A Tale of the Cuban War at Havana Plaza de Toros
Smithers applauds his agent as Jack and Lola join a Havana holiday near the Plaza de Toros. The crowd fills the grounds for a Cuban festival amid war news, bull baiting, and glimpses of gipsy dances and a Bolero.
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Plaza de Toros
Smithers
Havana
Jack
Joan of Arc
Lola
Terpsichore
Cabalbera
Sylvan
Ab Sin
Cuba
Spain
Gomez
Maceo
Garcia
Sylva
Seville
Plaza de L‘cros
Black Bull Run In Mexico Bullfight Described By Visitors
A crowd at a Mexican bullfighting arena reacts to a brutal spectacle as a black bull overthrows a matador and a banderillero, sending a rider through the air and injuring spectators. An American, a French tourist, and a Cuban merchant discuss the event with varying admiration and horror.
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Mexico
Jack
Smithers
San Merced
Berkeley Oval
New York
Paris
Pepito
Banderillero
Havana
Night at the Havana bull pen and a perilous exchange
In a tense scene set in Havana the talk turns to a famed bull and whether the beast will break through to disrupt the arena. Jack and Smithers discuss danger to women, a possible confrontation with the Captain General, and the need to deliver a crucial letter to the American consul.
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Pepito
Havana
Senor
Mr. Bull
Jack
Smithers
Senor Roblado
Spencer
Perils of the Stowaway
A tramp recalls deadly stowaway fates at sea. He cites two lads crushed in coal bunkers in 97 aboard a Portuguese merchantman and a starving stowaway found aboard a brigantine bound for Malabar. Captains fine landings of stowaways up to 2500 dollars.
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Malabar
America
Czarina's Coronation Robe Weighs Sixteen Ounces
A fur coronation robe given to the Empress of Russia weighed sixteen ounces and was valued at $6,000, equating to $375 per ounce.
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Russia
Sheridan divorce case ends in favor of Mrs Cody
In Sheridan Wyoming the district court dismissed Colonel William F Cody's divorce petition, ruling incompatibility not a ground but extreme cruelty can justify a divorce. The judge found no poisoning evidence and credited Mrs Cody with wifely devotion, while noting unproven accusations against her. A rehearing petition was granted with sixty days.
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Sheridan
Wyo
William F. Cody
Buffalo BH
R HW Scott
Wilcox & Halligan
North Platte
Neb
Colonel Cody
Chicago
Fort McPherson
Louisa Cody
Scott
Arta Thorpe
Arta
Rochester
N. Y
H. S. Ridgley
Cody
Supreme Court of Wyoming
Jules Verne Dies at Amiens Home After Illness
Jules Verne, famed novelist, died at his Amiens residence surrounded by family. He suffered chronic diabetes that worsened after March 10 and was hastened by a stroke. Born in 1828, Verne remained conscious until shortly before death and spoke with relatives about his departure.
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Amiens
France
Jules Verne
M. Verne
China Will Be Good Says Chinese Government
ST. PETERSBURG Paul Leesal, Russia’s minister to China, has transmitted strict assurances from the Chinese government that it intends to preserve neutrality.
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China
ST. Petersburg
Paul Leesal
Foreign Office
Russian Army pushes toward Harbin in forced retreat
In a telegram dated Saturday Commander-in-Chief VLinovitch reports Japanese batteries bombarded Russian divisions in the valleys of Tavanpun and Yanpu on March 17. The enemy moved near Kaptitse on the railroad about twenty two miles north of Tie Pass, and cavalry occupied Fakeman. Russian forces continue concentration.
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Harbin
ST. Petersburg
Vlinovitch
Tavanpun
Yanpu
Kaptitse
Tie Pass
Fakeman
Race for Harbin St Petersburg Front News
An official wartime order allows medical student appointments and foreign enlistment. General Jineviteh directs a retreat from Chenchiawattu as Japanese forces push along the Grand Trade route. Russian forces defend the Sungari bridge while falling back toward Kirin amid destroyed routes and strategic withdrawals. General Kouropatkin remains with the Manchurian army amid renewed patriotic support for the commander.
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ST Petersburg
Jineviteh
Chenchiawattu
Sungari
Russia
Kirin
Mandarin Road
Lino
Oyama
War Office
Linovitch
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Grand Army
Russian retreat risk at Sungari line near Harbin.
The St Petersburg report warns that if Chunchiatsu Sungari defenses collapse General Linovitch may retreat to Harbin or further west along the railroad. It notes the danger of severed communications and a 200000 man reinforcement need to sustain a two year siege at Vladivostok.
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ST. Petersburg
Chunchiateu
Harbin
Manchuria
Amur
Linovitch
Associated Press
Chunchiatsu
Sungarti
Vladivostok
Linevitch
Cody Divorce Case Delayed By Objections In Cody Court
Reading of definitions in the Cody divorce action before Judge Richard A. Cott continued Tuesday in Sheridan. Counsel raised numerous objections stalling the proceedings. Final arguments expected Thursday or Friday.
New Ritual Adopted by B Nai B Rith Grand Lodge
In New Orleans the Independent Order B Nai B Rith grand lodge held an executive session after a day of committee reports. Commemorative services honored deceased members as the ritual committee’s report was adopted. The new ritual expands and improves secret work features.
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New Orleans
Grand Lodge
B’nai B'Rith
Dwarfs of Ox Family in Ceylon Show Tiny Sacred Rui Oxen
A historical note describes the sacred Rui oxen of Ceylon as the smallest domesticated cattle, dwarfed within the ox family. The article mentions they are the dwarfs of the species, with adults never exceeding five inches in height.
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Ceylon
Sacred status of mad dogs among Mokis described
The text claims that a dog goes mad among the Mokis and a special house is built to honor and nurse the animal until death. The mad dog is described as sacred to this Arizona tribe, likened to the venomous reptile.
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Arizona
Wedding Anniversary List From The Nineteenth Century
The notice catalogs anniversaries with traditional materials by milestone. It lists cotton second paper third leather fifth wooden seventh woolen tenth lin silk and fine linen twelfth silk and linen fifteenth crystal twentieth china twenty fifth silver eighty pearl fortieth ruby fiftieth golden seventy fifth diamond and related customs.
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China
Mosquito Myths Debunked on Blood Diet and Lifespan
A historical note explains that mosquitoes may bite multiple times and survive beyond a single meal. It challenges the old belief that they die after one blood meal, noting some varieties feed over several days and endure after digestion.
What the Dentist Says
Toledo testimony from Dr. Harry T. Lewis of 607 Sumit street claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his Sidney Disease and kidney troubles. He describes severe back pain and nocturnal trips before improvement in about two weeks and urges early use to prevent Brights Disease diabetes dropsy gravel or rheumatism.
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Toledo
Ohio
Harry T. Lewis
Sumit Street
Sidney
Dodd
Dr Lewis
Bright
Doorbell muffled pride in sickness becomes quiet badge
A reflective remark notes the irony of pride in enduring illness to the point that even a doorbell must be silenced, suggesting resilience and endurance as a notable personal trait.
Canadian land boom cited by US reader
An Alberta Manitoba letter highlights 480 acres bought in 1903 for 12000 with 2973 bushels wheat and 1200 to 1300 bushels oats barley from 200 acres. Land value gains and crop profits claim over 5 percent annual return. Other buyers sold on western Canada soil and climate with high yields and strong interest in literature and rail rates.
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P. H. Ryncbard
Starbuck
Manitoba
Canada
United States
Canadian West
S. L. Short
Carrot River
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
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