Port Arthur commander faces death in court ruling
Lieutenant General Stoessel was condemned to death for surrendering Port Arthur after not exhausting all defenses. General Fock was reprimanded for a separate offense, while General Smyrnoff and Major General Reiss were acquitted. The court urged commutation to fortress imprisonment and removal from service.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Fock
Fourth East Siberian
Smyrnoff
Reiss
Vodar
Steessel
Smirnoff
Reisse
Stroessel
Snd
General Stoessel
Tress
Kwang Tung
Jealous Officer Faces Trial Over Beers Death Fate
An officer stands accused in a controversial case linked to Lieutenant General Stossel and the death of a Ru fan commander. The report notes bias while detailing charges and sentencing implications.
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Stoecse
Stossel
Riot at Philadelphia city hall injures police and civilians
Nearly a thousand foreigners, mostly Italians and Poles, marched to City Hall demanding work from Mayor Reyburn. In Broad Street a riot erupted as drivers were beaten, revolvers fired, and police clubs used. Fourteen marchers were severely clubbed. three officers were shot and wounded. several bystanders injured.
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Philadelphia
City Hall
Reyburn
Broad Street
Charles Mann
Pyott
Smith
Harry Druding
Joseph Troi
Seattle Chamber Memorial Urges Equal Immigration Policy
The Seattle chamber of commerce sent a memorial to President Roosevelt and Secretary Root arguing that Pacific coast residents oppose any immigration law that singles out Japan compared with Europe. The note reflects regional concern over how different nationalities are treated in future policy.
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Seattle
Wash
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Root
Pacific Coast
Japan
Society of Sponsors for the United States Navy organized
In Washington on February 21 the Society of Sponsors for the United States Navy was formed with a constitution and by-laws. The group comprises women who have served as sponsors for American warships. Miss Mary Campbell of Birmingham Alabama is elected their first president.
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Washington
Society of Sponsors
United States Navy
Mary Campbell
Birmingham
Ala
American car Leads New York Paris Race Through Indiana
Kendallville Indiana February 21 The American car started from town at 646 PM with a strong lead in the New York to Paris race as snow drifts hinder travel. The De Dion France car towed in by a farmer’s team yesterday could not depart until this morning, housed in a feed barn where workers labored. The route across northern Indiana promises a stern test due to deep drifting and sparse roads as teams press on.
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Autes
Kendallville
Ind
New York
Paris
Indiana
Honor to Michael Mallia on rescue at sea
Secretary Metcalfe sent a letter to Michael Mallia a bootswain on the United States Ship West Virginia commending him for gallantry and presence of mind in unhesitatingly jumping overboard to rescue shipmate J A Nelson on January 25 last.
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Michael Mallia
Washington
Metcalfes
United States
Weat
Virginia
J. A. Nelson
A Mark of Respect in Washington on Senator An
Washington observes a mark of respect on February 21 as Senators and officials respond to the passing of Senator An. The ceremony honors his public service and long career in the Senate. Members of Congress and colleagues attend briefings and tributes.
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Washington
Senator
Dyspepsia Aid Promises Rest for Stomach
An ad-style claim promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as an ally in digestion. It asserts rapid relief, digestion of 3 000 grains per tablet, and endorsements by leading physicians. Free samples and nationwide availability via Stuart Building address in Marshall, Michigan.
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Jet Stuart
Stuart
F. A. Stuare Co
Stuart Building
Marshall, Mich
Railroads not planning general wage cuts say officials
Washington reports indicate no concerted action by American railways to lower wages in the near future. Southern systems may consider readjusting some scales to reduce expenses, with plans not yet finalized and expected to meet employees halfway.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern
Southern Railway
Louisville & Nashville
Seaboard Air Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Foley's Honey and Tar Advertisement Claim
An ad for Foley's Honey and Tar promotes its cure for colds and congestion. It claims quick relief and a mild laxative effect, asserting a guaranteed result, and mentions the yellow pack packaging.
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Foley
Navy inquiry seeks source of critics on battleship policy
Washington reports Secretary Metcalf is seeking the origin of information given to magazine writers who criticized naval battleship construction. He sent inquiry letters to various officers asking for categorical answers. The motive is not stated but may aim to probe whether naval officers oppose the construction bureau policy.
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Washington
Metcalf
Construction Bureau
Naval
Dr King’s New Discovery Heals Graveyard Cough
Mrs A. C. Williams of Bac passed from severe cough after three years marked for death He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with restoring her health and weight loss of 56 pounds, saying the medicine’s healing power saved her life The testimonial highlights its effectiveness for coughs and respiratory ailment
Wizard Harriman wins injunction dissolving Fish control
Judge Ball in Chicago dissolves October injunction that barred Harriman interests from voting 281,231 Illinois Central shares. Fish loses power as Union Pacific and Railroad Securities vote the stock March 2 meeting. Court finds no proof that Harriman ownership harms shareholders. Fish may pursue final legal steps.
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Chicago
Ball
Superior Court
Stuyvesant Fish
Harriman
Llinoia Central Railroad
Fish
Plinols Central
E. B. Farrar
New Orleans
H. Harriman
Wall Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Judge Ball
Harrman
Union Pacific
Railway Securities Company
Illinois Central
Carpenter fatally decapitates chief officer on ship in Puerto Rico
In San Juan on February 21, carpenter George Dixon aboard the American collier Absenda fatally hacked Walter Weichert, chief officer, with an axe, severing his head. The incident occurred on the collier’s deck and details are sparse.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
George Dixon
Absrenda
Walter Weichert
Dixon
Weichert
Ecently
Age of progress in cod liver medicine advances
French chemists discover a process to separate curative elements from cod liver oil removing the nauseating oil. A modern preparation called Vinci uses peptonate of iron and fresh liver extract to deliver healing nutrients without the oil. Druggist Chas D Kopefer of New Albany Indiana endorses Vinci with a money back guarantee.
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Vinci
Chas D Kopefer
Flooding deepens as Ohio River rises across Indiana
Evansville Indiana reports the Ohio River at the forty foot stage with high water spreading through lowlands. Refugees flood Henderson and Uniontown while trains face delays from drifts. Authorities fear levees weakened by prior floods may fail and warn that wheat crops on the Wabash and lower Ohio could be destroyed.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Louisville & Nashville Railway
St. Louis
Shawneetown
New Harmony
Wabash River
Wabash
Ohio River
Indiana Side
Henderson
Uniontown
Grandview
Newburg
Enterprise
Petersburg
White River
Catarrh Cure Sell Offer Promises Free Coupon
A pitched solicitation claims a cure for catarrh with a simple coupon fill in the name and address. It warns of breath odor and nasal drip and promises results without charging money.
Admiral Evans Sidelined From Callao Festivities
Callao February 21 The only regrettable feature of the naval visit is that Rear Admiral Evans cannot attend the celebrations due to rheumatism. Rear Admiral Thomas will represent him at official ceremonies while Evans remains fleet commander. The fleet plans a ten day stay with bull fighting and a regatta among the events. President Pardo will host a public reception for the officers this afternoon and Washington's Birthday will be celebrated.
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Callao
Evans
Thomas
Pardo
Washington
Blast at Hercules packing house kills twenty eight in Pinole
A massive explosion at the Hercules powder works packing house in Pinole near Berkeley kills 28 workers including 4 white men and 24 Chinese, with ten tons of dynamite set off. Flames engulf ruins as workers and onlookers suffer glass injuries and panic ensues.
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Berkeley
Bay Region
Hercules Powder Works
Pinole
Here
Score
Court Ad Offers Free Trial Package By Mail
A garbled notice advertises a free trial mail package sent in your name to address lines. It lists C E Gauss of 1706 Mote Street, Marshall, Michigan, as the recipient contact for the offer.
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Cire
C. E. Gauss
Mote Street
Marehall
Mich
Painter’s mural flubs balance in athletic mural
In a Washington Post note, two men critique a mural at a large athletic club. They point out a balance error where the runner’s left leg and left arm gesture clash, noting that true athletic depiction maintains opposite limb motion for balance.
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Washington Post
Forgery Arrest Triggers County Office Probe in Indianapolis
A warrant for Emmett Huggins' arrest on a forgery charge ties to a $139 warrant cashed Sept 17, 1906. Investigators point to forged endorsements by Huggins on a painter Tom ONeil bill, with handwriting matches on related names, signaling a broader county offices inquiry.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Emmett Commissioners’ Court
Tom O'Neil
Hug
O'Neil
John McGregor
Thomas Spafford
John McGaugh
McGregor
Spafford
Huggins
Nat Pct Apa
Cairo
MD Remor
No Thought of Divorce At Matteawan
Attorneys O'Reilly and Peabody after two hours with Harry Thaw at the asylum said there is no plan for a divorce and rumors of an attempt to annul his marriage with Evelyn Nesbit Thaw are groundless.
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Matteawan
Daniel O'Reilly
A. Russell Peabody
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
La Grippe Cure Promoted by Foley Company
An advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar cures for La Grippe coughs and pneumonia prevention. The copy warns to refuse any non genuine product in the Foley package, attributed to O D Knoefel.
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Foley
la Grippe
D. Knoefel
Moral Idiots and Moral Capacity
A Strand Magazine excerpt argues that people vary in moral capacity as in intellect. The piece notes some are morally deficient from birth, while others possess higher moral insight, challenging the belief that all are equally good and mature.
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Strand Magazine
Prices Rally In New York Stocks As Wheat Gains Help
Price moves up in New York stocks as wheat futures strengthen the Chicago market. The federal senate ratifies the French arbitration treaty paving way for similar pacts with other nations.
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Senate
Electric Bitters End Stomach Ailments Says Ark Man
W O Kistler of Halliday Arkansas reports suffering from malaria and stomach troubles but praises Electric Bitters as a remedy. He claims the medicine stabilizes his health, aids digestion, and boosts vitality, urging others to try it at Dr Knosel’s drug store.
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W. O. Kistler
Halliday
Ark
Knsolel
Fragmentary notes from Washington area and beyond
A messy OCR note references the Sixth and B Street station in Washington yielding $1 500 000 in government funds and mentions a Maryland farmhouse near Belair, a Dutch Bible find, a New York aquarium claw size, and Japanese officer Captain Koneo arriving in Massachusetts to study rifles. It also notes tall pines in Newcastle Maine described as original king pines.
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Washington
Maryland
Win Booth
Belair
Mansdorp
Cape
Cain the Abel
New York Aquarium
Koneo
Department
States Armory
Newcastle
Plays and Players in Brief Readings and Travels
Bertha Galland lands a new play by Bronson Howard and may stage it this season. Paul Armstrong unveils a farest titled Going Some to be produced in Chicago in the spring. Signor Ermete Novelli leaves for home saying he will not return. Love's Lottery with Mme. Schumann-Heink once starred there is revived. Stock companies rely on old plays like The Cherry Pickers and Charley's Aunt. A traveler recalls Halmagen Roumania where annual festival draws eighty villages and wives offer wine and kisses to visitors.
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Bertha Galland
Bronson Howard
Alse
Paul Armstrong
Chicago
Signor Ermete Novelli
Alry
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Grand Opera
Charley
Markets Across Cities Report Grain and Livestock Prices
Indianapolis grain and livestock prices show wheat 93 to 95c, corn 55c, oats 41% c, hay from 10 to 15 dollars, cattle 4 to 6.1, hogs 3.50 to 4.60, sheep 3 to 4.54, lambs 5.25 to 7.00 with receipts 8,060 hogs 1,100 cattle 150 sheep. Cincinnati and Chicago quotes include wheat 84 to 92c, corn 57c, oats 51 to 52c, cattle 2.25 to 5.50, hogs 3.75 to 4.75, lambs around 7.28, New York cattle 3.75 to 5.25, hogs 4.00 to 6.00, sheep 3.00 to 4.75, lambs 5.98 to 7.85, East Buffalo cattle 4.50 to 5.75, Toledo wheat May 95c, July 0c.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
New York
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Gen. Stoessel
Heaire Fish
IL. O
Omcral
Edward H. Harriman
Homes
Admiral Evans
Asbury Churchwell-Latimer
South Carolina
Senate Committee On
Tri-City State Bank
Madison
Til
Gotch and
Hackenschmidt
Halimagen
Roumania
Halmagen
Immemet
Singha
Leading Pointe
Cincinnati
East Buffalo
Toledo
Ayer
Lysae
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