Eastern war fronts stagnate amid cold and troop moves
Reports from the Orient describe both sides holding positions for weeks with extreme cold delaying operations. Kuropatkin and Oyama maneuver flanks as fleets progress, while Port Arthur assets suffer, and Baltic fleet sails toward a delayed clash near Vladivostok with speed estimates spanning fifty days to a month’s end.
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A. Mikden
Enys
Kuropatkin
Port Arthur
Marquis Oyamia
Stogssel
Nogi
Japan
Craussiberian
Oya- Ma
Uae
Stoessel
War News in Brief from Port Arthur Actions
The Japanese cruiser Salyen was sunk by a Russian mine off Port Arthur. Japan plans to dispose of Russia’s battle fleet as it moves into Asiatic waters. The Japanese cruiser Adsuma reportedly blown up by a Russian mine. The Japanese detonated Hibiing Hill Wort at Port Arthur, killing several hundred Runglans and wounding twenty guns.
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Salyen
Port Arthur
Japan
Russia
Asiatic
Adsuma
Plot to Kill the Czar Alleges Russian Secret Service
Russian secret service agents claim a new and formidable plot to assassinate the Czar and other leaders was uncovered. The discovery followed antiwar demonstrations in Moscow and riot clashes in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Plotters were said to have fled England for Russia, with incriminating correspondence tied to Manchester and Moscow. Authorities report 4 killed and 60 wounded as 3,000 students rioted before the Governor’s palace. 300 arrested as mounted gendarmerie stood by.
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Rwssian Secret Service
Secret Service
Orr ‘Nhe
Moscow
Czar
England
London
Manchester
Liverpool
Selzatha
Ingland
Russia
Moser
St. Petersburg
Ise
Ozu
Religious sects grow with Episcopal leads The church gains rise in membership per cent
Growth rates across major denominations show higher increases than population growth. The Episcopal Church added 20 015 members to reach 807 351, while the Presbyterian Church rose by 27 431 to 1 004 008. the Southern Presbyterians reached 230 888 with a 2 percent gain. The Methodist Church totals 3 064 735, incl 200 000 in foreign missions, with a 14.5 percent rise. A 1905 handbook cites world religion totals and shares. Dr Lyman Abbott rejects Bible centered faith in favor of science driven belief in a universal energy guiding humanity.
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Episcopal Church
New York
Presbyterian Church
Southern Presbyterian Church
DR. Abbott
President Roosevelts Daily Routine Revealed
The article outlines President Roosevelt's day from 7 40 A M rising to 11 P M bedtime. He walks in the White House gardens, meets Loeb at 9 30, receives visitors until 1 15, is shaved in his office, and entertains guests after dinner. It notes meals, family time on the south portico, and varied activities including riding, tennis, and reading. A separate notice from Hensley Arkansas promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney-related symptoms with testimonials.
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Roosevelt
White House
Loeb
Olinner
Washington Times
The Albatross An Ocean Wanderer of Myth and Misfortune
A quirky historic note on albatross lore. The great feathered wanderer flies vast distances with ships, inspires tales from Diomedes to modern sailors, and is eaten by Kamtebathka natives though valued for luck in legends.
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Alfilross
Peope
Diomedes
Kamtebathka
Siberia
Pacife
American Rhodes Benefaction Inspires Oxford American Boys
American boys at Oxford with Rhodes scholarships excel in athletics and studies. Seven firsts in recent contests show early promise, with talk of an American boat crew challenging the university eight. Rhodes trusted American intelligence and courage to uplift both nations and spur British education.
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Rhodes
England
Oxford
Maghid
Cecil Rhodes
Yaralty
Great Britain
Ile
Passenger mixup at station stirs laughs
A railway porter relates a passenger mixup aboard an express train. The traveler claims changes at a junction caused misrouting and luggage delays while the porter jokes about a split train and timing, noting the man left angrily with a grin. Both laugh later at the misunderstanding.
Engagement Dismissal Prompted by Parental Visit
A humorous exchange from the Chicago News shows a husband persuading his fiancée to ask her mother to leave during their engagement. The wife confirms love for him and agrees the request is sensible, highlighting the couple's playful dispute over her mother’s visit.
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Aone
Chicago News
No Tongue Can Tell How I Suffered with Itching and Bleeding
Mrs. Abertson of Bellevue Michigan describes five years of severe itching and bleeding eczema. After trying doctors and medicines without relief, she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and recovered fully after the first day. Letters praising the cure are invited.
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Abertson
Bellevue
Mich
Oldsters Noted From Across the Nations
Seether Retinal til James W. A. MacDonald, New York's aged sculptor, has been an artist more than sixty years. Stevan Zikitach, 117, of Nish Servia, knew Lord Byron. Mrs. Sarah Mc Laughlin, 85, of Lynn Mass, binds shoes well daily. Pierre Barlow Cornwall, last surviving member of California's first Legislature, is dead. Capt. J. T. Eagleston, sole surviving officer of the Mervinac, is a cotton planter near Jackson, Mississippi. Mr. Gully, speaker of the English House of Commons, nears retirement before his next birthday. Charles Taylor, 60, of Waterbury VI, drove in a trotting race recently but did not win. P. H. Leste, Helena, Mont, enters the sixty fourth year of legal practice. once governor of Kentucky and later territorial governor of Moptara by Cleveland.
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James W. A. MacDonald
New York
Stevan Zikitach
Nish
Servia
Lord Byron
Sarah McLaughlin
Lynn
Mass
Pierre Barlow Cornwall
California
Mervinac
Jackson
Mins
Gully
House of Commons
Charles Taylor
Waterbury
P. H. Leste
Helena
Mont
Kentucky
Cleveland
Mloptara
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
A historic view on catarrh as a constitutional disease is presented. Hall's Catarrh Cure from Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is advertised as a universal internal treatment targeting the bloodstream and mucous membranes. The company offers $1000 if it fails to cure and urges readers to request circulars and testimonials. Also mentions Yu ll's Family Pills as a recommended product.
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Thors
Hall
Chensy & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Cheney
Single Binder Cigar Pricing and Tobacco Quality Note
An ad-like passage discusses Lewis's Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois priced at 50.00 per M and justifies higher cost by claiming use of higher grade tobacco. It then shifts to various product pitches and moral notes including medical remedies and social commentary from the era, ending with a dated remark on matrimonial promoters.
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Lewis
Peoria
Illinois
Those Boston Girls and a World of Tricks
The clipped dialogue features a Boston transcript style exchange about deception in marriage and social schemes. It includes gleeful quips about funeral goods branding and a grim scene of a man killed on a wall, followed by a punchy line about a guaranteed cure for piles and a social visiting custom.
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Boston
Gertrude
Franeces
Pormorcy
Boston —Transcript
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