Winter News In Brief Highlights From Across Nations
Stock losses in Keith county Nebraska are small during a cold snap. Kuropatkin shifts base from Mukden to Fushung per Shanghai report. A L and N conductor testifies before Senate impeachment probes. Brazil’s Petropolis reports martial law extended thirty days. Francis Kossuth meets Emperor Francis Joseph amid Hungarian politics. Bacon seeks inquiry into San Domingo rights as Senate ties tighten with President. La Follette halts Oshkosh fight between Mowatt and Hanlon. A. Haas & Sons Pants in St. Louis appoints receiver with liabilities $95,000 and assets $60,000. Mulliken dismissed from Army service after pay-dals audit. Hearst and Sullivan clash in House. debate cut short. Navy suspends Caribbean winter maneuvers to train in signal code. Amedee Jonillin named public instructor in France. honored by Chaumle. Claims bill favors William Radcliffe for fish hatchery destruction by mob. New York man arrested for marriage proposals to Miss Tiden Gould. found with $5 billion scammed papers. Mitchell and others indicted in Portland for conspiracy to defraud land. Russian officer bribes to load shell at Neva waters blessing noted in Daily Mail. Roosevelt pledges square deal to solve race issue at Lincoln banquet. Patton, Devol, Whitte to San Francisco over alleged funds shortage. Lafitte accountability. Kinkaids bill on Niobrara dam gains favorable House report. Senate approves cannon donation to University of South Dakota for Spanish-American valor. Iran Young ordered to surrender for 18 months prison term in Missouri.
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Louisville and Nashville
Senate
Swayne
Thompson
State Department
Petropolis
Brazil
Francis Kossuth
Francis Joseph
Austria
Bacon
San Domingo
la Follette
Sherif Simpson
Thomas Mowatt
Edward Hanlon
Oshkosh
A. Haas & Sons Pants Company
St. Louis
David B. Mulliken
Twentyseventh Infantry
Fort, Sheridan
Hearst and Sullivan
Massachusetts
Navy Department
Caribbean
Amedee Jonillin
San Francisco
French Republic
J. Chaumle
House Committee On Claims
William Radcliffe
Delta County
Colorado
Portland
Oregon
London Daily Mall
Neva
Beautiful Women and Bright Eyes From Healthy Blood
Miss Mainie Conway of Canton Ohio credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her health and complexion after years of headaches torpid liver indigestion and pimples She says two boxes cleared her skin and she gained rosy cheeks and strength Thousands of women report similar results from these pills sold by any druggist They correct irregularities and banish weakness
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Mainie Conway
Miss Conway
East Eighth Street
Canton
Olnn
Ticino School Board Warns Of Alcohol Impact On Pupils
The cantonal school board of Ticino writes to parents warning that allowing children to drink the strong local liquor at home leads to students arriving at school in a hopelessly intoxicated state.
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Cantonal School Board
Ticino
Switzerland
First Public Piano Performance in Covent Garden 1767
Details the first public piano forte event in Covent Garden England dated May 16 1767. Notes the instrument’s construction with 10700 pieces of wood cloth and felt and 1185 feet of wire.
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Covent Garden
England
Illness at Stockholm dinner linked to river water
After a club dinner at a Stockholm hotel, several hundred people fell ill with typhoid, traced to unfiltered river water used for washing vegetables, according to the Frandfurter Zeitung.
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Stockholm
Frandfurter Zeitung
Canadaan Anglers Paradise
Canada is the paradise of the angle. Within easy range of Quebec are hundreds of lakes sometimes mile in extent which swarm with fish and nearly all of which are free to all comers.
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Canada
Quebec
Great Britain’s Herring Fisheries Landings Equal All Other Fish
The report states that the quantity of herrings landed on the coasts of the United Kingdom matches the total quantity of all other fish combined. This highlights herring as the dominant catch in Britain’s fishing industry.
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Great
Quick Cure of Rheumatism by Dodd's Kidney Pills
The story from Goodland Kansas tells how N E Albertson the local blacksmith was cured of rheumatism in shoulders and arms after one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reports immediate relief with no recurrence and notes many neighbors also began using the remedy after his success.
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Dodd
Kansas
Goodland
Kan
N. E. Albertson
Mr. Albertson
Nickel Deposits Highlight New Caledonia Riches
The largest nickel deposits lie on New Caledonia, a French possession in the South Pacific, underscoring its strategic mineral wealth.
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Earnest
New Caledonia
South Pacific
Cure by Cuticura Recalled in Wisconsin Letter
Mrs. Caroline Cable of Waupaca Wisconsin reports her husband suffered agony from salt rheum on his hands and required constant bandaging. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills his hands were cured and remained smooth, and she hopes the letter helps others.
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Caroline Cable
Waupaca
Wis
Call to Council as Shadow of Doom Looms Over Capital
In St. Petersburg an extraordinary imperial council sits to discuss the Sergius assassination as unrest spreads. Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch is restored to rank and attends Sergius funeral, while attacks and political killings erupt in Igdyr, Vagarshapad, and Kichinef. The emperor pleads for prayers as security tightens and fear rises across the capital.
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ST. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Sergius
Russia
Paul Alexandrovitch
Olga Pistolkoos
Paul
Vagarshapad
Kichinef
Japs Condemn Grand Duke Assassination
Tokyo press urges sympathy for Russia while blaming the Russian government for repression that provoked the murder of Grand Duke Sergius. The Jiji Shimpo argues the war stemmed from autocratic aggression and predicts future better understanding between Japan and Russia after the conflict ends. Other Tokyo papers echo similar views.
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Russia
TOKIO
Sergius
Moscow
Jiji Shimpo
Far East
Japan
Russian prisoners praise and insult war leaders in port
Aboard the steamer Tartar Lieutenants Below and Randy of the Russian cruiser Sevastopol, freed on parole after Port Arthur, criticize General Stoessel calling him a coward. They await the Sevastopol captain and others released to reach San Francisco, while heroine Nme Zouhonell is lauded for command during her husband’s death and brave defense against the advancing army and fleet.
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Victoria
Below
Randy
Sevastopol
Port Arthur
San Francisco
General Stoessel
Stoessel
Nme
Zouhonell
T Point
Kuropatkin
Metcalf Seeks Funds for Beef Trust Inquiry
Secretary Metcalf of the Commerce Department asked Congress for available unexpended balances to finance an inquiry into methods of the Standard Oil empire in Kansas. He cited current legislative appropriations covering the Beef Trust and related investigations, with funds to be used for ongoing investigations in the department.
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Washington
Wits Wil
Kansas
Ferre Oy
Metcalf
Assassination Shocks St Petersburg Imperial Court
News reports say Grand Duke Treached was killed at Tsarskoe Selo during a visit by Prince Frederick J Leopold of Prussia. The emperor collapsed in shock and all celebrations for the Prussian guest were halted.
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ST. Petersburg
Tsarskoe Selo
Frederick J Leopold
Prussia
Officer to Face Board Over Transport Funds Shortage
Army orders authorizing a war department board to investigate Cant Jacques de l Lafitte quartermaster of the transport Logan in San Francisco. The inquiry, requested by Lafitte, seeks to determine responsibility for a alleged cash shortage while funds were under subordinates during the Manila voyage.
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San Francisco
War Department
Jacques de l'Lafitte
Logan
l'Lattte
Manila
Wh Lafitte
SIGN PARCELS POST TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN
A parcels post treaty has been signed by President Roosevelt Secretary Hay and Postmaster General Wynne with Great Britain and British officials. The accord is to take effect and is expected to substantially increase postal business. A similar arrangement with France is anticipated soon.
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Washington
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Hay
Wynne
Ugma
France
Pounding Russian Center as Japanese Press On
Japanese forces remain active against the enemy near Mukden as heavy 25 pound projectiles are reported. The center of operations shifts with siege actions and mounting weapons before Russian lines, while weather and shifting lines affect the overall situation.
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Mubkden
Poa
Ming
Por Arthur
Mukden
Ruzeiat Center
Extra Session Looms as Roosevelt May Call Congress
In Washington discussions focus on a possible extra session this autumn to consider tariff measures. President Tawneend indicated if rate legislation fails this session, Congress could be recalled by President Roosevelt for October. Meanwhile Indianapolis faced a four hour blaze in the wholesale district harming Barmley & McCrea Millinery. damage is put at least 1.5 million dollars with one firefighter injured.
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Tawneend
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Georgia
Meridian Streets
Jackson Place
Union
Barmley & McCrea Millinery Company
Grand Duke Sergius Killed In Kremlin Blast
In a Kremlin assassination a bomb blasted Grand Duke Sergius as he rode under the great bell near the Nicholas Palace. The explosive left his body torn to pieces, with fragments scattered on the snow. The attacker was a member of the Socialist Revolutionary group notorious for targeting officials. Duchess Elizabeth mourns beside the scene as guards scramble to secure the area.
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Moscow
Kremlin Palace
Ivan the Terrible
Red Square
Serguis
Nicholas
von Plehve
Socialist Revolutionary Party
Sergius
Minster
Kremlin
Governor Generals
Elizabeth
Manchuria
Arsenal Treasury
Courts of Justice
Nickales
Little Palace
Grand Dake
Pan
Grand Duke Sergius of Russia Condemned by Revolution
The Grand Duke Sergius, former governor general of Moscow and commander in chief of the military district, is reported condemned to death by the revolutionary party in December. Once kept under guard near Moscow, he allegedly sought refuge in a Kremlin palace in January and is cited as a reactionary figure. He was born in 1907 and married Princess Elizabeth in 1884. they had no children.
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Pars
Nhete
Moscow
Revolutionary Party
Govenor
Moscv Ocean
Mogean
Ntelkovski
Grand Duke
Kremlin
Tle
Uberals
Russia
Sergius
Elizabeth of
Toesse-Darmstadt
Death of Prof. George S Goodspeed in Chicago
Chicago mourning the death of Professor George Stephen Goodspeed history professor at the University of Chicago. He died of pneumonia after a career begun at Brown University in 1880 and culminating with a doctoral degree from Yale.
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Geedspeed
Chicago
George Stephen Goodspeed
University of Chicago
Brown University
Yale
President Seeks Three Battleships in Naval Bill
President urged Congress to include three battleships in the naval appropriation bill, arguing the program to build a stronger navy should be carried out. He told callers that retrenchments might be wiser in other departments than in naval expansion.
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Big Mary
Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Munday
Congress
Dean's Kidney Pills Relieve Severe Back Pain
A. C Sprague of Norris Mal, Hl, describes two years of kidney pain and night discomfort. After using three boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills his condition improved, he can ride and travel again, and now sleeps soundly. Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N Y sells them.
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Dean
A. C Sprague
Norsmal
A. ©. Sprague
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Oats Harvest Prospects Boosts Farmers Across States
The report cites Salzer's new national oats variety yielding 240 bushels in Michigan 255 in Missouri 310 in the Netherlands 310 and 30 other states from 151 to 300 bushels per acre. If grown generally in 1905 it could add millions of bushels and millions of dollars to farmers' purses.
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Salzer
Salter Seed Co Offers High Yielding Varieties in Catalog
John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse markets Vavove Homebuilder Yellow Dent Corn and other seeds claiming record yields per acre. The catalog highlights Salter's Speltz Beardless Barley Macaroni Wheat Pea Oat Billion Dollar Grass and Eardiest Cane as money makers for farmers. The notice advertises stamps for a catalog and seed samples.
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Yellow Dent Corn
Salter
Fanner
John A Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Asbestos Use Expands in Electrical Work
The article notes a rising daily use of asbestos by electricians to meet insulation cost needs. It highlights the electrotherm device as the latest application, replacing hot-water bottles in hospitals and sick rooms.
Relics Fetch Varied Prices at Auction
A love letter by Robert Burns sold for $50. A brass collar worn by Boatswain the dog commemorated by Lord Byron at Newstead fetched 21 guineas, while Thundere r the other Byron hound sold for 4 guineas.
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Robert Burns
Boatswain
Lord Byron
Newstead Abbey
Thunderer
Boyish Indiscretion and a Homeward Search
A Pittsburg youth who fled home to pose as an adult was found wearing oversized trousers by police. The tale contrasts his ill fitting disguise with the expected alternative, reflecting a comic misadventure from the era.
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Pittsburg
Buffalo Expres
Lives of Different Life and Duty
A reflective meditation on human existence noting that noble action lies beyond mere outward life. The piece contrasts animal life as mere pictures and common daily life as routine, while a few elevated individuals perceive a higher, moonlike significance.
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Errta
Hacae
True Guilds in Canton Trade Halls and Meetings
Canton boasts over seventy trades guilds with fine halls and spacious courtyards. Members meet daily to discuss their trades and various affairs in these guild halls and courtyards.
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Canton
Grape Nuts Food Aids Hot Springs Visitors
A Hot Springs visitor group notes stomach and bowel complaints linked to heavy medicines. A man with years of indigestion is helped by Grape Nuts and cream improving digestion and sleep. After five weeks he gained eight pounds and reports sharper memory and mental clarity. A friend is reportedly cured by Grape Nuts for breakfast. Poxtum Co. Buttle Creek Mich.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Wellville
Poxtum Co
Buttle Creek
Mich
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