Japanese Closing In On Port Arthur Amid Weakened Russian Defenses
After days of heavy bombardment the Japanese assault Shojusan and Keekwan forts near Port Arthur. Night attacks, counterattacks, and trench work tighten the wedge into the Russian center as casualties rise. Japanese hold and retake positions while fortresses burn. Concurrent dispatches note shifting reports on fighting near Liathi Hill and Wantal Pill with high Russian casualties and uncertain gains.
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London
Che Foo
Tien Tsin
Port Arthur
Liati Hill
Monta’e
Wantal
Bennett Burleigh
Daily Telegraph
Mikado
Rihlung Mountain
Shanshu Mountain
Mukden
Shakhe
Kouropatkin
St. Petersburg
John Fisher
Great Britain
International Commission
North Sea
Russian Officer Attacked by Chinese Bandits Near Kinbin
General Kouropatkin reports Lieutenant Colonel Rogdenoff and two interpreters were attacked by Chinese bandits near Kinbin Mountain on November 8. One interpreter killed, another captured. the retinue and remaining interpreter found. Punitive measures planned. further reports confirm a Japanese flank attack on November 5 with six Russians killed.
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St. Petersburg
Fouropatkin
Kouropatkin
Jal Kouropatkin
Foreign Office
Kaznak
Tor
Germany
Russia
Sonntag
Talian Government Wins Election Victory Over Extremists
Definite returns show cabinet members reelected and extremist seats reduced by twenty. Former Premier Rudini and leaders Prinetti and Ferri retained influence as major Italian cities including Turin Naples Palermo Milan Genoa supported the government in a broad show of anti strike sentiment.
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Rome
Rudini
Baron Sourini
Signor Prinetti
Ferri
Turin
Naples
Palermo
Milan
Genoa
Encke's Comet Seen With Faint Light at Observatory
Encke's comet appeared last night at the United States Naval Observatory through a twelve inch equatorial telescope. The faint radiance makes it barely visible as a patch of light. Accurately determining position will take several days. The comet's distance from Earth and apparent motion are rapidly changing, making measurements challenging but promising for tracking its predicted path.
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Washington
Encke
United States Naval Observatory
Bank Robbers Escape After Cody Bank Hold Up
Sheriff Webb and posse returned to Casper after pursuing bandits who robbed the First National Bank of Cody and killed cashier Middaugh. No trace found. two Meeteetse men are under suspicion of aiding the escape, with rumors of provisioning the robbers.
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Casper
Wyo
Webb
First National Bank of
Cody
Middaugh
Meeteetse
Suit Refiled Over Petroleum Process Royalties
Elizabeth T. Greenough of New York reenters in the supreme court a $50 million suit against Henry H. Rogers of Standard Oil. She, administrator of Benjamin F. Greenough’s estate, seeks royalties from the use of a secret process that renders petroleum non explosive.
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Boston
Elizabeth T. Greenough
New York
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Rock Island Announces 20 Cent Proportional Rate
Omaha reports a 20 cent proportional rate to Chicago starting November 20 1915 affecting west of the river shipments. The current rate is 23 1/3 cents. Other lines may adopt similar changes. The tariff aligns Omaha shippers with Kansas City on business origin west of the river.
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Omaha
Rock Island
Chicago
Kansas City
Indicted for Fraudulent Banking in New Providence
Ed Miller of O. E. Miller & Son private bankers is indicted by the Hardin County grand jury for fraudulent banking after the firm failed last March. He allegedly received deposits while knowing the bank was insolvent, following stockholder prompted investigation.
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New Providence
Ed Miller
O. E. Miller & Son
Hardin County Grand Jury
Miler
Fatal Gas Explosion at New York Tailor Shop
An explosion of gas in the tailor shop of Saitel Fisher at 75 East Twenty-fourth street killed Fisher and injured five others. Fisher was hurled through his house wall into the street as the building suffered extensive damage and an adjoining cigar store was demolished.
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New York
Saitel Fisher
East Twenty-fourth Street
Fisher
Armour Suit Seeks 1.2 Million in Massachusetts Court
A suit for 1.2 million damages against J Ogden Armour of Chicago was filed in the Massachusetts supreme court by James C Melvin of Boston James D Standish of Detroit Frank P Comstock and F E Vogel of New York as trustees The action grounds are not stated as the plaintiffs agreed not to file a declaration at this time.
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Armour
Boston
J Ogden Armour
Chicago
Supreme Court of
Massachusetts
James C Melvin
James D Standish
Detroit
Frank P Comstock
F E. Vogel
New York
Course
Miners Return to Work in Two Northern Districts
Reports received by the state office of the United Mine Workers of America say all coal miners in the two northern districts have resumed work. Hoisting engineers who were out have voted to return to duty.
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United Mine Workers of America
Laving
Doane Tops Grand Island 31 to 0 in Nov Victory
Doane College with a clean win over Grand Island College, defeating the visitors 31 to 0. This marks Doane's third victory in the intercollegiate league this season.
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Doane
Crete
Grand Island College Eleven
The Persian Tragedy of Princess Salome and Djafar Bek
The account recalls a century old tale of Princess Salome escaping a brutal siege. Her husband and son were slain as Persian forces sacked Lillis, and she was captured and later offered to Djafar Bek. She dies after offering to read fate and, with a dagger, attempts to end her pursuer, ultimately killing herself to spare him.
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James Baker
Siffis
Salome
Peraigna
Salonte
Lillis
Tie
Djafar Bek
Tiflis
Jia
Georgia
Djafar
Ansa Dhoulla Bek
Balome
The Sea of Space and Vast Cosmic vacancy
The passage questions the meaning of the sea of space and compares our solar system to a tiny globe within a vast emptiness. It notes that a single 5.6 billion mile diameter globe would be a feather in space and estimates that about 2.7 quadrillion earth-sized globes could fit in the solar system, spaced 500 thousand miles apart.
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Sea of Space
Solar System
Potatoes in Bread Could Trigger a Roman M Mark
A 1822 and 1886 British bread acts provision requires any bread made partly from peas beans potatoes or other non wheat grain to bear a large Roman M. The writer notes a baker adding potatoes might dodge adulteration charges by marking the loaf with this letter.
Hough and Ready Wooing Described in Chilling Tale
The piece describes an Australian aborigine who seeks a mate when tired of monogamy. He stalks, strikes the woman unconscious with a heavy blow, and abducts her to a new home. The account hopes she regains consciousness to accept his rough courtship.
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Hough
Time Coming For Fairy Tales excerpt in newspaper notice
A fragment from the New Orleans Times-Democrat shows a dialogue about engagements and gifts, with a father advising acceptance of presents to secure a marriage. The brief item frames a fairy tale themed exchange between a girl and a suitor.
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Walt
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Family Disapproval as Romance Sparks Tension
Mrs A Cerbity voices stern disapproval of Henry while her daughter counters that neither party approves, highlighting a clash of affections and parental authority in a domestic scene.
Marital Fears of Domestic Service in Town and Country
Fragmentary dialogue shows a couple discussing anxiety about servants after marriage. One partner resists changing routine, reassuring the other with affection and concern about social expectations in rural and urban life.
Iron in Early History and the Bronze to Iron Transition
The passage traces iron making before written history with references to Egyptian and Ninevite records as well as biblical mentions. It notes Tyre and Sidon trade in iron, Chinese records around 2000 B C, Horace praising iron, and explains the Bronze Age preceding Iron due to ore impurities and required processing.
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Egypt
Nineveh
Genesis
Tubaleain
Tyre
Sidon
Life without laughter is a machine without oil
A concise line attributed to a schoolmaster notes that humor fuels daily work. The quote frames discipline and joy as essential to learning and functioning schools.
English peddler seeks odd kind of dog at dealer
An English peddler describes a peculiar dog to a dealer in humorous dialect, asking for a long, grayish hound with a short nose but no exact breed. The dog man bluntly says they drown such dogs, highlighting the absurdity of the request.
An Awkward Compliment About Ages
Mrs. Brown claims a ten year age gap with her husband, saying he is forty. Jones offers a gallant reply insisting she looks equally young, prompting a playful exchange about their ages.
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Jones
Proposal Rejected In Playful Dialogue
Mr Short asks Miss Kate to marry him in a light antique exchange. Miss Long savagely questions the seriousness, calling the proposal ridiculous in a witty pair of lines.
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Mr. Short
Miss Kate
Miss Long
Proverb on early marriage cited in Philadelphia Record
Cynicus argues human propagation relies on early marriages and Sillicus questions the claim. Cynicus counters that delaying marriage until maturity would hinder reproduction, reflecting a provocative 19th century social debate in a Philadelphia Record glimpse.
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Sillicus
Philadelphia
Foolish Men Mistake Transitory Blanks for Eternal Fact
A paraphrase of Cirlyle noting that foolish men mistake fleeting appearances for lasting truth and drift further from correct judgment.
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Cirlyle
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Richmann
ABAIM
Hayfever
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Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren St
Acker’s
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Buffalo, N
R. L Lile
Central Pharmacy
Tattersall
State Bank
Dillon
A. L. Anderson
Dillon, Montana
No Sale Stable
Dillon Brewery
J. L. Weiser
Prop
Superior
Denver
Rio Grande
St. Louis
Aeue the
Kansan City
Salt Lake City
Colorado
Denver & Rio Grande City
East Broadway
Butte
G. W. Fitzgerald
Third St
Portland, Or
Crnileyl
F C. DeWitt& Co
Tbs SL
Riles’s
Tribune
Montana
Morrison
Pillon
Mont
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