Blockade runners and naval actions in the Far East
Reports say Chinese blockade runners sail into Fort Arthur with provisions despite Russian fire, while several vessels are sunk or damaged by Japanese forces. Persistent rumors claim Port Arthur evacuation, but Russian and Chinese lines deny the move as shortages and troop withdrawals unfold amid ongoing naval engagements and only scattered details emerge.
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Miral Togo
Japan
Rollenave
Halian
Yalu
Fort Arthur
Port Arthur
Danny
Dien Tsin
Maxharod
Port Arthur Left 101S Fate in Naval Skirmish
A Sunday naval clash off Port Arthur damaged the Russian cruiser Thana as Japanese warships pressed the attack. Tokio believed the Russian fleet abandoned Port Arthur after the fourth assault, while land operations remained confined to reconnaissance. Reports from New Cheng four Roseian steamers sunk at the harbor entrance after removing the battleship Ketvican. Japanese financiers put war costs at 200,000,000 annually, enough to sustain a year and a half without foreign borrowing. Four Japanese cruisers involved in the Vladivostok bombardment arrived at Sasebo, with officers claiming to have seen four Japanese ships from Fort Arthur damaged, including one with its bow shot away, and two wounded transports aboard.
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Port Arthur
Thana
Ttin
Tokio
St. Peters
Bure
Vladivostock
Sasebo
Twate
Asma
Ekater
Fort Arthur
Port Arthur Naval Skirmish Reinterpreted As Desperate Battle
Fragmentary wartime report claims Japanese torpedo boats and a Russian destroyer clashed off Port Arthur in a fiercely contested action. The Steregushetchi ship is said to have been damaged and abandoned with twenty Russian dead aboard, while Japanese boats pursued a harbor breakout amid claims of close observation by Japanese cruisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Togo
Newfoundland Coast a Picturesque Industrial Frontier
The coastal region near Newfoundland offers varied scenery with many bays and indented shores. Steam boat lines connect major bays to Nova Scotia and Labrador, while lumbering and mining industries grow inland along the railway. The area promises a pleasant summer retreat with moderate climate and engaging natural features.
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Norway
Tewtenedland
St. Lawrence
Nova Scotia
Labrador
Fshing
Newfoundland
New England
Junidie
Uoon
Dufferin Old Boys Gather Remembers Pioneer Days
Mr A Lowmegnt a Conservative organizer and resident of Dufferin in 1854 attended the Dufferin Old Boys annual gathering. President Kyles invited Mr Wright to speak, who recalled early days when pioneers labored in woods. Wright praised Dr Frame of Mono Centre, who died at 100, noting his kindness and rare disciplinary restraint.
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A Lowmegnt
Dufferin
Aico
Kyles
Wright
Inufferin
Frame
Mono Centre
James L. Hughes
Revered Abbe Casgrai Dies in Quebec at 75
Rev Abbe H Raymond Casgrai author of valued literary and historical works and former president of the Royal Society of Canada died in Quebec aged 75. He was son of the late Charles B Casgrain and brother of Senator Charl Yorn at River Ouelle. Born December 16 1831 he was educated at Ste Annes College and Guetne Seminary. He served as priest at the Basilica Quebec, traveled Europe in 1858 and 1867 seeking Canadian historical scripts. In 1874 eye trouble ended ministerial work. He received LL D from Laval in 1877 and led the Royal Society of Canada as president in 1889.
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Abbe H. Raymond Casgrai
Royal Socety of
Canada
Quebec
Morgas
Charles B. Casgrain
Charl Yorn
River Ouelle
Ste Anne's College
Guetne
Basilica
Europe
Marechal de Levis
Mont- Calm
Laval
Royal Society, of
Willow heals by seed born sycamore in Lincolnshire
In Moulton South Lincolnshire England a willow tree felled and hollowed by age produced a seed that sprouted a healthy sycamore. The resulting plant has grown to ten feet tall beside the hollow willow, illustrating natural regeneration on the old site.
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Moulton
Lincolnshire
England
Port Arthur Crumbling and Russians Suffering Loss
A New York World cable from Chefoo describes severe damage and chaos at Port Arthur. Four destroyers damaged, forts shattered, and the harbor held by Japanese fire as European quarters burn. Tokio officials, including Yamagata and Ito, meet to assess the attack. A second obstruction attempt is reported. French and English garrisons at Shan Hai Kwa threaten escalation between factions.
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New York World
Chefoo
Daily Mail
Port Arthur
Alliance
Tiger's Tail
Militar
Tokio
Sandee
Yamagata
Katuri
Marquis Osama
Yara Momoe Toranchi
Kodana
Maron Kosama
Inouye
Ito
Mareh
Chita
Shan Hai Kwa
Ety
Fue
British Will Enter New Chwang and Protect Europeans
British troops under orders to march into New Chwang once evacuated by Russians, to protect European property. Reports note tension on the northern frontier with Russia and rising patriotic agitation among locals. A New York World scout interview describes Japanese high explosives, their water-activated fuse, and devastating fragments. observers recount casualties including a captain and crewman, with a sailor left severely injured and an officer missing. Spring signs appear with children and marbles, while Elijah’s struggles in Australia and the beet firm’s mounting pressure are mentioned.
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New Chia
Japan
New
York World
Wada
Jayavnsa
Chemuipo
Count Lind
Tadenett
Restaurant keeper charged with murder in Ottawa incident
Ottawa dispatch reports Mamiter, owner of a Metcalfe Street restaurant, arrested for allegedly killing John Fitzgerald, a New York state sergeant who recently arrived in Canada. Fitzgerald reportedly argued over payment after a meal, was assaulted on the street, and died. suspect Marrillon, formerly of Montreal, linked to the case and held for questioning.
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Ottawa
Sys
Hamilton
Metcalfe Street
John
Fitzgerald
Canada
Haw
Prasonie
Prasonie Kicked [Pitzgerald
Uhaby
Sean
Ken
Starks
Russelled
Hoem
Oxford
Meteatfe Street
Windsor
Nightingale Financier Found Dead In Bank Vault
The junior clerk Jo ey Nightingale of the Bank of Toronto in Walla was found dead on the steps of the poetic school with a revolver in hand and a bullet wound to the temple. He was the eldest son of Charles Nightingale, aged 18, who vanished Saturday morning prompting a note to his pastor. The case unfolds as investigators probe a possible motive.
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Nightingale
Th Bank of Toronto
Walla
Joey
Tie
Charles Nightingale
Jan
Montreal Drug Store Poisoning Tragedy
Three men accidentally drank a preparation at Raoul Moisan’s brother in law Berthe’s drug store in Montreal on Sunday. Moisan died in the afternoon, while A Derthe the chemist and a third man grew violently ill but survived. Officials are unsure what poison was used.
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Montreal
Raoul Moisan
A. Derthe
Hwy
Berthe
Terthe
Drus Grist
Three Chicago car barn bandits sentenced to death
The three Chicago car barn bandits were sentenced to death amid reports of murders and robberies across Canada. Other items note Port Arthur evacuation rumors discredited, Vice Admiral Togo's account of Port Arthur bombardment, and various police actions including forgery arrests and a suicide in Toronto.
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Chicago
Iaves
Archbishop Machray
Halifax
Gustav Marx
H. Webster
Toronto
P.W. Ellis & Co
Port Arthur
Fratay
St Petersburg
London
Togo
Port Arthor
Wandering Fragments From A Murky Column Page
A jumbled excerpt presents scattered remarks on advocacy and craft, with stray notes on horse behavior after harsh treatment, crystal illustrations, and pricing chatter. The piece blends vague opinion with unrelated technical tangents and derailed market details, yielding a mosaic of disjointed statements without a clear through line.
Snowflakes’ Hidden Life and Geometry
A fragment discusses enlarged crystal interiors, six-pointed radii, and how ice grows under constraints. It notes frost patterns on windows, variation in forms, and the idea that snow crystals possess growth, repair, and even life-like vibrations, with Henry Crocker praising their creator’s law and beauty.
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Stdied
Henry Crocker
Shining hosts invoke a call to behold celestial beauty
Fragmentary text describes radiant celestial beings seen as pure but met with indifference. It laments those who trample beauty and overlook the sacred purity they symbolize, suggesting a forthcoming reckoning as many begin to notice.
Barones Bundett-Coutta Impresses Maud in Public Life
Maud praises the Barones Bundett-Coutta as a wonderful woman noted for her open air lifestyle and daily long drives. Observers compare her vigor to youth and she appears keenly interested in fiscal matters as if a Commons member, praising her vitality and public presence.
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Bundett-Coutta
Maud
Royal York
Tirighton
Brighton
Barfonees
House
of Commons
Chas
Siberian Bride's Dinner Test of Housekeeping
In Siberia a custom requires a bride to prepare a dinner for her husband’s guests as proof of her housekeeping skill. Success demonstrates her competence and reflects well on her entire family, who taught her culinary arts.
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Siberia
Gray Horses Adopted for Russian Artillery
The Russian War Office decreed that future gray horses shall be used for artillery and other tasks, arguing that gray mounts prove stronger and steadier in service than horses of other colors.
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Russian War Office
Frak Pine the Young Man Found After Blizzard
The frown remains of Frank Winns Roy Youn, a young man from the Moose Mowain district, were found Friday by a search party. He wandered eighty miles southeast from his home before succumbing to the cold during a blizzard on February 16. He had visited a neighbor nearby and started home when the storm hit, passing several houses but could not be located due to the blizzard.
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Blizgard
Moose Mowain
Ahern
Norwegian colonist finds cheap sawdust alcohol method
A Norwegian colonist discovers a low cost process to produce alcohol from sawdust. Sawdust is treated under pressure with diluted sulphuric acid to convert cellulose into sugar. Fermentation then yields alcohol, which is distilled using traditional methods.
Maurice Nokes Buys Winnipeg Hotel for 125000
Winnipeg notes report Maurice Nokes purchased the Winnipeg hotel for 125000. Other items include rail losses from winter weather, immigrant migration, an infant incubator presentation to Winnipeg General Hospital, and various political and international notes from the era.
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Maurice Nokes
Winnipeg
Onetari Railways
Great Britain
Canada
Winnipeg General Hospital
Winnipeg ‘Trades God Labor Council
William
van Morse
Philippines
Witty Railway
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