Russian transport service praised for effectiveness in Manchuria
In a December dispatch from Mukden, writer Douglas Story lauds the Russian transport and commissariat units for steady work despite harsh front conditions. He details rail, cart, and donkey convoy efforts from Irkutsk to Liao Yang, noting skilled engineers, abundant supply lines, and hardy Soviet drivers who keep trains and carts moving through mud, floods, and winter freezes.
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Atti
Manchuria
Liao-Yang
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Vanaport
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Ivan Ivanovitch
Czars
Douglas Story
Pretty wife of millionaire McKenzie earns four dollars a week
Special to the Sun Chicago December 27 David McKenzie a Bolae Idaho mine owner left his wife three years ago for Chicago society. She says he grew immensely rich while he lived apart and offered forgiveness if he supported the family. he refused and she had him arrested for abandonment. He was released on bail and is in Butte Montana awaiting trial. Lawyers say he had reasons for leaving and would support if deserving.
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Bolae
Idaho
Ita
Hig
Philip ii
Chicago
Butte, Mont
McKenzie
Think Martin 18 A Crook
Police arrest of an 18 year old man named Martin on Monday sparks an inquiry in Ohio to verify if he is connected to professional pickpocketing. Authorities will detain him until more information surfaces.
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Martin
Arry Martin
Polloe
Ohio
Blackmail scheme leads to Arkansas arrest
Frank Murtha, his wife, and H. M. Blackner were arrested in Fayetteville on a warrant charging conspiracy and blackmail against Dr. J. M. Young of Little Rock. Bond posted, examination set for Tuesday. Accusers claim Young violated professional honor after a Wednesday office visit. the doctor denies wrongdoing, stating the act was a routine procedure.
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Ark
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H. Blackner
Fayetteville
Murtha
J. M. Youns
Turaday
Dr. Young
Gen W H Powell Dead in Belleville Illinois
Gen William Henry Powell died at his home in Belleville early Monday after a series of illnesses. Born May 10, 183?, in Monmouthshire, Wales, he immigrated to the United States in 18?. A veteran iron manufacturer and longtime G A R figure, he was a close friend of the late President McKinley. His widow and three children survive, including Mrs. Charles L. Allen and Miss Alice Powell of Chicago.
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Belleville
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South Wales
United Sites
Sfelong
Purvis Seeks Wife Said to Have Gone to Illinois
A. A. Purvis of 10 Nelson Street, left with two small children, says a close friend of his wife reports she has disappeared. He believes she told the children she would not return and has moved far away, possibly to live with a man in Illinois.
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Recovery of Speech After 12 Years Silence
Emma Rogers, once silenced by a flu attack at age 13, spoke after her father reproved her for social conduct and she wept for her mother who died last May. Family and doctors marvel at the sudden recovery, noting few similar cases in medical records.
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W. S. Milinols
Miss Rogers
Rogera
Injury at Union Station Leaves Man Hospitalized
Willam 8 Waybright, 50, of Connerville, was injured while alighting from a Big Four train at Union station early Tuesday. He was taken to City Hospital with serious but non fatal injuries including head and shoulder bruises and internal hurt.
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Willam
Waybright
Connersville
Daily Fire Record and Local Oddities
Clyde Joseph, M78, Iimplast, frame dwelling house, cause unknown, 6.50 p. Mm., loss 45. These brothers freaks. These two boys are the sons of a toule of ordinary weight, yet one in a miant and the ocn¢r a dwarf. Percy Rnoder ta ke years off, and is footish, while his brother Willie, seed M. Is 7 feet 7 inches tall. The boys are in great de mand as curiosities. They are In Long Inland City, N. .
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Daily Fire Record
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Percy Rnoder
Willie
Long Inland City
Rheumatism Cure Promises From New Discovery
The article touts Magic Foot Drafts as a breakthrough home remedy for rheumatism. It cites multiple testimonials including a New Westminster health officer's son who walked again in a week and a Watertown woman who could rise from a chair after more than a year. Letters from numerous cured patients are filed for public viewing.
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New Westminster
B. C
Mary Patrick
Watertown
N. Y
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Pittsburg
R. 1
Absolutely Free A Dollar Heart Remedy
An old advertisement explains the heart as a small organ with vast labor and links heart weakness to sympathetic nerves, stomach and kidney trouble. It touts Dr Shoop's restorative as a century of work aimed at strengthening the inside or power nerves to restore overall vitality.
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Shoop
Hiaden
Dr Shoop Restorative Ad Offers Free Bottle Test
An advertisement urges readers to try Dr. Shoop's Restorative at home with a free full sized bottle, promising no payment or risk. It claims the remedy targets heart trouble and dyspepsia, hints at cures, and directs readers to send for a free order from Dr. Shoop Box 3738 Racine Wisconsin.
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Dr. Shoop
Racine
Wie
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