Port Arthur clashes and Far East war reports
Reports from St Petersburg Pekin and Tokyo summarize renewed Japanese attacks on Port Arthur repulsed with German and Russian confirmations. Chinese rail lines receive Russian troop movements as Manchurian guards deter intruders. Tokyo notes Togo failed to bottle up the Russian fleet despite stone laden blockships and minimal losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Pflug
Port Arthur
Alexieff
Pekin
Yao Yang Ho
Lui Li Chang
Liao River
London
British Foreign Office
Paris
Thio de Paris
Seoul
Tokio
Togo
Naval Department
News from the War Between Russia and Japan Port Arthur Battles
Reports from St. Petersburg to Port Arthur and Hakodate cover Japanese naval actions, Russian defenses, and land operations around Ping Yang and the Yalu. Dispatches describe torpedo-boat sorties, fleet maneuvers, blockades, and the strategic aim to control Port Arthur amid cautious tactics and improving Japanese mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
The
Daily News
Danny
Tokio
Ping Yang
Korea
St. Petersburg
Liao-Yang
Yalu
Port Arthur
Togo
Novik
Askold
Bayan
Retvizan
Japan
Hakodate
Vladivostok
Liao Yang
Manchuria
Sebastopol
Novoe Vremya
Dalny
Startling Prediction at Judiciary Hearing on Anti-Injunction Bill
P D Oviatt of Rochester New York testified before the house judiciary committee opposing the anti-injunction bill. He claimed to represent Rochester's invested capital and Jamestown Elmira employers. He warned the country was on the verge of a commercial economic revolution and that even a committee report would trigger a panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
P. D. Oviatt
Rochester
N. Y
Jamestown
Elmira
London Dispatch From Yin Kow Dated February 29
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from Yin Kow dated February 29 reports on a developing situation in China with details withheld. The telegram notes observations from Yin Kow and mentions ongoing diplomatic and regional developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Telegraph
Yin Kow
Five Miners Die in Minnie Healy Mine Collapse
Butte Mont February 26 Five miners were killed when earth and rock collapsed on the sixth floor of the Minnie Healy mine at the 1000 foot level. Foreman Joseph Kane had warned of soft ground and withdrew workers earlier in the day. Later Shift Doss Haggerty led four men to bulkhead the area but the collapse trapped all five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Minnie Healy
Joseph Kane
Doss Haggerty
Navy to equip ships with submerged torpedoes
Washington March 1 Secretary Moody signed orders to arm 15 battle ships and armored cruisers now under construction with submerged torpedoes to boost naval efficiency.
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Washington
Moody
Bessemer Laborer Heir Put in Insane Asylum
James Colgate a 20 year old laborer and heir from Kurley has been placed in an insane asylum after his grandfather’s death in New Haven Connecticut left him a fortune. Colgate formerly worked as a mine teamster before the inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer, Mich
James Colgate
Kurley
Colgate
New Haven
Conn
A Bicycle Proposal And The Honeymoon That Follows
A shy suitor uses a bicycle race with Beatrice to break through his timidity. On a crisp morning they race two miles to decide if they should marry. the ride ends in a tie and a pledge that the bicycle will accompany them on their honeymoon as excess baggage.
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Beatrice
Bee
Post
Western Canada’s Rich Soil and Climate for Agriculture
Western Canada offers rich black clay loam soil and a climate of cold winters and hot summers with cool nights. Rainfall averages 17 inches, supports wheat even in dry years, and subsoil frost is drawn up to aid growth. The Ottawa interior department can provide an Atlas and rail-rate details. A Moose Jaw farmer testifies to substantial land value gains and income from farming and livestock б
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Northwest
Canada
Ontario
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Athabask
Western
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
United States
Western Canada
Moose Jaw
Horrible Probability About American Novelists in Asia
A harsh note that American novelists sent to the front in Asia are rarely heard from and newspapers funding them fear they may be producing historical romances instead of timely dispatches.
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Asia
Divorce notice as new French wedding card trend
A French society note reports that a divorce notification appears on engraved cards. It states Monsieur Paul D. informs recipients that his divorce was pronounced on December 12, 1903, against Mme Louis St. J. and that felicitations were sent promptly.
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France
Paul D
Mme. Louis St. J
Cere
Common Kidney Disease Treated With Dodd's Kidney Pills
Yorktown Arkansas reports claims by Dr Leland Williamson endorsing Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney related disease. He cites patient A H Cole age 31 with emaciation fever pain in kidneys pus in urine foul odor and blood. After three weeks plus ongoing doses the patient recovered and resumed farm work.
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Yorktown
Ark
Leland Williamson
Dodd
A. H. Cole
Williamson
Cuticura Remedies Proclaimed Superior For Skin Ailments
A vivid medical testimonial extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as the ultimate solution for eczema psoriasis scalp crusts pimples ringworm and related infant and parental distress. The passage asserts universal proof of their efficacy through global testimony.
Joke Exchange About Love and Money
A Chicago Daily News cartoon caption shows Mrs Newed lamenting her husband’s loss of love and Mrs Homer quips that nothing has changed in his pockets signaling money matters as the comic point.
Salter Seed Co 16c Plant and Seed Offer
John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises a big plant and seed catalog sendable for 16 cents plus postage. Readers receive seeds for cabbages carrots celery lettuce onions radishes and flowers, plus a Berliner Cauliflower if 20 cents more postage is paid. The notice urges return of this advertisement.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Salter
K. L.J
Slykerr Opinion Noted by Diggs in Chicago Daily
Diggs calls Slykerr one of those chaps who only shakes hands to pull your leg, a remark reported by the Chicago Daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggs
Slykerr
Diggs
Chicago Daily
Rail Tickets Sell In March For Route St Louis To California
The Iron Mountain Route offers 30 dollar fares from St Louis to California with daily Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars between St Louis Los Angeles and San Francisco during March and April. Tickets available via company agents. G P Townsend, St Louis.
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St. Louis
California
Iron Mountain
Pullman
Los Angeles
San Francisco
H. C. Townsend
H. C. Towntown
Nothing More Dangerous Than Cutting Corns
An advertisement promoting Foot East sanitary corn plasters that cure by absorption. Claims vapors work and offers a large mail box sample for 25 cents in stamps. Sample mailed free from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York. Also quotes two brief Paris radio-style remarks from Miss Gaussip and Mr. Bacheller in the Philadelphia Press.
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Sanitary
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Woman changes her mind to break monotony
A Ludlow youth asks if a woman insists on her own way in everything and the Cummiuns ville sage replies that she changes her mind so often that it breaks the monotony. The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes the quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludlow
Cummiunsville
Cincinnati Enquirer
Towntown and Wiggs Trade Quip as Company Talks
The Philadelphia Record reports a light exchange between H. C. Towntown and G. P. Wiggs on money management. Towntown says he aims to make money last while Wiggs prefers earning first and then saving.
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Philadelphia
Salzer Seed Co catalog promises high farm yields for 1904
An advertising notice touts Salzer's corn and oats yields per acre in 1903 and promises even higher results in 1904. It urges farmers to request the Salzer catalog by sending 10 cents and stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin. The page includes a satirical exchange from the Boston Transcript.
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Salzer
Ind
Ohio
Mich
Farmer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
K. L
Cure for a Cold in One Day Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if the cold cure fails. It notes price at 25 cents and claims the product can cure a cold in one day. The clipping also includes various aphorisms and testimonial snippets.
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Far East
Russia
Harbin
Admiral Alexieff
Che Foo
Associated Press
de Tien Tsin
Yashima
Asama
Yokiwa
Nagasaki
Ping-Yang
Midway
Yalu River
Chemulpo
Kodama
John Wickliffe Gray
London Medical Press and Circular
Gaussip
Koxley
Hollis
Bertha Byrd
Philadelphia Record
Piso
Teres Vier
Putnam
Trewe Mark
St. Jacobs Oil
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