Russian Front Reports Bold Japanese Victory at Beresneff Hill
From St Petersburg and Berlin dispatches dated February 27 recount that Japanese forces under Gen. Kuropatkin, about 0,000 strong, attacked from Saimatze toward Tsinghetchen and Beresneff hill, driving Russian troops back to their base after two bloody engagements. Beresneff hill was seized February 24 with heavy Russian losses feared. the front remains 50 miles southeast of Mukden near Da pass as both sides hold strong positions. Russia insists victory is imminent while the czar and Europatkin vow continued resistance, opposing peace terms amid strong nationalist sentiment and fear of revolution.
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Special Session Called and Roosevelts Extra Session Hinted
Washington reports outline a special senate session on March 4 to receive executive communications. Roosevelt signals possible extra session around October 1, with talk of delaying until then. Mixed notes on tariff, appropriations, Panama government, and memorial session remarks.
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Ms Mahoney
Thinois
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South Carolin
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New York
Riverfront 15 Swept by Flames in Massive Fire
A vast fire along the New Orleans riverfront from Louisiana to Napoleon avenues destroyed ten blocks of wharves and five terminals, with 50 acres of docks, two grain elevators, and freight sheds consumed. No lives lost but several workers injured. insurance on stored freight nears $4 million. Officials blame spontaneous combustion and vow rapid rebuilding to restore rail and port operations.
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Kinvis Central Railway
America
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George B. Anthony
Board Cotton
Indigo
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Munoig Central Road
Crescent Lee Company
Rhe
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Berth for Quarles nomination sent to Senate
President nominates William H Seaman for circuit judge of the Seventh Circuit and Joseph Very Quarles for eastern district of Wisconsin to succeed Seaman and Jenkins respectively. Quarles a Milwaukee lawyer and stalwart figure linked to La Follette era politics. Inauguration prep underway with flags bunting and reviewing stands along Pennsylvania Avenue. Major Robert Clark dies in Erie after officiating at 1848 Washington manufactory cornerstone laying.
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Jenkins
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Cleveland
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Robert Clark
Mrs Chadwick Defiant in Bankruptcy Proceedings
Mrs Cassie Chadwick, in Cleveland, defied U S bankruptcy court authority and initially refused to be sworn. After a conference she testified with little substantive answer, claiming no personal property in New York, and the examination was postponed to March 13 pending criminal case outcomes. Also reported: electrocuted night foreman in Detroit. a boy burned to death creosote vat. a girl shoots her sweetheart by accident. and Hawaii crater showing peak activity since 1899.
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Cassie di. Chadwick
United States
R Remington
J. P. Dawley
Chadwick
New York
Harper Doomed By Cancer At Chicago Hospital
President Harper is diagnosed with malignant cancer after surgery at Presbyterian hospital. Surgeons closed the wound and will use X ray treatment to slow the disease. Life expectancy is likely six months to a year. Dr Charles McBurney led the operation with Chicago team Drs Frank Billings Nicholas Senn and A D Bevana assisting.
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Harper
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Charles McBurney
New York
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Buffalo
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Nicholas Senn
A. D. Bevana
Big Tunnel Completed at Simpion Alps
Gondo Switzerland February 25 The Simpion tunnel through the Alps was pierced at 7 20 Friday morning completing a seven year project begun in 1893 The Swiss and Italian governments funded the effort sharing $15 000 000 The two boring parties met with ringing church bells and cannon salutes and the tunnel will be prepared for permanent traffic, aiming for an inauguration around March 20 The tunnel spans about 12 miles from Briga Switzerland to Iselle Italy
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Slaughter at a Wedding Dance in Greensburg
Amna natrey refused a dance with George Lukely sparking a melee that turned the celebration into a slaughterhouse. A hand to hand fight lasted nearly an hour, police arrived and the scene ended. Two killed, six wounded, twenty seven arrests. seven charged with murder and twenty held as witnesses.
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Amna Onnatrey
George Lukely
Greensbug
Miners Die in Wilcoe Coal Mine Blast in West Virginia
Explosion at shaft No 1 of United States Coal and Coke at Wilcoe on Sunday leaves at least 16 bodies recovered and the rescue party working to reach others. The blast shattered windows a mile away and may claim more lives. Includes Chicago murder case Hoch held for murder and various other sensational items from Feb 27 and earlier.
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W. Va
United States Coal & Coke Company
Wilcoe
Champion Rheumatism Liniment Champion Chas Drake Testimony
mail carrier from Chapinville Conn praises Chambarlain Pain Balm as the champion liniment for rheumatism. He says a shoulder rheumatism issue was cured after trying several remedies and endorses quick relief from this product sold by E B Conner & Co.
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Chapinville
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Chambar
E. Be, Conner & Co
Night Prowling Croup and Whooping Cough Threat
Nighttime diseases like croup and whooping cough are warned as stealthy threats to children. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar is promoted as a new remedy to drive out the illness before a doctor arrives. The ad claims protection for children's health, noting it contains no opiates and urges keeping a bottle handy. Sold by R H Miller.
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Kennedy
R. H Miller
Deaths in New York and Chicago in late 1903
Report notes November and December mortality in New York and Chicago with pneumonia accounting for about one fifth of deaths. Advertising claim promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough remedy that strengthens lungs and prevents pneumonia. Sold by E R Cooner & Co Algona.
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Guaranteed Cure for Piles Promised by Poza Ointment
Druggists refund money for Poza Ointment if it fails to help any case no matter how long standing. First application offers relief. Boston claims: Burdock Blood Bitters cured Scrufulous sores. testimonial from Mrs. Chas Hutton of Berville Michigan. Send 50 cents to Paris Medicine Co. St. Louis Missouri for purchase.
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Wonis
Chas
Hutton
Berville, Mich
Impoverished soil and blood need proper fertilization
A chemist analyzes soil to determine the fertilizer for different crops and suggests medical guidance for blood deficiency. If blood is impoverished, a doctor prescribes treatment to enrich red blood cells, possibly a tonic or fat-rich diet, targeting the missing element.
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil Ad Campaign
An old advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as nourishing and strengthening when milk and cream fail. It claims the product is wholesome, palatable, and beneficial for wasting bodies in both children and adults, emphasizing its consistent usefulness.
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