JAP S REVENGE AT PORT ARTHUR DESCRIBED BY EYEWITNESS
An Indianapolis Sentinel report from James Creelman recounts the Port Arthur battle with brutal Japanese advances and a massacre of Chinese civilians. The account describes council of war, infantry advances, heavy artillery, and mass killings as Japanese forces capture the fortress.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
New York
James Creelman
Port Arthur
Vancouver
Corea
Japan
China
Oyamua
Pekin
Granny Jefferson oldest woman in world fades away
New York dispatch reports Minnie Granny Jefferson, born March 2 1785 on Thomas Jefferson's Shadwell plantation, near Albemarle Virginia, is dying at her grandson Charles Davis's home. She is blind, bedridden four years, with nine children and a large extended lineage across the United States.
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Minnie Jefferson
Granny’ Jefferson
Charles Davis
New York Dispatch
Granny
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Shadwell
Albermarle County
Val
Jefferson
Peter Jefferson
Uid
Granny Jefferson
Remarkable 77 Year Old Woman Noted for Preservation
A seventy seven year old woman and her thirty five year old grandson are described as wonderfully well preserved. Her skin is bleached and nearly white while her hair is a thick, wavy mass of pure white.
Monument to Calhoun to rise in Charleston by Charleston women
The women of Charleston South Carolina plan a new monument to John C Calhoun in front of the Military School. New York sculptor J Massey Rhind will replace the old statue with a ninety foot granite column topped by a thirteen foot bronze likeness. The Calhoun Association funds the project with an expected dedication in fall 1895.
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John C. Calhoun
Charleston
D. C
New York
J. Massey Rhind
Trinity Church
South Carloina
Calhoun Association
Rome
Albert E. Harhish
San Michele
L. C. Tannar
Interior
Peace near with Chinta Japan amid Armenian outrage probe
Reports suggest peace talks between Chinta and Japan, while Consul Jewett may investigate an Armenian outrage. Congress may tax beer more, lowering mugs to five cents. A six year old in New Mackville Ky started a fire after waking to find the room empty. Weston West Virginia post office robbed of 600 in cash and stamps. Montgomery county rabbit hunt yields 570 rabbits killed. A Montecello IH wife commits suicide by chloroform. A couple near Jeffersonville Ind attempt elopement ends in fatal horse run. Dr Kinsley in Columbus testifies Geo Kolb is insane. St Louis English syndicate breweries to close. Philly Montague on O B S division shoots self. Union county Ky quarrel ends with a fatal shooting. Frank Emmons Alliance Ohio burglars steal valuables.
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Chinta
Japan
Jewett
Congress
John Peter
New Mackville
Weston
W. Va
Montgomery County
Geo. Wood
Montecello
Jeffersonville
Ind
Columbus, O
Kinsley
Geo. Kolb
Breweries
St. Louis
Singular death of Gale aged sixteen near Rockport
Gale, sixteen, lived with parents twelve miles from Rockport in Spencer County, died after weeks of walking to and from school on his hands. The method caused neck and face swelling and led to brain congestion. He was semi conscious until his death on Tuesday. A schoolmate estimates he walked fifty miles in this unusual manner since September.
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Join Gale
Rockport
Spencer County
Gale
Boy’s Dream Drives Long Walk To See Circus
A youth with a lifelong wish to perform in a circus walks twelve miles from his town to Rockport to watch a show, driven by his special interest in the traveling spectacle.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Ad Promise and Price
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers fever sores tetter chapped hands corns and all skin eruptions and promises cure for piles with money back guarantee. Priced 25 cents per box. Sold by Ss. Staleup.
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Bucklen
Arnica
Ss. Staleup
Accident Injures Richard McDonald While Quail Hunting
Word from Barr township reports Richard McDonald gravely wounded by a single shotgun discharge while walking in a quail hunt. Carpenter behind him was uninjured. McDonald struck in the back of the head and brain, never regaining consciousness. He is married with no children and is in severe pain awaiting death.
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Washington
Pr. Chas. Scudder
McDonald
Midwinter B&O Southwestern Ry Ticket Offer
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway offers a one and one third fare round trip to all points on its lines and connections. Tickets valid December 24 25 and 26 1804 and January 1 1805. For details consult a BL O agent J M Chesbrough General Passenger Agent.
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Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Ry
BL & O
W. Ry
J. M. Chesbrough
Rail fare deal and farmers institute meet in Illinois
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern and Wabash railways advertise a one fare round trip to western and southwestern points. The St Clair County Farmers Institute in Belleville, Illinois, will hold its first meeting January 16 and 17 with an afternoon session on the 16th and a night session. An ambitious program aims to attract many attendees. address ALB Ole, Belleville, IN for more details. California grows licorice with success in Sacramento County and at the state fair. Immigrant migration trends show few newcomers heading to the South despite its agricultural advantages. A Rural World note extols family farming and the need to study market economics for profit.
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St. Clair County
Massacre Reports Tell Of Armenian Atrocities Across Seventy Villages
A Cologne Gazette letter from Armenia details brutal acts by Turkish troops beginning Aug 18, with sixty thousand men attacking Erzeroum and nearby towns. Twenty three villages burned, eleven pillaged, forty priests killed, women burned and children thrown into oil. The British consul faced detainment while attempting to verify the reports. Spaniard Ximenes observed the atrocities and refused bribes to dispute or amplify the accounts.
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Berlin
Cologne
Erzeroum
Irisa
Van
Tigranocerta
Babert
Moosh
Erzercum
Ximenes
England
Armenia
Senor Nimenes
Catarrh Cure Promised as Only Positive Remedy
The article promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a guaranteed cure for catarrh claiming it cures at all stages. It states the medicine treats constitutionally by affecting blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars if it fails. Testimonials and address for F P J Cheney & Co are listed with Toledo Ohio as origin and druggists may sell it.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledon
Ohio
Practically new safety bicycle offered for trade
A notice states a practically new safety bicycle is available for trade in exchange for a horse and buggy. Interested parties should respond via the Democrat.
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Democrat
Sweet are the lessons of adversity in difficulties faced
The text extols meeting difficulties as friends that strengthen character. Courageous, honest men gain through struggle, and those who endure with steadfastness can rejoice in obstacles. Success is measured by virtue, not worldly outcomes, and adversity teaches valuable lessons.
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Tri-Weekly
Modern Glassmaking Advances and New Possibilities
The article highlights rapid glassmaking progress over the past dozen years. It details improved molding and machine blowing, large scale pipe production, and the potential for glass to replace traditional materials in construction. It notes tests at high pressures and envisioning glass walls and rooms for future expos.
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M. J. Henrivaux
Usi
M. L. Appert
Society of Civil Engineers
M. Appert
M. Henrivaux
Paris Journal Des Dubats
Not Fin de Siecle Minister Sparks Local Talk
In Middle town New York a reader recalls Margaret asking about a new minister who proves dull and un sensational as he lectures on religion. Berosus cites wild Mesopotamian wheat while Strabo and Homer lauded distant homes. Farquhar quips on marrying rich and clever women and a scolding wit.
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Margaret
Middletown
N. Y
Berosus
Mesopotamia
Strabo
Indus
Homer
Sicily
Balansa
Mount
Sipylus
Asia Minor
Advice for Farmer Boys on Education and Opportunity
Rural World urges farm youth to use the off-season for learning through short or long agricultural courses, noting gains in dairy work and career advancement. It highlights stories of boys who progressed from office or station work to trusted, long tenured roles, and praises self discipline, honesty, and perseverance.
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Maine College
Efe
Samuel Nott
Eliphalet Nott
Union College
Shave
Hon
Collee
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Shoju
Neria
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Tam
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Calhoun
Women of
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New York Times
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Gus Shepley
Peter Davis
Union County
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Frank Emmons
Richard McDonald
Chea) Bates West
Baltimore & Ohio
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Peests
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Secretary of the Treasury
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