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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1904
Page
1
A local advertises the largest stock of pianos at half price through a two week introductory sale. Two carloads of sample pianos arrive for display, with units priced from 157 to 600 cash or payments from 15 and up. Frederick County residents urged to call, write, or telegraph for details.
Kimball Pianos claim worldwide status as a leading instrument maker. Advertises first prize at the Chicago World’s Fair, guarantee, and low prices during a two week sale with evening hours. Encourages bankers to verify claims and invites inspection of the instruments.
The piece argues that success comes from staying power and proper digestion. It cites Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as strengthening the stomach and digestion to improve nutrition and vitality. A testimonial from Wm Bowker of Hag of Jolietta Idaho claims relief from indigestion after using the product and its Pleasant Pellets.
Five appointees have definitively accepted Roosevelt’s Isthmian canal commission roles including Rear Admiral John G Walker General George W Davis Colonel Frank Hecker engineer William Barclay Parsons and Columbia University engineer William H Burr with two more potential appointees Waldgrunsky Harrod likely to join. The president aims for prompt senate confirmation and rapid canal work.
Viceroy Alexieff reports Japanese torpedo boats attacked port defenses before dawn on February 24. Retvizan opened fire supported by sand batteries and destroyed two steamers near the harbor entrance, one grounding near Tiger Peninsula lighthouse and another sinking near Golden Hill. The action halted Japanese plans. the Retvizan’s commander praised. no losses claimed.
Reports last night claimed a Russian fleet halted a Japanese attempt to bottle up Admiral Stark’s forces at Port Arthur. Storied tactics mirrored the Merrimac at Santiago, with ships loaded with stones. Russians allegedly drove off the Japanese and transports, sinking several vessels amid chaotic streets and fevered crowds. Official confirmation followed delays as papers debated the truth.
A brief note describes Admiral Baron Gombe Yamamoto as a master of naval warfare. It highlights Japan’s formidable unity and the fleet's adoption of the latest devices for effective sea combat.
News from Chefoo and London reports a fog of claims about Japanese ships at Port Arthur. Admirals Togo and Alexieff feature in discussions of a daring attack, with observers unsure which vessels were sunk or damaged while Russians hold the Yalu front and Japanese forces press north.
Chicago mayor Carter H Harrison testified in court disputing claims that defendants’ confessions were coerced. The session marked a rare instance of a mayor serving as a witness in a mugger case amid tensions over juror influence and court decorum.
Chicago reports an explosion at the Warner Sugar Refining starch mill in Waukegan Illinois. Three men died and 18 were injured, with authorities unsure of the final death toll as wreckage is cleared. The brick four story mill was destroyed, valued at 250000, part of a larger plant valued at 2500000 employing about 600 workers.
Report from St Thomas describes a street clash between American sailors from the Columbia and Spanish sailors from the Rio de La Plata. Several Americans were wounded, with one critically, and the Spaniards escaped to their warship after jumping into the harbor. Other items note a Fort Sheridan clerk fired for refusing to spell routing with an e, arsenic bread deaths in Cayuga Indian Territory, inventor James Parish Lee’s death, and a Chinese fraud arrest in Richmond.
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