Port Arthur Siege Raises Chinese Moral Fury and Japanese Resolve
Reports describe a 6000 strong Chinese sortie from Fa Cbow against Port Arthur repelled in three hours as Japanese troops tightened the perimeter. Corroborated tales of atrocities circulate from Japanese correspondents while Hong Kong temperatures dip and the Yalu freezes. Japanese naval authorities restrict Chinese warships from the limit near the river, awaiting possible integration with Japan’s expeditionary force.
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India
Victoria
Port Arthur
Fa Cbow
Tino Inny peninsula
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uise thes
Ieslin
Port Artur
Manchuria
Hong Kong
Yalu
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Congressional Proceedings on Land Canal Amendments and Fiscal Bills
Amendments offered by Turpie to the land winding project surface in the Senate with Gallager of New Hampshire backing a union of entities related to the Nicaragua canal. Key provision bars Nicaraguan Construction Company from contract work and assigns award to Maritime Canal Company with supervisor oversight. An urgent deficiency bill seeks 100000 for public printing and binding. In the House, currency debate continues under ex-chairman Turhing, with a brief objects statement released. The session agenda sets recess for Friday at noon on January 3.
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Ganda
Senate
ben
Gallager
New Hampshire
Nicaragua canal
tchiy
Lurpre
smd
wetl
Mcarguan Canal Construction Company
Maritime Canai Company
Nicaragua
otvera
congress
secretary of war
Carlisle
Grisp
hone tealers
Fast Horses Aly and Robert J at Los An geles 14
Alix showed promise with early work at agricultural park as a world record looms. The horse will race back from a hill track where nine free heads and a tough course await. Robert J. had his morning run and near stretch time finished strong, with time close to 79.
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Aly
Robert J
Los Angeles
Alix
agricultural park
todig
anim
Robert P
york
Fire engulfs well in oil district causing extensive damage
In the oil district a vast blaze erupted when a well owned by Henry N Fabby caught fire. Flames leaped into the air and a smoke canopy spread over the northern city. The fire started from a forge near the derrick, spread to the oil pool, and threatened neighboring structures. Damage estimated at 1600 dollars. Spreckels resigns from California Jockey Club vice presidency over treatment of horse Carmita in handicap race. He cites heavy track and weight disputes as reasons.
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San Barancisco
Adolph Spreckels
California Jockey club
Carmita
Senata
Trby
tess
Dan Barng
California Wine Makers Offer Prices and Terms Move
The California winemakers announce transfer of all wines to a central corporation and plan sale of assigned wines. Wine merchants will periodically set prices and terms for the corporation, replacing earlier offers by other dealers. Inspectors are appointed in districts to assist the board and members in duties.
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California winemakers corporation
Ias
urcular
oterade
Railroad Land Grants Debate In Senate Committee Report
The Senate Committee on Public Lands voted narrowly to report adversely on a House bill providing for forfeiture of railroad land grants for incomplete construction by a late deadline. A tie vote reflected contention. passage could undo grants and revert about 24 million acres to the public, including 400,000 acres near the Northern Pacific route west of Bismarck, North Dakota.
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Bland currency substitute treads through house debate
Representative Bland of Missouri plans a substitute for the Garhele currency bill. The proposal would mint and redeem coin and coin notes in gold and silver coin, with the government issuing both metals. The move follows an earlier intention to strike the enacting clause and faces Republican opposition voiced by Mr. Walker of Massachusetts. The case features other legal notes and a separate filing on Horace Philbrook’s disbarment case.
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Vassouri
house of representatives
ager Walker
Massachusetts
Corrupt Court Case and Police Incident Report
A disrupted court order freeing a defendant and a separate police scene are described with names such as Joseph Spinney and Jim Bourbon. The items reference bonds and alleged interference with an officer, plus an arrest for misconduct alongside a drug store employee. The text also includes a brief weather summary for January with temperatures, rainfall, and wind data.
Meagher Murder Trial Sparked by Dramatic Court Scene
Reports from Santa Rosa narrate a dramatic courtroom moment as Elizabeth Bryon denounced John F Meagher after a jury returned a not guilty verdict on her complicity in the murder of her partner. The scene followed by dramatic accusations and a dismissal motion by the crown. The article also notes related items from San Francisco and Stockton about sports and local incidents.
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Elizabeth Brun
John F Meagher
Meigher
Crawford
Bryan
Wee
Metpher Jan wary
gary
Prsan
Meyber
Johnnie Bryan
Fresno Revisited and the Ditch That Purged Itself
A traveler recounts visiting Fresno years ago and exploring the corner building on J and Tresno streets, discovering it to be the post office. He notes the deadly odor from a city ditch, later filled, and laments remaining fire walls and delayed municipal action while predicting future civic changes and fundraising efforts.
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phork
T street
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ehough
chanty
McParker
Lyon
Los Angeles
mirstate
tig
eectian
Rampage over chickens triggers pistol threat at Belmont
Belmont residents Decker and Stotenberg are involved in a dispute over chickens running on Belmon t property. Stotenberg allegedly approached Decker with a pistol, which Decker drew in self defense. The incident occurred as a coroner investigates a man killed by a falling tree after a prior telephone message about a missing person.
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tre
Stotenberg
Decker
cir
Dether
Stutt
baleen
De Morris
Baner
Fresno
Carlisle Bank Bill Debate Spurs party clash in Congress
The December 19 session featured sharp exchanges over the Carlisle bank bill with Johnson of Indiana and Warner of New York opposing, Bland signaling a substitute free silver bill, and Allis of Kentucky attacking the policy while railing at Democratic party promises on taxation and monetary policy amid canal and railroad debates.
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Waswich
Messrs Johnson
Todiana
Rentners
ana Warner
New York
Bland
Allis
Kentucky
Democratic party
sith bein
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Manhattan island
Japanese Barbarian Invasion Slaughters Port Arthur Defenders
The World reports a massacre after Port Arthur fell, as Japanese forces crushed civilians and soldiers alike. Casualties include about fifty Japanese dead and 290 wounded, while European and American residents were captured or killed amid the brutal rout. The report notes Japan’s third army divisions moving toward Nar Chang and Pekin as the war expands.
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New York
James
reelman
Port Arthur
Creelman
Corea
hhe
Port Arther
Fort Arthur
lind il
China
Japan
jon
Oyama
Pekin
Hikosuma
first
ook Hai Mo Chang
Hai Grenay
Nar Chang
Jiao Xone
aly
jon Lield
Count Oyama
Evidence Ties Appleman to Wreck Amid Trial Flurry
Testimonies from Joan Brown and Stephen Baker link Appleman to the wreck under alias J King as prosecutors edge toward closing. Witnesses claim the track was dynamited and fuse details murky, while nerves and defense confidence color courtroom atmosphere. Separate reports note gold strikes in Leadville and political protests over mineral lands and currency bills with varied partisan tones.
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Appleman
Joan Brown
Gridley
Aplemain
Gendley
J & King
Stephen Baker
Dansmutr
Robert Radcliff
witnes
Palace of Art recalls White City majesty in memory
A grand tribute to the Palace of Art endures beside the fire ruin of the World’s Fair site. The gallery of painting and sculpture stands as a people’s service and a reminder of 1893 Exposition’s wonders. The Columbian Museum broadens the public view and preserves a miniature world of exhibits for ages to come.
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Columbian Museum
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder Wins Highest Award
Government experts analyzed Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder and found immeasurable leavening strength and overall excellence, earning it the highest award at the fair.
Wordens Confession and Government Delays In Clemency Request
A fragmented report covers Worden kinship to a murder at a trestle wreck and Governor Varkban’s refusal to reveal a confidential letter. It notes Worden’s conditional clemency that requires a full statement, which was not publicly disclosed. The text then shifts to a December 20 note on swamp land reclamation in the interior, detailing cost, scope, and engineering plans to channel floodwaters and improve drainage, with references to Sacramento and surrounding basins.
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netnor
Sax Frovetsco
inblu
H Rove
gayle
Princera Marson
Granaky
Sacramento
basia
Liquor Dealers Plan State Organization Meeting
San Francisco liquor wholesale and retail dealers plan a meeting to organize a state-wide effort against county act amendments due January. They oppose late closing and Sunday restrictions modeled after New York law, and seek to mobilize against a bill by temperance groups. Licenses in San Francisco currently rise to eight dollars annually.
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San Trancsto
Calfornia
God Templars
Obnatian endeavor
Kew York
San Francisco
Bold Footpads Roam San Francisco in Winter Crime Wave
In San Francisco December 20 bold footpads terrorize streets with multiple robberies. A masked pair held up a Potrero street car driver and stole $3. Early this morning three footpads mugged three citizens near Harrison and Sil. Clock. Grndelf was assaulted on Harrison street, losing about $200. Samuel Gileon, a watchman, was beaten. three assailants fled as police arrived and captured one suspect, Trank Kenealy.
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San Trancisco
Harrison street
Sil
Samuel Gileon
Eackey
Trank Kenealy
Freight rates cut on grain from Fresno to Las Titases
The state railroad commission approved a new tariff that cuts grain rates. Southern Pacific reduced the freight charge for the same tonnage of grain by about one hundred eight thousand nine hundred sixty two dollars compared with the previous schedule. The Fresno to Las Titases route shows a 60 cent per ton decrease effective December 1.
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state board of railroad
commssionere fuld
ehort
seeston
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FCO
Photographic science aids murder case with eye impression
In a December 20 report photographic science is said to have yielded the most tangible clue in the murder of Mrs Shearman and Mrs Davie. An impression of the murderer was allegedly found on Mrs Shearman's retina though the view showed only the back of one eye. Photographer Bert D Morsek credited for proposing eye examination with a powerful microscope. coroner has removed both of Mrs Shearman's eyes for further photographs.
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Mra Davis
A Dog On Trial Eloquently Testifies In His Behalf
A setter dog faced trial for biting a boy named Paul Reed and provoking fear among the boy’s parents. The dog testified on the stand, endured poking and rough handling by the lawyer, and the judge dismissed the case, deeming the dog’s nature good.
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