires March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woenteruly
Westerly
Jon Broad Street
Stemed Cutters’ Union
Pay on Way for St. Albans Street Railway Workers
St. Albans reports W. F. Bowen, superintendent of the St. Albans Street Railway Co., arrived to take charge after the road shut down since last Tuesday night as workers quit over unpaid wages. Authorities expect funds to pay all employees in full by Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Albans
Bowen
Conanicut Cotton Mills Cut Wages 12 Percent
Wages at the Conanicut cotton mills fell by 12 percent today after a recent strike settlement. The mill, employing 275 workers, had delayed announcing the reduction until the dispute was resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Dan
Conanicut
Ray Tay Nosema
Rear End Collision Near Oakland Station Involving Freight Trains
A rear end freight wreck occurred near Oakland station at 4:30 yesterday morning as light engine 104, moving slowly through a curve, struck the rear of an extra freight drawn by engine 200. Ten cars were damaged with a van and a flat car burned as kindling. Engine 104 remained uninjured. conductor Quintin and brakeman Kelly sustained minor injuries, with Kelly cut on the hand and shoulder, Quintin shaken and bruised. Investigations found injuries not life threatening. Wreckage was cleared and traffic resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Albans
Jan
Oakland
Oaklland
Quintin
Kelly
Uolt Homes
Burlington Police Notes Headline
Burlington January report shows Emile Belair accused of burning his Spring Street house and deemed not mentally responsible after examination. He was committed to Waterbury Hospital for further evaluation. Thomas Kerns faced a $500 bond after pleading not guilty to stealing a $320 overcoat from Benjamin Evans.
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Burlington, Jan
Eimile Belair
Springtreet
Watermary
Thomas Kerns
Wadeh Bondy
Benjamin Evans
Sensitive Plant Collapse Sparks Defense in Grazing Areas
Louis Lapiellay offers a curious explanation for why the sensitive plant collapses when touched. The plant grows in Ne Unisehan where it provides fodder for cattle and deer. When stepped on it folds, appearing withered, giving it a survival edge in the struggle for existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Louis Lapiellay
Rail rate reform moves toward Townsend-Eshac bills
Washington Jan 30 The House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce reached a tentative rail rate reform agreement. The Hepburn bill is nearly end, replaced by the East Townsend bills creating an Interstate Commerce Court to review commission actions with five judges from nine circuit so chosen by the president. The Commerce Commission gains power to fix rates and expand to seven? members. Democrats aim to unite the majority behind the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Eac-Townsend
Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Transportation
Armour & Co. profits from private car traffic under fire
Testimony at a congressional hearing alleges Armour & Co. could net 60 000 daily from 12 000 private cars if used 100 days, while Ferguson claims the firm earns 25 000 000 yearly from its traffic department via rebates. Senators press questions on private car rate publication and law violations as hearings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armours
Armour
Congress
KM. Eer
Duluth
National Jobbers
National Jobbers’ Association
Armour & Co
Ferguson
Seustor Elking
Rikina
Ccommittee
Surgeon dies of fever aboard navy ship in Panama
Washington Jan 30 Commander Niles reports assistant surgeon Koblanan of the vessel now at Panama City Panama City. Koblanan born in a distant place and appointed to the Navy medical corps from South Dakota in May 1903. He is believed to be buried at Panama.
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Washington
Niles
United States
Boston
Panama
Eee Oe Koblnan
Kohibaee
Medical Department of the Navy
South Dakota
Supreme Court Denies Writ in Mailbox Fasteners Case
Washington January denial of certiorari leaves Machen Lorenz and the Groff brothers sentenced to prison in Monnaville West Virginia. Convicted on conspiracy charges related to the use of letter box fasteners in the Post Office Department case. Each defendant to serve fines and prison terms as imposed.
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Washington
Jan
Eg Machen
de, Lorenz
Groff Brothers
Rene
Pos
Supreme Court
Monnaville
W. Va
Three Bankruptcy Petitions Filed in Burlington Jan
Three bankruptcy petitions were filed in Burlington this January. The first lists Parker, a laborer, with liabilities of 209 and assets of 250, exempt 75. Wotten, a liberet, shows liabilities 414 and assets 225, exempt 75. Yate, a laborer from Springfield, has liabilities 100 and assets 450, exempt.
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Burlington
Jan
Ington
Piarer
Asteta
Eternipt
Vreeman T. Wotten
Liberet
Goneard
Lewis Yateo
Taborer
Springfield
Ehenibben
Assole
Foreman Refuses to Sign New Trial Request
Lowell Jas 30 reports Foreman J E Knight of the Tucker jury of Westford would not sign a petition for a new trial and says he believes the defendant is guilty as charged. He experienced fair treatment and the incident closes for all concerned. Legal authorities state juror signatures lack weight, petitions may not affect the trial outcome, and the matter hinges on superior court rulings with potential Governor influence only if addressed to him.
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Lowell, Jas
J. E. Knight
Tucker
Westford
Koight
Lowell
Tan Bose
M Vew
See Court
Saaryeenen
Heminet
Three Personal Crisis Reports In New York Sunday Night
New York on June 20 reports three personal crisis events and a suicide attempt. A young woman at a Fifteenth Street hotel died in her room from gas use after leaving a note with her name and Brooklyn address. An unknown lodger on Twenty Ninth Street was found dead in an open room, and a man, Henry Arthur, died from a fall after a balcony incident at a fifth story window.
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New York
Reese Roformer
Fifteenth Street
Amanda Rengers
Harmon Street
Brooklyn
Twenty-Ninth Street
Henry Arthur
Sumae Pereth
Elodow
Ian
Maine Poison Tragedy Claims Three In Oldtown Island
In Oldtown on Webster Island near Treat Street three men David Michevie Colombe and another unnamed man died after consuming a deadly alcohol water mix sold by an Oldtown client. Michevie had obtained a sizeable liquor quantity claiming bathing use and mixed it with the dose given a warning from a drug clerk.
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David Michevie
Colombe
Penitence Clauses at Chicago Schools Stirs Disciplinary Debate
At the Chicago Commons Woman's club meeting, Mrs Jonathan Plautimer urged penitence closets as a sanctioned discipline for misbehaving pupils, arguing such separation would be more effective than corporal punishment. Debate centered on whether discipline rests with father or mother and the role of parents in guiding children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terongo Club Wonka
Chicago
Jett
Jonathan Plauimer
Chicago Commons Woman's Club
Chicago Interveew
Platimer
Welles
Gretna Green Canada Now Windsor Ontario Town
Canadian Gretа Green is described as renamed Windsor Ontario near the U S border. Ontario’s provincial legislature notes fewer than 800 marriages were held in Windsor in the year, with most couples crossing from the neighboring republic.
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Gretaa
Canada
London
Hagileh Stock in Court Sparks Odd Language Request
In a peculiar court scene a defendant named Hagileh Stock faced questioning after the wipe stand incident. He was asked if he could speak Bagilels asking for beer in a style resembling old English, a request noted as unusual by observers.
Cure a Cold in One Day Digest Grabs Patent Cure Claim
An OCR fragment touts a cold cure claim with items listed like Toks Laxative Dromo Quinine Tablets and Grove’s signature box. The readable bits show a bold promise of rapid relief and boxed product presentation.
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Grove
Uniform Divorce Laws Urged by Roosevelt in Congress
President Theodore Roosevelt sent a message to Congress urging uniform divorce laws, noting no federal marriage and divorce statistics have been collected since 1886. He called for reliable data and state cooperation to enact uniform laws and authorize Census Bureau collection for 1886 to the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingon
D. C
Congress
Amd
Lune
Theodore Roosevelt
Debated Polygamy Echoes Across Utah Bouts
A Logan dispatch quotes RS Hall in a Salt Lake City report on polygamy contention. He states that some in the East want Congress to end polygamy and that resistance will intensify protests and action, with the speaker condemning race hatred and urging perseverance as a response to persecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Golden Rim
Logan
Rishall
Congress
Shouta
DANCES SOLD FOR CHARITY BY CHICAGO GIRLS
Chicago charity ball earns money from dancing with partners Miss Talla Blur and Mies Lona Sanat Ryn among the happiest workers. Volunteers claim dancers paid around five dollars per dance, with a total lofty sum raised by Crepe Ovelky and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Miss Talla Blur
Mies Lona Sanat Ryn
Chicago Inter Oewan
Miew Htaly
Mika Sinai
Etl Atlee
Ingenious Japanese Letter Supposed to Stir Russian Surrender
A Osaki Asal correspondent recounts a Japanese ruse near Port Arthur in October. Miyagoto Jusaka, a Russian writer for the Japanese army, forged a surrender letter urging Russian soldiers to capitulate in exchange for safe passage and comforts. A courier delivered the letter by arrow as Japanese gunfire loomed, prompting several fugitives to approach in hopes of escape but succeeding few.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Osaki Asal
Roe Wlan
Keokwan
Otery
Qurropder
Maverttog miniature seartpie portrait in townley ad
A garbled townley ad describes miniature portraits and jewelry items with references to favorite terriers and plush fabrics. The piece hints at portraits being painted and a portrait polviri forced to halt work due to unspecified conditions, noting exile and intricate craft.
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Townley
Jewrry
Otte
Jectiarot World War Era Draft Entry
A fragmented OCR item references wartime draft, tallying figures and dates. The readable portion mentions totals tied to a region and a sequence of names or offices connected to the conscription record.
Exh 2 Salowea Tro and Salt Racket Items Listed
A fragmented wartime price list or catalog entry shows Salowea Tro per pound and a three pound Cofflch. Also mentions Salo per soul Te whole 9 Sohty Halitt per pound bo20 Salt Racket per pound 105 Salt Herring per pound two Spure's Codast per six pound_boast each 17 Smoked Haddie per pound.
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Sandepas
Kuropatkin
Siese
Fletcher Wine
Henry Boynton
Hood
Lane
St. Albans Street Railway
Fall Rivers
Vermont
Otto Kobihane
Concord
Dectoring
Foreman Knight
Maine
Oldtown
Golden Kimball
Kitler
Roderic
Rae Po
Chesser & Bird
North Main Street
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