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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 10, 1904
Page
6
A group named The Other Fellows issues a public appeal condemning racism and social prejudice. They urge communities to confront discrimination and promote equal rights, citing recent incidents and calls for unity across schools and workplaces.
A sermon argues Jesus chose to travel through Samaria to rebuke racial prejudice and to reach out to outcasts, highlighting the Samaritan encounter, the need for church harmony, and the shortest, straight path in life. It recalls historical echoes of anti Jew prejudice, praises the open gospel to sinners, and urges direct, honest outreach and restitution.
A garbled exchange from an old text presents Professor Rokitanthi of Vienna asked about his sons. The laconic reply reveals two who were preachers and two who were doctors, yet the exact phrasing is obscure and miswritten.
A Shanghai dispatch dated February 24 reports a furious two hour bombardment of Port Arthur by the Japanese fleet led by battleships Novik Askold Bayan and four torpedo boats. The Russian vessels retaliated briefly before retiring. Reports say artillery and infantry mounting operations continue along the Manchurian coast near Port Arthur with scattered Russian force at New Chwang and other areas.
Rumor from St Petersburg claims a major Japanese attack on Port Arthur with combined sea and land forces and ongoing fighting. Reports mention possible allied avaller but details are unclear and unconfirmed.
The Russian admiralty plans to deploy the Baltic fleet to the front, ordering preparations for eight battleships and five cruisers. Instructions call for readying the warships Alexander I and others, with details incomplete due to damaged text.
London Express reports the Port Arthur defense weakening as troops face demoralization and severe shortages. Provisions are nearly exhausted and famine could force capitulation soon.
Amid global tension the Japanese navy bombards Port Arthur causing Russian cruiser damage and a sunk torpedo boat. Reports say Port Arthur cannot sustain the defense as 25000 troops mass near the Manchurian Yalu while Europe faces the Agro Saxon peril and a race for naval power.
Wheat and flour markets rise as Winnipeg area prices lead the world with May contracts strong. Butter eggs and dressed meats trade steady amid tight supply. Notable items include a condensed milk plant proposed in Calgary and infrastructure projects on Great Lakes waterways.
The report notes a quiet market for live stock with few lambs and hogs offered. Hogs range 110 to 250 pounds with prices down slightly. milch cows scarce and dear, $35 to $45 per head. Ontario draft horses $330 to $450 per team. Additional items discuss societal norms in Russia and Japan, plus military regiments and uniform sizes.
Reuters reports Ruse officials confirm a government move recalling Russian soldiers for service. The telegram states a general mobilization and conscription measures affecting units stationed near the frontier. The notice underscores operational readiness amid regional tensions and outlines deployment timelines.
A guarded Daily Mail report notes Japanese forces in Korea and Port Arthur faced disease cold and shortages of provisions. Reports claim a cruiser participated in a second attack while casualties rise and supply lines falter.
By March 20th the Russian army in the far east will total 11 000 infantry 16 000 Cossacks sea artillery 23 000 engineers and 3 000 railway guards making 177 000 overall. Remedy out cured bone sparse from Kendall Co Enosburg Falls Vermont advert touches on a patent medicine claim.
A Latchet faced man asks if his plants suffer when his wife leaves. The cheerful man replies that they always die within a week after she leaves, and simply need to be put away until she returns. The line appears in the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
In Harrogate England the town earns about 72000 dollars annually from its baths and mineral springs.
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