Fire at American Cement plant and garden blaze report
March 8 report from coder rapids notes two deaths and missing workers after a major cement plant fire covering three acres. In New York Madison Square Garden a sportsmen show fire caused 15000 in losses as exhibits burned. Jefferson City reports Senate passage of a maximum rate bill with constitutional majority after house amendments. Memphis man Tony Guide killed a railroad conductor in retaliation for an insult to his sister-in-law, wounding Aleck McLaughlin.
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Ated
Coder Rapids
Ged Finpidata
Madison Squatre Garden
New York
Madison Square Garden
Sitden Center
Memphis
Tenn
Tony Guide
William McChones
Aleck McLaughlin
Quickfire Snippets and Advertising Snips From The Era
A collage of old jokes and streetwise quips from various papers. A baking class teaser asks about pieplant, a rural town quip about plumbers, a humorous union of marriage, a rhyme about candidates, and a drug ad touting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with local sellers listed.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
An old advertorial urges women to avoid derangements by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It claims modern living causes female illness and shares a testimonial from Mrs. Chester Curry of East Boston praising the remedy for eight years of irregularities and nervous pain. It advocates immediate use at first signs of ill health.
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Lydia S. Pinkham
Chester Curry
Saratoga Street
Boston
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Madam Brunswick to Offer Readings at 72 Douglas Ave
Clairvoyant Madam Brunswick, a well known medium, will give readings for a short time at 72 Douglas Ave. Phone 672. Readings one and two dollars. Nota palm 2-27 lw.
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Brunswick
Dixon
Douglas Ave
Buckwheat Fame Attracts Early Breakfast Fans
For an early breakfast nothing is quite so fine as Mrs. Austin's Buckwheat famous for its rich flavor. The claim invites reviews from morning diners who crave a hearty start to the day.
Ten Days of Bloody War Near Mukden Intensifies
A detailed dispatch from London and reports from St. Petersburg describe ten days of fierce combat between Japanese and Russian forces around Mukden in Manchuria. Russian center reportedly broken with thirteen siege guns captured, while both sides endure extreme fatigue and debate over retreat and strategic options.
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Mukden
War weariness grows as Mukden battle drags on
Reports from St Petersburg say Kuropatkin telegraphs Emperor Nicholas with word that holding Mukden may be impossible and that a northward withdrawal has begun. After a day of furious fighting the Russian position is desperate but not hopeless, with some correspondents predicting a Russian victory while others note the Japanese may be retreating. The outcome hinges on Kuropatkin's reserves.
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London
Manchuria
Kuropatkin
Oyama
Mukden
Peterstaup
Maokden
Linoystnys
St. Petersburg
Shlikhe
Haseen
Iuropatkin
Nichols
Associated Press
Kurupatkin
Poison claim stains inquest into Mrs Stanford death
An inquest into Mrs. Stanford's death hears testimony that 662 grains of strychnine were found on bicarbonate of soda in the bottle, with calculations suggesting about 40 grains could have been present. Tests on stomach contents and a kidney failed to identify poison beyond a color reaction to strychnine.
Judge Adolph Wis- Iwenus in Cebu justice post
Reports from Mabila describe the former St. Louis police court judge Adolph Wis Iwenus now serving as a Cebu island justice. The United States bar notes his exploits and mounting prominence, as Cheludis vessels and local courts figure in the narrative.
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St. Louis
Mabila
Adolph Wis- Iwenus
Cebu
United States
Kentine Cheludis
Cour
Abduction Case Sparks Court Action in Cebu
Judge Wislizenus adjourned the court after a shipboard abduction report. A launch overhauled the barkentine In which three Villplac girls were claimed missing. Captain Simpson was charged with abduction and fined 2500 pesos as court reconvened.
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Simpson
Oregon
Cebu
Wislizenus
Barkentine
Mardi Gras Excursion Rates to New Orleans 1905
The Chicago Great Western Railway announces Mardi Gras excursion rates to New Orleans from March 1 to 6 at one fare plus 2.00 for the round trip. Tickets available through Great Western agents and J. P. Elmer G P A Chicago. Also in 1905 presidential inauguration ceremonies dates March 4, with one fare 2.00 round trip via the railway. Tickets on sale February 28 to March include.
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Mardi Gras
New Orleans
Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Florida
Southern Railway
Cleveland
Detroit
Toledo
CWH & D
Pere Marquette
ST. Louis
Louisville
Southern RY
Jacksonville
ST. Augustine
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Birmingham
Shreveport
St.augustine
Knoxville
Asheville
Savannah
Charleston
W. A. Beckler, N. P. A
Adama St
Garrett W. Geo
Pee Nga
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Jefferson City
Senate
House
Boston Herald
Ronni
Brooklyn
Puck
Henie
Meenie
Chicago Chronicle
Dr. Caldwell
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Lydia
Pinkhem
Mrs Chester Curry
America
Gibraltar
Roosevelt
Congress
Belioo
ALEO
F. A. Schulz
Europatkin
Daily Telegraph
Tokio
Markden
Moon
Hun
Machisou
Sumintin
Shakhe Station
Tiepass
Linoyrug
Hotiber
NO Hofek
Petersburg
Uneeda Biscuit
Uneeda
National Biscuit Company
Ex-Vallee Justice of
St Louis
Mepublican
Washington
Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
H. S. New
Indianapolis
Rank A. Hitchcock
Machusetts
Commlttere
Misa Victory Bateman
Edwardsville
UH Mbureh
Tonsiline Company
Canton
Obie
Tofu
Ita
Ely
Feve
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
WM. Walton
Forida
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