The Christmas Frontier Rescue
In a harsh winter of the frontier, Franklin and Sam race through blizzard to reach shelter at Buford’s, steering by memory and wind. Their sled, robes, and fuel push toward a distant Halfway House as frost bites and courage tests endurance. Only a broken chicken corral and a snowbound dugout offer bleak hope.
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America
Ald
Sam Soshat
Franklin
Sam
Buford
Branklin
Jack
Cap
Hancock
Buford Ranch
Caulee
Coulee
Admiral Togo Cadet Days Reminiscences
A retired English officer recalls Togo as a Worcester training ship cadet who faced mockery from British lads yet grew into a respected naval leader. The tale covers chaff about his Chinese look alike, a yardarm threat, and a playful exchange over shooting gods in Japan.
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Togo
Sam
Les
Toro
Japan
Traveling Together Hunting Banter in a Bear Hunt Tale
A humorous exchange centers on a hunter who leaves to chase a bear, prompting jokes about timing and conscience. The dialogue turns on where the hunter is and when he will return, implying a long pursuit and playful frustration.
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Hunter
Japanese Army Lacks Supplies Amid Deserted Lines
May 25 report from Mukden says General Rennenkampff's Cossacks seized two Japanese transport columns, starving the army in a difficult terrain. May 18 five Japanese battalions reconnoitered near Kin Chou but were reportedly wiped out by Major General Frock's artillery. unconfirmed. Also, four Japanese cruisers and torpedo forces passed between Port Arthur and Liao Tao with no firing heard. Russians moved guns to forts at Niubeiwang.
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Artilery
Lizo Tung
Che Foo
Midway
Port Arthur
Liao Tao
Niuebwang
Port Arthur First as Japanese Focuses on Port Arthur
St. Petersburg reports the Japanese likely shifted to concentrate on Port Arthur. General Kuroki's first army and Nadya's third army near Taku Shun aim to watch Kuropatkin and block a southward move toward Liao Tung. Minor outpost actions are expected. rainy season could halt major operations.
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St. Petersburg
Weng Wang Cheng
Port Arthur
Kuroki
Nadya
Taku Shun
Kuropatkin
Oku
Liao Tung
Kuropathin
Tayang River
Moy-Ting-Ling
Hai-Cheng
Kai-Chon
Hiang-Yo-Chen
Wafandien
Cossacks Annihilated By Japanese Forces In China
A Japanese report details a Cossack squadron near Toutao-Kou and Wang-Chiatun being surrounded and defeated by Japanese infantry. About 200 Cossacks were killed or captured with no Japanese losses. Russian officers were killed or captured in the later engagement near Taku-Shan. Russians fled, abandoning equipment as natives report heavy casualties. In Dalny, Russians arrived reporting Kin Chau fighting and railway loss. Washington moves to censor newspaper ads and limit mail advertising.
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Ese
Tokio
Kuroki
Toutao-Kou
Kuang-Tien
Al-Yuang-Pienmen
Wang-Chiatun
Taku-Shan
Russia May Mobilize Two Million If China Violates Neutrality
Paris reports a St. Petersburg correspondent says Russia plans to mobilize two million in European Russia should China violate neutrality. Lamsdorff warned foreign diplomats Russia would act if China breaches or permits breach of neutrality.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Echo de Paris
Russia
Japan
Lamsdorff
China
Hay
Che Foo
Sansurpie
Dalny
Mukden
Feng-Wang- Cheng
Pulantien
N Chou
Liao Tung Peninsula
Liao Yang
Fock
Liao Tung
Associated Press
Liao
Yang
Feng Wang Cheng
Kuropatkin
Acquit Tyner and Barrett in conspiracy case
Washington May 27 Jury finds James N Tyner and Harrison J Barrett not guilty after twenty two minutes deliberation in a conspiracy case tied to duties in the Post Office Department law office. Tyner, an invalid, reacted with emotion as jurors and the judge urged verdict based on merits.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Post Office Department
Publshers' Association
Tie
Coopera
Washington, D. C
James N. Tyner
Harrison J. Barrett
Law Office
General Tyner
Tyner-Barrett
Bond Investment Companies
Ofice Department
Pritchard
Thirteen Dead In Louisville Tugboat Explosion
Thirteen killed and five injured when the tow boat Fred Wilson exploded near River View Park on the Ohio River. The vessel owned by Monongahela Coal and Coke left Pittsburgh with six barges and 12 coal boats bound for Louisville. The cause remains unknown as crew and optional passengers provide few details.
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Louiaville
Bollers
Fred Wilson
Riverview Park
Wilson
Monongahela Coal and Coke Company
Pittsburg
Louisville
Henry Sykes
Walker
Cuptain Price
Herman Shively
Ohio convention blocks Hearst in unit rule vote
In Columbus on May 26 delegates backed the unit rule for Ohio at the Democratic National Convention, denying Hearst the state’s 46 votes. Nondorsement for president noted. London dispatch reports Japanese transports in Korea voyage without escort, up to ten at once, observed near Kobe.
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Columbus
Ohio
William R. Hearst
Tom Johnson
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Hearst
London
Daily Mail
Kobe
Japan
Korea
Tan
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Dr. Dapleron & Company
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Admiral Togo
Danny
Kin Chau
Minllans
Juni
Azores
Barker
Kenarsarge
Alabama
Maine
Iowa
Horta
Tangier
Ferdicaris
Siberian Natoral
Siberia
Acquit Tyner and
Barrett
Mewchwang
Liaoyang
Corea Bay
Kouropatkin
Harbin
Louieville
Hearst and
Johnson
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