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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1904
Page
13
Lieutenant Radzivil reports at Port Arthur grim conditions as flags of truce are ignored. Japanese and Russian troops clash with mass casualties, death embraces, and decaying corpses raise a stench that forces camphor scented handkerchiefs for soldiers on duty.
From St Petersburg to London reports deny any confirmation of Japanese northward movement beyond Mukden. British dispatches say Kouropatkin strengthens defenses with reinforcements while Port Arthur’s fate looms, and Port Dalny hints at an imminent assault as bombardment grows heavier.
Mukden Sept 19 The armies have recovered from Liao Yang fighting and an early development may be expected. A movement eastward by Chinese aiding the Russians is on foot. Leading young Chinese are leaving Mukden. Japanese are rich in water power and electric lights and local telephone lines are common in small towns.
Buffalo dispatch reports the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen at its ninth biennial convention denounces an interview claiming hostility toward the Western Federation of Miners. Grand Master Hanrahan says the order supports the miners with a 2000 dollar aid vote and a sympathy resolution.
A morning fire at Halifax in the Black Bros warehouse spread to the adjacent Pick ford Lack wharf. Explosives and dynamite on the site detonated violently, forcing firefighters back until garrison troops and fleet sailors helped confine the blaze to the two wharves.
Prominent educators specialists and investigators arrive for the international congress of arts and sciences in St Louis opening today attendee program includes 25 scientists and scholars across language literature and arts with jurists and artists 17 halls on the exposition grounds and 160 meetings scheduled all week.
Dynamite blast under Julia White’s East Race street house during a dance kills John Harris and injures Jennie Smith and Julia White, with authorities charging Ernest Hollins and John Thompson in the case. The blast damaged nearby homes, with the house judged unsalvageable.
In Eropus New York September 19 Judge Parker makes no change to his campaign schedule. He will not commit to a fixed number of days in New York, nor undertake a speech tour. He will travel to meet political managers only when convenient and speak from the Rosemount veranda.
George Barr McCutcheon, visiting Lafayette Indiana, acknowledged authorship of Brewsters Millions after a wager with a publisher. He says the motive was that an author's name should not affect a book's sales, resolving misinformation about the book's true writer.
Commander in Chief Bischmar of the Grand Army of the Republic says several additions to his staff. Named are Inspector general Lee Estelle from Omaha, senior aide-de-camp James M. Schoolmaker of Pittsburg, assistant quartermaster general Henry Holcom of Philadelphia, national color bearers W F Martin of Decatur Illinois and Samuel Wright of Boston.
The sovereign grand lodge session in San Francisco centers on electing a grand sire as John D. Goodwin nears end of his term. Possible candidates include John Nolan, W L Kirkendall, E S Conway, and Hill Montague. California members push constitutional amendment to allow indirect liquor-related members.
The congress opened with Howard J. Rogers introducing President Francis as temporary chairman. Delegates heard praise from international academics and American leaders, with greetings from France Germany Austria Italy and Russia. President Harper of the University of Chicago outlined the congress aims as surveying fields of learning and providing a platform for top scientists and workers.
A fragment notes Sir Thomas Lipton’s stance while a divorce case reveals an actress’s statement about her marriage. The passage also advertises Ballard's Horehound Syrup and Ballard's Snow Liniment from Riley's Drug Store and ends with a czar reference about Russian twins.
An assortment of patent medicine ads promotes Herbine and Chamberlain’s tablets from Riley’s Drug Store with sample offers and price details. Also mentions Tabler’s Buckeye Pile Ointment for piles and notes Col Younghusband’s possible winter posting to Tibet along with a brief remark on Obolensky as Finland’s new governor and insurance coverage.
An old column mixes medical ads with light social asides. It touts Herb ine for liver wellness and White s Dream Vermifuge for worms, credits Riley s Drug Store, and jokes about a Delaware woman feeding a family on 27 cents a day.
W.8. Champ secretary to William Ziegler and relief expedition head arrived on Frithjof after reaching latitude 79 19 north. He states ice and early winter forced abandonment of efforts to reach Franz Josef Land. Separate Madrid note says a Russian cruiser fired on and captured a merchant vessel near Cape St Paria.
The czar plans to delay sweeping changes in Russia, intending to preserve some issues for later reforms once the royal baby grows and reaches a tooth. This stance suggests a cautious approach rather than immediate comprehensive reform.
W H Harrison of Cleveland Mississippi writes in August 1902 praising Ballard’s Snow Liniment after a nail wound led to a contracted cord and knee abscess from which he recovered using a 500 size bottle purchased at F Lord’s drug store now in Colo. The note notes abscesses often indicate debility and lists common causes while Riley the druggist is named as seller.
Despite Mrs Goelet's status, her habit of leaving a tin cup of dismanda on the kitchen table is unlikely to set a fashionable example.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway introduced electric train lighting in 1888 and advanced traveler comforts. Its Pioneer Limited cars set a standard for luxury and beauty that remains widely praised.
In New Jersey mosquitoes are reportedly fierce causing people to be laid up in hospitals. The situation adds urgency to the ongoing violent insurance proposition.
An old advertisement claims impure blood shows in pallor and skin eruptions and promotes Acker's Blood Elixir as a cure where other remedies fail. It asserts a positive guarantee with sales through Riley's Drug Store.
An ad claims a remedy that will cure the worst cold in twelve hours or money refunded. It notes Riley’s Drug Store selling cigars made from ar-beet leaves, resolving a long standing mystery for smokers.
To the Shippers and Stock Growers of the West. A new, highly modern cattle sheep and horse dipping plant is now ready on short notice and priced as competitively as any yard on the road. Aston Stroox Yarns Co. Grand Island Neb. 22 6m. One football victim has already been listed. Must gridiron tragedies be added so early to the railroad and steam boat and other accidents.
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