Port Arthur Siege Reports and Sevastopol Claim Contested
Russian dispatches from Manchuria narrate artillery bombardments near Sinuntiung and fierce attacks south of Pieniuhungpae with repulse of Japanese forces. Admiral Togo reports Sevastopol disabled, while Japanese gains near East Keekwan Mountain give foothold for a western assault. analyst commentary questions the port’s strategic impact and riverine mine dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Togo
Sevastopol
Tokyo
Sinuntiung
Pieniuhungpae
Yatzupe
Chinshantung
Heijlintung
Huangti
Erdagen
Manchuria
Erdagon
Poutehote
Ovedstopol
Fetropavlos Sk
Conireawader Yegov
Marriage and death notices from multiple papers request misspelled list
A notice fragment shows an appeal to insert marriage and death notices in multiple newspapers, listing many historical titles and cities. The readable portion suggests a public notice about filling space or distribution across papers but contains garbled text and no clear names or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buston Globe
Dede Oty and Others Mentioned in Obituary Notices
Obituary notices list marriages and deaths with names such as Lizzie McCul Airis Peterski and Charles Boyd Funes at Ivy Center in Virginia. Multiple entries note interments in Elstia Ohio and St Pauls Church Frederick with dates around December 1904. Friends and relatives are invited to funeral services at various residences and churches in Maryland Virginia and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othe Das Swold
St. Peter Prot
Petersburg
Jinting
Lizzie McCul
Airis Peterski
Aghadak
BoYi
Meteo Ai Nandy
Charles Boyd Funes
Tm Tntern
Ivy TN Cenings
Farley
Uae
Samuel Earl R
Frank A. Spear
Fourth Street
Hep. m
Adelaide Re. Glover
Jean Woosnd Maze
Glover
New York
Hag Mi Hss
Calvert County
Pighiy-S
Richard Herr, Hagner
Peter Hagner
Woehington Iby
Thoreday
St. Paul's Church
Princre Frederick
Murphy
Edward B
Rose Murphy
Fortheast
Atloelock
Glenwood Cemetery
Riess Plaice
Thursda
Release of cargo in Japanese seizure raises insurance issue
London says war risk insurance on the British steamer Wigretia bound from Shanghai to Vladivostok totals £70,000. The kerosene cargo was insured under a Japanese consul assurance that kerosene is not contraband. Tokyo reports ongoing examination of the Nigretta voyage and crew at Sasebo amid questions over Russian presence and Chinese handling of interned Russians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Washington Post
London
Times
Todlay
Wigretia
Shanghai
Vladivostok
Associated Press
Tokyo
Sasebo
China
Secret society stirs Chinese against Manchu rule
Vremya in St Petersburg claims an Aigaboy Society formed among Chinese educated in Japan seeks to inflame anti Manchu sentiment. It argues foreigners in fourteen provinces should be driven out and that an alliance with Japan could achieve this. The paper warns of danger to the global order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Vremya Today
Japan
Oyce Vremya
China
HALF MILLION CONSCRIPTS MOBILIZED IN RUSSIA
The yesterday mobilization of reserves in seven military districts affects about half the districts. Many conscripts will form reserve units to replace troops headed to the Far East. This year’s conscripts total around 506,000 men, roughly double the usual. Young men liable for service exceed 000. Relief measures for reserve families may be funded by zemstvo credits. Special to The Washington Post. Roanoke, Va. Dec. 21. Capt. Charles Gee and Jess Harris raided Greasy Creek Carroll County, destroying a large still owned by William Marshall. 1000 gallons whisky and 700 gallons beer destroyed. still capacity 180 gallons. Attaches to Port Arthur. Tokyo, Dec. 21. The Japanese transport Manshu departs Dec. 26 for Port Arthur with foreign naval attaches and parliamentary delegations for technical observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiew
Port Arthur Sarandioa
Wiren
Stoessel
Admiralty
Third Army
Port Arthur
Fusan
Lady Mitchell
Tsingtao
Else Mountain
St. Petersburg
Russia
Far East
Zemstvos
Roanoke
Harles Gee
United States
Jess Harris
Greasy Creek
Carroll County
Wiliam Marshall
Tokyo
Manshu
Japan
Trin
Diplomatic stir over plot to delay fleet near North Sea
Paris reports Captain Clado and statements fueling tensions as the international North Sea commission prepares to convene. Admiral Davis arrives, meets Porter, and expects audience with President Louhet. Russian Embassy denies bribe allegations to Hull fishermen amid Dogger Bank rumors.
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North Sea Commission
Admiral Davis
Paris
Clado
Rojestver
Sky
International Commission
Ciado
Great Britain
North Sea
Port Arthur
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Clade
Davis
Charles H. Davis
Smith
United States
Brighton
Associated Press
Antwerp
Porter
Foreign Office
Louhet
London
Hull
Dogger Bank
Use of Balloons in War
Mukden dispatch reports Mr. Nandt, head of balloon corps in the Far East, believes balloons have a future in warfare though Manchuria’s damp weather hinders effectiveness. Photographs often fail due to vibration and lighting. balloons proved most useful for scouting during the retreat from Lianyang.
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Associated Press
Mukden
Nandt
Far East
Manchuria
Poutiloff
Lone Tree) Hill
Lianyang
May bankrupt the town in Claremont suit
Richmond dispatch reports a suit seeking 25000 against Claremont to challenge town revenue efforts. J H Dillard, a merchant, sues after council attempted to collect licenses from merchants. A mistaken criminal warrant led to Dillard’s brief arrest, fines, and an appeal that spurred more legal actions against council members. A widow, Mrs Rodgers, resisted license fees for her boarding house, fleeing when armed men arrived.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Claremont
J. H. Dillard
George H. Woods
Dillard
Kemmeyer
Kemmerer
Satchel Missing Amid Chadwick Case Probe
In Cleveland Dec 21 another satchel thought to hold Mrs. Chadwick valuables was found missing after housekeeper Mary Londraville testified she gave the large satchel to D N Pine and he later handed it to Emil Hoover at the attorney’s request. The hearing continues with Receiver Loeser planning to seek contents details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Nathan Loeser
Chadwick
Mary Londraville
Admiral Ommanney Dead Father of the British Navy Dies in Portsmouth
Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommanney, famed as the father of the British navy and last survivor of the 1827 Navarino battle that destroyed the Turkish fleet, died in Portsmouth after a lengthy illness. Born in 1814, he entered the navy in 1826.
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Portsmouth
England
Erasmus Ommanney
Navarino
Fire damages Columbus business district. five firemen hurt
A December blaze on High street near Broad in Columbus caused an estimated 150000 dollars in total losses. Five firefighters were injured, none seriously, as gas exploded while they fought fire on the Mithhoff building’s second floor. Major losses listed include the Mithhoff building and Krauss Butler and Benham stock.
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Columbus
Ohio
High Street
Broad
Mithhoff
Mithoff
Krauss, Butler & Benham
Osterman & David
Wheeler Grocery Company
Hartpence Dental Supply Company
Marital Pairings Across Counties Affected by Local Notices
A list of婚 pairs across Fauquier Prince William Dinwiddie Caroline and other counties with names spanning Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania New York and Canada. The fragment shows numerous couple designations including Walter L Matthews Blanche T Dudley George W Gross Annie M Diggs and many more paired residents from Fauquier Culpeper Dinwiddie and other counties with occasional out of state ties to New York Philadelphia and Boston.
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Irvin Welch
Katlé Groves
Fauquier County
Walter L. Matthews
Blanche T Dudley
George W. Gross
Annie M. Diggs
Edward W. Kauffmann
Mount Alto
Leona Cross
Pleasant Valley
Theodore A. Sammis
Charlotte E. Rogers
Baste City
Arthur G. Shaw
Alice E. Tyler
Everette Gilem
Hattie Grimes
Bath
Remington
Thomas Johnson
Maggie Butler
Charles D. Painter
Cedarville
Eliza of
Callaghan
Walter Tolson
Bertha Monroe
Charles Spriggs
Alice Gant
Fred Seeber
New York City
Eve D. Meise
Columbia
James Walter Bernard
Mabel L. Raymond
John M. Turner
Belle Jones
Jessy I. Leath
Baltimore
Emma H. Denmead
West Point
Charles E. Kessler
Ella Lambeth
James
Prince William County
Fannie Simpson
Claude B. Smith
Margaret B. Osborne
Reason Ferguson
Lilien Insece
Fairfax County
John Dowery
Sarah E. Howard
Orville C. Carpenter
Phelps
N. Y
Rose Coleman
Naples
Arthur G. Dutler
Montreal
Canada
Mabel Kent
Boston
Mass
Joseph Frye
Agnes Wrange
Jacob W. Jackson
Culpeper
Hebte M. Chamblin
Loudoun County
Samuel 3
Dean and
Sadle Clements
Health Office Record and Ocean Steamer Movements
Health office record lists multiple individuals with ages and addresses up to 12 months. Names include Russell Anderson Joseph Blackwood Patrick Blair Luella Bush Henry Davis John Dorsey Henry Feggane Emma Flacher Arthur Holzer Edward Murphy Wesley Payne M Emily Pilkinton Irene Popham Margaret Purnell Anne Ralph Hanson Sewell Martha Sherler George Swany Fabias Tathert and affiliations ranging Providence Hospital Freedmen's Hospital Washington city orphan asylum. Movements of ocean steamers show arrivals and departures in New York and Queenstown on December 21 1904 with ships Koonland Menominee Bovie Majestic Oceanic Cedric and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Anderson
Singer’s Ct. Nw
Joseph Blackwood
Kenesaw St
Patrick Blair
Providence Hospital
Luella Bush
Park St
Henry W. Davis
Fst. Nw
John H. Dorsey
Freedmen's Hospital
Henry Feggane
St. Aw
Margaret A. Purnell
Fla. Ave
Anne D. Ralph
Hanson Sewell
Martha’ Sherler
Goth St. Nw
George Swany
Freedmen’s Hospital
Fabias Tathert
Tremors Hit Isthmus Panam a as Poas Volcano Suspected
Ten slight earthquakes and a strong aftershock struck Isthmus area near David and Chirigui Panama at about 12:20 last night. Many houses were damaged and residents fled to streets, amid panic. Disturbance is thought caused by Costa Rica's Poas Volcano.
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David
Chirigui
Panama
Poas
Costa Rica
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Kerwan
Perth
Keekwau Abowntain
St Petersperg
Kreekwan
Rausslin
Duro
Tsin
Sevur
Mser
Lufpalo Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cord-Herald
Phia Public Ledger
Jurg Dispatch
Province
Jornal
Rochester Herald
Loki Republic
SYRA
Fall Pioneer-Pres
Minneapolis Tribune
Plaix Dealer
Undertakers
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Phon Main
J. William Lee
Avery
Pennsylvania Ave
Joseph Gawler
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Fourteenth Street NW
John R. Wricht
Tenth Street
George P. Zurhorsft
East Capitol
Gil
Nigretia
Price
Raisouli
Lon
Vamegrang
Moscow Council
Moscow
Sviatopolk-Mirsky
Prince Golityn
Drexel
Prussia
Anthony J. Drexel
United States District Court
Samuel Grundberg
Charles A. Battler
Glasgow Manufacturing Company
John W. Traften
James A. Shedd
Switzerland
Denmark
Copenhagen
Madsen
Chesapeake
Jamaica
Medford
To-Kalon
To-Kalon Wine Coo
14Th Street
Ommanney
Des Moines
Iowa
San Antonio
Yex
J. L. Budd
Iowa State Agricultural College
Siberia
San Francisco
William Alvord
The
Bank of California
California
la Porte
Ind
Maryann Anderson
Indiana
Warren County
Hamilton
Henry Mallory
Virginia
Masons
East
Liverpool
Exchange
W. L. and
C. C. Thompson
D. M. Ogilvie & Co
Louis Brothers
Tower House
Syveton
M. Syveton
Criminal Court
Africa
Berlin
Garrett
Washington
G. G. Cornwell & Sons
J. H. Magruder
S.C. Bryan
James J. Donnelly
Taylor Grimes
Paul Garrett
Garrett & Company
Norflik
St. Louis
Health Office Record
Koonland
Menominee
Bovie
Majestic
Minneha
Queenstown
Arrivad
Oceanic
Cedric
Pine
North Carolina
Helo Inhaler Co
Eiseman’s
J.G W. Eiseman
Seventh St
Pa. Ave
BD St
D St
Hub Furniture Co
the Hub Furniture Co
S. E. Cor
7Th and
D Sts
Hebbard
Geo. E. Rebbard
Jern Taller
Trowserk
Ninth Street
Credit House
Cor
Yale Laundry
Oth St
New York Ave
James K. Probey
A. Collins
Prac Hare Hat CO
Lateyate Et
Newark
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