Japanese Press Port Arthur Bombardment Report
Japanese forces reportedly assaulted eastern forts of the Keekwan group at Port Arthur on October 26 and silenced air batteries. Russian batteries on RiHung mountain and SunghoHwaIn were silenced, forts occupied, and a shell ignited a blaze in Port Arthur. The battleship Sevastopol was hit the next day and two Russian steamers were sunk.
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Scripps News Asean
Tokio
Oct. W
Port Arse
Rihilung Mountain
Sunghohowain
Forta
Port Arthur
Sevastopol
Judge George Answers Councilman Daulton Over Police Court Critique
Judge George of the municipal court defends his administration against Councilman Daulton. He cites monthly case records showing most defendants convicted or had cases dismissed without officer or prosecutor action. He notes higher fines and revenues under his term, contending critics misstate the police court’s functioning.
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George
Doulton
The
Star
Daulton
Aeserts
Klondikent
Treas
Mator
Arand
Application for License Overshadows Relying on Police
The text argues for granting a license approach to control a place rather than depending on police force to enforce proper operation afterward. It emphasizes preemptive regulation over post hoc policing.
Electric Locomotive Demonstration Impresses Rail Officials
At Schwenvady on October 28 the electric locomotive built by General Electric and American Locomotive for New York Central terminal service showed it can reach high speeds. Officials watched as it accelerated to 60 miles an hour with a private car attached, and a later run reached 60 to 65 miles per hour under W. K. Vanderbilt Jr. at the controls.
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Schneuvady
General Electric American Locomotive Company
New York Central
New York City
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Annie Rooney Gets Vacation and a Ten Day Sentence
Patrolmen and Mayor Hubbard push to curb loitering by women leading to the arrest of Clara Roberta Charlotte Holden Babe Barnlett and Annie Rooney. Rooney, freed Oct 26, faces a ten day sentence after declaring she wished God would strike her dead rather than be drunk. The other women are described as repeat offenders warned to avoid the city’s lower area.
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and Hubbard
Clara Roberta
Charlotte Holden
Babe Barnlett
Annie Rooney
George
Smuggled Cigars Sold to Marines Charged Yeoman
Leo Ketterer a Bremerton yeoman was brought in by Deputy Marshal Gritman after being charged with selling cigars on which no duty was paid He waived his hearing before Commissioner Kiefer and was bound over to the grand jury The cigars allegedly were sold to marines and bluejackets in the yard with likely profits cited if the charges prove true
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Leo Ketterer
Bremerton
United States
Marshal Gritman
Kiefer
Grand Jury
Betterer
Going Home to Fight
Sixteen Japanese left Portland for Seattle to sail to Japan and join the first reserve called by the Mikado. Senator Fairbanks begins a thirteen city speaking tour starting at Monett and continuing to St. Louis and Cincinnati with talks scheduled tonight and tomorrow.
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Portland
Seattle
Japan
Springfield
Fairbanks Bean
Monnet
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Hartford City Woman Confesses to Poisoning Stepdaughter
Mrs Rae M Krauss admitted killing Crystal Krauss in a first degree murder confession written October 16 while jailed in Blackford county. She faces life imprisonment in Indianapolis women's prison. Separately Grace Bear filed for divorce from Joseph Hear on non support grounds and seeks custody of two children.
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Hartford City
Ind
Rae M. Krauss
Yester Day
Crystal Krauss
Blackford County
Women's
Indianapolis
Grace Bear
Joseph Hear
Rich prospector survives Death Valley trek after ore haul
Old Doc Wilson arrived in Caliente with two sacks of ore from Death Valley ledge after a 150 mile trek and brutal sandstorm. He nearly lost his life, saved by Morris Reilly and Dick Sanford who found him with one sack of ore and forced water into him. Prospectors plan to locate the ledge.
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Caliente
Nevy
Doc” Wilson
Intermountain
Mexico
British Columbia
Death Valley
Wilson
Morris Reilly
Dick Sanford
Vis Son
Hina
Death of ex governor George K Nash in Ohio home
George Kilben Nash former Ohio governor died at 11 45 morning at his home. Longstanding heart trouble caused his death after rapid decline since leaving office in January. Nash was born August 14 1842 in Medina County Ohio and educated at Western Reserve University and Oberlin College later practicing law and serving as prosecuting attorney and attorney general before a gubernatorial tenure beginning in 1899. He died a widower leaving a step-daughter.
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George Kilben Nash
Medina County
Ohio
Western Reserve University
Oberlin College
Ohio State Journal
Franklin County
State Supreme Court
Republican State Executive Committee
Asa Bushnell
Nash
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the Reliable Credit House
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