Japanese Push on Port Arthur Amid Storm and Reinforcements
A chaotic report from Tsitgbo and Port Arthur describes Japanese forces under General Nogi bracing for a major assault before the Chinese New Year. It notes 60,000 reinforcements arriving, new fortifications, and captured positions including Kekwan mountain. The dispatch, though garbled, emphasizes a ruthless bombardment and the potential for a decisive attack on Port Arthur.
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Ion
Dee
Teloy
Ie Atemaior
Mitchell
Tsitgbo
Kurthur
Hoegaya Aleo
Avacumla
Olher Forte
Galny
Port Arthur
Jittack
Nogi
Patterson Jury Reports Disagreement Leads to Acquittal Bid
The Patterson trial jury reported no verdict and was discharged after deliberating guidance on murder in first and second degrees and manslaughter. The foreman noted a six to six split with three votes for manslaughter in the second degree and none for murder in the first degree amid tense courtroom scenes.
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Coughton
Washington
Tuethe Davis
Tustlea Davis
Bond
Russians report recapture near Port Arthur and Japanese losses
Telegrams from Liuh Kong and Tokyo indicate Kuropatkin’s force recaptured 203 meter hill at Port Arthur with guns. Japanese dispatches claim a skirmish on Pigeon Bay near Tonsanyen tao drove back enemy forces and seized a small gun.
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Tokio
Pigeon Bay
London
Wally Telegraph
Cha Foo
Hive
Port Arthur
St. Patershug
Knropatkin
Europatkin
Peport
War Office
Kuropatkin
Meter Hill
Arint
Tonsanyentao
Housanyentao
Japanese Scout Flotilla En Route West of Singapore
St Petersburg report Dec 28 notes four Japanese cruisers and twelve torpedo boats moving west from Singapore. The move is not viewed as offensive. likely intended to surveil Russian fleet detachments near Madagascar and the Philippines. Viewers expect Roestvensky to pursue the Japanese scouts to potentially weaken Japan before a final fleet clash.
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Port Arthur
Der
Grantuce
le North
Win Thomntain
Petersburg
Dee
Kekwan Mountain
Ike
Tokio
Don
Hattinship
Se Mano
Bnyo Heen
Bingkady
Meidaroara
Tozo
Paciie
Jess al
Wirefallura
Stoessel
Con
Ward Maur
Desave
Clacton
Creat
McMahon
Goodman
Qheagan
Tote
Hetak
Cortais
St. Petersburg
Singapore
Japan
Madagascar
Tkta Gene
Vicr
Rojestvonsky
Philippines
Rojestvensky
Tt Te
Nicholas II rejects constitutional assembly plan
Dec 23 dispatch from Saint Petersburg reports Emperor Nicholas II declaring agitation for a constitutional reform and a national assembly to be futile. He endorses a plan from the Ghent Zemstvos and asserts that state questions are not the Zemstvo’s to decide while maintaining autocratic principle.
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Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Ghent Fon Zemstvos
Hersing
Nomstvop
Peter Signs New Press Law in Servia
Belgrade December 24 reports that Peter signed a new press law effectively abolishing freedom of the press in Servia though aimed at anti dynastic and opneattion papers.
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Peter
Belgrade
Servia
Iiting Pater
Indictments Against Perry in Chicago Bank Case
Grand jury returns two indictments against Iaane N. Perry former president of the National Bank of North America charging arson in the burning of the Chicago Car and Locomotive works at Pekeswich. Perry led the locomotive company and its losses were heavily insured amid a turbulent financial episode.
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Perry
Chicago
Iaane N. Perry
National Bank of North America
Arcon
Chicago Car & Locomotive Works
Pekeswich
Paris
Berne
Presidential Vote Totals and Post Election Turmoil Report
Final presidential tallies show Roosevelt with a record majority and Parker trailing. the AP release details state-by-state results, electoral vote gaps, and overall turnout. A separate report covers a murder at Cracker's Neck near Oskaloosa, with John Martin killing Arthur Lynch after a long feud, and subsequent arrest. The Kroonland arrived at New York after a tempestuous Atlantic voyage with passengers injured.
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Chicago
Minnesota
North Dakota
Washington
Associated Press
Tates
Hoosewelt
Pecker
Debs
Swallow
Watnon
Peetle
Ures
Paker
Wilama
Methley
Wiliam Jentingk Bryan
Rodsavell
MoKinsey
Parker
Bevan
Webining
Roosevelt
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Trotsiana
Maine
Maryland
Mississippi
Newampshire
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Agalpsk Asventeen
Bryan
Lynch
Sone Say
Ber
Mar- UN
Feld
Don Nencad
Mil Martin
Hig Nowie
Bin
Sharif Moore
Oskatoosa
Oghaloga
Oshvfoosa
Craelerta Nock
Herre
British municipal trading praised by Glasgow business leader
An American critic wary of municipal ownership is surprised by Britain's extensive municipal trading. Arthur Kay of Glasgow, head of Arthur & Co and a critic of municipalization, endorses Glasgow trains under public operation for safety and service, arguing profits should fund improvements or lower charges. He notes opposition in Britain targets excesses, not ownership itself.
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Great Britain
Arthur Kay
Eitzen
Glasgow
Marchandising Loase
Arthur & Co
Citizens’ Union
Taxpayers’ Federation
Frog Frog Froggery Drives Pennsylvania Fishpond Plans
The Pennsylvania department received applications for a statewide frog cultivation program aiming to stock ponds and mills. Requests range from ten thousand to fifty thousand frogs for Neshaminy Creek and local millponds, with questions about frog color, croaking, eating quality, and suitability for abandoned fish ponds or ice-cut ponds.
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Pennsylvania
New Bedford
Breadysville
Bucks County
Philadelphia
Glearfeld County
Pittsburg
What’s In a Name Olmsted of Pennsylvana
A fragment recounts a Chester County clergyman Dr Levi and his Frog family. At a church service the doctor names the child after the mother and the minister christens him Levi Frog, later called Frog-Boston Medical.
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Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Levi All
Chester County
Frog
Levi
Bn Frog
Boston
Ailing Man Receives Tough Advice From Doctor
A doctor and a patient exchange blunt observations about health and mortality. The man jokes about aging while the physician insists on duty and honest counsel. The conversation ends with the patient musing that sometimes a point is easy to make but hard to implement.
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Elineh A
The Dog's Cold Nose and Noah's Grove of Creatures
A whimsical piece recounts a scene where a dog interacts with many animals including elephants, zebras, and mice, describing how the dog’s nose provokes a flood of reactions. The narrative ends with a note about rain and the dog’s nose as a curious, lively image.
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Arthur Guiterman
New York Times
Helping the Gook Boarding Mistress Jousts Over Beef
Boarders grumble as they joust the beef in a lively dispute aboard the boardinghouse scene.
Stories and Jokes From an April Magazine Snippet
A humorous collage features Frank L. Stanton styled quips about Southern life and a Kentucky colonel, Lincoln Steffens on Western governance, and a bishop joke from Boston. It also includes an extended Jewish joke about burial rights and synagogue price negotiations narrated through comic misadventure.
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Frank L. Stanton
South
Kentucky
Louisville
Sambuo
Dodd's Kidney Pills Promoted by Elderly Woman
A short, promotional note from Hensley Arkansas claims Mrs. Sue Williams, age 88, found relief from kidney disease with Dodd's Kidney Pills. She says one box cured symptoms after years of doctor visits and urges others to try the remedy. The piece includes medical claims and a side anecdote about a personal exchange.
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Hensley
Ark
America
Ell
Sue Willame
Dia Place
Eho
Dodd
Apt
Eustorera
Backacho
Bright
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