End of long battle sets Fair estates in Iowa
The Elgin Echo reports a final settlement between the heirs of Mrs. Charles Fair and related parties near $775,000 to Nelsons of New Jersey with portions to Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Octhicha. James G. Fair estate assets at San Manuelisco and related sums are distributed. A separate note covers a Columbus jeweler who shot himself to prove a gun was not loaded, along with various other brief items.
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Charles Fair
Columbus Jeweler
Charles I. Muir
Nelsons
New Jersey
Mates
James G. Faly
San Mvaneisco
Mra
Vanderbilt
Octhicha
T. T. Tarass
Thomas
Praey Teress
Columbus
Ohio
Ale Teress
Ale
Hhneek
War In The Far East Slows As Russian Luster Fades
Analyzing the far east conflict, the war drags on with Russia weakened and Japanese strategy rising. Port Arthur losses shrink Russian fleet, morale dampens. Japanese claim momentum as Baltic Fleet prepares for a long eastern voyage. Experts debate Harbin to Mukden aims amid uncertain prospect of Manchuria invasion.
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Far East
Olaw Russie
le Qear
Anrprige
Port Arthur
Torville
Maccovite Arma
Chia
Sbd
Mutleuroff
Norea
Yalu
Manchuria
Siberia
Flarbin
Mukden
Russia
New Russian Naval Chief Aims at Port Arthur
Admiral Ekrychof, newly appointed commander of Russia’s naval forces, told friends in Saint Petersburg that upon arriving in the Orient he will attempt to unite the Port Arthur and Vladivostok squadrons. The appointment has sparked widespread enthusiasm among Russian naval circles.
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Ekrychof
Lvchlet
Russia
Str. Petersburg
Orient
Port Arthur
Windivostok
Russia and Japan at the brink of decisive naval exchanges
The article weighs Russia's vast resources and wealth in men and munitions against Japan's rising fortunes. It questions whether Japan can sustain its campaign as Russia, described as an international bulldog, presses forward. The outcome hinges on Japan's ability to maintain momentum until reinforcements arrive.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Japan
Kara
Mikado
Kia
Launch Blown Up Twenty-One Russians Die at Port Arthur
A Russian launch struck two mines while laying min es in Port Arthur Harbor Friday killing Lieut Pell and twenty men. Viceroy Alexeiff reports the accident as the cause of the deaths and notes the mines were placed to block the harbor entrance. The war commission hid part of the dispatch and Skrydloff will decide next steps.
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Port Arthur
Alextel
Caar
Pell
War Commission
Alexieff
Vicw
Skrydloff
War News Briefs From Port Arthur to Shanghai
Dispatches report a Japanese column destroyed on the Yalu river and a planned decisive action by Vice Admiral Makarof. Russia seeks a $150 million loan with four year bonds, while Czar orders readiness for the Baltic fleet by July 15. Suspects arrested near Vologda hold plans for Archangel and Solovetsky Monastery. Mines off Shan-lung threaten northern shipping lanes. rumors of an assassination attempt on Gen. Kuropatkin surface. Captain Crown, aboard Vetropavoviorek’s ship, survived from Shanghai with gunboat Mandjur. he is said to descend from a Scottish fighter in the Sweden war.
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Port Arthur
Yalu
Petropavlovsk
Makarof
Paris
Russia
St. Petersburg
Far Eust
Vologda
Moscow
Archangel
Solovetsky
White Bei
Shan-lung
Shanghai
Che-Poo
Tiantsin
Kuropatkin
Newchwang
Captain Crown
Vetropaviorek
War Week News Reports Japanese Landing Feints and Russian Losses
A Chicago Tribune strategist notes Japan feints along the Linetung peninsula to mislead and weary Russian forces as they prepare to land. Russians can’t fortify the entire south Manchurian coast and are expected to yield a landing. meanwhile a Russian launch with 21 crew was destroyed by its own mine at Port Arthur.
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Russia
Inos
Linetung Peninsula
Chicago Tribune
Manchurian
Daylng
Port Arthur
Pobleda
Petropavtovsk
Wiju
Yalu
Gensun
Chinnampo
Liaoyang
Senate and House Work On Tariff and Public Lands
In a long session the Senate advanced the river and harbor measures and defense bills while striking amendments to Chinese exclusion and pension laws. The House rejected Senate amendments on the emergency river bill and moved tax measures, timber land selection, and White Earth reservation allotments. Conference reports on civil, deficiency, and military academy appropriations were approved with limited opposition as the session neared its end.
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Senate
Chicaga River
Ena
Cunard
Hungary
Nuonety
Alaska
Senate Moniday
Wwonse
Davenport
Southern Judicial District of
Tows
Mir McCumber
Mpalley
Bacon
Triste
Triste In Reply To Mr. Dolliver
Antone
Charles W. Iomor Gon
Alabama
Thonne
Peoria
Con City
House
Tachang
White Worth Reservation
Minnesota
Cochran
Dalzell
Department of Justice
United States
Sunot
Dtense
Military Academy
Generil
Smerkoiy River and
Mange
Couterone
Gorman
Osi Welook
Aiong
Sanama
Vireo Naval Caduts
Gis
Bil
Mer. Willian
Hateotipepad
Contempt of Court Report From Alaska Hearing
The Senate committee discussed a request for 2000 for repairs to a veteran village project in Tanua n. The case of Himes My Aly Rom involved custody and an audio recording. Juror Arline J. Orrisoi faced a contempt charge resulting in months in jail.
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Nathanael Gaphat
Senate
Peridun
Chamber of Comiteees
Teehony
Alaska
Ann
Himes
Arline J. Orrisoi
Cervo
Jentriloquial Birds in Paris Gardens
Secretary of the Jardin des Pants reports ventriloquial birds called Pompe attract visitors to gardens. The birds seem to appear from trees and air, delighting crowds near their cage. The flesh of the Gadatis is said to be superior to other fowl, and experiments to acclimatize the species were attempted at the Malmaison aviary but with limited success.
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M. Jimtle Merwart
Feonere al
Meenel Gulanu
Sommerimes
Malmaison
Think I Know letter touts Dodd's Kidney Pills cure claim
A Salesville Ohio Civil War veteran, Mr Stephen knows the pills helped his back and kidneys after nine years of disability. He claims Dodd's Kidney Pills relieved his backache and general weakness, urging others to try the remedy as the best kidney medicine on the market.
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Salesville
Ohio
Stephena
Dodd
Berttt
It Might Grow Miss Kny No Mr Sophtly
A fragment dialogue shows Miss Kny No denying feelings toward Mr Sophtly. The exchange hints at a cautious approach to love. The scene reads as playful banter with implied romantic tension amid a Philadelphia press setting.
Eeonumy in Threshing and Farm Machinery Waste
A reader letters urge farmers to reduce waste in threshing by improving gear on straw sticks and adopting better machinery. The writer highlights Nichols & Shepard Co of Battle Creek Michigan as a model and calls for practical cost-effective changes to save grain and time on the farm.
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Nichols & Shepard Company
Battle Creek
Miel
Making the Cat a Plumbing Inspector Tale
A city report notes a clever device using a valerian scent to guide a cat to a leaking pipe. The cat led the owner to a wall spot where the leak was found behind with the wall opened. The method avoided tearing more of the wall than necessary.
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Evourd
Phil
Epitaphs on a New Yarmouth Tomb One Scribes Odd Writings
Odd epitaphs appear on a new monument in Yarmouth Engish town. The inscription mentions memory of a woman who died after illness and a tongue tied by some ailment. A distant figure TOM is noted in a humorous or garbled line about laying a lump of clay.
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Yarmouth
Eoghind
He Pratyer
Walt Shire
Enghind
Tom Hs
Aubella
Soaked in Coffee and Health Claims Across Readable Text
In this fragment the narrator recounts coffee as a cure for headaches and nervousness, then describes a shift to a habit of drinking coffee. It notes mixed impacts on stomach issues, social observations, and a curious mention of individuals and remedies including quilts and cotton. The text remains largely a stream of disconnected anecdotes.
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