Port Arthur Holds Out With Munitions Needed
Reports from St Petersburg and London state Gen Stoessel telegraphed the emperor that Port Arthur can resist for months if munitions and stores are supplied. Tokyo and Chefoo note continued Japanese attacks. fortifications endure as siege tensions rise near Mukden and Etse mountain with new artillery and reinforcements arriving.
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Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Nicholas
London
The
Daily Mail
St. ‘Petersburg
Port. Arthur
Rastoropny
Chefvo
Mukden
Tokio
Moji
Erlungshan
Sanshanshan
Chefoo
Etse
Dalny
Etse Mountain
Japan
Poutiloff Hill
Embezzlement Case Hits Montpelier Bank Officials
Dr Calvin Hathaway former president and O M Burns former cashier of the First National Bank of Montpelier Ohio were arrested on a charge of embezzling 14 000 dollars and making false entries. They pleaded not guilty before Commissioner Gaines and were released on 5 000 bail each pending Monday hearing. The shortage was uncovered months ago and covered by other stockholders.
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Toledo
Calvin Hathaway
O. M. Burns
First National Bank of
Montpelier
United States
Winders
Gaines
Three Drowned at Tenderfoot Lake Crossing
Eagle River Wis Nov 19 Horace Ent a summer hotel keeper Frederick Anderson and an unknown eastern tourist a guest of Bents were drowned trying to cross Tenderfoot lake in a canoe amid a heavy sea Bent a strong swimmer perished while attempting to aid his guests bodies not recovered.
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Eagle River
Wis
Horaccent
Frederick Anderson
Bent
Tenderfoot Lake
Rich Haul of Robbers in North Stonington Store Burglary
In North Stonington Connecticut on November 18 burglars wrecked the safe at William H Hillard's store stealing about 6000 dollars in bonds and stocks. The adjoining Tournefette store also had its safe blown open with a small amount of cash and minor papers taken.
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North Stonington
Conn
William H. Hillard
Benjamin Tournefette
Tragedy in Brooklyn Tenement Fire Claims Twelve
A blaze at No. 186 Troutman Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, kills twelve people before dawn. Victims include Maranio Triolo and Charles Polognio families with two survivors in hospital. Rescue teams find nine bodies by morning at the rear third floor room. total loss around 10900 dollars.
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New York
Troutman Street
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Maranio Triolo
Charles Polognio
Tony Triolo
Rhins
Polégnid
Marie Ambrosio
Mary Galigoni
Lonaria Grossippi
Murder Mystery Ends Near Lemont After Chauffeur Slaying
Chicago reports a driver shot to death early Saturday near Lemont after renting an auto from Daniel Canary's garage on Wabash avenue. A mystery passenger called "Mr Dove" fled the scene, with detectives scouring Joliet and nearby villages for him. No motive is yet known.
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Chicago
Auditorium Hotel
Lemont
Luetgert
Archer Road
William Bate
Daniel Canary
Wabash Avenue
Mr. Dove
Joliet
Col William Breckinridge Dies After Stroke in Kentucky
Lexington Kentucky November 21 Col William Campbell Preston Breckinridge died at 11 49 Saturday night from a stroke suffered Wednesday The Baltimore born lawyer and soldier served as a Confederate colonel and later taught equity jurisprudence at Kentucky University He represented Kentucky in Congress from 1884 to 1895 and was famed as the silver tongued orator A 1895 defamation suit by Jadeline Pollard for 15000 drew nationwide attention.
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Lexington
William Campbell Preston Breckinridge
Col
Kentucky University
Col. Breckinridge
Congress
Kentucky
Jadeline Pollard
Fire fatal at the world’s fair in St Louis
A fatal blaze raged at the Missouri state building during the St Louis world’s fair when a hot water heater exploded in the basement. Fireman George Garbenbach died and two others were seriously hurt as the crew battled the flames. a falling wall buried two more firefighters.
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St. Louis
Missogri State Building
George Garbenbach
President Offers Cockrell Isthmian Canal Post
The president proposed Senator Cockrell of Missouri for the vacant Isthmian canal commissionership left by Col Hecker of Michigan and suggested an Interstate Commerce Commission post if health prevents service abroad. Cockrell declined comment on the offer from Warrensburg and said he would decide in Washington on November 28.
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Washington
Senator Cockrell
Missouri
Col
Hecker
Michigan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City
Warrensburg
Francis M. Cockrell
Roosevelt
F. M. Cockrell
Col. Hecker
Isthmian Canal Commission
Emperor's Gift Statue Unveiled in Washington Ceremony
A bronze replica of Frederick the Great was unveiled in Washington on a crisp November afternoon. Baroness Speck von Sternburg unveiled the statue as the German envoy, with President Roosevelt receiving the gift for the American people and baronial pomp marking the ceremony.
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Washington
Potomac
Frederick the Great
William
Speck-von- Sternburg
Potsdam
Prof
Uphues
Frederick
Mexico Adopts Gold Basis Policy Report
The Mexican government has decided to adopt the gold standard. President Diaz will send a special message to congress urging the change as essential to national progress. A coinage of an eighty cent dollar, similar to the U S collar coin used in the Philippines, will be recommended.
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City of
Mexico
Diaz
Congress
Philippines
Noted Chicagoans Die in New York Waldorf-Astoria
Two prominent Chicago figures Judge Thomas A. Moran and Arthur J. Caton died suddenly in the Waldorf-Astoria New York on Friday. Both deaths were caused by heart disease. Caton, a social and civic leader, died at 10 a.m. in his Waldorf-Astoria apartment with his wife present. Moran, 64, died in his Waldorf-Astoria room after arriving from Chicago on business. he had resigned from the bench in 1892 and led Moran Kraus Mayer & Stein after.
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Chicago
Thomas A. Moran
Arthur J. Caton
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Legal Profession of
Europe
Judge Caton
Cook County
Moran, Kraus, Mayer & Stein
Bridgeport
Conn
Albany
N.Y
Saloonkeeper shoots wife and infant then kills himself in crowded Chicago court
Charles Shuck fired on his wife and infant son in a West Chicago Avenue station courtroom, taking his own life amid panic. A bullet meant for the wife ricocheted off the baby in her arms, sparing her severe harm, while a shot intended for Mrs. Lillie Sanborn struck the wall.
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Chicago
Charles Shuck
Justice O’donoghue
Chicago Avenue
Lillie Sanborn
World's fair planned for 1915 in Chattanooga
Announcement of a formal movement to hold a semi centennial peace jubilee exposition in Chattanooga Tennessee in 1915 to commemorate the end of the war between the states. Government and various organizations are said to have promised aid.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Awakening Memories in a Damages Case
Lawyer Charles H. Mitchell recalls a Chicago Daily News tale where a widow pursues a damage suit after a man dies from a broken railing. A taciturn witness recounts a new trail of evidence that sways the jury, aiding the widow but leaving the original claimant unnamed and the widow still widowed.
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Charles H. Mitchell
Chicago Daily News
Mr. Mitchell
Stammering Moonshine and a School Expulsion tale
A local note mentions moonlight’s effect on stammering, the Canadian student Johnny Barwie expelled for not saluting the flag at Pomona school, and the school board’s later approval. It also covers Bird Springs Nevada residents seeking to skip voting and a San Francisco incident with an electric car where a man walked away with minor injuries, aided by a prayer book.
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Johnny Barwie
Pomona
Cal
Board of Education
Bird Springs
Lincoln County
Nev
San Francisco
Mammoth Puget Sound shark yields seventeen babies
A giant mother shark caught near Seattle in Puget Sound weighed between 4,600 and 5,000 pounds and measured 13 feet six inches. She produced seventeen pups from one foot to 16 inches, after a hard fight by several fishermen who battled the massive creature in heavy water.
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Puget Sound
Seattle
North Pacific
Farms to Spare in Indian Territory Across Vast Lands
Dawes commission records show 15 million acres of available farmland in Indian territory with 15 percent cultivated last year. About 2 million acres hold commercial pine and hardwoods are abundant. Farm animals are valued at 55 million dollars and only Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Arkansas have higher agricultural employment.
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Indian Territory
Dawes Commission
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Up in the Air
A New Yorker resident from a twenty fifth story flat explains city life in a brief Detroit Free Press dialogue style item.
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New Yorker
Detroit Free Press
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HSCS
Czzau
Famer Bank
Wisconsin
Dengmentee Brook
Cockrell
Kaiser
President Diaz
Arthur Caton
Moran
Man Before
Justice
Babe
Henry Story
Muskingham Ave
Zanesville
Ohio
Dr. Williams
Dr.Williams
Tower
A. J. Tower CO
Boston, U.S
Tower Canadian Co. ' Limited
Toronto
Canada
Pho
Chicago & Alton Railway Co
Kansas City and
Peoria
Wandsorest
Aleon's
Eaon
Ironmars
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