New Book Notes and Literary Tributes in 1904
A roundup of recent publications and literary notices including The Man on the [2:x], The Book of the Ins, Tie Ueolweet, and Nellie K. Bug satt’s royal tragedy romance. Also highlighted are Autobiography of Montene D Conway, Mr Hawkins adventures, and Emma B Walker’s Beauty Through Hygiene. A memorial letter describes Lafcadio Hearn’s Tokyo funeral with Japanese and American attendees.
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Starold MacGrath
Wuthan
John Lane
New York
Ay Leiorwin Lynch
Turry Ioleits
Nellie K. Bugsatt
Servia
Queen Draga
A. WV. Marchments
Queen’s Advocate
Monenre D Conway
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Boston
Conway
Hawkins
Ue Dodge Publishing Company
Robert Louis Stevenson
Emma EB. Walker
Walker
Margaret E. Sangster
Lafcadio
Hearn
Tokyo
Yone Nogu
Japan
Elewtra
Port Arthur
Lafalio Hearn
Bogus Coin Man Foiled by Counterfeit Scheme
Secret service men describe a clever counterfeiter known as the fox shower who passed counterfeit half dollars by stingy purchases. He would return with a better bill and bluff storekeepers into giving change. Authorities eventually captured him after accumulating many counterfeit coins.
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Secret Service
Japanese plan naval station at Port Arthur
General Nogl reports prisoners of war transferred. 878 officers and 23 491 men moved. Russian ships at Port Arthur faced attempts to be sunk or blocked. Japanese naval actions included Akitsushima escort and torpedo boat destroyers following Russians toward Che Foo and Tsingtau. Lieutenant Generals and Rear Admirals to be sent to Japan as POWs. transfer of paroled officers and orderlies continues.
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Tokio
Port Arthur
Y. Shirabayama
Owloy
Dalay
f@eat
Warivan
Atoyisal Kataoka
Sevastopol
Otvashni
Skory
Stratpi
Viastni
Serdty
Foo
Bolki
Ana Boliki
I'singtay
Akitsushima
Russia
Che Roo
Cruier Chiyida
Sayrh Tod Rolki
Tsingtau
Noyi
Cooo
Japan
OH Army
Port Artyuur
Fusin
Kock
Swyrowulf
London
Fock
Siryn
St. Petersbug
Mikden
Smyrnoff
Prince Outkrumsky
St. Petersburg
Che Foo
Prince Oukttumsky
FecksSmpsrnotf
Gortalwksy
Wilmaon
Stoessel
Duley
Nagasaki
Europe
Suez Canal
Nog
Stoessel Describes Port Arthur Defense and Japanese Firepower
General Stoessel recounts the fall of Port Arthur and the siege, noting Japanese siege parallels and artillery prowess. He praises Japanese discipline while estimating Russian ignorance on japan's strengths and recalling losses of Kondratienko and engineers at North Keenan.
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Stoessel
Cape of
Storssel
Alexief
Staesel
Yamaguchbi
Fukishima
Port Arthur
Stresse
Amways
Goveror Sakharoff
Port Dalny
Fort Arthur
Sakharoff
Kondratenko
Irman
Stoesel
Keenan
Stoesee
Kondrateoko
Ussia
Russian battleship Kolaz Souvarof sinks after striking rock
Paris desk reports Vice Admiral Rozhestvensky's flagship Kolaz Souvarof foundered after striking a rock near Saint Maurice, Madagascar. Russian Baltic squadron, including five battleships, remains at sea with reports of good station. Port Arthur garrison seen marching at Yakutsui under supplementary terms.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
New York
Flerald
Rojestvensky
Kolaz Souvarof
Bojestvensk
Saint Maurie
Ap Jslard
Esst
Kniaz Souvaroff
London
Battiship Koisuz Supuvaroff
Daily Mail
Mahevo
Seychelle Islands
Port Arthur
Peple
Nebraska notes offer a mix of local events and incidents
The report lists military training for Battery A at Lincoln, rail work near Wymore, a Beatrice divorce, an Ashland hunter injured by a gun blast, and ongoing revivals in Humboldt. It also mentions the Humboldt county attorney moving to Falls City, Beatrice social events, Wymore basketball, New Year parties, illness of Dr Agee in Valley, a Lincoln marriage, a drainage project discussion, a Lincoln wife’s complaint, Seward club banquet, Schuyler district court will case, Aurora train incident, Humbolt church pastoral call, Mundse family reunion, a Columbus child’s death, a poor farm accident near Plattsmouth, Pfeifer death in California, and convicts at the state penitentiary with local society meetings in Seward.
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Battery A
Wymore
Lincoln
Burlington
Marie Schmidt
Beatrice
Amir R. Schiefelbein
Ashland
Humbold
Must Not Die On Gallows Appeal Urges Women
Stamford Connecticut Mrs William J Bilcksenderer prepared an appeal to the women of America urging influence with the governors of Vermont and Pennsylvania to save Mary Roger of Vermont and Kate Edward of Pennsylvania from the gallows for the murder of their husbands. The appeal rests on opposition to capital punishment as a principle.
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Stamford
Conn
William J. Bilcksenderer
America
Vermot
Pennsylvania
Mary Roger
Vermont
Kate Edward
Sheriff Allows Access to Mrs Chadwick in Jail
Judge Wing of the district court reversed his prior order barring sight of Mrs Chadwick in the county jail without written permission from the United States marshal. He said the court must follow statutes governing jail conduct and the sheriff’s duties, noting conflict with existing rules.
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Cleveland
Wing
District Court
Chadwick
Fire at Atlantic Refining plant causes $1000000 damage
A five hour blaze at the Atlantic Refining Company refinery in southwest Philadelphia destroyed three large paraffin agitators and several small lubrication oil tanks and sheds. Estimated loss exceeds 1000000 dollars, believed caused by a defective electric light wire in a nearby power house.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Rensilng Company
Bishop Spalding Improves After Paralysis Attack
Peoria reports Bishop Spalding's condition better this morning after a paralysis Friday night. Doctors say he slept naturally, not from opiates, and is slowly regaining limb use. Telegrams from across the nation flood the parish residence with inquiries about his health.
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Peoria
Bishop Spalding
Parccbial
Patiest
Strikes on Rock Qujestvexnset’s Flagship Avert Disaster
Reports cite coordinated strikes on the Rock Qujestvexnset flagship that prevented a sinking or founder at sea. Authorities indicate the actions saved the vessel and safeguarded its crew.
Clash Over Prisoner Care Shifts to Federal Authority
In Cleveland a dispute over jurisdiction arises after Mrs. Chadwick arrives from New York. Federal authorities insist they control care of the prisoner, citing a Supreme Court precedent. Sheriff Mulhern and officials seek guidance from the county and district attorneys on who may grant access to the prisoner.
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Cleveland
Barry
Chadwick
George G. Mulheron
Mulhern
United States
John J Sullivan
Collision on Lake Shore injures eight near Angola
A rear end collision last night on the Lake Shore road near Angola New York involved the twentieth century limited and the Chicago Boston and New York special. Eight passengers are reported injured none fatally.
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Lake Shore
Cleveland
Twentieth Century Limited
Chicago
Boston
New York
Lake Shore Road
Angola
N. Y
Trial Recounts Alleged Brutal Murder of Imbecile Son
Lester Clark, indicted for the murder of his feeble minded son by cruelty, faces trial in Manchester, Iowa. Prosecutors say a planned system of vicious treatment undermined the boy’s constitution and led to his death. charges were filed after a year of alleged abuse.
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Manchester
Lester Clark
Clark
Peruna Promise to Guard Women Against Colds
An advertisement warns that winter brings widespread catarrh and related illnesses for women, urging keeping Peruna in the home and using the bottle directions at first symptoms. It offers free medical advice from Dr. B. Hartman of the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Reflections on Virtue and Industry Amid Local Tales
A curiously garbled passage blends maxims on life and truth with a domestic scene. It mentions an unnamed young man seeking success, the value of character, and fleeting industry, followed by a snippet about a hostess greeting Mr B and asking for his brother, then a clipped line about a commission and a Yealmouth England reference with a municipal revenue hint.
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Bibre Hill
Iileness
Fortuna
England
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