First Blood for the Mikado in Russian War Headlines
Paris reports via Matin of Russian battleships Sissoi Veliky and Navarin damaged by Japanese torpedo boats near Madagascar as Togo moves near Singapore. The potential clash could mark the greatest sea battle of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ymarch
Matin
St Petersburg
Rojestvensky
Sissoi Veliky
Navarin
Nossi Be
Madagascar
Togo
Singapore
Malacca Straits
Foerce Rojestvensky
Mihatte
R Mojestiansky
St. Petersburg
Wrorestvensky
Ceylon
Indian Ocean
Rosestvensky
Yaniape Point
Rosestvetsky
Yume
Siss
Veliky
Lewer
Bishop Spalding Is Better After Stroke Recovery
Peerix WL reports Bishop John L Spalding shows improvement after his paralysis stroke confinement. He rides in a carriage with his brother Dr Spalding and attendants and hopes to travel to Hot Springs Arkansas for further health efforts. Father Reardon of Chicago and two nurses will accompany him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Reardon
Chiago
Fools With Turtle
Philadelphia report describes 18 year old Jas K Lawrence attempting to flip a snapping turtle. The turtle gripped his fingers badly and after the attack one of his legs was amputated later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jas ‘K. Lawrence
Graimmper
Tragedy Near Stanley: Mother and Infant Die in Prairie Fire
Mrs Adam Steiner aged 35 and her two year old baby perished in a prairie fire near Stanley as Mrs Steiner attempted to aid her husband. The fire forced evacuation and the pair died from injuries sustained in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inet
N. D
Adam Steiner
Mear Stanley
Citizens Form Stock Company for Monmouth Hotel
A group of Monmouth residents met on March 26 to organize a stock company with capital of 50000 dollars to build and operate a modern hotel. The plan aims to provide hotel accommodations in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth
Tll
Farkes
Rockefeller Gift to Fund Mission Schools in Orient
Boston March 25 The prudential committee of the American board of foreign missions plans to unanimously accept a $100,000 donation from John D Rockefeller for orient mission schools next Tuesday despite protests from New England ministers and a dissenting memorial signed by thirty pastors. The board may face appeals to its Seattle council in September and notes past similar gifts from Rockefeller to other missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Congregational
New England
Prudential Committee
American Board of Foreign Missions
John D. Rockefeller
Orient
Council of the American Board
Seattle
Wash
Baptist Board of Missions
Rockefeller
Oberlin College
Discovery of epilepsy cure in accidental peroxide treatment
Cincinnati reports a local hospital case where a patient drank peroxide of hydrogen and halted an oncoming seizure instantly. The compound was then tested on four more patients with success, leading to the belief that peroxide of hydrogen may be a cure for epilepsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Japanese student places second in Michigan oratorical contest
Ann Arbor March 25 K 8 Inui of Japan won second place and a $50 prize in the University of Michigan annual oratorical contest. His speech was The Sick Man of Asia and His Doctors. Hugo Sonneschieh of Chicago took first with The Message of the Machine. H H Atherton of Spavn Illinois finished third with The Awakening of the Public Conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor, Mich
Inui
University of Michigan
Asia
Hugo Sonneschieh
Chicago
H. Atherton
Spavn
Townsend Named for U S Marshal in Southern Illinois
Senator Townsend of Galesburg is slated to become United States marshal for the southern district of Illinois. If confirmed, Marshal Hatch would move to the new eastern district and Townsend would succeed him in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Washington
Galesburg
Illinois
Marshal Hatch
Springfield
Increase in Rural Mail Routes Reported
Washington reports a rise in rural mail routes as of March 1 totaling 29 998, up 5 432 from the number in operation June 3 1904 at the close of the last fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wyoming Rough Rider buys 10000 acre White ranch
Col. Jay L. Torrey of Embar Wyoming, former colonel of the Wyoming Rough Rider regiment, has purchased the White ranch of 10,000 acres in Howell county Missouri near West Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rough Rider
West Plains
Jay L. Torrey
Embar
Wyo
Wyoming
Howell County
Steeplejack Edward Johnson Dies After Fall
Milwaukee, March 25. Edward Johnson a steeplejack with thirty years of experience died from a fall off a small chimney. He had climbed some of the largest chimneys and towers across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Edward Johnson
United States
Rifled Mail Pouch Found in Bedford
A rifled mail pouch was found in the north part of Bedford Indiana cut to pieces and its contents missing. The sack supposedly held a draft call for 40000 dollars prompting police attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Canadian Shipbuilders Ask Bounty from Government
Ottawa announces Canadian shipbuilders seek a bounty of six dollars per ton for ten years on ships built in Canada to shield the industry from British competition. The proposal targets domestic production and national shipbuilding growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Man Dies in Ohio After Intent to Join Bride
Albert Young aged 25 dies in Ley Stand Ohio after taking a fatal dose of larhanum in a bid to join his deceased bride. The tragedy follows a March 25 date and centers on a bereaved couple in a small Ohio community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brideley Stand
Ohio
Albert Young
Nebraska Democratic Editorial Names Brys President
In Lincoln Nebraska on March 25 readers record that the Nebraska Democratic Editorial Association has elected Wo Te Brys as president. The report notes the selection during the association's meeting and highlights Brys leadership role within the party interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryants
Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
Democratic
Asociation
Has
Wo Te Brys
Russian Forces Evacuating Korsakovsk and Vladivostok Siege Beginnings
Reports from St Petersburg indicate Japan plans to land near Korsakovsk within a fortnight, using an evacuated Korsakovsk base to attack Vladivostok. Russian convicts and natives flood the island, while a war council readies machine gun units for a broad siege in Manchuria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Korsakovsk
Vladivostok
Manchurian
Japan
Russia
Linevitch
Grippenberg
Prince Uktomsky
Dawn
Kouropatkin
Nicholas
Yalu
Far East
Triple Alliance
Great Britain
William
Russia urged to pledge no new warships in peace terms
Paris reports diplomatic circles say Japan may demand Russia vow to halt naval construction for years as a condition of peace. Russian officials, including Admiral Doubasoff and Capt. Clado, argue peace should precede any naval reconstruction to avoid renewal of hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Paris
Japan
Doubasoff
Technical Board of the Admiralty
Clado
Rosestvensky
Orient
Fatal Runaway Kills Mrs Witter in Springfield Area
Mrs Bert Witter is dead and Mrs Lulu Lincoln and an infant are fatally injured near Milford Center when a horse drawn carriage ran away and slammed into a passenger train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
Bert Witter
Lulu Lincoln
Milford Center
Motorman Is Electrocuted in Springfield
A motorman named Wheeler was electrocuted in Springfield according to the brief notice. No further details on location, time, or circumstances are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Wheeler
Highwaymen Rob Oakland Messenger Near Point Richmond
Two armed highwaymen intercepted J B Daly a Central Bank messenger heading to the Stan gard Oil refinery at Point Richmond and stole ten thousand dollars. Daly and former Deputy Sheriff Al Roach were bound gagged freed themselves and notified Stege station after the staged robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
J. B. Daly
Oakland
Central Bank of Oakland
Stangard
Point Richmond
Stege
Daly
al Roach
Roach
Stege Station
Southern Pacific
Central Bank
Standard Oil
Not Daughter of Carnegie Denies Father Claim in Cleveland
Mrs Cassie L Chadwick rejects rumors that Andrew Carnegie is her father and denies accusations of Judge Taylor's prejudice. She denounces Prosecuting Attorney Sullivan and Marshal Chandler as unfair, notes she was not part of any conspiracy, and says she did business with multiple banks including Oberlin and Citizens' National.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Andrew Carnegie
Cassie L. Chadwick
Chadwick
Taylor
Sullivan
Marshal Chandler
Standard May Go Says Hoch Over Departure of Oil Trust
Governor Hoch downplays Standard Oil leaving Kansas noting the state will keep its oil and seek markets. He argues removal would benefit Kansas by preserving oil locally while work to create a market continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Trust
Topeka
Kas
Hoch
Standard Oil
Kansas
Indians Win Millions in Suit Over Indian Removal Costs
The Cherokee Nation cases against the United States were decided against the government. The court rules the U S liable for 1 314 284 with interest from June 12 1838 totaling about 4 500 000 due to Congress not funding treaty terms. The decision covers removal costs from Georgia Alabama and Tennessee to Indian Territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Indian Territory
Congress
Assembly delays anti trust bill with indefinite postponement
Madison Wis March 21 The assembly reported for indefinite postponement bill No 149 requiring the attorney general to investigate reports of existence or operations of combines and authorizing such officer to engage assistance for prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Assembly
Model Citizen Arrested in Romulus Theft
Waterloo New York reports Martin W. Labouteaux, president of the Vigilance Society, a Mason and church pillar, arrested for entering his cousin’s store and stealing money from the safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
N. Y
Martin W. Labouteaux
The
Vigilance Society
Romulus
Tramps Steal Engine Run Nine Miles Then Abandon
Sterling March 21 Two tramps steal a switch engine from the Chicago Burlington and Quincy yards in Rock Falls and operate it for nine miles before abandoning as the steam ran out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steat
Sterling, al
Burlington and Quincy
Rock Falls
Murder Plot Reported in Vallejo Case
A terse Vallejo dispatch notes a planned murder in March involving an individual named Killson "Cruiser" with the action described as a murder to be committed on the United. Further details are not present in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killson
Vallejo
Cal
United
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promises Stomach Tone
A nostalgic pitch extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a natural alcohol free tonic. It claims to toning the stomach, aiding digestion and blood health through roots herbs and barks, with a long history from Buffalo founder Dr R V Pierce and steady generations of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Jerce
Pierce
Doan's Kidney Pills End Long Back Pain
Elkhart resident Collins Pindell testifies he suffered back pain for 15 to 20 years and found relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills sold by Houseworth Bros. in Elkhart. He endorses the remedy as an excellent treatment and urges others to use Doan's. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY markets are sole agents in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Collins Pindell
Crawford Avenue
Dean
Houseworth Bros
Doan
Foster-Milburn, Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Grand Carpet March Sale of Carpets Rugs and Linoleum
Grand Carpet offers a March sale on carpets rugs and linoleum with yard wide Sultana Cottage carpets at 25c and a wide range of wool and synthetic rugs from 10 to 45 dollars. Linoleums include Wild's printed 45c square yard and up, sofa draperies lace curtains and ready made shades. Shops promise free carpet sewing in April May and feature hosiery shirts gowns silks and dress goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Tokio Terry
Kobe Terry
Middlesex
Tabriz
Afghanistan
Beauvais
Wilton Hall
Wild’s
Wild
King’s Scotch Holland
Gilray
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Mikado
Tago
Bishop Spalding
Peevia
American’ Board of Forign
Mission Prudential Committee
Hugo Sonneschien
Ann Arbor
Czar
Mane Deso” OF
Carnegie
Ngee Tute
Petyer
Dana
Stoney
Peptre Medical Ass'n
Fenton's Drugstore
LEC Vitalis
Dr.chase Company
St. Philadelphia
Elkart
Canton
Geo. Wyman & Company
Geo. Wyman & Co
South Bend, Ind
Delos N. Weaver
Lexington Avenue
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