New Era for Russia Hints at Liberal Move in Zemstvo Meeting
St Petersburg reports say the zemstvo congress may inaugurate reforms as Emperor Nicholas II met four leading delegates at Tsarskoe Selo. The audience followed intense debate on liberty and universal disarmament, with the emperor showing sympathy though no firm pledge. The event sparked wide Liberal celebration and cautious reaction from reactionaries and officials.
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St. Petersburg
Zemstvoists
Russia
Nicholas
Tsarskoe-Selo
M. Shipoff
Moscow
M. Petrunkievitch
Tever
M. Rodzianko
Ekaterinoslav
Count Heiden
Zemstvo
Sviatopolk-Mirsky
Zemstvol
St Petersburg
Deserters to America and New Year Relief Efforts
Destitute Russian deserters supplied with train tickets toward America via Vienna. Charitable groups and patriarchal societies plan New Year gifts for soldiers, with Japan protesting Britain’s coal shipments to the Russian fleet. The report concludes with a vignette from Lippincott's Magazine about Alphonso Jr asking his mother about his first meeting.
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America
Vienna
Ieind
Demberg
Obie Fawn
Vienne
Aumonen
Lemberg
Lippincott
Tottie Alphonso, Jr
Cowardly. From Town Topics fragment
A distorted excerpt from Town Topics shows garbled dialogue about hiding in a work basket and a playful exchange between mysterious figures. The text is incomplete and lacks a clear narrative or identifiable figures.
Repulsed the Russians in skirmishes near Tie Pass
Reading from the front reports scattering shots along the line with bands of Chinese bandsits near Tie Pass, while Japanese officers are not noted among them. The Mukden army builds warm dugouts, signaling a wintering plan. skirmishing persists southward with no major engagements.
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Tie Pass
Mukden
Distress in Poland amid unrest and conscription
A Warsaw letter to the Associated Press describes Poland’s wartime woes. 25,000 to 30,000 in Warsaw are unemployed as trade with Siberia falters, while over four thousand gain work sewing clothing for soldiers. Two poor harvests worsen hardship and social unrest grows in a few centers. Riots near church gatherings led to a red flag seizure, police fire, and sixty wounded with fifteen killed. Conscription proceeds poorly but less so than in the Turkish war.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Warsaw
Poland
Russia
Siberia
Socialem
Loda
Church of All Saints
North Sea Treaty Signed by Lamsdorff and Harding
St. Petersburg reports the North Sea convention signed at the foreign office by Foreign Minister Lamsdorff and Ambassador Harding. The text will appear Monday in the Official Messenger. The agreement adds words to article 2 regarding blame and allows a fifth commissioner if four naval officers disagree. London notes receipt of the signing news from the Associated Press. A Swedish Norwegian minister later denies any Japanese naval officers visited Scandinavian ports for chartering vessels to transport mines.
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St. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Lamsdorff
Hardings
Associated Press
Russia
Austria
London
Wansdowne
Associated Prcp
Sweden
Norway
de St
Rumor of Kuroki Death Sparks Baltic Rail Rumor
Berlin reports via Mukden that Gen Kuroki's corpse has reached Yinkow. A Chinese relay to Russian HQ claims Japanese forces near Feng wang-cheng were to cover a communication, not a new offensive. Also noted: Russia plans general mobilization in January and naval visits by Darling at Union League Club.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Mukden
Kuroki
Yinkow
Saimatszo
Fengwang-cheng
Russia
London
Odessa
the Standard
San Francisco
Darling
Navy Department
Union League Club
Bay
Los Angeles
Chaffee Proposes State Laws to Disfranchise Army Deserters
Gen. Chaffee in his annual report urges states to disenfranchise deserters from voting until they earn a lawful discharge. He argues such a policy would prompt deserters to return to service, reducing army prisons and restoring civil status. The report also praises the General Staff Corps, notes Alaskan telegraph work, and calls for canteen restoration and new prison facilities. It lists suggested land acquisitions for military reservations and notes artillery and coast defense deficiencies needing congressional action.
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General Staff Corps
Chaffee
United States Army
Staf
Congress
Signal Corps
Fort Slocum
Columbus Barracks
Jefferson Barracks
Artilllery
Fort Greble
R. I
Fort Baker
Point Bonita
Cal
Vancouver Barracks
Yokoka
Point
Wash
Fort Bayard
N. M
J ‘Taylor
Ita
Fort Revert
Eugene T. @nambperlain
Treasury Department
United States
Gallinger
Chamberlain
Shallenberger
Orders to Army Officers Parade of 1904
Orders list leaves and duty changes for officers including Capt. Philip E. M. Walker and Capt. Hiram Mech Powell. Also notes first lieutenant Edward Rode’s instructional attendance, John E. Greer’s pre‑1905 inspection trip, and Penfield’s armament inspections across forts. Archbishop Agius meets War Department officials. ships sail and arrive for trials and deployments. Eagle gunboat damage reported. naval officers discharged or reassigned. South Atlantic Squadron sails for Bahia.
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Philip E. M. Walker
Twelfth Infantry
Hiram Mech. Powell
Twenty-f1th Infantry
United States Army General Hospital
Fort Bayard
N. Max
Edward Rode
First Infantry
Michigan National Guard
Garrison School
Fort Wayne
Mich
John E. Greer
Ordnance Department
New York Arsenal
Governors Island
N. Y
Fort Washington
Fort Hunt
Fort Myer
Walter G. Penfield
Watertown Arsenal
Watertown
Mass
Searcast
Fort HW
Temptation of Peppers Recipe From the New York Globe
A humorous feature extols mango peppers as a desirable dish enhancer. It describes preparing a baked pepper filling of rice, strained tomatoes, onion, butter, and cheese, then stuffing red mango peppers and baking until heated. The passage emphasizes enjoying peppers beyond pickles and notes their culinary value in hash and potatoes.
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New York Globe
Peter Piper
Robert
Wall Street
New York
Cantor Schlossberg draws Jewish crowds with unmatched voice
A. L. Schlossberg, a Russian cantor, captivates Jews on New York’s upper East Side with a voice described as the most remarkable ever heard. He refuses opera for religious singing, earns about $500 per service, and plans to perform across New York and the country before leaving.
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New York Times
Upper East Side
New Star Theater
A. L. Schlossberg
Bronxville
Broome Street
New York
Schlossberg
Ruarsta
America
United States
Acquitted in Asylum Death Fight at Dunning
Chicago November 25 John J. Conway and Scott M. Hogan attendants at Dunning Asylum were acquitted by the coroner s jury of causing the death of patient Samuel P Glosser The jury found Glosser died of injuries suffered in a fight with fellow patient Alexander Harper Columbus Texas November 25 Henry Holmes a negro was hanged for murder He killed John Bell and his four year old son by beating them with an iron bar The motive was robbery
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Chicago
John J. Conway
Scott M. Hogan
Dunning Asylum
Samuel P. Glosser
Glosser
Alexander [Harper
Columbus
Tex
Henry Holmes
Tie
John Bell
Pat's Trouble From Lippincott's Magazine
An Irish patient visits a doctor complaining of constant noises in the head. He insists he can hear the sounds even from fifty feet away, illustrating the humor and conceit of the tale from Lippincott's Magazine.
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Lippincott's Magazine
A Point in Its Favor from Smart Bet column
A discussion notes obesity treatment costs and effectiveness, praising patient effort and dieting as a method to shed excess weight while addressing expenses. The dialogue frames expense as a potential benefit by stressing progress and discipline through a controlled program.
Equality on the Sea as Shipping Plans Stir Hearings
The Merchant Marine Commission heard Navy and Post Office officials on an American merchant marine as naval auxiliary. Secretary Morton urged equality to meet foreign competition and subsidies, while Capt. Mahan and Rear Admiral Harrington pressed for steel ships, naval-trained seamen, and selective subsidies. General Shallenberger closed the hearing signaling possible executive sessions and a forthcoming report.
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Merchant Marine Commission
House of Congress
Gallinger
Naval and Post Office Department
Navy
Navy Department
Morton
Usher
Alfred T. Moran
Stephen B. Luce
P. F. Harrington
Navy Yard
Norfolk
Post Office Department
W. S. Shallenberger
Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
Representative Parker
New Jersey
Germany
England
Department
Luce
Moreton
United States
Capt. Mahan
Mahan
Harrington
Bureau of Navigation of the Navy
Chamberlain
This Brass Bed Sale Describes Discounted Brass Beds
A newspaper brief notes a brass bed design marked at 47 pounds with a sale price of 37 dollars. The ad touts high grade quality, strong value, and a buying advantage over competitors, inviting readers to consider brass beds at the discounted price.
The Great Rectangle North of Broadway for Penn Railroad
A detailed observational account describes the west side rectangle near Broadway where the Pennsylvania Railroad station will rise. Six hundred workers, steam shovels, drills, and teams transform two blocks bounded by Seventh to Ninth Avenues and Thirty-first to Thirty-third Streets into a barren excavation. Tons of dirt are hauled away to New Jersey for a Green Ville yard, while the New York Contracting Company clears the site, erasing most traces of the former block.
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New York Evening Post
Broadway
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Wilds
New Jersey
Greenvile
New York Contracting Company
Areca
Ambition and home dreams clash in old papers
Excerpts from the Philadelphia Bulletin and Brooklyn Eagle reveal women debating career versus home life and a priest recounting a mission talk. The women crave simple happiness with a home, pets, and family, while a Brooklyn minister recalls a misstep in addressing street youth and the danger of overcomplicating moral lessons.
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