Shoshone Journal News Roundup From Idaho Towns
Idaho state news notes payette transport plans electric railway funding and town growth Payette county shipments to eastern markets rising fire and arson incidents Hailey bakery fire and a mayoral fire incident at Hailey Wadsen dies in snowslide at Roosevelt and river mining fights report weather and mining developments across the region including Dakota and Thunder Mountain operations police and municipal utilities praise for Payette waterworks and electric light system
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Payette
Emmett
Hailey
Mra Hultman
Easiy
Times
Faust
Avery Wadsen
Cireles
Republican State Executive Committee
Chia
Baoduaky
Ha- Stal
Nick” Kinswan
Maloon Kooper
Weiner
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
War Front Port Arthur Battle Report From Feb Amid Storm
A London Telegraph dispatch from Yinkow dated February 29 reports fifteen Japanese warships bombarding Port Arthur from 10 a.m. to noon. Russian cruisers Askold Novik Bayan and four torpedo boats engaged but retired. Novik and Sunken torpedo boat damage noted. Russian battleship Retvican damaged again. Japanese attack continued in bad weather, while General Stoessel orders troops to defend Port Arthur to the last man. He warns the enemy seeks surrender and vows to fight to the death with no escape except by sea.
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London Daily Telegraph
Yinkow
Port Arthur
Novik
Ankold
Bayan
Askold
Retvican
Japan
Axkold
Stoessel
Port Arthur and surrounding battle sites on early war map
The list records ports and locations tied to early war actions including Port Arthur harbor with torpedoed ships and the Boyarin mine explosion on February 13, several Japanese landings and rail disruptions, alleged Russian troop movements at Yalu and Antung, naval losses at Vladivostok and Tsugaru Straits, and Nagasaki troop embarkations for Korea and Manchuria.
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Port Arthur
Boyarin
Dardanelles and Port Arthur tensions in global war notes
An official dispatch from St Petersburg reports on Dardanelles fortifications and strategic importance as a potential aid route to beleaguered Russian ships, while a Peking advices note Prince Ching urging Japan to calm rhetoric to prevent European backlash. The Berlin 1878 treaty context and the Black Sea route are referenced in the military discussion.
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Chunak Kalost
Sea of Marmora
Aegean
Dardanelles
Berlin
England
France
Prussia
Austria
Russia
Sartinia
St. Petersbure
Port Arthur
Peking
Prince Ching
China
Chinese Aid to Russians Quietly Steady Harbin
In Harbin Manchuria the Chinese population remains calm and cooperative providing food for the Russian community and gathering sizable funds for hospital trains being prepared. Women work through the night in support of the effort.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Wor
Western Canada to be wheat supply depot for Britain
Canada aims to be Britain’s grain supplier as Western farmers prosper with free homesteads and cheap lands. Agents report 50,000 Americans moved to Canada for farming, lured by good climate, schools, and strong markets. Dominion officials tout Manitoba wheat as top breadstuff, predicting Canada’s path to self sufficiency and a leading milling role.
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Canada
Great Britain
United States
Sir Wilfred Laurier
Corn Exchange
London
England
Montgomery
Liverpool
Dominion
India
Pacific
Manitoba
Dominion of Canada
British Empire
Japanese method yields indistinguishable artificial pearls
Report states a Japanese invention enables artificial pearls that closely resemble real ones in appearance and texture, making detection by observers difficult. Researchers claim the process replicates the luster and nacre of genuine pearls, challenging traditional identification methods.
Beware of Mercury Ointments for Catarrh
Warns against catarrh remedies containing mercury and a fake endorsement by Searcy. Mentions a physician purchase source and cautions that such treatments can harm the system. Concludes with consumer warning about unreliable cures marketed by firms like Fd. Cheney & Co.
Shark Sets Long Distance Swimming Record
A shark is noted for covering about 800 miles in three days, the fastest long distance swim reported. The record highlights the animal's remarkable endurance and migratory capability.
The Oat Wonder Seed Ad Sparks Reader Request
A farm seed promotion from John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin touts The Oat Wonder. Description highlights stiff straw white heavy ears and plump kernels with high yield claims across forty states and asks readers to mail 2 cents in stamps for a sample and catalog.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Ow. N
Putnam Faceless Dyes and The First Cultivated Rose
The ad proclaims Putnam faceless dyes produce the brightest colors and mentions the first cultivated rose. It notes a lineage of roses from Belgium in 1522 to moss roses around 1724 and the China rose fifty years later, alongside a quotation about declining a funeral invitation from Brown to Jones.
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Belgium
England
France
China
Putnam
Brown
Jones
Smith
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