Russians In A Trap As Port Arthur Siege Builds
Dispatches describe Russian defenses collapsing around Port Arthur as Japanese forces land on the Liao Tung peninsula. Reports claim two Japanese armies totaling about 90,000 men have cut rail lines, isolated the fortress, and moved troops by transport ships to Kinchow and Cape Terpenel while Admiral Togo’s fleet dominates the harbor.
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Port Arthur
Broersel
Alcaief
Togo
Liao-Tung
Alege
Peninenta
Mikass
Hatenes
Bhikarkima
Yaahlina
Fuji
Rothers Iwate
Idanmosod
Asama
Anadée
Miade Tsiand
Fipeon Bay
Keropatkin
Two Pointe
Eixty Transfrorta
Fiteewo
Cape Terpinel
Alay
Kinchow
Russians on the Run in Manchuria Retreat Toward Harbin
Reports say the Hussiaks evacuated New Chwang Sunday evening disman tling forts and loading artillery onto trains. They aim to Harbin as Korepakis withdraws from Lato-Yeng toward Mukden, while Japanese landings at Kin-Chaa bay and Fou-Chau bar push forward. Refugees return to Newchwang amid brigand threats as Shanghai notes capture of Dalay port along the Liaotung coast.
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Manchuria
New
Chwang
Harbin
Manchurié
Korepatkis
Yalu
Lato-Tong Peniegia
Feng-Wang-Cheng
Haicheng
Newchwang
Leio:Tong
Peningala
Kli-Chea Bay
Thoreday
Fou-Chau Bar
Puzewo
Wa-Fong-Tien
Pu-Lan-Tiet
Port Arthur
Kin-Chaa -Bay
The
Orient
Anet Coast
Laio-Tong Peninsula
Passing of Stanley Destroys African Explorer Legend
Famous African explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley died in London after pleurisy and chronic heart trouble. Born John Rowlands in 1841 near Denbigh, Wales, he rose from poverty to lead expeditions that found Livingstone, wrote How I Found Livingstone, and earned honors from Paris and London.
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London
Henry M. Stanley
Henry
Henry Morton
Stanley
Wilds
Africa
Livingstone
John Rowlands
Denbigh
Wales
New Orleans
Aren
Unclear Military Incident Report Mentions Fatal Harm
Fragmentary text cites a Japanese force during a Russian retreat with casualties and a damaged body count. It notes a serious encounter causing harm to their own troops and references a general and unidentified forces, with a speculative body tally around 2 900.
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Jappe
Kuroki
Buiday
Rupsiana
Jappee
Branathea
Ruevien Lafenter
Unclear Landing Action Amid Comanche Encounter
The report describes an attempted landing under an entrenched position with Comanche fire and limited detail due to interrupted communication. It notes no resistance by the Comanches as ships gathered offshore and a bombardment plan, while Japanese regiments moved to sever rail and telegraph links and Port Arthur’s fate loomed amid shifting troop dispositions.
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Tharelay
Fred
Port Arthur
Alexter
Boris
Tere al
Japanese Heroes Honored After Naval Attack Casualties
Reports detail Japanese losses at Black Port Arthur on Maya with Commander Takayangi and many sailors killed or wounded. Survivors and missing numbers rise as updates show Russian casualties and prison transfers, with official honors and imperial awards for fallen officers.
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Port Arthur
Maya
Coromander Takayangi
Takarangi
Timperor
Rureki
Chinden-cheng
Fleet Evaded Forces Settles in Sea of Japan
Report says a portion of the Aeresian Vindivostok fleet was successfully cut out and is now at sea in the Sea of Japan attempting to evade Japanese pursuers. The aim appears to be avoiding capture by Japamere forces.
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Ttin
Sea of Japan
Grim Invasion News From Petrograd Shocks Readers
The London Daily News dispatch from St Petersburg warns of Japan’s desperate push to overwhelm Gen Kuropatkin before reinforcements arrive. Japanese forces gather from Korea as two divisions of the Third Army prepare to land in Korea to bolster the front.
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Bt. Petersburg
London Daily News
Anga
Kuropoltkin
transa-Hiberian
Korea
Japanese invasion and Manchuria war updates
The report notes 800000 troops to reinforce Kuropatkin in Manchuria. Japanese forces gain ground with rumored Fengwangcheng capture and heavy losses reported on both sides. Yalu battles yield about a thousand Japanese casualties and Russian prisoners are held at Antung.
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Kuropatkin
Manchuria
Fengwangcheng
The
Yalu
Antung
Okhar
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Mowey
Mukden
State Department
United States
Griscom
Tokio
Tung Peninaula
Kincha
TO FIGHT THE MEAT TRUST Independent Packers Rise
Western stock raisers plan to build independent packing houses at key points to challenge the meat trust. Cattle owners contribute capital. sheep and hog men pay per animal. They aim to lower consumer prices while increasing live stock returns, arguing packers take excessive profits as dressed beef prices rise.
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Meat Trust
Sears Agn
Sophie
Hawkinsville Robbers Kill Man After Forcing Join
A group of African American depredators near Hawkinsville lured William Thom an into their band. He quit, was captured in a swamp, and stabbed fatally as he bled out. He died before revealing his attackers.
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Hawkinsville
Tin
William Thoman
Connecticut Valley Flood Triggers Loss and Displacements
The Connecticut valley faced a deadly flood causing numerous drownings and widespread displacement as homes were ruined. Historical notes mention President Jefferson’s pardon for deserters in Louisiana before December 20, 1808 and Ohio’s road funding.
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Connecticut
Jefferson
Loukiana
Ohio
United States
South America
Malaga
Seventy Five Years Ago Global Events and Inquiries
Seventy five years ago reports covered Bengal opium exports reaching 5 million dollars annually, Catholic peers seated in the Lords, a Weet minster Abbey incident, Papal privileges to Jewish and Christian centers in Rome, and various international moves. Also noted were U S war policy hints, naval actions near Acapulco, labor strikes in Preston, and a push in Congress for military expansion including 190,000 troops and 25 million dollars in appropriation.
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Bengal
House of Lords
Weetminster Abbey
Rome
Duke of Norfolk
Santa
Bydney
Australia
Eulogy Crowd Attends Schurz Sermon in Boston
Carl Schurz delivered a renowned eulogy for Charles Summer in Boston with audience members including Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry W Longfellow Oliver Wendell Holmes John G Whittier Cyrus W Field and Philips Brooks The piece notes notable attendees and the era’s literary figures.
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Carl Schurz
Charles Summer
Boston
Ralph Waldo Jimerson
Henry W. Longfellow
Oliver Wendell Holmes
John G. Whittier
Cyrus W. Field
Philips Brooks
New York
Atlantic and Great Western
Haston
Montreal
United States
Erie
Pennsylvanis
Chicago
Bilbao
Spain
Marshal Serrano
Citizens’ Mutual Reforms Association
Philadelphia
Sandan Policy Sparks Censure Move in British Commons
Twenty years ago Sir Michael Dlicks-Beach offered a resolution of censure in the British Commons over the government's slow Sandan policy Bayard in the U S Senate warned that socialism was rapidly gaining control of the government.
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Michael Dlicks-Beach
Bayard
United States
Senate
Gillespie Murder Trial Shocks Southern Indiana Society
The Gillespie murder case in Rising Ban Indiana draws record attention as James Gillespie and allies face charges for the Dec 8 1908 killing of Elizabeth Gillespie. Family feud and wealth fuel a high profile legal battle with prominent lawyers and widespread public interest.
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Indiana
Bieing Bon
Hlizabeth Gillespie
Miss. Gilleapis
Janes .Gillespie
Charg
Belle’ Benard
Myron V. Barbour
Carrié Barbour
Miss Gillespie
Giller Ply
James Gillespie
Mfe
Fercely
Gilespie
Carrie Barbour
James
Barbours
Gillespie
Hamily
Blelog Sun
Mies Gilesple
Myron Dar
Gileple
Hoth
Barhour
Beth Eden
Judge Alton & Parker Nominated by New York Democrats
Imdorwed for the Presidential Nomination by New York Democrats Alten Brogka Parker a New York candidate for the Detpectede conme tee for President is he of the beet tac owedpied and high goalies on She beemh tphed. He was born in New York in 1062, educated in public schools Cortined academy Cortland Normal School and Albany Law School. He practiced at Kingston, served as surrogate of Clater County 1877 to 1955, became a justice of the Supreme Court in 1880, joined the Court of Appeals, and since 1908 has been chief judge. Parker influenced state politics, helped nominate Grover Cleveland in 1884, and chaired the State Democratic committee in 1885.
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New York
Alten Brogka Parker
N.Y
Cortined Academy
Cortland Normal School
Albany Lnn
Kingston
Flewar
Clater County
jJustice
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Parker
Grover Cleveland
Democratic Executiten Committee
Strikes Hit Multiple Cities Over Wages and Hours
A fragmented listing shows strikes across cities including Philadelphia Newark Waterbury Cleveland Indianapolis Quines and Holyoke. Workers from building trades grain handlers carpenters plumbers and coal handlers protest wages hours and working conditions with varied numbers and local unions involved.
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Philadelphia
WAKER
Ciecch
Jackson
Meh
Newark
N. J
Ian Guo
Waterbury
Conn
Carpenters
MEN Corie
Bodcarriars
Toorgie
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Tnd
Ashe
M. Y
Smufors
Holyoke
Mass
Major George W. Evans Reaches Fortieth Year in Interior Department
Major George W. Evans, disbursing officer and chief of the division of finance in the Interior Department, marks forty years of service. He has handled more than $1,000,000,000 during his tenure with the department.
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George W. Evans
Division of Finance
Interior Department
Department
Prayer Meeting Outcry Over Hypocrite Earnest Words
A Buffalo Commercial report describes a prayer meeting at the Cote where a money tender, mocked as a miserable sinner, is denounced by attendees. Elder Cossey is noted for defending the departed as mean yet urging charity toward all.
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Cote
Buffalo Commercial
Himelf
Cossey
Hitler Cosgoy
Dodd's Kidney Pills Cited In Family Health Claims
A local family touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as protection against illness. W A Moffet notes quick relief from backache and symptoms, while a brother with diabetes supposedly benefited for years, counting winters and springs since using the remedy.
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Barton
Deda
W. A. Moffet
Dodd
Overheard in the Jungle Joke About Latin Impediments
A learned Monkey teases an elephant about impediments in speech referencing Latin. The elephant, offended yet playful, uses his ear to smash a fig and reaches for a sapling while the monkey perches safely above in a tree.
Inconsistencies in Dress Sleeve Fashions Critiqued
A photographer notes errors in 19th century dress design focusing on sleeves. He mocks double sleeves that reveal arms, warn against elbow cuts and patchwork, and argues true sleeve structure should preserve the undersleeve look without awkward slips or mismatched fabrics.
Baby almost dies after carbolic acid spill
An 18 month old boy drank carbolic acid from a trunk bottle and burned throat and stomach. Doctors saved him with a milk alternative, then grape nuts helped him recover. The mother praises Postum products and named physicians in Cradle New Port Obie.
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Nady
Ula
Sam
Beter
Neshy
Bhim
Mallurmerasani
Baldy
Gira
Cradle
Newport
Obie
Fes
Chitlen
Postum Co
Weilville
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Gose
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Custer
Hickock
Abyssinia
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Africs
Sorbonne
Legion of Honor
French Geographical Society
Congo
Stanley Pool
Scientific Societiea
Hosere
Stanies
Blepley
Hila Wrrrage
Dorothy Tennant
Tewaa
Polla
Oseciat
Brapley
North Lambeth
Mies Derobhy Tennant
Ringland
Drltour ix
Itasia
Cabul
France
Emin Pasha
Laldero
Workd
Westminster Abbey
Major Marttelot
Muder
Pillage
Ranine
Bingley
Dao
Atrong
Tengsheng- Hong Sander
Port Arthurs
Ausbia
Briep
Saratoga
Honolulu
Japan
Scltag
Turkey
Napoleon
Preston
England
Manta Apa
Acapuco
Mexico
St Lowa
Jourmermantatien
United States Army
George MM. Patchen
James A. Garfield
Frank Siackr
Judge Alton & Parker
Omar
Chenny &Co
Toles
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