Scenes From Manchuria Battlefront by War Correspondent
Richard Li Little of the Chicago News recounts extended Russian Japanese fighting across Manchuria from Tashichao to Mukden. He notes bravery and poor Russian handling, Japanese tactical superiority, and mass casualties as shells and frontline chaos rose corpses.
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Richard Li. Little
Chicago News
San Francisco
Far ‘East
San Francisco Chronicle
Manchuria
SiiBeria
Nicholas I
WSN SS 2
Brukden
Waulbars
Orward
Siberian Corps
Mukden
Shaho
Kuropatkin
Dainy
Japan
United States
Jefferson and a Curio Dealer
The late Joseph Jefferson, famed actor, sought curios in London shops during his 70s residence there. The Pall Mall Gazette notes he bought only items he deemed genuine, baffling sharp dealers who heard his quip to show such pieces to other collectors.
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Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Pall Mall Gazette
England
London
Rip van Winkle
Wis
Reed Memorial Proposed in Portland for Thomas B Reed
In Portland Maine a city council meeting discussed a resolution favoring a Reed memorial to the late Thomas B Reed. Former Ohio congressman John J Lentz praised Reed as a statesman and urged Portland to honor him with a statue or memorial, calling him the greatest congressman in American history and condemning those who dubbed him czar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Thomas B. Reed
Boston Herald
John J. Lentz
Ohio
Reed
American Republic
CURE CLAIMED FOR CANCER IN INDIANA OIL SLIME
A Winamac Indiana dispatch reports a cancer cure found in oily slime from iron ore bogs. A tile ditcher applied the slime, cooled the affected area, and soon saw relief. Others, including John G. Boyles, affirmed improvement after using the mud, which blends decayed bog vegetation with iron deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winamac
Ind
Cincinnati Enquirer
John G. Boyles
Pulaski County
Stretching as Short Man for Naval Academy Cadet
Luther Welsh a Central High School pupil in Kansas City Missouri is near the five feet two inches height required for Annapolis. A Kansas City dispatch says he has grown about an inch since January through machine aided stretching by Y P Rothwell director of the Kansas City Athletic club. Welsh must reach the height before the June entrance exam after a prior appointment by Congressman Cowherd.
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Luther Welsh
Kansas City
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Kansas City Dispatch
Y. P. Rothwell
Kansas City Athletic Club
Welsh
Cowherd
Civilization of the Crows Major eight progress
G Reynolds, agent of the Crown Indian agency, reports from Billings Montana that the Crow wards are advancing materially. Over the past year they built more than one hundred homes, planted a thousand shade trees, and erected barns for stock. This year they have sown 2000 acres of wheat and 1000 acres of oats.
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G. Reynolds
The
Crown Indian Agency
Billings
Mont
Anaconda Standard
Remembering Summer Joys Before the Snow Falls
A nostalgic note from Chicago Records Hera recounts how the promise of June to August, with plentiful foods and pleasant days, lifts spirits as robins sing and bulbs sprout. The writer recalls old Saturdays and family gatherings, hoping for more joyful seasons before winter returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gréidpa
B. Kiser
Chicago
Hera
Morgan’s European leisure amid wild tales and solitude
J Pierpont Morgan, staying two weeks at Aix les Bains with his party, spurns motors, enjoys baths and quiet walks, while French papers spin tall tales about his wealth and power. The group includes Mrs Douglass and Mrs Monro. they tour Pont de L Abime in cold weather as Aldrich and Laffan mingle at the Grand Hotel and Yildiz awaits Morgan in rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aix Les Bains
J. Pierpont Morgan
Paris
Europe
Vatican
Pius X
United States
Mr. Morgan
Cardinal Merry del Val
Italy
Order of St. Maurice
Paris Journal
France
England
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Turkey
Yidiz
America
Douglass
John Monro
Charles Lanier
Ralph Hitchcock
Henry de Forest Weekes
Grand Hotel
Pont de L’abime
Morgan
Senator
Aldrich
Laffan
Sir Caspar Burdon Clarke
Norway and Sweden Dissociated Under One King
The Storthing of Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved and that the king ceases to reign in Norway. The state council was empowered as government until further notice. An address asked the king to cooperate in selecting a young Bernadotte prince for the throne. Dissolution stems from Sweden favoring protection while Norway favors free trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press News Assn
Christiana
Norway
Storthing
Sweden
State Council
Mrs Wright's Jewels Restored to Kalamazoo Owner
Elkhart friends report that the $250 worth of jewelry lost by Mrs C H Wright of Kalamazoo at Klinger Lake Saturday night was found Monday by an Elkhart gentleman and returned to her.
Chicken Thieves Active in Riverside Area
Riverside residents report ongoing chicken thefts with Daird New losing 16 valuable fowls after a nocturnal visit last night. Affected neighbors seek warnings and heightened vigilance to deter further incidents.
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Riverside
Daird New
Lake Shore Band Leases Merry-Go-Round This Week
The Lake Shore band has leased the corner merry-go-round at Pratt and Main for the remainder of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore Band
Pratt and
Main Streets
Marriage Licenses Issued in Goshen and Elkhart Areas
Earl Clay Cissell of Goshen aged 22 weds Elizabeth M Walters of Goshen 21. Samuel W Cole of Elkhart 27 weds Hat tie B Shreiner of Elkhart 29. Clayton LeRoy of Merrill 25 weds Eva Holmes of Elkhart 28.
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Earl Clay Cissell
Goshen
Elizabeth M. Walters
Samuel W. Cole
Elkhart
Hattie B. Shreiner
Clayton LeRoy
Merrill
Eva Holmes
Married by Justice Foster and Eva Holmes Wed
A brief notice reports the marriage of Clayton LeRoy Merrill Foster to Eva Holmes, conducted by a Justice yesterday. The couple’s path toward the ceremony is noted, with mention of the city setting.
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Justice
Foster
Clayton
LeRoy
Merrill
Eva. Holmes
Ity
Admiral Rojestvensky’s Ballroom Misadventure Told
A London anecdote recalls Admiral Rojestvensky as naval attache in England. He forgot the host and house number but chose a brightly lit house, entering the wrong ballroom until a gracious hostess helped him. The tale ends with his succinct view of life: work is his hobby, and idleness his hardest work.
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Rojestvensky
England
Moosoo
Manila firemen fast drive American horses in Manila
John P. Nihil of Orange New Jersey reports that William J. Cuff, ex East Orange resident, now captain of a Manila fire company, drives the first team of American fire department horses in the Philippine capital. Cuff predicts promotion to assistant chief on July 1 as American apparatus and harness cut response time to twenty to thirty seconds from twenty to thirty minutes.
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John P. Nihil
Orange
N. J
William J. Cuff
Fair Street
East Orange
Manila
New York Times
Cuff
Oranges
Fifth Regiment
Nihil
Soda Fountain in Desert Near Brawley Reported
A volcanic spring fifteen miles northwest of Brawley in the Colorado desert spouts carbonated soda water. It lies nearly twenty feet below a volcanic rim and measures two feet across. The ground shows iron from rust. Lemon juice makes a palatable fizzing beverage. Samples sent to a chemist. intention to open the site as a desert resort.
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Brawley
Colorado Desert
Imperial
Colo
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Stork Club Formed in Wanatah Indiana
Wanatah Indiana a town of 800 formed a Stork Club to promote President Roosevelts anti race suicide ideas. The group was said to be social but rising birth rates among members hint at a broader goal. Officials say the club may seek Roosevelts moral guidance with a stork emblem.
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Wanatah
Indiana
Roosevelt
Chicago News
Stork
Japanese Disinfectant and Straw Charcoal Gas Claims
The text describes straw charcoal used as a gas infectant in a closed space, blamed for many fatalities in the Japanese army. It notes burning straw charcoal as the method and cites the resulting poison gas effect.
Doom of locomotives prophesied by Kansas contractor
W RB Stubs, a Kansas railroad contractor and political figure, forecasts electric railway dominance by 1925 and a nationwide interurban expansion. He cites ongoing interurban projects linking Wichita to Wellington and other towns, with bonds approved to fund Kansas City Topeka and Eskridge routes and rural lines feeding markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. RB. Stubs
Kansas Railroad
Kansas
Topeka and
Eskridge
Prayer in Albany Assembly Deplores Graft Ties
A colored preacher Rev C H McDonald offered a unique prayer in the New York Assembly at Albany urging divine guidance for the morn ing session and asking blessings on the governor cabinet and legislators. He prayed for a heavenly assembly where Jesus Christ would preside and graft or lobbyist dictation would be absent. The prayer was stenographed and widely copied by lawmakers.
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New York Assembly
Albany
New York States Assembly
N. Y
General Assembly of Heaven
New York Tribune
C. H. McDonald
General Assembly
Jesus Christ
McDonald
Milwaukee Man’s Healing Power
Bay View resident Marshall T. Conner aged sixty eight claims a healing ability by laying on of hands. A Chicago Record-Herald dispatch notes he has cured a woman of cancer and several youths of rheumatism, though he cannot explain the power which he attributes to possibly electricity.
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Milwaukee
Marshall T. Conner
Bay View
Wis
Chicago Record-Herald
Mr. Conner
Salute to a Navy Hero Brought Home to the Land
Poem honors John Pauli Jones as a naval hero returning to the United States. It recalls ships Alfred Ranger Bonhomme Richard and the old flag, urging a national welcome and lasting tribute as shadows of past battles fade into a united embrace in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pauli Jones
Alfred
Ranger
Bonhomme Richard
Graduates Welcome Alumni at Century Club Reception
Last night the Century Club hosted a large alumni event honoring the 1905 classes. Music, supper, and dancing capped an evening of decor, tributes, and recollections with more than 800 attendees and a formal officers installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century Club
Rotary
Bessie B. Bickel
Harley Ecker
Rosa Borneman
Catherine Erwin
Tll
Harvey Crawford
Gladys Brooks
Bertram Weaver
Grace Crowell
Goshen
Henry Geiss
Charles Snorff
Rex Buell
Alumni Association
Apollo Orchestra
Frazer
Erwin Nadel
Albert Virgil
Lawrence Russell
Edward Keene
Clarence Ziesel
Mary Clayton
R. E H. Proctor
Samuel Russell
Schood
Locomotive Engineers
Unusually Beautiful Cloud Formation Delights Elk Heart Residents
An evening spectacle over Elk Heart drew many gawkers as a great white cloud mass with darker shading reflected sunset light, creating spectral illumination along the south and southeast horizons and prompting pedestrians to pause and gaze.
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Elkhart
Lake Shore Railway Sells Denver Return Tickets
Epworth League in Denver Cal offers low round trip fares via Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ry from June 29 to July 4. Tickets available from nearest Lake Shore agent with full particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Denver
Cal
Lake Shore &Michigan Southern Ry
Lake Shore
Edmondson Sells Half Interest in Livery Barn
James M. Edmondson sold his half interest in the Moyer and Edmondson livery barn on East Franklin Street to Mrs. Rose Van Brocklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Edmondson
Moyer & Edmondson
East Franklin Street
Rose van Brocklin
Local Doctors to Discuss Pelvic Abscesses Tomorrow
W B Pratt traveled to Chicago on business. The Elkhart County Medical Association will meet tomorrow in the McKean building. Dr Work will report a pelvic abscess case. The discussion will be led by Drs Goghen and Kuhn of the city.
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Chicago
Elkhart County
Medical Association
McKean
Asht O
Fragmentary record from Goshen shore event today
A partial note mentions Mee being able to be in Goshen today with unclear details and missing context.
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Goshen
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Richard H. Little
Ruossizus
Pierpont Morgan
Desert
Stork Club
Ina
Philadelphis
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